"Jimin..."

Jimin looked up from his book at the person calling for him. After taking note of the page he was on, he shut the book, a surprised smile reaching his eyes. 

"Soomi! What are you still doing here? We were done an hour back," Jimin asked as got up from the couch.

Soomi had been his personal stylist for the last three years. Initially, Soomi had been assigned to another member but on her insistence, they had let her work with Jimin instead. 

Jimin and his previous stylist never seemed to agree when it came to his styling and it would make the entire atmosphere tense. The stylist not understanding where she was going wrong and Jimin not understanding why the stylist didn't get what he was looking for.

Soomi recognized that more than the outfit, Jimin had an issue with his own self-image. She had seen the dissatisfaction with which Jimin would study his reflection in the mirror. He was self-critical to a fault. 

Over the years, Soomi helped Jimin in discovering himself and his style. She was proud of how much he had grown in front of her eyes and it ached to accept that it was time for her to move on. 

"Jimin, I am pregnant." 

Jimin's eyebrows rose in surprise and his mouth dropped open slightly. 

"Soomi! Are you serious?" Jimin immediately engulfed her small frame and Soomi giggled at his enthusiasm. 

"Yeah!" 

"When did you find out? Why are you standing? Sit down!" Jimin made her sit on the couch, immediately concerned for the baby.

"I found out a couple of months back but I didn't want to say anything," Soomi said hoping he wouldn't think she was hiding it from him. 

"This is amazing! How did Seojun take the news? He must have been over the moon!" Jimin was so excited that he could barely sit on the couch. 

"He was! I am so happy to see you so excited! I was afraid that you wouldn't be too happy about it..." 

"Why wouldn't I be excited?! I am going to be the best uncle in the world after all!"

"Jimin..." Soomi sighed realizing that he still hadn't understood what she was trying to say.

Jimin looked at her creased forehead and realized that something was wrong. "Is everything okay? Is the baby okay? Are there any complications?" 

"No, no! The baby is healthy and there are no complications." 

"Then what's wrong? Is it related to work? Do you want me to talk to Bang PD about something?" Jimin asked getting anxious seeing how she was fidgeting with her fingers and avoiding his eyes. 

"It is about work but I have already spoken to Bang PD. I wanted to actually come talk to you before he spoke to you." 

"Soomi, you are making me a little nervous. What's going on?" 

"Jimin, today is my last day working here," Soomi rushed through her words.

"What! Did Bang PD let you go because you got pregnant? What the hell!" Jimin immediately shot up from the couch and moved towards the door. She immediately pulled him back down on the couch. "Jimin! You seriously think he would do that?" 

"Then why are you leaving?" Jimin asked frantically.

"I am pregnant, Jimin," Soomi emphasized. "I will have to eventually take time off work so I decided to take leave earlier and get things ready for when the baby is here."

"So you get maternity leave for that. You can come back after the baby is here! You can even get the baby here and I can babysit while you work!" 

"Jimin, you know that's not possible. I wouldn't able to work the crazy hours while taking care of a baby. It's best for me to leave now." 

"I can't let you leave! This is not fair. You can't just leave like this! A heads up would have been nice! What am I supposed to do without you?" Jimin asked. 

"They'll find you an even better stylist! You don't have to worry about it!" Soomi said as she ruffled his hair, trying to lighten the mood. 

"You know I am not talking about that," Jimin said.

"I know," Soomi said leting out a heavy sigh. "I am sorry for springing this on you like this. If I had told you earlier, you wouldn't have let me leave. Don't be mad at me. I'll come visit you.." She bargained, hoping that she wouldn't have to leave an angry Jimin behind. 

"Soomi, are you sure?" Jimin sighed, still not wanting to accept her decision.

"I am. Now, don't act like we are never going to see each other again," Soomi smiled at him, pulling him into a hug.

"Are you sure about that?" Jimin joked, blatantly unaware of the sense of foreboding his words carried.

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