21) By Chance
Cuz it's Forbidden Love
Narrator's POV
*time skip like 7 months*
It's been a while since Subin and Junyoung arrived in Los Angeles. Every day was the same to them, wake up in different beds, ignore each other, sleep in different beds and repeat. The only thing different was that Subin's stomach was growing bigger, meaning that her due date was coming near. Subin still hasn't forgotten Mark, I mean, why should she. The girl could only hope that he hasn't forgotten her either with his famous idol life. The only way for her to see him was on the internet. GOT7 became a really big deal in South Korea for barely 1 year.
By now, Subin's stomach was round and big, she was in her 9th month of pregnancy, due in a week. She was currently shopping around LA for her future son, when she stumbled and felt a strong pain in her stomach. The girl leaned against a window and tried to stifle a scream
"miss..are you okay?" a boy asked going up to her. Subin fiercely shook her head
"I-I think I'm in labor" she answered "my water just broke"
"oh " the boy said rolling his sleeves up and carrying her up "out of the way! Baby on the way!"
"is there a hospital nearby?" Subin asked
"no, the nearest hospital is an hour away" he answered waving for a taxi
"okay, what the " Subin whined letting out short breaths. The boy put her inside the taxi and gave the driver an address "where are we going?"
"my house is 5 minutes away by drive. I know it's not a hospital, but my mom can help, she's had 4 kids" he said
"thank you" Subin said relieved. For Subin, those 5 minutes seemed like 5 hours as she was literally screaming in pain when the unnamed boy brought her inside his house
"who's this?" a girl asked
"I never asked for her name, Jess. I was out shopping and her water broke" the boy explained
"okay dear. Take a deep breath, you are going to be okay" a woman said taking her hand "everyone out. Jessica, stay. I'll need your help"
"ah umma! help me!" Subin screamed out, squeezing the woman's hand tightly
"that was just your first contraction, dear" the woman said "okay deep breaths"
"did you just speak Korean?" Jessica asked
"not the time, Jessica" the woman said and looked at Subin's , encouraging her to keep on going. After a painful hour in labor, a high-pitched shrill cry rang around the house. Subin nearly collapsed from fatigue, but panted in a mix of relief and joy when she held the newborn life in her hands.
"aigoo, thank God" Subin said carressing the baby's face "neomu kiyeowa"
"he's a beautiful baby boy" the woman smiled buddling him up in a blanket
"thank you so much" Subin said
"how is she mom?" the same boy said coming in the room
"she's good" the woman smiled "what's the name of the baby?"
"Jason" Subin smiled "me and my boyfriend decided on the name"
"you're not married?" the boy asked
"I'm going to...it's complicated" Subin said
"I'm willing to listen, dear" the woman said gently sitting down on the bed "a lot seems to be bothering you"
"I'm not sure if you'll believe everything I'll say" Subin muttered
"I'll believe you" she said comfortingly, holding her hand "what happened?"
"I'm an heiress. My mom and dad are famous tycoons in Korea. They arranged a marriage for me, but I refused. All business, not love at all. My fiance..one night he me, and Jason was conceived. At the same time, I had a boyfriend, I know it's unfaithful, but my fiance also had a girlfriend at the side. My boyfriend was one of the only people that I could trust and rely on...I loved him - I still love him. My parents took me away one day and sent me here to LA with my fiance. I haven't been able to talk to or see my boyfriend in 7 months. I can only see him on the internet" Subin explained "my story seems so farfetched doesn't it?"
"it may seem a bit difficult to believe, but I'll take your word. Everyone has a story" the woman said "you poor girl"
"what do you mean you saw your boyfriend only on the internet?" the boy asked
"my boyfriend is pretty famous in Korea" Subin said
"oh...we never really exchanged names, dear" the woman said
"I'm Subin. Kwon Subin-I mean, Subin Kwon" she introduced
"the girl who helped earlier is Jessica Koh, this is my son, Joey. You can call me Mrs. Tuan" the woman said kindly
"T-Tuan?" Subin asked and she nodded. Subin felt woozy again and put a hand on her forehead
"I'm home!" a man shouted
"in here, dad" Joey said
"oh hello. Who is this?" he said. Subin's eyes widened at the familiar-looking man.
"I'm Subin Kwon, Mr. Tuan, sir" she bowed her head
"she was going into labor dad, I took her here" Joey said and he nodded
"I don't mean to be rude for asking...but your son - and brother - is Mark Tuan, am I correct?" Subin said
"you can speak Chinese?" Mrs. Tuan asked
"I speak several languages" Subin said "Korean is my first language"
"are you a fan of k-pop?" Joey asked "do you like GOT7?"
