"No. If you want to find out how they are doing, why don't you go and find out for yourself." Wheein said a little frustrated at her friend for being so uncharacteristic of herself avoiding any meeting with their extended family. "You've been asking me about them for the past few weeks now and quite frankly, I am tired of it. I'm tired of having to answer their call or messages for you. I am tired of backing you up. Heck I am just tired of this you." She noticed the change in Hyejin's expression but that didn't stop her. "This is so unlike you Ahn Hyejin. Out of us four, even though you are the maknae, you're always the straightforward one stating whatever it is on your mind and you're never one to keep any secret from us. Why now? What happened? Are you even going to say anything?" 

She didn't even let the girl answer one question before the other then waited but the maknae just kept her lips shut tight and that just got her even more infuriated. Unable to stand it anymore, she got off her seat, started taking her things before putting her shoes before leaving the practice room. As she opened the door, she stopped and turned to tell her one last thing. "Yah, Ahn Hyejin. Don't even bother calling me until you're done with whatever this is. I'm also done being your personal courier so if you plan on sending them something, I suggest you find someone else."

"Mworagoh? You said what to Hyejin?" Yongsun placed the spoon down momentarily forgetting about the yummy rocky road after hearing Wheein's confession over the phone. "Yah. Jung Wheein. What did you do?"

"Ah unnie~." Wheein whined over the phone knowing she just confessed herself to some unwarranted scolding. "I was just sitting there, looking at her and it happened! I didn't mean to do it but when I started, I just coudn't stop."

Yongsun groaned smacking herself in the forehead. "You know what, just forget it. It's all going to be okay." She said the words more as a reassurance for herself rather than her younger friend. 

"Ahh~ unnie. I'm really really-"

"Eoh? Wheein, hold on a second. Someone's at the door." She said cutting off the maknae after hearing the door bell ring. 

"Eh? Who?" 

She didn't answer and just held the phone up her left ear while using her right to  open the door. When she did, "Honey, I'll call you back later." She said hanging up without waiting for the girl to say her own goodbye. But as soon as she did that, her right hand went on auto-mode bracing her belly from the impact of the greeting. 

"Aiyoo! Hyejin-ah! Let my baby breath a little." As soon as she said it, the girl stiffened and broke out of the embrace and she saw the guilt and hesitation etched on the girl's usually cool facade. "Sorry. I... I'll go now."

Hyejinnie turned around but the pregnant woman is swift on her movements making a grab at the girl's wrist pulling her in.

"You are here now and you're not going anywhere."

After weeks and weeks of physical absence and semi-silence, just being in the same room with their beloved maknae made everything awkward which made the eldest feel tortured inside. Being older, more experienced and more mature, Yongsun knew how very well how simple it was to approach the problem that layed between Hyejin and her. But knowing how the girl behaves and handle her own situation, the young missus didn't try to force her younges pseudo-sister to do what she came there to do and just let her do it on her own way. So she just let her stick to her own pace even though she started feeling a little stressed just by waiting for her to come along.

"I'm sorry." Hyejin spoke the moment Yongsun started zoning out that it spooked her a little bit. "I-... I-I am really sorry, unnie. T-to you and Byul unnie. I... I-Ijust..."

Seeing her like this, guilt etched all over her face and lost for words, it made Yongsun worry and scared at the same time. To her, having always or more likely only seen the chic and calmess of the girl and having it grown on her, she felt a little out of sorts. She knew she shouldn't be feeling more apologetic than worried about her but something just doesn't sit right with the girl's behaviour. Next thing she knew, Hyejin started sobbing and rubbing her eyes like an adorable three year old who had her toy taken away from her.

The image somehow amused Yongsun that she unknowingly chuckled.

"I-it's not f-funny! I-I'm try-ing to-to apo-apologize and y-you're laughing a-at me!" Hyejin stomped and whined sobbing through her words that Yongsun couldn't help but coo and get up and pull the girl in her embrace. "I'm sorry. I'm not laughing at you." She said but the giggles coming out of her wasn't much of a back-up.

"A-ah! U-unnie! I-I! Heung!" The maknae quit hiding her face on her unnie's shoulder.

