The moment Tae and Kook walked out, silence settled in Mimi's house. Yoongi stood there, breathing hard, his lip bleeding from the fight but his eyes locked only on Mimi.

She sat on the couch, her hands trembling, her cheeks still wet with tears. She looked up at him, her chest tight. For years she had been his mama's best friend-family in every way. But now, standing before her was not a boy, not her best friend's son, but a man.