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"Congratulations, Seokjin, you're having a pup!"
"No."
"Yes!" Dr. Hwang exclaimed enthusiastically. "Your tests have returned, and I can confirm that you are pregnant - five weeks to be exact!"
Seokjin blinks slowly at the doctor, thinking he heard wrong. "Dr. Hwang, you've been my doctor for almost ten years now, and with my records, you and I both know that is impossible."
Dr. Hwang's smile widens. "I know what you are saying, Seokjin, but to correct you, not everything is impossible. You standing before me, healthy and pregnant, is proof!"
Seokjin does not reply, seated silently with his hands curled on his lap.
To discover that what he had experiencing with his aversion to certain foods, the nausea, the fatigue, had been morning sickness all along, because he is... pregnant...
It's... difficult to digest.
And extremely bittersweet.
All the years where he was trying to become pregnant with his alpha were met with repeated disappointment. It was to the point he became anxious just to look at his pregnancy tests, as the more times he relayed the news to his alpha, the deeper the dissatisfaction his alpha had towards him. He physically saw the love for him weakening in his alpha's eyes.
He had felt like a failed omega.
He had felt like he failed their relationship.
Their nine-year relationship that was met with divorce.
And now to find out that he was pregnant?
Dr. Hwang's smile deflates when staring at his patient's troubled expression, and he apologises, "I'm sorry, Seokjin. I believe I have acted out of line. Would you like some time to process the news? If this is something that you do not want, at your next appointment, we can discuss the possible options you have to terminate -"
"No!" Seokjin shouts abruptly, interrupting the words of his doctor, making the other flinch. "I just don't understand. How? I have been infertile for years and have barely had a heat since I turned thirty. As you know, I've even passed the window for male omegas to become pregnant. So... how?"
"Seokjin, sometimes there are things that even we as doctors cannot explain," Dr. Hwang offers empathetically with a gentle smile. "This is, in all sense of the word, a miracle."
Seokjin travelled right back to his apartment after his appointment, and as soon as he was inside, he marched straight towards his bedroom after toeing off his loafers near the entrance.
He released a shaky deep breath before untucking his shirt from his trousers and lifting the shirt up to reveal the tan skin of his stomach.
He stared at his stomach for a long moment before bringing his hand up to gently trace his skin.
Though it was not obvious at all since he was only five weeks along as notified by his doctor, but inside of him currently is a pup.
A pup.
Unknowingly, a tear escaped from his eye as a small smile gradually grew on his lips while he whispered to himself, "I'm pregnant."
"I'm pregnant!" Seokjin decided to suddenly declare out loud to his friends in the corner of a K-BBQ restaurant.
Yoongi froze, eyes widening, with his chopsticks hanging in the air which contained pork neatly wrapped around a piece of crunchy green lettuce.
Meanwhile, Hoseok choked slightly on the piece of kimchi inside of his mouth, prompting him to cough wildly and, amazingly, just as quickly recover and regain his composure. As soon as he caught his breath, he slammed his chopsticks down and released a high-pitched shriek, "What?!"
The waiter that had been serving them also stopped in his tracks, assessing the situation before him, eyes darting to the back where he came from and then towards them, as if contemplating whether he should leave or stay, even though he really can't go because he has to give the extra plate of meat that Yoongi had ordered.
Seokjin released an awkward chuckle and sheepishly gestured for the waiter to leave the meat at their table, with his cheeks heating up, muttering out a polite, "Thank you."
"Kim Seokjin, care to expand on your words?" Hoseok demanded strongly.
Seokjin bit his lower lip and repeated, "I'm pregnant."
Both of his friends sat in disbelief before him, digesting the news as they could sense that their friend was telling the truth. To be honest, why would he lie about this? They both knew his pain filled history very well.
"Are you happy?" Yoongi asks softly, breaking the silence.
Seokjin releases a genuine laugh and happily nods. "Are you kidding me? I'm extremely happy!"
Both of his friends appear relieved with his answer and their shoulders visibly sag with the tension instantly deflating. In the next moment, they both kick into action by jumping out of their seats to surround him and smother him with kisses from their greasy lips.
Seokjin erupts into giggles, allowing them indulge before yelling at them to take their seats again, becoming flustered from their attention.
Though they were extremely delighted with the news, there was one more important thing to ask, and Seokjin expected this to be asked as he watched both of his friends glance at each other with a certain expression on their faces. He's familiar with that look; it's what he sees when his friends are concerned about him.
