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Second Winter at Fire Lodge
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Chaeyoung and Jisoo went through the supplies in the kitchen, salvaging whatever could be salvaged and tossing whatever couldn't. As they carried the last load out to the dumpster, Chaeyoung turned to Jisoo and said "You might as well go get a shower and then take the rest of the afternoon off, until time to go pick up dinner. I'll go give Jennie the news."   When Chaeyoung walked up to Jennie at the front desk, Jennie could tell from her face what kind of news she had come to deliver. "This doesn't look like a happy news face," she said. "How bad is it?"   "It was a total loss," Chaeyoung said, shaking her head. "The fire knocked out the electricity, so everything in the cooler and freezer went bad, plus the smoke got into everything else. I thought I might have been able to save the spices, but the jar lids weren't airtight enough to keep out the smoke."   "How much is it going to cost to get the kitchen up and running for next weekend's guests?"   The number Chaeyoung named made Jennie's face blanch. "But don't worry," Chaeyoung said quickly, "Jisoo and I came up with a solution - since we don't really spend much money during the season, we can use the money that would have been our next paycheck to restock the kitchen."   "But what if I can't make up the money by the end of the season?"   "I'm sure you'll be able to," Chaeyoung said, "and if by some strange twist of fate you're not, there's always next season."   "You're pretty optimistic, assuming the lodge will still be open next season," Jennie said, shaking her head.   "No, just realistic," Chaeyoung said, reaching across the desk to Jennie's arm. "I can't possibly imagine anything that would make you close the lodge."   "At least one of us has faith in me," Jennie said with a weak smile.   "Two of us," Lisa said as she rounded the corner.   "Probably three," Chaeyoung says, "I bet Jisoo's got faith in you too."   "Where is Bridezilla?" Lisa asked.   "I sent her to get a shower, and she's probably elbow-deep in bridal magazines by now." Chaeyoung looked at the clock. "Unless you need me for something, I'm going to go up and get a shower, get the smoke out of my hair. Then I'll have to go to the store to pick up the few things that can't wait until Jisoo and I go into town on Monday: Cocoa, coffee, sugar."   "Get some milk, too," Lisa said. "I know some of our guests take their coffee with milk. I'll get one of the mini fridges out of storage and set it up in the dining room."   "Okay," Chaeyoung said, writing this down. "I'll leave my list on the desk here, in case you think of anything else while I'm showering."   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^   Nayeon, Sana, Dahyun, and Momo were taking a break from skiing, having a cup of cocoa while they all grilled Dahyun about her idea for the wedding present.   Nayeon was looking at the numbers Dahyun had written down, her forehead wrinkled in concentration. "You really think we could pull this off?"   "Sure," Dahyun said, nodding enthusiastically. "We know where to get the best prices on everything, then on top of that we get 35% discount on airfare, 30-40% on hotel rooms, 50% on breakfasts. They take care of lunches and dinners, we split the cost 9 ways and suddenly we're down in the stand mixer price range."   Momo took the sheet of paper from Sana. "I'd like to have Jihyo double-check your numbers, but if she says they check out and the others are o
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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