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Inside the home in Daegu:

Joon entered the humble home. It was not a fancy place, just a cozy one with essential items. There was a tiny kitchen, an old fridge, and a small TV. By the window, there was a neat bed. It was not much, but it was enough. "Gi-woon, it's so late. I told you not to drive alone at night." her husband scolded her gently.

"Aaah, Oppa, you know how those potluck dinner's are."

"It's dark. I was worried sick. You never listen to me." But Gi-woon smiled and walked towards her husband. "Sang-woon oppa, we have company." Sang-woon looked up from his glasses and saw two young men standing at the door. "Oh. Sorry about that. I am Sang-woon. This is my lovely wife Gi-woon." Joon and Hoseok smiled at them. "I am Kim Namjoon and this is my husband, Kim Hoseok."

"Come in, come in." Sang-woon noticed how Joon and Hoseok looked exhausted. "You guys look like you've been through hell. Why don't you both should freshen up? I don't know if my son's clothes will fit you but you can try. He is around your age."

"Thank you, sir, but we just need to use your phone."

"Of course, but before that, just freshen up and we can't let you leave before you taste my wife's cooking. She is a wonderful chef, you know."

"You didn't have dinner? I told you I would be late." Gi-woon chided her husband.

"I hate eating alone without you. I am not just addicted to your food you know, I am addicted to eating with you" Sang-woon whined.

Gi-woon blushed in her husband's comment. "Ah, oppa. Stop it. Don't mind him, boys. He is just being silly and romantic."

"Wait a minute, are you the Kim Namjoon of Kim Corporation?", Sang-woon asked.

"Yes."

"Oh, I have read about you in papers and news. You have achieved so much success at such a young age. Your parents must be proud of you."

"Ye...yes." Namjoon's face turned pale as he thought about his parents. "Well, there is a room over there. You can go freshen up." Joon thanked him and took Hoseok to the room. "Let me make something delicious.", Gi-woon said and went to the kitchen.

Namjoon and Hoseok entered the room. It was small but clean. There was a bed, a closet, and a desk. On the desk, there was a photo frame. Hoseok looked at the photo. It was a picture of a small baby wearing a hat with a grumpy look. He looked like a mix of Sang-woon and Gi-woon. "Might be their son", Hoseok said. (A/N: Any idea who that baby is?)

Namjoon ushered Hoseok to the bathroom. As Hoseok walked, Joon had an idea. He took out his shirt, proudly showing off his abs and chest. "Wh...what are you doing?", Hoseok's eyes went wide as he found himself staring at Joon's broad chest and Namtiddies.

"I am helping you freshen up."

"No thanks, I can handle it myself. I am tired but not that tired." Hoseok tried to push him out of the bathroom but the man was too strong. Joon didn't budge an inch.

"You know having sex in the shower is really good for health."

"Nice try, but I prefer solo showers."

Joon inched closer towards Hoseok and began unbuttoning Hoseok's shirt. The closeness and warmth of Joon's body was making Hoseok's tiredness go away and was stirring up some other emotions. "Come on Hobah. I could help you. Remember the time in Hawaii? I helped you good."

Hoseok gulped at the warmth. He could feel his junior twitch hard. "Umm...I..."

Joon slowly removed Hoseok's shirt as he whispered seductively as Joon pulled Hoseok towards him closer and traced his long fingers on Hoseok's smooth back. "I could...you know scrub your back. As they say teamwork makes the dream work. Come on Hobah..let me be a good shower assistant to you."

"Umm...nnn...no thanks, I don't need any assistance in shower. Go away....Shoo." Hoseok fumbled through the words as he used all his might to push Joon out of the bathroom. "You know no one ever threw Mr. Kim Namjoon out of their shower."

"How many people were you in shower with?" Hoseok asked as he raised an eyebrow, his curiosity piqued.

Joon's expression changed as he bit his tongue. "Nothing, have a good shower." He bolted out of the bathroom slamming the door shut. "Phew, that was close." He murmured to himself.

**************

Joon and Hoseok walked out of the bedroom only to notice Gi-woon and Sang-woon sitting in front of the dinner table. It was amazing how quickly she had whipped up all this. Gi-woon had cooked some rice, kimchi, bulgogi, and doenjang jjigae. She also made some green tea and fruit salad for dessert.

"Thank you Mam. This looks so delicious. You prepared so much for us. Sorry to put you through trouble."

"Aah...this is just simple food. Its no trouble at all."

"Son, don't underestimate the power of my wife's cooking. The more you eat, the more you will want."

Joon and Hoseok smiled and sat in front of the lovely couple.

Gi-woon asked "So, how long have you two been married?

"We got married a few months ago.", Joon said truthfully.

"Aah, early days of marriage. What a beautiful time." Gi-woon cooed.

"So, any marriage advice for us?", Joon queried as he smiled at the couple.

