"can I have two short cakes please...no make that three"

"Three?" the girl asked the clippers in one hand and her other signaling three "Aren't they for Seo in Guk's birthday ah-jumma?" 

The mother smiled at the young girl's comment since Eunji and Seo in Guk had been friends for a long time.

"Yes, we're celebrating later today."

"Ohh," Eunji leaned slightly over he counter with a devious smile "he's finally bringing home a prospective wife?"

"W-wi-wife?!" the mother nearly shirked at the thought of her sweet son ever getting married.

The younger girl continued even though she saw the woman's reaction "Seo In Guk has certainly become very handsome...when the ceremony?"

Chorong could feel her body tremble at the thought and Eunji couldn't help but smirk at the woman's cute reaction.

The brunette chuckled a bit highly amused, "Since he's your only child it would be nice if he could live with you"

The woman lowered to the ground leaning against the clear glass shelf holding various desserts, "Ah-jumma?" Eunji asked leaning over even more to view the older woman now on the floor.

"Please, let's not talk about it."

The store worker laughed more patting the now standing woman's head and handing her the packaged dessert, "Okay, tell Seo In Guk I said hi" she smiled as the polite woman smiled back.

"Take care" Chorong said making her way out of the small bakery.

Chorong's husband has ran out on her years before when the boy was only three,

Her son who she raised by herself, is turning 21 today.

Though the mother tried to think about if she was ready to view him get married, she knew that just the thought would bring her to tears.

"Fortunately he has never talked about such a wife" the woman thought as she walked slowly back to her home that was a bit far from the bakery.  "Seo In Guk has certainly become very handsome" she continued with a smile.

But just as her forever rambling thoughts seemed to be assuring her of no such woman she became to think of what she presumed as the worst possible results.

"Or maybe he already has someone and just finds it difficult to tell me about her, oh my goodness, no way, No! Not my Seo"

​The woman's mind distracted her from her own visual direction and her body began to wobble, her steps staggering.

 

 The woman tipped over.

Quickly the long light chestnut haired editor grabbed the woman around the waist holding her figure with both arms as she stood behind.

"Chorong, are you okay?" she asked her lips inches from the woman's pale ears that were decorated with studded diamond earrings.

"Bomi" she moved from the hold and turned to the young girl who flashed a smile towards her, moving her long hair behind her ears."Sorry about that"

"It's nothing. What's most important is that you're not hurt"

"Ahhh yeah I'm fine" Chorong was a bit embarrassed by her clumsiness, she scratch the back of her head with a smile. "where you heading to the house?"

"yes, i came to pick up the pages of writing due"

"Oh okay, come on we can head there together"Chorong smiled moving ahead as the young editor made her way next to the woman.

"Were you waiting long?"  The woman asked opening the home door and taking off the shoes she had on as Bomi did the same respectively. "Sorry about the wait. i went out for a moment to buy cake"

"I heard today was Seo in Guk birthday, congratulations."

"Oh" The mother turned slightly to the editor who she was surprised knew about her son's birthday 'So you know?"

Bomi nodded 'yes'

"Seo In Guk really likes the cakes from this shop." she opened the room door making her way to the closet, Bomi however stood outside of the authors room standing by the door.

"It's always been just the two of us celebrating, but would you like to join us" The woman asked the package in one hand and pile of neatly packed papers in the other. 

Bomi looked up at the woman snapping from the gaze she was in. "Are you sure that's alright?" 

Chorong made her way to the room entrance with a assuring smile handing the paper to the editor, "Of course, I bought enough for you too."

"I would love to attend" The woman moved her hands through her hair with a polite smile and Chorong watched amazed by how effortless the young worker seemed by simply moving her hair back.

"Well lets get going" The woman smiled seeming a bit frazzled as she moved ahead, "Huh?" Bomi though watching the woman move ahead, but simply shaking off the feeling she had gotten.

Chorong sat the package of cake down on the dinning room table and took a seat as Bomi sat down as well across from the author.

"Well then I'll take care of this" The editor smiled placing the papers  into her brief case.

"You've done good work. I'll bring it back once the proof reading's complete"

"Thank You"

"Oh yeah" Bomi looked through the brief case pulling out a package, "Remember the first edition picture book you were looking for? I found it."

The woman slid the package over the table and toward the author who willing took it and opened to view the hard covered book, "Is that the book?"

"Yeah, you located it even though it's rare, where did you find it?"the woman seemed really excited but as a calm person her excitment didn't really seem like it, but Bomi could tell and she couldn't help but smile at the image.

