Nine Months

Chapter 17

"Why don't you stay back? I will really miss you," Haru said, cupping her mother's hands.

"Aww darling, I told you Jungkook's dad has some meeting he needs to take a date to. You want him to find a new mom?" She joked making the couple laugh.

"Mom, we all know he would never. He loves you," Jungkook rolled his eyes.

"Here comes his obedient son!" The elder mocked.

"At least let us drop you to the airport. That's so bad on our part," Haru pouted. She cupped her baby face, "No need baby, look the cab's here. And you," she looked towards Jungkook, "keep my bags there."

He whined like a kid, but eventually took the bags. As he walked past her, she deliberately smacked his butt as a reward for his whining to which he frowned but subsequently laughed.

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He closed the main door to the house, both had a sad expression lingering on their faces. The house seemed lonely without the elder's nagging and loving mocks; as if the house was abandoned with the blessings it periodically had. It was when the door bell rang again. They looked at each other once before Jungkook opened the door to Yoona.

"Unnie?" Haru tilted her head in confusion as the black-haired embraced her.

"Haru, I am giving up on Chim," she said.

"What?" Came a unanimous response from Jungkook and Haru.

She parted, "first let's go outside, you stay indoors the whole day. Get some Vitamin D!"
She said pulling her with her to the lawn and Jungkook followed, very much taken aback.

Once glancing at the two ladies standing, he ran inside bringing a chair and placing it beside Haru. The latter rolled her eyes but took it anyway.

Yoona scoffed, "You know I am your guest?"

"You also need one? I will bring one right now," he offered.

"Tsk Tsk, Haru why don't you teach your husband some etiquettes? Leave you brat and both of you listen to me," he grunted.

"Yeah. What happened?" Haru questioned.

"You know. Jimin doesn't have time for me. Like, at all. Not even five minutes-"

"It's not like you both are dating." Jungkook interrupted.

"Shh!" Came a unanimous response from the annoyed ladies.

"It's not like he is the only one who is busy. I also have my job. I have my personal issues. He always says, when you need I'll be there. And I was everytime with him but he wasn't there when I needed him. He doesn't pick up the calls, doesn't answer the texts. I think he got someone else, maybe.... Mia?" she said in a suppressed voice as if reflecting on each word before letting it out.

"What the hell? No noona not at all. Mia knows it so well that you and Hyung love each other. And she was the first one to tell me too!" Jungkook blurted out.

"How are you so sure of it?" Yoona snapped.

"Ofcourse he is Mia is his bestfriend from second grade," Haru passed. This made Jungkook unnecessarily overjoyous. She was always a bit jealous of the bond Mia and Jungkook shared because the former knew him from a longer period of time. And it would always annoy her how articulately they knew about each other. Little did he expect this response from present day Haru.

"Maybe it's because of his new song. He doesn't even talk to us. You know he is a practice maniac. Once he is in the studio, he doesn't come out for hours!"