"oh dont you look chirper today!" taehyung beamed at jimin, who just strutted into the home all dressed up for not an early morning person and interrupted taehyungs yoga routine.

truthfully jimin was nothing more than a sad bundle ever since he parted with his boyfriends, it amplified with the pressure of joining the new college and catching up with his studies; so taehyung was relieved to see that jimin was getting back to himself.

"phone sex does wonders, babe" jimin glows in response, running a hand through his hair.

"lucky bitch" taehyung grunts forlorn as he rolls up his yoga mat.

"why? got no action with your hot ex-husband?" the smaller omega asks just for sarcastic banter.

taehyung makes a disgusted face.

"my dildo has a better personality than him. so, no thanks" taehyung sasses and jimin throws his head back and cackles.

as jimin skids to the nursery all ready to spoil the pups, taehyung takes a shower- an actual relaxed one without having to be worried about the babies being alone.

he later lathers moisturizer all over and wears a loose fitted tshirt with wide neckline for easy access when the pups eventually gets hungry, as well as matching cream shorts and hums around before fixing himself a protein smoothie.

jimin was already in comfortable clothes, having come packed ready to stay the weekend and was talking animatedly to the pups as if they'll understand everything.

so taehyung already dreaming of getting a relaxing day was about to lounge on the couch when the doorbell rang.

the omega sighed annoyed, because there was only one other person who might possibly visit them.

taehyung took another angry sip of his green smoothie and pranced towards the door, opening it.

there stood jungkook as expected with multiple bags in his arms and his signature expressionless face.

"-- hope you're paying your pilot for overtime" taehyung grumbles under his breath as the alpha gets inside who heeds no mind to the comment.

"we should get a couple of diffusers here" jungkook instead says scrunching his nose at the apparent mix of scents in the house with jimins in particular.

as if summoned, the shorter omega appears on the hallway, his happy face souring significantly at the sight of the alpha.

but then, "here" jungkook drops a bag on the couch, "your boyfriends told me to give it to you" the alpha says non chalant before going towards the nursery.

taehyung smiles fond as jimin practically throws himself on top of the bag with an excited purr and he lets the omega be, as he goes to the kitchen to wash his finished smoothie cup.

the omega doesn't nearly as panic anymore whenever jungkook handles the pups, but that doesn't stop him from checking up on them, just to soothe his worried mind.

as taehyung peeks over the nursery doorway, he sees jungkook sitting near the crib just slumbed and watching the pups with fond eyes.

the alpha does notice the omegas presence and looks up.

"i brought some things for the pups--- and clothes for you" he points at the bag by the table.

"for me?" the omega asks surprised.

"you've been wearing the same three tshirts." the alpha states as an answer, then shrugs, before going back to watching the pups.

as the omega carefully approached the bag and sorted through the toys and clothes and placed them on the cupboard, jungkook spoke again,

"oh i almost forgot-- the lawyers from the kims contacted me"

"w-why?" just hearing that surname scares him.

"they're splitting the inheritance. since your name is all over the records after our marriage, they'd have to give a small portion of it to you by the laws--"

"oh!" taehyung wasn't expecting that.

"you dont have to worry-" jungkook then adds sensing the sourness of taehyungs scent, "my lawyers will take care of it-- the money will be in your bank account in a week"

"uhm thanks" taehyung mumbles, still digesting the information.

jungkook just nods.

the rest of the day went by eventless.

now with jungkook all hands on deck to take care of the babies, the two best friends spend some quality time cuddling on taehyungs bed.

"maybe you should start going out, tae" jimin murmurs.

"what do you mean?" taehyung mumbles back, eyes already drooping with how cozy it was.

"like seeing someone?"

taehyungs grumbles.

"-- dont think 'm ready for that yet-- with the pups so small and jungkook in the scene"

"i just worry about you" jimin sighs.

"you dont have to, chim-- things are much better now anyway" taehyung assures.

"but i dont trust that jeon-- i still get nightmares about when-- when he kicked you in the stomach" jimins voice turns feeble.

"chim--" taehyung breathes shuddery, saddened by his friends words.

"--i just want you to be happy" the smaller omega interupts.

"i'll get there, chim-- and i dont trust jungkook too. but he wont hurt the pups-- or me i think. he's not that aggressive now and i will kick him out if he go back to old ways" taehyung sighs.

