DECEMBER 15TH —A WEEK LATER

Taehyung and jeongguk view

Taehyung had just finished visiting him mom. His ankle was better and the crutches were gone but Taehyung still had to limp a little when he walked which worried his mom to the bone.

He got into the car where jeongguk was waiting for him and shot the man a small smile. "thank you." Taehyung mumbled, thanking jeongguk again when he didnt need to.

Jeongguk just sighed, letting it be as he drove off.

Taehyung was chatting endlessly to him the whole way back.

So he didnt notice there was another car following him.

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"im so hungry!" Taehyung exclaimed as he jumped out of the car and ran inside, hurriedly wanting to fill his empty stomach.

He paused at the door when jeongguk was taking too long to come. "jeongguk?" he called out, frowning when the man was looking around as he seemed alert.

Jeongguk looked back at him and sighed, walking back in as he made sure to lock the door.

Though when Taehyung was in the kitcen, fixing up and meal and when jeongguk was about to go to his office a knock on the door was heard.

Jeongguk opened it and was met with Taehyungs mom being held back by two guards.

Taehyung gasped. "mommy!" his eyes widened and he was afraid. His mom had followed them back.

She was stood outside, eyes on Taehyung. "whats going on Taehyung?" she sounded worried, voice a plea for her son to tell her everything.

Taehyung looked at jeongguk, not knowing what to say.

"you can tell me baby, its me. Your mom." she whispered comfortingly. She tried to step inside but jeongguk quickly put his gun against her head.

Taehyung shrieked, tears in his eyes. "jeongguk stop! Thats my mom!" he cried, tugging desperately on jeongguks arm who didnt move a muscle, stone cold eyes only on Taehyungs mom.

Mrs kim looked at jeongguk but didnt even flinch when the gun was shoved against her temple. "taehyung who is this man?"

Taehyung gulped, wiping away his tears from what he was seeing. "jeongguk please." he whispered beggingly.

Jeongguk looked down at him momentarily and then sighed as he took the gun away from mrs kims head, going to point it at her instead as he stood back.

Taehyung sighed, knowing jeongguk wouldnt do anymore. He looked at his mom. "i-i work for him." he said.

"since when? What about your other job?" she asked.

Jeongguk rolled his eyes. "he works for me, that answers your question."

Mrs kim ignored him and jeongguk growled from the disrepect.

"you live here?" she asked taehyung.

"no, he doesnt." jeongguk replied for him.

"i didnt ask you." mrs kim retorted.

Jeongguks hands clenched and he grit his teeth. He stepped forward, thumb aching to pull the trigger.

"get out of my house." he snarled at mrs kim.

Taehyung could only watch in worry.

"not until my son tells me the truth."

"i-im not lying mommy— i work for him." taehyung said to her.

"taehyung im your mom! I can tell when something is wrong!" she raised her voice.

"n-nothing is–"

"stop lying for goodness sake!" she then yelled causing taehyung to flinch and step back.

The guards held her back when she began to move in their hold. She was angry, angry her son was keeping something from her. She didnt raise her voice at taehyung at all.

"dont fucking yell at him." jeongguk muttered lowly, glaring at the woman.

Taehyung was crying softly, feeling defeated and weak as he just stared at his mom with big eyes.

"get her out of here." jeongguk ordered and slammed the door shut on taehyungs mom.

He was in the middle of putting his gun away when taehyung suddenly stormed up the stairs, crying loudly.

Jeongguk heard his door slam shut when he followed after the boy. He slowly opened it and saw taehyung was sat on the bed as he hugged his teddy, sobbing into it.

Jeongguk slowly closed the door and sat on the edge of the bed. His heart clenched when he heard the youngers cries and he hated it.

He sighed, gently bringing taehyung to sit on his lap. The boys legs were on either side of jeongguks waist and he rested his head on his shoulder, tears soaking the mans shirt.

Jeongguk cradled taehyungs head softly with one hand, the other going to circle around his waist. He let the boy cry out his feelings of frustration, not even minding the tight hold taehyung had on his arms.

"let it all out, its okay." jeongguk whispered to him. Taehyung just responded with a loud sob.

Ten minutes went and taehyungs cries reduced to hiccups and sniffles. Jeongguk was slowly rocking them back and forth, getting taehyung to a serene state of mind.

The younger finally raised his head from jeongguks shoulder and jeongguk frowned when he saw the boys puffy eyes.

"its not fair." taehyung whispered.

"i know." jeongguk whispered back, caressing the boys hair.

"i-i dont wanna lie to her jeongguk."

"i know you dont taehyung." jeongguk muttered.

"i-i like it." taehyung then ambiguously admitted.

"like what?" jeongguk asked softly.

"h-here. i like it here."

Jeongguk frowned. "its okay."

"y-you're all nice. It f-feels like h-home." taehyung shyly muttered. "but its scary too."

"scary?"

Taehyung nodded, hands subconciously circling around jeongguks neck as he played with his collar. "all the g-guns and s-scary people."

Jeongguk sighed. "i know. but its our job."

"i dont wanna go on missions with you anymore jeongguk." taehyung was now looking at jeongguk afraid.

Jeongguk was quick to calm him down as he caressed his waist too. "ssh its okay, i wont be taking you anymore." he muttered.

"then why all those other times?" taehyung frowned.

Jeongguk sighed looking away briefly. "i couldnt leave you here alone after what happened to you in the cell." he said truthfully with so much regret.

Taehyung bit his lip, remembering what happened and he nodded his head understandingly. "its okay." he whispered to jeongguk.

The man frowned shaking his head. "no its not taehyung." he said firmly.

Taehyung just nodded and went to rest his head on jeongguks shoulder again.

It was silent until jeongguk spoke up.

"im sorry." he had said.

That was the first time he had ever apologised for his actions.

Taehyung looked at him with wide eyes. "j-jeo—"

"im sorry taehyung. Im sorry for how harshly i treated you and i know just an apology wont cut It but i—"

"It does." taehyung softly cut him off. "It does cut It, i forgive you jeongguk."

Jeongguk gulped thinking the boy on his lap was too much of an angel for this world.

"you forgive me?"

"you've been nothing but nice to me now. I've forgotten...everything."

"but You're still locked here in this mansion." jeongguk scoffed.

"i-i told you It feels like home now." taehyung blushed and jeongguk smiled softly.

There was one more reason taehyung had forgiven jeongguk.

But he couldnt say It, not yet at least.

"c-can we stay like this for a bit?" taehyung shyly suggested.

Jeongguk nodded as he layed them both onto the bed. Taehyung looked at him with wide eyes and blushed when he was resting on jeongguks chest, feeling the mans hands securely wrap around him.

But then he relaxed, enjoying jeongguks warmth.

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