"I found it on the internet,so I was a bit worried about its condition"

"No, it's good" she looked down at the book with a soft smile, "Thank you"

The editor heart warmed a bit viewing the charming smile.

"Sorry this isn't resourceful material at all, how much did the book cost?"

Bomi smiled waving her hand in 'no' "Don't worry about it. You've always taken good care of me"

"But...why would you look for it, just for me?"

"Of-course because I get to see your happy face."

"Hahaha" Chorong laughed softly as she rubbed the back of her head, "That's something you should say to a young man."

Bomi was a bit discouraged be the comment as her eyes lowered a bit.

"Are you ladies done talking" the familiar son asked making his way into the home with a smile. "Yeah" the mother smiled at her handsome son dressed in a prim suit. "Great Bomi can you bring out the plates?"

"Hey Seo In Guk, Bomi is your guest"

"Oh it's fine" Bomi stood up from her seat moving to the man standing with a smile.

"Did you just get from work?" "Ahhh yeah that why I look so weird"  "Hahaha I think you look handsome" "My my aren't you a flirt"

The woman watched the two talk with a smile.

'Maybe it's because she resembles someone who used to take care of me that this young girl stirs my memories' 

The mother thought as she watched the two people interact.

'She's passionate about her job. I feel as if she always honors her word. Maybe someone like Bomi would be able to make Seo In Guk happy'

 

As the mother focused on the couple, Bomi could sense her gaze and turned her head flashing a sweet smile at the author making Chorong blush of embarrassment.

She looked to the table immediately causing the girl to giggle.

"What's so funny?" He asked as Bomi placed the cakes onto the small plates. "your mom...she's funny"

"I know that's where I get my humor" he joked, "What humor?" "Yahhh" Both laughed.

"Here you are mom" the young man handed his mother some green tea as Bomi took a seat.

"Green tea with cake?" Bomi asked viewing the rather strange pairing of food.

"Mom can't drink wither black tea or coffee"

Chorong blushed pink, "It's not that I can't drink it" he took the warm cup blowing the steam a bit, "If...if there's sugar and milk in it, I can manage"the mother mumbled.

Both Bomi and Seo In giggled as the woman drinked her tea, "By adding so much of both, it makes it a whole different drink umma"

​"How cute" Bomi smiled viewing the blushing mother who choked hearing the words.

"Chorong?"  Bomi gasped viewing the woman, "Ah, that was rude of me."

Seo In Guk viewed the girl with a look as he sat next to her nodding his head slowly.

'why is Seo In looking at her' the mother thought viewing both of them.

"Park Chorong, would you please allow me to call you mother?"

The woman wasn't really sure how to react to the statement so she continued to listen, "Won't you please have me?" the girl bowed her head as Chorong looked on completely baffled. 

Seo In Guk smiled at the weird girl next to him, in a whisper he spoke "Bomi that wasn't wrong but she doesn't understand."

"Ah" the girl lifted her head giving a goofy smile to the guy next to her, "Okay okay I'll try again"

"Please let me and Seo In Guk marry"

Chorong could hear her heart skip a beat at the girl's words, placing the cup of tea back onto the table.

"What? What's she talking about? Bomi and Seo In Guk will...get married?! How long have they been seeing each other? sure they've been very close but when did this... why haven't I heard about this?' the mothers thoughts raced rapidly as she looked down clenching her fist.

"Mom, hey mom" Seo In guk called snapping the woman from her overly occupied thoughts.

"Bomi doesn't have any parent's so i told her she could move in with us because she'll be family"

The son cleared his throat "You're very fond of Bomi aren't you? so It'll be fine right mom?"

"Well...this talk of marriage seems very sudden" the woman spoke touching her chin as she spoke.

"Or perhaps you have a problem with it being Bomi"

"Problem' The mother spoke listening to her son.

'She's ambitious, serious about her work plus she has a gentle and modest personality. She also is close in age with Seo In Guk. To have her as a daughter in law...well if there were a way to rank daughter in laws she would come on top'

The woman continued to think bringing her hand to her forhead 'problem...problem I can't seem to fin one'

"If that's...what you two have decided then..." Bomi looked at the mother intently a bit worried as she viewed the distressed woman.

"Thank you mom!" The man smiled widely clapping his hand in joy.

"Then without further delay," the man moved a decorated paper over to his mother, "There's a ceremonial hall that had a cellation for next week"  

The mothers eyes widened in surprise, "ceremonial hall? next week?"

"It's a little far, but I though we could have the honey moon at the same time." the son smiled at his mother as Bomi kept her eyes on the rushed and worried woman.

"A ceremony with just the three of us. Doesn't that sound wonderful?"

