"Has anyone seen Eliza? She isn't in her room" Carol wandered through into the kitchen in her pyjamas looking like she was feeling the effects of her late night.
"She escorted Minnie home and said she would stay there and message when she needed to come back" Yoongi nodded.
"She stayed at Minnie's, with Minnie?" Emily squealed.
"Well, generally that's how it works darling yes" Yoongi rolled his eyes drinking his overly strong coffee.
"Miss Emily? May I speak with you?" Choi stood in the doorway stony-faced.
"Err yes do you want to come in, or do you want me to come upstairs?"
"Upstairs would be best. Mr Min, could you please join her? I've called the others"
"Yes Choi, we'll follow you up" Emily furrowed her eyebrows as he turned and walked away.
"Why do I feel like I'm in trouble? Do you think he found out? About Minnie, is he angry with me?"
"Ems whatever it is, it's fine, we will deal with it" Yoongi looked worried whatever words came out of his mouth.
Walking up the stairs to the meeting room, Emily felt like a naughty child that had to go and see the headteacher, with Yoongi trailing behind her.
Knocking on the security meeting room door and opening it, Choi was sat at the table with a laptop, Yang, Han and the rest of the security team were there, crowded around it, looking at whatever was on the screen.
"Miss Emily sit down please"
"Choi, I know you might be annoyed, but I did it with Minnie's best interests at heart. I'm sorry if it's upset you...."
"Miss Emily I've got absolutely no idea what you are talking about, but that's not why I've asked you here. I'm not annoyed, well not with you" he smiled with a nod.
The security door opened and the other six boys all filtered into the room all in various states of just woken up, Jungkook still had his eyes half-closed.
"Ok, now you're all here, we've got a problem, a big problem, and we're trying to sort it. Your managers and Bang are on their way over"
"So, What's the problem?" Emily looked around, expecting it to be something to do with the boys.
"Miss Emily, your medical notes have been leaked"
"I'm sorry can you repeat what you just said" Emily choked
"Your medical notes have been leaked"
"Define leaked"
"An anonymous Twitter account has published some of them. It shows you used an egg donor for your children, and that you have been sterilised"
"I'm going to...." Emily vomited into a bin on the floor as tears flowed down her cheeks. As the entire room erupted into shouts and fist banging on the table.
"I can't do this, I can't fucking go through this shit again" Emily stood up and walked out, slamming the door with a frustrated scream. Walking downstairs to the basement and shutting herself in the bathroom, this was the only place it was deadly silent.
Sitting on the cool tiled floor, Emily's mind raced. Who? Her parents were dead, her adoptive parents. They couldn't hurt her.
Everyone was going to know, know her private business, know about her children, cast assumptions. She would live in fear of the donor selling her story if she realised it was them, the babies finding out before she told them. Being bullied at school because of it. The boys leaving her because all she caused them was trouble.
She couldn't even cry, she felt like she was being squashed in a vice. She couldn't breathe, her chest was too tight, she couldn't even take in one breathe, just as her vision became mottled with dots and the pain was so intense Emily felt like she was having a heart attack, the door flew open, and then everything went black.
As Hoseok looked down at his passed out soulmate his heart ached for her. He picked her up bridal style carrying her up the secret stairs to her bedroom.
"I can't do it, I can't do this" Emily murmured, as her eyes fluttered.
"I know baby, I know. It'll be ok" Hoseok leant down and kissed her forehead. Brushing her hair off her face.
"Please, don't leave me"
"I'm not going anywhere sweetheart, I'm right here"
"You're all going to leave, it's all my fault"
"None of us are going to leave you, ever, nothing is your fault baby. Please just rest"
"You're going to hate me" Emily began to sob.
"I could never hate you, ever, no matter what. Please please don't cry Emmy, it's ok"
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm sorry" Emily mumbled.
"Emily? You have absolutely nothing to be sorry for. We've called your doctor and aside from this issue, he has said he thinks you have had a panic attack and the best thing for you right now is to rest" Namjoon's voice was firm and steady, but still held that loving tone.
"I'm sorry, oh Joe, I'm sorry"
"Joseph is currently walking the dogs with Yang and then Yang is taking him on a steam
train journey with Oliver . Carol is outside with the triplets, and Eliza and Minnie are on their way over. Please calm down"
"Your families" Emily half-whispered.
