× 2 months later ×
"Namjoon we need to leave, like now." I rush Namjoon who is fumbling with his tie
"I know." He sighs and undoes his tie and starts over
I huff and go over to him smacking his hands away "Let me, you clumsy fool." I quickly do his tie and tighten it, probably a little more than necessary. "Now let's go."
On our way out the door Hoseok stops us both and hands us a file folder each and our guns, giving us both a quick peck before shoving us out of the door.
Namjoon drives while I look over the file that Hoseok gave us. When we get to our destination we have a few minutes to spare and on the elevator I fix Namjoon's tie and peck his lips.
He smiles softly and takes my hand, fingers playing with the sleeve of my jacket before he brings my hand up and kisses my palm.
We get off the elevator and go into the large board room. Everyone stops and turns to look at us. "Namjoon what are you doing here." His mother glances at me "What are you doing here, this is a board meeting, you are not a board member."
"As my wife she is now a board member by default."
There is a collective gasp around the room and Namjoon's mother looks appalled and angry "You married this whore!?"
Namjoon takes a deep breath "Yes I did. And for the last time mother, she is not a whore and it would be nice if you would show my wife the same respect she has always shown you despite your nasty behavior towards her."
"Namjoon can you just tell us why you are here please." His father steps in.
Namjoon nods to me and I open the folder Hoseok gave me and start handing out the packet of papers to each board member "Well when I was going through the finances a few months ago, something wasn't adding up and I couldn't figure out where it was. So I had some people look into it and it turns out that over the past ten years you and mother have embezzled over 15 billion won from your own company."
All the board members gasp again and start looking through the packet I gave them and I rejoin Namjoon's side. "Son what are you talking about. We would never! Thats like stealing from ourselves!" Mr.Kim yells
"Well you did, all the money that went missing went to offshore accounts that then went into your own pockets. Stealing from this company is stealing from me, our investors and our board members." Namjoon responds calmly
"So on behalf of the company I'm calling for the immediate removal of you both. All board members in agreement please raise your hand."
I look around and half the board members have their hands raised but with my vote we win the vote to have them removed. As soon as everyone's hands are down, the police come in and arrest both Mr. And Mrs. Kim.
Namjoon turns to speak to the board members "I will see you all at the next board meeting, have a good afternoon."
Once all the board members leave Namjoon sinks down in one of the chairs with a sigh "I'm glad we could do something to get them out but I wish the punishment was more severe. If they weren't my parents they would be dead for what they've done."
I hum and sit down beside him and reach over to rub his knee "We still did something though Joon Bug. We all know you wouldn't have been able to bring yourself to kill them or have anyone else do it. Nor would you have been able to punish them more than they will be punished. It's okay."
"What if they come after you or us?" Namjoon starts to bite at his bottom lip
"Then take their money away Joon. Either liquify their accounts or have it all put away somewhere, invest it back into the company. Then take away their rights to anything company related. Getting rid of their money completely gets rid of their resources because then they have nothing to offer anyone."
Namjoon thinks for a second then nods "What would I do without your genius brain?"
I chuckle and shrug "I don't know." I pat his leg "Lets go home."
He shake his head "Can't, I have to stay here and start to take care of things. Call one of the boys and have them come get you."
"Will you be home for dinner?"
"I honestly don't know my love but I will try." He gets up, pulling me with him and then he pecks my lips "And if I don't I promise I will make it up to you guys."
"Joon, Jin will be really upset if you don't come home for dinner. He's been in the kitchen since six am. He's trying to make this special since we wouldn't let them do anything else." I pout a little
"I know baby, but I have alot of things to do."
"Alot of things that can wait until tomorrow. I swear to god if you aren't home for dinner we are getting a divorce and we haven't even been married for a full 24 hours yet." I glare at him
He sighs and we start to walk to the elevator so we can go to his office "Alright, I will make sure I'm home for dinner."
We get on and I turn and kiss his cheek "Thank you."
When we get upstairs he continues on to his office but I stop at his assitants desk "What can I do for you Mrs. Kim?"
"Can you pretty please make sure my husband leaves this building by six pm at the latest? Earlier would be great but I know he's busy so I can give him till six."
She tries not to chuckle and nods "I can try my best. Congratulations by the way."