"Accept it...", Gi-woon said.

"Accept it?", Joon asked.

"Yes, the laughter, the fights, the arguments, the love...everything...don't fight it. Just accept it. It takes a lot to make a marriage work and if you guys don't do your share, who will? Be there for each other, even if things feel like falling apart. That's when you would need each other."

Joon and Hoseok looked at each other. Joon entwined his fingers with Hoseok and smiled reassuringly.

Gi-woon and Sang-woon looked at each other knowingly. "Okay, let's eat."

Joon and Hoseok nodded as everyone began eating.

"So where is your son?", Joon asked.

"Oh, he is working in Seoul. In fact, he just started a new company with his friends."

"Really? That's great."

"Yes, what was the name, Sang-woon?"

"Uhh....K....KJM Cybersecurity Solutions", Sang-woon said as he remembered the company's name.

Hoseok was shocked at the revelation. "That's our company. Wait...What's your son's name?"

"Yoongi – Min Yoongi."

"Yoongi is your son. Oh my god...what a small world. I don't believe this. Uncle, he is my best friend and partner of the company along with another friend of mine – Taehyung. We have been friends for years since college days."

"Is your nickname Hobi?", Gi-woon asked.

Hoseok nods shyly, "Yes, it is."

"Yoongi said so much about you and Taehyung. He doesn't talk much, but he told us how lonely he felt when he moved to Seoul and how you and Taehyung befriended him. He said you are like his family. We are so thankful to you."

"He still doesn't talk much, aunty. I can't believe I have to meet you both like this. Wait..." Hoseok ran to the room and brought back the baby's picture.

"So this baby....it's Yoongi?"

Yoongi's parents chuckled. "Yes, that's Yoongi." Hoseok smiled, "Woahhhh....he looks annoyed."

"We woke him up from his sleep for the photo", Gi-woon laughed as she remembered his son.

"Wow...Oh I wish I had my phone right now. I would send to Tae and we could tease him so bad." Hobi chuckled. "Oh Tae is another friend of mine and our partner."

"I know son, I know...Yoongi told us about you and Tae, but not much...as you know, he doesnt talk much and we all have never met obviously", Sang-woon said.

"Now that he is far, we are constantly worried and he keeps so much to himself so that doubles our tension", Gi-woon said sadly.

"Aunty, Yoongi is an amazing person with a pure heart. You raised him right. And don't worry, we are there for him all the time."

Gi-woon tears up proud of his son, "Thank you. That means a lot to us."

"Wait....So, what are you two doing here?", Sang-woon asked. Hoseok quickly explained what happened.

"Oh my god. Your parents and everyone must be petrified." Sang-woon said his face with concern and quickly gives his phone to Hoseok. "Here, you can call Yoongi and tell him that you are here. He will pick you up."

Hoseok takes the phone and dials Yoongi's number.

Yoongi and Taehyung were sitting in the Kim Mansion when Hoseok called. Yoongi looked up at and saw his father's number.

"Appa...", Yoongi said.

"No, it's me Hobi."

"Hobi? What the hell? Why are you calling from my appa's number? Is he okay?"

"Yoongs...yoongs...ssshhh..relax, he is fine. Everyone is fine."

"Okay...wait..what the hell are you doing in Daegu....at my home? Do you know how tensed we were? Joon and Jimin are searching for you since morning and now even Joon is missing."

"Yoongi...Yoongi. Please listen to me...Joon is with me. We both are absolutely fine. We will explain everything to you. We are at your parents home. We are so sorry. But trust me, We.Are.Fine."

"Hoseok where are you?", Hwan barked through the phone after yanking the phone from Yoongi.

"Appa, me and Joon are at Yoongi's home at Daegu. Appa we are safe. We are at Yoongi's home with his parents. Please tell Eomma and everyone that we are fine. I will explain everything tomorrow."

"But Hobi..." Hwan was about to say something but the call ended.

"Wait, Hobi...Hobi...", Hwan dialed the number again but it was unreachable. Hwan sighed. He was relieved now knowing that they are safe.

**********

At the Police station, Jimin is sitting on a chair with Jackson, looking anxious. "Where did they go? We found Joon's phone that was tracked on XX road but no one knew where Joon was. How did we miss him and Hobi in one day?" He was lost in thoughts when his phone rang. It was from Yoongi.

"Yoongi..."

"Save it. They are at my home."

"WHATT? WHEREE? YOUR HOME?" Jimin jolted from his chair.

"Stop yelling. They are at Daegu.....in my home.....with my parents."

"WHAT??? How the hell did they end up there?"

"Not a clue...Hobi just called me. He told us that he and Joon are safe. Oh, by the way, Hobi asked you to pick him and Joon tomorrow. I will message you the address. K? good night."

"What...wait.....Yoongii...Damn this man..", Jimin looked at his phone cursing Yoongi who cut the call without giving him the location.

