"Thank you Jiminah..." Mr Jeon says as he takes his medicine ".... you really keep track of my everything.."
Jimin, Mr Jeon's personal assistant for years now, smiles "....you gave me a job even when I didn't have the qualifications and made sure to make me feel like a part of your family..how can I not be grateful to you, Sir?"
Mr Jeon smiles watching Jimin leave the room
He will make the perfect partner for my Jungkook - he smiles to himself
**
Mr Jeon is the director and head of Jeon Internationals and Jungkook is his only son. Jungkook has been in the UK studying for the past 10 years and will be returning to Korea the following month.
Jungkook was spoiled by his father - Jungkook's mom had died when the boy was just merely 5 years of age. He had been a mama's boy up till then, her death due to cancer really destroyed the young boy's mind - making him depressed, even leading him to attempt to take his life many times. Mr Jeon let Jungkook do whatever the boy wanted to do after the boy was nursed back to a sound mind, afraid to let his son get into depression and to have suicide thoughts again. He couldn't afford to lose Jungkook as well.
**
Jimin was a student in the college Mr Jeon came to give a speech at. Jimin was a bright student and had a lot of interesting questions to ask the man at the time. Mr Jeon genuinely liked Jimin's interest and dedication and decided to hire Jimin after the boy graduated. Jimin has now been working with Mr Jeon for over 4 years now.
**
"What the fck dad! You expect me to marry and settle down?! Especially with a nobody?" Jungkook frowns at his dad's request "...I'm pretty sure he agreed only because he wants money!"
Mr Jeon sighs "...Jimin isn't like that, besides he doesn't even know about this... I never spoke to him regarding it but I'm sure he will never go against my wishes..."
"Dad.. I can't..."
"You know I have a weak heart..." the man says, making Jungkook shut up "...I just want you to be settled and happy before my time... I know Jimin will make you very happy... please..."
"Okay" Jungkook's eyes tear up a bit before he walks away
**
"So you are Park Jimin?" A voice startles Jimin who was just about to enter his office room
"Yes Sir, how may I help you?" Jimin smiles turning around
"Not bad..." the man comments giving Jimin a once over.
"S-Sir..." Jimin stutters as the man drags the boy into the room and to the couch before he forces Jimin to sit down opposite to him
"Look. I will get to the point. I am not interested in this marriage crap so let's just have a contract marriage for a year and then divorce. We can tell my dad that the marriage didn't work out. He can't fault me then..." the man says, making Jimin confused "....don't worry... I will pay you a handsome amount... enough for your children's children"
"Money?Contract marriage? A year?" Jimin frowns "...I think you have the wrong person..."
"No babyboy... I didn't... but damn..I have to admit dad really has great taste..." the man relaxes his back against the couch and admires Jimin's beauty
"S-Sir...please get out of this office room immediately before I call security!" Jimin says standing up
"You will throw the future CEO of Jeon internationals out of the room?" The man chuckles in amusement
Jimin frowns "...who really are you?"
"Jungkook..." Jungkook stands up extending his hand "...Jeon Jungkook"
**
Jimin was against the marriage but eventually agrees when he sees Mr Jeon almost faint when he rejects the proposal. Jimin doesn't tell the man how Jungkook had come to find him earlier to talk about the contract marriage.
Soon the two get married and stay in an apartment that Mr Jeon gives them. They sleep separately as to them this is just a contract marriage.
**
Jungkook starts working at the company and Jimin continues working there as well. Jimin soon starts taking care of the man. Even though it is not a real marriage, Jimin wanted to make Jungkook feel comfortable around him as long as they lived together. Jimin found it weird to not even act civil with his roommate and boss at their home.
Jimin would make Jungkook's favorite meals (asking Mr Jeon of course) and insist the man to eat them daily. Jimin did the man's laundry and cleaned his room. Jungkook never asked Jimin to do it but he didn't stop Jimin either, somehow he liked Jimin giving him attention. Something about Jimin made the man miss his mom's care.
**
Jungkook returns home that night drunk and wet from the rain. Today was his mother's death anniversary and he had spent a couple of hours in front of her grave, alone.
"Jungkook! Oh God! You are burning up!" Jimin panics when he saw Jungkook collapse to the floor as soon as the man entered the apartment
Jimin took care of the man the whole night and comforted Jungkook as he slept with thoughts of his dead mom.
**
"Mom... I miss you... take me with you... please don't leave me..."
The night of his mom's death kept haunting Jungkook
"I'm here... I will always be here... cry as much as you want... I will never leave you...... I promise.. " Jimin comforts the man, hugging Jungkook as Jimin climbed into bed with him
Later,
Jungkook feels embarrassed about how he broke down in front of Jimin
"You don't have to be here with me... I'm fine now..."
"I promised you I won't leave you...if nothing else, consider me a dear friend... I want to be there for you... not because you are my husband... but because we are humans who need another in times of pain.. I know how it is to lose a parent... so trust me when I say this pain one day will also pass...." Jimin says genuinely as he squeezes the man's hands gently before replacing the wet cloth on Jungkook's forehead
Jungkook sighed in content, already relaxing into Jimin's caring touch
**
Jungkook starts to appreciate Jimin's loving care towards him and in a matter of their 7 months of marriage, they make love.
The two had started hanging out together - watching movies, cooking and shopping together. They were definitely friends - that's what they told themselves when they were together.
Once, they were cleaning the apartment together, deciding what to throw and keep.
