Chapter Twenty Six: Weekend with the In Laws Pt3

" Jungkook.....let's not fool ourselves." You didn't look away from his eyes " They say when you want your lie to be believed you have to believe it yourself .................But w..we must not."

His heart skip a beat when he heard what you said, His eyes are so different in moments like these, more soft than you knew eyes could be, If it were anyone else you would drop your gaze, but with him you're drawn in closer, always wanting more. Then he says the words that may change everything.

" What if we did? " You noticed a slight tremor of nervousness in his voice but hadn't exactly the time to focus on the tone when those words were said.

"I..." You began, unsure of how to properly weave the complexity of your feelings, looking into his honest, brown eyes, full of unspoken love.......The unspoken love you didn't realize yet and the words you heard earlier didn't help.

Flashbacks (Earlier in the your house. )

You opened the window to let the fresh air get into your room, you smiled looking at the familiar view. your house had only one floor so you could hear the two men talking in the small garden of your house, Looking at them you smiled...

Jungkook and Yoongi were obviously discuss something about business so you didn't want to disturb them nor overhear but you couldn't when you heard Yuju's name being mentioned and the one who did this was .............Jungkook.

" How is Yuju doing? Somehow I didn't hear from her in a while " Jungkook asked 

" I heard from Jin hyung that she's back working for your father.."

Jungkook took a paused before speaking again.

" Oh I see...I better go talk to her, Last time i said things i shouldn't have said" You could feel the regret in his voice which somehow bothered you, Knowing that Jungkook was talking about her that way was something you never thought it could hurt that much.

" Yeah, You seem to be wrapped up with your current life to care about those stuff..." Yoongi laugh a little " I prefer you figure out what you'll do next before step down again to fix anything broken..."

" But Hyung I .........." 

Your closed the window immediately and sat in the bed with hands trembling, heart beating so fast for a reason you know but prefer didn't.

"Oh god....." You closed your eyes " I need to stop...." 

End of Flashbacks.

'What if we did?' 

Those are what Jungkook just said, But what did he exactly mean? 

What if we did not care about our feelings and just stay married the way you are ? 

What if we did gave up on love ? 

What if we did believe our lie ?

What if we did what? 

The answer you were hoping you would get would be....'What if we did had real feeling to each other?'

But after hearing the words he said earlier, you couldn't help but to have a disturbing thought  that keep telling you that he was only here because it was the easy way.

So as always instead of taking a risk and asking him, you choose the best way you thought it could end this........

" .........After what happened, I ......I don't want to trust anyone.......At least not now .. " You replied not looking into his eyes " The higher you climb, the harder the fall will hurt ...........and I don't think I can bear another fall ." You painfully smiled then looked at him only to have your heart breaking at the way his eyes eyed you.

The man sounded hurt and you almost didn't understand the reason. Does he have feelings for me? You thought but removed the idea from your mind immediately afraid the thought will give you false hope.

If he does, he wouldn't ask for her....... Right? 

He would tell me.....

" I understand..." 

He didn't deny....You thought

I got rejected ...... He thought

Both of you stared again at the sky in silence until he broke it with just a word.

" The circumstances." He said calmly taking a breath after the thought, You glanced at him secretly admiring his side face taking a moment to appreciate his sharp jawline, You gazed at his soft looking black hair absentmindedly wondering how soft it then his pink lips as he continued to speak, But this time he turned to face you " Isn't everything about the circumstances ?" 

You didn't say anything and just looked at him.

"If we met under different circumstances. Things will also be different, won't they?" He asked with a sweet smile.

" Maybe..." 

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Next Day

9am

" Y'all ready? " You stood between the two teams with the whistle and the basketball in your hands, Your father and four of his friends to your right and Jungkook, Jimin, Yoongi and two boys from the neighborhood to your left. 

" LET'S KILL THOSE KIDS.." Your father's friend cheerfully shouted when you raised your hand almost announcing the game to start, Smiling brightly you blow the whistle and throw the ball in the air.

" START..." You shouted and left the field to join your mom and the other people who came to watch, it was like a tradition in your small town for people to gather every Saturday for basketball game, families come to cheer and have fun together and it was always a beautiful scene to be part off.

The ball was already in your father's hands and he scored the first three points, It's wasn't a surprise because you knew your Dad was a great player but what was a surprise is that you couldn't help but to notice Jungkook and his team almost avoiding the ball.

