Epilogue - This Is My House, This Is My Home

This Town

A/N: Okay so this story finally comes to an end. Thank you all for reading it and thank you so much for your comments, I'm very bad at replying but please do know I ready every single one of them.

Thanks for going through this journey with me and star on the look out for the series of one shots based on this universe, they will past, present and/or future.

Now please do enjoy the epilogue!

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It’s the oldest story in the world. One day you’re 17 and planning for someday… and then, quietly, and without you really noticing… someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life.

 

At the Park’s house, it’s been a year after their wedding and Jennie has been pregnant for 4 months as there were luckily able to on her first try. Today the brunette wakes up early to go to the bathroom after she’s done she stops when she passes by the mirror, looking at herself, she turns to the side and lifts up her sleeping shirt and stares at her belly, noticing the slight bump in her belly which makes her smile and her heart flutter.

 

Excited the girl heads to the bed and sits next to her wife, who was laying on her stomach, still sleeping.

 

“Rosie, wake up. I think I’m showing.”

 

“That’s great, baby.” She mumbles on the pillow.

 

“Do you want to see?”

 

Confused the blonde lifts up her head slightly and looks at the clock. “Is there a chance I can see after 9:00 am.” She says placing her head back on the pillow and closing her eyes.

 

“Roseanne.”

 

At her tone of voice the blonde knows she really doesn’t have a choice, so she gathers all the energy she has to wake up and sit up on the bed. “Okay, baby, let me see.”

 

The brunette smiles and stands up in front of the blonde lifting her shirt and showing her, the slightest bump on her belly, it was barely there and you almost had to squint to see it, but it was there. Though her wife wanted to make her suffer a bit for waking her up this early…

 

“Okay, you look skinny as ever.” She says smirking.

 

The brunette’s smile goes away and pouts looking down. “You don’t see it?”

 

Okay, that almost makes her feel bad… almost… “Maybe…” She shrugs. “But I’ve been conditioned over time to say ‘you look skinny as ever’, and that’s what I’m going with.” She said getting up from the bed while smiling and walking to the bathroom.

 

The brunette gasps and takes a nearby pillow throwing it to the n blonde’s back. “Damn it, Chaeyoung! Tell me I’m fat!”

 

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If you had a friend you knew you’d never see again, what would you say? If you could do one last thing for someone you love, what would it be? Say it, do it, don’t wait. Nothing lasts forever.

Jisoo watches her younger body walk in the school hallway, her back against everyone in the room.

 

“And cut!” Lisa yells from her place. “That’s great. Good work everyone, let’s move on.”

 

When it comes to Lisa a year later she decided to make a movie about her girlfriend’s life, really Jisoo’s story was a success story, growing up in a small town to strained parents, started modeling on her own with no help from a manager, getting a college degree while modeling and also starting her own fashion company, its not something you could see everyday.

 

Jisoo of course agreed, as long as she could be involved in the creating process which Lisa happily agreed.

 

The crew takes a break before prepping the set for the next scene, so Lisa takes Jisoo to a new set that has been recently built, the set in question was of Jennie’s room at her old house and the similarity was striking…

 

“Wow.” Jisoo exclaims as she looks around.

 

“Looks pretty good huh?” The taller brunette says, the pictures Jisoo provided along with Jennie’s input were extremely helpful during the creation of the set.

 

“It’s like a time capsule. I could tell you stories about nights spent in this room.”

 

“I’ll bet.”

 

“Easy, .” Jisoo turned to give her a pointed look after knowing her girlfriend had a y grin on her face. “I did a lot of growing up here. Wishing and dreaming. Figuring out we we were going to be, you know?”

 

Lisa nods and head to the closet door. “Check it out. Your boyfriends wish list.” She said pointing at the names. “Kinda had to remove Jr’s name from it.” She said shamelessly as she points out her own name on the list.

 

“Well aren’t you cocky?”

 

“Yep. And you know what I am as well? Proud of you. Those nights you were trying to figure out who you were gonna be? However you got there, whatever it took, you made it. And I’m so in love with the girl you became.” The brunette said honestly walking closer to the girl.

