Family of Four

Jackson Wang

"Hey hun, I'll be at the restaurant longer than I thought. We're fully booked today." Seokjin told Namjoon over the phone. It was a busy season for him which Namjoon understood. It didn't make him any less disappointed that he wouldn't have him home tonight.

"It's fine babe. Oh, I wanted to let you know that Jackson will be over for a meeting."

He could practically see Jin's disapproval. "Forget what I said, I'm coming home early." Namjoon rolled his eyes. They'd all known each other for years yet Jin still didn't trust Jackson. He and Namjoon had been friends since high school, he was even his best man at his wedding. Yet after all that time, Jin still didn't like him. Frankly, Namjoon found that a little insulting.

The mere idea of Jin thinking he would cheat was just as, if not more, irritating. "Do you not trust me Jin?" He asked.

He heard Jin scoff. "Of course I trust you Joon. It's Jackson I don't trust."

There it was. Namjoon pinched the brink of his nose with a groan. "Jin, please. Let's not do this now. We've got a big project due and I'd like to get it done just as quickly as you do."

He heard Jin sigh on the other end of the line. "Fine. Have a good day, I'll see you later tonight."

"Alright, I love you."

"Love you too Joonie."

Joon hung up and let out a sigh. The sooner he got the meeting over with the better. Namjoon hated feeling like work came first, but sometimes it just does. The kids were getting older, which meant he could spend more time away on business trips but left one person neglected - Jin.

The love of his life and the person he'd promised to put above everything else. Yet here Namjoon was, doing the very opposite. It wasn't that he wanted to, he just had work to get done. The same for Jin.

Jackson arrived around five minutes later with his laptop and paperwork. They said their hello's, made some coffee and got right to work. "How's Jungkook handling high school?" Jackson asked about an hour in.

Namjoon looked up from his laptop and sighed, running his hands through his brown hair. "I think he's doing pretty well but I'm not sure. He doesn't talk to me about anything."

"Relax Joon," Jackson told him. "It hasn't been all that long yet, he'll come around eventually."

"I know I know. Still, I can't help but worry."

Jackson chuckled. "You worry about everything Joon." He said. "My son attends the school as well, I'm sure they've met by now. I know he won't let anything happen to Jungkook."

Namjoon was a little disappointed their kids hadn't met sooner. He was sure they visited as children, but Jackson was always travelling which limited any interactions to video calls.

"Mhm..." He went back to staring at his laptop, but he wasn't reading anything. Namjoon found himself drifting into his thoughts. Jackson noticed this and snapped his fingers in Joon's face. "Earth to Namjoon!" He called. "Are you still there?" No reply.

"Take it off now girl, just take it off."

"Huh?" There we go. "Oh, of course, I'm fine. It's just..." Namjoon didn't notice that Jackson had slid his hand on his thigh.

"Talk to me Joon, what's up?"

"It's Jin." He admitted. "It feels like we haven't seen each other in a while. He's always working the night shift at his restaurant, and I'm at the company during the day. The only time we're really together is in the morning, and even then it's when everyone's rushing to get ready..."