"A-arasso. Arasso." Yongsun tried to stop her giggling but well, let's just say she's a bit on the loopy side thanks to her hormones. Not wanting the girl anymore annoyed than she is, Yongsun raised Hyejin's chin up and wiped the mascara-tear stained face before moving a little bit to the side so she could pour her some water. "Drink. Come on."

Hyejin down the water placng the empty glass back on the coffee table. "Thanks."

"Feeling better?" The pregnant missus asked wiping the rest of the mascara-tears on the girl's cheeks.

"E-eoh. S-sorry." She said only making Yongsun groan a little too much. "Stop saying that."

Hyejin seemed taken aback making her groan to herself. "Sorry. Hormones."

"Oh. OH!" Hyegi reached out her hand out extended one finger and gently poked her growing belly. "Mwoyah?! W-when did this happen?"

"Really?" Yongsun deadpanned earning herself a bashful cheeky Hyejin.

Any fan of Hwasa would've been dying or have instantly died at the sight of the hot, y, chic chikitita being all bashful and adorable.

"So, want to talk about it?" 

Hyejin squirmed in her seat giving her her puppy eyes.

"Uh. Uh. Oh no. No. No. No. No. NO. You are not getting off that easy, young lady. It's either you talk now or I call for Byul and you know how ridiculous our level-headed girl can be when her nerves hit her and I don't think the added hormone would be much help." Yongsun saw the reappearance of the infamous smirk.

"Let me just say it now; motherhood suits you, unnie." Hyejin said matter of factly. "Why, thank you."

"Yeah. Being great in blackmailing would really help get your child to do whatever it is you want them to do. Tch." She missed the oozing sarcasm but not that much to simply ignore the comment.

Flashing the maknae an unamused smile, it took her a couple of seconds to fish out her phone and press the speed dial for Byul's number. Hyejin tried to snatch the phone away but couldn't do anything because she does not want to harm the natural shield who also happens to be the youngest member of the family still yet due to come out.

"Hello. What's happenin'?" Byul answered before the second ring could finish.

"Byulie-ah~. Want to come over?" Hyejin made a gagging noise at her cheery peppy tone only digging herself a deeper hole.

"Eh? Why?"

"Uri-Hyegi says she misses you so so much! And that she wants you to come here and play." 

While Yongsun talked over the phone, Hyejin was busy scowling and muttering things about the bay. "If you weren't there right now, your umma would've been in my mercy with my hands around her neck choking the life out off her." She raised her hand miming the said action. "You better hope you're cute when you get out of there." She did a tiny chocking act not noticing that the conversation of the two pregnant women is done until she felt the flick on her forehead.

"Ah!" She whined glaring at Yongsun.

"Forget it. But if I were you right now, you should be in the kitchen cooking some delicious snack that could help you win over Byul."

With that in mind, she immediately got up moving past the pregnant woman and went of to raid her kitchen as she grumbled. It took her the right amount of time to finish cooking the tteokbokki and jeon just as Byul arrived with a few take outs in tow.

It was awkward at first just by greeting each other but after the snack / early dinner they had, the awkwardness simmered down as they started with the small talks until Byul got to asking her what happened. 

At first, Hyejin seemed hesitant to answer the question but knowing how arguements and fights would start just because of her, she opened and started explaining everything. Starting from the article published regarding the two elder member's hiatus to the possible disbandment of the group.

"At frist, I didn't pay much attention to the media prints at all. But when they started linking the hiatus to the disbandment, my thoughts when to that direction and before long, I just started ignoring you guys." Hyejin felt her hands shaking and she leaned back looking away from the two older ladies. "We had a clear understanding about the hiatus part and then this article just really got me."

"You mean the one that said Mamamoo is going to disband because of us getting pregnant, right?" Byul asked and she nodded. "But that still doesn't make sense."

"Hush. Let her talk." Yongsun said.

"Reading the article, it gave me a negative perspective regarding your pregnancy and Mamamoo's planned recall concert." Hyejin took a deep breath before continuing. "I didn't even think about it but then I started agreeing to that article and believed that because you two are starting a family, that recall plan started growing dimmer by the day as I watch you enjoying every minute of it. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with that. I just... I just see you this happy and- and... I can't see you being part of Mamamoo anymore." The tears fell before she could stop.

"Hyejin-ah." Yongsun moved to seat next to her pulling her head to her shoulder.

