In Between || Taejinkook

Twenty-three

Hanging his head low, losing count of how many times he repeated that action for the night and at that table, Jin hid his burning to kill shame in his features once more from the kind couple whom only had asked with good intention. That along with dodging seemingly was his hollow rescuer for the time being.

"Seriously, Seokjin?! Even Taehyung gave you time to think over it carefully. I mean a week could actually serve it more than too much if you ask me. We're talking about Kim Taehyung for some reason!" Jimin practically groaned as he leaned against his chair with the same frustrated behavior.

"Well, I'm definite he's just unsure of what he wants to do, Jimin. Maybe he's a perfectionist," Namjoon rubbed his partner's arm to calm him as he turned to the other Omega, asking in an organized, polite voice to avoid any offense, "Are you really that, Seokjin?"

"No. How can I even be that when I have tried nothing in my life? My fear is to be a huge mess and ruin things way too bad and disappoint Taehyung. I mean he said he's gonna pay for whatever I require, and I can say the capital for any job isn't gonna be low."

Seeing what the Alpha was doing to Jimin softly like the Omega was made of thin glass made him feel so alone all of a sudden. He found the need to draw his own hand over the slim line of his arm nervously while looking at the two, especially Jimin whose eyes were filled with some sort of sadness that became the dominant feeling of everyone instantly.

"That's just all of our beginning in business, Seokjin. Please, don't let these unreasonable thoughts blur your vision. Do you even have any occupation in mind?" Jimin took his husband's hand and put it on his thigh, holding his own above the Alpha's as he spoke to Jin.

"Honestly, no. I... I'm so lost." The chopsticks were dropped from his loosed grip onto the dining table automatically as Jin heaved a weary sigh.

An overly eerie silence was what ensued for quite a while, making movements still. Even the couple stopped eating as though they couldn't unless he started his own again.

"You know, this was supposed to be a secret, but now that I look at the situation, it won't benefit any of you like this at the end." Jimin was the first to open his mouth, and his words had two shocked faces towards his direction before he was even finished.

"What are you talking about, babe? What secret?" Namjoon pulled his hand and stared into the Omega's eyes intensely, being somewhat resentful over the fact that his partner kept whatever unknown secret from him.

"I promised Hoseok to keep it for him until it was the right time for it, love. I'm sorry. And you can see I finally failed, by the way!"

"What did you promise Hoseok?" This time it was Jin's turn to throw the same question with different wording at Jimin, interrupting the couple's conversation with speed as the curiosity couldn't be helped anymore.

"He told me a story about you saving him from a big failure in his autumn collection. He asked me if you had a job already as he thought it wouldn't come out nice if he did ask himself and exactly at that specific moment.

I told him you were looking for one, so he almost got on his knees in front of me to persuade you to go work there for him." Jimin explained, shifting into a serious expression all over.

Jin figured out it was his thing; the Omega would become professional when talks were led to business. It was most probably something he got from Taehyung as he was told Jimin had been working for his husband for a decent amount of time.

Looking at it, Jin wanted to have that within him, as well. He wanted that sort of confidence. He sought the sweet meaning and feeling of independency.

"It was just a very simple thing. Thinking about the whole story now, I believe it just came to me by luck. I looked at the jacket he was wearing that time, and my weird mind said that's it!" Jin chuckled, picking his chopsticks.