《love drought | kth.》three
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"Hello, you must be Mr. and Mrs. Kim?" The counselor asked as she came into her office and sat down behind her desk. "My name is Amanda, I'm your counselor."
"My last name is Harrier but it's a pleasure meeting you," Graycen corrected her in a polite matter.
"My apologies, Graycen! Congratulations on the baby to you both but before we start I want you guys to know that co-parenting right after a divorce is going to be one of the hardest things ever."
Graycen hummed, "Indeed, we didn't even start yet and I am feeling uneasy already." Meanwhile as they were talking, Taehyung was the only one silent and he was staring at Graycen who was sitting in a chair further away from him. Her father was right, she was glowing and she looked healthier and happier. Maybe it was just right for him to just let go.
"So Taehyung," the counselor smiled, "how are you doing? Work and everything?"
His eyes looked over to Graycen who didn't show any interest to him but instead to Amanda.
"Honestly I've been stressed but life's been good so far. I just care about Graycen's health and the baby's health time to time."
He heard Graycen mumble under her breath, obviously something negative. Which the counselor picked up on pretty quick.
The counselor turned over to Graycen, "So Graycen, you sound like you disagree."
"I actually do," she sat up in her chair, "if he was really worried about me or my baby-"
"- why can't you say OUR baby, Graycen?" Taehyung asked with big frustration. "You're not in this alone." His eyes were basically locked on the side of her face but she wouldn't turn to him.
She sucked her teeth before lightly chuckling, "Like I was saying, he shown no effort so far."
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"I literally texted you every damn day to check up on you and you never responded," he argued back, "you pushed me away like you're so used to doing and that's the reason we divorced in the first place." Graycen didn't say anything after he said that because he had some truth to it.
"So, it seems like we have to talk out the situation before we even begin to talk about co-parenting. Can we-"
"- I'm sorry, so so sorry, I forgot I had a doctor's appointment today." Graycen interrupted as she stood up from her seat. "Maybe we can come back some other time?" Her voice was shaky and her face was turning red as each second passed by.
"Okay have a good-" she slammed the door behind her which had cut off the counselor's sentence midway.
"I'm going to check up on her," Taehyung spoke up softly, feeling guilty. Did he really say anything that bad? By the time he made it to the parking lot she was already near her car so he had to run up and block her from her car door. "Graycen, what the hell?"
"Move out of my way, Taehyung!"
He ignored her gesture, "Did I say something wrong, why would you just run out of the door?"
"I'm trying so hard," she clenched her jaw, "but everytime I do I get reminded of my mistake. You don't have to keep reminding me that everything that happened is my fault-"
"- everything isn't your fault, Graycen." His voice softened as he realized that she was becoming vulnerable but he hated doing this in a public place.
"Whatever, get out of my way. I don't want this stupid counseling anyways."
"Graycen that's wh-"
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"- I said move out of my way!" This time she shouted out loud causing unwarranted attention towards them.
"Brother, the girl said move! Move, young blood!"
Not saying a word, Taehyung moved away from the car and he just stood there and watched as she drove off. He needed some way for her to stop running away but it was clear that it couldn't be from him. Taking his phone out of his back pocket, he clicked on one of his contacts to call them.
"What's up, hyung?"
"I need a huge favor from you, I really need this." He sighed as he made his way towards his car.
"Alright, I'll be there."
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