If someone told Taehyung that someday he would be running his own business with his friends and the love of his life, he wouldn't be able to believe it. But that was his life now.

In the four months that passed by, a lot of things happened and a lot of things changed.

Jeongguk's father was proven guilty of domestic violence and was sentenced to five years in prison and one year of probation.

Taehyung asked Hwasa to buy Hayan Night from Kang, and although he didn't want to sell it at first, she was able to convince him. If he knew that Taehyung would be running it with his friends, he would never sell it, but thankfully, he didn't suspect anything.

After taking Hayan Night in their hands, they renovated it into a warm, comfy place to look more like a cafe than a club. Although when everyone would be out of probation, they would turn it into a club too, exactly as it was but without any illegal activities.

Since Taehyung had a big name around Gondae, their cafe attracted customers from the very beginning. A lot of their old customers went there looking for cocaine, and some even caused trouble, but they hired Seonghwa, the guard who was working at Hayan Night before, and he handled them perfectly.

Everything between Jeongguk and Taehyung was simply dreamy. Of course, there was bickering and just a little bit of fighting, but they always apologized afterwards and everything was forgotten instantly. They couldn't stay mad at each other, and because they were talking about whatever the problem was, their fights didn't even last for thirty minutes.

Yoongi and Seokjin were hanging out at the cafe almost every day. The group had bonded by now, and they were all good friends. They would usually sit all together after closing, drinking one beer each and chatting. They didn't need anything else to have a good time.

And there they were, after finishing with the closing, sitting all together as usual.

"You know, the business is going well. If it continues like this, we'll be able to pay back Hwasa," Jimin said with a hopeful smile.

"You know Hwasa. She doesn't need the money anytime soon, and she said that like a million times. In about a year, I think we'll be able to fully pay her back," Namjoon said. They all knew Hwasa well, and buying a club for 1.5M was nothing to her.

"She's so nice," Jeongguk uttered, his mind traveling back to when she had called him to keep her company.

"She is." Taehyung leaned to his baby and gave him a kiss on his cheek. He would usually do gestures like this out of nowhere, and although for the younger was the sweetest thing ever, for some of their friends, it wasn't so pleasant to see. For one friend, actually.

"Can you not be so lovey-dovey for like a minute?" Yoongi asked with an eye roll.

"Yeah, like we haven't seen how you're looking for the stupidest excuse to touch Jimin," Taehyung taunted, making all of them chuckle except Yoongi, who managed a stern expression, and Jimin, who had rosy cheeks by now.

"Shut up," Yoongi hissed and wrenched his arm that was resting over Jimin's shoulders away.

"At least be like Namjoon and Seokjin who flirt openly in front of us." Taehyung redirected his gaze to the two, who now had shocked expressions on their faces.

"What!? We are not." Seokjin tittered as he glanced away, embarrassed.

"So cute," Namjoon said under his breath, meant for no one to hear, but Seokjin did, and he slapped his shoulder as he felt heat spread on his cheeks.

Jeongguk, who had no idea about all of this, broke into a small smile. "You know, it's strange," he trailed off, catching everyone's attention. "You've been working for Kang who is a homophobic asshole and was beating you because he wanted to make you strong. But yet you guys stayed true to who you are, you didn't let anyone change what your heart wants. I admire that. You're so brave, all of you."

Everyone smiled fondly at him, Hoseok even teared up. "You did too, baby. You didn't let your father change you. We admire that too." Taehyung placed a delicate kiss on the side of his head.

"Thank you, Jeongguk," Namjoon said. "Because you came into our lives, we were able to escape Kang. I don't think we'll be able to ever thank you enough."

"What? No, it wasn't because of me, don't say that—"

"It was," Jimin cut him off softly. "You didn't follow rules. You didn't belittle yourself to please others. You stood up for yourself, and although bad things happened, now we're here because of that. Because of you. You changed Taehyung so, so much. He could never find the courage to turn himself in and betray Kang if it wasn't for you."

"But he was beaten up because of—"

"And you changed us too," Hoseok spoke this time. "With the innocence you brought into our life, you made all of us better. Personally, I thought that having a lot of money and pleasing Kang was my whole life and it would be forever. But you changed that. I know now the only thing that matters is that we have each other. I love you all so much."

