>>> Chapter 18 <<<

"Kookie." Taehyung pulls on Jungkook's shirt as they step out of Jungkook's car.

It was a 4-hour drive but they were surprisingly not bored or sleepy, they spent the 4-hour drive talking about nothing and everything.

They are now at Jeon's, Taehyung's eyes widen at how huge Jungkook's childhood house is like.

"Yes, baby?" Jungkook turns to Taehyung.

"I'm scared," Taehyung admits as he looked at the footpath from the parking area, it's too big to be considered a garage in Taehyung's opinion.

"Of?" Jungkook quirks his brow in question

"What if your parents and brother don't like me? I-"

"I don't care, I'm letting them meet you because I love you, and you're the most important person to me. If they won't like that, then sucks for them I don't care." Jungkook assured his boyfriend intertwining their hands as he pulls Taehyung into the house.

"Our things?" Taehyung looked back at the car as Jungkook drags him to the front door.

"Later baby." Jungkook opens the front door without knocking or ringing the bell.

"Kookie! why didn't you knock?" Taehyung scolds Jungkook quietly.

"I lived here baby, don't worry." Jungkook rubs Taehyung's hand with his thumbs calming the other down, he knows how nervous Taehyung must be.

"Mom! Dad!" Jungkook yells as they enter a wide living room.

Taehyung's eyes continue to widen in amazement, the huge chandelier hanging from the high ceiling in the middle of their wide living room, it looks so elegant Taehyung thought.

"Oh my Jungkook!" a beautiful woman who is about in her early 50s comes down from the elegant staircase followed by a man who resembles Jungkook so much, about the same age as the beautiful woman.

"Is this Taehyung? My dear, come here." the lady who Taehyung assumed is Jungkook's mom pulled him in for a hug and kissed his cheeks twice startling Taehyung.

"Is this the man our son couldn't stop talking about?" Jungkook's father followed giving Taehyung a warm hug.

Jungkook pulled Taehyung away from them slightly.

"Stop overwhelming him." Jungkook groans making Taehyung blush.

"No Kookie it's okay," Taehyung assured his boyfriend.

"Kookie? you hated that name when we use to call you that!" A boy who looks like Jungkook but seems a bit older comes from another hallway that Taehyung couldn't guess where it leads considering the house is basically a mansion.

"Shut up Hyung!" Jungkook shouts back as his mom and dad hugged him.

"I'm Junghyun, that Kookie's Hyung." Jungkook's brother introduced himself pulling Taehyung for a hug. Jungkook rolled his eyes at the nickname.

He only allows Taehyung to call him that.

'They're huggers,' Taehyung thought.

He could've never guessed considering Jungkook's personality even towards his closest friends- Hoseok and Mingyu.

"Have you two had breakfast yet?" Mrs. Jeon asked.

"No, we left Seoul at 4 am," Jungkook answered.

"Good we can all have breakfast, wait how about we have breakfast at the pool?" Jungkook's mom excitedly claps.

They have a pool? Taehyung shook his head he shouldn't be surprised anymore.

"Mrs. Song, can you arrange the breakfast tables at the garden by the pool? We'll have our breakfast there." Jungkook's dad instructed, Mrs. Song who Taehyung assumes is their helper came out of the kitchen.

"Will do. Ah, Jungkook!" the lady which looks like in her early 60s happily smiled as Jungkook walks to her wrapping his arm around the nice lady.

Taehyung's heart melts at the sight.

"He loves Mrs. Song more than any of us." Jungkook's mom tells Taehyung with a fake hurt tone.

Jungkook ignores his mom motioning for Taehyung to come near him.

"This is Taehyung, my boyfriend." Jungkook introduced Taehyung who shyly nods.

"Oh my, you're gorgeous dear, what did you see in Jungkook honey?" Mrs. Song jokes making the rest of them laugh except for Jungkook.

"You know what, I was thinking the same I just didn't have the guts to ask, thanks, Mrs. Song." Jungkook's dad throws out there.

"Why don't you guys settle in and I'll prepare the breakfast?" Mrs. Song suggests.

"I'll help!" Junghyun followed Mrs. Song to the kitchen.

"I'll just take our things okay?" Jungkook lets go of Taehyung's hand

"I'll come with you." Taehyung not wanting to be away from Jungkook asked.

"Oh dear, let him take your things, you wait here with me, let them be." Jungkook's mom shooed Jungkook and his dad away who are just shaking their heads as they walk away.

"Okay, Mrs. Jeon."

"Please call me Mom." Mrs. Jeon tells Taehyung as they sat on the couch.

"Dad for me too!" Jungkook's dad yells before they heard the front door slam closed.

"I can tell you're nervous, but please don't be. We love Jungkook so much and we love who he loves." Jungkook's mom tells Taehyung sincerity and genuineness can be seen in her eyes.

"You go to SNU correct?" Mrs. Jeon asked.

"Yeah, this semester will be my third year." Taehyung cheerfully tells Jungkook's mom.

Mrs. Jeon just like everyone around Taehyung felt at ease so easily as they start talking about random things as they wait for the two.

"I hope my son isn't giving you a hard time, he can be very intense at times." Mrs. Jeon laughs making Taehyung shake his head.

"Oh no, Kookie takes care of me really well," Taehyung assures Jungkook's mom.

"I heard my name," Jungkook spoke as he and his dad drags his and Taehyung's things inside.

"Stop interrogating my boyfriend mom." Jungkook whines.

Taehyung couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat as Jungkook proudly calls him his boyfriend in front of his family.

"Come on, I'll show you our room then we can go back down for breakfast." Jungkook walks to where Taehyung is but Mrs. Jeon immediately puts her hand out shielding Taehyung.

