Kim Family

심장 박동

Jennie is 5 months pregnant with Seong

_________________________

Taehyung couldn't sleep. He rolled to the left. He rolled to the right. He lay on his back. He laid on his front. He covered his head with his pillow. He counted cats in his head. Nothing worked. Sighing, the man eventually gave up and slipped out of bed, leaving behind a tangled mess of crisp white sheets

He tilted his head back so he was staring at the large window. That window shown a city full of lights, people and traffic. He sighed and folded his arms across his chest, head straight as he began to pace the floor. His feet sunk into the plush crimson carpet, but not even that could help soothe him. He felt like his eyes were being held open by tape, with no hope of closing them

"I hate hotel rooms" Taehyung muttered under his breath. More specifically, he hated feeling like he was living in one, especially when he was away from his family

He missed his wife and children so badly, especially when he was on the road for this long. All of his travels from city to country, making appearances, rehresing, concert for fans, shooting...etc

He was tired. But he couldn't sleep

He went towards the bedside lamp to picked up his iphone and turned on the lamp so he could properly see it. He unlocked the screen and went to the file that his wife sent before going out of country

"I know how hard it can be for you when you're away from home and all of us" Jennie had told him

"Especially now" He muttered, placing a hand against the side of his wife's stomach. It was rounded, quite obvious, and he knew that inside, beneath his palm, his unborn baby daughter was fast asleep

"I've already told you that you don't have to worry about me" Jennie soothed "I'm very capable of taking care of myself. Your parents, my parents, our friends are all live nearby. Besides, Aera & Arang, Yuri & Yujin make the best company!"

"They are a pair of alomost six and three year olds" Taehyung sighed, causing Jennie to giggle "When they said having kids changes everything, they weren't kidding"

"Yeah but you and I both know we wouldn't trade our babies for anything in the world" She sighed "They're too precious. And, even though they can drive us crazy most of the time, they also tend to keep us pretty sane"

"I couldn't agree with you more" Taehyung groaned "I don't know how I'm going to survive two weeks without them. Or you. Or our little baby. This isn't fair"

Jennie smirked at her husband "It might not be fair but it's your job"

"Still not fair" Taehyung droned, pulling Jennie closer into him so her stomach was now pushing against his own "No way I can go to two weeks without this. I can barely go to two hours without touching you! I'm going to go to bed at night crying"

"Don't do that!" Jennie laughed sympathetically

Taehyung shook his head and gave his wife a sad smile "I will. You can't stop me"

"Maybe I can't stop you" Jennie breathed "But I can try"

"And just how do you think you can do that?" Taehyung asked teasingly

She pulled away from Taehyung, causing him to whimper playfully as she stepped backwards. She winked seductively at him before sidestepping over to the kitchen table and picking up her phone

"What are you doing?" Taehyung asked confusedly

Jennie replied "Here. I am sending you something. But don't listen to it until you're away from home and you can't sleep at night"

"Oh, it's a music?" Taehyung inquired, when he checked the unnamed file that his wife sent it to him

Jennie shrugged "I guess you could say that. Just wait until you're in the hotel room. It will help you. I'm willing to bet. I can't promise but if I know my Tae like I think I do, then this file will make you feel just the tiniest bit better about being away from home"

Taehyung gently toyed with the phone case before opening the file, waiting for the music to play. When nothing came out for some minute, however, he stood up straight and raised a curious eyebrow

"Did she sent me black screen?" Taehyung muttered to himself

Suddenly, a sound came out of his phone. Then another one. And another. They started coming faster and faster, in a very rhythmic fashion. Taehyung let out a short breath and closed his eyes, listening intently to the noise emerging from his phone

Thump thump thump thump thump....

"My baby" Taehyung whispered, a smile growing on his face

Feeling more content, he climbed back into bed and pulled the covers back over his body. He rested his head on the pillow and stared at his phone, still grinning to himself as the sound reverberated from it. It all made sense now

He understood why Jennie had sent him the file, and why she thought it might help him be able to get through the night

He knew he couldn't be with Jennie or his children's when he was away. He couldn't sleep next to his wife, or even sit next to her. He couldn't play with his children's. He couldn't put his hands on Jennie's stomach and feel his baby move and kick

But at least now he could go to sleep listening to his baby girl heartbeat