Jeongguk stayed silent as tears pooled in his eyes, and Taehyung draped an arm over his shoulder once he perceived it. He kissed the side of his head multiple times and rested his head against his. "Because of you, we're not miserable anymore, little bun. It's funny, though. Someone would think that people who work for a fucking leader of a gang would be ruthless too. They would be strong enough to leave everything that makes them miserable. But we weren't, not at all.

"You made me strong. The fear of you getting hurt again or losing you made me strong. Your love made me strong. And you helped my friends, your hyungs now, to become strong too. We owe everything to you and I'll spend the rest of my life giving you everything I have to make you happy. I'm sorry you had to get hurt in the process. But I promise you that I won't let anyone hurt you again."

"We all promise that," Namjoon said with a nod, a warm smile engraved on his lips.

Jeongguk cried silently as he buried his face into the curve of Taehyung's neck, his heart brimming with warmth.

"Taehyung," Seokjin called in a shaky voice as he wiped his tears. "Was that a marriage proposal?"

Taehyung's soft gaze altered into a shocked one in a heartbeat at his inquiry. "What the fuck?"

Everyone cracked up then, even Jeongguk who was still shedding tears. "Just checking, jeez," Seokjin murmured as he chuckled too. "But either way, I approve."

"I don't approve," Yoongi spat out, making Seokjin roll his eyes.

"Can't you like be happy for them?"

"I am, but Jeongguk is still a minor! He's not going to get married anytime soon."

"No one is getting married anytime soon," Taehyung interrupted them. "I just wanted to let my baby know what an amazing person he is, that's all."

"You're more," Jeongguk whispered as he smiled at him, and they closed the gap between them, sharing a sugary, loving kiss.

"It's getting late, so let's go?" Namjoon suggested, and everyone seemed to agree.

"Thank you, guys. For everything," Jeongguk said as they rose to their feet, and they smiled warmly in return.

Once they closed the cafe and said their goodbyes, Jeongguk and Taehyung headed to their house. It didn't take long to arrive since there wasn't much traffic, and soon enough, Taehyung parked the car, and they stepped outside.

Jeongguk registered how quiet he was and sensed something weird in the air around them. "You okay?"

Taehyung shot him a glance, freezing momentarily, and opened the door. "Yeah, everything is good."

"Okay, you know I don't believe that." Jeongguk snorted as he sat on the couch, and Taehyung closed the door and followed a moment later. He restlessly fiddled with the keys in his hands as he seemed to be deep in thought again. "Taehyungie." He laid a hand over his, stopping his movements.

A faint sigh escaped Taehyung's mouth as he dropped the keys on their new living room table and turned to face him. He held his hands and brought one to his lips to give it a gentle kiss. "Look, I love you, I really do, and I just don't know—"

"You're not breaking up with me, right?" Jeongguk asked in a hushed tone as his eyes saddened.

"No, no, nothing like that, fuck, I'm sorry." Taehyung cupped his face and pecked his lips, linking their foreheads. "I know it's crazy and early, like too early, but... do you think someday you'll want to marry me?"

The question rendered Jeongguk all out appalled, and he drew back to look at him with his now doe, confused eyes. "Is this because of what Seokjin hyung said?"

"Honestly, no. I've been thinking about stuff like these, although I know it's ridiculously early. And honestly, I don't even care about marriage that much. I only care about being with you forever."

"I am a minor—"

"I know, I'm sorry, please don't freak out, I'm just being stupid and I'm a little overwhelmed because I've never felt like this before and it's all just—"

"Will you shut up?" Jeongguk asked, voice delicate, earning a small chuckle from him. "Let me finish first and then you can ramble all you want, okay?" He saw Taehyung nod, and he drew a kiss on his forehead.

"I am a minor who hadn't been in a relationship before and still doesn't know a lot of things, but what I know for sure is that I don't want this to ever end. I want to be with you forever too. And I'm thinking about this almost every day. We're not even a year together, but I can't imagine my life without you. Maybe it's too soon to talk about stuff like these, but I feel what you feel. I want what you want. The feelings are one hundred percent mutual, so please don't ask me to marry you right now. Yoongi is going to freak out."

They giggled at his last remark as they looked at each other with fond eyes. "I'm not asking you to marry me. Yet. And I don't want us to make big promises. I only want us to keep the promise we made at the prison. Remember?"

"Of course, I was the one who made it. Usually, it's the other person who forgets them."

"I haven't forgotten even one promise—"

"I know, I didn't say you have!"

