The Last to Leave || Ryeji ff

- Chapter 13 -

At one-thirty on the dot, friends and neighbors began to arrive at the Hwangs' house. By two-thirty, the party was in full swing. As much as she normally enjoyed her family's Labor Day party, she was kind of disappointed to have it underway now. Hanging out at her childhood home with Ryujin and watching her get along so well with her parents was kind of surreal and Yeji didn't want it to end. She secretly hoped Ryujin would stick around after everyone left the party so they had more time like that together.

Her thoughts were interrupted by Ryujin coming up beside her and putting an arm around her waist. "My parents just texted to tell me they're here. Ready to meet the people who made such perfection?"

"But that already happened hours ago when you met my parents."

"Ha-ha. Good one. Let's go."

Yeji was surprised when Ryujin grabbed her hand and dragged her through the house. When did hand holding become so natural between them? Yeji had no idea, but she didn't care, because it felt amazing. Unfortunately, Ryujin dropped her hand as soon as her parents were in view.

"Mom! Dad! Over here!" she yelled while waving her hands.

Ryujin definitely resembled her dad more than her mom. He had short dark hair and those same brown eyes while her mom had blonde hair and blue eyes. They were both tall just like Ryujin. They honestly looked much younger than Yeji expected, but she figured they must have had Ryujin earlier than Yeji's parents had her since they had another daughter eight years later.

"Hi! You must be Yeji," Ryujin's dad said as he reached his hand out to her.

Yeji accepted his firm handshake and tried to return it just as firmly. "It's very nice to meet you, sir. I've heard so much about you both."

"We've heard a bunch about you too. My daughter couldn't stop singing your praises last night," Mrs.Shin added. She held her arms out toward Yeji. "It's so nice to meet you, dear. I hope you don't mind, but I'm a hugger."

Yeji readily accepted her embrace. "I don't mind one bit. I'm also a hugger."

Except, that was a slight lie. Yeji hadn't been much of a hugger before meeting Ryujin, but now that she knew how good it felt to be wrapped in those arms, she was obsessed. The prime example was their hug earlier when Ryujin first arrived. It killed her to pull away. She would have stayed like that all day if she could have.

"Let me take you guys out back and introduce you to my parents. They'll be so excited to meet you."

To absolutely no one's surprise, their parents hit it off as soon as they met. They had a lot in common, including their obsession with their daughters and sports and the fact that their daughters used to play sports.

"I'm sure they'll entertain each other for hours," Yeji whispered to Ryujin. "Now is the time to sneak off to my room."

She took Ryujin's hand once again and led her back through the house and up the stairs to her room. Her bedroom looked the same way since high school. The walls were covered with pictures of her and her friends and the shelf that lined the whole room was filled with trophies and plaques.

Yeji dropped Ryujin's hand and wrapped her arms around her from behind, kissing the spot just below her ear. "Want to try out my old bed?"

Ryujin turned around and pushed her away with one hand. "I'm not having sex with you while your parents are hosting a Labor Day party downstairs. That's just wrong."

"Says the girl who gave me an orgasm in the middle of a restaurant."

Ryujin smiled and bit her lip in a way that caused so many dirty thoughts to run through Yeji's head.