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Taemin:          (blushing) Auntie…
                       I genuinely love Key and I will not apologize for it.
                       Unfortunately though that he is my first cousin…

Tiffany:            (giggles) I understand Taemin…
                        Even in several parts of the world – first cousins do marry…
                        You know that right…?

Taemin:          (nods) Yeah…but…Key...
                       (does quotation marks)
                       ”relative” loves me and that is why I have decided to...
                        Not progress my feelings further because it could go to -
                        a not healthy relationship…

Tiffany:            Good that you have been able to realize early on…
                        I just wish for Key to be with someone who truly love
                        him no matter what…
                        But right now…
                        (pauses and raises both hands open-palm)
                        Okay…here…
                        I know you are mature enough to understand where this
                        conversation is going…
                        When Key accepted Park’s engagement…
                         I just took a deep breath and sighed…
                        And I said to myself…
                        There goes my wish flying out of the window…
                        You know what I mean…

Taemin:          (chuckles) I don’t know what you are trying to say
                       by what you mean Auntie…
                       But...
                       Perhaps, you are forced to act happy for Key…

Tiffany:            (sighs) If I have my way…
                        I want Minho for Key…

Taemin:          I thought so…
                       (points at Key) Auntie…Key is turning our way…

Tiffany:            (composes) Okay…Let’s go…
                        We can continue this conversation some other time…
                         Let’s go to Key…

“Hi Sweetie…”

“Hi Mom…Taeminnie…”

Tiffany:            Are you ready for the on-trip-party…?

Key:                (smirks) Uuugghh…
                       I’d rather stay here if you ask me…
                       I swear Onew – am going to strangle his neck and hang
                       him upside down…

Taemin:          (pouts) Aaww…Key…
                       Don’t do that…to my Onew…

Key:                (raising his eyebrows in disbelief)
                       From what I know from few months ago…
                       It is only Key in your heart and mind…
                       And now…defending Onew…?
                       (smiling) Am glad though…
                       (hugs Taemin) I really want you to come…
                       (looks at Tiffany) Mom…?

“Sorry…”
Tiffany and Taemin replying the same response at the same time…

“Hhhmmpphh…
So not true…busy my life…”

Tiffany:            But Sweetie you do not have a problem anymore
                        Minho is coming with you so…?

Key:                Uuugghh...
                       Am just worried for him how he is going to manage the
                       whole “party business” event…
                       It worries me though…
                       I hope he can manage…

Taemin:          You can sneak out if you want…
                      Just mingle for like thirty minutes then leave…

Key:                (nods) Yeah…
                       Exactly what I have in mind…
                       (stretches his arms upward)
                       Mom…Taeminnie…
                       I need to tell you something important…
                       Hyeonggie and I are planning to get married soon…
                       He originally wanted next month but I suggested to not
                       hurry things because am still busy with a lot of things.
                       Thus, I said that let’s get wed in September after we are
                       all busy-free…
                       So…Mom…
                       Your blessing will certainly make me happy…

Tiffany literally breathes with difficulty like running out of oxygen that she covers to hide her disbelief.
She looks at Taemin and that the latter too, can only manage to nod in mouth-shut rubbing his hands like releasing suddenly tensed energies; to better hide it how she feels – she hugs Key and says in trembling tone…

“Wwoow…
Sweetie…Am…so…happy…for you…”
That tears involuntarily fall on her fair and smooth cheeks…

Taemin who suddenly lost his voice hurriedly walks away from Tiffany and Key towards the balcony banister to navigate the sudden impact of the news – to release the full to bursting compacted chest from a sudden full inhalation of air needing to discharge.

His body shudders – what he is feeling is taking a large grip right now and trying to at least handle himself well. Just like Tiffany, Taemin tears fall generously and he can hear Key calling him but would not budge to face him because he knows that Key will be worried and upset.

So just so, he could at least hide his anxious emotions – he voices out a loud laugh and calls Key as a response…

“HA…AH…HA…
AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU…
JUST A MINUTE…”

Which Key responds…
“Okay…Taeminnie…”

Taemin saying to himself…
“If I am feeling so bad this way…
I can’t imagine how will Minho take it…
Darn it is such a could be a continually hard-deep-hurt…
Goodluck Minho…
Am thankful that Key saved me through Onew…
(blows air) ffffuuuu…”

Discreetly wiping off his tears, Taemin clenches both of his hands and bites one of the hands to temporarily counter the onset of chest pain and quickly runs towards Key and hugs him…

“Congratulations Key…
Am happy for you…”

Which Key in alight manner sarcastically responds…

“Really…? Taeminnie…
I can sense how you are feeling right now…
But thank you… and do not worry…
If ever you need to see and talk to me…
Call me anytime…okay…”

Taemin biting his lips not to fall into pieces nods and mutters…

“Uuhhuumm…”

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