"Seokjin, you said you would be home three hours ago."

Jin paced around his office as he gathered some items, then grabbed his keys from his desk, "I know, I know, I am sorry. I am leaving now. I just had to wrap up on some final things since I won't be back in the office for a while. I hope I do not forget anything either."

Jungkook sighed on the other end of the line, "last week, you said the same thing, yet you went there today. When are you going to start being true to your words, Seokjin?"

"Jungkook, baby, I was only here to help the interim CEO with something - I had to finish this transition. Following today, I promise not to return until after the birth of our son. All of the doctor's advice has been heard, and I am taking it seriously. I will come home, have dinner with you, and watch a movie with you. Okay?" Jin tried assuring Jungkook on the other end of the line; as he walked towards the elevator. He had no intention of returning to the office, though he knew he would have to finish up some work at home. However, he wasn't going to come back to the office until after they had their son.

"It's okay, I understand. However, I did not cook; I ordered food for us. I hope that is okay."

"That's fine, and I know you had an exhausting day today. How are you feeling?"

"I am feeling good; Ae Ri and I played some games earlier before she went off to bed."

"What do you mean, she is already asleep?"

"It's almost ten now, Jin. Don't forget she has school tomorrow morning; she told me she called but didn't get you."

"Shit. The time didn't occur to me, I'm sorry. I might have missed her call; my battery had died. Don't worry; I will be there soon. Also, before I forget, I have many boxes in my car; I may need your help taking them into the home office; however, you don't have to bring them in tonight. It is okay to bring them in tomorrow. I will be getting on the elevator shortly, so I might lose service. I will call you once I am in the car."

"Okay, love you, and don't forget to call me when you are in the car."

Jin smiled, "I will call you as soon as I get to the car, and I love you too."

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"Watch him get mad at me when he finds out I brought all these to my car by myself," Jin said as he placed his bag into the back seat of the car, seeing some of the boxes he had to place on the back seat because the trunk couldn't fit anymore.

While he was walking toward the driver's door, he paused for a second, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath, rubbing his eyes with his hand; he then used the other hand to press against the car until the dizziness subsided shortly after that. "Gosh, I hate when that happens."

Pulling himself together, he opens the car door and gets in but takes a moment before leaving the parking space. It was not uncommon for him to feel lightheaded and feel as though he would pass out, but fortunately, it never reached that point. It didn't make sense to him what had happened, and he didn't remember each time he was supposed to tell the doctor about it. Nonetheless, he made a mental note to explain it to the doctor at his next visit, but he was confident that he could do it just fine, for he was eight months along and another month still to go. It had to be nothing serious; he knew that.

While taking up the phone, he was about to call Jungkook when Jimin's name appeared on the screen. He answers the phone and drives out of the parking spot, "hey Jimin, what's up?"

"Hey, how are you? Why does it sound like you are driving?"

"Yeah, I just left the office. I am going home now."

"What, I thought you left the office last week? Why are you there today? Did something happen?"

Jin chuckled, "I did, but the interim CEO needed some help because of that new client I told you about; hang on, I just got an email from them." Jin glanced at the email on his phone, seeing it was the new client; he began reading the email, then typing his response to them, "I swear I am hoping that things won't go into being a mess while I am away. I know I shouldn't be worried about it, but I can't help but worry. It's hard just letting go-"

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"Thank God you are here; they won't tell me anything." Jimin ran towards Jungkook as soon as he saw him walk through the doors.

While his eyes were bloodshot red, Jungkook walked past Jimin, ignoring him as he headed straight to the nurse's station, pulling out his ID badge and flashing it to them. "I am Dr. Jeon Jungkook, my husband, Jeon Seokjin, is at this hospital, and I need to see him immediately as well as the doctor in charge of him."

Suddenly, one of the nurses jumped up and beckoned, "Ahh, yes, follow me this way, please."

As Jimin followed behind his best friend's husband, he clutched his arms tightly around himself. He had been going crazy ever since arriving at the hospital and not being able to get an update on his best friend. No matter how much he asked, the nurses and doctors told him they could not disclose any information.

"If you could please have a seat in this room, I will have one of our doctors come in and talk with you-"

"I don't need to sit; I need to understand where my husband is and how he is doing, along with our baby."

The nurse stared at Jungkook, "yes, I understand; I will be right back; please give me a moment. A doctor will be right in with you." After responding, the nurse hurried from the room.

"H-he is okay; I know he is okay; I was on the phone with him until the ambulance got to him. I-I just don't know about the baby," Jimin lets out in a whisper as tears flow from his eyes.

Jungkook turned and looked at him, "thank you, did he sound like he was in a lot of pain? Do you know?"

Jimin nodded, "he was saying something about the baby, but it was hard to hear him. It wasn't clear around. I didn't know whether he was crying, but he seemed to be in a lot of pain and had difficulty breathing."

"Hello, Dr. Jeon. I am Dr. Lee, one of the doctors in charge of your husband's care. How are you doing?"

Jungkook turned to the doctor, "I am sure you cannot imagine how I am doing, as I have no news on my husband or our child."

"I understand, umm, why don't you have a seat, and we will talk-"

"I am fine standing; I need to know how he is doing. Did he suffer any life-threatening injuries? What about our son? Will they both be okay?"

"Okay, alright, we can talk with you standing. Is it okay for him to be here?" The doctor asks, pointing towards Jimin.

"He is my husband's best friend, it's fine, please get to; what's wrong and how are you taking care of my family?"

"Your husband is still in critical condition, and the baby suffered some trauma as there was a placental abruption, but thankfully our first responder team got there timely, and he was delivered quickly as your husband asked. While your husband required our immediate attention, he refused treatment until he was certain that we would save his baby first, so we did that-"

"W-where is my husband now?"

"Right now, he is in surgery-"

"What kind of injuries did he sustain, and what are his chances of surviving surgery?"

"He sustained many injuries in the process of the accident, including damage to his kidney and liver. Additionally, he suffered a diaphragmatic rupture, a myocardial contusion, and several broken bones."

"Oh my god." Jimin lets out, falling to the floor.

Jungkook doing the best he could to hold it together, kept his focus on the doctor, "will he be okay?"

"I can assure you; we have the best surgeons at hand. Mr. Kim, your husband's father, called in our chief, and he is the one operating on your husband right now, along with three of our best surgeons."

Jungkook took a deep breath, "thank you, and my son, where is he?"

"As he suffered mild asphyxia, he is currently on oxygen while being monitored but will be okay; he is also in the care of our chief of pediatrics. I can take you to see him."

"P-please, and I need to see my husband too."

"We can't do that, not while he is surgery-"

"If my son-in-law wants to see his husband, he is welcome to see him regardless of whether he is in surgery or not." Seokjin's father observed the doctor as he entered the room.

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In full disclosure, I am not a doctor; I wrote everything I wrote just for my book. In any case, below are some of the terms used in this chapter.

Asphyxia: A lack of oxygen and blood flow to the brain.

Myocardial contusion: is a bruise on the heart muscle. A blunt force to the chest causes it. Damage to the heart wall or the heart valve may result.

Diaphragmatic rupture: tearing of the diaphragm, which plays an important role in breathing.