virtuous deception || pjm (editing)

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four months later

HYEJIN

"Chaeyoung, I'm nervous." I said shakily feeling tears in my eyes.

"So was I, idiot" She looked at me smiling. "Stop! don't cry, you'll ruin your makeup! Took me long enough to do that."

"You barely did any makeup!"

"Yeah cause you're so damn pretty."

"Shut up, I did no makeup for you and you stole the show."

"I couldn't steal my own show, pabo!" We laughed till the point others were looking at us weirdly. Suddenly I felt a tug on my hand.

"Mummy, daddy told me to come here because I have a job here too." Noah whined. He was going to be the ring boy and the flower boy. Chae-Young passed him a basket filled with pale pink rose petals.

"Ew pink." He said as he walked away to where he would begin his flower throwing.

"He's so cute. I can't wait for my own." Chae-Young whined. I put my hand on her slightly protruding stomach.

"Only 6 more months!"

"BUT THAT'S SO LONG!" she yelled jokingly.

"Yeah but you can force Hoseok to do things for you." Chae-Young stood there and processed what I said, probably thinking what she could force him into.

"True, true." We started laughing again before Yura rushed by to get Chae-Young.

"Only a few minutes left! You ready?" Yura asked smiling wide.

"This is long overdue." I said, flattening my dress. Chae-Young and Yura jogged off to their places at the front. My heart started to beat rapidly, pounding right against my ribcage.

 Inhale. 

Exhale.

 I walked towards the door, seeing Noah excitedly shifting in his spot, making me smile. A familiar song tune echoed through the walls. The song that always plays in the café. I laughed to myself as the doors opened and Noah walked along the isle, tossing flowers left and right.

AUTHOR:

Jimin's heart hurt as soon as the doors opened. The past 2 hours which had been calm and orderly suddenly didn't matter. He felt his jaw drop seeing the most beautiful bride. Her hair was half up, with a bun on the top and the rest fell in loose curls around her face. She had minimal makeup and a simple yet timeless dress. It had sheer sleeves and the skirt puffed out, but not too much. Just a little at either side. The colour was perfect against her skin, white tinted with the tiniest silver. But his favourite part of the whole outfit was his glasses which she refused to get rid of despite them being much too big for her face. He felt Ji-Hyun elbow him, telling him to keep his composure.

She turned her head up and her eyes locked with Jimin's. His jaw hung lower than it should and she laughed again, shaking her head at him. Ji-Hyun elbowed him in the side, causing Jimin to close him mouth and start smiling. All of Jimin's seven groomsmen gave her thumbs up, smiling wide. On HyeJin's side Chae-Young's eyes were slightly teary and Yura stood smiling with Ji-Eun - the shy receptionist who turned out to be great friend. She felt someone nudge her hand, and for a second she stopped, seeing the café ahjussi smiling at her, with tears in her eyes.

Eventually she reached the front of the isle and handed her bouquet to Chae-Young while little Noah ran off to Jungkook, who hoisted him up on to his hip. These two seemed almost inseparable, already like uncle and nephew. Jimin looked at her with an eye smile. He couldn't help but smile knowing for the rest of his life, he could call her his wife.

"Stop looking at me like that" She laughed, hitting his shoulder, creating a few chuckles in the audience. Jimin couldn't help it, he could only look at his future wife with adoration.

"Can I just kiss you now." She hit him again, causing the pastor to chuckle too.

"Park Jimin, do you promise to love and treasure Lee Hyejin. In sickness and in health, in rich and poor, in good and bad. Until death do you part."

"I do." He said with a sense of urgency. He smiled at her widely. Both of their hearts were racing much too fast to be healthy.

This man. He's gonna give me a heart attack!

This woman. She's gonna be the death of me!

"And Lee Hyejin, do you promise to love and treasure Park Jimin. In sickness and in health, in rich and poor, in good and bad. Until death do you part." All sound stopped. They could hear their heartbeats loud and clear in their own ears and they each felt completely breathless.

"I do." Jimin sighed in relief and Hyejin smiled at him, almost creating an eye smile of her own.

"Please may I have the rings." Jungkook put Noah down and Noah ran to Jimin, stretching up to pass the box to him. Jimin crouched down, took the ring box and kissed Noah on the head before letting him run off back to Jungkook. Hyejin turned and saw Yura looking at Jungkook lovingly. 

When are those two gonna tie the knot!

Jimin opened the box and she took his ring while he took hers. She took his hand and held it to her mouth kissing his tiny fingers and then his ring, before sliding it on his tiny ring finger. Jimin followed, doing the same and sliding the ring onto her hand. Both rings fit perfectly.

"I now pronounce you man and wife" The man paused, obviously teasing Jimin. Jimin looked at him with fiery eyes. He chuckled "You may kiss the bride" Jimin cupped his hands on her face and pecked her lips softly, before repeating to do so a few times and then finally, a proper kiss.

"Yah, Hyung get a room. There's kids watching!" Jungkook yelled. Jin slapped him harshly before all the boys started to laugh hysterically. Jimin placed his forehead on Hyejin's, both of their eyes closed. They were both laughing quietly.

"Yah, Jimin-ssi. Where's the cake?" Taehyung yelled out causing an upheaval of people wanting cake. Jimin turned holding out an arm.

"Mrs. Park?" he said, nodding at his empty arm.

Hyejin wiggled her arm through his "Mr. Park" she chuckled, resting her head on his shoulder as they led the way to cake.