Chapter 35 - Epilogue

It had been six months since they had landed in Korea. Six months since she started a new chapter of her life, who knew that she would be living her life with her fiancé and six other men in such close quarters. When they had landed, Management had met them at the airport and immediately brought them all to the BigHit building. There YN had to sign various forms as did JK in regards to their relationship and how things would be handled going forward. Surprisingly enough, no one in upper management was really upset about the relationship and the baby. Namjoon actually shed a tear when their manager said nothing would change in regards to the group. They would continue to perform and such as normal, the only change being that they would have longer vacations and YN would be allowed to travel with them when she wanted. The only other thing that needed to be discussed was lodging and the manager said he would leave that up to them about how they wanted to proceed.

Of course, that discussion did not go as planned. Jungkook initially wanted to find a house or apartment nearby the dorms so that they could have their own space when the baby came. However, that was met with opposition from six very angry men. They had spent the past nine years almost living together all the time and as Yoongi had so eloquently put it.

"The fuck you're moving out without us." He had said, arms crossed glaring at the younger man.

Jungkook had simply raised his hands in defeat "Then what are we going to do?"

Namjoon clapped him on the back and smiled "Leave that to me."

After that discussion, it was decided that they would all stay in the dorms until Namjoon said otherwise. It was a couple of weeks later when he came and mentioned that he finally found it. He was so excited he rushed into the room while everyone was watching a movie and turned off the TV. He showed everyone the pictures except for YN. He stated he wanted it to be a surprise but judging from JK's expression as he viewed the photos, it looked like it would be a pleasant one. The stupid grin on his face proved it. That's how she ended up in a large sprawling country house, about to give birth any day, with seven men constantly around. Not that she was complaining, of course, the home was large enough for everyone to have their own rooms, plus a nursery. There were extra spaces and they even went to far as to build an additional building that housed two separate music studios, a large dance studio, and a home gym. It was a dream come true, and to be honest, after being so close to the other guys, she couldn't imagine living without them.

Sighing, YN put down the book that she really hadn't been paying close attention to for the past hour. She shifted her position for what seemed like the tenth time in the past hour to try and get comfortable. Her lower back was aching something fierce but she knew it was because it was getting closer to her delivery date. She still had a couple of weeks left to go but she just couldn't wait until the day came and she could hold her baby boy in her arms. Giving up the battle, she went to stand when Jimin came walking into the room.

"Hey sweetheart, need a hand" he giggled as he reached out to pull her up to her feet. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm good, I just can't seem to get comfortable. My lower back is killing me. I swear I can't wait until this baby decides to make his appearance." She laughs, holding on to both of Jimin's arms until she gained her balance. Being as pregnant as she was, her center of gravity felt off all the time and walking was a chore some days.

"Well, what would you like to do? Most of the guys are out in the studios, Namjoon and Yoongi are writing music, Jungkook is of course working out, Tae and Hobi are dancing, and Jin is cooking dinner. So it's just you and me for a bit." He said as he took her arm and started to guide her out of the room.

"Ummm, I don't know, where's Lola? Maybe we could go for a..." she trailed off as she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. Gasping, YN bent over a bit with her hand on her belly.

"Hey, YN-ah, are you ok? Is your back that bad? I can try and massage it for you." Jimin said, looking down at her with concern written all over his face. "Let's at least go lie down and maybe get a heating pad, that might help."

YN nodded and allowed her best friend to lead her to her room. They only made it a few more steps before YN groaned as she felt another heavy sensation in her belly, not quite a sharp pain but a throbbing almost, overtook her. Stopping to breathe one more time, they continued on when suddenly YN felt a rush of water flood down her thighs.

"Jimin!" She yelled as she grabbed his arms again. "I think my water just broke!"

Jimin looked over at her and sure enough, wetness stained the thighs of the gray sweatpants she was wearing. "Oh God, Now!? The baby is coming now?" he shouted. "Oh God, Jin! Jin Hyung!"

"We can't just stand here Jimin, come on we gotta get downstairs. We have to get my baby bag and head to the hospital. Just get Jin to get the rest of the guys fast." YN said through gritted teeth. She would be damned if this situation was going to descend into chaos. She needed everyone to keep a cool head about this otherwise she may lose her cool. Pulling her phone out of her pocket with her free hand as they made their way down the stairs, she called Jungkook.

The phone rang twice before he picked up "Hey Princess, what's up?" he was breathing heavily on the other end.