 

Jisoo smiled as Lisa’s arms went around her. “I’m proud of you too. You are finally making a full movie, with a huge production house backing you, your mom is better, your sister is adorable and your girlfriend is out of this world.”

 

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As soon as the Parks got confirmation on their pregnancy both girls got to working on the nursery, the color was chosen to be a light mint green, with illustrations of animals around it,

of course Jennie had made those with Chaeyoung having helped in coloring them, another thing that was a must was something music related what with both of their mother’s having a passion for it, it was something that could not be missed hence why they already got a music note mobile to place on the crib… once they bought it.

 

The nursery of course was not ready they still had stuff to do but it was getting there. The one thing they made sure to add every month was a “chart” of the well recording Jennie’s bump. Each month the girl would stand besides that same spot on the wall and Chaeyoung with mark the contour of her belly with a marker on the wall, writing down the month.

 

While Chaeyoung was in the shower Jennie was in the nursery writing on the wall some of her favorite lyrics from her mother, when the blonde walked in.

 

“Hey, Nice” The blonde said pointing at the wall marking. “Look how fat you are.” She joked.

 

“Shut up, Roseanne!” The brunette exclaimed taking one of the plushies and throwing it at her wife.

 

The blonde laughed while catching the plushie and setting is aside before waving her ipad around. “I got the reviews.”

 

Jennie turns to look fully at the blonde and takes her ipad. “Well, in that case, let’s read one to you. And no matter what the say, I say the songs are wonderful and anyone who thinks otherwise.” She said finishing with a peck on the blonde’s lips.

 

Pulling away the brunette brings up the ipad and begins reading. “Let’s all agree right now that they’ve ruined music.”

 

“Oh boy.” The blonde mumbles wincing.

 

“Today’s music have become loud, crass and predictable. Rare is the song that whispers. And yet, into this arena comes Taeyeon’s ‘Purpose’. A gentle voice that cuts through the white noise of modern music making. With a wonderful production by Lee Hyeri and soulful lyrics by none other than grammy winning songwriter Chaeyoung Park...”

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At a different location the Kangs were testing out a new stage in the corner of the room, Seulgi was standing on it with baby Yeri on her arms, the little girl cuddled up on her mother’s arms while she slightly jumped around.

 

“Hey, Seul, how long will you be gone?” Irene asks after coming back from her back room looking down at her phone. “Seulgi?” She looks up after not receiving a response only for a smile to break out of her face at the sight. “And what exactly are you up to?”

 

“Yeri just wanted to test the new stage.” Her wife said smiling.

 

“Oh, she did, did she?”

 

“Yep, Check it out.” The brunette pressed play on the music and proceeded to act out their rendition of The Muppet’s Mahna mahna.

 

“Mahna, Mahna.” The brunette lip syncs putting on her glasses and doing her best imitation of the muppet, her cell working as a fake mic.

 

“Doo, doo, doo, doo.” She placed the ‘mic’ in front of the their baby girl on this part.

 

The show continued for a few minutes all while Irene laughed and clapped at her silly bear of of a wife and adorable baby girl.

 

“Bravo!” Irene exclaimed. “You are such a dork.”

 

“But I’m your dork though…”

 

“Hey why are the so many books on the counter?” Jisoo interrupted the family moment as she walked into the room with the other girls. “Also how’s my little niece doing?”

 

“She’s getting to know how much of a dork her mommy is.” Irene said as the baby girl started fuzzing. “She’s also hungry it seems.” The brunette took the baby on her arms and excused herself to go feed her leaving the other two girls alone.

 

“So the books?”

 

Seulgi jumped from the mini stage towards the counter were the books where located. “I used to love that Claire had books here, so I’d thought I bring it back.”

 

Jisoo nodded, remembering how the girl used to be here every morning, sometimes with them, sometimes on her own, and later on with Irene, but every single time she had an art book with her. “I think it’s a great idea, Seul.”