"hm good" jimin says satisfied, trusting taehyungs words.

as night slowly rolled in, the three adults puttered around the house with feather light steps since the two littlest inhabitants of the house are sleeping.

with the television tuned in on some korean channel as usual, just for the familiarity of their home country, the omegas ate the takeout on the couch while jungkook ate his own alone in the dining table all the while reading a document on his laptop.

with the two soulmates talking and laughing with no worries for the world, it was as if jungkooks presence was forgotten all together.

but thats doesn't mean jungkook didn't pay attention to the others.

the alpha would often stop mid chew when taehyungs tinkling laughter rings, the omega giggling to something jimin said with an adorable boxy smile and bunched up cheeks.

well that look on taehyung was certainly new to jungkook who had only ever seen the omega in a gloomy bubble.

when taehyungs happy, content hormones tickle his nostrils, jungkook would scrunch his nose because jungkook cant help but think how right this smell on taehyung was unlike the acrid sourness of fear and despair.

jungkook used to think happy people are obnoxious, that being happy means letting his guard down and being vulnerable. he used to think thats why the people whom he grew around with were so stoic and hostile.

but being happy once in a while might not be bad, 'cause it kinda feels nice?

like when everytime he boards his plane and reaches the front door of this house with a fast beating heart.

and jungkook couldn't get enough of it; because the only thing that helps him power through the workload and loneliness is the hope of seeing taehyung and his pups at the end of the week.

his food had turned cold while jungkooks internal monologue took place, nevertheless he finished it because jungkook rarely gets to enjoy good meals in between his hectic schedules.

as the omegas retreated after their meal, jungkook took his dirty plates to the kitchen, then standing by the sink and contemplating.

he should wash his dishes right?

so, for the first time in his life, the jeon took the scrubber, then drowned it in the liquid soap before aggressively scrubbing the plates.

jimin, who had forgotten his jug of water had then came to the kitchen, who stopped in his tracks at the sight of the aggressive dish washing and the mess of soap bubbles splattering.

"what did that plate ever do to you?"

jungkook startles at jimins voice.

"can you stop hovering?" jungkook grunts before going back to his task.

"--weirdo" jimin mumbles under his breath and goes back with his jug of water.

at the depth of the night, everyone was peacefully asleep.

but as usual, it will only last a few hours before it breaks with shrill little cries.

now with the twins, if one starts crying the other will follow suit, either mad at being woken up or sometimes just to join his brother in the fun of sibling crying session.

so with twice the amount of crying, taehyung usually skyrockets himself off the bed, eyes half open and limbs fumbling as he moves towards the nursery on muscle memory.

so he startles when he hits an unexpected obstacle on the path- it being none other than jungkook in a similar state.

both the parents on collision at the doorway of the nursery flails, legs slipping and arms intertwining to get a grip, but failing miserably and falling to the floor with a thud.

the panic ebbs at the stability and the resulting groans of pains, then half opened eyes squinting at the orange light of the nursery trying to gather their senses.

jungkook grumbles from where he is laying starfish on the floor, breath knocked out by the impact of taehyung falling on top of him.

and the alpha squints up, brain catching to the present as he looks up at taehyung who looked partly startled and partly groggy as he tried to get up only for the sock clad feet to slip causing him to drop again, now ending up straddling the alphas waist.

as taehyung just sat there catching back his senses, jungkook swears to earth, moon and sun that he didn't mean to see it.

but taehyung really wear those thin big tshirts which flutter in the gentlest of wind, and when taehyung slipped the second time, that traitor of a tshirt decided to flutter up,

and jungkook who was laying plastered on the floor got an eyeful of the omegas bare torso bathed in golden light.

jungkook didn't mean to stare, but taehyungs waist looked more curvier than he remembers and as his eyes travelled up purely on instinct, jungkook himself yelped back, cheeks burning hot and the sleep vanishing in an instant.

taehyung was no better, pushing his tshirt back and arms protectively covering his chest as his wide eyes stared at jungkook in mortification.

in the chaos, jungkook noticed that the pups were no longer crying, probably entertained by their parents making a fool of themselves. traitors!

"i-i will just g-go" jungkook stutters as he stands up and backs away out of the room, eyes suddenly finding the ceiling quite interesting.

as jungkook skids out of the room he's met face to face with a frantic jimin weaponed with a kitchen knife.

"w-what happened?" the omega who probably woke up hearing the commotion asked, looking everywhere for an intruder,

but then his eyes landed on jungkook who looked paralyzed and face red and the omegas eyes narrowed.

"What did you do?" jimin menacingly pushed the knife towards jungkook, successfully cornering the dazed alpha against the wall.

"i-i swear i didn't mean to-- he fell and i looked up and saw his--" jungkook stops his rambling mid sentence, neck and face getting impossibly redder.

jimin squints, trying piece everything together.

"you saw his tiddie?" jimin questions.

jungkook makes a sound from his throat, somewhere in the middle of dying and mortification.

"Dont say it like that!" the alpha pushes away the knife, gittery.

jimins eyes turn sly then. oh he isn't going to slip a chance to see jungkook squirm.

"then, did you see his voluptuous pectorals, jeon?"

jungkook promptly chokes on thin air.

"Jimin!!!" taehyung who must have heard it screamed from inside the nursery and jungkook nearly hits his head trying to escape from the embarrassment into the safety of his room.

jimin cackles clutching his stomach as he enters the nursery,

"how did you two managed to make babies?!" he wheezes as taehyung aggressively swatted at him and both the pups giggled from inside the crib, clearly entertained.

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im sure i lost a few years of my life trying to update the chapter. this app hates me. so sorry that eveyone panicked cos of it ;(