"Good. We promised to stick together, always."

"No, actually, we promised to get through this together and by this, I mean your trial."

"But that part of the promise is already done. We did get through it together so why are you being a smartass right now?"

"You love me for this."

"I love you for everything," Taehyung said below his breath, and suddenly, something more serious floated in the atmosphere.

Jeongguk raised his hand and held his cheek in a loving palm. "I love you too. So much." He joined their lips together — the kiss was tender and filled with love as nothing else mattered at that moment other than showing instead of saying how much they loved one another.

Jeongguk straddled him as their tongues continued moving together, his hands gripping his neck, as Taehyung's hands traveled to his waist. "Tae. I w-want you."

"I want you too, baby. So much."

"No, I mean... I want you. I want to feel you."

Taehyung's movements ceased and his body tensed at his words. He removed his mouth from his neck and gazed at him with creased brows. "There's no rush, you know that."

"I really don't wanna wait anymore. Can we?"

"We can do anything you want. I just wanna know if you're sure."

"Don't say we can do anything I want because you don't mean it. Five days ago I was sure too. Last week I was sure too. Last month I was sure too. Stop treating me as if I'll break or something. I won't."

"I'm just afraid of hurting you, that's all."

"You—you're stalling because you're anxious about it too. I know it'll hurt, but I also know it'll feel good. For both. So can we please seal the deal or whatever?"

"Seal the deal, seriously?" Taehyung asked in amusement, both chuckling.

"I don't know how to say it!"

"Say make love at least."

"That's corny."

"But it's true." Taehyung pecked his nose. "I will make you feel a lot of things, but mostly loved, little bun."

"You always make me feel loved, Tae," he whispered, his gaze falling to his lips unconsciously.

"Let me give you some more love then." Taehyung held him by his thighs and picked him up. He walked towards the bedroom as Jeongguk peppered wet kisses on his neck, and once they arrived, he placed him in the bed with such delicacy that warmed his heart to the brim.

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[|The next part has sexual content, I've put a note to where it ends if you want to skip|]
 

He detached himself from him to grab the lube and a condom from the drawer and returned on top of him.

He kissed almost every inch of his beautiful face, both smiling, and then he took their shirts off. He claimed his lips fervently and explored his stunning body with his hands while Jeongguk tugged at his hair.

The make-out session lasted for a while, and Taehyung drew kisses on his chin, going to his collarbone. He licked and sucked his skin, leaving a deep reddish mark behind before he dragged his tongue to the other side.

Jeongguk was a whimpering mess, but once Taehyung took his nipple into his mouth, his whimpers blasted out through the whole room.

"I love hearing your moans, baby. Can you feel how hard I am? All because of you, your body that I can't get enough of, and your beautiful moans." Taehyung resumed painting his skin with hungry kisses, shifting downwards.

Jeongguk squeezed his legs together as he felt his cock throb at the praises. He peered through hooded eyes as Taehyung removed his pants with his boxers, and they held the heated eye contact as he licked all over his balls, educing a torrent of moans from the tremoring boy beneath him.

Taehyung didn't use his hand at all; he stuffed his cock in his mouth and bobbed his head at a normal pace. He continued the same movements until Jeongguk's body twitched more frequently.

"Wait, Tae—ah," he cried out as spurts of cum spewed from his aching cock. He didn't even know how it happened so fast, and he most certainly couldn't control it.

"I bet I can make you cum at least three times," Taehyung said once he swallowed all of his cum, a smirk dangling on the corner of his lips, and pressed wet kisses on his thighs.

"Fuck, Tae, you're amazing," he said, hands grasping the bedsheets as he felt small bites on his thighs.

"Haven't done anything new yet." Taehyung grabbed the lube and coated three fingers. "Open your legs a little more for me," he said with a low voice, and Jeongguk didn't waste a second to do as he was told.

Suddenly, something wet and warm touched his rim, and it took him a moment to understand what was happening. "Are you—fuck—that feels good." He panted as Taehyung thrust his tongue in and out of his hole, his cock already hardening again.

After licking and tongue-fucking him for a while, he rubbed his finger against his rim. "I'll start now, baby. One finger is usually not that bad, but you're new to this, so if it's too much or you don't like it or you're in pain, anything, actually, just tell me, okay?"

