Missing in the Storm

Chapter 20

Jimin's POV

Finally, we are at home. Athena and the girls were in the hospital for over a week. I split my time between the company and the hospital. So far the picture incident has blown over. Rose no longer works at the hospital, she tried and failed to sue everyone. The company, hospital, BTS, and even Athena for wrongful termination. Unfortunately for her all she did was incur massive debt and public humiliation.

The company issued a statement saying we were visiting a friend. We asked that her privacy and that of her children be respected. Was I happy about it, no and I honestly didn't have a choice but to be ok with it.

I have just gotten comfortable on the couch feeding Rhea, while Jin feeds Hera next to me. Athena is asleep, some of the meds they have given her to make sure she doesn't get an infection or pain makes her very sleepy. While we relax together for the first time in a week there is a knock on the door. Jin looks at Jungkook and nods his head. and he gets the door.

Jungkook walked in with MY mother behind him. His face held pity as he reached out for Rhea so I could talk to my mother.

Gently passing Rhea to Jungkook, he walks away completely captivated with the little noises she makes whiles she drinks. Turning to face my mother as she stares at me with eyes full of betrayal and pain. Reaching out pulling her into a hug, she didn't return it.

"Hi, mom," smiling softly at her while giving her a gentle squeeze that went unreturned. "Oh, so now you know me? Did you have amnesia for the last nine months?" She steps back away from me and pins me with a dirty look that still makes me nervous. "No mom I don't have amnesia. I just had a lot going on." I can already hear the others chuckling in the background.

"Oh, I'm sorry dear. Who knew being an international celebrity was going to be hard. I mean you have only been doing this for years." The sarcasm in her voice is not wasted on me. I know she loves me, and I know she will not let this go until all her questions are answered. "Do you know how embarrassing it is to find out that your child has children, at the same time as the rest of the world?" She comes up to me and pulls my ear until she has pulled me down until I'm eye level to her level. "It is horrible!!! I was at a book club meeting when one of the ladies asked me about it." She moves back a few steps and crosses her arms over her chest. "What if I had been at church? You know the old biddies want nothing more than to be able to prove that my life is not perfect. And here you go handing them all in ammunition they need to talk down on me." Her face is an unhealthy shade of red and chest is heaving. I am not going to point to her that church is not about status or how she should just ignore the women. Not even going to mention how unchristian it is to call the women names.

"So, when were you going to tell me about your family? Better yet why didn't you tell me you have a whole wife and kids?" I opened my mouth to answer her, then realized by the look on her face that my answer is not going to help me.

"Mom I would never get married and not tell you. I'm sorry I didn't tell you about my girls sooner. It's just that things have been pretty hectic, and I forgot to tell you." The look on her face says I'll be paying for this for some years to come. "Not that it is an excuse, but Athena almost died during childbirth, I was preoccupied. I'm sorry mom." She looked less likely to kill me, but I know I am still not out of the woods yet.

"Well, are you going to introduce me to my grandkids and your wife, or do I need to wait on Dispatch again?" I can here Taehyung laughing in the kitchen. I cut him a look full of the promise of pain later as he and the guys walk in with the girls. My mother pushes me out of the way as Suga hands her Rhea.

"This is Rhea, mom she is my oldest daughter. Over there with Hobi is Hera." I have never seen her look so soft and happy. The smile on my mother's face is worth all the hell I know she is going to give me because I know this conversation is far from over. She sits on the couch and Hobi sits next to her. Completely ignoring me while she gets to know her granddaughters.

After about an hour Mom and Hobi place the girls down for a nap. The guys all find that they have something else to do and abandon me to my mother and her renewed fury. "Sit down Jimin and start explaining." It has been years since my mother used her mom tone on me. But I can understand where she is coming from.

Sitting next to my mom on the couch, I lean down to lay my head in her lap. As I explain what happen, minus the explicit details. She massages my scalp and plays with my hair, helping me to relax. It's not the longest story from my side but it is the most emotional and stressful thing I have dealt with so far. She listened quietly.

When I finished telling her my story she wiped my tears and kisses my nose. "Do you realize that you dodged a bullet? Did it ever occur to you that she could have ruined you in the eyes of the world?" I nod, "I am lucky, but she is simply not that person." She hit me in the forehead. "No one is that person until they are." She holds up her hands in surrender. "I want you to be happy and if she makes you happy that is great. I just want you to know how this could have gone." She's right this could have gone real bad, but it didn't."

"When are you moving? I know you don't plan to have your wife and kids living with your group." I knew were going to come back to this. "Our place will be ready in about two months. And mom Athena and I are not married."

"You have kids with this woman, not one but two. She moved all the way to South Korea so that the girls would have a chance to even SEE you and maybe have a relationship with you." She tilts her head to the side and looks down at me laying in her lap. "Are you trying to kill me? I am getting old Jimin and my heart isn't what it used to be. But if you two break up and she takes the girls to America with her it will kill me."

Taking a deep breath before she continues, "I know you don't think she will but you're a man and you're not too bright. She has to share you with the world, its like you have millions of girlfriends. She will get tired of being the 'other woman' in your life, while you chase your dreams. I am not saying to marry her tomorrow if you don't love her. I just want you to know that it's hard for me and I know for sure you will always come back to me. She is the girlfriend no one knows about and there are going to be so many things she can't do with you and because of you. Make sure that you make her a priority and let her know that she is important to you." It was my turn to wipe tears from my mother's eyes.

I never thought about what kind of struggle Athena might have to go through even staying a secret. "When you two get married, and I know you will. I want to be there, and I want you to put in the prenup that I go with the grandbabies in the divorce. Now get off me I hear one of my little loves calling me." She rudely pushes me off her lap and walks over to check on the girls.

A/N: Hello beautiful people. How are you? 😁 I hope all is well with you and yours. I am doing pretty well myself. I hope you enjoyed this update. I based Jimin's mom on my high school friend's mother. I loved her she is an amazing mother and grandmother. She is the best at guilting her kids into seeing things her way. She was Filipino and not Korean but I just think this conversation could have been any mother and son. Please vote and comment and let me know what you think. I will see you in the next update. ('▽'ʃ♡ƪ)༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