Your Mom and her friends who were the wives of your father's team cheered for every point they score, They wore matching outfits as if they wore real cheerleaders which made you rolled your eyes. 

" Salt makes you thirsty,  Pepper makes you sneeze,  But when it comes to Basketball,  We make you buckle at your Knees!  Go Lakers....." They cheered 

Usually you join them but today you were bothered, you wanted Jungkook and his team to score already...

" YYYeeee....." Your Mom clapped when your Dad scored again then began with her friends singing again " SALT MAKES YOU THIRSTY, PEPPER MAKES Y-----------"

" ENOUGH...." You screamed and stood up from your seat " YAAAAAAA JEON JUNGKOOK, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?  DO YOU HAVE THAT PERFECT BODY FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ??" You snapped, your face was red with suppressed rage as you pointed your finger at him.

Everybody just stopped and started at you, frozen and eyes blinking in confusion. 

" AND YOU MIN YOONGI SSHI I THOUGHT YOU WERE SO GOOD OR WHATEVER???? ARE YOU LETTING A BUNCH OF GRANDPAS WIN OVER YOU??? "  You added 

They listened to you without interruption until you're just glaring, hands on hips. 

" Dear..." Your Mom pulled on your pants and whispered-yelled " Did you just called your father a gra----------" 

" Mom, Let go of me please.." You took a deep breath and she did what you said immediately afraid to deal with your scary self now that she can almost see steam from your red cheeks as you trued to face Jungkook again.

" You..."

" Y-Yes... " Jungkook swallowed

" You.will.play.The.Game." You glared at the three of them.

" YES MA'AM." They said like solders. 

" Okay." Your sweet smile came back again and you sat down again as if nothing happened.

" Your daughter is scary, Mina shhi.." One of your Mom's friend whispered to her but you could clearly listened as the place was still quiet after your snapping.

You blow the whistle again and they started again, You were watching carefully as the boys finally have the guts to attack and take the ball, You smiled hugely watching the young men run smoothly, their healthy and fresh bodies making them have the advantage over your father and his friends experience. 

" YES..." You clapped and cheered when Jungkook scored their first three points, He turned to see you and gave you a wink. 

" LET'S GO...." Jimin yelled as they started again.

You looked at  your mom and smirked competitive side that you got from her was showing now showing " Now the game is starting......Mother." 

" We'll see..." She smirked back.

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" She's serious about it dude.." Jimin whispered to Jungkook as they both stood in front of your father's team members blocking their way.

" I know.." Jungkook laughed " We better win then...."

"B-But it's her father, is it okay if we won ? "The man swallowed " Wouldn't he get mad or something ? " 

" Who do you fear the most ? him or her ? " Jungkook looked at you glaring at both of them for talking during the game.

The man bite his lips not knowing what to do exactly " Let's win man..." Jimin patted on his shoulder and run.

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You blow the whistle announcing the end of the game, they people around clapping for both teams, Jungkook's team lost with only two points but you didn't mind that since you knew they played well and the smiles on both his and your Dad's face as they handshake was everything now. 

You smiled when you watched Jungkook politely bowed to your dad as he walked where your mom called, You walked toward the man.

" Great match "you softly smiled and handed him a clean towel which he gladly accapted and placed around his neck " Here...." You gave him a cold small water bottle too.

" Thank you.." He smiled while opening it " Your father is a great play though.." he drunk the water and you tried to breath and not think of anything beside the conversation you two were having but the man next to you being irresistibly attractive made your cheek flash in a second. 

You tried to chuckle while looking down " Y-Yeah he is.... So is you." 

Jungkook tried not to jumped after hearing your cute compliment so he just laughed and used the towel to rub his now wet hair " I had to be, You were ready to kill all of us back then...." 

You laughed " Those old women just irritated me..." You looked at your mom's friends " Mom would tease you about it your whole life if you continued playing like the first thirty minutes...."

Jungkook laughed again " We honestly didn't want to win, after all he's your father we can't just..........you know....."

You nodded understanding yet embarrassed with your behavior " That was nice of you...." 

" Yeah.....I am a nice guy with a .......perfect body." Jungkook smirked at the last words as if he's trying to remind you of what you said earlier. 

You rolled your eyes " We had this conversation before Jungkook; Stop being a pervert.."

" But those were .......Your words.." He laughed  

" Whatever..." You turned and walked away still hearing him laughing, you were sure your face were as red as a tomato and it was obvious for everyone around the place. 

