Seokjin's Pov:

It wasn't quite eight o'clock yet, and when I woke up, he was already gone from the bed. Because of how he sleeps, he should sleep on his own. I don't need somebody to sleep over for a little while; give me a quick hug, and only be gone again.

I attempted to flip over onto my back but was unable; the pain in my behind was still there. It just irritates me more toward him; I don't see how he can simply leave me in this state. Although I am not one to pass judgment, the more time I spend with him, the more I truly understand his last marriage and the misery his ex-husband likely went through. It is not acceptable, and it is certainly not cool.

He had almost no similarity to Yoongi at all. Yoongi would never leave me in bed alone like this, and if he had to, he would at least give me a present as an apology for the inconvenience. This guy has never bought me anything, not even a shirt. Even after I informed him that diamonds were my favorite, it was as if I was speaking to a stone block. He did not get me anything.

I might have married a wealthier guy, but I have taken a step backward regarding the quality of my life.

They were absolutely correct when they said that quality is most important, not quantity.

"I hate this." As I struggled to get myself out of bed, I felt aggravated. This presented me with even another challenge. It was becoming harder and harder for me to get out of bed each morning, and I'm not sure whether it was because my muscles were getting older due to the pregnancy or if it was just my problem.

As I struggled to land on my feet, someone reached out and caught me just in time to prevent me from falling over.

"Are you okay?" He asked and looked at me blankly as I moved away from him and crossed my arms over my chest.

"No, I am not alright. I nearly fell. That would not have occurred if you had been present."

When he grinned, it irritated me since nothing was amusing about the situation.

"I apologize. I went out to get breakfast for us. I hope you don't mind, but I spoke to Hoseok, and he informed me about a cafe where you love dining. I wanted to make up for making you a little angry yesterday, so I awoke early and went to fetch us something from there. I should have left you a note, but I didn't believe you'd be up yet."

Who the fuck is this guy?

"You bought me breakfast?" I couldn't stop my eyes from welling up, and I hated that my emotions were all over the place.

"I did. I left it in the kitchen. I figured I'd wake you up and then help you get cleaned up so we could go eat."

This is unacceptable; he is not trying to manipulate my feelings, is he? Even though I am a very strong person, if he continues to act this way, I will develop feelings for him; does he realize what he is doing?

"Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness; that was extremely kind of you. If you leave the bed anytime we sleep next to each other, please simply return my body pillow to its original position on the bed. I can sleep much more easily when I have something or someone to snuggle up with."

"You are welcome, and I will keep that in mind next time. Do you want me to help in the bathroom-"

"Nope, I got it." Absolutely not; I would not let myself be tricked into getting fucked once again.

*****

I was pleased since he had purchased all my favorite items from the café. Of course, Hoseok had done a good job for me. Because he knew me so well, he had earned the title of being my best friend. I was not disappointed with how he helped Jungkook with getting me something edible to eat.

"Seokjin?"

I looked at Jungkook as he called my name, "hmm?" What's wrong now?

"There is an event next weekend; it's an annual event that I am invited to. How do you feel about being my plus one?"

Not sure. I never had to be your plus one before.

"I don't know, Jungkook; what are your thoughts on the possibility of me being your plus one? Would you want me to attend this event?"

"I would really want you to be there, yet, I don't want to coerce you into going to something you won't have any interest in being at."

Funny, yet you coerce me into marrying you, but sure you have selective amnesia.

However, I thought it was a nice gesture that he wanted me to be his plus one. It put a smile on my face. I don't get how his ex-husband cheated on him. This was a really nice man, except when it came to his bank card. He and his accountant were a pain in my ass. He was a literal pain in my ass.

"I would love to be your plus one, Jungkook." I love fancy events. I definitely missed out on going to those things after Yoongi died.

He seemed surprised by my response, "really, you would attend the event with me?"

"Yes, really. Why do you seem surprised?" Did he think I would say no? I had a chance to dress up, show my style, and have people stare at me and give me attention; I would not pass up on anything like that.

"I don't know, but I suppose it doesn't matter. I am delighted to learn that you will accompany me."

His face was as bright as the lights on a Christmas tree. His ex-husband probably didn't go to these things with him. He really lived a sad life; maybe if he wasn't as mean as he is with his money and giving people budgets, he would have a better life. That's just my two cents, but who knows.

I guess I made him happy. I guess we all deserve to be happy. Myself included.

"Make sure you let me know the dress code because I'm sure I'll have to go out and get something to wear," At last, I have an excuse to go shopping without him hovering over my shoulder!

"We will go together today. I need a suit for the event as well."

