Finally Home (Jimin X Reader)

Chapter 14

The next week passed by uneventfully. Y/N's behavior towards Jimin still seemed off. She hadn't called him kitty in a week. She had joined him for a movie the last two nights but instead of sitting on the sofa with him, she sat in the chair with her knees pulled up to her chest. Jimin didn't know what was going on.

They went back to the publishing house so Y/N could meet with Taehyung. Jimin wanted to avoid Lisa, but he took any chance possible to spend time with Y/N.

"Jiminie! I missed you," Lisa called out as they entered the waiting room.

Jimin greeted her politely, but didn't say much else. He sat down in a chair and pulled out his phone, hoping to give her the hint that he was not interested.

Y/N and Taehyung went into the office and closed the door. Taehyung put his hand on her shoulder. "Is everything okay?" he asked gently, seeing the anger and frustration in her face.

Y/N nodded and gave him a tight smile, knowing she was lying to both of them. "I'm alright," she insisted.

Taehyung lifted an eyebrow at her. "Are you sure?"

Y/N's smile faded from her face and her eyes filled with tears. "No. I'm not okay. I've done something terrible," she admitted, unable to keep it in any longer.

"Does this terrible thing have to do with you falling for Jimin?" Taehyung asked.

Y/N looked at him in shock. "What? How... how did you know?" she questioned, wondering how Taehyung had figured it out.

Taehyung smiled at her. "I thought you were going to claw Lisa's eyes out when you left the office and saw her hand on him." he explained. "You had the same look today when she called him Jiminie."

"I'm so confused," Y/N sobbed out. "How can this work out?"

Taehyung patted her shoulder in comfort. "It's not as uncommon as you think. If you really love him, which I think you do, it'll be fine," he reassured, just wanting to see his friend smile again.

"Don't you think you should take your own advice?" Y/N asked. "I've seen the way you look at that little hybrid. Don't you think it's time for you to admit your own feelings too?

Taehyung shrugged. "My situation is a little more complicated," he replied, his eyes sad and his voice dejected. " But you should talk to Jimin and work things out."

*****

As Y/N was baring her soul to Taehyung, Jimin sat in the waiting room, trying to ignore the looks Lisa was giving him. He suddenly got up. He needed to get out of here.

"Where are you going Jiminie?" Lisa asked.

"Down to the vending machines," he said shortly, not wanting anything to do with the blond hybrid.

Lisa grabbed change out of her desk drawer. "I'll walk with you. I need a soda anyway," she insisted.

Jimin sighed at her persistence. He didn't want to be rude since she was Taehyung's receptionist, but she was starting to irritate him.

Lisa followed him to the lounge area and hovered over his shoulder as he made his selection. When he turned, he bumped right into her. Instinctively his hands shot out and grabbed her waist to prevent her from falling. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his. Jimin heard a gasp behind him and saw Y/N standing there.

Y/N's eyes filled with tears at the sight in front of her. Jimin had his hands on Lisa's sides, while her arms were around his neck.

Jimin jerked away from her embrace and reached a hand out to Y/N. "Don't touch me," she spat out. "Stay away from me." Y/N turned and rushed out of the building, leaving a shocked Jimin behind.

Jimin didn't hesitate to run after her. He couldn't and wouldn't let her go. He loved her. He was in love with her. By the time Jimin made it out of the building, Y/N was in her car and starting it before Jimin could reach her. He dropped to his knees on the sidewalk, sobbing into his hands as the love of his life drove away from him. He didn't know how things had gone so badly so quickly. His heart was shattering right there on the sidewalk and there was nothing he could do about it.

Jungkook came out of the building and went over to the older man, kneeling down and placing a hand on his shoulder. Jimin turned to him the tears spilling down his cheeks. Jungkook placed an arm around him, letting the older man sob into his shoulder. "I lost her. How did I lose her? She left me," Jimin cried, fisting his hands in Jungkook's shirt.

*****

Y/N let herself into the house, went into her bedroom and threw herself across the bed, sobbing her heart out. She couldn't believe what had just happened. She had just seen the man she loved in the arms of another woman and it had absolutely devastated her. She didn't even know when she fell in love with Jimin but it happened so quickly. One day they were cuddling on the sofa, his head in her lap and her hands in his hair, stroking his ears. Before she knew it, she had fallen in love with the handsome hybrid. She didn't know what she wanted. All she knew was that she wanted to be with Jimin.

Y/N fell asleep across her bed, her heart heavy and her face stained with tears. When she woke up it was pitch black in her room. She checked her phone and saw the time: 2:30 AM. She got up from the bed and left her bedroom, checking all the rooms. The house was dark and silent too. Y/N went to the door of Jimin's room and noticed it was empty, his bed still made perfectly. Y/N's heart broke further as she realized the harsh truth: Jimin never came home. As Y/N laid in her bed again, she tried not to think about what could have happened, but all she could see when she closed her eyes was Jimin and the pretty cat.

*****

Across town, Jimin lay on the sofa in Jungkook's small apartment. His eyes were burning from the tears that refused to stop. His stomach was in knots and his head was pounding, trying to wrap his mind around everything that had happened.

Jungkook sat across from him on the other sofa. He was furious at what Jimin had told him. Lisa had ignored Jimin's lack of interest and took advantage of the situation, kissing him when she knew he wasn't interested. Jungkook sighed in frustration at the information. He had known all along that there was something wrong with that girl.

Jimin finally fell into a fitful sleep. Jungkook knew he had to help, he just didn't know what to do.