"We've called them, it's fine, they send their love and will come and give you a cuddle as soon as they can"
"Mmmm. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, you shouldn't have to do this"
"Ok, Emily that's enough. You have nothing to be sorry for. I want you to rest. Now" Hoseok demanded, wiping her tears with a tissue.
"Will you hold me? Please. Everyone knows, everyone."
"I will, Hobi has some meetings to go and try and sort this all out ok?" Jimin smiled, sliding under the covers and pulling Emily to him.
"Come on wifey, rest and then we need you to fight back, be strong, ok?"
"Mmmhmmm" Emily mumbled into his chest. Her eyes failing to stay open.
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Emily woke with a jolt hours later, it was dark outside.
"Em's? It's ok, I'm here" Jungkook's raspy voice came from behind her.
"Thank you for staying with me, I'm sorry I completely lost my mind for a moment, can you ask everyone to meet in the kitchen? First of all, I'm hungry, second of all we're going to sort this fucking absolute shitstorm out"
"Okaaay, you're ok though?"
"I feel like a bag of shit in a shoebox, but if you're asking if I can hear voices, no, I'm not having an episode, and I'm not lying to you ok?"
"Ok, then let's go"
"I need to pee first, and I'll brush my teeth"
"I'll wait for you, I'll just message everyone"
"Ok, can you pass me some clean panties and a different set of pyjamas too?"
"Of course beautiful, anything for you"
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"Right, so in short my notes have been leaked, half the world know that the babies aren't biologically mine and that I was sterilised, they also know who the biological fathers are, the other shit is just my usual blood tests which aren't really that important in the grand scheme of things"
"Yes"
"Ok, when you find who has done this I want them taken to court, sued, criminal charges, whatever, if you know a hitman, go for it. I want to know how the fuck this could happen, and if there isn't a reasonable explanation, sue the Doctors office, I never want this happening again. I can find a new doctor.
Secondly, I want to write a short statement to go out owning it and then I want to contact the social media team and ask for it to be removed, I want a court order preventing the media from reporting on it. I am not having this bollocks.
Thirdly, I'm sorry I reacted the way I did, it was a shock, but that is fucking it, no one messes with my family, my children or me anymore" Emily angrily bit into her sandwich that Seokjin placed in front of her.
"Thank you" she mumbled through her mouthful to Jin for the sandwich.
"Ok, so we've sourced it back to a new employee at the doctors' office, I believe you spoke to her over the phone? She has been arrested and is currently being questioned, she is already known as a sasaeng, but she wasn't been arrested, so it wouldn't show on her background check, the company has contacted the solicitors and instructed them to prosecute, they've also submitted solicitors letters to the social media companies and have set a court order in place as you mentioned"
"We've applied for the road outside to become a private road as it only leads up to our house and will give us more of a restriction. The solicitors and police will also be meeting with your doctor to ascertain how this has happened and if you want to write and release a statement, we will support you, ok?"
"Ok, good. Right"
"Oh and the consensus on social media is positive, our fans seem to have flooded social media with hearts and your name, and encouraged people not to share anything"
"That's kind of them. Although I'd rather my private medical files weren't publically picked over"
"Of course"
"Right let me finish this and I'll write something, you guys ok to send it to the company once I'm done?"
"Of course"
"Right, next, I want a medical room upstairs"
"You want a what?"
"I want a medical room upstairs, for basic checkups and my infusion, shit like that, now people know where the Doctors office is, if he confuses to be my doctor, I only want to go there if I have to, I don't want the babies subjected to that shit either"
"Ok, whatever you want"
"I'm going to contact my publishers, I've changed my mind, I don't want to write about grief"
"You don't?"
"No, I want to write about being adopted, about being a child of an egg donor, about being fostered. To show children and adults that it doesn't matter what your family is made up of, or how it came to be, as long as there is love"
"Ok"
"I want to dedicate it to our little miracles"
"The triplets?"
"Yes, and the babies we haven't had yet" Emily stuffed another mouthful of her sandwich in.
"I thought you were going to be ill again, we were so worried. Honestly, it's a natural reaction, but I was scared" Hoseok cuddled her.
"No, I need to be strong, well not all of the time, but right now, fuck them, I'm not letting some stupid woman get to me, and ruin everything I've worked so hard for. We've worked so hard for. If I had a gun, I'd take her out. This isn't just me, this is the babies, and no one is ever going to hurt them"
"Ok baby mama, calm down, no one is going to hurt them. Ok?"