"Thank you."
I leave his assitant so she can get back to work and I go into Namjoon's office. "Hoseok will be here in 20." He lets me know as soon as I come in.
I nod and sit down in one of the chairs across from his desk "Okay."
We sit in silence for those 20 minutes while Namjoon starts to get stuff done. I get a text from Hoseok telling me that he's here and I go over and kiss Namjoon's cheek "I'll see you at home."
He nods and I slip out of his office "Bye Mrs. Kim." His assistant gives me a small wave.
"Bye Jisoo." I wave back and get on the elevator and hit the button for the garage.
Hoseok is parked right next to the elevator and once I'm in the car he leans over the center console to peck my lips "Hi Sunshine."
"Hi Hobi." I pull my seatbelt on and Hoseok pulls out of the parking spot
"So I have been instructed to keep you away from the house until told otherwise, so we are going on a last minute date." He takes my hand and laces our fingers together
"Where to?"
"Somewhere private, news has already gotten out that you are now Mrs. Kim, so we don't want to start rumors of one of you cheating so soon." He says with a smile
We drive for a little bit and then Hoseok pulls into a small empty parking lot. He reaches in the back seat and hands me a pair of my sneakers "We do have a little walk and it involves grass, so I brought you these."
"Thank you." I take them from him and he gets out.
I pop open my door and slide my heels off, setting them on the floor in the front seat and then I slide my sneakers on. I get out and Hoseok takes my hand.
We go down a short path to a sitting area that overlooks Han River. The sitting area is basically bean bag like chairs in a half circle and you can pick them up and move them around if you want.
Its surprisingly a section where not alot of people come even though it's really pretty and peaceful. Hoseok and I sit down next to each other and Hoseok reaches over to take my hand. "Are you sure that you are really okay with everything?"
I shrug "Even if I wasn't 100 percent okay with it, it's too late now."
"I know but I just want to make sure that you aren't upset or regretting anything."
"I don't regret anything. I wish it could have been under different circumstances and because we were ready for it, not just because it needed to be done." I sigh "It felt too much like a business deal."
"I'm sorry Jihyo." Hoseok sighs a little and squeezes my hand
I shrug again "It needed to get done. So it is what it is."
Hoseok doesn't say anything and just squeezes my hand again. We sit there quietly for just about 30 minutes when Hoseok's phone dings. "That was sooner than I thought." He gets up "Come on gorgeous, Jimin and Tae want you back at the house."
I get up and we go back to the car. Hoseok keeps my hand in his the whole way home, knowing I'm not in a particularly good mood and that I just want quiet and silent comfort.
When we pull into the garage Jimin and Tae are waiting for us and Tae smiles sheepishly before holding out a blindfold "Jin's rule."
I just nod and Tae gently ties the blindfold and then I'm being picked up. When we go in the house I can smell all the food Jin has cooked and is still cooking and it makes me smile softly. The situation isn't ideal but they're trying to make the most of it and I find it really sweet.
I'm set down and the blindfold is taken off, Taehyung pecks my lips and smiles softly "Go ahead in the bathroom and relax. I'll be back in an hour."
I look at him confused but he just motions towards the bathroom with his head so I go in the bathroom to find a bath ready for me, bubbles and all. I smile and go over to the counter to take my make up off and then I strip and get in the bath.
True to his word Taehyung comes back exactly an hour later. Once I'm out of the bath and dried off he hands me clothes and goes into the bedroom while I get dressed.
I go in the bedroom and Taehyung turns me back around "Nope. Make up, just light and natural, you don't even have to do a full face if you don't want to."
I sigh but go in the bathroom and pull out my stool and start on my make up "Tae why am I doing this?"
"Because."
"Because why?"
"Just because, it's sorta a surprise. Please just go with it."
I sigh again "Fine."
I can hear him rummaging around in the room and then he comes in and sits on the floor next to me "What's wrong angel?"
I shake my head "It's nothing."
"I know you don't like surprises but I promise you'll like this one. And I also promise that we didn't do alot, but we all just felt like dinner wasn't enough. I know it's not how you wanted things to happen but can you let us try to make it feel more real, and less like a business deal? If you don't want the surprise I can tell the boys and they'll stop what they're doing." Taehyung puts his chin on my thigh and looks up at me
I shake my head "No, I knew you guys would do more and I appreciate it alot. I'm sorry that I'm not in a good mood, I'm bringing you guys down."