"Wait wait just a minute honey. I don't understand a ceremony with the three of us? honeymoon..." 

"Chorong" Bomi finally spoke with a smile at the mother  "Won't you spare some time for us? Please, mother"

Chorong smiled at the girl soft words and reluctantly she accepted.

~Plane flight~

Chorong made her way into the hotel room once her son had already set every thing out at the desk. 

The mother sat at the edge of the hotel room bed thinking for a moment, 'tomorrow my son's getting married. why does this seem so surreal?'

*Ding dong* The room doorbell bell rung snapping Chorong from her thoughts.

The woman got up and moved to the wooden door opening it "Chorong will you have a drink with me?" Bomi asked holding a plate with a tea pot and two small cups.

"Yeah sure" the woman smiled allowing the girl in. 

Bomi placed the plate onto the small table in the room taking a seat as Chorong did so as well.

"I'm sorry for all the confusion" the girl spoke pulling her hair into a high pony tail dressed in a silk robe that high-lighted her curves and features in a pink shade.

"It was Seo In Guk who suggested this right" The woman spoke catching the girl off guard as she stopped pouring the tea for a minute."Huh?"

"I want to have the ceremony right away, or something like that right?"

Bomi smiled a bit surprised by the mothers keen senses 'yeah/"

The mother leaned her head against her hand with a soft smirk "Seo In Guk has always been one to rush into things, even though it was I who raised him, maybe I was the one who got pulled along"

"he has strong convictions and thinks highly of you. he's a wonderful man." Bomi spoke watching the woman drink slowly.

"Thank you ahhh choo~" the woman sneezed.

"Are you alright?"Bomi asked taking a small blanket that was placed on the edge of the bed and wrapping it around the woman, "Yeah sorry" The author spoke sniffling.

She looked at the girl as she smiled standing near the chair where Chorong sat.

"You really do look like her."

"Who?" Bomi asked wondering what the woman meant.

"After Seo In Guk's father walked out on me, there was a time when my writing couldn't support us, so I took a second job. Lucky for me my superior at work helped me during that time."

The author took a drink before continuing to speak, "Since our parents didn't approve of my marriage, I had no other relatives to lean on. I can't tell you how kind and helpful she was. but you, Bomi,look a lot like her"

"Where is she now?"

"She passed away...sometime also" Chorong weakly spoke as she took the girl's hand into a hold. "Ch-Chorong?"

"Make Seo In Guk happy, please Bomi make my son happy"

"Chorong." Bomi spoke viewing the woman sway a bit as her eyes lowered. Bomi moved in closer allowing the woman to lean her head against her stomach and snooze off.

Picking the surprisingly light woman up and holding her bridal style .

Bomi looked down a bit viewing the beauty inches away from her face.

The woman moved her way to the bed and layed the woman onto her hotel bed softly, once the woman was placed down Bomi removed the glasses the author usually had on and move them onto the side table.

Bomi questioned herself for a bit viewing the smooth porcelain skim and blossom lips, slowly Bomi moved both hands on the side of the woman leaning in so that her lips were inches from the authors lips hearing the bed creak slowly.

The girl thought se could do it actually capture the woman's lips but she didn't stopping herself.

She moved from the bed standing up next to the bed, "Forgive me Chorong" she said exiting the room.

"How my mother?" Seo In asked standing by the room door. 

"She's fallen asleep"

"I see..."

"Are you fine with not seeing her?"The girl asked the sad man, "yeah"

~Next Morning~

Chorong shifted slowly in the bed moving around as she felt the warm sun on her skin, 'the ceremony!' The girl thought jumping from the bed.

The mother quickly ruffled through her clothing getting dressed and hurrying out the hotel room. 'How could I oversleep on my daughter's precious day?!'

Chorong made her way to her daughters hotel room ringing the door bell as she sighed not hearing a response, 'Maybe they already left for the ceremony hall' the author thought before realizing the door was opened.

"Bomi? Seo In?" she asked making her way into the room slowly.

As she moved into the room she viewed the prim suit made for her son on the bed. She looked around the room, "Well his suite is still here so she must still be around."

However she stopped viewing a piece of paper on the side table, she lifted the card up and read it. She read the paper ~Forgive me Bomi~

"Huh? Huh?! What?!" the mother began to panic.

"F-Forgive me"What does she mean? B-Bomi!?"

"Issh even though he seemed so happy before, why? what does this...eeek" the woman looked around viewing the phone "Right her cell phone" the woman called quickly only to receive"The number you have dialed is currently not in service"

*Ding Dong* The doorbell ranged shocking the mother. "Seo In Guk it's almost time"

"B-Bomi!" the woman was panicking her thoughts racing, 'what should I do?! Maybe I can wear the suite and go in his place isssh like i could do that! I need to calm down'

Bomi opened the room door only to view Chorong on the floor bowing, "I'm Sorry!"

