Dirty Duty || TAEJIN ☑️

I don't want you

It's just after I finished preparing food for Taehyung when I realized that Taejin also has a crib at the living area. Taehyung is sleeping at the sofa while our baby is sleeping soundly in his crib.

I tap his knee to wake him up. He jerked. "Oh shit!" He almost rolled down the sofa. I guess he did not realized he had fallen asleep. "Sorry. I fell asleep."

"Sorry to wake you up but your meal is ready. It's great when it's hot." I said as I pull a chair near the crib.

Taehyung did not move. I noticed him standing, looking at me. "Why?"

"You will not eat with me?" He asked sheepishly.

"I'm still full." I'm actually a little hungry. But I don't want to sit down with him alone at the kitchen. I regret the fact that I did not ask Jimin to come with me. I really thought the nanny is here.

"Full? At 4 in the afternoon?" I know he can feel that I am only lying.

He went to the kitchen and came back with a food tray with the meals the I cooked, two sets of plate, spoon and fork and two glasses of water. "Let's eat here then."

He placed the tray on the table. He put some food on a plate and handed it to me with spoon and fork.

I took it. "Thank you."

"Where did you live in Jeju?" His voice sounds stern. The way he used to interrogate me way back before.

"Near the port. I used to work in a seaweed farm but my boss also took me in a fishing boat. I was there at the middle of the sea for almost a month." I answered. I want him to get a glimpse of my life when he pushed me away.

"You rented an apartment?" He asked. I think he likes what I cooked for him. He finished a plate in a matter of minutes.

"It's not an apartment. It's a storage room. My boss lets me use it." I said casually as if it didn't matter to me.

"In a what?" He looks shocked.

"I don't have money to rent a good room. So I plead to my boss if I can use the storage room. I rented it for a cheap price. While working for him." Now you know my life. But that's only 10% of my misery. "And yes, I let your child lie down on a worn out matress on the floor of a dirty, stinky and cramped storage room."

I know I sounded bitter. But what I've been through was just so painful.

"I'm sorry Jin." He lowered his head. "I didn't mean to."

You mean it! I wanted to tell him that but I have to calm myself. I promised that I will not fight with him in front of our child. It's not good. It's not healthy.

"It's over. What's important is our child is here with you." I breathe heavy to calm my nerves. "By the way, there are weekends that I won't be able to come over. If it's okay, can I come on weekdays? Night time. Only if I have a scheduled convention."

"What? Are you working? Where? What convention? With whom?" He bombarded me with questions.

"I'll start working on Monday as an executive assistant. My new boss told me there are days that I need to work on weekends with him."

"Him? Who's him?"

"My boss."

I saw anger in his face. "I'm asking for his name kitten!"

"Ken.."

"Lee? Ken Lee?" He cut me out.

"Yes. You know him?"

"He's a company VP. Why did you allow Jimin to put you there?" So he knows that Ken is Jimin's friend.

"I need to work Tae."

"I don't want you to work with him."

"I need a job."

"Find another one. Not with him."

"What's wrong with working with Mr. Lee?" Oh my gosh, what's wrong with this man?

"He's a man kitten. I know him. You look for another job." He yelled.

"Why are you yelling at me?" I questioned him. He doesn't need to raise his voice. "Listen Taehyung, I will do what I wanted to do. I need that job and you cannot stop me from working."

"Listen kitten! I did not tell you to stop." His stares are now so intense. The very familiar glare he used to give me before. "I am pretty sure that man will just flirt with you and I don't like that. I don't want the father of my child flirting with other men."

My mouth fell open. "I will not work to flirt with him. It never crossed my mind. I will work because I want to. I want to earn for myself and for my son."

"You don't need to worry about Taejin. I can provide for him." He uttered. His tone sounded angry.

"He is my son too! I want to buy him clothes and toys. I want to buy something for him. Something that I wasn't able to do before." I reasoned out. "Who are you stop me? You don't own me anymore Taehyung. And stop calling me kitten! Please keep that in mind!"

Taejin cried. Maybe he got disturbed by our loud voices. I stood up to pick my child up. My tears fell. Taehyung only made me confused. I don't want him to be so possessive of me. It's my weakness.

"I'm sorry." He said in a low voice as he started to clean the table and went to the kitchen after then, he went straight to his bedroom.

He did not come back. Did I hurt his feelings? Do I really have to consider his feelings before I accepted the job offer?

I should not worry in the first place. I should stand on my ground and make my own decision for me. We don't have a relationship anymore. And I have no plans of getting back soon.

I know I did the right thing. Working is my dream. I want my son to get something from me. Sure I can give him unconditional love and endless attention but I want to buy something for him too.

It's already night time before he appeared back in the living room. I almost forgot about him. "The other room is already fixed. You can sleep there and take a rest. I will order something for dinner."

"I will wash Taejin first so he can sleep better tonight." I just said as I started to undress Taejin and brought him in the bathroom at the first floor.

Taehyung gave me Taejin's little tub and just watched as I wash our child. I gave Taejin a gentle body massage so he can sleep longer and will not disturb his father from sleeping. After I dressed him, I picked him up in my arms. I kissed him on his little hand and face his father.

"I will bring him in your bedroom. I will go home and come back tomorrow morning so you can take a day off."

He looked disappointed. Okay, babies usually are awake at midnight. Maybe Taehyung wanted to sleep well tonight. "If you allowed me to take Taejin home, you won't have any problems sleeping every weekend."

His expression fell. I an expecting that he will argue with me but he did not. He went upstairs and came back 10 minutes later with a baby bag in his arms. He placed it on the couch.

"I know you don't want to sleep here because I'm here. You can take him home. I already called Jungkook to pick you up and bring you home. I know you wanted him better. I will sleep now. Just wait for Jungkook and lock the door closed when you go out. Just return Taejin tomorrow evening. Goodnight." He said continuously before leaving me alone in the living room, silenced and stunned.