15.
Second Winter at Fire Lodge
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The next morning, A-Yeon's car pulled up in front of Fire Lodge. Tzuyu leaned over and kissed A-Yeon good-bye, the got out, waved to her as she drove off, and then went inside. The first thing she saw was Jennie at the front desk.
"Glad to see you got home safely," Jennie said.
Tzuyu smiled. "Thanks. Where's Jihyo?"
"She still at breakfast," Jennie said, jerking her head in the direction of the dining room. "Everyone but me was in there last time I looked. Go on in and get something to eat."
"Sounds good,"Tzuyu said.
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As Jennie had promised, everyone was in the dining room. Tzuyu hoped this meant that Jihyo wasn't going to start something - but if she did, it just meant that the whole thing would happen in front of all those witnesses, because Tzuyu wasn't in a mood to back down. She sat down in the empty seat between Jeongyeon and Jisoo, directly across the table from Jihyo. "Good morning everyone," she said cheerfully as she started filling her plate with scrambled eggs, hash browns, and sausages. She got up for a minute to get a cup of coffee, then returned to her seat and started eating.
"Where'd you go last night?" Jihyo asked.
"Out," Tzuyu said, popping a piece of sausage into and chewing contentedly.
"I was worried about you," Jihyo persisted.
"You didn't need to be," Tzuyu shrugged. "I told Lisa I'd be back late or not at all."
"But that doesn't tell me where you are," Jihyo persisted.
Tzuyu thought for a moment as she chewed a bite of hash browns. "That's true. Nayeon didn't know where I was either and she's not freaking out about it."
"But she's not your . . . oh. Yeah. Right." Jihyo seemed to deflate a little bit as she slumped in her chair.
"I wasn't trying to throw it in your face, but, yeah." Tzuyu nodded.
"So . . ." Jihyo tried to regain her composure. "Did you have a good time?"
Tzuyu nodded, then took a sip of her coffee. "I did."
Jihyo thought for a moment. She felt like she was walking through a minefield - there were hundreds of wrong turns she could take, but only one right path. Finally, she asked "When you finish your breakfast, can we talk in private?"
"Sure." Tzuyu finished her hash browns then started cutti
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