"Jin, obviously this is amazing news, and we're so happy that you're happy, honestly! But -"
Hoseok lets his words hang, not continuing on with what he wanted to ask, so Yoongi fills in the words for his mate.
"Jin," Yoongi started tentatively. "Do you know who the father is?"
"Uhm... about that..." Seokjin scratches the back of his neck.
The answer is no.
He truly did not know who the father was.
Like actually.
He can recall the eventful night he is definitely certain resulted in this pregnancy, though.
It had been one of those days where he felt tired and incredibly lonely. To make matters worse, his brain thought it was a good idea to see what his ex-alpha was up to by logging into his old social media account that practically had cobwebs with how he abandoned it.
To no surprise, his ex had mated again, which he knew when he stalked his account five years ago... but now... now he had four pups. And he looked really happy.
Seokjin saddened pout deepened.
He wished he could look that happy.
He instantly regretted everything and cursed himself for even searching, knowing full well that it was going to make him feel nothing, but absolute shit.
In an attempt to cheer himself up, he decided to go out.
Maybe he just needed some fresh air?
There was a new Italian restaurant that had just opened nearby, and he decided to call to check their availability for seating.
There, of course, was none.
Before his spirits got low again, he decided to settle for a different restaurant, this time opting for Japanese cuisine. The restaurant was a little further than his usual spots, but when he called them, thankfully he could book a table.
Truthfully, going to a restaurant alone was not really his style, because he loves eating with others, but he has also learned that going to eat alone has a charm of its own.
After making his reservation, he dragged himself to his shower and, while in his robe, scanned through his many clothing items, which almost put him off entirely from going out because nothing felt right to wear. That is, until he settled on tailored blue shirt and fitted black trousers.
After that, it didn't take long for him to get ready because he just combed his hair back to reveal his forehead and thinly applied a tinted lip balm.
Looking at himself in the mirror, he felt better already, and grabbed his wallet before exiting his apartment.
The restaurant was as busy as he expected, but the sushi was every bit worth it, with the tuna melting deliciously in his mouth. He left the restaurant feeling full, but not excessively full, which was perfect.
Suddenly buzzing with a lot more energy, he didn't want the night to end. He also didn't want to be left alone with his depressing thoughts again, so he decided to go to a bar.
It was not normal at all for him to do this twice in the same night, especially considering the fact that he hated places with more than ten people present, and he was just at a restaurant. So, overall his social limit was almost being reached.
However, he found that the noise kind of helped drown out his loneliness.
The bar he picked had been particularly busy, which is typical for a Friday evening, where people celebrated the week's ending after work.
He was someone who did this too, until his friends began having pups, which meant that their family responsibilities increased, meaning he was left to his own devices. He would rather not be, so his visits to the bar decreased significantly as well.
Carefully making his way through the crowd, with some higher power shining down on him, he was blessed with a seat at the corner where he could be slightly hidden. He ended up ordering a drink that was not too strong, but not too light either.
While quietly sipping on his drink and enjoying the noise around him, someone sat on the empty seat next to him, leaning on the bar counter to order drinks.
After getting a whiff of something akin to zesty late summer spices, Seokjin curiously glanced to his right.
Seokjin has spent enough time on earth to gauge secondary genders and definitely knew this was an alpha next to him.
Seokjin's eyes trace the side profile, a strong curved jaw, thin but pink lips, and a big nose. There were multiple silver hoops gracing his ear. His hair was short and neat. He was wearing a black and grey striped shirt tucked into black trousers.
The alpha was handsome.
As if sensing being stared at, said alpha turned his head slightly towards him. Then the alpha did a double take at him and widened his dark eyes.
Seokjin felt his ears redden as the alpha openly scanned him from his head down and back up. His eyes flashed to his neck, then travelled to his thick lips, before landing back at his eyes.
The scent of the alpha slightly deepened, indicating his interest, which further made Seokjin feel slightly flustered and he squirmed in his seat.
The alpha appeared noticeably younger, and he wasn't going to lie and say he has never captured the attention of those younger than himself, but at his age, he simply accepts the admiration and averts his eyes.
However, the alpha had other plans.
"Hey," the alpha greeted softly, tone slightly husky and low.
Seokjin patted himself on the back mentally as he managed to make eye contact again and says, "Hello."
"Sorry, you must get this a lot, but you're stunning," the alpha says charmingly.
"Thank you, you are, too," Seokjin, feeling brave, returned the compliment.
"Jungkook-ah!" Someone shouts drunkenly from behind them. "Bring the drinks here!"
