Last summer - Jihope & Taekook ✅

Chapter 45 - Friend

AT TAE'S PLACE

Tae was awakened by his phone ringing on the bedside table.

When he stretched his arm out to grab it he realised with a sense of euphoria that Jungkook lay in the bed beside him. Tae had to lean over him to reach his phone, but Jungkook didn't wake up. He just made a cute little huffing noise and turned from his side onto his back.

Tae stroked him softly over the chest. He just couldn't resist it. Jungkook looked like an angel sleeping. So peaceful and beautiful, still shirtless with just a pair of sweatpants on. Well, a very sexy angel. Tae thought about how just a month ago he had fantasised vividly about having Jungkook here like this. Now it was reality. He couldn't believe his luck.

Tae smiled and, without looking at the screen, answered the phone.

"Huh, hello, who's there?!" he said into the mic, not too loud.

"Tae?"

"Jiminie? Why are you calling at... fuck, it's two in the morning, what's up?" Tae asked, sat up and stretched.

"I... I need to talk. Can I... can I come over?" Jimin asked, his voice thick from crying.

Jimin had never before asked to come over in the middle of the night, so Tae understood immediately that it was something important. Something bad, to judge from the sound of Jimin's voice. He sounded really sad.

"Sure. Just come. I'll... make you some tea... or something." Tae said confused, yawning.

So, Tae made tea and waited for Jimin, because tea was what his mum would have offered a friend in distress. 

He didn't have any alcohol at home anyway, apart from some wine left in the bottle after his and Jungkook's dinner. On a second thought he took the wine bottle from the table, fetched a glass and took both to the coffee table by the sofa. Maybe Jimin needed some wine if he was sad.

He heard a knock on the door. Tae ran to open it and there was Jimin, his eyes red from crying and his make-up smeared.

Tae pulled Jimin into a hug and just held him for a while. Jimin put his head on Tae's shoulders as he did that time when he came into the dance studio crying over Hoseok.

Fuck, Hoseok hurt him again, Tae thought.

"Come on, I made you tea. And there's some wine if you like." Tae said

Jimin almost smiled, despite everything, at Tae's offer.

"You're like a fucking grandma, Tae. But I love you. Tea is fine." he said.

Tae led him to the sofa and made him sit down. Jimin looked around.

"So where do you keep Jungkook these days? I can't help noticing there's no one sleeping on the sofa." Jimin asked.

"He's in my bed." Tae said proudly.

"Since when?"

"Since tonight."

"Oh. I hope I didn't interrupt... something." Jimin said.

"We went to bed early so... no, you didn't interrupt anything. Except my sleep. And that's fine. What happened, Chim? It's something to do with Hoseok again, I guess." Tae said, a bit anxious.

Jimin nodded, tears welling up in his eyes again.

"I... " he started.

Tae stroked his back to comfort him.