Don't Let Me Fall✔✔

Chapter 8

Tae's POV

"Come on we know you want to." Hobi says shaking Jungkook. We're currently sitting at Let's Sin Tonight, a club our friend Jackson owns. We've been trying to convince our youngest friend to finally ask Jimin out for the past thirty minutes.

"Guys, you know I can't. What if he says no?" He responded breaking free from our bubbly friend. "Then it'll be weird every time I go over to Tae and Joonie's house."

"You're so stupid. It's obvious that he likes you too," I say taking another sip of my beer.

"You really think so?"

"Wow, you're either really stupid or really whipped for him," my brother responds with a chuckle. "He was basically throwing himself at you earlier. I feel like he could tattoo 'I Love Jungkook' on his forehead and you'd still be oblivious of his feelings for you" he said before taking a shot.

"Okay fine. I'll try asking him out soon, but are you sure it's okay with the both of you?"

"Stop procrastinating. Go for it! Get yourself some mochi!" I add. We all chuckle at the comment I made along with poking fun at a blushing Jungkook.

"In all honesty, though, where do you keep finding these employees?" Yoongi asks.

"What do you mean?" Namjoon sounded confused.

"They just keep getting more attractive. I mean the new guy? He really got it going on" he says with a smirk. I almost spit out my drink and Hobi glares at his boyfriend. "He's got what going where?" he asks crossing his arms and raising an eyebrow.

"I mean not in that way, because obviously I got all I need right here" he says pulling his boyfriend in for a kiss before continuing "but no really, and I swear it's just plain curiosity, babe. Where did he come from?"

"He's Min Seo's nephew. She said he was looking for work so he could go back to school so Father hired him as the new cooking assistant." Namjoon explained. "As for where he came from, we're not really sure. Now that I think about it we also don't know where Min Seo is from either. Huh, weird." Namjoon adds.

"That's true. We never asked and she never told us. I didn't even know she had a nephew to begin with." I said.

"No one did, that's why Mother didn't want to hire him at first" Namjoon replied.

"Oh, mysterious and hot. Niiice" I hear Yoongi say before Hoseok smacks him. "Calm down babe. You know you're my one and only" he added as he put an arm around his glaring boyfriend. "Anyways, I think someone already has his eye on him."

"Stop speaking nonsense I don't think like that about him" I snapped back before gulping the last of my beer.

"I never said I was talking about you" he said with a smirk. I froze and he continued "So I see he's becoming a point of interest for you."

"Alright I'll admit it, he's handsome, but-"

"No don't come to us with the 'I'm straight crap' you know that we all know who you really are," he snaps.

"We're all aware about what you've been through Tae, but it's been years. Yoongi and I are still not allowed to hold hands when we go over to your house. Is liking men really something to be ashamed about that you can't properly come out and we can't show any form of our relationship in your home?" Hoseok asked with a hint of hurt in his eyes.

"Of course not!" I exclaim in disbelief. "I love you all just the way you are." It hurts to think that the people I love the most think I'm ashamed of them. I pinch the bridge of my nose trying to collect my thoughts before continuing. "Fine you win. I admit I feel a really strong attraction towards Jin. Hell I wanted nothing more than to take him right then and there when he came in to my room earlier. It hurt my pride to see him avoiding to look at my body even after I put it out on full display for him."

Yoongi choked on his drink while Hobi spit his out. "Wait you did what?" Kookie asked with his already wide doe like eyes getting wider. 

"Damn you really do work fast Tae. I'm both uncomfortable and proud" Namjoon said giving a nod of approval.

"That's not the point. The point is that there's no use in having feelings for him. Mother will never approve of a relationship with him. You guys don't understand the hell she put me through the month I was gone. I never want to go through that again." I let out a frustrated sigh.

"Maybe if you told us what happened and allowed us to understand we could try to help you" Jungkook tried reasoning.

"NO! I already told you I never want to talk about it!" I yelled.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry. We won't bring it up again" he replied putting his hands up in surrender. I reach for the bottle of soju and start gulping it straight from the bottle.

The night keeps going and I keep taking shot after shot trying to drown out the memories from that horrible time I was gone. I see the time go by as I watch my friends and brother dance the night away. Eventually, the room starts spinning and my legs are no longer cooperating with me. I feel my older brother get a hold of me as we stumble out of the club.

"You all go ahead, I'll take care of Tae." I hear my brother say to our friends. I hear them reply with 'okays' and 'goodnights' before I no longer feel their presence. Namjoon has me leaning on him as he hails a cab and helps me inside.

Namjoon's POV

I help my brother get in the cab before getting in myself and giving the driver our address. I let Tae rest on my shoulder hopping he doesn't throw up all over me.

"Joonie?" I let out a small smile at the nickname he called me since we were kids before replying.

"Yes brother?"

"You love me right?" he slurs. I chuckle at the ridiculous question.

"Of course I do."

"Then why didn't you save me from the hell I was in?"

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AN: Because the story is still developing there will be chapters such as this one where there won't really be any Taejin moments. It's just the way I want to develop this story. It might go by slow for now, but it's all for the purpose to give more insight on the characters and their lives. Thank you for your patience💜