"The baby is coming Jungkook, my water broke." She stated calmly, as soon as the words were out of her mouth she had to pull the phone away from her ear as JK started shouting.

"It's ok baby, ok, ok, we've gone over this. Uh, Uh...." He stuttered

"Jimin is getting me downstairs, come to me and we will go from there." She hadn't even finished her sentence before Jin burst through the door from the kitchen.

"What are you yelling for Jimin, you about gave me a heart attack." The older man stated with a hand to his chest.

"The baby is coming Jin!" Jimin responded with a huff as he led YN to the couch to sit. "You go get the guys, I'm grabbing the baby bag." As soon as he said it he was rushing off to grab the bag and Jin dashed out the back door towards the studios.

YN sat on the couch with her hands on her belly whispering "Well I guess you heard mommy and decided to make her day huh little guy? I can't say I'm mad about it." She giggled quietly and looked up when she heard the back door slam open. Jungkook ran into the room with a panicked look on his face until he saw her sitting on the couch.

Rushing over to her he placed his hands on her face "Are you ok Princess?" he questions, searching her eyes for any signs of worry or pain.

"I'm fine JK, let's just get going please?" she asked as she reached up to hold his wrists.

Without responding Jungkook lifted her into his arms and started to head towards the garage. Jimin rushed down the stairs with the bag in one hand and keys in the other. The three of them got into one of the black SUVs with Jimin driving and Jungkook in the back seat with YN. Just as they got settled in the vehicle YN let out a moan as another wave of pain racked her body. Trying to breathe through it she grabbed onto JK's hand and let out a curse.

"Jimin, what are you waiting for? Go already!" JK yelled.

"Hang on JK, I'm trying to note the time, Jesus man. We need to know the timing of these things and how long they are lasting. I can't drive and do that, give me a second." The other man huffs in frustration.

Just then he looked up and saw the rest of the guys run out of the house. Yoongi ran up to their SUV and threw open the passenger door. Looking over at Jimin he asked, "How far apart are they?"

"About six minutes if my timing is right. She just had another one and her water broke less than ten minutes ago." He said as he threw the car in drive and started making their way into town.

"Ok, that's good. Hold on Kitten, everything will be just fine." He smiled his signature gummy smile before turning back around.

YN took the chance to take a deep breath and lean against JK. Closing her eyes tried to recall all the information from the birthing coach. Of course, they had a private one come to the house and it was extremely entertaining to watch Jungkook during the classes. His facial expressions were always so serious and terrified. It was even better though when Yoongi and Jimin started coming too. They wanted to be there too just in case anything happened while JK was out or if they needed to remind him of anything.

They were continuing on their way to the hospital as another contraction hit her. This one was a bit more painful than the last and YN did her best to breathe through it. She felt JK's hand rubbing her back soothingly and whispering loving words of encouragement in her ear. However, what caught her attention was Yoongi's voice in the front seat.

"Hey, Mom! Yep, the baby is coming. We are on our way to the hospital." Yoongi said. He then turned around with the phone in his hand, handing it to YN.

"Oh, sweet girl! How are you?" her mother's concerned face showed on the screen.

"I'm alright momma, my water broke and my contractions are I think about six minutes apart according to Jimin."

"That's good honey. Yoongi said you're on your way to the hospital. Your father and I have had bags packed for a week or so because I had a feeling you were going to deliver any day. I called Yoongi the other day and told him that I was going to buy tickets for this weekend since I was sure it would be soon. He said not to worry about it and he would talk to them about sending the plane for us just in case anything happened sooner. The plane got here today, so it looks like the stars aligned. Yoongi dear, you're going to want to call that pilot right now. Her father and I will leave for the airport in ten minutes. And honey, don't stress, everything will be fine and I will be to you soon. Remember deep breaths and don't break JK." With that Lillie laughed, said her goodbyes, and hung up the phone.

They finally arrived at the hospital, Jimin went to the desk to get them checked in as Yoongi and Jungkook made YN as comfortable as they could until they could get to the room. After a little bit of a wait, they got settled and their doctor was called. The other guys came rushing into the room after the nurses finally allowed them inside once YN was dressed in a gown and hooked up to the various monitors.

Jin was the first one to get to YN as he wrapped his arms around her "How are you holding up?" he asked.

"I'm fine, I have a feeling this is going to take a while though." She said nervously.

"You'll be fine love, we are all here," Hobi said as he gives her a kiss on the cheek.

