"How long has it been?"

"20 years."

Aihara Mei, or, after 20 years, Udagawa Mei, had decided to catch up with her stepsister/ex-girlfriend; Their incestuous relationship had been kept secret from family for the last 20 years, a feat of its own.

"How's mom?" Mei asked, continuing their conversation, she had relatively been out of touch since the arranged marriage, and had only realized it after she received a text from Harumi about a class reunion happening on the 23rd.

It was the 21st, a whole two days earlier than the event, and having no place to stay, had opted to go meet Yuzu in her apartment. She was genuinely surprised she still lived in the same apartment after 20 years.

Yuzu took a moment; "She passed away three years ago, drunk driver."

There was the noticeable pain in her voice as she said it, oh how she really missed her mother, always offering advice and comfort when she needed it; When it was Yuzu's turn to take care of her, the sleepless night and the nearly endless river of tears as she sat next to her mother's form on the death bed was something she couldn't ever forget.

"You look like her."

"Thanks."

Silence followed Yuzu's response, of course, for Mei, not knowing that your stepmother who took care of you died with you ever knowing it...well...it leave's an impression as to how long has it been.

Mei glanced at Yuzu, there wasn't a ring on her finger, but the matching rings they shared was still hanging on Yuzu's neck.

Well, it was the same case with Mei, but she had a different ring on her finger.

"Have kids?"

Mei was startled by the question, it took her a few seconds to register and create an answer; A rather unexpected one really.

"No. We divorced 10 years ago."

"But you kept the family name?"

Mei nodded.

Yuzu smiled, a sad smile, but a smile nonetheless; Knowing that Mei could have retunred to her but didn't...hurt her for some reason. "Heh, I fell for her too hard." Yuzu thought to herself, their relationship was pretty awkward from beginning to end, but she savoured the memories. Those were the happiest memories of her life.

Mei scoffed and continued the conversation; "I understand that you're still single?"

Yuzu didn't answer.

But Mei...had a different idea.

She propped herself on all fours on the table, and crawled towards Yuzu, occasionally licking her lips.

The kinks she learned of being married.

Yuzu didn't react though, even as Mei's lips were only several centimetera from hers, she remained unfazed, having grown and matured as time went by.

First thing she stopped herself from doing was dyeing her hair, her natural chestnut coloured hair she had learned to appreciate was the current form, her hips had noticeably gotten curvier, and she had cut her hair short, her hair barely reaching her shoulders.

She quite literally became the spitting image of her mother.

"How about it?" Mei, seductively, said to Yuzu; While Yuzu matured, Mei had become only a bit more childish during the time she was married, her husband being the playful type that he was, had taught her to loosen up and enjoy her days like it was her last, even after the divorce, he remarked how her behaviour was the same when he taught her to loosen up.

Yuzu shook her head and stood up, while she did want to get back with her relationship with Mei, she had...more important matters to attend to, especially now that...

Mei was left dumbfounded, Yuzu used to act all embarassed and stutter when she got close; "It has been Twenty Years, I wonder how much has she changed?" Mei wondered to herself, she wanted to know how different was the Yuzu in front of her from the Yuzu she knew back then, was she a bartender? A showgirl? A secretary? A manager?

Yuzu checked the wall clock.

2:00 PM

"Shit."

Yuzu was about to run towards the bathroom when it came to her.

She had showered earlier, and she really didn't need to worry about what time she went to work.

"Hmmmm...Hey Mei."

The raven haired woman looked up from her position on the table, staring at the eyes of the one she loved.

"Do you want to see where I work?"

Mei nodded, curiosity in her eyes; "Where do you-"

She was promptly cut off by the doorbell ringing, Yuzu walked over and looked at the tiny screen.

"Come in."

After she said that, she walked off into her bedroom, the sounds of her getting dressed had piqued Mei's curiosity, how much did Yuzu change? She noticed the way how Yuzu walked professionally, along with cutting her hair made her look like her mother.

The door opened.

Two kids. One teen, and a toddler.

"We're home."