Mina smiled when she saw the new selfies of Momo and her puppies in Christmas costumes, she looked really adorable... and the puppies too

 

A couple of laughs took her out of her concentration, she almost forgets that she is at her friends' house

 

"You are so cute and sweet Momo, don't you want to kiss me?"  Sana made kissing gestures and Jihyo hugged her girlfriend 

 

"Of course I do 'Mitang', but maybe... Boo should go first" Mina rolled her eyes and ignored them, she was used to it by now

 

Mina kept looking at the photos that Momo had sent her and smiled like a lunatic at her phone

 

Okay... maybe the jokes were completely justified

 

"For God's sake Mina, just go and ask her out for a date!"  Sana hates being ignored and Mina is an expert on the subject

 

The younger of the Japanese rolled her eyes again and ignored her... again.  Sana pouted and sat on her lap, demanding the attention that (according to her) she deserves

 

Mina sighed and put the phone away from her, she could no longer look at the photos in peace

 

"Okay, what do you need Sana?"  Mina saw her friend pouting and suppressed a smile, she loved teasing her friend 

 

"I hate when someone ignore me and you know it!" Mina patted her head 

 

"So... what were you saying?"  Sana met her friend's gaze and the message was clear 'No more teasing or I'll drop you on the ground and walk away...' or something like that

 

"Okay, I'm sorry, but we're serious, you and Momo behave like girlfriends but none of you dare to take the first step" 

 

Mina sighed and at that moment Jihyo settled on the sofa with her and Chaeyoung entered the room 

 

"Chae, tell her something too" The newcomer turned around, ready to leave 

 

"Chaeyoung!! Don't you dare ignore me or I'll hide your markers!"  The little Korean sighed and returned to sit across from them on the other available sofa 

 

"We've already talked about this, if they are comfortable being friends... I don't see the problem" 

 

"That's exactly the problem!"  Sana groaned not understanding how their friends' brains worked and Jihyo came to the 'rescue' 

 

"Chae, I'll ask you a question and you'll have to answer yes or no, easy right?"  Mina opened to protest, but Jihyo was faster

 

"Mina and Momo are acting like girlfriends?"  Chaeyoung knows that Mina is looking at her and that's why she avoids her gaze when she answers

 

She can't lie 

 

"Yes" Sana makes a strange celebratory noise but her girlfriend hadn't finished yet 

 

"Momo and Mina are obvious and they look good together?"  Chaeyoung curled into a ball, Mina was going to kill her later 

 

"Yes" Sana and Jihyo high fived, Mina sighed and Chaeyoung just wanted to get out of there 

 

"See, even Chae can see it, both of you are obvious with your intentions and everyone sees it, except you two" Jihyo was not giving up 

 

"You were together the whole time at the Christmas Eve party, you even fell asleep on her shoulder..." The tone in Sana's voice had lowered, the teasing had stopped and her eyes were shining with the most seriousness she could muster 

 

"You both love each other and it's obvious to everyone... give you a chance, I don't want you to regret it in the future" Mina knows that it's true and she is grateful for the concern, but losing Momo from her life is not an option 

 

"I really appreciate the words of encouragement, but we're fine" Sana sighed again and pouted, she wasted her 'serious look' for nothing 

 

"Then we'll take it into our own hands" Mina is used to their jokes and she just let them be, it doesn't made sense to try to stop them

 

"Yes, yes, whatever you say... I'll go to sleep then" Mina said goodnight and waved goodbye

 

Sana and Jihyo surrounded the smaller Korean on the couch and the duo shouted their intentions to the rooftops

 

"Operation MiMo is on!"

