Minji's Sitter | Taejin ✔️

Thirty-Five

"Daddy, can I sit next to Jinnie, please?" Minji whines to her father as they were sitting in the airport waiting to board their flight.

Taehyung looks into his daughter pleading eyes and shakes his head, "No, Minji, you are sitting with me on the plane, but don't worry, Jin will be sitting behind us. Now finish up your food and let me take you to use the bathroom before we get on the plane." Taehyung saw how Minji frowned but didn't say anything to him. Instead, she carried on with eating her food.

Jin had yet to arrive at the gate they were taking off from, though, he text and told Taehyung he had arrived at the airport and was about to check-in and would be there when it's close to their boarding time. Taehyung didn't bother him as he received confirmation that Jin checked in, and that's all he cared about.

When booking the tickets for Minji and Jin, he had the option for Minji and Jin to sit together since his ticket was booked before theirs, and he was sitting alone in first class, but instead of making Minji sit with Jin he placed her next to him and Jin behind them.

All while sitting in the airport, his mind kept differing back to hearing Jin cried last night. He wondered what had happened with Jin last night, but he would never be the one to ask him, clearly whatever he was crying about wasn't any of his concern, nor did it have an impact on Minji. He had decided to focus on his daughter and let everything else fall behind.

After Minji left home and went to the park, it had done something to Taehyung. He recognized just how much he had been neglecting his daughter, and after doing some self-reflecting, he even acknowledge how much he had depended on Seokjin, something he shouldn't have done.

Taehyung made a promise to himself that he was going to try every day to become a better father to Minji and put more of his focus on her and what she wants. That is why he was adamant that his daughter was not going to stay at some home he was not familiar with, especially around a guy he didn't know anything about. He wasn't worried about Jin watching her, he knew without a doubt Jin would never do anything to hurt Minji. It took him some time to admit it, but as he watched both of them over the past few months, there was nothing bad he had to say about Jin when it came to him taking care of Minji.

Jin meant the world to his daughter, his little girl spoke about Jin in everything she did. On the days that Jin is not with her, Taehyung feels like he is not enough for her because all she talks about is Jin. She hardly eats the food he makes, until he overheard Jin scolding her and telling her to make sure she eats the food her dad makes. After that, Minji always finishes the food he prepares her, he tries to make her some of the things he saw Jin making her, but it never comes out the same. Raising her on his own was a struggle for him, as much as he tried not to depend on Jin, he depended on him hopelessly, Jin took care of the things with Minji, that not even he would ever think of.

That's why a major part of him will never understand why Jin did an abortion. He is good with kids, so it didn't make sense to him, but he also tried his best not to think about it. He knew he was not ready for another child or responsibility. He had a hard time taking care of Minji as it was.

However, what happened with Jin woke Taehyung up, he stopped having sexual relationships with other people; it just wasn't worth it. The incident with Jin did a lot to him. Plus, after having a long day at work, all he had time for was to be with his daughter, who was now the main focus in his life.

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Taehyung watched in disbelief as Jin boards the plane right before they closed the door. He was so happy that Minji had fallen asleep. She had been fussing herself about when Jin would arrive, and no matter how many times Taehyung had tried calling him, he wouldn't pick up.