Just For You Tae:My Best Friend Dad
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Kim Hoseok/Hobi(Tae Son)
Sorry, Dad. Not going to be able to make it.
Well, at least there’s an apology. Still, my heart cracks and sinks. I had our trip through the UP—the upper peninsula of Michigan—all planned out. I know no seventeen-year-old wants to spend time alone with their parent, but I even bought a travel guide to make sure this would be fun and exciting. I didn’t want to disappoint him, didn’t want him resenting the few moments he spent with me.
But it was all for nothing.
This trailer I rented and my truck with a full tank of gas are going to be hauling my sorry *** around the UP—without him.
I’m going to spend the next two weeks alone—with my regrets.
Maybe I should get a dog so I’m not so lonely. We could have adventures. We’d be like Turner and Hooch, only doesn’t the dog die in the end?
Maybe not then. I’d cry like a baby. Maybe I’ll get a tortoise. Those live for ages.
Jeon Jungkook/Koo
“He wants to spend his last few weeks with Rose,” sounding apologetic.
He has nothing to apologize for. This is not his fault. He’s just a kid.
Kim Taehyung/Tae
“It’s fine,”
Closing the compartment and eyeing my son’s best friend, the guy who made an appearance when my son didn’t. But Jungkook often seems to do that—showing up unexpectedly.
This isn’t the first time he’s come by my place without Hoseok.
I think he feels sorry for me. I don’t blame him. I’m just a little pathetic.
Kim Taehyung/Tae
“It’s fine,” I say again, swallowing roughly. “No biggie.”
Jungkook takes a step toward me, those lips of his pulled between his teeth.
Jeon Jungkook/Koo
“It is, Taehyung. It’s a shitty thing for Hobi to do…”
I shove my hands in my pockets and roll back on my heels, feeling my eyes sting. How does this guy get me so well when he’s so much younger? He’s always looked so intently at me, like he’s peering into my soul…like he knows things about me that maybe I don’t even know about myself.
Jeon Jungkook/Koo
“Look, what if…what if I go with you?”
My eyes snap to his, and he holds up his hands, shrugging. Like, no big deal, I’ll just tag along on your two-week trip.
Jeon Jungkook/Koo
“I have nothing else to do. It’ll be fun.”
Kim Taehyung/Tae
“Shit, Jungkook. I can’t just tote you around Michigan without your parents knowing. You’re still a minor.”
Jeon Jungkook/Koo
“I’m nineteen.”
Kim Taehyung/Tae
“Yeah, but still…your parents. What would they think?”
I’m thirty-three years old, for f^^k’s sake. Yes, I’m an adult and capable of taking care of him along the way, but I’m a gay man. What would people think if they saw me gallivanting around with a kid half my age? Living and sleeping in close quarters? It would border on Creepsville. And no one likes Creepsville.
Jeon Jungkook/Koo
“You’ve met my parents, right?”
He huffs a laugh, and when I only raise my eyebrow, he pulls his phone out and then dials a number. I listen to the ringing on speakerphone, and then a minute later his father answers.
Mr Jeon
“Heyo. What’s up, son,” his dad says, sounding…preoccupied.
Jeon Jungkook/Koo
“Hey, Pops, can I go on a trip with Joshua’s dad through the UP for two weeks?”
Mr Jeon
“Why are you asking me? You can make those decisions. You’re an adult.”
Jeon Jungkook/Koo
“Eh, he wanted to be sure it was fine…"
Jungkook says, his eyes meeting mine and a smirk pulling those red lips up
Mr Jeon
“Well, no need to ask me. You do what you want. Just make sure you two have fun.”
Well, sh¡t. I knew Jungkook was independent, but I didn’t realize that the reason for that was because his parents gave him free rein. He’s always been…mature. More mature than Hoseok, that’s for sure. I always wondered how the two of them became friends…and then stayed friends. Jungkook always seemed to be the one picking up the pieces.
Authy 🖤
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