Namjoon wakes up with a clear head. He sits up and stretches. It is a good great day as his dream project will be inaugurated today!! He and his company worked so hard on it!! Finally it is being paid off!! He jumps off the bed only to hear the familiar knocking.

"Good morning!" Joy wishes in a happy voice. 

"Good morning." He greets back. He can feel her excitement. Guess he is not the only one... 

"Congratulations!!" She smiles brightly.

"You have congratulated like 10 times now..." Namjoon shakes his head slightly and sips his coffee.

"Well it is worth it!!! So when will you go there? I mean the event will start from 6 pm but when will you go?" She asks going through his wardrobe.

"Yeah, I need to go there before it starts. There will be reporters and I want to check on everything before everyone goes there. You and aunty can arrive just before the time..."

Joy nods. Tonight they are taking Deiji to her first "big" public appearance. It will be like introducing her to the outer world, officially. After their marriage, Joy has stopped going to such parties which she was forced to attend. But today, she is genuinely elated for her husband and daughter.

"Mr. Park should be here soon..." Namjoon looks at her.

"Yes! I hope he stays here tonight. It will be fine, right?" She asks hopefully. After the building was completed, Jimin left for his home. He lived with them for some 6 months and naturally became a part of their family, no matter how disfunctional it is. He was, is, and will be their true friend. They talk regularly but meeting after weeks has its own charm.

"Yeah, sure..." Namjoon answers, observing her. He believes Joy is still ignorant about Jimin's feelings towards her.

"It will be nice!! We can get to know more about Kang Mina..." She says, selecting his tie from the options the designer had sent.

"Kang Mina?" Namjoon frowns slightly.

"Oh Yes!!! She can be the Mrs. Park Jimin!!" She laughs remembering Jimin's description of his dates with the girl.

"Oh? So he finally yielded to his mother's wishes?" He smirked.

"Yup!!" She smiles, "Mina is really sweet. I've talked to her!! Aunty and Aera also like her..." She has arranged his clothes and accessories and turns around, " Is this suitable?"

Namjoon looks closely, "Yes. Thank you..."

"No problem! You could get a pro-stylist you know...not that I mind doing it. But they can do a much better job than me..."

She takes the mug and is about to leave when Namjoon grabs her arm, "No, they won't..."

"Huh??" She blinks.

"They won't do a better job than you...." Namjoon walks into the bathroom.

Joy looks at her arm. It is still warm. She smiles giddily. Butterflies swarm in her stomach. It may be some words but it means so much to her. Namjoon appreciates her.

She starts to make the bed. It is Saturday so they have woken up late. Although his room is very tidy, she begins to rearrange things. She does not have anything to do. Deiji and Aera are still asleep and Noel is busy in kitchen. 

After sometimes a shriek is heard from the bathroom. Joy rushes and knocks, "Namjoon!!!"

 After knocking for sometimes, the door unlocks and she enters quickly, "What...? "He is laughing?!"

He shakes his head and points at the shower room. She tiptoes there, frightened. She looks at the floor and slaps her forehead.

"I stepped on it and thought it was a snake or something..." He chuckles.

She picks the headband, "It's Deiji's!! I was looking for it!" She wrings it, "I thought I lost it." She recalls their outing couple of days back.

"Well, I brought it with me but forgot to give it back... It must have been in my pocket..." He shrugs.

"It's good to have it back!!" She smiles, "You almost gave me a heart attack..." She looks at him and her grin falters. She gulps a bit, trying to eliminate the reddish hue from her cheeks.

Namjoon is standing there wrapped in a white towel, around the waist with water dripping from his hair and...all over. He is gazing at her intently. Suddenly the glass chamber makes her them feel confined.

"I..." She quickly averts her eyes and turns to get out when he grabs her hand. He drags her back.

Joy gulps again. She is now trapped between him and the wall. 

"What happend? Why are you running away?" He smirks mischieviously.

"No...I..." She is staring back at his face with wide-open eyes. 

"Why are you looking at me like that?" He laughs in amusement.

"I...should go...Dei-Deiji and Aera must have gotten up by now..." Only she knows with how much difficulty she formed these words. But it seems Namjoon has understood that.

"No! If they were the monitor would have signalled!! Then why are you being so awkward around me?? Like really?! I mean..." He raises his eyebrow and glances at the headband in her hand, "Even after her..."

She is still looking straight at him. She thought to not get flustered and avoid eye-contact but now she is stiffened. She can clearly grasp whom he is talking about. Her face resembles an apple.

"Are you talking about Deiji?!" She quips out of surprise. That is some different kind of acknowledgement.

Namjoon sighs lightly and looks at her, "I believe you gave birth to Ahjusshi that night...I was there..." He touches his forehead with hers. He does not know why he is doing this. He agrees that it is really humorous to see the girl all nervous and blush around him. The emptiness within him, which he has been harbouring for years, is gradually engulfing his life. He might not be as strong as he thought he was. He is a mere human being who has a limit to everything. He blinks twice. Is he eventually reaching his brim of endurance?!

He is still lost in his thoughts when a soft knock is heard on the door.

"Joooyyy...You in dere??"

Joy is about to answer when Namjoon covers with his hand and turns on the shower so that no other sound can travel out.

"Yes, Aera! What happened?" He asks loudly.

"Oh! Is Unkeel in-side?? Sowwyy..." Aera shrugs and goes out.

"Yaah!! What are you doing??" Joy huffs angrily, "I just showered and now I am all wet again!! Let me go!!" She moves her hair out of her face,

"You did not answer my questions..." He quirks his eyebrows. She looks down and bites on her lower-lips.

He looks at her closely and plants a kiss on her right cheek.

Joy walks back to her room, praying that no one can see her. She enters to find Aera playing and Deiji sleeping.

"Joy! Where were you?! We were..." Noel notices her and gaps, "Why is your hair so wet and..." She lowers her voice, "Why are you wearing Namjoon's bathrobe?!" 

The young lady fidgets with a red face.

The older lady shakes her head. Why did she even ask when she can clearly figure out the reason?! 

But unlike other times, instead of feeling angry at Namjoon's exploitation, She is taking this as a sign of their improving relationship. She has heard about their outing and every small yet significant thing Namjoon has done or got involved with. With the girls. For the girls...

"Go and change before Aera sees you...You don't wanna explain her..." Noel remarks, covering her smile.

"Everyone is being so..." Joy grumbles and goes to the bathroom before the toddler can spot her.

"Dear God...Bless them..." Noel prays silently.

A coverage of the event is being reported. It was a huge success last night. They were invited and obviously they did not attend. But Irene did not forget to send a bouquet with her good wishes. Everywhere they were talking about the community centre. How well-established and equipted it is! How magnificant and beautiful...She is so proud of  her Namy...Everyone is talking about him, praising and respecting him...He is finally getting everything he always deserved. Everyone is also talking about Mrs. Kim and Ms. Kim who were present at the event. What a beautiful family they make?! What a beautiful child?! How They love Bae Aera...They four make a family....

Irene picks up the invitation card and looks out of the window at the Bae Mansion. She can see Joy strolling the baby and Aera playing. Namjoon joins them and he takes their daughter from Joy who is helping Aera gather her toys...

She calls Seokjin and informs, "Hello, Jin? I think we should go to the wedding...."

Author's note : Hello readers. I am extremely sorry for the delays. But I have no choice. I am too busy with my studies and being in the final year and term of  under-graduate, is not helping at all. So please bear with me and my slow, irregular updates...I am trying my best. I promise!!

You can see that the chapter image is different. This is a beautiful gift from my very genius friend Aanchal (username: Abundant-music  ) and this chapter is inspired by it!!