"Mother?" Bomi asked surprised by the action.

"I'm sorry Bomi"

---

It rained hard that night.

I could hear Seo In Guk's crying and the sound of the rain...somewhere in the distance.

"Mother it's morning. Wake up please" Bomi spoke shaking the sleeping woman gently.

'You're waking me up rather gently this morning. Usually you shout, "If you're not getting up then I'm eating by myself!'

"Mother"

'Seo In why is your voice so soft and high and your hand so small' The mother rubbed her eyes only to view the beautiful brunette standing in front of her her eyes soft and lips slightly glisenting. 

"B-Bomi!" Chorong sat up "Good morning Mother" The editor bowed.

"M-Morning!"

The girl smiled softly as she spoke "I've prepared breakfast, so when you're ready please come down to eat." 

She made her way out the room closing the door slowly.

'Bomi didn't use to smell like that' the mother thought observing the rather unusual aspect of the woman.

~Morning before~

"I'm sorry, Bomi" the girl kneeled down next to the mother as she took the card from her hand.

"Please raise your head mother"

"But Bomi I must apologize to you"

The girl smiled politely, "This is between me and Seo In Guk, you aren't responsible"

Chorong looked up still on the ground but able to face the girl "but"

"I'll talk to the people doing the cereony. Why don't you return home for now?"

"That's right, Seo In might have gone home. What will you do now?" she asked the girl who kept silent for a bit.

"Your apartment...you canceled your lease didn't you?"

"yes."

Chorong looked at the worried girl and placed her hand on her shoulder, "Let's live together."

"What?" Bomi responded surprised.

"I'm guessing you don't understand what he means in the note either?" Chorong stood up from the floor, "Won't you wait for Seo in Guk at my home?"

"Are you sure?I won't be a bother?" Bomi looked up at the woman.

"We were supposed to become mother and daughter today there's nothing to hesitate about."

The woman moved her hand over to the girl helping her off the floor, "Thank you mother" Bomi said with appreciation.

"No problem"

~The Next Morning back in Seoul~

Chorong yawned as she sat down to the table of prepared breakfast.

"Sorry for waking you up, Seo In Guk told me you two always eat at this time together"

"Ah" the mother blushed embarrassed by her loud yawn, "so that's why you made it for me? You don't need to worry so much about me."

Bomi took a seat across from the author after setting the last bowls of sides, "It's fine. Whe I lived alone I made my own meals" she explained with a smile.

"I know authors sleep late but you seem to have adjusted your time to Seo In Guk"

"Because it was only the two of us living together, i didn't want him to eat alone...No I think I'm the one who didn't want to eat alone" 

"That's why I'm glad you're here Bomi" The editor smiled but was a bit dissappointed, her heart seemed to sting.

"I'll be here as long as you allow me" she spoke "Now lets eat"

"Oh yes, the food looks delicouse" Chorong spoke looking at the hot food. "try it" Bomi said with a smile.

The author took some rice and added a few extras, taking a bite. "mmmm it's so good" The woman laughed at the cute reaction. 

"I'm glad you liked it"

~Later in the day~

Chorong sat at the table where she had been for a few hours calling all of Seo In Guk's friends and aquentinces.

"Thank you, please call me if you do get in contact with him... alright goodbye"

The mother made her way through the home realizing that Bomi was no where around the living room and it was way past her working hours. She moved by the girl's new room only to see her looking through some papers and pictures.

Bomi loked at a old picture book she was given years before.

'being in the house must constently remind her of Seo In.Am I making her go through painful memories?' Chorong thought standing by the door.

She knocked onto the side of the room door shocking the girl who jumped a bit.

"Mother"

'is there anything I can help you with?" Chorong asked.

Bomi quickly slid the book under the rug,"Thank you" Bomi smiled. "I didn't have much luggage, so everything's almost in order already"

"is that so..." The mother was a bit dissappointed but smiled "well then don't hesitate to ask me for anything"

"Anything?" Bomi asked 

"of-course"

The girl stood from the ground moving over to the woman who stood watching her, The girl's eyes instantly moved to the woman's lips instantly reminding her of the night when she almost kissed the author's lips.

"Bomi?"

The girl snapped from her trans as she viewed the concerned woman in front of her, her eyes looking at Chorong's lips.

"I was thinking of buying groceries so could you tell me where the closest shop is?" the girl lied changing the subject.