"This is in perfect condition, why throw?" Jimin wonders as he inspects the shirts Jungkook had set aside to throw
"I don't need them anymore... it's too tight for me..." Jungkook then notices Jimin looking at the clothes intently "...why don't you try it and see?"
"Should I?" Jimin asks with a glee making Jungkook chuckle
"Yes... now go.."
Minutes later,
"This shirt is so big on me..." Jimin chuckles as he exits the bathroom
"Real..." Jungkook's breath hitches when he sees the boy in his shirt. The shirt kept riding off the boy's shoulder and Jungkook could see that beautiful sexy neckline. Jungkook could feel his heart beat fast. Jimin, that boy was his
The man stands up and walks up to Jimin in a daze
"J-Jungkook..." Jimin walks backwards, not used to Jungkook being so close to him
"You are so beautiful... you know that?" Jungkook cups the boy's face, gently caressing it
"J-Jungkook.. what are you..."
"Can I kiss you? Can I kiss my beautiful husband?" Jungkook asks, his eyes evidently glistening
Jimin slightly nods his head and before he knows it Jungkook is pulling him into a soft sweet kiss. They both smile when Jungkook pulls away from the kiss
"Aww my cute husband is so shy.." Jungkook teases
"Yah!" Jimin hits the man slightly before running away
Fck! He is so cute
Soon,
Jungkook joins Jimin in the kitchen. The boy was baking a cake and so Jungkook decides to make some coffee to drink along with it
"Eww.. I think I made it too bitter..." Jungkook pulls away the cup of coffee he just tasted away from his lips
"Can I try?"
"Here..." Jungkook lifts up the cup to Jimin's lips and watches the boy's plump lips wrap around the rim of the cup. Jungkook gulps
"I like it though..." Jimin pulls away from the cup "...W-Why are you looking at me like that?"
Jimin's breath hitches when Jungkook reaches out to wipe away the foam on his lips
"Aah... thanks.. I'm messy..." Jimin giggles embarrassed
"I love messy..." Jungkook says and without another word he pulls Jimin into a passionate kiss. Jungkook's hands wrapped around the boy's waist as Jimin's hands gripped onto the man's shirt
"....I think I like this taste now. .." Jungkook licks into Jimin's mouth as they both moaned
"I want you Jimin... so bad..." Jungkook whispers making Jimin moan out
"...p-please..."
That's how they consummated their marriage
**
The relationship between the two became more intimate and deep as the days went by.
Jimin thought that this meant Jungkook accepted him as his life partner but sadly it was not the case. Jungkook still insisted on the divorce at the end of one year of marriage because he thought he would be happier being single.
And he was.
Jungkook was happy for 1 week after the divorce - at least that's what he tried to convince himself. He partied with his friends in clubs but when other guys tried to seduce him, Jungkook realised he didn't want to be with anyone unless that someone was Jimin
**
"What are you doing here Jungkook?" Jimin sighs seeing Jungkook outside his apartment "...I took a month's break for a reason..."
"Jiminah... my baby..." Jungkook sobs hugging the boy. Jungkook's sudden hug had made the two stumble backwards into Jimin's now closed apartment "...I love you so much.. please take me back... I need you Jimin... please..."
Jimin pushes Jungkook away and chuckles sadly
"When I gave myself to you I told you that you have my whole heart in your hands... but what did you do with it.... you crushed it into pieces..." Jungkook sobs seeing Jimin's hurt eyes "...I'm sorry but I can't trust you again...."
**
Jungkook gets depressed again. His dad thinks the two didn't fall in love so he let the divorce happen. But now seeing his son depressed, he doesn't know what to do
"I don't know what happened Jiminah..." Mr Jeon cried on the phone "...I thought he got cured from his depression... I don't know what has triggered him again... his mom's death.. he has accepted it now... I don't get it.. I just don't..."
Jimin rushes to the hospital when he hears Jungkook attempted suicide again
"W-Why J-Jungkook why? ...you are so selfish... you make love to me and then break my heart by giving me a divorce and then you beg me to take you back... and then you do this?!...why?!... did you ever think what this will do to me huh?!..." Jimin sobs "..... you have to wake up... you have to... y-you have to... please..." Jimin holds Jungkook's bandaged wrist "...for me... I love you.."
"...r-really? Jungkook's groggy voice surprises the boy "....Do you really love me?"
Jimin sobs into Jungkook's hand
"I'm sorry... I couldn't take the guilt of hurting you ..." Jungkook says, making Jimin look at him "...I promise I won't do this again... anything to not make you cry ever again..."
Jimin climbs into bed with Jungkook "I'm sorry too... I didn't mean to be so harsh with you that day... I just needed some time..." Jungkook hugs the boy, his wrist still hurting but he doesn't care as long as Jimin would be his again
"You can have all the time you need" Jungkook says tightening his hold in the boy
"I don't need more time.." Jimin says looking at Jungkook "...when dad called me to inform about you... I thought I lost you forever...that's when I realized I can't live without you either..."
Tears roll down Jungkook's cheek as he gets out a chuckle of relief
"I love you so much... thank you for giving me a chance" Jungkook says kissing the boy's forehead
"I love you too... thank you for being alive" Jimin says closing his eyes, feeling Jungkook's warm breath on his lips
The end
A/N: time is ticking. Please keep voting for BTS on MAMA 💜🙏
Happy belated Jin day!