 

Turns out Jisoo needed only a couple of months to figure out what she wanted to do. Number one she wanted to continue doing fashion, but this time her focus went to something they hadn’t explored before and that was fashionable but affordable baby clothes, she had worked on high fashion for so long that she forgets how fun it was to design something and just take her time with it.

 

Another things she realized was the empty store was meant to be one thing and one thing only… Claire’s Cafe, the future generation deserved to have a place to come into and feel safe, she wanted to have a place she could be happy in, untainted. On one of her dinners with the Kangs she mentioned the idea which Seulgi lost no time in agreeing with. Needless to say countless of talks later both girls decided to partner up to reopen Claire’s Cafe and maybe bring that little piece of safeness to everybody lives back.

 

“Speaking of bringing things back… you heard there’s a new tenant across the street?”

 

“No, Um, hope they are nice.”

 

“Mhm..” Jisoo agreed with a knowing smile. “I think they’ll be okay. Little place called Forever Young by Sooya & Co.”

 

“No way! Oh my God, congratulations.” The brunette pulled her closer for hug.

 

“Thank you, It’ll be our own corner of the world, you and me.”

 

Seulgi nodded and leaned back against the counter. “Do you remember what you were doing 10 years ago, when YG opened?”

 

“Yes, I was raising money for the needy.”

 

“You were raising money for yourself.” Seulgi clarified, knowing how Jisoo had a habit of downplaying her achievements. “Your parents had lost their income and you wanted a new dress. You ended up selling your own blood.”

 

“Not my proudest moment.”

 

“Look at you now.” The girl said, ignoring her. “Two businesses on the corner of Front and Grace, creating your own path without the help of your parents just like back then. I’m proud of you Kim Jisoo.”

 

“Thank you. I can’t believe that our street is called Grace when you have none of it…”

 

“Hey!”

 

“But seriously though your should be proud of yourself as well Seul, you have the life you always wanted, making art for a living and you have your own little family with a woman who loves you and a baby girl who I’m sure will be extremely happy.”

“It’ll be a nice corner.”

 

“It’ll be our corner.”

 

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Jennie was pacing back and forth on their house, they had called an specialist to check if their house was baby proofed enough but it turns out it was not, biting her lips she walks into the nursery to find Chaeyoung trying to put together the crib.

 

“A little early don’t you think?”

 

“Nope.” She answered, frowning at the instructions. “The next five months will fly by, I’m sure.” The blonde looks up to see her wife’s worried face. Hurriedly she gets up from the floor and walks towards her bringing her close. “You know how I told you not to worry?”

 

The brunette nodded against the blonde’s shoulder, her entire being immediately feeling calmer while being in the blonde’s embrace.

 

“Well, I guess what I should’ve said is, I know you’re gonna worry, but when you do, I’m here.” The blonde said honestly, she then kneeled to measure the girl’s belly, giving it a small kiss in the process. “Oh… wow. Would you look at that? Three inches bigger… guess you are fat after all.” The blonde said with a smile.

 

Jennie laughs while pulling Chaeyoung up to hug her again, knowing what the other girl was trying to do. “I love you.”

 

“I love you too.”

 

“I've got a song that won't take very long, Quite a good sort of note if I strike...” The blonde girl singsonged against as she kneeled back down and pressed her face against she her belly button,. “It is something we eat, and I think it's quite sweet, And I know you are going to like it!”

 

Jennie giggled and slapped the top of Chaeyoung’s shoulder as opened again and threatened to sing again, “Well alright!” The blonde gave up.. “I just want to make sure they are happy along with their mother.

 

“Their mother is happy.”

 

“Cool! Now come, I believe you both deserve a nap.” She said pulling the brunette out of the room and onto the sofa. “I’ll go make you some tea.” The blonde gave a small kiss to Jennie’s forehead and the brunette laid down on the couch.

 

Before long the brunette is fast asleep on the couch, the television sound was quiet down as the sky darkened a bit, Jennie opened her eyes and rubbed her cheek.

