Even if You're With Him ✔

Chapter 9

I get the last of my items ready before I make a move to leave my parent's home. "Where are you going so early?" Mother asks as I reach the front door causing me to roll my eyes and turn to her.

"I'm not seeing Taehyung if that's what you are wondering," I respond. "I haven't seen Taehyung in over a month thanks to you."

She takes slow strides towards me and although her gaze is drilling into mine, I refuse to look away. "Don't take that tone with me, young man. I'm only doing this with your best interest in mind," her voice goes soft as she closes the space between us and brings her hands to fix the collar of my jean jacket. "I love you. I want you to have the best life, and I'm sorry to say this, but that bodyguard can't take care of you the way the Jeon family will. Now tell me, who are you about to meet?"

I scoff at her statement and pull back from her grasp. "That bodyguard has a name. Taehyung. Whether you like it or not he's my happiness. I don't care about what he can or can't provide. And like I said a minute ago, I'm not meeting up with Taehyung. I'm having breakfast with Jimin. You remember Jimin, right? The man Jungkook actually wants to marry? The one carrying his child," I explain with the brightest smile I can muster while trying to hold in the need to yell at her.

She gives me a stern look and her eye twitches. Something that she does unconsciously when she does not like what she hears. "Fine. Have it your way. Sooner or later, you will realize that everything that is being done by your father and I is for your own good," her tone sounds as if she's trying so hard to sound supportive, but I can see right through the mask that she's plotting something. I know her like the back of my hand as she does me. At some point the woman in front of me and I were inseparable. Which is why it breaks my heart to see her side against me. Gone is the woman who would tuck me in and lay beside me when I needed the comfort. With one last look I reach for my keys and drive off to my favorite diner.

It doesn't take long for me to see that I'm being followed. My dad had hired a new security team to track my every move after my attempt to see Taehyung a couple days after our relationship came to light. We decided that trying to meet up would be too risky, so most of our communication has been through our friends. With each passing day I miss him more which makes me more impatient for the day where we can finally run away and leave this life behind. 

I park my car and smile and wave at my dad's security team who conveniently park in front of me. "Take care of her," I say motioning to my blue lamborghini. "She's a newer model and worth more than all your salaries combined," I say with a wink before heading inside to meet my best friend.

"Jinnie!" Jimin exclaims as he gets up and embraces me. I pull back and put my hands on his growing belly. His cute giggles bring genuine light to my life, as he let's my hands rub around his abdomen.

"You're growing fast," I tease. He smacks my hand away and motions me to sit down. 

"I already ordered," Jimin says as he takes a seat in front of me. "We've been best friends for over eight years now, so I know what you like."

It doesn't take long for the food to arrive, and while Jimin starts digging in to his meal right away, I'm hit with an unsettling feeling. "Jin are you feeling, okay?" Jimin asks concerned. "You look a little pale." I'm about to answer but a wave of nausea hits me, making me gag. Jimin is up and crouching next to me in a matter of seconds. "Hey, are you sick?" He asks again and reaches to touch my forehead.

I shake my head frantically and rush to the bathroom. The smoothie I drank before coming here is now making it's way to the toilet as I crouch down emptying out my stomach. I feel a small hand rubbing my back in comfort, as I continue hovering over the toilet. I make sure I get the last of it out before I feel fine to get back up. "Jin, what just happened?" Jimin asks worriedly, but at the same time knowingly.

I move past him and wash my face as well as rinse my mouth in a nearby sink, and then lock the bathroom to make sure no one comes in. "I was going to wait until after we left to tell anyone this," I said lowly. "For the past two weeks I've woken up sick. I can't hold anything I used to eat down, and I always feel tired and dizzy. A couple of days ago I decided to put my suspicions to rest and take a test," Jimin's eyes widen and his mouth turned into the biggest smile he's had. "It came back positive," I finish explaining with a creeping smile on my face. A squeal is heard followed by a loud 'YAY!' before I'm engulfed in tiny arms.

"We're going to be pregnant besties!" Jimin squeals. I bring him down trying to hush him. "Not too loud," I hiss. "Dad's security team is here," His eyes are still wide but in fear now. "They're in the parking lot, but I just want to be cautious," I whisper. We look at each other cautiously and peak out of the bathroom. No one is outside and he motions me to follow him. The food is long forgotten as we pay and make a swift exit. I take a minute to walk next to the security team still parked outside. I knock on their window and wait for it to be rolled down.

Dangling the keys to my sports car, I easily get their attention. "Just letting you know, I'll be in the Park residence. You are more than welcome to follow and confirm my whereabouts, but I will, however, need one of you to drive my car back to my parent's home as I will be driving with Jimin." They all nod excitedly and start shoving each other while trying to reach for my keys, but I snatch them back before any of them are able to touch them. "She's just been cleaned, waxed and vacuumed. If I see the tiniest hint of dirt on her, I will castrate whoever is responsible for it," I say bringing my voice a few octaves lower while glaring at them. Their once excited expressions fall and I smile brightly, satisfied with the outcome of my warning. 

"So who is still up for driving my car?" I ask innocently. The terrified look on their faces make me even happier as I throw the keys on the driver's lap. "I guess you're the chosen one," I tease and walk back to Jimin's car.

Once we arrive back to his place, he inspects the house to make sure the coast is clear of any curious ears who might want to listen in to our conversation, and leads me to his room. "I don't know how much Namjoon has told you-"

"He hasn't said anything. Our mom has made it a habit to cling on to me like a leach. We can't talk about leaving the country without her knowing," I say frustrated. Jimin reaches out to calm me down.

"That's why he told me it was really important for us to meet. He and Yoongi have everything ready," I smile widely at the news. "We're leaving next Tuesday when your dad leaves to New Zealand. He's about to close a deal with some investors there. Apparently its a big deal, and we're going to use that as a distraction so we can leave. You can't pack heavy, though. I'm talking one bag, two the most. It won't matter anyways, Yoongi has been secretly smuggling money from all our bank accounts, masking it as bills and online shopping expenses, and sending it to a secure account. It should be enough for us to start somewhere new."

I can't hold in my squeals as Jimin continues explaining everything. My eyes light up at the idea of leaving everything behind and starting new. My hand reaches for my still nonexistent belly as I picture Taehyung and I with our future child. Everything I've been wanting for the past two years is starting to be look clearer. "-and when we start showing even more, we can go baby shopping together," I tune back to what Jimin is saying as he holds my hand and starts bouncing up and down on his bed. "I'm so excited. I can't wait to have this nightmare behind us."

I smile back at him, agreeing and matching his excitement. Only a few more days, and I'm free. We'll be free.

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One more update before the year ends lol. Have a Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all are having a Happy V day. I know I did with the cutest vlive💜💜

One more thing. Brace yourselves. No spoilers, but I will tell you all one thing. In order for this story to make sense and work you must trust me. So whatever might come in the next several chapters... just trust me. I hope I'm not scaring anyone 🙃 but this story will have a lot of angst. This is the final warning.😊