Domesticated (Epilogue)

Jeongyeon and Jihyo initially wanted to keep their marriage a secret. Both of them were willing to go to the extent of eloping. But once Chaeyoung found out, the leader insisted that they had to have at least some sort of celebration before they did.

The celebration was limited to a number of people. Jihyo didn’t want her family to be there, the only one she was close to that she was willing to bring was Chaeryeong and Jeongyeon only had the Dong Sok and Mina to be there for her side of it, but it turned out okay. The two knew there was no way in hell that they were going to meet their respective families and they were fine with that.

Jihyo said she was fine with not letting her family know about her love life. As much as she wanted to tell her younger sister, she assured Jeongyeon that it could wait at a perfect time.

So the two decided to take a trip. They didn’t know where they would go, but as long as they could go together, take the further step to their unbreakable bond then the destination didn’t matter.

But they both relished the idea of taking a well-deserved break.

It was weird to see Jeongyeon leave for a few months. Granted that Chaeyoung couldn’t remember what it was like to do things without her right hand man next to her. But it seemed like Jeongyeon deserved it. She wanted Jeongyeon to be happy.

“Where are you guys going to go?”

“Not sure, she kept throwing places like Thailand, Japan and even Australia.”

“Where do you wanna go?”

“Anywhere.” Then Jeongyeon looked at Chaeyoung. “I’ll be back, don’t miss me too much.”

Chaeyoung scoffed playfully. “You know I’ll just be here waiting.”

//

Momo made the biggest decision to move out of the apartment, since she and Seungkwan agreed that their years of friendship and constant bullying were something more than that. At least his apartment was closer to the hospital, and she did in fact, really liked him. She just didn’t have the time to think about it too much.

Momo still promised that she would visit them any time she got. Knowing that her shift at the hospital was as brutal as it will ever be and that a day or two off from work was a luxury. But the group didn’t mind, they were just happy that Momo found her footing and someone to love as well. If that was what their relationship was.

So, Dahyun decided to move in with Nayeon. Despite knowing that most of her nights will still be spent in headquarters, depending on how busy she would be. But on days and nights where she knew she was not needed; she came home to Nayeon. And Nayeon would always be happy to greet her once she did.

Dahyun decided to keep her workshop at the warehouse that Chaeyoung rented. She felt a bit off when Chaeyoung suggested she just move her stuff to Nayeon’s apartment since it made sense to her. But the driver easily decided that she would keep it as was, even offered to pay the rent this time since that was what she wanted. The place held too many precious memories for Dahyun, and she didn’t like the idea of letting it go too soon.

Nayeon didn’t get the promotion she was looking for; she wasn’t able to get out of the writing shell to become a director. But she realized that she found comfort and stability in her work.

After a long while of thinking and planning with Dahyun, she decided to invest most of her money to open up a tea shop for Dahyun to sell her creations. Nayeon thought it was perfect with the knowledge Mina had for tea leaves as well, so when Mina helped with the purchasing and everything was set, they rented out a small space by the local shopping district to kick start their business.

Mina thought it was crazy that they were able to do it in a short amount of time, but Dahyun had connections and Chaeyoung was a powerful and influential person in their own world, so they managed to make it work.

It was also perfect since winter was here. Everyone liked drinking tea during this season. Plus who wouldn’t want a handmade tea pot for Christmas?

The two enjoyed their little business. Nayeon could finally get out of her house to do something different, Dahyun was able to still enjoy the things that she liked and still get profit out of it. Some of the pots she made were better off with new owners than gathering dust in the shelves she kept them in.

However, Dahyun ultimately decided to still work closely with Chaeyoung. That was a promise she made from the start, and she wasn’t going to turn her back on it because of the new and eventful things that were happening in her life.

She was happy, she had Nayeon and that was enough for her.

“I like how you kiss me all over my face before I have to go out.” Dahyun chuckled as she was being showered with soft kisses by her girlfriend.

Nayeon puffed her chest and laid one last one on her lips, letting it linger longer than the others and then she pulled back to cup Dahyun’s cheeks softly. “Can you blame me? I got so scared that time you came to my apartment all bloodied and bruised.” She hugged Dahyun one last time before she finally let her go.

