Inevitable | Jeon Jungkook

You end up sleeping for over two hours, the soft mattress and fresh-scented linens causing you to snooze your alarm and bask in the comforts of the bed. You now worry how you'll have the energy to wake up in the morning and how you'll get the little one to wake up, too, something that's quite difficult for him to do.

You walk down the hallway into the living room, and you wonder if it's the same place from earlier.

There's a designated spot against the wall with a playmat, with shelves and crates where Jungwon's toys have already been placed. There are a few paintings too, which you can tell are Taehyung's from the signature at the bottom, and you wonder when he even got those done.

On the other side of the room, the once semi-empty shelf that housed modern pieces now has Jungwon's photo albums, his artworks like the one of his handprint, and of Mr. Choochoo and the three of you, and your other framed photos from the box. You walk towards it and admire it, thinking how these three men got the spacing right.

"Does she like it?" You hear Taehyung's voice from a phone.

"Well, she's staring at it..." You hear Jungkook say. "Now she's smiling."

You turn and see your best friend's face on a screen, boxy grin warming your heart.

"Your men don't have a sense of design so they called for help," he says, laughing. "But it turned out well, right? Also, I hope the paintings of Jungwon's animals aren't too abstract; I had to make them blend well with the interior."

"They're wonderful, Tae. They look great," you say, eyes a little glassy from everyone's effort. "Thank you."

"Yeah, well, Jungkook's place is devoid of love and comfort; thought I could help with that. The comfort part at least," he laughs again.

"It does have character now," you whisper.

"Is it too much?" Jungkook asks from behind you, prompting Taehyung to quickly say goodbye and tell you he'll call again.

"I wanted to leave space for uh, family pictures," he says, then immediately backtracks. "I mean, you know, of us three. I think that'll be nice."

Family pictures. It does sound nice.

"It looks great, Jungkook. You didn't have to do all this," you softly say.

"I want you and Jungwon to feel comfortable here," he replies. And like you're home. I wish you'd feel like it's home.

You nod and shift your focus to the shelf. "We can have photos taken during Jungwon's birthday next week," you exclaim, excitement bubbling at the plan you have for the celebration.

"I was thinking that, too. Maybe we can tell him tonight? Or will he be too excited?" Jungkook wonders.

"He'll be fine. He's been asking about it so we can tell him. He'll be happy with a simple one like what we've been having but I'm sure he'll be over the moon this time."

"Sure, let's do that. Maybe over dinner? I can order food."

You nod then convince him that you'll cover for dinner this time. You're immersed in your plan for the night until Jin catches your attention and says that he and Namjoon will now head out to leave you three alone. You don't miss the sultry way that he said that last bit, prompting you and Jungkook to roll your eyes.

"I'll pick you and Jungwon up tomorrow, then?" Namjoon confirms.

Jungkook's daily workouts start early in the morning, and he's been feeling bad for not being able to drive Jungwon to kindergarten. The plan is to have your brother drive you, then drop you off the service center to get your fixed car.