Taehyung shakes his head "You aren't bringing us down. And I'm sorry that things turned out how they did, it's not ideal at all but maybe we can make the most out of it, if you'll let us."
I nod and reach for my lipstick but Taehyung stops me and gets up. I look up at him confused and he gives me a soft smirk "Kiss first."
I roll my eyes playfully and give him a slight nod. He leans down and connects our lips in a short kiss, pulling away a few seconds later only to lean back in more multiple pecks.
I giggle and push him away "Tae let me finish."
He smiles and kisses my cheek "I'll let you finish now that I got you to smile."
He leaves the bathroom and I finish my make up "Tae can I come in there now? I'm done."
He hums "Yes you can."
I go in the bedroom and Taehyung is quickly setting down a bracelet on the bed next to a long white silk, slip on dress. "I may have made a few calls to some people." He says shyly
"Tae..."
"I know I didn't have to, but I wanted to and I know you don't like it when we spend money on you but I didn't want you just wear any dress out of your closet, I wanted this to be special. Even if it's not the kind of special we all wish it was, it should still be special." He rambles
"It is special. Thank you." I lean up and kiss his cheek
He turns and reaches for Jungkook's button up that I'm wearing "Can I?"
I nod and Taehyung starts to unbutton it. Once it's undone all the way he gently pulls it off my shoulders and sets it on the bed then reaches for my shorts and I nod again and he gently tugs them down my legs and I step out of them and he sets those on the bed too.
He picks up the dress and lets me lean on him so I can step in it without stepping on it and I pull it up all the way and fix the straps and the top part so everything is sitting correctly. Taehyung slips the bracelet on my wrist and then grabs something from Namjoon's dresser "You should be wearing this, not just the ring he gave you yesterday."
He opens the velvet box that holds mine and Namjoon's wedding bands but Namjoon's is missing because he's actually wearing it. I sigh but nod and Taehyung slides off the ring Namjoon gave me yesterday and slides the wedding band on, then puts the other ring back on.
I look in the mirror and Taehyung back hugs me and kisses my cheek "You are so beautiful."
I just hum and let Taehyung rock me back and forth. I hear the doorbell ring a few seconds later and I look at Taehyung confused "That's probably just Sohyun and Wonho, Jin didn't make all that food for nothing."
"Who else is coming Taehyung?" I ask him seriously
"Just a few other people..."
"Kim Taehyung." I look at him sternly
He sighs and rests his forehead on my shoulder "Promise you won't be mad?"
"I can't promise that and you know that."
He sighs again "Jungkook's brother, Jin's brother and Sister-in-law, Yoongi's brother, Namjoon's sister, and Jimin's brother."
"So I'm supposed to celebrate something I didn't necessarily want with people I don't really know and I can't even remotely celebrate with my partners because now I'm married and can't be seen as a slut in front of my sister-in-law?"
"They all know about us." Taehyung says softly
"Oh so my relationship was just put out there to people without me knowing, great." I huff
"Jihyo we wanted you to be able to be with all of us, to celebrate with all of us. We didn't want you to have to hold back and we didn't want to have to either. They don't care. They didn't really understand at first but then they all shared the thought that if their siblings are happy they don't give a fuck about the fact that their relationship is different. No one thinks you are slut. There is nothing wrong with having alot of love to give."
I sigh again and turn around in his arms and rest my forehead against his shoulder "I'm sorry."
I feel him shake his head and then he presses a kiss to the side of my head "It's overwhelming for you, I know. But we'll all be right there and of you need to just get away for a moment all you have to do is tell one of us." He lifts my head from his shoulder and pecks my lips "Let me change and then we can go downstairs."
I nod and move to sit on the bed while Taehyung changes. When he's done I look him up and down and smile softly and he offers me his hand. I take it and let him pull me up and lead me out of the bedroom.
