Cold Shoulder [Completed] ✅

Chapter 30

Seokjin's POV

It's the day of the wedding and I can't believe it's here so fast. Of course I missed the deadline. I know, I'm a coward, as my daughter so eloquently puts it. She's not on speaking terms with me right now and in her words she's says, 'You don't fucking deserve it!'. I know she's right. I've robbed her of a chance to have another parent and not just any parent, the man that she loves even more than me, I'm sure.

Jeon Jungkook, what do I say about the man who would've been my love had I deserved him? He's perfect in every way but I've been too chicken to admit it even to myself. So he's leaving me today, well officially leaving me to belong to another.

I hope the doctor will treat him right and give him beautiful children that he deserves. Children, who will fill his home with love and laughter and give him every joy that I couldn't.

I'm pretty bummed that he chose Namjoon as his best man over me. I didn't realise they had become this close in the past few years. But I suppose I didn't deserve to hold that position either. I walked to the Grooms rooms in the hall and checked in on Jungkook.

"Wow Twinkie, you .... you look amazing!"

He turned and smiled at me nervously. I guess he had pre wedding jitters which was understandable. I walked over and straightened his tie for him, smoothing his suit over his shoulders. Our eyes met and I looked away quickly.

"Jimin is one lucky guy. And I hope you both have a wonderful life together."

He scoffed. "No you don't Candy! You don't wish that. You're lying to yourself and you know what, I'm sick and tired of hearing all this nonsense! Now will you please leave?"

I was taken aback. He had just hurt me to my core with his truth. I walked back numbly, my arms dropping to my side. He turned back to face me, his face contorted in anger.

"And if you're wondering why I asked Namjoon to be my best man and not you? It's because he is really my best man. He's been here while you ran away and I had to deal with my broken heart. I had to deal with the fact that you took away my daughter without caring even an inch for me! Yes, Aaria is my daughter! I don't care that I didn't sire her but I did nuture and love her and take care of her. But you don't care about anyone but your selfish self! You don't even care what you're doing to Aaria. You know what, just forget it! I'm wasting my time. I'm getting married and I don't need your kind of negativity right now. Leave!"

The tears flowed of their own volition as I ran out of there. I didn't care that people were watching me. I just ran until I reached the safety of the end of the drive where no one was. I sat down on the floor and cried my heart out. Every word he had said was true. I was just a fucking coward.

Suddenly I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up and saw it was the wedding officiant. I had met him at the rehearsal dinner last night.

"My son, are you okay?" He asked kindly.

I sniffed. "I'm okay. No, I'm not. I'm lying. I'm just going to lose the only man alive that sees through all my shields. And all because I'm too coward to accept the happiness he wants to share with me."

He sat down next to me and rubbed my back slowly. "It's okay to be afraid. We all get afraid at some point. It's only not okay if we allow our fear to consume our lives and take over our chance at happiness. And it's okay to let go of some pain that we're harbouring. Cry it out but rise above it and embrace your happiness. Don't give up son."

He was right. I was afraid to let go of my love for my VooVoo. But I didn't realise that I didn't have to let go. I just had to let Jungkook's love embrace me. I didn't need to replace my Voo in my life. I just needed to let myself be loved again. But I was already too late. Too late to have an epiphany. Or was I?