The alpha turned towards the person looking slightly annoyed, and once he gathered the drinks, he reluctantly lifted himself from his seat.
Seokjin felt eyes on him as the alpha left to get back to his table, and this continued throughout the duration of time he was seated.
He won't lie and say that it didn't have him feeling slightly hot and bothered to the point where he had to secretly fan himself with his hand.
Just as he was walking towards the exit of the bar, he met eyes with the same alpha again, who attractively necked his drink back while never shifting his focus from him.
Seokjin was pretty sure his blush had reached his chest and continued walking, just to see if the alpha would follow after him.
The chill air of the night attacking his heated skin didn't help cool his flustered state.
Before he could take any steps further, there was a light touch on his hand, which brought him to a halt, and as soon as he stopped and turned around, the hand retreated.
Seokjin's eyes travelled to the owner of the hand.
"Sorry, I did not mean to touch you without your permission, I just..." He huffed out a sharp breath, as if it was difficult for him to keep himself in check. "I just can't let you leave like that."
Seokjin usually would turn wolves down, be it alphas, betas, or omegas.
But...
He felt a heat simmering in his lower belly, enjoying the feeling of being desired, especially by someone as handsome as the alpha.
For all the times he ensured propriety in his interactions with strangers... he decided for once to be reckless.
"You don't have to," Seokjin says carefully, tone heavy with implication.
The alpha widened his already huge eyes and bit his lower lip. Seokjin could practically see the lust twinkling in them.
"Then... may I touch you?" The alpha asked respectfully.
Seokjin sure is being brave tonight, because he stepped into the alpha's space, guiding the alpha's large hand to his hip, and firmly whispered, "Yes."
That was all the confirmation needed, and they ended up at the closest hotel.
That night was something else; Seokjin has never met someone so eager and determined to make him feel never-ending pleasure. Though he couldn't give the alpha all the credit for his stamina because it was like Seokjin's inner repressed self had been unleashed and he did not back down from all the alpha had to give.
However, once morning arrived, and he stared at the figure laying on their stomach with their muscular back on display, alongside the dull ache he felt below, it seemed to dawn on him exactly what had happened.
Regret wasn't what he felt, but rather shock at himself since he has not had a one-night stand since was twenty-two. That morning he quietly dressed himself and exited the hotel, but his scent was unmistakably of someone who had taken a knot.
For at least two weeks he would be hiding his skin, which was littered with many marks made curtesy of the alpha's mouth.
Though a couple of more weeks later, he did not know he would receive a more permanent reminder of what took place that night.
He knew for sure it was from that night, as he had not slept with any alpha before him or after him.
Though who exactly the alpha was... he did not know, and maybe he'll never know.
"Seokjin, we have a client coming in half an hour. It's the one who has his wedding in three months. His groomsmen are joining him today for their measurements, and then we can get started on preparing the suits he wanted," Hoseok says whilst changing the suits of one of their window mannequins.
"Okay," Seokjin replies.
That is all he needed to say as he quickly had to take a little toilet break, something he did often since becoming with pup. When he was done, he made his way to the changing area after grabbing his notepad and pen, as well as his handy measuring tape.
The wolves soon arrived, loud and buzzing with excitement. Yoongi and Seokjin are assigned to measuring the rowdy bunch, while Hoseok managed the customers on the shop floor.
"Jungkook is running late, he said he'll be here in an hour. He said, go ahead to dinner without him." Seokjin heard the tallest of the group say.
"We have another groomsman left, he should be here in an hour. Is that okay?" One of them asks Yoongi.
Yoongi sends him a look as if to say the ball is in his corner. They usually close at six p.m., but as Hoseok and Yoongi both have to attend their triplet's parent's evening at their school, they were aiming to close for four-thirty p.m.
"Sure, that's fine," Seokjin answers.
"Great, thank you so much!"
With that, all of the group exited the boutique.
Hoseok and Yoongi left half an hour later after them.
"Send my love to my nieces, tell them uncle Jinnie misses them," Seokjin says whilst bidding goodbye to his friends.
"Will do. Bye, Jinnie," Hoseok says, then plants a kiss to the side of his head.
"Take care, Jin," Yoongi says, gently squeezing the omega's hand.
When the pair left, Seokjin took a seat near the front desk on a chair that had an extra cushion for comfortability, thanks to Yoongi's thoughtfulness.
