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     Jungkook was putting the finishing touches on his new boy groups agenda. He had decided to go to Los Angeles and see if some of his contacts could get these kids to be more hip hop minded. He had given them all he had. Now he needed help. Tae, Namjoon, and Yoongi would be joining him to chaperone the boys and to make sure everything went smoothly. He had a couple of talk show appearances lined up which is what Hoseok was working in, he had left the week prior.

     Passports in hand, boarding passes and luggage ready the small crowd entered the airport and headed through to get in their plane. Jungkook sighed when he looked through his passport seeing his last destination was Japan where he spent his honeymoon with Jimin. "You ok buddy?" Namjoon saw the distraught look on his friend's face, "yeah, it's just..." he showed his passport to Namjoon, "the last stamp is from my honeymoon." Namjoon just nodded and put his arm around Jungkook's shoulders giving him a hug, not needing words since they had discussed his feelings finally. He realized how hurt and sad his young friends was.

     It was a long flight so they all took naps, read, watched movies and practiced their English. Jungkook went over their agenda with his team, they were all excited by the line up that Hoseok had managed to secure for them. They hoped this exposure and training with real hip hop artists would get their boy band where it needed to be to compete against other bands.

      Hoseok had gotten them a small house to live in while they were there, it was cheaper than hotel rooms for the month. His alarm was set to pick up his friends and the band at the airport. He didn't rush since they needed to go through customs check and find their luggage. But he still needed to be ready.

     The boys found their rooms in the rented house, which was the master bedroom, Jungkook, Namjoon, Tae, Yoongi and Hoseok paired up, with Jungkook deciding to sleep on the sofa in the living room. Their busy schedule didn't allow for much rest. After Many performances they were nearing the middle of their stay in the states. Their next performance was on a daytime talk show, but they agreed to participate in a few activities to include the audience, so they had to go to the studio early to practice. Their green room was stocked with goodies from Korea and water. Their host was very generous indeed.

     Jungkook was watching the performance from the audience to make sure it sounded right. He needed to use the bathroom after drinking a bottle of water, he got a little lost and frustrated at the same time. He turned around and saw a wisp of a blonde mop top go around a corner, maybe this person could help him. He called out, "Excuse me?" The person kept going, Jungkook got closer seeing the wires of earbuds. He tapped the shorter person to get their attention. Once the person turned around Jungkook's jaw literally dropped! The most wonderful sight was standing in front of him.

       His eyes widened as did his smile, "Jimin!" He reaches to his husband and pulled him into a tight embrace, his heart was beating wildly out of his chest from pure happiness. He nuzzled his face into Jimin's neck and smelled that familiar vanilla scent his slept in every night. "I'm so sorry Jimin. Please forgive me. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" He whispered as he cried onto Jimin's blue long sleeve shirt, getting it wet with tears. "Jimin, I've missed you so much. Please please please forgive me." He didn't let his small husband go. "Jimin please listen to me, please believe me, it was all lies."
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      Jimin had been working on Ellen's talk show as the gofer for the many guests she had. As the months had gone on, his speed had slowed as his stomach grew. Ellen and her wife Portia were in love with Jimin and his bubbly personality. They shared their mental health histories with Jimin to show he wasn't alone.  Jin drove most of the guests to the studio and would be Ellen and Portia's personal driver/helper when Jimin was unable to help out. Both boys wanted to help and not be free loaders. Jin was busy the day Jungkook and his group came to the studio, so he didn't know they were there or else he would have warned Jimin.

      Tae had told him they were in Los Angeles but it was a huge city so Jin never bothered to worry. Tae's schedule didn't allow for him to meet up with his two friends so he just would text Jin when he had a chance. Jimin brought the newest guests their requested Korean goodies, had even gone to Koreatown to buy everything. He truly didn't think more about the guests and barely interacted with them, so these guests were no different, except for their requests.

      He waddled out of the green room to refresh the water and food, had his earbuds in listening to some music readying himself to leave for his doctor appointment. It was his 7 month check up. The doctor in the states did an ultrasound and determined he became pregnant the first time him and Jungkook had sex before they got married. But either way he was now used to the idea but just tired and ready to meet his baby. He laid his hand on his bump and made his way out of the studio. He felt someone grab his should and turn him around. To say he was shocked to be face to face with his husband was an understatement.

     Jimin just stood there as Jungkook grabbed him and hugged him tightly. His arms barely touching the crying young man in front of him. He tried to pull away, terrified that Lisa would show up and hurt him more. What jimin didn't expect was Jungkook crying, he was too caught up in his own thoughts to hear Jungkook say everything Lisa had said was a lie. He pulled away confused from the sobbing mess of His husband.
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     Jimin managed to slip away from Jungkook's grasp and put some distance between himself and his husband; were
they even still married, Jimin wondered. Jungkook could have annulled their fake marriage if he had wanted to.

     His thoughts were far from coherent, his beloved was standing in front of him. "Jimin, please listen to me," Jungkook tried to explain but he talked like a crazy person since his mind was faster than his lips. Jimin still pulled away, far enough where Jungkook could see his entire body. Jimin just realized this and covered his bulging stomach. Jungkook grabbed both his small hands into his as he realized that Jimin had a protruding stomach. "Jimin, what's this?" He took his hand and gently touched Jimin's stomach. Jimin's eyes told the whole story, but he couldn't form the words. Silent tears rolled down his face because now his secret was out. There was no going back.

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