Jungkook PoV

I sat on top of my bed, looking at the window. The view is the hospital garden, where a lot of the patients come to walk and have some private times with their family members or loved ones. 

I've noticed the kids in the paediatric ward always come visit that garden. They're always seated on a bench, with a nurse guiding them and teaching them some lessons. Or they bring coloring books and have activities. 

They all look fun to watch. 

And because today's my last day here in the hospital, I want to go to the garden too. 5 days in here, and I know her schedule already. 

She comes in my room, have her rounds and quickly leave. Without talking to me, or making eye contact with me. To make her feel less awkward, I fake my sleep so she could do her job. 

Around 3:30 in the afternoon, she would walk outside to the garden and sit on the bench. There are no people in that time of the day, and I'd see her just relaxing and thinking there. 

I have no feelings about it. We both chose to not work things out. 

Because, either way, one of us will get hurt. No matter how much we avoid it. Someone will always get hurt. 

My eyes look at the garden again, I see her. Her hair is all tied up in a ponytail, and she's walking with a snack in her hand. Like usual, she sits on her spot. It isn't 3:30 yet, but she's there. 

I see her grab her phone, and answered a call. After 2 minutes, she turns it off and goes back to eat her snack. Then she looks away and fans her eyes. 

She's crying. 

What can I do? I'm bedridden. 

My head turned to my room's door, as there were knockings from the outside. 

"Come in," I said. 

The door opened a little and someone's head popped out on the small space, "Annyeong!"

I smiled, "Annyeong."

"No medication? Or anything? Can we enter?" 

I nodded, "Yes, Jimin-hyung, you guys can."

He smiles and enters my room. With 4 other men following him. They all looked amazed by the size of my hospital room. As if they aren't in the VIP wards too, but the room is technically bigger than my own apartment. 

Just kidding, it's as big as my own living room. I just want to flex, you know. 

"Wah, daebak!" Taehyung gasps.

Namjoon ruffles his hair, "That's why you get hospitalized."

Taehyung slaps his shoulder.

"Hey! What was that for?" Namjoon asks and rubs on his shoulder.

"I said, I hate getting sick."

"Okay, okay, I get it. Stop slapping me!"

"That was only once."

"Nuh-uh, twice."

"Once."

"Twice."

"Onc---"

"AISH, JINJJA, ARE WE GONNA DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN?!" Jin shouts at both of them, leaving them quiet. 

Hoseok sat on the chair next to my bed and fixes the pillow and blanket on me. 

"You shouldn't feel cold," he said.

"Thanks, hyung," I smiled and searched for someone in the room. "Yoongi-hyung?"

"He went back to London. His residency there has been approved, so now he's fixing his marriage papers with his fiance," Jin replies and claps. "But, anyways! If Yoongi was here, he would be screaming at us part 2 because we didn't take care of you. Look for him when he's back in Seoul."

I looked at Jin, "When will he be back?"

"I don't know, am I google?" he answered. 

"Jin-hyung, when will Yoongi-hyung be back?" I asked, half laughing. 

His eyes widened, "Oh, so I'm a freaking amazon alexa robot now?!"

We all laughed at our oldest hyung. 

"So, when's your wedding?" Namjoon asked Jin from behind. 

Jin turned around and pointed a finger at Namjoon. 

"Jisoo yelled at me, shh!" he held Namjoon's mouth, shutting it up. 

Taehyung was in the middle of both of them and just laughed. Then Jin looked at Taehyung.

"How about you, huh, when were you supposed to tell us that you were getting married to Kim Jennie?" Jin exposed him. 

Then Taehyung's face turn serious and also held Jin's mouth, making it shut up. 

"Yah, hyung!"

I was shocked by the news. 

Jimin stood up from the sofa, "Yah, Kim Taehyung! Why didn't you tell us this news?! You guys must have had sex already!" 

Taehyung looks at Jimin then smirks. 

Jimin walked to Taehyung, with a pointer pointing at him and a begging look. 

"Oh, no, Kim Taehyung, please don't---"

"So, when were you supposed to tell us that you're almost back to single?" Taehyung asked. 

Jimin also zips his mouth. 

He awkwardly laughed, "Yeah-ha-ha-ha but we're patching things up, ri-ha-ha-ha-hayt?" 

Taehyung just slowly nodded while me and Hoseok look at each other and laugh. Jin and Namjoon also laughed at Jimin's news.

Technically, he's the most boyfriend material in our group. A girl wanting to leave him is the most impossible scenario ever. 

But when I still saw how Hoseok laughed at the other's who were zipping each other's mouths up, I remembered the information I asked Cole to find. 

I cleared my throat and everyone had their eyes on me.

"Hoseok-hyung?" 

"Hmm?" he hummed. 

"When were you supposed to tell us that you got Wendy-noona pregnant?" I asked. 

All of their heads turned on both of us, each one of them letting go of each other's mouths. 

"HUH?! PREGNANT?!" they all screamed. 

Hoseok stood up and looked at me with big eyes, "Yah, did you ask Cole to look into this?!" 

