The group of people walked to the parking garage near the airport, making small, broken conversation as they went. Taecyeon remained at the back of the group, watching the girl translating in the front. He wasn't paying attention to anything she was saying or if she was even saying it correctly, he was too busy thinking about finally being able to speak with her. Not just a 'Sorry for taking your suitcase,' but an actual conversation. He wanted to know more about her.

The girl and her friend broke away from her parents, Wooyoung, Junho and Jun K following the young ladies. Taecyeon followed them but was stopped by Chansung's hand on his shoulder.

“Hyung, you're going with us, remember?” Taecyeon looked confused. “The girl is translating for her car. We need you in this one.

Taecyeon stopped in his tracks and looked at them. He vaguely remembered Nichkhun saying something similar earlier while they were walking in the airport. He tried to play it off and pointed at the girl as she continued talking and laughing with the other three members, “She's the one you were talking about?”

The two in front of him stared at him. “Did you not hear her talking to everyone earlier about the house? In Korean?” Nichkhun asked.

Taecyeon scratched his head, ashamed, “Sorry. I was kind of...”

“In your own little world filled with whatever you're so excited about?” Chansung finished for him.

Taecyeon laughed nervously, “Shut up... Let's just go.”

Cate opened her door to her new Toyota Avalon and sat behind the wheel. The other four with her followed with Anya sitting next to her in the front and Wooyoung squished in the middle of the backseat. The car was spacious and gave the tall men just enough leg room to sit comfortably.

“Do you need more room?” Anya asked Jun K who sat behind her. Cate gained his attention and translated the question posed to him.

He smiled and shook his head, “No. I am alright.” Anya blushed at his English and had to look away.

Cate chuckled and turned the key in the ignition. As she waited for everyone to put their seat belts on, she turned Anya's ipod on and put it on shuffle. She turned the volume low so it wouldn't disturb anyone.

The three men looked at each other when they heard something familiar come on through the speakers of the car. Anya looked back at them through the mirror and noticed their smiles getting brighter.

The three in the back nodded to each other and pointed to Wooyoung, “That girl neomu yeppeo. Oh my God gigo makhyeo. Igeon bon jeogi eommeun geureon areumdaumiya.”

Cate smiled and listened as the three sang along with the song to perfection. It was a good idea to put Anya's music on. She noticed Anya turn to her and give her a strange look. She looked to her and gave her a look of confusion back. Anya held up a finger to her lips and told her to listen close. Cate did as she was told and looked through the mirror at the young, admittingly, attractive men.

Juhnho, Wooyoung and Jun K raised their hands into the air, “Ship jeom manjeome ship jeom!”

Cate's eyes widened and she looked back to a smiling Anya, “WHAT?!”

The two cars and the RV pulled into the driveway after almost two hours of driving through heavy traffic. Cate opened her windows as she parked her car in her spot and smiled as she heard the dogs barking happily inside the house. “The dogs won't hurt you, they're just loud,” she assured the wary men as they stepped out of her car and looked around.

The others in her parents' car stepped out, amazement on their faces as well.

“Woah... I want to run around in the yard and roll all over it!” Nichkhun exclaimed and Chansung nodded his head in agreement. Cate laughed and told her parents what he said. Nichkhun walked onto the grass and looked around, “A tree house!”

No one needed a translation since he dropped his bag on the ground and ran toward the old structure. Cate and Anya had rebuilt it the summer after Cate had graduated from high school, but the base was still fairly old.

Cate's dad laughed and walked up the ramp to the house. He opened the door and let loose the hounds. The two older, yellow labs stopped at the top of the ramp and growled at the five strangers they saw. Nichkhun climbed down the ladder of the tree house, startling the fluffy brothers.

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