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Chapter Forty Two ~ Aftermath

"I'm going over there right now, how dare she put her hands on you like that!" Taehyung seethes, slipper clad feet pacing the length of his kitchen and back.

"Tae you can't." Y/N pauses to wince as Jimin's gentle fingers move the antiseptic wipe carefully across her broken skin.

"Sorry, I'll try to be more gentle." The older man speaks softly, tone apologetic as he places a comforting hand on her forearm.

"It's my mother who should be here saying sorry." Taehyung spits out, body trembling as the anger grows.

"Baby I know you're angry but you can't go to see your mother, if you do then she'll know that I've told you and she can't know okay? I know it's a lot to ask but you need to act oblivious to what happened between your mother and I. That's why I called Jimin instead of you, that's why I came here instead of telling you to come to my place. It wouldn't surprise me if she had someone watching my place or tracking my calls, she certainly seems the type."

"If she's tracking you then she already knows you're here and will probably put two and two together and believe that you've told me anyway so why act oblivious?"

"I could be here to end things with you, she can't assume anything yet."

The room falls silent, Taehyung's pacing coming to an abrupt stop. "Are you?" His words are merely a whisper but Y/N doesn't miss the way they tremble.

"Do you really think that's what I want? After everything we've been through together do you honestly think I would back out now?"

Taehyung sighs, relief and a little embarrassment washing over him. "No, I'm sorry. I'm just so angry at my mother for what she's done, for putting her hands on you and threatening your family. I knew and fully expected that she would be vicious but to see the evidence of it right in front of me.....it sickens me and I feel so ashamed that I'm her son."

"Is that why you haven't touched me since I got here?" Y/N questions, heart heavy as she recalls the moment the two men ushered her through the house once she arrived. Taehyung asked her questions as they went, his anger building and growing more turbulent as she answered but it was Jimin who eventually guided her to take a seat at the kitchen island and it was Jimin's gentle fingers that were tending to her now as he tried his best not to get himself involved in the emotional conversation.

"It's not that I don't appreciate you tending to me Jimin but I was hoping that it would be my boyfriend."

"It should be him but instead he's letting his mother win." Jimin's tone was one of disappointment, a heavy sigh leaving his parted lips as he tossed the used antiseptic wipe in the trash.

"I'm not letting her win, I'm just angry. I'm not allowed to be angry that she's hurt someone I love?"

"We never said that Tae, of course you're allowed to be angry but don't let it put distance between us."

"I'm not, it's just that....I look at what she's done and I can't help but feel like this is my fault. If you weren't with me then you wouldn't be hurt right now, you wouldn't be worrying about your family. I don't have the right to touch you, to tend to you when the very reason you're suffering right now is because of me."

Y/N shakes her head, a disbelieving scoff falling from her lips. "Jimin would you mind giving us a minute or two?"

"Of course, I'll be in my room if you need me." There's a gentle kiss to her cheek and a comforting squeeze to her shoulder before she hears the shuffle of Jimin's slippers as he leaves the kitchen.

"It seems you've even got Jimin in your corner with this, the look he just gave me was downright murderous."

Y/N couldn't help but smile as Taehyung let out a soft laugh. "Yeah well, you deserve it. I can't believe you haven't even touched me because you somehow think this is your fault, such a stupid thing to think. This isn't your doing Tae, this is your mother's work and she is the only person who should be saying sorry but we both know that will never happen."

"I know, please forgive me baby." Taehyung whispers as he nears, long fingers gently cupping her face. "I should be the one tending to you, I just let everything get to me and couldn't control it." There's a featherlight kiss to her forehead which then moves down to her cheek. "Do you forgive me?" His thumb slowly moves across the marks that his mother made and he swallows the lump in his throat, thankful that Y/N can't see the way his eyes mist over as he peppers all the marks with the gentlest of kisses.

"Of course I forgive you, don't be stupid." She whispers, breath catching in her throat as she attempts to keep her own emotions under control. "We just can't let your mother get to us like this, it's okay to be angry with her but we can't let it put distance between us. I need you to promise me that you're always going to be open and honest with me, that you won't let her win."

"I promise."

"Pinky promise." Y/N holds out her right hand, little finger already up in the air and ready to curl with his. Taehyung smiles, heart filling with so much fondess that he's afraid it'll burst. "Pinky promise." He chuckles, sealing the deal with his own little finger.

"Jimin may have tended to you first but I'm going to make sure that you're tended to for the rest of the night."

"Oh yeah, and how do you plan on doing that?" Y/N smirks, tone mischievous.

"How about we start with a bath, plenty of bubbles?" Taehyung sweeps her up in his arms and laughs as she squeaks out in surprise.

"Only if you join me." She wiggles her brows suggestively and Taehyung wishes she could see the way his eyes fill with adoration and how the corner of his mouth quirks up in amusement.

"I can definitely do that." He whispers, brushing his nose across her cheek before placing a kiss to her lips.

For her Taehyung would do anything.

((Next chapter will be up tomorrow, more of Y/N and Taehyung for you guys 🥰💜 plus Jimin has a plan for how to get Mrs Kim out of their lives for good 👀 hope you guys enjoyed, please leave your thoughts as always and let me know what you would like to see happen next! Love you guys 💜))