Ayame's head was pounding when she opened her eyes.
"Fucking Tequila." She said holding her head.
"Don't yell." Lilly said sitting up.
"Where are we?" Ayame asked.
"I think it's your room." Lilly said looking around through blurry eyes.
"How the hell did we get here?" Ayame asked.
"I don't know." Lilly said. "Oh fuck. I'm late for work."
Lilly jumped out of the bed and ran to the closet.
"I'm borrowing some of your clothes." She said.
"Throw me something I'll go with you." Ayame said sitting up.
"What about your shoulder?" Lilly asked.
"I won't work I just want to go with you to say hi to everyone." Ayame said.
Lilly smiled and threw Ayame a pair of pants and a shirt. They were soon dressed and walked into the living room.
"It's about time you two woke up." Josh said looking up from his paper.
"Where are you off to now?" Linna asked from the kitchen.
"Lilly is late for work and I want to go with her to say hi to the gang." Ayame said.
"How are you gonna get there?" Josh asked. "Priss's car is at the bar."
"Can I take our car?" Ayame asked. "I'll be back in and hour or so."
"Linna that's your call." Josh said dodging the question.
"Oh sure pin it on me." Linna said looking at him.
"Damn right." Josh said laughing.
"I guess as long as your back in 3 hours." Linna said.
"Thanks mom." Ayame said grabbing the keys and running out the door.
"Was that a hicky on her neck?" Linna asked.
"I think so." Josh said.
Lilly was already an hour late as they pulled into the GENOM parking lot.
"Oh man Mr. Mason is gonna kill me." Lilly said jumping out of the car before it even stopped moving.
She ran up the steps of the building and through the doors. She nearly bowled the door guard over as she ran past him and into the elevator. She ran into the dressing room scaring the hell out of Lynn who was standing next to it.
"Damn Lilly are you trying to break the door down?" Lynn asked.
"Sorry." Lilly said out of breath.
"I'd given up hope that you were gonna make it." Sue Ann said.
"Sorry." Lilly said. "I bet Mr. Mason is pissed."
"No I told him about last night and he was happy and didn't think you wee gonna come in either." Sue Ann said.
"Well I'm here." Lilly said.
"I didn't tell anyone here about what happened last night I thought you'd like to tell them." Sue Ann said.
"Ok thanks I will." Lilly said walking to her locker and starting to change into her inner suit.
Lilly was just closing her locker when the door opened and Ayame walked in. The girls in the room looked at her in shock none of them thought she'd be back so soon.
"What's everyone staring at?" Ayame asked feeling uneasy.
"I didn't think you'd be back so soon." Yama said.
"I'm not back I'm just here to say hi." Ayame said.
"How's the shoulder?" Takame asked.
"Hurts now and then but it's healing." Ayame said.
"So Ayame where did you get that hicky on your neck?" Sherry asked.
"I have a hicky?" Ayame asked.
"What lucky guy were you bagging last night?" Lynn asked.
"Hey." Lilly interrupted. "That's not your concern."
Lynn looked at Lilly then Ayame and raised an eyebrow.
"Everyone I have something to say." Ayame said. "This hicky is not from a guy. It's from a girl."
"What?" Sherry asked with a blank look on her face.
"I'm gay." Ayame said. "But don't worry I'm not looking at any of you and getting off. Well ok one of you."
Everyone in the room looked around at each other trying to see who she was talking about then they all looked right at Lilly.
"Yes it's me." Lilly said when she felt the eyes on her.
"So are you two dating or just sleeping with each other?" Lynn asked.
"Actually as of last night we're engaged." Ayame said showing everyone Lilly's ring.
Some of the girls smiled and others frowned and some just stared blankly. The room was silent for a few seconds until Sue Ann stood up.
"Well I can't let them be the only ones in the spot light." She said. "I too am a lesbian."
"Me too." Ayekwon said standing next to Sue Ann. "Sue Ann and I are dating.
Lynn looked at her sister with a shocked look on her face.
"You?" She asked.
"Yes Lynn me." Ayekwon said.
"We have lived together for 22 years and I only now find out your gay." Lynn said in shock.
"Lynn I didn't know I was until Sue Ann asked me out and part of me said "Could be fun" so I said yes." Ayekwon said. "I learned last night just what pleasure really is."
Lynn lowered her head and clinched her fist.
"So it was you." Lynn said standing up and looking at Sue Ann. "I'm gonna fucking kill you!"
Lynn ran across the room and smashed her fist into Sue Ann's jaw sending blood flying from her bottom lip and sending her to the ground.
"LYNN!?" Ayekwon yelled and ran over to Sue Ann.
"You sorry bitch." Lynn said and ran at her again.
Ayame and Lilly stepped in front of Sue Ann and Ayekwon and stopped Lynn dead in her tracks.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Lilly asked pushing Lynn back.
"She confused my sister." Lynn said and tried to get past Lilly and Ayame.