We go downstairs and the whole living room looks completely different, there are soft lights everywhere and really simple but elegant decorations. Jimin is the first to appear out of the kitchen and he squeals softly before practically running over to me and pecking my lips "Gorgeous." He takes a step back and looks me up and down and then he steps closer again, his lips brushing mine "You look amazing princess." He pecks my lips again
"Thank you." I look him up and down "You look pretty damn good too."
He blushes a little and grabs my hand "Joon-ah isn't home yet but he should be soon." He leads me into the kitchen and Jin sets down the bowl he was holding then turns to look at me and his eyes get wide, making me giggle "Jin."
"Sorry, you just look amazing Jagi."
"Thank you handsome."
Jin's ears get red and he goes over and occupies himself with something on the counter.
"Having fun making Jinnie blush Sunshine?" Hoseok asks from where he's sitting at the table
I nod "It's adorable."
Hoseok chuckles "It is." He motions me over so I go over and he tugs me to sit on his lap "You do look absolutely gorgeous though."
"So I've been told."
Someone comes in the kitchen and I look up to see Jungkook "Oh good. Can I steal you for a second?"
I nod and Hoseok lets me up and I follow Jungkook out of the kitchen.
We end up in the movie room and Jungkook shuts the door all the way "I'm sorry, I know you're probably upset because it's more than you truly wanted and I'm sure Taehyung already told you that other people are coming. I should have at least told you that."
I stop him "Kook it's okay. I understand why you guys did all of this and I really appreciate it. It's starting to feel like an actual marriage already and I'm sorry that I've been kind of snappy and mean since yesterday."
Jungkook pulls me into a hug "I love you" He pauses and kisses the top of my head "so much."
I hum "I love you too Jungkook." I tilt my head up and peck his lips "Thank you, I know alot of this was your doing."
"So would you be mad if I sent you and Joon on a honeymoon?" He asks quickly
I step back and look at him with an eyebrow raised "I wouldn't necessarily be mad but Joon would be stressed beyond belief. It would be better to do that when he gets things mostly in order at the company. Please tell me you did not already book a trip."
"I did..."
"Jungkook."
"But not for another 3 months. But I um did get him to agree to a short weekend away from the house."
"If he thinks he can handle a weekend then that's fine." I peck Jungkook's lips again "Thank you."
Jungkook hums and lands another peck on my lips "You two deserve it."
The door opens "Namjoon is home."
I look over Jungkook's shoulder at Yoongi "Okay, we're coming."
We go to leave but Yoongi pulls me back and kisses my cheek "You look amazing Kitten."
"Thank you Yoons."
We go out into the living room and Namjoon is talking to Hoseok but he cuts himself off when he sees me. "Holy- baby you look great." He looks at Jungkook and Yoongi "How the hell are all of you so beautiful."
Jungkook and Yoongi shrug, as does Hoseok and I smile playfully "Magic."
Wonho and Sohyun come into the living room, followed by the rest of the boys and Sohyun squeals and runs over to me, pulling me into a hug "You look so prettyyyy."
I smile and hug her back, pulling away after a second to get a good look at her.
"You look so pretty too." I look over at Wonho "You better show her some love tonight mister."
Wonho chuckles and smirks "I show her love every night."
Sohyun blushes and smacks Wonho's arm "Shut up."
He chuckles again and pulls Sohyun into his side "You do look really pretty Jihyo."
"Thank you Won. You clean up nice too, don't think I've ever seen you in a suit."
He shrugs "Never had a reason to wear one."
The doorbell rings again and Jungkook's hand slips into mine squeezing gently. Jin answers the door and a minute later Jungkook's brother comes in the living room behind Jin.
He greets Jungkook first with a hug and then me. I'm comfortable around Junghyun because I've been around him alot and we actually get along, he already considers me his sister. "Congratulations Jihyo. But when you marry this one, make sure I'm invited to that wedding." He motions to Jungkook
I nod "Thank you. And I will, I would have invited you to this one if we had actually planned it out."
"I know you would've." He pulls a small box from his inner jacket pocket "I know it's late and I know you hate it but just take it. You can open it later if you want."
I take the box with a small smile "Thank you."
Yoongi cocks his head to the side, confused "Late? What do you mean? Ji, did we forget something?"
I shake my head quickly "No you didn't, we can talk about it later."
