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Second Winter at Fire Lodge
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Chaeyoung and Jisoo came in from their walk to see Jennie and Sunmi sitting on the couch, with Sunmi apparently near tears.   "I'm gonna go out on a limb here," Chaeyoung said, "and guess that something happened while we were out."   Sunmi nodded. "Ji-Hoon came back. He was trying to get me to leave with him." She shuddered. "He doesn't like you - he thinks you all turned me against him. He threw the phone. He almost hit me. If Hansol hadn't gotten here when he did..."   "Hansol?" Jisoo looked enquiringly at the others.   "Kim Hansol," Jennie said. "He grew up here in the valley. He probably could have gotten out if he'd wanted to, but instead he joined the local police. He's kind of odd, but he's a good cop. I'd feel safe if Hansol had declared himself my guardian angel."   Sunmi looked at Jennie. "I never met him - he must have been a few years behind me in school. You said he was kind of odd. Kind of odd how?"   Jennie shrugged. "No one was really sure what to make of him. All the girls thought he was gay because he never had a girlfriend, while all the guys thought he was straight because he never had a boyfriend. No one ever really figured him out. But he's a really good guy - he always stood up for anyone who needed it."   Sunmi nodded. "He walked in and had JI-Hoon handcuffed and under control in just a few seconds. He must be really good at what he does."   "Anyway," Jennie said, returning her attention to Chaeyoung and Jisoo, "I know you didn't have any way of knowing this was going to happen, but from now on no one gets left here alone.   Chaeyoung nodded. "You got it."   Jisoo leaned down and hugged Sunmi. "I'm just glad you're okay."   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^   The lunch dishes had been cleaned up, the bread was in the oven, and it wasn't time to start cooking dinner yet. Chaeyoung and Jisoo were sitting on stools in the kitchen, enjoying a rare bit of downtime together.   "That's really scary," Jisoo said, "what almost happened to Sunmi this morning."   Chaeyoung nodded. "We should have figured that something like that would happen. Ji-Hoon was probably watching the place, just waiting for Sunmi to be alone."   Jisoo rubbed Chaeyoung's shoulders, trying to work out some of the tension she was feeling. "You can't know everything. Thing's will happen sometimes that we never expected and we just have to think on our feet and handle them as best we can."   "I know," Chaeyoung said, sighing deeply. "I can only imagine what Jennie's going through right now. Sunmi's not technically my responsibility, but she is Jennie's. Jennie's got to be beating herself up over this."   Jisoo got up and stood in front of Chaeyoung, wrapping her arms around her. "And Jennie's got Lisa to help her get through this, and I'm here to help you get through this."   Chaeyoung just melted, leaning into Jisoo's comforting embrace. "Even if I'm not her boss, I'm still her sunbae."   Jisoo rested her chin on the top of Chaeyoung's head. "And you're doing everything a good sunbae could be expected to do. We're all going to see to it the Ji-Hoon never gets another opportunity like he had today."   Just then the phone rang. Jisoo leaned over and answered it on speakerphone. "Fire Lodge Kitchen. What's your pleasure?"   Jennie's voice came out of the phone. "If you're at a point where the baking can be left alone for a few minutes, my pleasure is to have you both come to the lobby for an all-hands staff meeting."   "You got it, boss-lady," Jisoo responded.   Jennie laughed. "Chaeyoung's being a bad influence on you."   "Hey!" Chaeyoung broke in. "I re
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Much to my surprise, I'm back to writing Second Winter at Fire Lodge! A lot happens this chapter, but mainly centered around the minor characters.

And I promise all you Chaesoo shippers I'll have something good for you next time - there just wasn't room for it this time around!

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Astraea21 #1
Chapter 1: Starting this story now. :)
Craazy_hippo
#2
Chapter 1: ohh this is going to be good
Soshi1590
#3
Chapter 43: A mini Asia tour lol
Soshi1590
#4
Chapter 42: That a beautiful wedding. My chaesoo babies finally
iph1318
#5
Chapter 41: I enjoy how domestic they are lol.
Soshi1590
#6
Chapter 41: Don’t mess with Chaeyoung’s kitchen lol
Nice update
Soshi1590
#7
Chapter 40: Sunmi and hansol are cute
Jennie and Lisa are cuter
Chaeng and Jisoo are the cutest
Soshi1590
#8
Chapter 39: Saida reliving the memories lol
Soshi1590
#9
Chapter 38: Lisa is some kind of genius, isnt she? Planning ahead, saving money. She is the good luck charm of the place it seems

Chaesoo are the cutest