"Are you ready for a bath, baby?" I asked him after we had eaten dinner that evening.

"Yes, Mommy." he said, getting off of the barstool.

"Go ahead and pick out your pajamas and meet me in our bathroom." I said, ushering him out of the kitchen. He nodded and walked up the stairs and into his room as I broke off and went to our bathroom. I started the water and put in a couple bath bombs as he rounded the corner. He hesitantly took off his shirt and started fumbling with the button on his pants.

"Let me do that for you." I said, unbuttoning his pants and unzipping them as well. He blushed and pulled his pants and underpants off, stepping into the tub. I turned off the water and slipped my shirt off over my head. He looked up at me with wide eyes as I started to unhook my bra.

"Mommy, what you doing?" he asked as he watched me finish undressing.

"I promised my prince that I would take a bath with him, so that's what I'm going to do." I said, putting my clothes in the hamper. I saw a shy smile come across his face as he looked down, his face flushed.

"I know I not deserve you to take a bath with me. Thank you, Mommy." he said softly, chewing on his lip. I slipped into the bath behind him, placing a leg on each side of his. I leaned him back against me and leaned us both back against the wall as I wrapped my arms around him. I closed my eyes and concentrated on his breathing, the feeling of his skin against mine.

"Kookie, do you know why I was upset?" I asked softly, breaking the silence. I felt him tense slightly but squeezed him tightly to me, resting my head against his.

"Cause I do something I not apposed to." he replied, quietly.

"Well, that is part of it, and we will make sure to add it to your rule list. But the part that made me more upset than anything, is that you didn't come to me when you had a problem. Is there a reason why you didn't?" I said, running my hand back over his head. He nodded and sniffed as I felt his breath shudder.

"I sawed you with Jinnie. I not wanna bother you, cause you looked happy with Jinnie." he said, his voice cracking.

"Baby boy, were you jealous because I let Jinnie sleep in my bed with me?" I asked, not even thinking about how that might have affected him.

"I wanted my Mommy, but you had Jinnie." he whimpered. I squeezed him even tighter to me as he sighed and sniffled. I reached my hand around to his face and wiped his tears off of his cheeks with my thumb, letting out a sigh of my own.

"Kookie, I could never ever replace you. YOU are my baby boy. YOU are my special prince. YOU are my sweet Kookie and I love YOU. Jinnie came to me because he had a very very bad dream, and he was crying and scared. He didn't have his daddy there to help him feel better, so I had to help him calm down so he could sleep." I said, wrapping my arm back around him.

"I sorry. I just stupid and bad." he said barely above a whisper. I leaned him up and quickly stood up in the bathtub. His eyes went wide and his lip quivered as I stepped around him and sat facing him. I put my legs around behind his back and scooted as close to him as I could, without his dick touching me. I wanted him to feel loved, but I didn't want to start something. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders and leaned him forward, resting my forehead against his.

"You are not stupid, and you are not bad. Kookie, I barely ever have to get onto you for anything. You are always my good boy. And you are hardly stupid. You are so smart, and sweet and kind. I want you to never ever forget that I love you, you are always going to be my baby. I need you to promise me that you will never forget that, and that whenever you have a problem, no matter how big, you will come to me. Can you do that?" I asked, feeling his breathing getting heavy.

"I promise. I love you Mommy." he said, his voice wobbling just a little bit.

"Kookie, I know I said no more kissies for a few more days, but I am going to cheat just this once and give you a kiss." I replied, quietly. I lifted my forehead from his and placed my lips softly on his, kissing him for a moment before pulling back and sitting up straight. He smiled as he closed his eyes and sighed.

"Mommy you maked my tummy feel funny." he said, putting his hand across his abdomen.

"Did it feel like butterflies fluttering around in your belly?" I asked, giving him a slight smile. He nodded and blushed, looking at me with a tiny smile.

"You make me feel like that too." I responded, putting a hand on his cheek. I couldn't help but feel a little more at ease, knowing he wasn't sick of me or he didn't really love me. I continued to think about it while I washed his hair and washed us both up. After we got out of the tub, I dried him off and we both got dressed in our pajamas before cuddling on the bed.

"Ok Kookie, are you ready to call your uncles?" I asked, grabbing my phone. He nodded, still looking nervous.

"I dunno what to say. I scared they gonna be really mad at me." He whispered.

"Just tell them the truth and how you feel. They will listen to you." I replied as I dialed Hoseok. I put the phone on speaker and felt him go rigid next to me.

"Hey Noona, what's up?"

"Hobi, I have you on speaker and Kookie here has something he wants to say to you." I answered.