 

*///////////*

 

If there was something worse than putting up with Sana and Jihyo, it was putting up with Nayeon and Jeongyeon, but Momo had also learned to deal with them, it wasn't easy, but little by little she found her ways

 

"You're so obvious Momo, everyone knows it except her" Momo continued to play with Boo, but she nodded at her friend's joke 

 

"Seriously, you look at her with heartfelt eyes and follow her like a lost puppy, sometimes it's even painful to watch" Momo smiled and took Boo in her hands 

 

"Who's Mom's good boy?"  Nayeon clucked and gave up

 

"Okay, I'll stop" Momo smiled and lowered the puppy to the ground, but luck wasn't on her side

 

Jeongyeon and Dahyun entered the apartment, and Momo groaned at the smile on the newcomer's face

 

"Oh Mina, you look so beautiful today, let me send you another ton of pictures of me and my dogs" Momo stood up and clung to Dahyun's back 

 

"Dubu, they're bothering me again, help me" The young Korean girl couldn't help but smile amused, her unnies were chaotic as always 

 

"I'm sorry Unnie, but I have a date with Tzuyu and I can't be late" Momo pouted and clung to the young Korean's back 

 

"Don't leave me Dubu!, you might never see me again if you leave me with them..." Momo looked over her shoulder at the chaotic duo, both of them had -eating smiles on their faces 

 

"Please Dubu, I'll buy you a chocolate factory!" Dahyun sighed and with all the pain in the world (Not really) got away from her unnie to attend her date 

 

"I'm sorry Unnie, but if I stay, the dead one will be me... I'm leaving now" Dahyun left the apartment and the hopes of a quiet afternoon with her 

 

"Before you say anything... Mina and I are fine with our dynamic, we had a lot of fun and that's enough" Their mocking posture faded and Jeongyeon walked over to put a shoulder around her 

 

"Momo, we're talking about Mina, the same girl you run out of work to see, the same girl that no matter the time, you always answer their messages, the same one that knows the password of your phone and the same one for which you have two phones, one for you and one with all their photos because you insist on not deleting any" 

 

Momo sighed, what can she say?  She knows that is right, she has never tried to deny her feelings but neither she tried to act according to them, she values ​​her friendship with Mina as a treasure and prefers to keep it that way instead of risking losing her forever 

 

"I know Jeong, but you also know my answer, I'm fine" Nayeon rolled her eyes 

 

"That's obvious Momo, but wouldn't you like to be something more? Wouldn't you like to start the year with a girlfriend instead of a friend?"  Momo looked away 

 

"Of course I do... nothing would make me happier than that, but I also think about her and her happiness, if she needs me as her friend... then I'm fine with that" 

 

Momo steeled herself to look her two friends straight in the eye and convince them that what she says is true.  Both girls sighed and Jeongyeon reached over to hug her girlfriend from behind 

 

"This could be you and Mina, but you need to be brave Mo" Momo rolled her eyes and pretended to vomit at their show of affection 

 

"No thanks then" 

 

Nayeon started a chase that It ended with Momo locked in her room, obviously dying of laughter as her friend tried to break down her door 

 

"This isn't over Hirai!"

 

*/////////*

 

The New Years party is a chaotic event, but a lot of fun, especially when you have friends like Mina and Momo have

 

Speaking of them, Mina and Momo did what is normal for them, talking about everything and nothing while isolating themselves from the chaos and letting themselves be enveloped by the warmth of their conversation, both with a glass of punch in their hands just to feel in the festive atmosphere and not in any casual conversation (Their huge smiles didn't go unnoticed)

 

Nayeon and Sana watched the couple chat and a devilish smile formed on their faces. They both ran to the kitchen and seconds later they went out with 'worried' expressions

 

"We're out of disposable cups, we need someone to do us a favor..." Jeongyeon was about to stand up but Sana wasn't going to allow it

 

"Momo! How kind of you" The aforementioned interrupted her conversation with Mina and turned to look at them confused 

 

"Damn! We also need forks, you can't eat the cake with your hands..." 

 

"Can you eat the cake with a fork?"  Chaeyoung and Datzu were just as confused 

 

"Mina! You can help Momo right?"  Mina also felt a bit dazed, she still wasn't sure what was going on but she nodded without thinking much 

 

"Great!"  

