I woke up the next morning without her by my side. My heart pounded so fast.

That wasn't just a dream right?

As if on cue, the door opened and the person I am looking for is standing there on wet hair with only a piece of towel covering her nudity.

I sighed in relief.

"What's wrong?" She asked.

I quickly closed the gap between us and pulled her for a hug.

"Don't scare me like this Mina. I thought you left me." I hugged her tight to make sure that she's real.

She tapped my back and broke the hug. She smiled at me. "After giving you my first last night. You thought that I'd just leave like that?"

My face blushed on what she said. How can she openly talk about "it" without being embarassed?

"You'd have to take responsibility of me Chae." She added.

"Well, if you insist like that. Then it leaves me with no choice." I jokingly replied.

She pinched my sides. "What? You have no choice? Huh?"

She kept on pinching me as I tried to evade them.

I laughed with her playfulness today. She's different from what she's used to.

Well, six years really is a long time.

My father sent a car and other necessities for me. Including my money. He was so happy that I finally agreed to the vacation he forcefully gave me.

I gave him my thanks for doing so and he just proudly answered me "I'm always right.". I know it's my mom's idea and not his, but I just let him be. I owe him this one anyway.

My mom took over my work temporarily. They said that I can come back whenever I want to. But that's the problem. Can I not comeback and just stay here, with this woman I am with inside my car?

"Eyes on the road Chae." She pushed my chin to look straight at the road.

"Alright. Alright."

I drove on my left hand and snatched her resting hand with my right. I intertwined our fingers then move the pair close to my nose to smell the back of her hand. I saw her smiled on my peripheral.

"Where are we going anyways?" I asked her. She just told me to dress up minutes ago because we need to go somewhere.

"To meet people."

I am guessing that it's her former colleagues are the one we are meeting today. I already meet them before, but not in a quite good sight. I even scared them that day.

I parked my car to a local Secondary High School. She guided me the way to one of the faculty rooms. She knocked twice befor entering.

A familiar face near the entrance greeted us. She smiled at me. I smiled back.

She's one of those three.

Mina and that lady walked deeper inside the faculty and there I found the other two familiar faces chatting with each other.

"They're here!" The woman we are with announced.

The other two looked at us. They hugged Mina.

"We miss you Teacher Mina."

"Yah! You shouldn't have quitted!"

"You're suitors are looking for you."

My brows furrowed from that. Suitors?

Mina automatically looked at me. She looked like she committed something she shouldn't. I eyed her suspisciously.

I moved closer to her and wrapped my arms around her waist. Her friends became silent and stared at my arms.

"Aren't you the popular one Ms. Myoui?" I whispered in her ears.

"I did not tell you because it's not important. And I did not entertain any of them anyways. Not worth sharing." She replied nervously. Trying to defend herself.

I raised my eyebrows in discontentment.

"Ahemm.."

One of her friends fakingly coughed to catch our attention. Mina quickly composed herself and introduced me to them.

"Chae, This is Nayeon, Jeongyeon and Sana. My former co-teachers and also my close friends here."

I shaked their hands individually. "Guys, you already met her before. She's Chaeyoung, my-"

"Mina!"

Mina could not finished her introduction of me because someone from behind us appeared and hugged her, pushing me aside in the process.

My insides automatically burned in annoyance when I saw that it's a guy. I gritted my teeth.

Mina shoved the guy away quickly. "Mark! What are you doing?"

"My students saw you entering the faculty. I did not waste my time and ran as quickly as possible. I really miss you Mina." He is about to hug Mina back but I pushed him away and moved Mina behind me.

No one touches mine. NO ONE!

"What the hell?!" The guy yelled at me.

"Your mouth Mark. The kids might hear you." Mina's friend scolded him, I guess it was Jeongyeon if I remembered correctly.

That Mark guy ignored her and glared at me instead. "Who are you? And why did you push me?"

"Who are you? And why are you hugging my wife?" I asked in return.

He was astonished. He can't believed what I just asked.

I felt Mina's hands pulling the hem of my polo from behind. I think she is trying to calm me.

After his silence. Mark laughed. He maybe thought I was being absurd. But seeing my glaring eyes, he realized that I am dead serious.

"Y-you're crazy! Mina is not that kind of woman."

"What kind of woman, Mark?" Mina jumped in into the conversation.

"L-like that. Like that woman said. You are not that immoral of a person."

My fist landed to his face.

"I do not know what immorality you are talking about. But I do know that loving someone on the same gender indeed bends the norms but that does not mean we are immoral." I told him in gritted teeth. "You're close-mindedness is what I consider immoral and filthy. Do not show your face in front of Mina again. Consider this a threat."

I grabbed Mina's hands and pulled her away from that room.

"I am not threatened by you."

He is so persistent that it pisses me more.

Mina replied faster than me. "You should. My wife is not someone you should bark on. If she's threatening you, then be threatened." She then looked at her shocked friends. "You asked me before if I already have someone. Yes. I already have. Six years ago and 'till now. And she's right here. Her name is Son Chaeyoung."

She looked at me, smiling. "I'll call you guys later."

And we left that place hand in hand.

I was so infuriarated awhile ago but hearing Mina calling me "wife", submitting to my sudden outburst to claim her right there and then, melts my angst.  

"Let's go home, my wife." I teased her leaving her face turning red as an apple.

6 months later...

"Ready?"

She just nodded in response. She's really nervous about this. I held her hand and pressed it tightly, reassuring that I am just here. That I am fine with this.

The metal door squeaked. He's here.

With his hands in front with handcuffs, he appeared and sat in front of us. The police took his handcuffs off and left us to talk for 15-minute time.

"How are you? Brother?"

Mina asked casually after a brief silence. I see that her relationship with her brother changed. And that's because of me.

Kai's eyes are turning wet. "I'm sorry Mitang. I'm really sorry."

They talked and I just sat there, listening while holding Mina's hand.

As I stared at them both crying, I saw Somi smiled behind my mind.

Am I forgiving this person?

Yes. I am. I will. For Mina. For Somi.

And for me.