It had been over a week since the last encounter between the couple.

Jia had been preoccupied with her work and seeing Jungkook at his studio. They planned to go on dates, but Jungkook was busy working on his new song, 'Still with you,' so Jia went to his studio to meet him.

Taehyung, on the other hand, spent most of the time with Ji-hu. Jia would bring Ji-hu whenever she went to see Jungkook. Though he hated his ex-wife and maknae's closeness, Taehyung was delighted to spend time with Ji-hu.

Ji-hu had become obsessed with Taehyung. The boy would hate to stay without him even at night. As a result, he would end up face-timing Taehyung till sleep consumed him.

Taehyung had been the happiest father whenever Ji-hu face-timed him. But he had to see his forehead or chin most of the time because the little one didn't know how to hold the phone properly so that his father could see him too. As long as he could see his father, it hardly mattered to him if Taehyung was able to see him clearly or not.

Jia admired Taehyung's efforts to be the great father he could be. But she had no idea that Ji-hu was aware of the truth about their marriage. When Ji-hu addressed Taehyung as Appa, all she could think was that it was because Taehyung only introduced himself as his father. So she let them be as long as she could move one.

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It was the weekend, and Taehyung was sprawled out on his bed, arms and legs spread out like a starfish. Jimin had been in his hometown for 3 days now and so he was bored. He was planning how he could make his day productive since he was the only one who had no work. Yoongi and Jungkook were both engrossed with their work, while Jin was the CEO, so he never expected his cousin to hang out with him.

When he couldn't think of anything, he sighed for the nth time. His phone rang and it made him excited because it was his favorite girl- Kim Aera.

Since the day he noted down his phone number in the girl's book, she called him occasionally. It had become her habit of sharing everything that happened in school.

Initially, she only talked about Ji-hu. But then Taehyung started inquiring about her day, and that was how she began sharing about the both of them. She enjoyed talking with Samchon and she couldn't stop talking about him to her father.

Taehyung sat on the bed with his legs crossed and attended the call.

"Hey, sweetheart! Good morning, bub! How are you?"

He heard the giggles from the other end. "I'm fine, Samchon. How are you? And yeah, Good morning to you too!"

"I'm good too! So, there was no school today. Did you miss me so much to call me this early?" He answered wiggling his brows as if the girl could see him teasing her.

The girl was hesitating but she spoke nonetheless, in a low voice. "Actually, I called to ask you if you were free these two days."

"Yes, bub. I'm free and bored. If you want to suggest anything, please do that." Taehyung let out a sigh, which made the girl giggle.

She whispered to someone before getting back on the call, and Taehyung waited patiently, drawing circles on his bedsheet.

"Samchon, can we do a sleepover at my place? My father would love to have you and Ji-hu here. We can watch movies and enjoy." She sounded really excited which made Taehyung smile.

He thought about how great it would be to spend time with his two favorite humans. It would be a great mini-vacation. Ji-hu would love it too.

"Alright, I'll talk with Jia and then we will come. Ask your father to send me your address and we will reach there within an hour or two."

Aera clapped her hands and jumped while clutching her father's phone tightly. "Okay, I'll see you soon." Taehyung heard a manly murmur before she spoke again, "We will see you soon my father says."

Taehyung laughed at the cuteness. They bid their goodbyes and then he phoned Jia to inform her.

Though she was hesitant, Ji-hu's pleading doe eyes and pout made her give up. She too needed a break from motherhood. It wasn't like she hated Ji-hu. But she almost forgot the feeling of being out and enjoying her time without stressing about her work or her son. She decided to oversleep and get some much-needed ME TIME while Ji-hu was away with his father.

Jia agreed and got Ji-hu ready. She packed his belongings and summoned Taehyung to her home to fetch him up.

When Taehyung arrived to pick up his son, the mother-son duo was already waiting for him outside. Jia explained everything including how the boy needed to hug something while sleeping, how he despised vegetables, where his clothes and diapers were, and how he only drank strawberry milk and not regular milk. All of his habits were identical to those of his father, which made Taehyung proud.

It was easy for him to take care of his little one, who had the same habits as he had.

Once he placed Ji-hu on the passenger seat, he sat on the driving seat and drove away. He had given leave to his driver, who had become a new father. Since he hardly needed him these days, he gave him a paid leave and told him how he would contact him if his presence was required. So that was how he had to drive.

The ride was just 15 minutes away, but the father enjoyed hearing his son chatting continuously.

Does he even know how to breathe? Is he that excited to meet the girl? Wait- what if he likes the girl that way? No, Taehyung, he is literally three years old. But wasn't I an attention seeker since the day I was born? What if he is like me? I should be strict with him. I can't let him become like me. But if it's Aera, I won't mind. I love that girl too. If Ji-hu likes her, I won't mind her becoming my daughter-in-law. Yes, I'd ta...

"Appa?" The little one brought Taehyung out of his trance. "We reached." He informed which Taehyung had failed to notice. He sighed as he realized how far he had gone in his thoughts about his son. He was convinced that becoming a father was difficult. They undoubtedly obsess over their children. And he let out a sigh for the nth time.

Taehyung looked straight, to see his automobile parked in front of a lovely black and white bungalow. When the gate opened, he began driving more slowly, amused by how beautiful and massive the house was. He had no idea that the girl came from a wealthy family.

Once they both got out of the car without taking bags. He planned to collect the bags once he met Aera and her family. So, he held Ji-hu's hand and they made their way towards the door, ringing the bell.

When the door opened, there stood a tall man of around 180 cm who smiled at them with pretty dimples. "Kim Taehyung-sii, welcome to the Kim mansion. I'm Kim Namjoon, Aera's father. Pleased to finally see you." He flashed his dimple smile, and Taehyung almost became a fan of the man standing in front of him.

No wonder the girl got pretty dimples. She surely got them from her father.

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Introducing a new character, Kim Namjoon.

Kim Namjoon in the house, guyssssssss

*claps*

*cheers*

*twerking*

Be honest, did you expect Aera to be Namjoon's daughter? (I didn't expect to do this until I introduced Aera in one of the previous chapters. When I decided on the complete storyline, I never planned to bring a character named Kim Aera. But we can't do anything when it's me writing the book *shrug*)

Expect the unexpected twists and turns when you read my books. My old readers must know clearly well how I throw unexpected twists at them LOL

I hope you enjoyed this part. Well, I enjoyed writing it.

Writing this part with editing took me some 1.5 hours. Not bad! What do you think?

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