They broke the kiss with lots of small ones, smiling between each one. "Fuck, I missed this so much," Jeongguk whispered against his lips and planted another soft kiss there.

"I missed it too. I missed you." Taehyung wrapped his legs around him as he squeezed him in his hug and showered him with kisses all over his face.

A few giggles echoed in the room as Jeongguk relished every second of his kiss attack. "This day is officially the best day ever."

"I agree. You don't have to go to jail, you're free!"

"No, I'm yours and you're mine. That's why it's the best day ever." Jeongguk didn't stop pecking his lips and bombarding his face with kisses as Taehyung did before.

"If you were in jail we wouldn't be together now, you know."

"You have a point." Jeongguk hummed as he ran his fingers through his smooth hair, peering at Taehyung with an unrelenting, soft gaze. "Thank you for everything. You were truly amazing, baby."

"You were amazing too. I had a small panic attack when you said that your speech didn't matter anymore. But what you said was beautiful."

"I wouldn't screw up all your hard work. I can't believe it's finally over. I'm not your client anymore. And Hyekyo and Joongki reopened the restaurant, so if you can give them a week or two, they'll have enough money to pay you."

"Don't worry about that. You also have a fine to pay. It's better to pay that off first and then you can pay me by installments as we said."

"You're an angel, Tae. Now I feel even worse for what I did. If I just had listened to the guys who said to ask for your help instead of going through with the plan, you wouldn't have gone through so much pain because of me. I'm so sorry." Jeongguk strung their foreheads together and closed his eyes. "I'll do everything I can to make it up to you."

"All that is in the past, Kook. I don't care about that. I know you feel bad about it, but please let's move past that. The last two weeks were like hell, and I'm tired of being sad. I want to be finally happy. I want to be happy with you."

"You really want to share your life with a nineteen-year-old, huh?" Jeongguk asked, his tone teasing, and managed to steal a hearty giggle from him.

"Not just any nineteen-year-old. The nineteen-year-old who makes me feel so many things for him. The nineteen-year-old who's beautiful and makes me laugh all the time. The nineteen-year-old who's amazingly good in sex. I miss your praises," Taehyung mumbled with a bashful smile as he hid his face into the curve of his neck.

"I'll give you all the praises in the world, baby. You deserve them, anyway."

"I got my hyung back. It feels so good." Taehyung released a sigh of pure bliss as he drew back to cup his face and give him a long kiss on his lips.

"Hyung's not going anywhere, pup. He's all yours."

"As he should," Taehyung snickered and pecked his lips multiple times.

"Are you okay, though? I was really worried about you."

"I'm fine now. I just couldn't sleep well since the moment you went to jail. I was worried about you and the trial. It was really difficult to find all the evidence about the guard."

"But you did it. And please take it easy from now on. You can't tire yourself to the limits every time because of your cases. I won't let you do that anymore."

"Oh? Will you take care of me, Kook?"

"Of course I will. But we won't be able to see each other that much if I don't sleep at your house. You work until eight and I have uni and community work afterwards."

"We'll figure it out. And you can sleep at my place anytime you want."

"Okay then. Are you hungry?"

"Yeah, actually. Wait, where are your parents?"

"At the restaurant. Don't worry, they won't be here until late at night." Jeongguk pressed a kiss on his pretty lips and rose to his feet with Taehyung in his hug, heading to the kitchen.

"Are you gonna cook, Jeon Jeongguk?"

"What's up with the full name? That's creepy."

"I just didn't know you can cook. You don't seem like the type."

Jeongguk gasped at his words, a pretended shocked expression surfacing on his face. "How dare you? I'm an excellent chef. I learned from the best."

"Seokjin, huh?" He saw Jeongguk nod smilingly. "Both of your parents are chefs, and you still didn't learn from them?"

"You know I don't have a good relationship with them."

"I know, but you said you're tired of going against them. What did you mean by that?" Taehyung twined his arms around his waist when he perceived the heavy atmosphere that engulfed them.

"Honestly, I don't know. I'm just tired. There's no way we can create a good relationship now, but I don't want to yell at them or treat them badly anymore. And I don't want to do stupid things just to make them mad anymore."

Taehyung couldn't help the faint smile that popped up onto his lips as he rubbed his cheek with a gentle thumb. "I'm happy to hear that. You don't have to get closer to them, but treating them at least a tiny bit better will help you too. It will ease your nerves."

"You ease my nerves," he whispered and claimed his lips in a short, sweet kiss. "I don't want to be angry anymore. I want to focus only on you. I want to give everything to you."

"You're such a big softie. I was so right."

"I'm only a big softie for you." Jeongguk drew a kiss on his forehead and caged him in his hug. "I want to make you happy, Tae."

"I am happy right now. You are enough for me to be happy. And I hope I can make you happy too." Taehyung melted into the embrace, resting his chin on his shoulder.

