In the middle vmk

FORTY ONE

As soon as Jimin arrived home from classes he could sense that something was wrong with Taehyung. The younger tried to act normal around their youngest boyfriend but it didn't quite seem natural. So the minute Jimin and Taehyung had a moment alone when Jungkook went to brush his teeth before bed, he grabbed his chance. "What's wrong?"

The blue haired male looked up from his phone, eyebrows furrowed in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Jimin rolled his eyes and grabbed the phone out of his boyfriend's hands. He placed it down onto the coffee table and turned back to the other male once again. "What made you act so weird? And don't even try to deny it. I can see straight through you".

Taehyung huffed, annoyed at how easily Jimin had been able to pick up his strange behavior even after trying so hard to hide it. "It's nothing really", he shrugged, not wanting to bother Jimin with what was going on inside of his head, "It's not a big deal".

"It obviously is if it has gotten you worked up like this. Did something between Jungkook and you happen?", he asked with concern. He really hoped nothing too bad happened.

Taehyung's eyes widened and he immediately started to shake his head, "No! No, of course not". The male couldn't even think about fighting with the youngest. He was such an innocent and kind people that having a fight with him would be almost impossible.

"Then what is it?", Jimin asked again, starting to get agitated by Taehyung's hesitance to talk about what was bothering him. He had hoped that after the whole clearing up about his financial situation and past that Taehyung would finally start opening up to them. Seems that wasn't the case if he was still trying to hide things from them.

"An old friend came to visit", Taehyung sighed, shuffling a bit on the sofa to get more comfortable since his whole body started becoming uncomfortable after speaking that sentence, "Well, I wouldn't really call him that anymore ever since he left me to rot in prison".

Jimin quirked an eyebrow at that, "A bad guy?"

"I guess", the younger's lips went into a frown at the thought of his former friend, "He did the same job as me and was one of the only ones that wasn't an addict so we became friends".

The older nodded at that, not wanting to think about Taehyung's bad past too much. He didn't like to imagine his boyfriend dealing drugs in some shady ally surrounded by addicts, "So what did he want?"

"He wants me to come back", Taehyung admitted with a big sigh, not believing those words really did leave his lips. He could feel his boyfriend freeze at his words and closed his eyes at the words that would come.

"He wants you to come back to the drug dealing business?", Jimin asked, his voice suddenly to a hushed whisper. Taehyung only nodded. "You're not going to do that right?"

Taehyung's eyes flew back open, "Of course not! Not in a hundred years would I think to go back to that place". Another sigh left his mouth, it seemed like he couldn't do anything than sigh today.

"Then what's the problem?", Jimin asked.

Taehyung pushed himself off the couch and started going into the kitchen in search of a bottle of water. He had been eating and drinking healthier since he moved in with Jimin. It hadn't been easy and he sometimes drank some liquor behind his back when he could. "He threatened me. I don't know how true the threat is supposed to be but he seemed serious".

Jimin suddenly realized something now he thought of the situation, "Did Jungkook hear you two talk?"

"He came out of his room when I was talking to Yoongi to tell me he finished his homework. Afterwards he snuck behind me to the kitchen to eat pancakes. I have no idea if he was listening to our conversation. We didn't talk about it after Yoongi left", Taehyun explained.

"Are you planning on telling him?"

The youngest bit his lip in thought, "I don't want to worry him even more. He already has enough problems of own already".

Jimin nodded in understanding and sighed. He could hear the toilet flush, signalizing Jungkook was done with his nightly routine and would come out of the bathroom in less than a minute. "We'll talk about it later. Let's just forget it for now and cuddle with Jungkook now he's here for tonight".

"That's true. We had to miss him for a few days", Taehyung grumbled, thinking about how he wanted to cuddle up to both of his boyfriends but not being able to since Jungkook had to go home because of his parents.

The door to the bathroom opened and Jungkook walked inside dressed in the Ice Age pajamas he brought from home. "Ready for bed?", he asked the other two with a tilt of the head. He then headed into the bedroom, claiming the right side of the bed.

Taehyung followed and went to his closet, pulling out some old shirt. He quickly pulled off the shirt he was wearing and threw on the old shirt, not realizing just how red Jungkook's face went whenever he got a look at the older's naked back. He then removed his trousers, standing in the room showing his striped boxers without any shame.

Jimin strolled inside and noticed how Jungkook's cheeks had reddened and smiled softly at his cute boyfriend being all shy. He then pulled out his own pajamas now Taehyung had joined Jungkook on the bed, claiming the middle part since he loved being in the middle. When he had changed his clothes he practically dived into the bed, immediately shoving himself against Taehyung.

Jimin pressed his head against the younger's chest while Jungkook slung his leg over the Taehyung's bare legs, cuddling into his side. Taehyung smiled, throwing his arm around the older's shoulder while his other hand went into the younger's hair, stroking the boy's soft locks, knowing it would lull him to sleep.

He felt so blessed to have these two males cuddling up to them. He couldn't believe how lucky he had gotten. He would give everything to stay like this.

No one would take this from him. No one would be able to lure him back to stray off the right path when he got this to come home to every time he had worked hard for real money that he had earned in a right way.

No one.