Dahyun held her hand before she left the door and smiled at her. “I love you; you know that?”

“I do, but I like hearing it again,” she said cheekily. “I love you too.”

//

Sana stayed at the Lazy Sleeper. She never became a dancer, but she did a good job involving herself with internal operations aside from waiting tables. Sunny was elated to have her in the team for good.

She decided to leave her job at the learning center when the company went bankrupt and there were no more students enrolling in their program. It was sad, she loved that job, but she learned to accept it and move on. At least she could still say that she helped people achieve their dreams in some sort of little way.

Kazuha decided to apply as a teacher in one of the schools in Busan. It was somewhat similar, but it wasn’t teaching Japanese like what she was used to. Though, Sana was happy for her. They still remained good friends and Sana did the unthinkable and introduced her to Tzuyu.

Tzuyu, being stoic as ever, wasn’t too friendly when they first met. But her mood changed when she realized that Sana and Kazuha were really just friends. It helped that Sana held onto her hand the whole time they were hanging out. So maybe that was enough to assure her that there wasn’t anything going on with them anymore.

The two saw each other a lot. Tzuyu still did her usual visits at the club, booking Sana as usual whenever Sunny would allow it. Though, the older woman was stricter with their time together as she knew that Sana and Tzuyu do spend it by making out and cuddling. Sana still had a job to do and Tzuyu needed to remember that.

But everything went by like a dream. When Tzuyu was done with her work, she would always make her way to the club to bring Sana home. They spend their free time cuddling and enjoying their time together until one of them had to go.

Tzuyu helped Sana in several ways and Sana with Tzuyu as well. They both knew that what they lacked in life is something they can provide for each other. It wasn’t perfect. They still had flaws and they still had a lot to work on, but it was something. Sana thought it was enough and she was happy with that.

“How does it feel to have tamed the beast?” Mina asked teasingly the one time Tzuyu decided to have dinner together with them in their apartment.

Sana swallowed her food and looked at Mina confusingly. “Are you asking me or Tzuyu?”

“Oh, I didn’t even notice you were there.” Mina acted surprised and Tzuyu had to stifle a laugh.

“Ass.”

Tzuyu chuckled. “I wouldn’t say she’s a beast,” she said softly as she looked at Sana, then at Mina. “Maybe an overgrown and energetic child.”

Sana feigned offense and slapped her girlfriend on the arm, then one at Mina when she let out a laugh. She pointed a finger at Mina. “You, stop teasing me.” Then she pointed at Tzuyu. “Don’t make me regret this relationship.”

//

Mina and Sana were inside their apartment that snowy evening. Mina was going through some boxes she had inside her closet, but she stopped when she heard someone knocking on the door.

“I’ll get it!” Sana called out from outside. Mina decided to pick herself up to see who it was. Chaeyoung did say she was planning to visit that night, so Mina wanted to be there when she arrived. But when she got out of her room, she was a bit surprised to see Yuna and Chaeryeong enter, dusting off the snow from their jackets and shoulders.

“Unnie!” Yuna greeted happily when she saw Mina walk out the door. “Sorry to bother, we just wanted to stop by before we leave for Incheon tomorrow.”

Mina’s brows perked up. “Oh? On vacation?”

Chaeryeong nodded sheepishly, guessing even out of her disguise she was really a shy and quiet person. “Detective Jihyo is on a two month leave so the commissioner granted me the same.” Then she smiled at Yuna. “We’re going to visit our friends from high school.”

“Well that’s nice,” Sana said as she prepared something for the two friends to drink. “I’m assuming these were the ones you told us about?”

“Oh yeah, it’s them!” Yuna said happily as Mina invited them to sit. “Ryujin and Lia are flying to Korea tonight and our trip would be first thing in the morning.”

The four of them shared tea again, just like what they did before. Mina felt a bit more at ease now that she knows the truth about who Chaeryeong really was. It was also nice to see Yuna smile so brightly now, Chaeryeong had that effect on her, and it was obvious how important their friendship was.