"I didn't confuse her." Sue Ann said wiping the blood from her lips and standing up. "She went willingly. If anything I opened the door."
"Lynn sit down or I'm gonna knock you out." Lilly said and clinched her fist.
Ayekwon ran to her sister and put her hands on her shoulders and pushed her back.
"Lynn please calm down." She said as she started to cry. "If I've hurt you I'm sorry. But I love Sue Ann."
"I don't think you know what love is." Lynn said and pushed her away. "I quit." She said and grabbed her things out of her locker and walked out of the room
"Lynn wait." Nisi said and ran after her.
"I'm sorry Ayekwon." Sue Ann said. "I shouldn't have said anything I know you wanted to tell her at a better time. I just couldn't let Lilly and Ayame stand in the fire."
"I understand." Ayekwon said clearing the tears from her eyes. "You did the right thing that's why I stood up. I'm sorry Lynn took it so hard."
"I think she took it rather well." Sue Ann said. "My family cut me off and I left China to get as far away from them a I could."
"My mom gave me a black eye." Lilly said.
"My parents didn't care." Ayame said.
Nisi walked back in the room and closed the door.
"Lynn is gone and will not be coming back." She said.
"I guess I'm gonna need a place to stay." Ayekwon said looking at Sue Ann.
"It's not much but you can stay with me." Sue Ann said.
"Wow it sure got gloomy in her." Sherry said. "Come on girls this isn't the time to be sad or mad. Lilly and Ayame are getting married."
The atmosphere of the room changed and it was a good one. There were mane hugs and congratulations. Ayame was telling a few of the girls the story of how she proposed when the door opened.
"Lynn just quit anyone know why?" Marten asked walking in the room. "Oh you made it Lilly good."
"Sorry sir." Lilly said. "Lynn quit because of personal reasons."
"I see." Marten said. "I hope she comes back."
"I think she will." Lilly said.
"Ok I was just coming to see what was going on." Marten said and turned to leave. "Ayame I'd like to see you in my office." He said and walked out.
"Yes sir." Ayame said.
Ayame stood up and gave Lilly a hug.
"I'll see you when you get off." She said and kissed her on the cheek and walked out.
Marten's office
Marten Mason was sitting in his office when Ayame walked in and closed the door behind her.
"You wanted to see me sir?" She asked.
"Yes please sit down." Marten said. "Sue Ann Kim told me that you and Lilly are getting married. Is this true?"
"Yes sir it is." Ayame said.
"I never even knew you were dating." Marten said.
"It was kept secret from our own families until just recently." Ayame said.
"Well I'm glad to here it." Marten said. "I know I'm not the first and I hope I'm not the last but congratulations."
"Thank you sir." Ayame said.
"Ok now down to business." Marten said changing the subject. "How long do you think it will be until your shoulder heals and you return?"
"I can't say for sure sir." Ayame said. "It looks like its healing but it still hurts like all hell."
"I see ok you will remain on disability until it heals fully." Marten said.
"Yes sir will that be all?" Ayame asked.
"Yes. Dismissed." Marten said.
"Thank you sir." Ayame said and stood up and left.
Security room
Lilly sat in the security room looking at her ring and thinking about starting a life with Ayame by her side.
'Am I really ready for this?' She thought. 'I really love Ayame and I want to be with her but….What am I saying I was gonna ask her to marry me. What is wrong with me?"
"Having seconded thoughts?" Toyo asked.
"What? Oh hi Toyo. I don't know." Lilly said.
"I did too don't worry." Toyo said.
"I didn't even know you are married." Lilly said.
"I'm not." Toyo said. "He was an asshole and we're divorced."
"Oh sorry." Lilly said.
"It's ok. Now that I think of it I never loved him in the first place." Toyo said. "He got me pregnant so I married him. He was ok at first but we lost the baby 5 months in and he took a turn for the worst."
"Sounds like you had it rough." Lilly said.
"Yea I did but it's ok." Toyo said. "As I said he was a jerk."
"I don't mean him I mean losing the baby." Lilly said.
"Yea that was hard." Toyo said.
"I can only imagine." Lilly said.
"You don't want to." Toyo said.
"Your right I don't.' Lilly said. "I'm sorry I brought up painful memories."
"It's ok." Toyo said. "I like to think of the baby makes me feel close to her."
"Hey Lilly over here." Sue Ann yelled ending the conversation.
Lilly walked over to where Sue Ann was standing with a smile on her face.
"What is it?" Lilly asked.
"Ayekwon and I want to take you and Ayame out on the town for a celebration tonight if you're willing." Sue Ann said.
"I'll have to run it past Ayame but I'm sure she'll be ok." Lilly said with a smile. "So where do you want to go?"
"Not sure yet." Sue Ann said with a shrug. "Ayekwon is in the training room so I'll ask her next time I see her if there's somewhere she wanted to go."
"Ok well when you find out let me know so I can tell Ayame.