"Yes, Tae." Jeongguk felt a wave of reassurance wash over him at his words and loving smile. Soon the single finger slid into his hole, and he gasped quietly. It wasn't the worst feeling, but it was definitely a bit uncomfortable.

"It will feel good soon." Taehyung kept his finger still and wrapped his hand around his cock, twirling his tongue over the head to distract him from the pain. Soon enough, he seemed to relax and told him to move his finger.

It was strangely nice — although it was still painful and uncomfortable, it felt good, and Taehyung's sinful tongue that was all over his erection helped a ton as well.

He repeated the same process with the two fingers and then the three fingers. Jeongguk moaned and whined nonstop, and even though Taehyung waited for quite a while to move his three fingers, Jeongguk was still in pain.

But that's the thing; he didn't want him to stop.

"So fucking good for me, taking all three fingers, baby," Taehyung muttered, his mouth still attached to his length. "You're doing so well for me, so beautiful for me, so perfect for me." He discerned Jeongguk's body twitching and heard another set of choked moans. Taehyung knew what was about to happen, so he guzzled his cock and bobbed his head at a quick tempo, slamming his fingers in and out of his hole.

"Tae! Fuck—" Jeongguk screamed as his second orgasm crashed over him.

He decreased his pace as he knew he was sensitive at the moment, and when he rode off his high, he pulled his fingers out. He slid on top of him again and bombarded his neck with kisses as he passed his fingers through his hair. "We can stop here if you want."

"No. I want more. More of you."

Taehyung gazed at him with chock-full of love and lust eyes and crushed their lips together. They hungrily kissed each other, losing themselves in the savory drag of their tongues.

Taehyung nibbled his bottom lip fiercely, evoking all kinds of lewd sounds from him, and once he felt Jeongguk's cock twitch, he shifted to his neck. He sucked it hard, painting another mark there, and only stopped so he could slip out of his pants and boxers.

He rolled the condom on his length and coated it with lube before he settled between his legs. He glided two fingers inside him, checking how tight he was, but Jeongguk seemed to enjoy it a little too much. He cracked a warm smile at the sultry but endearing at the same time sight and took his fingers out.

"I'll start now. I'll go slow, okay? We can stop anytime," Taehyung reassured, and Jeongguk nodded immediately.

Jeongguk wanted this a whole lot more than he thought.

He eased the head into him, and Jeongguk shut his eyes right away. He slanted forward and showered him with tender kisses, anything to allay the pain. "It's okay, little bun. It'll feel good once you get used to it. I promise. Just give it time."

Little by little, Taehyung managed to bottom out and stayed completely still. "We can wait all you need," he whispered against his lips. The kisses and caresses carried on, and it was probably about three minutes later when Jeongguk seemed to relax.

"I think I'm okay."

"Okay," Taehyung said with a small smile. He pulled back a notch, testing his reaction, and glided back in at a glacial rhythm. The rolls of his hips were small and gentle as he tried to help him get used to the feeling faster.

And when Jeongguk gripped his waist and began meeting his movements, Taehyung built up a stable, normal rhythm.

Both moaned at the blissful feeling, their bodies pressing together as Taehyung thrust inside him a dram faster, rougher. "You feel so good wrapped around me, baby, so fucking good. So tight," he uttered through his panting, educing a stifled cry from him.

"Am I d-doing good f-for you?" Jeongguk's voice barely came out as he was too overwhelmed by the new, spine-tingling sensations.

"You're perfect, baby. You're doing really, really good, taking me so well." Having Jeongguk asking for confirmation only managed to turn on Taehyung more if that was even possible. He loved his praise kink to the core.

Taehyung sat straighter and clutched his hips as he notched up his pace just a whit more. "You like this, baby? Or too fast?"

"Harder!" Jeongguk exclaimed, tossing his head from side to side as he felt every inch of his body flame by excitation.

And Taehyung did as he was told. He started ramming inside him faster and harder, his grip on his hips firming up. "Fuck, so good." He grunted, feeling a blazing coil bloom in his belly.

He maintained his pace as he grabbed Jeongguk's neglected cock and rubbed his thumb over the slit. The sudden action brought tears to Jeongguk's eyes by the overstimulation and bliss. "Tae! I'll—ah, cum again."

"Me too, baby. Let it all out for me. Cum with me," Taehyung rasped as he pumped his length at the same speed he penetrated him.

It didn't take long for both to cum while gazing deep into each other's eyes. Honestly, seeing Jeongguk cum was a sight he could never get enough of. And the same was for Jeongguk.