Chorong slapped her back assuringly causing the girl to yell surprised. "Mother why did you do that. you startled me"

"When you're finished unpacking would you like to go for a walk with me?I could show you around the neighborhood"

"Ahhh sure" Bomi smiled back at the bright woman.

~Minutes later~

"Do I need a jacket?"

"Chorong it's warm, I think a light cardigan will be alright" Bomi stated standing by the home entrance.

"Oh okay" The author smiled making her way to the door as Bomi opened it for her allowing the woman to exit.

"In the spring, like now,Daphines bloom in the garden over there" the woman pointed to the large area od florals which wasn't far from her home. "You can smell them through the entire neighborhood" she took in a deep breath.

"Do you smell them?" She turned to the girl who was too busy watching her, "yeah i smell them"

"There's a library up the street and also there are roses that bloom here in the summer, they are pretty"  "but i don't do well in the heat" the woman admitted.

"You like flowers don't you?"

"yeah, it's because i work at home so i don't really notice the seasons, sometimes I don't even know what day it is" Chorong laughed .

'Sometimes I take my sketch book outside and draw"she continued.

"Do you still paint?" Bomi asked catching the woman's attention.

"Hm..?"

"Ah-Jumma out fo a walk?" Eunji asked dressed in a loose white tee with black jeans and some sneakers.

"Oh yeah, and the cakes were very good"

"Thanks" the girl spoke changing her attention to the tall girl standing next to the woman, "It's rare for you to be accompinied by someone other than Seo In Guk" She smiled sly placing her hand to her slender chin,

"Could she possibly be Seo In Guk's girlfriend?"

"Ah no she's umm" the woman tried to think of what to say before Bomi decided to step in.

"I'm in Chorong's care. My name is Yoon Bomi. I'm her editor"

"Editor huh?I'm one of Ah-Jumma's fans so i can't wait to see the new release" Eunji patted the woman's shoulder with a smile.

"Thank You" Bomi smiled back.

"See you later chorong, I'll stop by to visit soon" the young girl waved goodbye leaving the two.

"Sorry about that" Chorong said breathing out.

Bomi gently smiled at the woman before speaking, "It's fine. I should apologize for making you take me into consideration"

Both women satyed quite, walking and passing by the beautiful land scape of the small suberbian town.

Chrong thought for a bit as she usually does, since 90% of the time shes lost in her own ideals, 'I took her on a walk because I thought it wold cheer her up.But I guess one can't recover that easily.If she would smile like that for me again...' the woman thought remembering the girl's kind smile which had seemed to dissaoear since her son had left her.

"You're always looking at this kind of landscape" Bomi stated causing Chorong to turn to her.

"Huh?"

"Well,I just wanted to say that it was fun...walking with you today."

*tha-dump* Chorong could feel her heart beat viewing the girl's crescent shaped eyes.

"Thank you for inviting me." Bomi finished.

"Thank you for coming with me"

---

Thunder sounded outside as the rain poured.

Chorong was home alone since Bomi had left for work earlier and told her thatshe might not come home tonight due to work.

"It's really coming down. I wonder if Bomi too an umbrella" the author thought breaking away from the story she was working on. Like the forgetful woman she was Chorong could hear her stomach growl.

"Now that I think about it I haven't eaten since this morning" She moved from the room where she worked and made her way to the kitchen pulling out the meal Bomi had made aand stored in the fridge for her.

After warming the meal in the micro-wave Chorong sat and the table and turned the T.V. on preparing to eat.

 

'This isn't like Seo In Guk. If he didn't want to marry Bomi he should've talked to her about it,and Bomi is someone who'd listen to her partner's feelings'

The woman slumped a bit over the table worried about her son and the girl who was now living in her home, the entire ordeal seemed unreal.

'In the end this is Seo In's home. What is the reason she feels the need to leave?'

The mothers heart stinged a bit as the thought came to her mind.

'Did he...just want to leave home? was I...thrown away again?'

 

*Clink Clink* Chorong woke up hearing the noise of dishes near her ear.

"Bomi" she called viewing the girl still dressed in her buisness attire. "I'm sorry, did I wake you?"

Chorong smiled a bit embarassed that she had fallen asleep at the dinning table. "You didn't eat much dinner.Did you not like it?"

"Ahhh it's not that" Chorong waved her hand's to signal 'no' "You're a better cook than Seo In, his cooking doesn't have much flavor"

Bomi could view the woman's rather pale skin and her worry grew slightly "You look a little pale"  Bomi placed her hand over the woman's forhead making Chorong blush a bit, "Are you not feeling well"

"Don't worry, it's nothing." the mother lied until both of them heard her stomach growl again.

