Stay With Me | Seven pt.2
exhusband!jungkook, singleparent!jungkook, unplanned pregnancy, EX2L, fluff, angst, smut
Word Count - 3.5k
Jungkook remembers the worst night of his life while sitting in the hospital waiting room. Warnings: swearing, past angst, mentions of premature babies and NICU & needles, surgery etc. JK POV
SERIES COLLECTION
Jungkook has never felt so helpless in his whole life.
Itâs common knowledge that heâs a strong guy, both physically and mentally. Truthfully he has you to thank for that, his wife, well, ex-wife if he wants to nit-pick. To him youâve always been his wife, the other side of the door to his soul. Even when separated, even when you filed for divorce. You were never anything less to him, not really. Heâs loved you forever and plans on loving you for as long as he has left in this world.
So imagine how ecstatic he was when you told him you wanted to make this work, to give your relationship another try. The moment plays clear as day in his head even now, the way butterflies enveloped his stomach so much so that he became them. The excitement, the raw heartfelt emotions pumping his veins, the little anxiety that comes with hope, fearful that his last mistakes would repeat.
There was no way in hell he was going to let that happen though, not again. The divorce was clean, considering youâre both parents. And it was nothing to him but a brutally honest certificate of how heâd fucked things up. That and the fact that marriage really is just a piece of paper, because even when it was officially over he never stopped loving you. Not once, there was no fleeting moment, no realisation, no hatred, just numbness. It was painful, as he knows it was for you too, but it didnât strip him of his feelings for you like people had told him it would.
While marriage is just a piece of paper and doesn't determine the way two individuals feel about the other - Jungkook has to admit he misses being married. The ring, being able to call you his wife, his Mrs, the security of knowing you've made a sacred promise to each other. He wants that again one day, when you're ready, if that's something you want.
Arguably the two years that followed your divorce came the times that Jungkook realised he was more in love with you than ever. The sadness of packing his belongings up to move out of your home, the way heâd sob on his sofa whenever his phone buzzed from a text message from Seol. Seol was the only piece of you Jungkook had left, the only shred of evidence that he still existed in your life at all. Aside from the fortnightly exchange of parental responsibility, youâd completely dropped from his life with nothing but an apologetic smile.
And sitting here, in the hospital waiting room after watching a sea of doctors and surgeons flock to your bedside in a frenzied panic and rush you away from him, the memories of that time haunt him much worse than they ever had.
Jungkook walked into the bedroom wanting to kiss and make up after another heated argument. In the six months that lead up to that moment you were constantly bickering, constantly arguing about the same thing over and over again. It was a bleak time in your marriage, the two of you going through a whole myriad of emotions each and every time the other opened their mouth. You were sitting on the bed, back turned to him facing the window. He didnât need to look at you to know you were crying, it added an obvious strain on your voice when the most heart-shattering, soul destroying words pierced the air.
âI want a divorce.â
Itâs like time stood still for him, feet cemented to the ground, unable to do anything other than swallow the lump of regret forming at the back of his throat.
âY/N⌠I know things havenât been easyââ
You snapped your head round instantly, teary eyed and features curled with rage, âHow would you know anything about that?â You scoffed, messily wiping your face with your pyjama sleeve, âYouâre never here. Not really. Youâre either working or out having after work drinks with Jimin and the others, when you are here you undermine every little thing I say or do and Iâm sick of it. Itâs like I donât even know you anymore.â
While he understood you were keeping quiet to avoid waking your sleeping son, the fact you werenât screaming at him and seemed relatively calm is what scared him the most. It was that moment he realised youâd been thinking about a divorce for a while. Desperately, he tried to comfort you and walked over to the bed, reaching out for your hand but you pulled away. His heart sank into the depths of his stomach, jaw tight and eyes welling up with tears.
âPlease⌠I came up here to apologise, I know I shouldâve had your back when Seol lost his temper. Iâm sorry, Iâll speak to him in the morningââ
âItâs not good enough Jungkook,â You laughed humourlessly, your smile empty and perfectly matched to the distain behind your gaze, âYou do it every day. How are we supposed to parent our son if youâre trying to be his best friend all the time? Why am I always the bad guy? Itâs so frustrating⌠I-, I canât even remember the last time you had my back.â
âI always have your back Y/N, even if I donât say it I do.â Jungkook was panicking, recounting all the moments of you marriage that lead to this moment. He shouldâve tried harder, shouldâve done more. Shouldâve been more.
