Jikook: Marriage of Convenience

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"Jimin would you like to see your baby?" Jimin looked at the two men with him, one excited the other uncomfortable since he just watched is lover have a pelvic exam and the doctor was putting his hands where they didn't belong, the possessiveness of Jungkook came out and he didn't even realize he had it. Jimin smiled widely at the men in the room, "yes of course we can't wait to see the baby!"

The nurse wheeled in the portable ultrasound. The doctor lifted up Jimin's shirt revealing to Jungkook the swollen belly that contained his child. He was awe struck and started to fall for the smaller man all over again. "May I hold your hand?" Jimin asked quietly, both Jin and Jungkook answered yes. Jimin giggles and asked them both to hold his hands, while Jungkook felt jealous that his husband was holding Jin's hand as well but decided to put those feelings aside for Jimin's sake.

He watched the cold gel be squeezed into Jimin's protruding belly. He's still stunned there is a baby in there. Jimin flinched when the cold gel hit his bare belly, he grabbed onto Jungkook's hand a little harder, he squeezed back gently. "Ok are we ready?" The trio agreed.

At first they only saw black and white lines and blobs, they obviously had no idea what they were looking at and needed the doctor to point everything out. "Let's turn the volume up a little, I need to check on something." This was the first time Jungkook heard his child's heartbeat. "Jimin, that's our-" he got choked up looking at his beautiful husband and hearing the heartbeat of their baby, a product of their love, Jungkook had tears streaming down his face. Jimin looked up at him and smiled, begging the universe that they can stay this happy, but his happiness was short lived when he remembered Jungkook had another child with someone else too. His smile fell and he pulled his hand from Jungkook to wipe his own tears. Jungkook saw this and grabbed his hand again, Jimin didn't want to fight so he let it go for now.

The doctor interrupted his train of thought, "so here is the head, the legs, arms, hands, torso (he labeled each body part)... and do you want to know the gender?" "No thank you," Jimin states. "Ok no problem. But Jimin, I do need to let you know why you've been having such high blood pressure," he moves the camera and probe on his stomach to reveal the placenta, "now you see how the placenta is laying there?" The blonde nodded, "well the baby is putting pressure on it when they move and it keeps spiking your blood pressure. I may need to put you on bedrest soon." Jimin sighs with that answer, he enjoys working and moving around but if it'll help the baby that's all he cares about. "Ok doctor, we'll do what you say is necessary."

The trio leaves the doctors office with ultrasound pictures of the baby, information on male pregnancy since Jungkook wanted to learn more, and another appointment for the next month. They got into Jin's car with Jimin in the backseat sitting across from Jungkook. The couple was silent, mostly because Jungkook didn't want to upset his husband, "Jimin, I-I don't know, I...Jimin, I'm sorry baby, I'm sorry about so much." Jimin kept his eyes forward watching the road ahead of them, trying to keep his emotions under control, he was still processing the fact that his secret was out and Jungkook knew he was carrying their baby, but would he want it? Probably not, he already had another family back in Korea.

Jin pulled into the studio parking lot to drop off Jungkook, "Jungkook, we'll see you later ok?" Jin said. "No, I need to talk to Jimin. Jimin please don't do this right now. We need to talk." Jimin slowly let out a breath, trying to keep his voice steady, "look Jungkook, just go back to your family in Korea ok? I don't need this stress." Silent tears began falling from both men, "Jimin no, we need to talk," Jin opened Jungkook's door and started pulling him out, "what family Jimin? Huh?! YOU'RE MY FAMILY!" He yelled, he felt bad for yelling at his husband but he needed Jimin to understand.

Jimin glared at the boy he fell in love with, heartbroken at the lie Jungkook decided to still spin, "just forget about us and go back to Lisa and your baby, you don't need us, just leave!" The hurt he's felt for so long started to bubble to the surface. "We've been fine all this time without you so just go back to them!" Both Jin and Jungkook were started by Jimin's viciousness. "Jiminie, you don't understand," he tried to get out, "what Jungkook? Huh? What don't I understand? That you fucked that slut the whole time we've been married and got the bitch pregnant? What don't I understand about that? It's pretty clear? Oh wait is it that I don't understand that I'm a fucking idiot for thinking you could actually care about me? Is that it? Is that what I don't understand? Or is it that you've been trying for the longest time to get rid of me? You couldnt wait to divorce me? is that it? Is that what I don't understand?"

By now Jungkook had sunk to his knees on the hot asphalt, his words were a regurgitated lie that Lisa had created to hurt his husband. It worked, Jimin sat in front of him one leg out of the backseat yelling the lies back at him. The lies that made him try to kill himself, the lies that made him run away, the lies that made him keep their child a secret. Jin watched as the drama unfolded before him, knowing now that everything Jimin believed were lies, he heard the recording, that coupled with the testimony of Tae, he believed Jungkook had never hurt Jimin. "Jimin, you need to calm down, your blood pressure." With that he stopped talking and took in the scene before him. Jin felt bad for the maknae, yes he was an ass before he and Jimin got married but all the lies were just that, lies, he and Jungkook needed to make Jimin see that and he hoped Jimin would forgive them both in the end.

"Jimin get in I'll take you home ok?" Jin helped Jungkook stand up and handed him off to Tae who was waiting in the doorway to the studio. Jimin didn't see him. "Jungkook let me calm him down and try to talk to him and let him know everything. Did you send the recording to my phone?" The younger one nodded, afraid to speak because his emotions were raw right now. "I'll get you later, ok? Tae do you want to come too?" He asked as he handed Jungkook off, the brunette nodded yes. They had a mission to fix the broken family.

Happy new year! I hope 2020 brings you happiness and health💜💜💕