Tzuyu rushes into her house, while Momo follows close behind

The girl runs into the living room and gets on her knees, places two flowers that she picked on her way home at her mother's little altar and claps her hands twice as she closes her eyes 

"Hello Mommy, I hope you are well up there in heaven" Momo can see how Tzuyu frowns a little but still continues 

"I had a very fun day today, Dahyunnie and I played house with Yuna and Ryujin, I had a ten in my exam and they put a little star on my forehead" Tzuyu smiles widely and Momo can't help but imitate her 

"Aunt Momo told me that you were very proud of me" The little girl took out a sweet from her pocket and places it on the little altar 

"My mom doesn't like me to eat sweets, but Aunt Momo says that one doesn't hurt, what do you say mommy?"  Tzuyu waits a few seconds in silence and then nods 

"Okay, then I can have one from time to time, thank you very much mommy" Tzuyu opens the wrapper and pops the sweet in  

"Thank you very much for listening to me mommy, I love you" With two more claps, Tzuyu opened her eyes and stood up, walking lightly towards the Alpha 

"Very good girl Tzu"  Momo ruffles her hair and Tzuyu pouts as she takes a few steps away from her aunt's hand 

"You're a bad aunt" The Alpha can't help but laugh at the girl 

"Okay, now we're going to change you, your mom will be here soon and I have to prepare the food big baby" 

Tzuyu pouts again at the word 'baby', but follows her aunt to her room and then Momo helps her change into something more comfortable, takes the school uniform in her hands and folds it carefully

"Very good, now you can watch your show without interruptions" 

Tzuyu smile and run to the sofa in search of the remote control to turn on the television and watch her favorite cartoon of the moment 

Momo goes to the kitchen and began to prepare the food, nothing so elaborate, but enough for all of them and above all... delicious

She finally settled on making fried rice, kimchi and pasta with some roasted chicken bits, she quickly got down to business as she watched Tzuyu from time to time

The food is ready and just then, a familiar tinkling sounds from the doorway and Momo turns to see that Tzuyu has disappeared from the room

She can't help but smile at the idea, the only thing that can take the girl away from watching her favorite TV show, was the arrival of her mom

Mina groans as she kicks off her shoes and puts on slippers

"Mommy!"  Tzuyu throws herself into her mother's arms and Mina catches her as the weariness dissipates a little as she sees her daughter's smile 

"Hello Baby" Tzuyu pouts, but hugs her mom

"I'm not a baby anymore, I'm a big girl" Her words come out a bit muffled due to how pressed she is against her mom. Mina smiles and kisses her head 

"You will always be my little baby" Tzuyu makes a disgusted sound, but hugs her mom even tighter. Momo watches the scene from the kitchen with a smile and goes out to greet her friend

"Hello Mina, the food is ready" The Omega smiles gratefully and lowers Tzuyu to the ground 

"Remember to wash your hands well before eating, okay?"  The little girl nods and runs to the bathroom

"You have no idea how much I owe you" Momo rolls her eyes and gives her a light shove on the shoulder 

"We've already talked about this, I've told you a thousand times that you don't owe me anything, so stop saying that and better get ready to eat too, it'll get cold if you don't hurry up" 

Momo turns around and Mina wanted to argue some more, but she obeyed the Alpha and did as she was told 

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The meal was full of small talks, mainly Tzuyu telling her mom all the things she did that day and although Momo already knew it, she reacted to each word as if it were something completely new. After the meal, Momo helped Mina wash the dishes and clear the table, despite Omega's insistence to do it by herself, Momo didn't let her

"You don't have to do all this Momo" The Alpha was about to go check out her dance studio, but Mina was still pouting

"I already told you, I want to" Mina sighed and wrapped her arms around her 

"Thank you... really, thank you very much for everything" Momo took a deep breath and hugged her back 

They separated little by little and the Alpha couldn't help but look at those beautiful chocolate eyes, her gaze was so soft, tender and vulnerable, ending up confirming what Momo already knew

Mina needed help and she was fulfilling her role perfectly, Mina needs a friend and that's what Momo has to be for her, nothing more, nothing less...

Because Mina and her happiness will always be her priority... today, tomorrow and always

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Momo came back home a little tired from her two afternoon sessions, plus Heechul had been prattling all along about his new girlfriend, who was probably only going to last a week. Actually her tiredness was not due to her physical state, but rather her tiredness was due to her mind

Momo is happy to help Mina with her daughter, also, she and Tzuyu have finally managed to acquire their own dynamic and feel comfortable with each other, but still, it feels wrong in some way

Every time she looks at any photo of Chaeyoung, she feels like an intruder, a thief, a freeloader and a liar

Mina and Tzuyu are Chaeyoung's family, not hers, but still, even though her head crucifies her every time she enters that house, even though her heart burns and bleeds at the sight of Mina and Chaeyoung's wedding photo... she stays... 

