The Last to Leave || Ryeji ff

- Epilogue -

27 years old

"You have no idea how excited I am that you guys invited us along on your one-year anniversary trip to Cabo," Ryujin said over the phone to Soobin. "This might seem a little crazy, but I bought a ring and I've been trying to decide how to propose to Yeji and this is absolutely perfect. I'm going to do it in Cabo."

Soobin chuckled slightly, a small snort escaping as he did. "That's great! I'm excited."

Ryujin knew it probably sounded crazy. They had been dating just short of a year and hadn't officially moved in together yet. That was only because they had leases that hadn't run out yet.
There was almost never a night that they weren't together at one of their places. The one reason Yeji wasn't with her right now was because Ryujin had gotten home from work before her.

"Am I completely insane?" Ryujin asked. "I mean, we're in the process of closing on a house. Should I really throw wedding planning into the mix too?"

"Listen, you and Yeji are oddly perfect for each other. If you're ready to propose and this is how you want to do it, I say go for it. It's not like you have to start planning right away."

"Says the guy who had his wedding three months after getting engaged."

Soobin groaned. "That was all Jisu. Speaking of which, I need to go. She just walked in. We love you! Can't wait for Cabo. Should be a very interesting trip."

Once they were off the phone, Ryujin walked to her closet where she had the ring hidden in a pocket of a random sweatshirt in the very back. She pulled it out and looked at it once again, unable to help the smile that came to her face.
In just a few weeks, she would be proposing to her best friend and it was going to be perfect.

***

Only one more day. Yeji could hardly believe that she would be proposing to Ryujin the next day. It was so surreal. The plan she had been working on for months was playing out perfectly. Ryujin completely bought the story that Soobin and Jisu had invited them along for their anniversary trip since they were all together when Soobin proposed.

As she walked along the beach with Ryujin and watched the beautiful Cabo sunset, she took the hand that wasn't holding Ryujin's and ran it over the pocket she was carrying the ring in. She had no idea why she brought it along when she wasn't proposing tonight, but the truth was, it had barely left her sight since she bought it.

She was brought back to reality when Ryujin came to a sudden stop. "Isn't it beautiful?" she asked.

Yeji looked from Ryujin to the setting sun and then back at Ryujin. "It really is."

"I want every sunset with you," Ryujin said so quietly Yeji could barely hear it.

"Huh?"

Ryujin cleared her throat. "I want every sunset, sunrise, rainy day, snowstorm; every up; every down. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

Wait, what the hell was happening? As Ryujin turned to her, then dropped down on one knee it was clear exactly what was happening.

Yeji shook her head and dropped down on one knee as well. "Whoa. Wait."

She scrambled in her pocket to fish out the ring, determined to be the first to propose. When Ryujin saw the ring, her mouth dropped open in shock and then a wide grin spread across her face, but just as quickly, that grin was replaced with a look of determination as she pulled the ring box out of her purse.

Oh, no you don't, thought Yeji. She fumbled with the ring as she brought it closer to Ryujin's hand. "I had a whole big speech planned out, but as usual you ruined it, so I need to ask this before you do. Shin Ryujin, will you marry me?"