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After the game, Yoongi invited everyone to a nearby restaurant. At first your father refused but then after you and your mom begged for some many minutes he agreed.

The restaurant was an outdoor one with beautiful view of the beach, It was nice as you all sat around the tables laughing about the game and other stuff.

You sat next to Jungkook by the end of the table.

"Oh by the way...." Yoongi suddenly stood up and walked toward your Mother, He took what looks like a card from his pocket and gave it to your mom " This is a life time free access to all the Spas I own, There's one in Busan you can go whenever you want Eommonin....." 

" Oh!.." Your Mom's jaw dropped same as yours.

" That's......You don't have to do this Yoongi sshi, It's too m----" You wanted to say but he stopped you

" It's a gift for letting us stay in your house and the delicious barbecue you served us.......It's the least I can do...." He smiled down at her.

" Ommo! That's ......wow...." Your mom was obviously so happy about it, She read the card over and over again " Woow look Y/N it says .... VIP..... Deabak..."

" Y/N's Mom is so pretty, She won't need your Spa Yoongi Hyung.." Jimin said " But it's a nice step from you ........" 

You smiled when she laughed " Thank you...." 

" You're welcome..." Yoongi nodded " I would give you one but your husband is rich he needs to pay ...."

Everyone laughed at this.......

" I should have done that.." You heard Jungkook whining voice as he took a slice of pizza into he mouth " Now your Mother will like Yoongi better...." 

You laughed at how cute he looked whining to himself like that. " Nah.....My Mom wouldn't prefer anyone over her son in law because of that, don't worry...."

" She will when I am no longer her son in law."  He sighed 

You looked at him, smile fading.

You wanted this didn't you? 

You ruined every chance you two may have with what you said yesterday, didn't you? 

But that's not what you want..

You wanted to marry for love.

You wanted to be with him .......with love not  just because he thinks being married to you is the right thing.

He never said he liked you.......

So......

You did the right thing.

You looked down, putting down the napkin from your hand then stood up.

" Where are you going dear? " Your mom asked gaining the attention of everyone.

" T-The restroom.." You smiled at her. she nodded.

Not looking at anybody else you took your small bag and walked to the restroom. You wanted to wash your face and stop any tear that was threaten to fall any second if you stayed. 

You know when they want to fall, Your throat would hurt and your hands would shake and that usually happen when you're in those kinda situations. 

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Without you on the table, Jungkook didn't feel confident looking up to meet your father's eyes, Even with the game and all he still look at him weirdly which Jungkook could feel.

While Your mother was talking with Yoongi and Jimin, your Dad was staring at Jungkook.

" Oh I just remembered......" Your dad suddenly talked, the first word he said since all of you stepped into the place, He looked at your mother then Jungkook again "If I remember correctly, Y/N used to mention the name Mark a lot, Who's that? " 

Jungkook's brain stutters for a moment and his eyes took in more light than he expected, every part of him went on pause while his thoughts catch up " I ....... That....... s-she ...."

" Oh..... That's right." Your Mom looked at Jungkook confused as well " She told me Mark is her boyf-----.....but you're..... " The woman blinked her eyes as she and your Dad eyed the man carefully, Jungkook felt like he was going to shit himself....... He never thought of this situation....at least not without you next to him.

" What's going on? " You father glared at him " Does--------"

" Ah Mark Wahlberg...." Yoongi laughed, well.........acted.

" Wahlberg ? " Your Dad repeated

" Yeah... We....In our group we used to call Jungkook Mark Wahlberg.....You like the American actor..." Yoongi smiled and took a bite of his pizza pretending the situation was normal " That man is silly just like Jungkookie so we used to make fun of him......... Y/N first used to call Jungkook Mark to tease him but now since they're married and all.........I guess our little brat hates to hear other men's man said by his wife........Right? Right Jungkooks......" Yoongi laughed again 

Jungkook swallowed hard and nodded ..." Yeah...that's the thing." he nodded fast " That's exactly the thing.."

" Oh! " Your mom nodded " I see....." 

" B-But....why would she tell us tha--------" 

Your father paused as if he was thinking when suddenly a high pitched scream was heard, the sound made the hair strand straight up on the back of everyone's neck but to Jungkook It was the kind of scream that puts every other thought on hold. The scream tore through him like a great shard of glass. He felt his eyes widen and pulse quicken, His heart thudding like a rock rattling in box

" Y/N ......"

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To Be Continued