YN was actually surprised at how calm she felt now that everyone was here. She even laughed at Taehyung when he had walked in last with Lola in hand. He had the biggest grin on his face as he said "They tried to keep me from bringing her in but once we explained, they couldn't fight it. However, they did say once you get closer to delivering she will have to wait outside with us."

When he finished his sentence Lola surprised everyone with a loud bark and she pulled away from Tae, jumping onto the bed and laying across YN's legs. YN turned to JK with a questioning look before a strong contraction hit her and her heart rate spiked. The monitor began emitting loud alarms and everyone in the room froze. Jungkook was the first to move towards YN and grab hold of her hand as a nurse ran into the room.

"What's going on?" Jungkook asked her.

"Her heart rate is elevated, with her history of heart problems we are monitoring it more closely. We expect spikes with the contractions as it's normal with any pain response. It's nothing to be worried about. See, it's already coming back down." She said as she pointed to the monitor.

Everyone visibly relaxed and continued to chat amongst themselves. This pattern repeated over the next few hours as the contractions began getting closer and closer together. They had been at the hospital now for just over six hours, it was getting later into the evening and YN was beginning to get tired. Jungkook was supportive and had remained by her side the entire time, only leaving to run to the restroom. The other guys took turns keeping her entertained and they all chatted as the hours passed.

A few minutes later a nurse came in to check on YN's progression. After examining her the nurse happily told her she was finally fully dilated and tried to usher everyone besides JK out of the room. Except Jimin firmly planted himself by YN and Jungkook, refusing to leave.

"I'm not leaving, I'm staying with my sister and that's it." He said stubbornly and stared the nurse down.

Heaving a sigh of defeat the nurse rolled her eyes and moved aside for the delivery team to enter the room. It was showtime, and everyone was ready for the little one to finally make his appearance. The contractions were coming swiftly now and the pain was out of this world. YN did her best but she was exhausted, tears running down her face she whimpered.

"Push YN, come on just a bit more and you'll be able to say hello to your son." The doctor said encouragingly.

"I can't, I'm so tired." She said as she struggled to breathe. Jimin had climbed into the bed behind her as he exchanged places with JK who had been sitting with her up to that point. Jimin brought her head back against his chest as Jungkook wiped the sweat off her brow.

"It's ok sweetheart, you've got this. We got you." He whispered to her.

Jungkook nodded and leaned down to kiss her head. He had gotten up from behind her because the baby was so close, he wanted to be able to be there as his son made his way into the world and be able to look into his fiance's face as he helped her.

"Baby, you're doing great, we see the baby's head. He's almost here." JK said with a smile.

YN nodded as she felt another contraction hit and the doctor told her to push. With one last scream, she pushed as hard as she could. There was a second of silence before a tiny wail echoed through the room.

"You did it, Princess! He's here!" JK cried as he looked down at his son in the doctor's hands.

Exhausted and worn to the bone, YN smiled softly as she watched Jungkook hold their son in his arms as he placed him on her chest. Jimin rubbed his hands up and down her arms as he kissed her hair softly he said "See, you made that YN-ah. You did it and he's so perfect."

With tears flowing down her cheeks YN looked to JK and watched as he started to cry. They looked at each other with love, with one hand on his son's head, Jungkook leaned down and kissed YN gently on the lips. "You are spectacular baby." He said.

Looking down at the baby in her arms, YN whispered "Welcome to the family Kang-Dae."

The medical team finally finished getting everyone cleaned and settled. Once they left, the other guys were let back into the room, with Yoongi leading the pack.

"There's my handsome nephew!" He exclaimed, walking over to YN and kissing her on the forehead. "You did amazing love."

Everyone gathered around and watched the tiny bundle sleep in YN's arms, offering congratulations and hugs. Tae even helped Lola as she met Kang-Dae for the first time. They were all smitten at the sight of the Australian shepherd nuzzling the baby's soft downy hair as she laid across her owner's legs.

It had all fallen into place, YN thought as she took in the scene around her. Her baby was healthy and strong. He had a shock of downy soft black hair just like his father and her nose. He had all ten fingers and toes with the most perfect smile. Jungkook was once again seated behind her in the bed with his arms around her waist as they watched their son sleep.

"Our family is perfect," JK whispered to her "Thank you for our handsome son and my other half. You are everything to me and always will be." Cupping her cheek with his palm he guided her mouth to his and gently kissed her.

"Forever," YN whispered back returning the kiss "and Always."