Okay, first off, I am sorry to every one of you readers who thought I published this already.🤣😂 My finger slipped during the editing process and it published it and I had to unpublish it in case there were too many errors.🤣😂 Second, I have been working almost every day and I am tired so these chapters may start to be published later than the 2 am normal slot time.😔 To which I apologize.😔🥺 Now, I was listening to Harry Styles song Sunflower on repeat while writing this so it's kind of all over the place, but I like it like that.🤣😂 I hope you all will enjoy it as well~♡♡ Without further ado, please enjoy this next installement~♡

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Once Jungkook had gotten an answer from Taehyung, Jungkook promptly ordered his plane ticket for that state close to the city Taehyung mentioned. When his plane ticket was ordered and paid for using the card Jimin gave him, he placed his cell phone back down beside him. He already had his passport for business purposes because sometimes they had to make deals overseas, but what else did he need? Jungkook was pondering over what else he would need when Jimin entered the room once again. "I'm glad that you used it," Jimin expressed, smiling as he approached Jungkook. "I'll pull another couple thousand from my savings and give it to you, Kookie," Jimin added, taking the card from Jungkook's hands before he could refuse.

"No! Please don't do that, Minnie... You've already helped me so much just by allowing me to buy my plane ticket using your card. I couldn't possibly ask for more from you or anyone else," Jungkook protested softly, grasping Jimin's wrist gently. He didn't mean to react without thinking, but he didn't want Jimin assuming he had to give that much money to him either. "I still have 14 days until my flight leaves. I can work up until then and I can save my money during these weeks and previous weeks too," Jungkook assured, finally releasing Jimin's wrist.

Jimin chuckled softly as he ruffled Jungkook's hair. "I'm sorry, but I'm still going to give you some money anyway. It's because I've never seen you so determined before and I kind of like it better than the silent, constant sadness tucked deep within your eyes. So I'm going to make sure you don't come back until Taehyung is with you," Jimin insisted, smiling as Jungkook stared up at him. He couldn't have asked for a greater friend as he wrapped his arms tightly around Jimin. "I don't deserve you," Jungkook whispered, burying his face in Jimin's chest. Jimin smiled softly as he tenderly patted Jungkook's head, brushing his fingers through Jungkook's raven hair. "Of course you deserve me. Everybody deserves one good friend, Kookie," Jimin declared, laughing at that narcissistic comment.

Jungkook playfully hit Jimin's shoulder before he pulled away from his chest. "You are right though. Everyone needs someone like you in their life," Jungkook corrected as Jimin flushed from the honesty of Jungkook. "It was a joke," Jimin added, averting his gaze as he rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment. Jungkook laughed this time as he grabbed Jimin's hand, smiling up at him. "You really are a great friend though. The very best," Jungkook affirmed, squeezing Jimin's hand tenderly.

Jimin smiled down at Jungkook as he patted Jungkook's head once again. "And you're the greatest friend I could have asked for as well," Jimin divulged, swinging their hands from side to side. "You better write me when you finally do meet Taehyung. Tell me what he's like and how surprised he will be and just everything. I want to know how you'll be in a foreign country, okay? Especially since you don't know Taehyung that well," Jimin added as Jungkook nodded firmly. "Of course I'll write to you. How could I not?" Jungkook asked as he laughed softly. Jimin smiled at that statement before brushing his fingers through Jungkook's raven hair once again. "I'll miss you, but I want you to be happy too. So I'll let you get some rest for tonight and I'll be back in the morning," Jimin stated as Jungkook waved goodbye and watched him depart the room.

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Taehyung stretched his back after some decent sleep and walked over towards the hotel table where Jungkook's unfinished letter remained. He sighed softly to himself, thinking about Jungkook's attempt on his life as he glanced down at the ground. He felt tears sting his eyes at the thought as he took a seat at the table. He quickly picked up his pencil and finished writing out the letter to Jungkook with those thoughts in mind.

He hoped that this would cheer Jungkook up until he could see him again. He clutched the letter to his chest and closed his eyes, hoping that the love he poured into this letter would reach Jungkook. He slid pictures inside the envelope before sealing it and standing to his feet. He sighed softly as he gradually dressed himself and left his hotel room with the letter.

It was depressing knowing that Jungkook had tried to kill himself even after Jungkook had asked him to be his boyfriend. It made him feel powerless to help the person he'd developed these feelings over. He shook his head to try and shake the cloud of despair hanging over his head. He smiled softly at the thought of one day seeing Jungkook again and quickly rushed to drop his letter off. Although it was early for him, he figured it would be late for Jungkook but he still wanted to call him.

When he reached the post office, he decided he was going to send Jungkook's letter off first class in hopes that it would make his day better. Once the envelope left his hands, Taehyung waltzed back to his hotel room as he dialed Jungkook's number along the way. He was growing impatient and wanted to talk to Jungkook again as soon as possible. It didn't take long for a sleepy sounding Jungkook to answer. "Hello?"

Taehyung felt his heart skip a beat at the groggy sound of Jungkook's drowsy voice and he swallowed hard. "Jungkook-ah," Taehyung greeted cheerfully, trying to hide the fact that Jungkook's voice had caught him off guard. That rarely happened. "Were you sleeping?" Taehyung asked, trying to distract his mind from thinking anything dirty. He heard a soft moan from Jungkook and nearly choked before Jungkook answered. "The doctors here haven't let me sleep in the last 24 hours because they want to make sure I'll wake up without another adrenaline shot," Jungkook answered sleepily, stretching his back once again. Another soft moan leaving his lips as he stretched his arms straight out.