At that you sighed, dropping your head, body weighed down with something indescribable, âIâve had enough. It feels like Iâm doing all this on my own. You donât help around the house, you donât discipline our son, you donât help me with anythingââ
âI pay for all the bills, I work my ass off to give you this lifestyle and Iâve been nothing but supportiveââ
âExcept you havenât.â That was the moment you lost it, though you were still quiet, rising from the bed, âYou think paying for stuff makes you a good husband? When was the last time you said I looked nice? When was the last time you complimented my cooking, my hair, my outfit â anything? Because I sure as hell donât remember. You used to do it every day, and now you just belittle me in front of our son and make out like Iâm some psycho for wanting to teach him manners.â
âYouâre right⌠I-, Y/N Iâm so sorry. I can do more, I can be more and I can work on myself⌠Things at work have been so hectic I just get tired and-,â There was no way to excuse his behaviour, he knew it even then, he really had let you slip between his inked fingers without even noticing himself, âFuck Iâm so sorry. I can-, I can be better.â
âI want you out this weekend.â
Your words were like a clean, freshly sharpened knife straight to his heart.
âIâm grateful for everything you do for Seol, for everything you pay for and for being there for him when he needs it. But I canât do this anymore Jungkook⌠I canât pretend to be happy anymore, we both deserve better than this.â
For the first time in his life Jungkook sank to his knees in front of you in an instant, frantically gripping your wrists while he looked up at you with big, round, pleading eyes. His heart was beating so fast he could feel it banging against his chest, sheer undeniable panic grew and grew inside him, until he began to sob on the floor. That was the first day in his life he had ever crumbled, the first time he wasnât in control of his emotions â his emotions controlled him.
âBaby⌠Y/N.. P-please, please, please donât do this,â He couldnât calm down, his words almost being lost to the sound of him hyperventilating, âI can be better. We can go to marriage counselling! We can, we can, we can do anything you wantââ
âWhat I want,â You were crying too, there was so much sadness in your eyes that it completely broke Jungkook down. Heâd failed as a husband, âIs for us to be happy, and that means this needs to happen.â
âNo!â He wrapped his trembling arms round your thighs, pressing his head to your stomach, the same stomach that grew and birthed his son, âPlease. Please! Donât fucking do this, I donât know how to live without you. Youâre the love of my life Y/N⌠I-, I love you so fucking much. So fucking much. Please don-, d-d-donât leave me.â He wailed, squeezing you tightly as though he could change your mind.
Your voice was quiet and oozing with sorrow when it crept from your lips, your hands pushing into the depths of his hair, âYou know thatâs the first time youâve told me you love me in almost two monthsâŚâ
You were right.
âIâm sorry.â He couldnât catch the sobs before they vibrated against your abdomen, âIâm so sorry. Iâm sorry.â
That was the moment you pried him off your body and nodded, for a fleeting moment Jungkook felt hope that you were willing to work on this with him. But then the next words left your lips and he realised there and then, he had just lost the love of his life.
âSo am I.â
It was a moment later you left the bedroom, leaving your husband to cry himself to sleep for what would be the first night of many. No matter how many times he tried to win you back, he failed. And there were plenty. The fact you even found your way back to him is a miracle.
Jungkookâs leg bounces anxiously as a distraction from his intrusive thoughts, he hasnât thought about that night in such a long time because why would he? Things with you have been⌠Great. Perfect even. Thereâs no way heâs willing to lose you again, to lose the undeniable connection of love and joy you have. Heâs worked on himself, he even went to therapy because he didnât want to put anyone else through what heâd done to you.
He ignored you, got complacent within the marriage and blatantly disrespected you time and time again. Sometimes he wonders if youâve truly forgiven him for the past, because lord knows he hasnât forgiven himself yet. He wants to prove himself, show you that he can be the husband he promised fifteen years ago when he made that sacred promise.
âMr Jeon?â
His teary eyes snap to the nurse in the brightly lit room immediately, panic and exhaustion clear as day on his chiselled features, âThat's me. Is she okay? Are they okay?â
âI need you to put these on, thereâs a bathroom just outside,â She hands him some blue scrubs and a face mask, her cautious gaze flickering to his shaky hands.
âIs she okay? Is Y/N okay?â He asks again, towering over the nameless nurse when he stands.
At this she nods, he canât quite make out her true expression because sheâs wearing a medical face covering but he thinks sheâs smiling. He hopes she is. Once heâs wearing the medical overalls heâs taken into a another hallway, the stench of hospitals almost has him choking itâs that strong. But it doesnât matter, nothing but you and his children matter in this moment to him.
Uncertain footsteps lead him into a small room, itâs cosy and he canât help but notice itâs a lot warmer in here than out in the waiting room. He doesnât even know how long ago you were taken away, nor does he have any inkling of whatâs happening. The dim yellow lights take him a minute to adjust to, blinking over and over until his vision completely focuses on the sight in front of him.
You.
âWe had to perform an emergency caesarean because the babies were very stressed and momâs heartrate dropped. Your wife is under heavy sedation right now, there were a few complications... Y/Nâs going to be okay but she needs a lot of support, weâll take good care of her I promise.â The nurse, maybe sheâs a midwife, Jungkook isnât too sure, reassures him. âThis is where sheâll be recovering.â
Jungkook exhales a breath he didnât know he was holding, relieved to see you laying on a bed in the centre of the room covered with a soft looking blanket. There are needles in your hands and arms, the hospital gown drowns your frame and he can't help but frown, knowing how much of a pyjama snob you are. You're going to hate that gown when you wake up. But itâs the look of pure exhaustion haunting your profile that causes him the most pain. Even though youâre sleeping, you still look beyond the definition of tired. It kills him to see you in this state.