"What is it?", Jackson asked.

"Hobi and Joon hyung are in Daegu at Yoongi's home. Yoongi will message me the address. We need to pick them up tomorrow."

"Are they okay, are they hurt?", Jackson asked.

"They are...they are fine." Jimin said defeated by the entire episode.

A few seconds Jimin's phone chimed. It was from Yoongi who messaged his address.

***************

"Kids, you should sleep. You look so tired. I hope your parents and your brother are relieved." Sang-woon said sad by how things turned for Joon and Hoseok.

"Yes uncle. We told them to pick us tomorrow". Joon said.

"Aah let us help you aunty. It's the least we could do." Hoseok said as he began clearing up the table.

"No. Hobi, its okay.", Gi-woon said.

"Aunty, its fine., we are happy too", Joon said sincerely as he too helped Gi-woon in the kitchen.

"It's okay, Joon I will handle it.", Hoseok said as he took all the plates and utensils and walked to the kitchen.

As Hobi and Gi-woon began cleaning, Sang-woon and Joon were relaxing at the sofa. Sang-woon noticed how much Joon was looking at Hoseok. He smiled unconsciously. "You love him very much, don't you?"

Joon blushed his dimples evident of his love. "Umm...I."

"Don't be. He is a good man. Its in his eyes...there is truth and sincerity in there."

Joon couldn't agree more. He nodded confirming what Sang-woon said. Hoseok is too pure for the world.

"You know Gi-woon and I were friends first. In fact, she was in love with someone else. But then she realized he was cheating on with her and many other girls. I remember the day she cried hugging me. I wanted to strangle his neck but Gi-woon stopped me. One day I gathered all my guts and confessed her about how much I love her, how I have always been in love with her. She hesitated and was afraid that I would leave her or cheat on her. But my love for her gained her trust. She slowly opened up to me. We are together since then. You know Joon, sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I didn't confess my feelings to her...what would have happened if she had married her boyfriend. I could never afford to lose her. For me, she is the one. You know son, we wonder why good things happen to bad people...but truth is there is there is always something good in those bad times. We just need to have the patience to look and wait. It may feel like a curse but its a blessing in disguise."

Joon looked at the man. He smiled knowing what Sang-woon meant. Looking back and now, he thanked god he asked Hoseok to marry him. And Now that they are married, he knew he couldn't afford to lose Hoseok. He was his destiny...his serendipity.

He saw Hoseok walking in with Gi-woon. "Good night then." Sang-woon said as he patted Joon's shoulder.

"Good night aunty...uncle", Hoseok bowed.

"Good night uncle, aunty", Joon said the same as they retired to their respective rooms.

Hobi and Joon were sleeping on the bed. Joon was excessively clinging to Hobi which made Hobi feel weird.

Hoseok turned to face Joon. "You okay Joonah?"

"Just kicking myself not able to save you."

"What are you talking about? You saved me, Joon-ah."

"No. that Bitgaram guy bailed out and they ran away. But I was there. I couldn't do anything. I felt so helpless. Even the thought of losing you makes me..."

"Its okay Joon. Its not your fault. Truth is you looked out for me, you found me."

Joon snaked his arm on the tiny man's waist and pulled his Hoseok towards him. "Forgive me Hobah."

"Joon, you didn't...", Hoseok's words were cut when Joon kissed Hoseok's forehead. Hoseok felt something wet on his face. He pulled back and saw tears in Joon's eyes flowing silently.

"I am sorry Hobah, so ummphhh...." Joon whispered but was cut off when Hoseok kissed him.

It was a soft, warm and assuring kiss and Hoseok could taste the salt of Joon's tears.

"Well, that's one way to silence you, Mr. Kim Namjoon.", Hoseok smiled as booped Joon's cute little button nose. Joon chuckled at his husband's mood. "Why, Thank you Mr. Kim Hoseok. You can silence me anytime." Joon sniffled as he smiled gently and raised his eyebrows pulling Hoseok into his arms tightly.

"Good night", Hoseok said and tried to wiggle wanting some breathing space, trying to move out of Joon's hug, but Joon held on tight. Hoseok knew what Joon was thinking and understood his feelings because he felt the same way. The idea of losing Joon scared him too. He smiled a little watching the huge man drift to sleep. Joon continued hugging him not wanting to let go.

Hoseok breathed a sigh of relief. He had been kidnapped and nearly harmed by Bogum, but they managed to escape somehow. Amidst all the unfortunate events of the day, Joon never left Hoseok's side and stayed with him throughout. For Hoseok, that was all that truly mattered!

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TBC

Enjoy the chapter.

A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY WATTPAD FAMILY. HAVE A GREAT YEAR AHEAD.......MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE AND HAVE A SUCCESSFUL 2024....!!!

I love how they look at each other and care for each other. #namhope #hopejoon #namseok