 

Chaeyoung sat quietly on the floor, the ipad on her legs, one hand scrolling on the screen while the other was pushed backwards intertwined with Jennie’s. if it was uncomfortable the girl said nothing.

 

“What are you doing?” The brunette asked sleepily.

 

“Reading up on the internet about motherhood also about baby proofing an entire house, you would not believe how much baby proofing products they are.,” Chaeyoung replied and pushing her glasses who had fallen down her nose.

 

“How long have you been on the floor?”

 

“I dunno. But you looked peaceful, you also wouldn’t let go of my hand so I didn’t want to disturb you.” The blonde said with a smile. “So I figured I should get started on the whole baby proofing thing… correctly this time.”

 

Jennie smiled as her heart floated away the last few months couldn’t be complained about in the slightest. Chaeyoung was perfect, doting, protective she was sure the pregnancy had only made her love Rosie all the more.

 

Your mommy will make us the happiest girls on the world, baby. I know it.

 

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“Soo… I know we have somewhere to go.” Lisa explained as she turned the car on a different street than where they were supposed to. “But I have something to show you first.”

 

“Where are you taking me?” Asked Jisoo, both girl headed out of their house with the intent to go to the cafe opening but for some reason Lisa decided to go somewhere else. Even told her to close her eyes.

 

“You’ll see.” Lisa said smiling. “Almost there.” She parked the car and quickly headed out to help Jisoo get out of it and walked towards the porch of the place. “Okay, open.”

 

Jisoo opened her eyes to see she was in a familiar porch, standing in front of her was the white facade with a familiar red door. “My old house?”

 

“No, our new home.” Lisa clarified.

 

“What?”

 

“Come on.” Lisa said pulling her inside the house. “You said this house deserved better. That it deserved a happy family. Well now it’s got one. The best one.”

 

Jisoo shook her head in disbelief, not really believing Lisa had done this for her. “I wished for this, Right here, without even knowing it. I wished for you and a family. Come here.” She pulled Lisa closer to her, her arms going against the taller girls neck. Ever since New York, I wanted wanted to come home. This house always wanted to be home and now it will be. Our home. Everyone should have a place like that. A place that makes the happy.”

 

“You deserve to have that, Jisoo.” Lisa said giving her a quick peck. “Welcome home, Kim Jisoo.”


 

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It’s the oldest story in the world. One day you’re 17 and planning for someday. And then quietly and without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And then someday is yesterday. And this is your life.

 

“We’re live in 5, 4, 3…”

 

Finally the day of the grand opening was happening, a small cre from the local news came in as Claire’s cafe used to be popular back then and everyone in town where excited that it was coming back.

 

“Today we are live from the corner of Front and Grace where, once upon a time, there sat a little dinner called Claire’s Cafe, where grammy winner Chaeyoung Park used to perform and waitress tables. Where grammy nominated producer Jennie Kim used to serve coffee for patrons. The dinner then became the former home of Sooya’s & Co’s. Speaking of Jisoo, what brings us here today?”

 

Jisoo smiled as Lisa stood behind the camera with a proud smile, Wendy was on one side taking pictures of the occasion, the kangs together behind the counter with their baby girl in between them, Chaeyoung on the stage with her guitar while Jennie sat in a stool near the stage.

 

We spend so much time wanting, pursuing, wishing. But ambition is good. Chasing things with integrity is good. Dreaming…

 

“Well, today is the grand reopening of Claire’s cafe, where Chaeyoung Park will work again and perform.” She said winking at the girl on the stage. “The reopening if a place where a lot of us spend our mornings, our nights, the place where most of all came to celebrate our ups or cure our downfalls.”

 

If you had a friend you knew you’d never see again, what would you say? If you could do one last thing for someone you love, what would it be? Say it, do it, don’t wait. Nothing lasts forever.

 

“But let’s get on with performance. Ladies and gentlemen, Claire’s Cafe is once again open for business!”

 

Make a wish and place it in your heart. Anything you want. Everything you want. Do you have it? Good. Now believe it can come true.