"Excuse me Jeon Jungkook? You're not staying in the same room under my roof." Mrs. Jeon scoffed at her son.

"Taehyung will stay in the guest room, have some respect." Mrs. Jeon tells Jungkook.

Taehyung couldn't help but laugh.

"Mom seriously, he stays over at mine all the time, it's not something new." Jungkook sighed in frustration.

"No Jungkook, not until you two get married." Mrs. Jeon stood her ground making Taehyung hold his breath.

Marriage?

"I'll marry him one day anyway so just let us be okay?" Jungkook answered with all seriousness making Taehyung's palms sweat.

Why are they joking about these things? Why are they joking about this with a serious tone? Taehyung wonders.

"Son just listen to your mom." Mr. Jeon puts his hand on his son's shoulder knowing this argument will take a while.

"Fine, I'll show Taehyung the guest room then."

"Oh no, I'll show him the guest room." Mrs. Jeon said as she took Taehyung's things.

"Come on my new favorite son." Mrs. Jeon wraps her arm around Taehyung as they ascend on the marble staircase.

"Yah!" Jungkook and Junghyun yell, Mrs. Jeon ignores them and drags Taehyung to the guest room.

Mrs. Jeon showed Taehyung the guest room making sure that Taehyung liked the room and he's feeling at home.

Taehyung can feel the love and acceptance from this family.

He only felt this loved and welcomed by Jimin's family, but not to this extent.

Breakfast was really fun, they told Taehyung so many embarrassing stories about Jungkook growing up.

Taehyung also got to know that Mr. Jeon owns a law firm in which Junghyun is getting ready to take over, hence is why Jungkook had the freedom to pursue opening his own bar.

Mrs. Jeon on the other hand owns a couple of bakeries and cafes all over Busan but is mostly managing all the business from home.

Taehyung was truly surprised by how supportive and happy Jungkook's family is.

Junghyun even jokes about how Jungkook is really just an emo kid growing up.

He even hinted on how Jungkook was before Taehyung, different bed after another, that he had never brought anyone or talked about anyone at all.

That's why they were all surprised and excited when they heard about Taehyung.

"I'm glad you are happy Jungkook, I really am." Mrs. Song tells Jungkook.

Taehyung learned that Mrs. Song took care of Jungkook growing up as that was the time when Jungkook's parents are the busiest. Their law firm was just founded and so is Mrs. Jeon's first bakery.

They, nagged Jungkook & Taehyung to tell them how they first met, which the couple did, bringing everyone at the table in laughter.

"Very resourceful!" Mr. Jeon compliments Taehyung when the free wifi was mentioned, they were amazed at how dedicated Taehyung is with his studies.

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"What are you doing here?" Taehyung whispered hissed when he felt Jungkook's arm wrapped around his waist, cuddling him on the bed.

It's currently 5 in the afternoon and they decided to get some rest before going for a family dinner that night.

"I missed you." Jungkook nuzzles his face on Taehyung's nape.

"Your mom will be angry! Go back to your room Kookie." Taehyung tries to free himself from Jungkook's hold even though he doesn't want to be away from Jungkook.

"Don't care," Jungkook whispered leaving a trail of kisses from Taehyung's nape to his shoulders.

"You have an amazing family Kookie." Taehyung turns to lay on his back as Jungkook lays on his side brushing Taehyung's strands away from his eyes.

"They're okay." Jungkook jokes.

"I wish I had your family." Taehyung honestly whispered as he felt hot tears form in the corner of his eyes, remembering his parents.

Jungkook's heart ached at the sight, he never brought the conversation up after Taehyung left for Japan because he didn't want to push it if Taehyung wasn't ready to talk about it.

"Baby." Jungkook placed a kiss on Taehyung's forehead.

"My mom and dad like you more than me now, I think it's safe to say that you're family," Jungkook whispered brushing away the tear that fell from Taehyung's eyes.

"You know you can talk to me when you're ready right? About anything at all." Jungkook tells Taehyung who turns to him with a weak smile.

"Thank you Kookie. I love you." Taehyung whispered.

"I love you more." Jungkook placed a kiss on top of Taehyung's cheek scar.

Softly, Jungkook placed kisses on Taehyung's nose, moving down to his lips, their lips start moving together, slow, soft, pure, full of love.

Jungkook moves on top, pinning Taehyung under him as he kissed Taehyung deeper.

"Jeon Jungkook!" Mrs. Jeon opened the door without them noticing, her voice startling Taehyung, Jungkook rolled his eyes getting off of Taehyung.

"I knew you will be here, I couldn't find you in your room!" His mom scolds him.

"Mom please remember I'm 25 this year." Jungkook sighed in exhaustion.

"I don't care, you leave Taehyung alone and get ready we'll be leaving in an hour." Mrs. Jeon scolds Jungkook like a kid.

"I'm sorry about this stubborn boyfriend of yours honey, now get ready I'll keep him away don't worry." Mrs. Jeon assured Taehyung giving him a sweet smile before pulling Jungkook away by his ears.

"Oww ow!" Taehyung laughed at how Jungkook is getting dragged away by his mom.

"I told you no funny business under my roof! Not until you two are married!" Mrs. Jeon reminds Jungkook.

Hearing this, Taehyung felt his stomach twist, not in a good way.

Taehyung couldn't tell if they're serious or not.

Jungkook said he will marry Taehyung, does Jungkook mean that? Taehyung wondered.

Taehyung kept on thinking about it as he showered and got ready for dinner.

Is it really a typical topic in this household? Taehyung wonders.

Is marriage really important to Jungkook?

Is marriage really something that Jungkook considers?

Taehyung continues to wonder.

Because after witnessing what his parents went through,

Marriage is the last thing that Taehyung would want,

Ever.

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(End of Chapter 18)