"I know GOT7. I'm fairly close to them...especially Mark" Subin said "m-may I talk to him? I lost his number when I came here"
"sure" Joey said dialing his brother's phone number
"hello? Joey, why are you calling me at this time?" Mark's groggy voice said into the phone. Subin felt her heart beat loudly at the sound of his voice
"Mark..." Subin said
"S-Subin?" he asked, his voice suddenly alert "S-Subin is this you?"
"it is" she said "you have no idea how much I missed your voice"
"same here" he said "what happened to you?"
"my umma and appa, 7 months ago. They drugged me and sent me to LA" Subin said
"how do you know Joey?" Mark asked. the girl was about to answer, when a baby's cry caught their attention "i-is that...?"
"it's Jason" she nodded "your brother saved me today. My water broke when I was shopping and he happened to be the only one decent enough to help me"
"did Junyoung do anything?" he asked
"aniyo. We ignore each other..thankfully" she said
"why are you up at this time?" Jackson whined
"Jackson, it's Subin" Mark said
"Subin noona?" the boy woke up "noona! noona!"
"annyeong Jackson-ah" Subin chuckled "Jason says hi too"
"we'll leave you alone first, dear" Papa Tuan said
"yes sir, thank you" she nodded her head
"-GUYS WAKE UP! IT'S SUBIN NOONA!"
"what's happening?" Subin asked
"Jackson's waking up the members" Mark chuckled "man...it's crazy that out of everyone in LA, my brother is the one who saved you"
"I know" Subin said and sighed "I missed you...so much"
"I thought you died, honestly" he confessed "you haven't left my mind for the past 7 months, baby"
"same" she nodded
"-SUBIN NOONA?!" Yugyeom shouted
"Yugyeomie~" Subin cooed "oh my God!"
"What happened to you?!"
"why are you only calling now?!"
"we thought you were dead!"
"do I have permission to kill your parents noona?!"
"yah Park Jinyoung, what nonsense are you saying?!"
"boys, calm down" Subin said "I'm not dead, I'm fine. I'm in LA. My parents sent me here with Junyoung"
"dear, let me take Jason. He's probably hungry" Mama Tuan said
"thank you Mrs. Tuan" Subin said giving her the baby who let out a cry
"did I just hear a baby?" Youngjae asked
"OUR GODCHILD" Bambam and Yugyeom screamed
"does my mom know that you and I...?" Mark asked
"ani. I haven't told her" Subin said "Mark, can you do it?"
"yeah" he nodded and heard her yawn "baby, are you tired?"
"I just gave birth" she said matter-of-factly
"7 months and noona's still sassy" JB chuckled
"it's in my blood Im Jaebum" Subin said
"give the phone to my parents, I'll talk to them" Mark said "you should sleep"
"arasso" she nodded
"good night noona!" they shouted
"night baby, talk to you later" Mark said and Subin strugged to stand up, walking outside to their living room.
"what are you doing out of bed?" Papa Tuan asked
"Mark wants to talk to you" Subin bowed
"jie jie!" Joey said catching the girl as she almost collapsed "can I call you jie jie?"
"Joey, bring her back to the bedroom. Subin needs some rest. Make sure she doesn't go out anymore, she's still weak" Mama Tuan ordered. The boy nodded and guided her upstairs
***
"mom, dad. I know this is probably hard to believe, but-"
"you're her boyfriend aren't you, Mark?" his mom said
"how'd you-"
"Subin told your brother and I story about herself after Jessica left. Why didn't you tell us you had a girlfriend?" she asked
"I'm lost" Papa Tuan said and his wife relayed the whole story "oh...what a poor girl"
"and she's a great girl. Mom, dad, she deserves way more than what she has now" Mark said "I know it's too much to ask, but mom, dad, do you mind taking her in? at least until JYP Nation has a concert in LA. Knowing Subin, she'll probably decline, but I don't want to risk her getting hurt"
"you really like this girl don't you?" Papa Tuan asked
"I love her dad. I thought I was going to die when her parents sent her to LA" Mark said "please"
"okay" his mom said "but this son's not even yours"
"biologically, but I will be more of a father to Jason than her fiance ever will be" Mark said
"aw my son's growing up. Hearing those words coming out of your mouth, I feel proud as a mom" she said
"Jason is really cute" Papa Tuan said "I've always wanted a grandson anyway"
"mom and dad, thank you so much" he said relieved
"we'll take care of Subin, son" Papa Tuan said "don't worry"
Comments