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another year later

"i'm not ready to meet her.", jeongguk says nervously.

"it's okay baby, i'll be with you all the time.", taehyung says, grabbing his hand and squeezing it lightly to confort him.

jeongguk's mother is clean now and is coming out of the clinic. she contacted jeongguk and told him to meet her at a certain café.

they're still sitting in jeongguk's car, knowing that his mother is waiting inside the cafe.

taehyung notices the nervous expression on jeongguk's face, he also started biting his lips and taehyung looks at him in worry.

suddenly he grabs jeongguk's face gently to place a kiss on his lips. it's just a short kiss but it's enough to calm him down again.

when they pull back, jeongguk takes a deep breath and nods.

"i got this"

then they get out of the car and taehyung gives him a last encouraging smile before they make their way to the entrance.

they get in and jeongguk immediately sees his mother, sitting at a table next to a window. she looks different. she gained weight and looks healthier. she doesn't look so pale anymore.

he starts walking towards her, holding taehyung's hand.

she starts smiling when she sees them.

"hello."

"hello mom.", jeongguk says and taehyung also greets her with a simple "hello."

"hello jeongguk. i'm glad to see you. and you must be taehyung right?", she asks, already knew that he would come with jeongguk since jeongguk told her that.

"yes.", he smiles and shakes her hand.

then they sit down.

"i'm so happy to see you.", she says, looking directly at jeongguk, realizing again what a wonderful son she has.

jeongguk just gives her a little smile.

"so... how are you guys? how is school going?"

"very good actually-", taehyung starts but jeongguk is quick to interrupt him.

"mom, just tell me why you wanted to meet me."

her expression changes into a more serious and sad one and then she sighs.

"i... i wanted to say sorry.", she says, her eyes already filling with tears.

"i'm so sorry.", she repeats and taehyung automatically squeezes jeongguk's hand lightly, not even knowing why.

"i know i failed as a mother and i'm sorry for everything you had to go though. i wasn't the only one hurting when your father was gone... i should've been there for you. but instead of doing that, i got a boyfriend who abused you and i didn't do anything about it-"

her voice breaks and she's struggling with not starting to cry hard. taehyung's eyes also fill with tears. it breaks his heart every time, knowing how much pain jeongguk had to go through and he did it all on his own. he's so unbelievably strong.

"you don't have to talk about it if you don't want to-"

"i let him hurt my own son.. i let him take his money- no what am i saying? i also took your money just to afford these stupid drugs..."

"it's okay-"

"it's not! stop saying that. it's not okay. i'm just glad to see that you're happy now.", she says and smiles, looking at taehyung who is also the reason for jeongguk's happiness.

"but i also know that the past will always leave a mark.", she adds and it gives jeongguk goosebumps while taehyung already started crying.

"and i'm so sorry for giving you these marks, i'm so so sorry. and i don't expect you to forgive me b-but.. i can't live with the thought that my own son hates me.", she says and starts crying harder again.

jeongguk doesn't say anything for a couple seconds.

"i don't hate you."

she looks up to him again.

"h-how?"

"i don't know. but i don't hate you. but i just can't pretend like nothing ever happened."

"i know.", she says.

"i want you to continue with your life now that you're healthy again. get a job and i don't know... maybe fall in love but just live.", jeongguk says.

"because i will do the same. i'm happy mom. i'm really happy. i hope that's enough for you to know. i hope you can live with that."

"of course i can.", she says through her tears. "all i want is you to be happy. that's all i need.", she smiles while she still has tears in her eyes.

"taehyung.", she says, looking directly at him now.

"thank you so much. i don't know if jeongguk would've ever gotten this happy if he didn't meet you. thank you for being by his side. thank you for loving him and treating him right when i couldn't..", she says, her own words hitting her hard.

"jeongguk is the best person i've ever met and he deserves to be happy. you have a wonderful son mrs jeon, you should know that."

"yes, i know.", she says and nods her head, never stopping to cry.

~

another year later

"tae baby... the moment you came into my life everything changed and i can't think of a life without you anymore. you're my whole world.. my happiness.. and it's an honor to be loved by you. if i promise to love you til the day we die and even after that... will you marry me?"

taehyung's eyes already filled with tears the second jeongguk got down on his knees.

his mouth is open and tears are leaving his eyes.

"yes! yes i will.", he says happily and quickly goes down to the ground to wrap his arms around jeongguk's neck and hug him tightly.

jeongguk hugs him back by his waist and stands up then, pulling taehyung with him.

"i love you.", taehyung cries and hides his face in jeongguk's shoulder, trying hard to stop crying but he can't.

"i love you more.", jeongguk says and grabs taehyung's face gently to place a kiss on his lips.

after that he puts the ring on taehyung's ring finger.

THE END

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