Because she knows she must do it, for Mina, because she needs her, she needs someone to take care of Tzuyu while she is at work and she will always be available for whatever Mina needs

Momo sighs and looks at the time on her cell phone, unlocks it and decides to send a single good night message

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The next day Momo follows the routine and prepares to drop Tzuyu off at school and help with the housework in the apartment next door...

Yeah, because that's how destiny works, as if that weren't enough, Mina is her neighbor and that only adds to all the signs in the universe that tell Momo what she should do and she is more than willing to follow it

She walks in with the spare keys and heads to the kitchen to make breakfast for the little girl, she can see the note taped to the fridge and smiles for no reason (Maybe there is)

Tzuyu arrives at the kitchen already dressed, but a little disheveled

"Hello Tzu, good morning" 

"Good morning Aunt Momo" 

The little girl yawns and she scratches her eye as she settles into her chair and gets ready to eat breakfast. Momo wipes her hands clean and goes in search of styling wax, a hair clip and a brush

While Tzuyu eats breakfast, Momo takes care of combing her hair and getting her ready to go out

There is hardly any conversation in the morning, Tzuyu is awake, but at the same time asleep, several times she complained about the schedule, but they couldn't do much to change it

Momo smiled seeing that Tzuyu enjoyed her cooking, it was something she was proud of, of course besides dancing and working on her studio 

"Come on big baby or we're going to be late" Tzuyu groaned at her nickname but she still had no energy to argue 

"Do you want me to carry you?"  

Although Tzuyu didn't like being carried (except for her mom) Momo volunteered every morning seeing Tzuyu barely able to walk. The girl looked at her and for the first time, she could see the debate in her eyes. Tzuyu looked down but nodded slightly with puffy cheeks, maybe it was part of maintaining her pride as a 'big girl'

Momo took her backpack and placed it on her back, she leaned slightly and Tzuyu grabbed her by the neck, the Alpha held her in her arms and let her rest her head on her shoulder and they finally left the apartment

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Just as they were about to arrive, Tzuyu squirmed in her arms and asked to be lowered 

"Are you alright Tzu?"  Tzuyu adjusted her clothes and placed her backpack on her back, then she looked up at her aunt and puffed out her cheeks again 

"Dahyunnie and my friends are going to call me 'big baby' if they see you carrying me" 

Momo looked at her, finally understanding everything and couldn't help but laugh a little, and as if they had summoned her, Sana and Jihyo appeared in the distance, each holding one of their daughter's hands as the girl laughed at the top of her lungs as she was lifted into the air

Momo could see that Tzuyu was staring at them, and her heart tightened as she realized that maybe the little girl wanted something similar, to have both parents like all other children, to have two hands to lean on

Dahyun saw them and let go of her mother's hands, Jihyo was about to start a chase but Sana stopped her and pointed at the Alpha and little Tzuyu

Dahyun is like a rechargeable battery, she doesn't run out of energy and Momo is sure that it is direct genetic material from Sana

"Good morning Chewy!" Dahyun flashed a huge smile then bowed to the Alpha 

"Good morning Aunt Momo" Momo smiled and patted her cheek 

"Good morning Dubu" 

Sana and Jihyo caught up to them and Dahyun basically dragged Tzuyu into the school

"See you later Mommies" Dahyun greeted her mothers, while with her other hand she dragged Tzuyu 

"See you later Aunt Momo" Tzuyu barely finished and then ran with Dahyun towards her classroom   

"Hello Momoring!" Sana greeted energetically as usual 

"Good morning Momo" Jihyo being the lawyer that she is, kept her serious character

"Good morning Dubu mommies"  Sana pouted and as much as Momo hated to admit it, she looked cute 

"Come on Momoring, where's my 'Ohayo Sattang'?"  Sana looked at her with puppy eyes and Momo rolled her own

"Come on Sana, you're already a mom"  And as if Momo had said something really bad, Jihyo hugged her wife

"Hey, watch your words Hirai, she will also be my baby forever" 

And there it was, Jihyo breaking her facade to defend her wife from the fearsome 'Momoring'. Momo rolled her eyes even more (if that's possible) but a smile formed on her lips 

"Well, I'm sorry to be a spoilsport, but I have to go clean up the house and check that Heechul isn't destroying my studio"  Sana pouted again and Momo crushed her cheeks with her hands

"Leave my wife Hirai"  Momo released her and turned around to go home

"See you later"

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To be continued...

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Hello everyone, this story will be updated once every three weeks with the intention of being punctual, so I ask for your patience and I thank you for your time, I hope you like it