One Step Closer - PART 1

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The crowd outside the hospital glanced up eagerly as soon as Taehyung was outside. He briefly glanced at Jimin. "How comfortable do you feel with me revealing your relationship to the press?" he asked. "They would be curious about your presence here and I'm sure word must have already gotten out about your stunt at the intersection."

"As comfortable as I am to marry him tomorrow if he allows me to," Jimin growled low under his breath. "Talk to them once I get my omega outta here."

"Yep." Taehyung grinned, thoughts already racing with numerous ways he wanted to break the news.

He waited until Jimin's Aston Martin left the premises, taking Jungkook along with it and then waved at Attorney Myung waddling toward him with his very pregnant belly. He waved at the Attorney with a familiar grin.

"Good day to you, Mi-su. What a pleasant surprise! I didn't think you'd be jumping the wagon with us." He offered a hand to shake but Attorney Myung walked in for a one sided hug instead.

"I wasn't going to miss all this fun," Mi-su commented with a grin. "My husband updated me about what happened at the station. I'm glad Jungkook has surrounded himself with good people like you."

Taehyung smiled. "That's his charm. So ready for this?"

"Of course." Mi-su grinned. "Born ready."

Taehyung gestured toward the waiting press. The crowd turned expectantly as soon as they saw him approach them. The breeze ruffled his perfectly styled hair, failing to attack the secured strands. Several cameras instantly trained on him and the familiar stuttering sound followed the flashes.

His strides were long and confident, mind already reviewing the sentences he carefully prepared. This was it. He had always been a private person. Except for his dating lifestyle, everything was personal. He always gave them something to talk about so they never had time to ask him about the life he never shared.

"Taehyung-ssi, what is this press release about?"

"What is going on here? Why is Jimin-ssi here?"

"Did something happen at the hospital?"

"Are you unwell? Or is it someone you know?"

"Why was Mrs. Park here? Is everything okay?"

"Taehyung-ssi, why were you at the police station? What happened there? Are you perhaps working with them on another project?"

Different questions reached Taehyung even before he reached the reporters accompanied by Attorney Kim, his mate Attorney Myung and his assistant. The bodyguards were around them keeping everyone at a respectable distance.

Taehyung lifted a hand, silencing them. He leaned forward to speak into their extended microphones. "Do these things work?"

"Yes, Mr. Kim," they answered enthusiastically. "We have so many questions for you."

"No need for apologies." He straightened, pushing his hands into his pockets and stood through the several flashes at once. "Thanks for coming at such short notice. First of all, I want to tell you that I really appreciate it."

"It's our duty, Mr. Kim!"

"We're just happy to be here, Taehyung-ssi!"

"It's our pleasure!"

"Thank you." He grinned with a slight incline of his head. "Thank you." He scanned the crowd that held a mixture of purebred and regular wolves. Purebred wolves took the main roles while regular wolves were at the back doing menial jobs. But still this was one of the sectors that employed more regular wolves. "I see our regular wolf buddies are working hard once again today." He sent a salute in their direction. "How have you been doing? Has anything changed since our last meeting?"