Elites of Seoul | Taejin ✔️

Worries

Three weeks later

Taehyung's Pov:

"What's on your mind?" I asked Jin, who was sitting at the table looking into space. We returned home to Seoul but had distance ourselves from everyone while we were trying to work through everything.

Jin had agreed on filing charges against the Jeon's, so we were working through things with our attorneys. Although some days, I felt as though he was getting cold feet about the entire situation. He had been sick a lot lately, too, but I think doing all of this was taking him back to everything he had been through. I didn't want him to feel burden by this, but he kept telling me he was okay with going through with it, which made me happy because if we didn't deal with this the legal way, I had another way of taking care of things and if I do things that way, then I might not get to be around him for long.

"I know we are doing the right thing for me, but I feel bad about how this will affect Jungkook. Shouldn't we tell him about this first, at least give him a heads up before we go through with the press conference, so he is not blindsided by all of it? This is going to be a lot for him to handle, Taehyung." And just like that, he was back to crying again. Of course, I understood what he was talking about, and I felt sorry for Jungkook too, but Jin came before Jungkook in my eyes. As his husband, it is my responsibility to ensure he gets the justice he deserves. Jungkook, on the other hand, is a friend, not my future. I can do without him, Jin, however, I can't and don't want to be without him.

"Come here," I called him over to me and pulled him into my lap when he strolled over. "I know this is hard for you, and I understand what you are saying, but before you think of Jungkook, I want you to think of yourself. This is going to be a lot for him to handle, but it has been years of pain for you, something that was not fair to you. If it makes you feel better, we can talk to him about it before we do the press conference, but I want to be clear that your focus should be on what's best for you and Iseul during this process, not Jungkook. Jungkook has been able to move on with his life. He has been able to live in this world freely without looking behind his back, this has not been the same for you.

Look how much of your life has been impacted by this. Our daughter is affected by this. Our marriage is affected by this, your well-being, and your ability to trust and love have also been impacted by this all. Your brother's life, I can't have you focusing on what or how Jungkook is going to handle this when there is so much more to take into account. Jungkook is going to have to deal with this; however, he has to, it is not your job nor my job to figure out how he copes with it either, but I do agree maybe we can brief him before the press conference. However, if he picks up for his parents, that's it we are done with him, do you understand?"

Jin was looking down at his hands and not responding to me, I knew I was asking a lot of him within the last couple of weeks, but he needed to know if we were going to go through with this it was not going to be easy.

"Okay, but h-how can you say our daughter, s-she's not even your child."

"She is your daughter, I am your husband; therefore, she is our child. Everything we are doing right now is for you and her." Over the past three weeks, I had gotten Jin to introduce me to Iseul, she was now aware that Jin was her appa, which has been a struggle for her.

I didn't know a little girl her age would have so many questions, but apparently, she is way smarter than I had expected her to be. Namjoon was obviously doing an excellent job raising her. I could tell Namjoon felt a sense of relief knowing that Iseul knew Jin was her appa. Jin, I still couldn't read him where he stood with her knowing, he had been masking a lot of his emotions.

"I don't understand how you can accept her so easily. She's connected to him."

"Look at me." I turn his head to face me, so we were looking at each other, "You didn't ask for what happened to you, right?"

"Right."

"It's the same for her, she never asked for this either. If you had aborted her, things would've been different, but you didn't. You carried her and kept in contact with her, you have been apart of her life, maybe not the way you should've been, but you have watched her grow, you care about her, if you didn't, you wouldn't have agreed to tell her that you are appa. I know this is hard for you, but it's going to be hard for her as she grows up in the world and learns the truth. This is a situation where we cannot decide who gets hurt and who doesn't get hurt. That asshole was cruel and selfish, and I am sorry that this had to happen to you; however, you are not alone, you have me, you have Namjoon, my parents and your parents. That is more than most have.

And to answer your question, I can accept her because she came from you, the love of my life, the person I treasure the most in this entire universe. If I accept you, I take everything you come with, and she's a part of the package. Like I told you, I am okay with us never having a child of our own, if she's with us, I am willing to make that compromise."

As tears kept running Jin's face, my heart broke even more than it had been breaking for the past few weeks. I used to think that having all this money could take care of everything for me, but I have learned that money becomes nothing when you are faced with issues of the heart.

Even though I would never say it to Jin because I don't want him to stress any more than he has been, I do worry about Jungkook. I wouldn't want to be him in this situation, his husband's baby is for someone else, and the kid that he believes to be his is for his father, I would hate to be him. I personally don't even know how he will overcome something like this.

"When did you become like this?" Jin leans his head and looks at me.

"Like how?"

"You know, like this, I am not used to this side of you. You are d-different."

I chuckled as I knew what he was making reference to, pulling him in my arms, "I have always been this way, but your behavior brought about different sides of me. I told you if you keep it honest with me, I will always have your back. It's you and me against the world, always keep that in mind." I whispered in his ears and kissed his temple. 

I was fighting my hardest for us to work through this, but somedays I couldn't tell where Jin's mind was. I think the more we spoke to our attorneys and he heard things from them, he was making progress, but like today, I wasn't sure. I think once he gets Justice, he will be fine, I know he has got to be nervous about it all, but I keep telling him the Jeon's don't stand a chance against us. Now, if he was doing this without my help, that ought to be a different story.