"IT'S TRUE?!" Taehyung shouted. 

Jimin patted his shoulder, "At least it's better than Jungkook who got someone pregnant in a one-night thing. Talk about condoms, I suggest."

Taehyung looked at Jimin and laughed. 

"Yeah, well, at least I'm not almost single because a girl admitted she liked my girlfriend," I rolled my eyes at Jimin.

Jimin brushed his hair, frustratedly, "HOW THE HELL DID YOU FIND THAT ONE OUT?!"

I shrugged, "Guessed."

"Oh, yeah? At least I have a girlfriend! Unlike someone here...!" Jimin turned to Namjoon.

Namjoon looked dumbfounded, "Ho..How did I get into this mess?"

Jin laughed out loud, "You're still single?!"

"I'm single, yeah, that's right! But at least my girlfriend didn't tell my parents that I was the reason she jumped off a window!" then he snorted. "Oh, wait, I don't have one!"

"Hey! That was a long, long, loooong time ago! It was an accident!" Jin looked at all of us. "An accident!!!" 

Then he stood up straight, "But hey, at least my girlfriend didn't break a friendship since grade school years."

Jin turned to Taehyung.

Taehyung embraced himself, "Why-why do I feel so attacked?"

Hoseok laughed and clapped, "Right! Jennie used to be Jongin's girlfriend!"

"Hey!" Taehyung called Hoseok's attention. "At least my girlfriend did not yell and throw a frying pan at me for getting her pregnant!"

Hoseok stood up, "Now, did she tell you that?!"

"I've got sources," Taehyung sassed. 

I just laughed at all of them until all their heads turned to me. 

Oh, Mother Mary. 

Forgive me from my sins. 

"Surprise, Jiyoon's my child," I, sarcastically laughed. 

"Surprise, how," Jin imitated me. 

I pointed at Namjoon, "Ask him, he probably knew from the real records in this hospital."

"Yeah, about 4 years now," Namjoon nodded. 

Everyone except me looked at him.

"You knew, and you didn't tell him? What are you? An idiot?" Jimin asked. 

"What are you? A person who got 10 checks on his mathematic's test?" Namjoon retorted. 

"Okay, guys, let's get back to what we really came here for," Jin says. "And that's not to insult each other with the private information we have."

"Fair enough," Hoseok nodded. "What did we really go here for?"

Jin points at me and sits down on the sofa, "Jeon Jungkook, duh."

"Yeah, well, of course, duh. What else?" Hoseok asked him. 

"Okay, J-hope, go hop on your joggers," Jin snapped. 

"Go kiss the floor, that's where you sleep nowadays, right?" Hoseok smiled. 

Jin closed his eyes, "I swear, I hate it when Jisoo tells her friends and her friends tells it to their boyfriends."

"Break it off, guys. We're here for other things," Jimin says and sits down. 

Taehyung and Namjoon sits down also. 

"Uhm, is it that important that you guys have to be here?" I asked. 

They nodded. 

"So you're taking her in?" Namjoon asked. "I mean, I knew it long ago, but Chae begged me not to tell you."

"Well, yeah, it's sort of protocol for the family to prepare the heirs of the company. Especially with the future projects lined up, I'd doubt she can handle it in the future not unless--"

"You have a son?" Hoseok cut me off. 

I looked at him, "Unless I have a boy..yeah, you're right."

"Jungkook, to one woman only," he said. "You're reputation is big across the world and having kids with 2 different mothers? That's scandalous."

"Well yeah, but having a boy is also known as an 'If Statement', hyung. I know, for me to have another heir, I must marry Chaeyoung but you know, Jiyoon will be enough to handle the company."

"She's a girl, she's supposed to marry," Jin scoffed. "What? Will it be named 'Kim Foundations' once she marries? Not 'Jeon' like it's original one? No, Jungkook, I think you should marry Chaeyoung and have another kid, happy ending for everyone. Jiyoon's role won't have to be so burdening to you."

"No to discrimination, but it's true, Jungkook. When Jiyoon's 20, you're still like, what, 47? She'll be 30 and you're still 57, 40 and you're still 67. She's gonna be old and you're still suitable to hold the position in the company. Strategize, Kook," Jimin said. 

"Oh, wait, wait, there," Jin looked at Jimin. "We're not here about that. We're here to help him clear things up."

Jimin realized, "Oh, yeah, I forgot, sorry."

"I have no say in this because I love Jiyoon too," Taehyung said. "But you know, just go with whatever your heart tells you to do. If it says marry Chaeyoung, then marry her."

"Except that divorce is common nowadays, but I think you guys won't end it that way," Namjoon says.

Hoseok nodded, "Plus, your dad really likes her to be your wife, right?"

I nodded.

"Bonus point, then," Hoseok says. "Now, what about the media?"

"What do you mean the media?" I asked. 

"Well, Jiyoon's name has never been mentioned under your profile before, how will you tell them that? I swear, your name will trend in Twitter for a whole day," Jimin says. 

"Aish!" Jin slapped Jimin's lap. "Stay in topic!!" 