Since discovering his pregnancy, his friends have been taking extra care of him, which he appreciates greatly. Living alone with all of the symptoms that came with his pregnancy was slightly difficult, but his friends never stepped back to help him through it.
While waiting, Seokjin scrolled through websites, window shopping items needed for pups. He mindlessly rubbed his belly, which is a lot more present with his small bump now that he is four months pregnant.
The bell chiming as the shop door was opened has him standing up from his seat and turning away from his phone.
"Hello and welcome to..." Seokjin doesn't finish his sentence as his eyes widen when he picks up a scent that he has most definitely smelled before, and definitely knows why he is familiar with that particular scent.
This also rings true for the alpha in front of him as Seokjin watched how his eyes flashed with recognition, but then his brows furrowed, sniffing the air, sensing the additional milky scent present.
Seokjin's breath hitches when the alpha's eyes flick down and focus on his stomach.
Well, this is unexpected.
Extremely unexpected.
So unexpected that the only way Seokjin will choose to address this is with... deflection.
Seokjin clears his suddenly dry throat and proceeds with his previous greeting. "Hello and welcome to Sunshine Boutique. How may I assist you today?"
At hearing his voice, the alpha's eyes return to his, and Seokjin has to stop himself from biting his hand.
"Hi, Seokjin," the alpha says with a gentle smile. "I'm here to get my measurements taken. My friends got them done earlier."
Seokjin feels weak in his knees at the alpha remembering his name, but also feels like a bit of a dick because he actually couldn't remember his name until he recalls what the tall alpha referred to him as, and only now understands why it sounded familiar.
Seokjin slightly gulps before saying, "Okay, give me a moment, please."
"Sure," Jungkook replies.
As Seokjin is alone, he will do the consultation on the shop floor rather than in the fitting area, so he grabs all of his equipment before returning to the alpha.
He doesn't believe this alpha is a danger, to be honest, but rather, it's his omega he doesn't trust. He doesn't want his omega doing anything silly like jumping on him to get whiffs of his scent because no one can see them.
Seokjin, dedicated to completing his task, carefully measured each part of the alpha. He wanted to appear nonchalant and calm, but he suffered from 'turning into a tomato under attention syndrome', which made him seem the opposite of calm, and it's all because Jungkook's eyes never stray away from him through the entirety of his consultation.
"All done," Seokjin lets out evenly before turning around, pretending to be busy with his notepad.
"Great. Now, can we address the fact that you are pregnant with my pup?"
Seokjin's back stiffens and his eyes grow wide.
He really cannot deny the truth; the thing with werewolf biology is, alpha's instincts can distinctly tell them specific information, for example, about their offspring. Thus, this alpha definitely knew that he is carrying his pup.
The two sit across from each other in a private room inside of a restaurant that Jungkook chose.
Seokjin thought the alpha wanted to talk, but he sat quietly, apart from when asking what he wanted to eat and that it's on him.
Seokjin was hesitant at first, but honestly, he doesn't want to turn down a free meal. That is the only reason apart from him actually being hungry is why he agreed to go with the alpha, at least that's what he tells himself.
Seokjin feels himself squirm at how attentive the alpha is being to him, having his drink refilled, putting the food he is eating a lot of onto his plate, and constantly helping him peel the perilla leaf apart.
When Seokjin is full and satisfied, he blurts out a question that had been bugging him from the moment he interacted with the alpha again.
"How old are you?"
"Twenty-six."
Seokjin's eyes bulge, and he shrieks, "Twenty-six?!"
Seokjin had a feeling the alpha was younger than him, but thirteen years younger?!
"What about you?" Jungkook asks casually despite the loud reaction.
"I'm thirty-nine," Seokjin says slowly.
Jungkook raises both of his eyebrows up in surprise.
Seokjin instantly feels slightly nauseous, as he immediately takes the alpha's expression in a bad way.
"I'm sorry, but I am not going to give up my pup. I honestly did not know I was capable of having pups considering my constant failures to conceive with my previous alpha. You are considerably younger than me, and I want you to know that you do not have to take any responsibility. I am more than capable of raising a pup by myself," Seokjin rambles defensively.
"Woah, woah, hold on," Jungkook says. "Stop putting words into my mouth. Who says I'm telling you to give up our pup? Who says I don't want to take responsibility for our pup?"
The alpha repeatedly saying "our" has him feeling flustered for some reason, but he manages to reply. "You seemed quite surprised as soon as I mentioned my age," Seokjin explained.
"Yes, I was surprised when you mentioned your age, because have you seen yourself? You look way younger. And second of all, I really have no issues with you being thirty-nine."