Bomi couldn't help but giggle, " I was just going to make some hot soup, would you like some?"

"Yes I would love some"

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"Sorry for making you wait"

Bomi placed the small bowl of soup next to the woman and one on her side of the table.

The girl started to eat signaling the woman to eat as well, "Soup really warms you up don't you think?" Bomi spoke looking at the author.

She waited for a response only to view the woman shed sudden tears "Mother, did I put too much pepper in it?" The editor got up from her seat.

"I'll pour you some tea right away"

"No it's nothing" Chorong spoke removing her glasses and wiping away the tears. "It's not the soup, people just get sentimental with age"

The girl couldn't help but feel a bit of the woman's pain she moved over and wrapped her arms around the author holding the woman's head gently.

Bomi?"

"Let me hold you for a little while" The girl whispered into the woman's ear.

The woman wrapped her arms around the young girls frame as well, 'Something's wrong when i'm the one being comforted. Espically since Bomi is more in pain than me. Why would Seo In leave her?' Vhorong thought wraped in the woman's embrace.

'Why would she give up a warm embrace like this?'

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{Later that night}

Chorong passed through the home exiting the bathroom and moving through the halls, she turned viewing the lihgt in the girl's room.

'Why is she still awake at this hour?' Chorong thought already half asleep 

"Ha! Hn" The woman jerked awaking hearing moans from the girl's room shocked by the sounds before she put everything into prespective.

'well.She is suppose to be a newly wed.' the author thought 'she was supposed tobe held held by Seo In Guk'

"Ch-Chorong"

'Jus now...what did she say?'

'Chorong!"

'did she just say my name' Chorong thought blushing hardly as she heard the younger girl moan her name.

-----------------------------------------------------Morning---------------------------------------

​Chorong stood in the bathroom brushing her teeth while looking in the mirror half exhusted.

'After that I couldn't sleep a wink' the woman thought moving the tooth brush slowly. 'I can still hear it, her quite breathing blended with the sound of rain' The image popped back in the woman's head causing her to brushfaster.

'She called my name while doing that.'

The woman washed the tooth brush continuing to think 'Can it be that...No. It can't be that. For starters Bomi was Seo In's lover, and I'm an old woman more than twice her age'

She rose the cup of mouth rinse to  'Maybe I heard wrong. It's not like I could hear clearly through the door'

She rinsed deciding on the idea she was going to go with. 'Yes that's it! That's definitely how it was.'

"Good morning mother." Bomi spoke passing by the bathroom door. Chorong swallowed the mouth rinse due to her nervousness and the shock hearing the girl's voice.

The author choked  coughing, Bomi hurried into the bathroom rubbing the woman's back "A-are you all right, mother?"

"Yeah,s-sorry" Chorong smiled wiping .

Bomi the woman's cheek to make sure she was okay, already viewing the beet red glow of her cheeks.

"B-Bomi" Chorong called the name causing the girl to laugh. "You had tooth-paste on your cheek."

"HUh?!"

The editor handed a small towel to Chorong atching the woman wipe . "Your eyes are red."

"Hm? i Guess." The womanput the towel onto the sink's counter.

"Were you again?'

"Again?" horong asked not really sure what the girl was talking or even thinking about.

"That is, were you crying again?"

The author wasn't really sure what the woman was talking about until she remembered the night before when she was crying and Bomi embraced her.

"nothing hahaha I-I'm sorry about last night but-but I'm fine now; this is from a lack of sleep! the rain was loud last night."

"Lack of sleep?" Bomi asked viewing the woman.

"yeah."

"I see" Chorong smiled hearing the girl's words and viewing her soft smile.

"It's nice out today. I'll air out te futons so you can sleep better tonight" Bomi said exiting the bathroom.

Chorong watched the girl leave her heart beating at the girl's smile, 'Last night. When i thought I heard call my name. Did I want it to be true' The woman thought.

'What if the one wrapped in Bomi arms was me and not Seo In?'

----------------------------------{Later in the day}-----------------------------------

*Ding Dong*

"Hello Ah-Jumma" Eunji smiled at the older woman who opened her home door to her.

"Eunji?"

"Are you busy right now, or havea deadline to meet?"

"No."

"Good." The girl smile bright "I suddenly felt like visiting. Is now a good time?"

"Sure sounds good." Chorong said before remembering Bomi. 

"Ah no, wait a minute!"

"Hm? What's wrong?' Eunji asked viewing the paniced woman. "Oh,this is a gift. It's the new cake from our shop." The girl handed the package to Chorong allowing herself in.

"Sorry if I'm intruding."