Yoongi nods but still looks confused but then Jin pulls him into the kitchen to help "Please don't tell me you never told them when your birthday is." Junghyun looks at me
I sigh "As much as I love them, they have a habit of doing pretty much the exact opposite of what I ask. You know how I feel about my birthday, Namjoon and Jungkook have respected my wishes and I hope you do the same."
"Yeah, all of this." Jungkook motions around the room "Is not at all what she wanted, she didn't even want anyone else here. But Jimin convinced me and the others that we needed to do more than just a dinner between us. Him, Tae and Hobi would want to celebrate her birthday, they wouldn't understand yet so she hasn't told them and neither have I or Namjoon because that's what she wants. She even refused my gift this year." Jungkook nudges me playfully
"Well I wasn't in the mood and we were busy, but I'm sure you'll be able to give me my gift soon." I bite back
Junghyun fake gags "Gross, didn't need that visual or that information. I'm going to go talk to Hoseok now and get away from you nasties."
He walks away and Jungkook and I giggle to ourselves then Jungkook leans closer to my ear "Promise I'll be able to give you your gift soon?"
I shrug "Depends on everyone's mood within the next few days."
He hums and nips at my ear lobe playfully "Even if they aren't in the mood, I can still give you your gift."
I move my head to the side slightly "We'll see Kook."
He nods and kisses my cheek "Okay."
Within the next half hour everyone else shows up and Jin announces that dinner is ready so we all sit down and eat. Wonho took the liberty of mixing drinks while everyone was still showing up, so some of us are a little buzzed.
Yoongi's brother Junki was very quiet at first but loosened up after his first drink. He's very polite but also playful. Jimin's younger brother, Jihyun is alot like Jimin, but taller and a little less bubbly. Jin's brother Seokjung is more playful than I thought he would be, his wife Ahreum is more on the serious side and seems more judgemental of our relationship.
The few times tonight that any of the other boys have show affection towards me or Namjoon she kind of glares. It's not a complete glare, but it's not a friendly look either.
Namjoon's younger sister Kyungmin is so bubbly and nice. She, much like Namjoon has a great dislike for their parents and supports what Namjoon and I did today. She's also very supportive of our relationship, and curious which I almost find annoying but I can't fault her for it. It's different and she has questions which I get, I'm glad she wants to learn about how our dynamic works so she can understand us better.
When dinner was over, I helped Jin clean up, or at least I tried. He just sent me away with a kiss to the cheek and "Jagi, this is about you and Joon, I'll get one of the others to help me, go sit."
Hoseok and Jimin ended up helping and I was pretty much forced into the living room with everyone else. Namjoon gently tugs me into his lap and I sit on one thigh and facing the side so that I'm not blocking him and whatever conversation he's having with Junghyun and Junki.
His hand falls to my hip and squeezes softly before starting to rub in small circles with his thumb. I stay quiet for the most part, not really in the mood for conversation nor do I feel my input is needed in any of the conversations going on. When Jin, Hoseok and Jimin are done in the kitchen they join us in the living room and Hoseok comes over and pecks my lips before sitting next to Taehyung and Jungkook.
Then Ahreum decides to direct her attention to me "So Jihyo, now that you and Namjoon are married, when are you going to have little ones running around?"
I tense up and I feel Namjoon tense up. I watch as Jungkook's jaw clenches and Sohyun starts to look upset. All of the boys tense, including Junghyun because he also knows I'm infertile, and he knows how bad it's affected me.
Seokjung seems to sense the obvious tension and he quickly reacts "They're young, they probably aren't ready for kids yet, or any time soon. Especially with how hectic things are going to get and probably already are."
"That's true, but that doesn't mean never. Plus, unexpected things happen." Ahreum argues
"Kids aren't something any of us have considered yet, so let's just not talk about it." Jin answers
Ahreum rolls her eyes and my jaw clenches in anger. The conversation moves on and Namjoon kisses my shoulder "You alright my love?"
"Just fine Namjoon."
He sighs and kisses the back of my neck this time "I don't like her either."
The rest of the night goes on and Ahreum continues to try to prod into our personal life. Eventually everyone leaves and I let out a sigh of relief "Jin I'm sorry, but I really don't like your sister-in-law."
