Talking to the moon

Chapter 29

This is what Yunjin was dreading.

As soon as Chaewon walked back inside after dropping Eunchae off at school and picking up a few groceries, she expected another earful from the Lawyer. She watched with bated breath from the couch as Chaewon put away a few groceries, fish, and vegetables, she had picked up for dinner. Much to her surprise after she was done Chaewon walked over and sat down on the couch, pulling Yunjin in so she was leaning against her chest. Chaewon was being careful, and Yunjin could tell she wanted to pull her much tighter than the grip she actually had on the detective. "Hi."

"Hi to you too," Yunjin responded, tucking her head further into Chaewon's side.

"How are you feeling? Do you need ice or medicine or something?"

"No I'm okay."

"I'm sorry for yelling at you yesterday," Chaewon hummed, "I shouldn't have done that."

Ah. There it was, Chaewon felt bad.

Yunjin had been doing a lot of thinking over the last night, and honestly, she thought that was probably what triggered her nightmare. Chaewon was scared. Yunjin wasn't dumb, she knew her past. Losing someone suddenly happened to her before and changed the entire trajectory of her life, Yunjin just running off and doing what she did probably scared the shit out of her. Chaewon probably had never considered the dangerous aspects of her job, and seeing Yunjin in the hospital after almost kissing death must've been upsetting. Chaewon was usually good at communicating what she felt, and Yunjin was usually good at listening. Last night both of them struggled with that.

"I'm kind of glad you did." Yunjin looked up at her, "I don't want you to hide what you're feeling from me."

"But I can talk instead of yell."

"You can." Yunjin agreed with a shrug, "I'm sorry for pushing you last night, I just- I freaked out and someone touching me made me panic."

"What did you dream about?"

Yunjin took a deep breath, "I was at the scene again, and he shot me. Well, that's what I thought, but he didn't actually shoot me, he shot you and Eunchae."

"Yunjin, this was really traumatic," Chaewon sighed, "I can talk at work and see if there was someone you can talk to."

"No need, I called my therapist this morning and we talked a bit because I can't really go anywhere right now." Yunjin smiled, "We talked for a bit because I can't go in, she told me it's normal for people who have just been through traumatic experiences to have nightmares or panic attacks, but if it gets worse then I need to get more help than just her."

"Eunchae did a good job."

"She did, I didn't know she knew how to do all that."

"She probably learned from experience."

"Mm."

"I'm still mad at you."

"I know."

"I-I love you so much." Chaewon confessed, "But you made such a stupid, stupid decision. And then you didn't even seem sorry for it. It just reminded me of when I was young, and they died in an accident. You almost died because you were reckless."

"I won't do it again."

"I know, you're joining Sakura doing paperwork until further notice," Chaewon teased, earning a groan from the detective. She buried her head into Chaewon's side, a small whine falling past her lips.

"I thought I was free from her hormonal self, a few months of peace and quiet. Why must I be cursed like this."

Chaewon laughed at that, and Yunjin smiled. Chaewon was always prettier when she laughed. Eventually, they flipped on a movie, Yunjin lost track of how long they watched it. But just when Yunjin felt like she was going to fall asleep, Chaewon's phone rang, and the lawyer quickly answered, "Hello?"