"E-Eunji I said wai- Listen to what I'm saying."

The girl ignored them making her way into the home where she viewed a familiar long haired brunette ironing a few clothing. "Aren'you Ah-Jumma's editor?"

Chorong walked in a bit embarassed. "Chorong that's not nice. You can't let your editordo your ironing.Where's Seo In uk?'

"Huh ah! that's right how hayoung?' The author tried to change the topic.

"Sis? She's in Japan. We're opening another store there."

"Another shop? I see congragulations!" Chorong said with a kind smile

"Thank you" Eunji chuckled.

"So where's Seo In Guk?" The mother's face went down again at the presistent girl.

"Take a seat" Chrong said moving to the living room as Bomi followed behind.

"I get it, you're waiting here for Seo In Guk to return?" Eunji asked Bomi.

"Yes."

"For how long" the girl became momentarily serious.

"That's...

Chorong listened as her thoughts raced 'For how long? That's right. Bomi is living here while she waits for Seo In.When she's sorted out her feelings for him, she'll leave'

"Waht're you gonna do if he never cames back? Wouldn't it be better to move on instead of waiting here? You seem like a popular girl." Eunji stated continuing to throw questions at the editor.

*Bonk* Chorong knocked the girl's head. "Ouch" Eunji said.

"Hey That's for her to decide"

"Ah-jumma" Eunji looked up at the woman before continuing, "maybe so. But are you fine with this? Living with a strangefor God knows how long?"

The author looked at the girl across the table who seemed rather saolem, "She's not a 'stranger'"

"Mother"

"Well then,I'll go get some refreshments you guys should wait here for a bit"

The author left the living room. "Not a stranger huh?" Eunji spoke moving her hands to her face.

"Is that Chorong's pajamas? Doing her ironing makes you seem more like Ah-Jumma's wife than her daughter-in-law" The girl chuckled Bomi remaining quite.

"So, how does it feel?"

"How does what feel?" Bomi asked taken back by the woman's comment.

Eunji smiled before her face went solid, "Looking so damn sincere while decieving someone who trusts you. How does it feel?"

The editor was taken back, surprised by the strangers words.

"I know all about it.Everything. You see I've been Seo In's friend for a long time"

"You've heard from him?" Bomi aked recieving only a smirk from the girl across from her."So,how does it feel? i don't know of any other adults as naive as Chorong"

The girl moved in closer before she whispered "Doesn't it bother you to decieve such a person?"

Bomi clenched her fist before speaking, " I don't care if i'm betraying her trust, i don't even care of you dispise me. As long as she never cries alone again."

In the other room Chorong was shuffling through a few things trying to find the tea collection she had plced on top of the book shielf that was located in Bomi's room.

'Where did i put it?' the woman thought shuffling through the books until she stopped atviewing a familiar book spine, she pulled the book out.

"I recongnize this cover" she said remebering the novel from somewhere, Chorong ran her fingers along the cover of the book remebering when she was younger and handed the same book to a little girl who looked a bit like

"Bomi"

------------------------------Later in the night--------------------------

"Thanks for letting me stay for diner. Bomi's cooking was delicious" Eunji said leaning against the editor who only smiled in response.

"I wouldn't mind living with you if I got to eat like that everyday"

"Thank you" Bomi responded "You seem pretty drunk. Are you alright?"

"Oh! You're so sweet Bomi. When you've given up on Seo in, why don't you become mine?"

"No she can't" Chorong blurted out surprising both women.

"What?" Eunji spoke. "Ahhh...nothing i didn't say anything."

"Good night, then" eunji waved leaving the home. Bomi closed the home door.

"Bomi looks like you got along with Eunji" "yes she was very...nice"

Chorong smiled thinking of her stoupid out burt moments before. "I'll go make your bath" Bomi said moving to the bathroom.

"Okay" 

-----------Later on--------

"Mother your bath is ready"Bomi spoke standing by the room door.

"Okay thank you"Chorong got up from her seat where she was reviewing a few papers, "I'm sorry for asking you to Kimono."

'Ahhh don't worry, I was ironing my own shirt too, so it was no trouble." Bomi assured.

"Really? Seo In would always get mad and say 'pajamas' don't need to be ironed"She laughed at her son's old words.

"I see"Bomi smiled "But wearing a Kimono really suits you."

"T-Thank you" the mother blushed a bit moving her hands to the girl's waist touching them, "You have relazed hips so I'm sure it would suit you as well maybe we should get you one too"

Bomi's heart raced as the woman's hands traveled over her hips and lower, "You're very relazed for your age so i think subtle colors would be nice.Although lively colors would work too"

"Is it really alright?" Bomi asked causing the woman to look from her body and rather to the girl's face. "What?"