"Ok, sure."

"Uncle Hobi...I really really sorry I a bad boy. I knowed I wasn't apposed to give kissies or touch Taetae, only you apposed to. I not want Tae to cry again and get sad and go home. I sorry Uncle Hobi!" He said, his voice cracking at the end and turning more into a whimper.

"Thank you for telling me the truth, Kookie. And thank you for apologizing. You did do something wrong, but I understand why you did it."

"Is you mad at me?" He asked softly.

"No, I'm not mad at you. It might be a little bit before we let you and Tae spend the night alone together, but I'm not mad."

"Love you Uncle Hobi." He responded, a slight smile on his face.

"I love you too, buddy. Taehyung do you want to say something?"

"Hey, Noona. I'm really sorry about all this. I...I don't want you to think this means Kookie doesn't love you or wanted to cheat on you or anything like that. It's not like that at all. I love Hobi with all my heart and I would never want to do anything to hurt him. If you haven't been in littlespace it's hard to explain."

"I have thought about it for a while and I think I understand, Taehyung. Reasoning goes out the window for the most part in headspace. I guess it's kinda like when you guys get scared when we unplug the drain in the bathtub, and you are afraid you will get sucked down the drain. You know that's not possible but in headspace, that type of reasoning disappears." I responded.

"Yeah....like that. Anyway, I am really sorry."

"It's ok, I get it. Don't worry Taehyung." I replied. Kookie was quiet until we ended the call and when I started dialing Yoongi, he started to whimper. I patted his back until Yoongi answered.

"Hey Yoongi, how are things going over there?" I asked, as Kookie cuddled closer.

"Ehhhh ok I guess. Jiminie finally calmed down now. How about you? Are you ok now? You seemed pretty upset earlier."

"Yeah, I have had time to calm down and think about it, and I'm ok. I actually have you on speaker phone and Kookie wants to say something to you." I said, holding the phone up.

"Please don't hate me, Uncle Yoongi!" He cried, wiping his face.

"Of course I don't like what you all did, but I don't hate you. I don't think I could hate you, Kookie."

"I sorry I breaked a rule and do that stuff with Jiminie. I know I not apposed to." he answered as we heard Jiminie whine in the background.

"As long as you know what you did was wrong and try not to do it again."

"I try not to be bad ever again. I promise." he said, calming back down again.

"Good job, bud. Now make sure you keep close to your mommy and listen to her really good, ok?"

"Ok, I be good." he replied, the fear starting to dissipate.

"Jiminie said he was sorry about everything but he's too upset to talk right now. I tried to get him to call, earlier but he just melted into a pool of tears. I think he is afraid of what you will say. He was afraid he got Kookie in a lot of trouble too."

"Is he nearby?" I asked, as Kookie nuzzled into my chest.

"Yeah he's right here next to me."

"Do you think you could put the phone on speaker so I can say something to him? I swear, it's not bad Yoongi. I don't blame him and I am not angry at him." I said, wanting to reassure him that I wasn't going to yell at Jiminie or anything.

"Alright sure.......ok you are on speaker now."

"Jiminie? I want you to listen really good to Noona, ok? I am not mad at you. You are ok, I promise. Yes, it wasn't good what happened, but I understand why you needed help, and I understand why you got that help from Kookie and Taetae. Kookie did get in some trouble, because he did something he knew he shouldn't have, but it is alright. Are you ok, sweetie?" I asked, hearing him whimper and cry as I spoke.

"I sorry Noona!!! I sorry Kookie! I love you!"

"I love you too, Jiminie!" Kookie hollered back.

"See? Everything is going to be just fine. Don't you worry, Jiminie." I responded, hearing him let out another little sob.

"Ok Noona. Daddy gots mad and I have punishments. Daddy gived me spanks and I have no special big boy time, but I be ok. Daddy still loves me."

"Of course he still loves you. Your daddy will love you forever and ever, just like I will love Kookie forever and ever." I replied as Kookie looked up at me and smiled, his eyes still slightly watery looking.

"Thanks for that. That will make him feel more at ease, now that he knows you aren't mad at him. I appreciate you both for calling. I am gonna go try to get Jiminie down now, but thanks again for calling. Goodnight Noona. Goodnight Kookie, love you."

"Love you too, Uncle Yoongi." he replied, smiling again. I hung up the phone and placed it on my nightstand before cuddling into Kookie. He fell asleep fairly quickly, exhausted from the emotional day he had. I on the other hand, took a while to fall asleep, but once I did, I slept deep and hard, ready to leave this day behind.

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