"You can and you already are. Thank you for trusting me. I'll make sure you won't regret it."

"I know I won't." He joined their lips together, their tongues brushing against each other, and they savored it as much as they could before they ceased the kiss with a chain of pecks. "So what are we cooking?"

"Jjajangmyeon?"

"Yes! I love jjajangmyeon." He held tiny fists in the air by his enthusiasm, causing Jeongguk to chuckle.

"I can just eat you, though. You're so fucking adorable."

"You wanna eat me?" he asked coyly as he batted his eyelashes.

"I didn't mean it that way, you dirty-minded baby." Jeongguk broke into giggles once he detected his broad smile. "And you say I'm a horny dork."

"I only said it once because you were! I can't believe you still remember that."

"Of course I remember that. Do you remember what I had said that made you say that?"

"Yes, but I'm not saying it."

"Why?"

"Because it's embarrassing!" Taehyung whined, burying his face into his hands.

His cute behavior evoked another chuckle from Jeongguk as he lowered his hands. "But it's true. Look at this angelic face," he uttered, caressing his cheek with his knuckle. "And look at this thick ass." He shifted his hands there and squeezed the plump muscle.

"Jeongguk!" he squeaked, slamming his hands against his shoulders as his action caught him off guard. "You'll make me hard if you continue doing this and I'm hungry."

"Okay, baby. You can just sit here and rest. I'll do everything."

"If you want my help you can ask me, though."

"Thank you." Jeongguk offered him a tender smile and kissed him once more before he started preparing the ingredients. "Will you come tomorrow at Jimin's trial or do you have to work?"

"I think I'll take a small break for a few days. I'll work from home because I have another trial coming up soon and I'm already exhausted," he answered as he perched on a chair, watching fondly every move Jeongguk made.

"Yeah, you should rest, Tae. So you wanna go together tomorrow?"

"Yes. Will you stay with me tonight?"

"If you want me to." Jeongguk glanced back at him and sent him a playful wink.

"I think I'm too tired to have sex." Taehyung pouted. Although he missed him greatly, he didn't have much strength after everything.

"I didn't say anything. Why is your mind always in sex, hmm?" Jeongguk chuckled as he approached him to peck his pouty lips and then carried on with cooking.

"Yeah, like you haven't missed it too!"

"I won't deny that. But I missed you more."

"I missed you too."

Their gazes met once again, and they smiled at each other, both brimmed with content.

They continued chatting as Jeongguk cooked, and it didn't take him long to finish.

He filled his plate with food and placed it in front of him, but Taehyung complaining that it was too much and he couldn't eat all that had him chuckling. With a delicate kiss on his lips, he shut his whiny baby up and sat next to him. "You want something to drink?"

"We're gonna drink beers like old times?" Taehyung beamed as he caressed his nape.

"I can't drink while I'm on probation. Judge's orders."

"Wow, and you're planning to follow that?"

"Yeah, I don't want to do anything to screw it up. I can't go to jail again. I have you to take care of and I don't wanna be away from you." He gazed at him with fond eyes as he took hold of his hand, intertwining their fingers.

"You don't have to take care of me, but I don't want to be away from you either." Taehyung tipped closer and pecked his lips.

"But I want to take care of you, and you know you love it, anyway. I want to spoil you and shower you with affection. Fuck, what have you done to me?" he murmured as he dropped his head, unable to believe how much Taehyung changed him.

"You're so cute," Taehyung cooed, placing a torrent of kisses all around his face. "Please shower me with affection. I need it."

"I will, baby. I can't not do that, anyway." They shared another short kiss, and soft smiles were engraved on their lips once they pulled back. "So you want a beer or something?"

"No. If you're not drinking, I'm not drinking either."

"Wow, you're really amazing."

"I know." He lifted a kittenish shoulder. "Thank you for the food." He finally took his first bite and his eyes widened in amazement. "This is so good!"

"I'm glad you like it, baby. You have to eat all of your food, okay?"

"Don't do this to me, you meanie! You know I can't eat that much."

"At least try." Jeongguk tucked a strand of hair behind his ear. "You have to regain your strength."

"I'll try for you."

And Taehyung really did try. But the amount of food he had put on his plate was too much for him. Even though he left a bit, Jeongguk praised him and gave him lots of kisses, earning a few endearing giggles from him.

Taehyung offered to do the dishes as a thank you, but Jeongguk didn't let him. They settled on doing them together, and once they finished, Jeongguk got ready so they could go to the older's place.

They spent their time talking, cuddling, and kissing, something they missed the most when they were apart. At that moment, everything felt just right for both. Nothing else mattered since they had finally found the strength to admit their feelings for each other.

Maybe they were still scared about those raging feelings, maybe they were worried about the uncertain future, but at least now they could be scared together.

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