 

Everyone clapped and whooped as Jisoo the “Open” light up sign as she cut the ribbon in front of the door, signaling the cue for Chaeyoung to start the song.

 

“We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail

Where are we going, so far away

And somebody told me that this is the place

Where everything's better, everything's safe”

 

You never know where the next miracle’s gonna come from. The next memory. The next smile. The next wish come true.

 

Five months later you could find the Parks in the hospital where Jennie had delivered a healthy baby girl.

 

“This is only the beginning, my love, this is the rest of our lives now. It all changes after today. And I promise you we’re going to be so, so happy!” The blonde whispered to their new family member bundled up in pink. Her eyes filled with love.

 

“Together,” Jennie said certain that everything would be alright. “You and me and Ella… Always.”

 

“Always” Chaeyoung nodded. “I love you,”

 

“I love you too.” Jennie smiled.

 

And half an hour later we packed up our things

We said we'd send letters and all those little things

And they knew we were lying but they smiled just the same

It seemed they'd already forgotten we'd came

 

If you believe that whatever comes next is right around the corner. And you open your heart and mind to the possibility of it. To the certainty of it. You might just get the thing you’re wishing for.

 

“Hey, last night, Mia gave her little gold star for good behavior, want to see it?

 

Jisoo and Lisa were hiking on the woods and were taking a break by the view point next to the mountain, they had taken a small vacation and today was their last day so Lisa wanted to mark it with something special.

 

The taller girl places the ‘star’ on Jisoo’s hand and the other girl stares at it in shock.

 

“Oh.. wait… that’s not it.” She said patting her pockets. “That’s the engagement ring I got for you. Where did I put that thing?” She said smiling before getting serious. “Everyone always says that the next thing I do, the next choice I make is going to define me… my career… my life. Well… the next thing I want to do is ask you to be my wife and tell you how much I love you and how nothing else matters.”

 

Jisoo stares at Lisa with a smile as her eyes get teary, the brunette then takes the girls hand and kneels down on the ground. “When I look into your eyes, Jisoo, I see the rest of my life. And I see it with you. Marry me, Kim Jisoo.”

 

Jisoo does not hesitate and answers right away pulling the girl up. “Yes, okay I want to so much!” She said pulling the girl close for a kiss.

 

“I was hoping you were going to say that.”

 

We don't even have pictures

Just memories to hold

That grow sweeter each season

As we slowly grow old

When a song stirs a memory. When moats of dust turning into a shaft of light takes your attention from the world. When you listen to a train passing on a track at night in the distance, and you wonder where it might be going. You step beyond who you are, and where you are. For the briefest of instances, you have stepped into the magic realm. That’s what I believe.

The world is full of magic. You just have to believe in it. So make your wish ... Do you have it? Good. Now believe in it. With all your heart.

 
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vousmevoyeznini #1
Chapter 15: Norah and Nick's infinite playlist 😭
Chaennie0107
#2
Chapter 17: I love this ending so much, and I’m so happy that you have the one shots to follow up as well!
Chaennie0107
#3
Chapter 9: This story is so great, and I was really starting to like Hyeri here, so this chapter is bittersweet. At the end of the day I’m happy chaennie is endgame tho
Chaennie0107
#4
Chapter 3: And here I am, hoping Hyeri has a lot to worry about!
blinkonceifyoutry #5
Chapter 17: The OTH x BP I never thought I needed. Thanks!
ajdblinks
#6
Chapter 17: Wow what an ending. Amazing as always. Hoping to see you again, authornim. Thank you
SolitudeDialogue
#7
Chapter 17: So sweet and warm ??
FROSTY431
#8
Chapter 17: Magnificent author-nim
nishichan
#9
Chapter 17: Author you are magnificent, love your book, really get caught up in drama and tenderness. Chennie + Ella = THE BEST OF THE UNIVERSE
rilakkuma95
#10
Chapter 17: Awwww love the epilogue. I’ll definitely keep an eye out on those little prologues