Doppelgänger✔️

Risks

Jia pulls into the private parking garage, easing down the sloped driveway and turning in search of a space closest to the door nearest to the building's basement. As she switches the gear and pulls her key from the ignition, she lets out a heavy sigh when she directs her full attention to her exasperated spouse, his voice vibrating the speaker of her cellphone.

"I think I should take some days off from work and come to Seoul.." Seokjin's worried tone fills the small car, his mood was almost palatable. Jia rolls her eyes as she sat back against the seat with her phone in hand.

"No Jinnie it's fine. Taehyung is better but I just want to keep an eye on him for a couple of more days. The doctors don't know what caused his seizure but they're running more tests until they find something..." she lies smoothly. her expression instantly falls when the guilt hits as soon as the words left her mouth. She hated being dishonest with her husband. But there was no way she would willingly get him involved in the situation at hand. It was too dangerous.

Jia can hear Seokjin shifting around on the other end of the phone and she imagined him at his desk with his brow furrowed cutely and his hand running through his hair, a habit he typically displayed when he's anxious.

"Are you sure Jia? I can be there tomorrow morning if..." He begins.

"I'm sure babe.." she huffs. Jia can hear the squeaky wheels of her husband's chair as he leans back, pressing the phone closer to his cheek and glancing over at the row of photographs lining his desk.

Among the older photos of him and his family and one of his bride on the day of their wedding, a small glossy print encased in a silver 4x4 frame with the words "Coming Soon" engraved in the metal sat nearest to Seokjin's computer.  Tiny butterflies flutter in his chest as he examined the grainy print with loving eyes, only making his concern for Jia increase. Seokjin exhales heavily into the phone, reaching up to rub at his aching eyes before continuing.

"Well have you been at least taking care of yourself? Resting, eating, and taking your vitamins?" He asks and Jia smirks at the question she's grown fond of over the past 9 weeks.

"Yes, honey..." She nods.

"Have you been dizzy or faint?" Seokjin continues as expected and Jia bites back her giggle before responding, staring at the ceiling of her car.

"No honey..." She shakes her head.

"What about those sharp pains?" he tacks on and Jia can't help but laugh aloud, mainly since she was only suffering from sharp pains because of trapped gas, a common symptom of her condition.

"Seokjin, I'm fine. I promise. Please don't worry or you're going to make me worry. And I think I've just about reached my worry quota for the year, don't you?" She lets her head roll against the headrest, lifting her hand and looking at her wedding ring with misty eyes. Her emotions were suddenly getting the best of her as thoughts of reality rushed in.

"It's my job to worry about you......both of you," Seokjin says calmly, only tipping Jia's feelings over the edge and causing a small tear to roll over her cheek. She smiles at the last bit of his words, the instinctive urge to cradle her tiny womb compelling her to glance down at her lap and bite her lip.

"This is true...." she mumbles lowly. A slice of comfortable silence exists between them, both just staring off into space. Both not wanting to end the call. Both holding on to the shallow sounds of each other's breathing for as long as possible, almost as if they were on borrowed time. 

"I love you," Jia says finally, her shaky voice sending a jolt of pain straight through her husband's heart.

"I love you most ...hurry back to me or else I'll come to Seoul and drag you back home myself." Seokjin forced as much humor in his tone that he could, but the tension in his jaw made his voice sound less relaxed than he intended. But Jia didn't think much into it. She knew Seokjin missed her terribly and had every reason to be worried for her...for their well being. He was doing the husbandly thing to do in showing strength. So Jia made a vow to do the same. For more than just herself and Seokjin.