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chapter thirty-three

| Los Angeles, CA |

One week later...

"Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our next guest, Kim Taehyung," announced Ellen and soon after a wave of applauses filled the room. 

Taehyung walked in all dressed up in a nice suit and greeted the audience as he made his way to greet Ellen. He and Ellen gave each other a hug and sat down to start the interview. 

"Taehyung, it's great to have you back here. We love having you hear with us," Ellen began with a smile. 

"You know I love coming on your show so thank you for having me," Taehyung replied. 

"So tell me, everyone is anxious for this tour to start and not to mention the fact that you'll be performing at Time's Square for New Year's Eve," Ellen announced, followed by a cry of cheers from the audience. 

"Yes, I have a busy schedule starting soon, but I am super excited and thankful for the support from everyone. I can't wait to see what happens for next year on my tour," Taehyung responded with a smile. 

"And while we love hearing about your success, I actually wanted to address some rumors that have been flying around if that's okay with you," Ellen asked. 

"Yeah, sure," Taehyung said. 

"So there's this rumor going around that you and your fiance, Hoseok, are no longer together. Is that correct," Ellen asked. 

Taehyung nodded. "Yeah, things sadly ended between us I'm afraid,"

"Well that's a shame, am I still invited to the wedding," Ellen asked jokingly to lighten up the mood. 

"Unless you want to get married," Taehyung said with a chuckle. 

"I thought you'd never ask. I actually have my wedding dress on standby for when you finally ask," she said, receiving laughs from the audience. 

"Anyways, I'm also curious about some more of your personal life," Ellen began. 

The screen behind them transitioned to some pictures of Taehyung and Taemin out in the streets of Los Angeles. 

"Some pictures surfaced with you and this little guy, so the whole world wants to know what is going on," Ellen announced. "Because you've previously mentioned that you used to be married and have two sons, but this boy seems so young."

"That's actually one of the reasons why I wanted to come on the show today, Ellen," Taehyung began. "A few months ago I found out I have a third son."

Gasps and mumurs erupted from the crowd as everyone started to speculate what was going on. 

"Really," Ellen questioned, her face with surprisement. 

Taehyung nodded his head. "Yes, that is my youngest, Taemin. He had been living with his father in New York and until recently I've had the opportunity to be in his life."

"Oh my god, how many kids do you have scattered in the world," Ellen asked jokingly. 

"I actually have him here in the audience with my ex-husband and the rest of my family," Taehyung announced and everyone started cheering. 

The cameras turned towards Jungkook and the boys who were all sitting in the front row. Right after a crew member came and helped Taemin on the stage and ran towards Taehyung. He sat on Taehyung's lap with a smile on his face. 

"He looks a lot like your ex-husband," Ellen mentioned to Taehyung. The cameras turned back at Jungkook and he began to blush out of shyness. 

"Well hi buddy. What's your name," Ellen asked Taemin. 

"Taemin," he replied. 

"And how old are you," she asked. Taemin extended out six fingers which meant he was six years old. 

"That's fantastic, and what do you want to be when you grow up," Ellen asked Taemin. 

"Umm," Taemin pretending to think hard on the question which made Ellen and the audience laugh. "Famous, like me papa!"

The audience started cheering after Taemin's response and Taemin covered his smile in embrassment. Taehyung smiled at the sound of Taemin's answer. 

"Wow, I can't wait to go to your concerts then," Ellen said. "We'll be back for a live performance from Taehyung after our break so don't go anywhere," she said as she faced the camera. the audience applauded and the cameras switched to commercials.

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"Dad, that was a great show," Jihun said as he gave Taehyung a hug. 

They were backstage and the show was over. Taehyung had gone to drop off his microphone to the crew and got his stuff before they headed back to his house. 

"I'm surprised Taemin didn't freeze up while he was on stage with you," Jungkook said. 

"He is the most outgoing kid I know. He obviously loved the attention," Jay added. 

Just talking about Taemin made them realize something crucial. 

"Where is Taemin," Jungkook asked Jay. 

"I thought he was with you. You two went to the restroom," Jay said to Jihun. 

Jihun shook his head. "After we went to the restroom he ran off with you," he told Taehyung. 

Taehyung looked worried. "I never had him." 

They all started turning their heads around in different directions, searching with their eyes for Taemin among the crowd of crew members behind stage. 

"Where is he," Jungkook asked, looking frantically around. 

"Let's split up. He'll be around here," Jay said. They all agreed and Jay and Jihun went their seperate directions. 

"Hey," Taehyung put his hand over Jungkook's shoulder. "We'll find him." He tried to reassure Jungkook with a smile. Jungkook nodded, but he had worry in his heart.

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And the search begins...

- A.