Again, Taehyung choked from the sound that left Jungkook's lips. "U- Um, d- do you mind not moaning like that?" Taehyung asked softly, still walking back towards his hotel. He heard Jungkook laugh softly at Taehyung's question. "Sorry. I wasn't trying to do anything," Jungkook reassured as Taehyung breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you. I am still in public," Taehyung admitted as Jungkook chuckled softly, suddenly feeling evil and a little sinful.

"Oh? What will you do if I just start sending you pictures?" Jungkook asked mischievously, playing with his blanket that rested over his lap. "I mean, I'm wearing nothing under this hospital gown they have me wearing," Jungkook whispered seductively, getting back at Taehyung for all those other times that he was teased. He heard Taehyung physically choke, coughing harshly before he could regain his composure. "D- Don't you dare," Taehyung stuttered out as a shiver shot straight down his spine.

He readjusted the way his pants fit before picking up his stride. "I'm almost back to my hotel if you're trying to be a little tease," Taehyung whispered into the phone as he received a text message from Jungkook. "Trying? Oh, no, I'm not trying anything," Jungkook chuckled softly, leaning back on the palm of his hand. Jungkook tilted his head in curiosity, listening to the sounds of the city in the background of their phone call.

Taehyung halted in his steps, hesitantly checking his phone to see what Jungkook had sent him. Taehyung felt his heart race as he clicked on Jungkook's text message, only to breathe a sigh of relief to realize it wasn't a picture. Although, the words caused his heart to swell with love for the younger as he read them:

Baby Koo🥰😍: 𝙼𝚢 𝚋𝚊𝚋𝚢 𝚃𝚊𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚊 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗. 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚋𝚎.

Taehyung stopped walking, dropping his arm that held his cell phone to his side as he sniffled softly. Using his free hand he covered his eyes as he crouched down, sobbing softly at Jungkook's sweet words. He could hear Jungkook calling out to him through his speaker as Taehyung finally lifted his phone back to his ear. "H- How can you be so sweet?" Taehyung asked through his sobs, trying to dry his eyes with his sleeve.

Jungkook smiled on the other end of the line, glad that he could say something uplifting for Taehyung. "I just wanted to say something sweet to you for once. While I would have loved teasing the shit out of you, I felt that was something you needed more," Jungkook admitted softly as he heard Taehyung sob heavily once again. Taehyung nodded at Jungkook's words, even if Jungkook couldn't see it because he couldn't answer him coherently. He definitely needed to hear something like that and coming from Jungkook made it that much more memorable.

"I- I love you so much," Taehyung sobbed out, fully aware of what he'd said, but hoping Jungkook wouldn't shy away from him. Jungkook flushed fully and brilliantly at Taehyung's words before his eyes swelled with tears as well. He knew he'd loved Taehyung for a while from the letters he'd received from him, even though they hadn't known each other for that long. Time didn't matter to Jungkook and it warmed his heart to hear Taehyung say he loved him as well.

Jungkook sniffled softly and before his hesitation could be noticed, Jungkook spoke through his emotions. "I- I love you too," Jungkook finally answered back, wiping at the tears in his eyes. "A- And I promise that I'll remain strong for you while staying by your side," Jungkook assured, his voice cracking as he sobbed softly at how long Taehyung must have been enduring his pain alone. Jungkook felt guilty for adding to his pain by trying to overdose and promised himself that he'd never do it again. For Taehyung's sake more than anyone else.

Taehyung wiped at his eyes, still sobbing as he continued his trek towards his hotel room because he couldn't take any more of the awkward stares from pedestrians that passed him. "I can't wait until the day I can hug you," Taehyung expressed, hiccupping softly as he calmed down more. "You have no idea what those words meant to me," Taehyung choked out, trying to keep from crying again. "You're so sweet to me, my love," Taehyung added, sniffling as he stepped into the hotel building and made his way towards the elevators.

Jungkook smiled at Taehyung's words, feeling his heart surge from his praise. "I- I only want to be there for you," Jungkook spoke softly, his cheeks flushing as he felt a smile creep across his face. He wanted to tell Taehyung that they'd be seeing each other sooner than Taehyung may have anticipated, but he also wanted it to be a surprise and instead, decided to change the subject to keep from revealing his secret. "So? Are you in your hotel room now?" Jungkook asked softly, hearing Taehyung's surroundings grow quieter.

Taehyung chuckled softly on the other line, stepping out of the elevator and onto his floor. "You really want to send me a picture that bad, huh?" Taehyung asked with a bouncy teasing to his voice as he opened his room's door. "Speaking of sending things though... I did send your letter off first class today. So you should be receiving that within the next few days," Taehyung informed, shutting his hotel room door. "I am now in my hotel room though," he answered honestly as he walked over towards the table and took a seat in the chair.

Jungkook smirked as he lifted his blankets away from his legs. He then lifted his hospital gown around his thighs and snapped a teasing picture before sending it. He put his phone next to his ear as Taehyung groaned softly at the picture. "Why are you such a tease?" Taehyung asked as Jungkook laughed loudly with a small bunny smile. "You'll eventually get to see more," Jungkook ensured, biting his lip. "Or would you rather see more now?" Jungkook asked teasingly, feeling an overwhelming confidence spark within him from Taehyung's reaction.

Taehyung hummed softly as he stared at the photo Jungkook had sent him, biting his lip. "I- I would very much like a more intimate picture, but only if you're comfortable sharing it with me," Taehyung answered honestly as he received another picture message right after that. Taehyung felt his heart stop at the sight of the picture, his previous state of arousal erupting with this picture. Jungkook was on his knees on the bed with the gown raised up to his chest and his face, just below his nose present at the edge of the photo. Taehyung could see a small smirk present on Jungkook's swollen lips. Taehyung's breathing picked up as he heard Jungkook giggling on the other end and he pressed the phone to his ear once again. "So what are you going to do with that photo?" Jungkook asked with a hint of seduction.