"I just thought that maybe after the babies are born, all of your priorities will shift towards them and then before you know it, you two end up being homebound housewives, then eventually, you end up forgetting about everything. Your compositions. The choreographies. Mamamoo. Heck, you might even think about transforming your home studios into a playpen for the baby. And then Wheein and I will only be known as the singing idol aunties to the babies." Hyejin sniffed wiping the tears. "It's ridiculous. I know."

"Very." Byul added with a scoff. "Do you even hear yourself, Ahn Hyejin? Wah~. Do you have no faith in us at all? Yah-"

"Stop it, Byul." Yongsun said holding her hand while still the maknae's back.

"Unnie." Byul knotted her brows and folded her arms.

"We can't really scold her for thinking that way." The woman seemed even more upset but Yongsun told her to relax and listen. "If you think about it, we haven't given them any reassurances that the recall plan is solid and a total done deal - what with five of the songs coming along well. I guess we are at fault for ignoring that article and not paying attention to your worries. At least now we're done with this and I hope uri-Hyegi understands that everything is solid."

Hyejin felt embarassed and just hid her face on Yongsun's shoulder before muttering a yes. Thw two unnies couldn't help but chuckle and enjoy the rare moment of Hyejin showing some aegyo.

"But what we can scold her for is for not coming to us regarding this matter. Othewise, had she done so, we wouldn't be having an awkward moment right now." Byul half teased as she wanted to squeeze more of that aegyo out of her.

"Ahh~. I already said I'm sorry." The maknae whined with a blush on her face looking up to the grinning Byul who threw a pillow at her with a response of, "I know."

Hyejin glared unable to retaliate because of the baby shield and Byul just stuck her tongue out. WIthout even realizing it, they started laughing.

"Eoh? What's going on here?" 

The three stopped their giggles and laugh at the sound of a new voice joining in.

"Wheein-ah!" Byul & Solar chorused seeing the girl standing by the parlor doorway while Hyejin tensed up and looked away immediately sticking close to Yongsun. "Eoh? Yah~. Ahn Hyejin."

"What brings you here, pupWhee?" Byul asked patting the space next to her for the girl to sit on.

Keeping a curious gaze on her chingu, she went and sat down next to Byul. "Did she talk?" She whispered to the blonde but that didn't pass the maknae's hearing who scoffed.

"Yah. Did she just... Wahh... Yah. Ahn Hyejin. Did you just scoff at me?" Wheein huffed sitting straight up while Hyejin pretended to fall asleep.

"Okay... We mommies are in need of more nurishment. Let's go, Byul-ah." Yongsun got up and so did Byul. "You two settle things and join us when you're done."

"Oh, Wheein-ah, it's all cleared up now. We'll tell you after this." Byul said following their leader to the kitchen.

"Eohhh~. Ahn Hyejin. Did you finally confess?" Her mood changed from annoyed to teasing as she moved to seat next to her. When Hyejin didn't  budge, Wheein pouted but knew exactly how to make the girl react. If that's how you plan to play it, that's okay with me. She thought and started off with poking, whining and moved to her cute baby talk. "Ahhh~. Hyejin-him. Please forgive Wheeinie for being mean this morning, eoh? Hyejin-niiiim."

Hyejin just groaned mobing her head to the other side but the girl won't let up.

"Hyejin-niiimmm..." Wheein didn't let up and kept it up for the next five more minutes until Hyejin started to respond.

"Stop it." Hyejin grunted trying to push her away. "Ahhh~... Forgive me."

Truth was, Hyejin wasn never angry at her friend. She knew the girl had every good intentions in verbally attacking her that morning and if it wasn't for that, she wouldn't have gutted herself up to finally talk to her unnies. But why was she doing this to Wheein? Well, let's just say she takes pleasure in seeing her like this from time to time - not the begging thing, just the excessive aegyo. 

"Hyejin-ni-"

"Arasso! Arasso!" She groaned having enough of it. "Want me to forgive you?"

Wheein grinned nodding eagerly.

Hyejin grinned and said, "Do that lalala thing then."

~ she's just too cute! CREDIT TO OWNERS (Photo & Gif)

*N: Como estas?!

      I've been blanked out and had to rewrite and rewrite and rewrite and...

      Anyway, finally decided on this one even though there's not much of the Ddongie couple...

     Hope you liked it! :D