❆°➳ "the pap"
⤷ chapter fifteen

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taehyung's pov:

I was snapped from my thoughts when jungkook patted my thigh and soon I looked around to see we had pulled into a fancy restaurant. when we both stepped out the car it was freezing, all I could think of is 'I hope inside is warm' as soon as we walked in jungkook laced our fingers together.

"jeon jungkook" jungkook said as we were lead by a staff member to our table, a good distance away from the warm fireplace. I blushed a little when jungkook pulled by chair from under the table, I thanked him as I sat down.

"we have been together for a few years now and you never fail to make me blush" I laugh, covering my mouth as he grabs my hand from across the table. he smiles as he rubs the back of my hand with his thumb.

"can I get you guys some drinks?" a waiter asked, a note pad in her hand as we both ordered something to drink. when she walked away I turned to look back at jungkook who was looking around the room.

"you okay?" I questioned, soon his eyes snap back to me as he clears his throat.

"yeah. everything is fine, I am just keeping my eye out for where the bathroom is just in case I get an upset stomach" jungkook replied, I chuckled and shook my head. sometimes when jungkook eats lots of food with a lot of protein he always needs to go to the bathroom afterwards.

"here are your drinks, are you both ready to order?" the waiter said, placing the drinks on the table as she brought out her note pad.

"uhm, yeah actually.." jungkook started off. after we both ordered our food we sat there for a little in silence as we enjoyed each others company. it felt so nice, it was warm inside, was not loud, no bright lights.

very romantic.

"maybe next time for our date we can go get mcdonalds and eat it in the car as we watch the ocean?" I suggested, smiling when he did.

"is that your dream date?" he asks.

"dont get me wrong, I love this but I love being alone with you. not having to worry if people will recognise us or ask for pictures" I replied, he nodded and squeezed my hand.

"I get it tae, we will definitely do that next time"

"you seemed quiet in the car on the way here, I can tell when your in deep thought about something what was going through your mind?" the raven whispered, his fingers still gently rubbing my own.

"yeona" I chuckle, rubbing my head a little. jungkook softly smiles as I shake my head.

"I know, I am sorry" I sighed. hwan and haneul love people, love socialising and having fun with children their age. they are both doing so well in school, the only issues are trying to get hwan to eat his vegetables at dinner.

jungkook knows how much I worry about the two girls.

"I love how much you worry about them. I know that you arent biologically related to yeona and euni but I have never seen anyone care for them as much as you do. they are so lucky to have you as a parent tae. I know you will always worry about them but they have us. everything will be fine" he tried to reassure me.

"I cant help but to worry about them all the time. euni is in highschool, she has been enjoying it so far but what happens when she gets into a relationship or has friendship drama's?" I am the type of person to worry about the present and the future.

where jungkook is the type of person to worry about the present.

"babe, what happened to you when you were in highschool. you got bullied, you made friends, found a job, fell in love, now own a business. you have been through hell over the years but look where your at now" jungkook whispered, looking at me with eyes filled with many emotions.

"I love that you care for our daughters, if problems arise we will deal with it when that time comes. together, like always." I let out a breath, soon pulling away when the waiter came with our food.

"thank you" I said to the waiter who bowed and left. I looked down at my plate to see mash, lamb and salad. I smiled and immediately dug into the food.

"this is so good" I mumbled, looking up when I heard jungkook laugh as he started to eat his food as well. he got something a lot more fancier.

"Im sorry that I overthink all the time" I said to jungkook who shook his head.

"what did I say about saying the s word. no more sorries. seeing how much you care for my first borns proves to me that I picked the right person to marry" jungkook whispered, his smile bright.

I felt my heart flutter, I can feel my cheeks turning pink a little. I giggled softly as I continued to eat my food.

"how is jimin and that?" jungkook asked

"I have not been able to really catch up with them. jin and namjoon are away on holiday for five months along with hoseok who is away for business. its really just jimin and yoongi here at the moment, I feel bad that I have had no time to catch up with him" I said, taking a sip of my drink.

"invite him over tomorrow, we are all off of work. he can bring duri around for the day, the kids can play the adults can talk. it is meant to be sunny tomorrow so we could do a early lunch bbq?" jungkook suggested, I nodded my head and smiled.

"I like that idea, I will text jimin when we get home and ask" I replied. we spent the rest of the time talking about everything, time went by so quickly and we noticed it was close to twelve so it was time to go home. just as we both stood up, I could see camera flashes shine through the windows.

when I looked outside I saw many paparazzi outside trying to take pictures behind the glass windows. I gulped and stepped back a little, the last thing I wanted to do was to be cramped in between paparazzi trying to get out. I felt jungkook grab my hand and spin me around so I am not looking at them.

"your okay, we will figure another way out" jungkook said and as soon as he did two workers came up to us. one was the manager.

"mr jeon, we will go grab your car for you and drive it out the back. you both can exit through this way" that was the only option we had to avoid them. the raven handed his keys to the manager and grabbed my hand tighter as we were lead out the back.

"I am surprised you trust the manager someone you dont know with your car?" I whispered to jungkook who smiled and whispered back...

"I use to come here for dinner a lot in my early ceo days. the manager always took care of me, I trust him with my car. there were times I did not want to go home and he stayed with me here after hours and we talked for ages. he is a good human"

I thought the story was quite cute.