Great. Just great. Whenever we are having a great time together, he ruins the mood. Why would I want to go shopping with him?

"Are you okay, Seokjin?"

No, I am not okay. Why can't I go shopping on my own?

"I am fine, Jungkook. I guess I am still tired."

"Do you want to go back to bed? You can go back to bed, we can go out later. There is no rush."

"Why, you have work?" Of course, he had work. That's why he wants to ship me off to bed.

He shook his head and said, "I decided to take the day off. Whatever it is that you would want for us to do, I am completely open to it. To tell you the truth, I had a lot of thoughts when you were sleeping last night."

Thoughts to fuck me, I know.

"What kind of thoughts did you have?"

"I want to make an effort to change the fact that we don't know much about one other. I know that the process by which we got married and arrived at this point was not what either of us envisioned it would be."

Nevertheless, for the first time in my life in a romantic partnership, I get the sense that there is something worthwhile keeping when it comes to you, and I want to make sure that we do things the right way. It's not because we have an agreement, but because I care about you, I want to make this work out for our kids and us."

I am always someone worthwhile. It does not come as a surprise that he solved the puzzle. Good for him. I can see why he is rich; he uses his brain.

"I am all for it if you want to make an effort to get to know me, and if you want to truly give this marriage thing one hundred percent shot along with me, I am up for it. However, you must not mess with my feelings in any way. I haven't been in too many relationships, and it's a relationship, not a partnership. Maybe that's why you were not successful before.

Anyway, I agree with you; what happened with us is not the usual, but you are a fucking attractive man, and you blew my mind with sex, which I did not anticipate. You are unusual and not always in wonderful ways, but I appreciate that you got out of bed to get me breakfast.

I like it when other people look after me and spoil me. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the kind support you provided me with the shower yesterday.

So please, if you are a joker guy, do not start taking care of me, Jungkook, because if you do, I will anticipate that you will continue to do so even when you are not physically here. I can be a very clingy person.

To summarize, if you don't want me to get hooked on you, don't be sweet; instead, be bitter, and I'll find it much easier to retain my distance and control my emotions."

He grabbed my hand, placed his lips on it, and then looked me in the eyes and said, "I will never toy with your emotions. I appreciate what you are doing for us. I want us to be successful together at this. Also, if you didn't know, all relationships are a partnership. A relationship's basis is feelings; a partnership's basis is proving those feelings and building upon what has already been established to create a stronger bond. I want to build a romantic partnership with you, Seokjin. Not something built on temporary feelings, if you understand me."

Oh, well, this is different. Anyway, he is a CEO. He should know these things. There's nothing to be ashamed of if I don't have big words or well-thought-out thoughts like him.

"Okay, I get it; you made a point. You want us to have a partnership relationship."

He smiled at me, "you are very unique; yes, that's kind of what I want. Yesterday, I felt at home for the first time in a very long time. I didn't realize it was possible to experience that, but I needed it. I didn't wake up thinking about work for the first time, but I thought about you and how I might express to you that I am here for us."

"Wow, you are really falling for me." I wasn't crazy, right? This man was into me. I can't blame him, honestly.

"I am. You are my husband. Is there someone else I should be falling for?"

You know he is very sexy when he is honest. I appreciate that he doesn't play around with his words. I leaned over the table and kissed his lips.

"You have every right to fall for me. If you even look at anyone else, I'll take the kids and your money and leave for a foreign country."

His ex-husband really fucked up. I am not stupid; there is no way I am letting this man go. They don't make them like this anymore. The last version I had expired, and I thought I would be alone for the rest of my life, but here I am with this man. There was certainly someone looking out for me.

"You don't ever have to worry about that, and I hope I can expect the same with you."

He got up from his chair and came closer to me, and pulled me out of the chair. He hoisted me up and sat me down on the table, then he stood between my knees, "I won't be as nice to you as I was to my ex-husband if you cheat."

"I really want to meet this ex-husband of yours."

"Why?"

"So he can see you upgraded. Not only am I better looking, but I am giving you heirs. Meanwhile, all he gave you was heartbreak."

He chuckled, "you make a valid point. He will be at the event, I am sure."

"Oh, I will definitely need to go shopping-"

"You don't need to go shopping. No matter what you wear, all eyes will be on you. At these events, you always steal the show."

Wait, how does he know that?

"How do you know that?"

He brought his lips to mine without responding to his question. If he wasn't such a great kisser, I would have been able to stay focused, but he was so skilled with his lips that I became more focused on kissing him back.

I reached out with my hand and touched his shirt, indicating that I wanted him to remove it. Even though he looked sexy in his Supreme shirt, I found him more attractive without it.