"You... don't?" Seokjin questions, brows furrowed unsurely.
"No." Jungkook shook his head, but bit his lip as if he wants to say more, and his scent flaring indicated that further.
"What is it?" Seokjin asks with confusion as he can smell notes of arousal.
Jungkook appears as if he's contemplating whether or not to speak what's on his mind, but settles on doing so. "You're most likely going to call me a knot-head... but what you said right now about how I managed to pup you, despite you trying for several years... I can't lie and say that it's not inflating my alpha's ego. I can't lie and say I don't find that incredibly sexy."
Seokjin's ears, face, and chest feel like they're all burning simultaneously. Normally he would have rolled his eyes at such a meathead alpha comment, but instead it has him sweating, and he never sweats. He also feels something below which he will not elaborate on, thank you.
Seokjin doesn't have time to think of a great comeback because what the alpha says next has him speechless once again.
"I want to court you," Jungkook says, voice firm and filled with sincerity.
Seokjin inhales a sharp breath and parts his mouth despite no words coming out, but before he can chain his thoughts together to respond, Jungkook continues.
"Before you say something like I don't need to court you just because you're having my pup. Hear me out. I am not someone who does one-night stands either, but I felt incredibly attracted to you. I intended to give you my number, but you left before I could. Don't call me creepy, but I have been trying to find you, thinking I'll bump into you somehow. I really do have intentions to court you."
Seokjin takes all of what the alpha says in and repeatedly opens and closes his mouth, not knowing what to say.
"It's okay, you don't have to give your answer right now. Just promise me you'll think about it," Jungkook pleads after seeing how Seokjin appeared conflicted.
"I'll think about it," Seokjin finally answers after a moment of consideration.
"Seokjin, don't get mad at me, but why don't you let him?" Yoongi asks.
It was the weekend, and Seokjin was over at Hoseok and Yoongi's house. He had told them what happened after they had left that day (minus the detail of Jungkook finding it sexy to have pupped him).
"Yeah, Jin," Hoseok agrees. You haven't dated in years now, and from what you've said, so far he seems like a genuine man, and according to my research, he's extremely handsome, put together, and wholesome."
Unsurprisingly, as soon as Seokjin told Hoseok the name of the young alpha, he went straight to searching him up on the Internet and, with his skills that could be of use to investigative units, found his Instagram, his Twitter, and his LinkedIn page.
"Did you hear the part where I mentioned he is twenty-six?" Seokjin asks, baffled by his friends easy agreement to allowing the young alpha to court him.
"Yeah, Seokjin. We also heard the part where you mentioned that you are pregnant by said alpha," Yoongi says, tone filled with sass.
Seokjin opens and closes his mouth at loss for what to say to his friends.
"I still say give him a chance at least. It's not like we're telling you to put his mark on your neck. You might as well get to know him since he will be in your life, given that you are having his pup," Hoseok reasons.
Seokjin huffs out a sigh. They are right, but he feels uncertain. "I don't know guys."
"No one says you have to make your decision now, so don't overly stress yourself out, okay? Just think this thoroughly through," Yoongi says gently, reaching out to pat his head.
Seokjin absentmindedly caresses his belly and nods at the alpha.
Seokjin carefully considers everything for the next week, and has made his decision.
"I am willing to give you a chance," Seokjin breathes out, sitting across from Jungkook at a coffee shop on a nice breezy Saturday afternoon.
Jungkook's eyes immediately light up, turning sparkly as if a glittering galaxy is swimming in them.
"Really?"
"Yes," Seokjin nods and takes a nervous sip of his hot chocolate.
Jungkook's perceptive eyes flicker over his face. "You seem unsure."
Seokjin blows out a breath and faces the table. "I'm just- I don't know, I'm just... scared. I've never dated someone way younger than me. In fact, I haven't dated at all in several years. So, yeah. I am still unsure, but I am willing to give this a chance."
Jungkook carefully takes in the omega's concerns. Most alphas his age are still bachelors, with many choosing to mate later. But Jungkook has always been a romantic, and he does believe that if someone makes it feel as though there are bells chiming in his head, they are worth the chase. To him, Seokjin being older is not a concern of his. However, he can understand the omega's wariness and wants to show Seokjin how sincere and serious he is.
Jungkook gently reached over and smoothed his hand over the omega's sweater covered one, prompting him to make eye contact with him. "Thank you for giving me a chance. I hope you can feel the sincere intentions in my courting."