13.

                                    

                                          
JUNGKOOK POV 
Barry the plumber turned 
and gave a little wave and 
a tired smile when Jungkook 
walked through the door.
He had hoped that giving 
Barry and his crew the key to 
his house would mean the job would get finished quickly but judging from the disaster area that used to be his living room, dining room and kitchen, 
those hopes were fading fast.
"Hey." Barry said. 
"We've still got quite a mess 
on our hands, as I'm sure 
you can see."
He nodded. 
Understatement of the year. 
"Yeah, I see that."
"Do you have an estimate on how much longer it might be 
to put everything back together?"
"Hard to say, really."
"A couple more days, maybe?"
"Three or four at the most, I'd guess." Barry shrugged and 
took off the ball cap he was wearing to wipe his brow 
before continuing. 
"Your dad was just here asking the same question, in fact."
"Said he'd probably be looking 
to rent the place once you 
move out."
"Once I move out?" Jungkook blinked. 
What the fuck? 
He could only shake his head 
and snort out a harsh laugh. 
That was so typical of his dad. 
He'd probably burn the damn house down if he thought it would bring Jungkook around 
to his way of thinking. 
"What else did he say, Barry?"
Barry took his time putting his cap back on, looking more 
than a little uncomfortable 
from Jungkook's reaction. 
"Not much, I guess."
"We talked about the 
damage, how the used water heater you bought just sort 
of gave out... it's a shame 
they don't make those things 
like they used to."
"But anyway, he was just 
asking me about the damage 
and I told him how lucky you guys were that it really 
didn't get up into the drywall 
too badly."
"I'll have to get someone out here to replace some in a 
couple of places and a little insulation too but it could 
have been a whole lot worse."
He knew he should be happy
or at least relieved at the 
news but he still couldn't get over the fact that his dad had made it seem like Jungkook 
was just some tenant that 
was getting ready to be out 
of his hair. 
And that he'd apparently 
made it sound like it was 
His idea to get some second
rate used water heater.
Seriously?
But whatever.
It would only make Barry more uncomfortable if Jungkook 
tried to set the record straight. 
And anyway, none of it was Barry's fault. 
His real problem was with one person and one person only. 
As usual.
What a piece of work.
"Thanks Barry." He said
finally. 
"I'm just gonna grab some 
fresh clothes and I'll be out 
of your way again."
"Don't hesitate to call if there's anything I can do to help 
speed the process along."