"The public will know her once she's ready," I smiled. "For now, Jiyoon will have to meet companies associated with Jeon Foundations abroad. She'll come with me during my business-related events. That's what I know for now, for Chaeyoung in the other hand, it's complicated so please leave that topic out for today."

"Gotcha."

"Okay, we're cool."

"What's so complicated with just saying: 'I'm sorry'?"

"Tae, you're just lucky Jennie isn't like that."

"Knock, knock," my room's door opened.

We all faced Chaeyoung's friend, Jihyo. She's the one that frequently visits me and tells me about what's been happening around Chaeyoung.

I motioned her to come in and she did. Unexpectedly, she's very feisty and mean. No wonders why Chanyeol asked me before if Chaeyoung slaps my shoulder whenever she laughs because Jihyo does so. 

Why don't they go out together?

Right, they can't because they're colleagues.

Oh, love. It's very complicated!

Jihyo taps on her watch, "Garden. Like you requested?"

I smiled and turned to my hyungs, "It's my downtime. Now, if you'll excuse me."

"That's alright, we'll see you in your apartment. Send us the address of the new house you bought, by the way," Jimin smiled. 

"Ergh--" I froze. "How..how did you know that?"

Taehyung's arms were folded and he laughed, "Well, somebody's kid is very happy about it."

"No overnights! Now, go! Shoo!" I shouted at them before they left.

After they walked out, it was only me and Jihyo in the room. She walked out of the room and went back inside, strolling a wheel chair.

I stared at it. 

Am I gonna go outside like that? What? No way!

"Unless you wanna walk around carrying your IV line? Or press the forward, backward and sideward button on this chair instead," she sassed. 

"Yeah, wait," I said and stood up from the bed. 

She pushed the chair, even if it can be manually controlled. But she only helped me until the garden area. I have at least 2 hours in this place, if I want to go back up, I can just ring her through some kind of button on this chair. 

But 2 hours is good enough for some self-time. Yeah, sure I have it all the time in the hospital room but being inside is sickening. 

After I see Jihyo leave, I pressed the button to move around the garden. I was alone in this place, except that there was a kid and a nurse talking in one side. 

The kid was crying and the nurse was comforting him. I looked at him for a while and then I decided to go to the spot where Chaeyoung sits. 

Not to beg her to come back, but to see why she always wants to sit there. 

I turned to my right and then there's the bench she always sits on. I pause for a while, realizing why she sits here. There's that feeling of calmness. Especially because the winter breeze is cold and soft, the trees are preparing for the cold season. 

"Why are you here?" I heard her ask. 

My eyes are closed as I relax myself, "It's boring in my room."

"Well, you should stay in there until your discharge tomorrow," she says.

I open my eyes and see her sit down on the bench, holding the snack she always eats when she goes here. 

"Came out from the surgery room?" I asked, as I noticed blood on her nail. 

"Twins," she said and bit on her snack. 

I nod.

Then I looked up at her, "Stressed?"

"Yeah."

I nod again. As I was about to say something, she cut me off first. 

"We're not getting back together, if that's what you're here for," she said. 

"I didn't want to talk about that," I chuckled.

She held on her forehead, "Wow, I'm embarrassed. Then what are you here for?"

"Fresh air, and some thinking," I smiled. "No matter how much I try to put you in the equation, it's hard to think of a situation."

"Rhymes, what do you mean?"

"Like what you said, I'm putting you in the plan. Not because of Jiyoon, but because I still have the will to fight for this relationship. And if I can't, and you go off somewhere far already, it's time to stop."

"You've been taught to never stop until you get what you want."

I nod, "That's right."

She scoffs, "Pathetic lesson but useful in times like this."

"Hyung told me, if this wasn't really meant to be, maybe on a different timeline," I said. "Say, what other thing, aside from doctor, did you want to be?"

"A singer."

"Me too. I wanted to be a dancer also."

"So you think, if our next lives, we were like that, then it's meant to be then?"

I nodded, "We're just not compatible right now."

"Will you take care of her?" she asked, wiping off her tear. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to break the calm mood--"

"Why do you think I won't take care of her?"

She shrugs, "As her mom, it's just that instinct of wondering about my child."

Then I thought of something that can help me save us in this situation. 

"Chae."

"Yes?"

I looked at her, "If you give us 2 weeks together, would you reconsider us?"

"That would depend on the future me."

"Then let's spend 2 weeks together."

"Jungkook, you've got work, and I've got work."

"After next week is Christmas, we can have a family trip together."

"I don't know..." she hesitated. 

"Jiyoon talked about the Illumination Street once, Sapporo is a nice place in winter."

"I'll message you if I agree," she said and smiled. "Has she visited you?"

I nodded, "She has. Complains that you never picked her up from appa's house."

"She's not under my care."

"I'll give you the week with her, spend time with her," I begged Chaeyoung and held on her hand.

"I have another surgery in 30 minutes, excuse me."

And there she goes, avoiding her problems. 

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it's happy!!!

haha. 

see? promised you it'd be happy.

see you guys on the next update!

iz out------