âWe had to put her under to perform the caesarean, we were having trouble with the epidural needle because her contractions were so frequent and intense. It was safer for everybody to use general anaesthetic instead. Thatâs why it was advised for you to wait outside, Iâm really sorry.â
Jungkookâs heart stills, he swallows, âWhere are the babies? Are they okay?â
âWhy donât we go and meet them?â She clasps her hands together excitedly, and for the first time that day your ex-husband smiles.
Itâs not long after that Jungkook is lead to the NICU, your recovery room is only a few doors away which brings him a great sense of relief. Heâs anxious, sweating and honestly totally unprepared for this moment. The nurse has been kind enough to give him a minute to calm down just outside. When he woke up this morning the last thing he expected was for you to go into labour prematurely. He sighs, nodding his head as if to syke himself up.
When the double doors push open, his gaze lands to the tiny incubators currently home to two even tinier babies. For the second time in his life heâs brought to his knees, his legs buckling under the weight of his emotions. Theyâre easily the smallest babies in here, they barely look bigger than his hands but theyâre without a shadow of a doubt the most perfect baby girls heâs ever seen.
âOh my god,â He sniffles, kneeling directly between the two incubators his new daughters are sleeping in. Theyâre so delicate that the diapers they wear are way too big, but it doesnât matter to him, âYouâre both so beautifulâŚâ He whispers, eyes flickering between the two.
âWeâll be monitoring them closely since theyâre preemies.â The woman smiles, her own chest swelling with something warm and fuzzy watching a large burley man brought to tears on his knees, âBut weâll take good care of them, you can visit whenever youââ
âWhoa Iâm not leaving.â Jungkookâs doe-eyes snap to hers in a panic, âI just got here.â
âI knowâŚâ Sheâs nodding along understandingly, âIâll give you some privacy while I check on your wife.â
âWait!â Jungkook calls after her, âDid, did you help deliver them? I mean were you there for the surgery?â At this the woman nods again, halting her movements.
âIâve been looking after your wife and the twins my whole shift,â She chuckles lightly, a small fond smile tugging the corners of her lips, âShe was amazing in there, I can only imagine how scared she was but she didnât let it show. Not once. She's a strong woman, and you have a very beautiful family Mr Jeon.â
He agrees wholeheartedly, thanking her with a closed lip smile, âWhatâs your name?â
âAriana, but people call me Ari for short.â She bows her head, signalling sheâs ready to walk off and this time Jungkook doesnât stop her. Ari. He likes that name.
When heâs left alone with the twins he canât help but sigh in relief again. Theyâre going to be okay. Youâre going to be okay. Itâs been a long exhausting day but right now he feels wide awake, making sure to even his attention between the two incubators his palms are pressed against. Theyâre warm to the touch, itâs comforting in a way, but he canât shake the feeling of guilt that hits him. You should be in here too.
âHey you⌠and you⌠Just wait until you meet your momâŚâ He whispers, grinning, paying no attention to the tears cascading down his cheeks, âSheâs going to love you so much, youâre so perfect. You're already so loved... You look exactly like your big brother did, just smaller. Iâm sure heâs going to be excited to meet you too.â He chuckles to himself, finally standing, âI promise that I will always be there for you girls, no matter what. Look at how pretty you both are⌠Already have your old man wrapped round your little fingers and I havenât even held you yet.â
It's as if his chest could burst with pride, so overcome with the purest love. Heâs experienced this feeling once before, the day Seol was born. Of course you were in the room that day, giving that you birthed him naturally. You were the bravest person around that day too. Thereâs no way in hell heâs going to fuck this up, no fucking way. You need him, Seol needs him, and these two tiny little loves of his life need him. And so he smiles contently, quietening his voice until itâs barely audible just in case.
âI love you both so much⌠So so so much. Iâm so glad youâre okay. You have no idea just how much I need you right now. For the rest of your lives too. I hope you're ready for a lifetime of me protecting you, because nothing, nobody, not a single thing is gonna harm you. They'll have to get through me first.â He giggles, wetting his lips before his brows raise, âCan I let you girls in on a little secret? Yeah? Youâve got to promise daddy you wonât tell anybody though, okay?â
Jungkook knows he must look undeniably insane right now, but it doesnât stop him from sharing a special piece of information with his dainty nameless daughters. Something that only he and Seol know about up until now.
âWhen mommyâs feeling better, and we get to bring you two home⌠It might be a little while away yet but,â He glances around the NICU, making sure nobody can hear his confession.
âIâm going to ask her to marry me⌠again.â
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