"For me to stay here?"

Chorong couldn't help but smile, "Yeah, you can stay for as long as you wan" The girl smiled in responseglad.

'Maybe I'm the one who wants us to keep living together. the meals we share. the freshly washed clothes.The warm aired out futon that allows me to sleep better.

The arms that hold me gently, the smile that she me.' The woman thought dropping the kimon and pulling the girl into a hold.

"Mother?" Bomi called caught off guard.

She looked down at the beauty in her arms viewer the pale neck of the author revlead through the dark rich hair hearing the soaths of the woman against her chest.

The sight of the older woman seeming so calm and affortlewas arousing to the editor who could already feel herself getting hot.

She pushed the author away turning around to exit the room. "I'm sorry" she spoke while leaving.

Chorong grabed her wrist stopping the girfrom running away she remebered the night when the editor moaned her name ans asked "I-I can use my if you like"

"H-Hand..." Bomi freaked a bit viewing the woman pull down her pant zipper. Bomi could feel the woman slip her hand into her slowly.

"mother"

'No.That's not the name I want to hear from her' Chorong thoughttrembling as the younger moved her hand into her .

"Bomi" The woman asked surprised but Bomi smiled before speaking. "I thought we could do it together"

Without warning Bomi entered the woman causing her to gasp and hold onto the taller woman's shoulder felling the girl pump in and out of her.

"Ah w-wait Bomi" She moaned embarassingly as felt her legs go limp.

"Chorong" With the girl's calling of the authors name Chorong came in her hand falling into the girl's embrace.

---------------------------------Next Morning--------------------------------

'She called my name and I came in her hand. Thanks to that i slept but how am I supposed to face Bomi after that' the woman thought awake but hiding under her bed sheets.

"Excuse me." Bomi said opening the authors room door, Chorong jolted under her sheets hearing the girl's voice.

"Good morning, are you awake?"

"Yeah. Morning."Chorong remained under her sheets nervous, Bomi could sense the atmosphere and the woman's behavoir seem to different"The weather's also nice today,Mother. breakfast is ready. It's waiting for you down stairs."

Bomi closed the room door and Chorong felt as if she could finally breathe again.

"Does she have work today?" The woman asked herself quietly realizithe girl did have work.

She hurried up and got rdress hoping to meet Bomi down stairs even though she was still a bit shy friom the night before.

"Are you going?" the author asked viewing the girl as she put her heels on. She hurried down stairs but stopped herself as Bomi turned to around with a smile.

"I'm going now, mother"

"Oh okay stay safe"

Chorong ate breakfast as she usually did, took a bath and decidedt to go for a walk since Bomi had explained the good weather.

Stepping outside the warm wind brushed by her face lifting a long hazel nut hair gently.

'Right now our relationship is that of a writer and editor who happen to live together. It's not as if she's told me 'I love you' 

she just called my name while we comforted one another.'

'I first met Yoon Bwhen she replaced me previous editor. Her naive enthusiasm made an impression on me.

To think that person's daughter would make an apperance as my aditor. I had no idea the time

Every thing about her seems so perfect but she's not mine...'

She made her way back to the home only to see her son and another man. 

"Seo In Guk?"

"Mom, I'm home" He said with a smile.

"Seo In where have you been...amd who is that?"

Bomi was making her way home from work when she realized the author standing by the door, "Mother? What's wrong?" She asked before seeing the boy.

"Seo In?"

-------In the house------

The four people sat at the dinning room table in silence for a bit.

 

"Where on earth have you been?" Chorong asked her son who sat with his head lowered.

"Japan."

"Japan? Why would you go there?'

"Because lee Jong Suk moved there."

"Why would you move all the way to Japan..."

"I'm sorry mom I...think you'll be disappointed in me."

"Seo In?"

The man lifted his head to view his mother before speaking "I-I like Le Jong Suk"

"Okay..."

"I want to be by his side. I want to live with him. I love him.om I'm so sorry." he started to tear up as the boy next to him held his hand looking worried.

"Mother?" Bomi called turning to the stiff woman.

"Bomi what about the wedding and becoming my...daughter-in-law"

The girl shook her head 'no' before speaking "There was never anything between Seo In and I. Everything...was a lie"

The editor stood from her seat and bowed to the mother, "I've been decieving you. I'm very sorry"

Chorong was sure what to say everything seemed so unreal.

"I was the one who asked to do this! I told her that i didn't want to leave you alone. I'm sorry." 

Chorong took a moment before sighing out. "I'm relieved" she spoke catching everybody by surprise.

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