Taehyung slipped his cock out of him and disposed of the condom before he quickly returned to him to help him clean up.

[|Ends here|]

Taehyung cocooned him into his embrace, content smiles adorning their faces. "Are you okay? Did you like it? Did I hurt you?"

"You know what?" Jeongguk rolled to his side to face him. "I hate you for making me wait for so damn long to experience this. It was so amazing, and you were refusing to make me feel this amazing!"

"Oh, come on now." Taehyung chuckled, knowing he was being playful, and he loved it to the bone. "You can't be mad at me for this."

"I can't be mad at you for anything." Jeongguk flashed him a wide smile and left a kiss on his lips. "I loved it. And I really felt loved."

"I loved it too." Taehyung pecked his nose, earning an endearing giggle from him. "You were amazing. And I love your praise kink."

"Shut up."

"Aww, you're embarrassed. That's so adorable."

"And you're mocking me about it."

"Like good old times, remember?"

"I remember. And I want to remember everything that happened. No matter how painful it was, everything led us here. And thank you for teaching me to replace bad memories with good ones. You helped me learn a lot of things and thank you for this."

"You helped me learn things too. And it's okay to remember as long as you're not hurting over it. That's why I want to replace every bad memory you have with a good one."

"You've already done that, Taehyungie. None of the things that happened affect me anymore because I have you, and you made my nightmares go away. You made everything bad go away and gave me love. You gave me... you. And I will cherish that and love you for as long as you let me."

Taehyung peered at him with heart eyes as he folded a strand of hair behind his ear. "Then get ready to love me forever because I won't let you stop loving me. Ever. You make me enjoy life. Do you know how rare is that now? Everyone is hurting over something. Everyone has their own problems. That's life.

"And we will have to face tough times in the future, but we have each other, baby. And I know I can handle everything as long as you're with me. I told you, there's no me without you. This phrase, although cliche, has such a great meaning, and especially when you mean it. So I'm asking you to stay by my side at our hard times because there's no me without you."

"Tae, you're making me cry," Jeongguk mumbled as tears beaded at the corner of his eyes.

Taehyung smiled and kissed his tears away while cupping his head. "You have such a good heart. Such a pure heart. Thank you for sharing it with me."

"I will stay by your side no matter what. We will fight together whatever comes in our way. I can't imagine my life without you. I really can't because there's no me without you either. You have such a special place in my heart. I could never throw it away, I don't fucking want to. And thank you for sharing your life and heart with me too. You have a good heart too, Taehyungie hyung. You never meant to live the life you had. You deserve so much more."

"I have you. You're more than I deserve, little bun."

"No, you deserve the world. And I'll make sure to give you that."

"You already do." They shared an affectionate smile and effaced the gap between them. Their lips moved in sync, both overwhelmed with the roaring feelings they had for each other. "I love you so damn much, little bun."

"I love you, Taehyungie hyung. So, so much."

And they kissed again and held each other tightly. Their feelings were so strong and overwhelming they couldn't help but let them out and share them every day.

Jeongguk and Taehyung weren't meant to live the life they had before, but together, they were able to create a new one, one that was filled with love, happiness, and laughter.

They had their friends and hyungs they loved so much, they had their own home, their own business. They had found love, they were able to laugh and be happy, they were able to simply enjoy life. They found strength and support in each other, a different kind than the one they had with their friends and hyungs. They had everything they wanted.

But none of it would matter if they weren't together.

And none of it would have happened if they hadn't met.

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The end.

I'm sad.

Send help.

Okay so, it was fun and so exciting to write this book although it had a lot of angst that had me crying too at times. The original idea for this was Taehyung to hurt Jungkook, play him and use him for his own benefit BUT as I started writing this, new ideas came to me and I couldn't go through with the original plan. I hope it turned out well.

I want to say thank you so so much to everyone who read even a chapter of this book, to everyone who voted and commented. I really hope you enjoyed it and it was worth your time.

Big special thanks to those who stuck with me throughout this journey and who supported me from the beginning.

Thank you for your love and support, it means so much to me and it's the best reward I can get. To know that people enjoy my books and I help them just a bit to take their mind off even for a moment. That's all I need to keep writing.

I love you all so much, you're amazing, and if you're struggling with something, don't forget that you're stronger than you think.

Until next time.

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