"Phewwww Tiger Mom is hot when she's angry" Taehyung grinned.
"Right, publisher, statement and I want the babies to have security with them at all times, even if it's from afar, they never leave them. Even if we need to hire more"
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BREAKING NEWS
BTS AND WIFE RELEASE JOINT STATEMENT.
Personal documents have been released online regarding the conception of our children. This wholly unacceptable and a personal attack which we will pursue the highest penalty through the courts.
Our children are ours, they were carried and born into a world filled with love. Schizophrenia can be a hereditary illness, and we made the very difficult decision to try and avoid any children we do have developing it, by using an anonymous egg donor.
What matters is our children now and in the future are loved and cared for by our family. Just as millions of children across the world are loved and cared for by people who aren't their biological parents. Nothing in this world is straightforward, we should strive to celebrate diversity.
Family does not always mean sharing DNA.
Army is part of our family.
We once again ask for privacy and thank our fans.
Army we love you.
Emily And BTS
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"I'm going in the gym for a while, I need to find some endorphins and smash the shit out of a boxing bag" Emily stood up, the boys all just staring at her.
"Errr, ok? So everything's done for now?"
"Yes, tell security we want updates every step of the way, it's done now, we can't do anything about it, but we can manage the future. It doesn't mean I wouldn't wring her scrawny neck with my bare hands, but dwelling on it isn't going to help anyone. The babies need their mama to be healthy, you need your wife to be healthy. Now, haven't you got work to do, things to be getting on with? Dinner to sort?"
"Errr... yes. Em, I was going to work out is that ok?"
"Of course it's ok, but don't spend the next hour and a half staring at my ass while pretending to lift feeble dumbbells"
"I'm not going to, I swear, I'll be lifting the big weights instead" Jungkook winked.
"Huh, huh, argh, huh!" Emily punched the boxing bag with force, she had already run on the treadmill and done some squats, and some weights. Jungkook had thanked god they put mirrors on each side.
"Fuck sake, fucking hate that fucking knobhead" Emily punched as she began to cry.
"So fucking stupid" Emily landed a final punch before Jungkook turned her around.
"I think that's enough for the day, don't you? Let's go take a shower"
"What if they grow up to hate me?"
"The babies? They could never grow up to hate someone as wonderful as you. We will make sure they know their story and where they came from and make sure they know they can contact their donor once they turn eighteen"
"As long as we're honest with them right?"
"We can't be anything but, there is every chance in their lifetimes they're going to be little nightmares, but we will deal with it. Together, as long as we're honest"
"I thought you were going to hate me for embarrassing you, I hate that this shit happens, I'm sorry"
"You have nothing to be sorry for ok? Nothing. Just don't sing in public and there'll be no embarrassment. Now do you need my help removing those clothes or can you do it yourself?" He smiled
"I'll do it, you concentrate on yourself" Emily raised an eyebrow.
Despite Jungkook's earlier flirting attempt, he spent their shower making sure Emily was washed and clean, before just standing under the warm water with her in his strong tattooed arms, her head rested on his lower chest, listening to his heartbeat soothing her angry mind.
"Come on, let's go get some dinner, the babies have had theirs and will want to see their Mama before bed"
"I just want to squeeze them and never let go"
"Well let's get out and join everyone, then you can squeeze them all"
Emily got our drying herself quickly and spraying on some body oil before chucking on some panties and a onesie, leaving her hair to air dry.
"You know those things hanging up creep me out, they're like something out of a horror film" Jungkook fingered her extensions that were hanging up on a coat hanger to go in the closet.
"I'll move them, or maybe they'll move themselves? Who knows whoooooo" Emily tickled her fingers up his bare chest.
"If I have nightmares, I'm waking you up"
"You wake me up anyway! You're like the alarm clock I didn't ask for and then you go back to sleep like you're dead!"
"I do not!"
"See you downstairs!" Emily dodged his attempt to grasp her and ran downstairs.
"Mooooooooomeeeeee"
"Babies!" Emily scooped up Daisy and Felix, who ran towards her legs. She held them tightly, sitting down on the sofa as Namjoon Lucy into her lap.
"Mama why cry?"
"I'm just happy, that's all"
"Why happy?"
"Because I have you three, the best babies in the world"
"Oh. you the best mama in world?" Lucy held her arms out.