"It's okay Jagi, I don't like her either. Never have, I don't get what my brother sees in her." He comes over and pecks my lips "You won't have to deal with her very much, I promise."
I hum "Good cause if I did I might punch her in the face and I would not be sorry."
"I honestly would like to see that." Yoongi comments from his chair
"I'd like to do it."
"Kitten can we talk about earlier. What did Junghyun mean when he said that the gift he gave you was late?"
I sigh "My birthday was last month."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Jimin looks at me, slightly hurt "We could have done something, I mean I know we were really busy but we could have at least made you your favorite meal."
"I didn't tell you because I don't like my birthday. I found out on my birthday that my parents had died, so I don't celebrate it. Jungkook has taken me out to dinner or lunch the day before every year but I didn't want him to this year, I even told him that I didn't want him to get me anything in the week prior and after my birthday because I know him and it would be a birthday gift. You guys always want to celebrate and make things happy, but I don't want that day to be happy, so I didn't say anything." I explain softly
I can see Jimin start to pout but then he nods "Okay princess, if you don't want to celebrate your birthday that is okay. We will respect that. But can we at least know when it is?"
"August 27th."
"So a week before Jungkook's?" Hoseok asks
I just nod and I hear Taehyung sigh "Is there anything we can do? Like is it no gifts at all? Are we allowed to tell you happy birthday? Or are we just supposed to treat it like any other normal day?"
"I'd prefer you guys just treat it like any other normal day until I feel comfortable doing otherwise. And I'll tell you every year whether I'm comfortable with gifts or not that year."
They all just nod and I get up "I am mentally and emotionally exhausted, so I'm going to go change and then probably go to bed."
They all nod again and I go upstairs and take my make up off, then do my skin care routine and then change into a t-shirt and shorts.
I think maybe it's time I go see my parents. I haven't been in awhile, and I think I should take the boys with me. I don't want them to see me break down, but I want them to meet my parents in a way. And maybe seeing them more often will help me, I know I can't keep treating my birthday the way I do, it's not healthy anymore. It probably wasn't healthy to begin with.
I grab the box that Junghyun gave me earlier and open it. Inside is a little maple leaf charm. I smile softly and close the box, I'll find my bracelet later. Junghyun travels alot and everytime he goes somewhere new he buys a charm to represent that country or city, the first time he did this he also bought me a charm bracelet. I used to wear it all the time but I don't anymore, I just keep it in it's box so that I never risk losing or breaking it.
I feel arms slide around my waist from behind "What are you thinking about so hard little one?"
"Do you know if everyone is free tomorrow?"
I feel Jungkook shrug "Other than Joon I think so. Why?"
I sigh, having momentarily forgotten about all the stuff Namjoon has to start to get done "Right, he's more busy than ever now."
"What did you want to do tomorrow?" Jungkook asks softly
"I want to go see my parents and I wanted you guys to come. I want them to meet them, even if it's not really meeting them."
Jungkook hums "How about we go when Joon gets home from work? That way we go before you and Joon leave for the weekend."
"What if he comes home really late?"
"I'll make sure he's home on time."
"How?"
Jungkook sighs "I will physically drag his ass home if I have to baby. What's wrong? You seem off."
I shrug "I don't know."
"Are you still upset about everything?"
I shrug again "I guess."
"Or are you nervous about tomorrow?"
I nod and Jungkook kisses my cheek "They're going to love them, even if they aren't here to tell you that. And if you need to break down that's okay, we'll be there. And if you don't want us to see it, we can step out for a few minutes. But just imagine the 'I knew it' looks we would get from them. How many times your mom tried to put us together and always said we would end up together one way or another, that she would bet her secret recipes on it. But the smile both of them would have seeing you so happy and seeing how loved you are." He squeezes me gently "Everything will be fine little one."
I nod and lean back to peck Jungkook's lips "Thank you."
He hums "Mhm." He lets me go and starts to change into just a pair of sweats.
When he's done he gets in bed and pats the spot next to him "Come lay down baby, it's been a long day and you need some sleep."
I get in bed and Jungkook pulls me to lay on his chest. Soon I'm falling asleep, completely exhausted from the day. I do feel Namjoon and Taehyung come to bed and both press a kiss to my cheek before one of them is curling up against my back and the other just has an arm around my waist.