 

Before understanding what was happening, both were already outside the apartment, they don't even know what happened to their drinks 

 

Silence settled around them and after their brains could process the last two minutes the same thought formed in their heads

 

A trap... or at least an attempt

 

Mina couldn't help but laugh and Momo joined her a few seconds later, possibly looking like lunatics as they laughed outside 2yeon's apartment

 

Not that they cared

 

*////////////*

 

"Okay, I think that's it" Momo took the bags with the 'missing' utensils and with a nod, they both left the shop

 

Momo hadn't stopped receiving messages from Nayeon, but she ignored them all, since she knew that this was a trap and her messages would only say nonsense that she didn't care to check

 

She couldn't help but laugh at the thought of her friends, they were a real pain in the

 

"What is so funny?"  Mina looked at her with curiosity and a smile (Momo wondered if she also knew that this was a trap)

 

"Nothing, just trying to remember why I have these friends" Mina laughed heartily and Momo accompanied her 

 

"Sometimes I wonder the same thing" 

 

Both crossed the street and with each step an invisible magnetism made them get closer little by little

 

"You know, Nayeon keeps insisting on us-" 

 

Momo bit her tongue, hoping her friend wouldn't notice, but when she turned to look at her, the confusion on her face said it all

 

Me and my big, big mouth 

 

"What does Nayeon say about us?"  Mina raised an eyebrow and her smile was flat on her lips.  Momo started sweating for no reason (Maybe there is)

 

"W-Well, you know... nonsense, as usual" Momo just wanted to dig a hole in the ground and not come out for a month.  Mina stopped in her walk and out of inertia Momo did too

 

They both looked at each other and for the first time in a long time, Momo couldn't read her gaze

 

"What kind of nonsense?"  Her voice was soft as always, but it's strange, there was something in her tone, in her gaze and in the way she clenches her hands into fists that confuses her

 

"Emm, well..." Momo is in a dilemma, this situation feels very strange, but it wasn't unpleasant "You know, she thinks we act like... girlfriends" 

 

Momo feels her cheeks turn red, her chest feels lighter for some reason and her gaze is lost on Mina's.  She analyzes her reaction and can see her eyes widen in surprise, but... she smiles, almost... 

 

Like she likes the idea

 

Her eyes linger longer than usual, her gaze feels heavier than usual and for some reason, it's harder to breathe 

 

"And what do you think?"  Neither of them is aware that the space has shrunk, their bodies rub against each other and both are lost in each other's gaze

 

Momo isn't sure how they got here, but she feels like fate is telling her to 'Be brave' and she agrees

 

"I think… it would be an honor to call me your girlfriend" Mina feels the same way and in a rush of courage, she bridges the gap between them and kisses her

 

The kiss is sweet, slow and short, but Momo feels the bags in her hands weigh tons, her knees go weak and her heart bursts

 

Mina feels like she is flying for a few seconds, her head roars with a single thought 'Momo' and her feelings overflow on the lips of her lover 

 

When they separate, a blush covers their faces and their smiles say everything that words cannot reach 

 

Their smiles say 'I love you'

 

"Wow" And what else could she say?  Mina smiles and her heart fills with love

 

"Yeah, wow"

 

They both smile, but Momo clears , trying to understand what just happened 

 

"This means..." Mina smiles at her and nods 

 

"It means... I'd like to be your girlfriend Momo..." Momo doesn't know what to do, she wants to do a thousand things, running a marathon, jumping into the air, shouting and- 

 

"But..." Momo feels her euphoria drop a little, her heart stops at the sound of Mina's voice 

 

"...I'm sure that if we make it public , I won't be able to get Sana off my back for the whole year" Momo sighs in relief and nods 

 

"Don't worry, I understand you perfectly, the same thing happens with Nayeon and Jeongyeon" 

 

They both laughed of their friends, remembering how they ended up in this situation 

 

"Maybe I should thank them sometime" Momo smiled 

 

"Yeah... that would be fair" 

 

Mina took their hands together and interlocked their fingers, their eyes meeting naturally 

 

"We'll keep it a secret, until next year if possible, I don't want to resist their teasing soon" Momo smiled, she wanted to kiss her pout but she didn't want to appear desperate 

 

"With you by my side... I'm okay with whatever" Mina was amazed at the adoration in her new girlfriend's eyes  

 

She always looked at me like that? 

 

With wide smiles and a new relationship ahead of them, both girls walked back to their friends' house 

 

It's true, their friends are a pain in the ...

 

But they are THEIR pain in the