"I can sure try babies, I can do my best"
"You best Mama" Felix snuggled into her neck.
"I don't know what I did to deserve you three" Emily sobbed.
"Mama no cry" Daisy wiped Emily's tears with what Emily strongly suspected was the same sleeve she had wiped her nose on, but the sentiment was there.
"Hey love, how are you?"
"I'm ok, I'm just emotional and angry and... everything"
"I know it's none of our business, but you are their Mum. Always" Carol patted Emily's shoulder making her cry more.
"I'm sorry you found out like this, we just..."
"Don't apologise, love, you don't need to tell everyone, you shouldn't have to, these things are usually very private, just know that we support you, both of us and if there's anything we can do?" Carol nodded as Emily smiled with a small nod.
"Thank you, I really appreciate you taking on these three today"
"They're no trouble, I haven't gone swimming like that in so long, oh it was lovely, they're very good swimmers aren't they, I think Lucy could beat Ol in a race!"
"Oi! I'm like a hairy dolphin I'll have you know, I just have to be in the right environment"
"Yeah right! Is that right environment a paddling pool with armbands?"
"The last time dad tried to swim on holiday, the lifeguards thought he was drowning" Eliza laughed
"Oh Hi, sorry I didn't realise you were here"
"Quiet as a mouse me!" Eliza grinned
"A mouse wearing a full drum kit on it's limbs" Oliver chortled.
"Anyway, are you ok? Have you recovered from last night?" Emily smiled noticing a small love bite behind Eliza's ear.
"Oh, err yes, just, yeah. I'm just hungry, that's why we ordered in" Eliza beamed at Emily.
"Good, I'm glad, I'm not really hungry, I'll get something later, I'm just going to sit with these three before they go to bed"
"You sure?"
"Positive, I couldn't be happier than cuddling these three"
"Mamma?"
"Yes?"
"I love you"
"And I love you" Emily attacked Daisy's face with kisses making her squeal giggling.
"Mamma? We sweep on you?"
"Like I'm a big cushion"
"Yes, you're like a big warm bed with pillow" Felix poked Emily's boob.
"Just like your Appa's" Emily rolled her eyes as the little threesome all cuddled together on her, the dogs were happily sitting either next to her or laid by her feet. Emily felt like she was charging up on love, and good feelings.
The next thing she knew, she was being picked up and carried, by someone's arms, leaning her head over slightly she smelled their shirt. Namjoon.
"Joon?"
"Yes, my love?"
"Why are you carrying me?"
"Because it's past bedtime and you were fast asleep on the sofa"
"Oh, were the babies ok?"
"They didn't even wake when the others put them to bed. They were fast asleep too"
"Oh good, I'm glad" Emily smiled as Namjoon plopped her into her bed.
"Do you need the bathroom"
"Mmhmm, need to brush face and wash teeth"
"Erm maybe swap those around ay?"
"Mmhmm" Emily nodded with her eyes closed.
Quickly washing her face and brushing her teeth while she sat on the loo, Emily began to fall asleep again.
"Ems? Emily? Are you done?"
"Hmm, oh yeah I'll just rinse, and sort myself out. I'm awake, I am awake" Emily quickly finished off, shuffling through into her bed and throwing herself onto it like a salmon.
"Jooooon-ah"
"Yes?" He looked over his glasses from the book he was reading.
"Can you get me a little snacky snack? I'm a little bit hungry" Emily smiled sweetly.
"Just one second" he put down his book and picked up his phone, typing something quickly and replacing it, he picked up his book again.
Suddenly the door flew open
"I knew it! I knew you would get hungry since all you've eaten today is the angry sandwich" Jin pointed at her holding a tray.
"You brought me foods?"
"Yes, I put some away for you when we ordered because I knew you would get hungry" he grinned putting the tray down on the bed.
"And you brought the caffeine-free coke for me. I love you!"
"I love you, goodnight you two" He waved as they both gave him their replies.
"Happy?"
"Yes, if I put something on tv would it disturb you?"
"It would but we can watch it together, I think we've still got half a Miss Marple left to watch?"
"Oh yes we have - By the pricking of my thumbs"
"You start eating and I'll find it, you want me to sit behind you?"
"Yeah, you can be my cuddle cushion"
Laying in bed, watching tv and Emily eating, occasionally feeding Namjoon a morsel from her chopsticks. Emily was feeling happier, everything wasn't fine, but it was better.