It's been a week already and Areum's going to come over today since my bruises have recovered and the pain in my rib has reduced too. Jungkook had told her that I was doing a workshop but the kid is smarter than she looks.

I didn't want to lie to Areum but I was scared; I was scared that she would get scared seeing my bruises because Areum cannot see me hurt, she always breaks down when she sees the smallest cut on my body.

The knock on my door brings me back, and as Taehyung enters inside with his perfectly sculpted boxy smile that is actually a fake one at the moment while he miserably fails to hide the redness of his eyes. Taehyung has been crying every single day, blaming himself for what happened to me. I heave a sigh out and pat the free space on the right side of my bed, "Come here" I call him. He places the plastic filled with all his favorite fruits on the side table and simply holds my hand.

"You're still recovering Ji" he says before kissing my fingers and caressing the back of my hand with his thumb. Another sigh escapes my lips and I turn my head towards the other side and stare blankly at the open window.

"Should we have some fruits?" he carefully places my hand down and chimes with excitement. I simply close my eyes and give out a small 'no'.

I miss Taehyung. He's different after the accident. He doesn't touch me often anymore, he doesn't kiss me, doesn't even call me with those sweet names often and hell, he doesn't even talk to me properly anymore. I don't know what is wrong with him these days; whether it's the fact that I'm sick or he actually has started disliking me because of my past.

"Open your mouth... say aa..." Taehyung comes to my side with his favorite fruit, making me eat it by the airplane game but I'm not in the mood to play right now. "No Taehyung" I say and turn my head the other side. "Oh come on Jia, don't act like a baby now. Come on, be a good girl and open your mouth" he says and extends his arms, bringing the fruit right in front of my mouth though I have my mouth tightly shut.

"You either open your mouth or I have my ways to make that pretty mouth of yours to part apart" his voice gets deeper and I turn to look at him, only to find him dead serious. He lifts a brow at me, mocking me with a smirk.

I run my tongue over my inner cheek and open mouth and let him put the pulpy fruit inside my mouth, not forgetting to bite those long fingers of his. "Somebody's being naughty" he says as the fingers that were once in my mouth move towards his own as he licks the same digits with his eyes fixed on mine.

Did he perhaps read my mind about him not giving me any proper attention? Because I swear I felt my stomach do a triple somersault. How did this man transform into a daddy so real quick.

I turn my head to the other side to make sure he doesn't see my flushed face but as it always happens in every single romantic movie he had to notice it and place a finger under my chin to lift my face, "I love you Ji" he says and pecks the tip of my nose. I don't even know why my eyes start collecting the salty water but I try my best to not to let them fall by blinking my eyes simultaneously. "I love you too Tae, I love y-you more than anything" my voice breaks without me intending too when I find it harder to hold back my tears.

He doesn't say a word but lifts his fingers to wipe the tears that are trickling down my cheeks. I hold on to his hand with both of mine and bring them to my lips, letting my lips grace his honey kissed skin, "I miss you Tae" the tightness in my heart only increased when I let those words out by I don't intent on stopping, "I miss your touch, I miss you calling me with those sweet names, I miss your warmth that I only find when you hold me close, I miss the way we were before, I miss your kisses, I miss us Tae. I just miss us so very much"

I start choking and Taehyung places himself on my bed and connects our foreheads, "I miss them too my baby, but I- I just can't forgive myself" I shake my head but he holds me firmly and places a finger on my trembling lips, "No Ji, I should've gone out instead of you, I should've at least found you earlier, but no. I was stupid enough to let you go out alone, I was st-" I bring all my strength to pull the man I'm so in love with to connect our lips.

No, it's not true. It isn't his fault, nothing was his fault. None of it ever was his fault. This, this exactly was the reason why I never wanted to pull him into my mess. He might be all manly and dominant all the time but he's a pure baby from the inside and the little things affect him a lot more than people's imagination. Though he might not voice them out, but his silence says it all. The way his eyes show nothing but a void space, says it all.

"Kookie! Tae Tae is eating mommy!"

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