Day 7 - 03:12 PM

Zai was filled with both excitement and nervous energy as she pulled up to Zen's house. She could already see Jumin's limousine parked in front of her, and Driver Kim's silhouette in the front seat. As she walked to the front door, she tried to ignore the fact that this would not be like their previous date at the restaurant. She would be in Zen's house with both him and Jaehee. Together. In private. With no one else around.

Doing her best of hold in her squeals of delight, she knocked on the door best she could with her arms laden with groceries.

It was Zen that opened the door. Zai was thankful because she wholeheartedly believed that if Jaehee had opened the door, she would've dropped everything just to wrap her arms around the other woman and exclaim how happy she was to be able to pursue a possible relationship with her.

"Hey, Babe! You made it!"

"Yeah!, I uh," Zai lifted the bags full of food so that Zen could see them. "I got stuff for dinner."

"Whoa, you didn't have to bring so much! But my fridge is pretty empty except for-"

"Beer?" That got a laugh out of him.

"Haha, yeah! How did you know?"

He stood aside so that Zai could make her way into the house, and she grinned as he offered to relieve her of some of her burdens.

"You actor types may be talented, but when it comes to looking after yourself?" She set the bags down by the door so she could wrap her arms around him. "You need help looking after your health." Even if she hadn't looked up, she could feel him tense up and watched as a grin slowly spread across his face.

Suddenly she was being lifted and squeezed by wonderfully strong arms. She was quickly set down and when she and Zen's eyes locked, she could see the flush in his normally pale cheeks and the brightness of his smile.

"Aaah...you're so considerate! Thank you." Taking half of her bags with him, he beckoned her to follow him to the kitchen. "Jaehee is waiting in the living room but we should probably put these away first. At the mention of Jaehee, Zai's anxiety came back. She couldn't help but think about what might happen if this night ended in failure.

Shaking her negative thoughts away, Zai steeled her nerves and did her best to reassure herself that wouldn't happen. Plus, even if it did, it had no effect on her final plans. Taking a deep breath, she helped Zen place all the pre-cooked items she'd made earlier on the counter, before placing the rest of the ingredients in the fridge for later.

As Zen pulled her along to where Jaehee was sitting, Zai's excitement began to build. At the sight of the other woman sitting down and idly scrolling through her phone, the dam broke loose.

"Jaehee!' Hearing her name be called at such a volume immediately woke Jaehee out of her focus and brought her eyes to the younger brunette who was eagerly holding her arms out for a hug.

"Zai!" She stood and moved to embrace the shorter girl, but was surprised when her body was suddenly engulfed in Zai's clutch.

"Jaehee I'm so happy for you!"

"Happy for me? Why?"

"You're finally realizing that you deserve good things too!" Zai hadn't wanted to get so emotional, but as she looked up at the woman who she had fallen in love with so many times, she was filled with joy.

"Oh yeah, I forgot that we were supposed to talk about that." Zen didn't look at all bothered about the two women embracing in the middle of his house. If anything, he looked just as excited as Zai felt. "Do you guys wanna eat first, though?"

"Yes."

"Yes please!"

Day 7 - 05:45 PM

Dinner was a pleasant, if not high energy, affair. Zai had brought a variety of dishes and spare ingredients with reference to both Zen and Jaehee's tastes. Needless to say, there were very few leftovers when the three were done. Afterward, they moved back to the living room to watch some of Zen's personal copies of his musicals at Jaehee's request,

Zen has said he wasn't nervous about the girls seeing his performances (even though Jaehee had seen all of them at least twice each), but at witnessing Zai and Jaehee's delighted expressions, his worries soon melted away to the point where he could simply enjoy watching himself act with them. There was silence throughout most of them, with Jaehee using a spare napkin to dab away at the tears forming in the corner of her eyes. When Zen removed his shirt on-screen, he almost jumped out of his seat at Zai's whooping and Jaehee's wolf whistles. The two women started at his expression and paused just to laugh.

This continued for most of the night. Zai even managed to get Zen and Jaehee to help her throw together a quick dessert with the remaining ingredients they hadn't used. All in all, it was a most enjoyable evening shared by the three.

Day 7 - 09:02 PM

POV: ZEN Mode

While Zai and Jaehee were preoccupied with debating Zen's key points during his role in 'Promiscuous Jalapeño Topping', Zen leaned over to grab his phone so he could check the time. It's past nine. The news was startling, as he realized that it was actually a lot later than he had expected. Both Jaehee and Zai would be leaving soon, and while he'd had a good time with them, he also didn't want it to end. However, that was selfish thinking, and he couldn't let himself take advantage of their affections for him.

"Hey, Zai, Jaehee." The two women looked over at him before they could start another debate on whether his performance in this musical was better than one of his others. "It's getting pretty late," He tried not to let his downcast feelings project through his voice, but at their expressions, it seemed like he wasn't doing a very good job. "Not that I want to kick you out or anything, but you should probably be getting home soon." Had it really been over six hours that he'd spent with them? It felt like such a short amount of time.

No sooner than he had said those words, he could see Zai's face fall with disappointment, and Jaehee seemed to be holding in her emotions once again. Why did this have to be so hard!?

"It's okay, Zen. It's not like we can stay overnight or anything."

"I agree with Zai. Also, I still have work tomorrow. It would be undue of us to overstay our welcome." Zen looked over to them and saw the love shining in their eyes. Even when he was pushing them away, they still did their best to comfort him. Taking a deep breath, he stood and reached over to grab both of their hands so he could pull them up as well.

"Okay then, before you go, there's something I really wanted to show you."

Taking the two of them up onto the roof was something Zen had wanted to do ever since Zai stepped through the door into his home. It was a place that he usually went to when he wanted to do some self-introspection, and his apartment was far enough from the city that he could still see the stars in the sky at night.

With both Jaehee and Zai sitting on either side of him, he felt the happiness building in his chest first before it showed on his face. Then he was crying and both women were suddenly alarmed about the tears streaming down his face. Then he was laughing and their confusion was obvious in their expressions.

"I'm- I'm sorry!" He moved to wipe the tears from his eyes with his sleeve as Jaehee and Zai shot concerned looks at each other. "I'm just...so happy. That I got to spend time with you both tonight." He could feel their arms wrapping around his own as his shoulders trembled under the weight of his own emotions.

"You know..my parents always called me ugly as a child? They were worried that I'd grow up to be too conceited and spoiled like other famous people. My brother was the only one I could depend on until.. he turned on me too." Looking up he could make out each individual light in the sky as he felt the warmth seeping through his body from where Zai and Jaehee were touching him.

"I think...I think you two became more special to me than I originally thought." Upon hearing his statement, Zai spoke up first.

"What do you mean by that, Zen?"

"I mean, you two have supported me from day one...and you Jaehee," At her name being mentioned, Jaehee straightened almost imperceptibly before tightening her grasp on Zen's arm.

"You've been supporting me for even longer, but I think I was way more oblivious back then." He sighed and the two women withdrew their arms so that he could lean back. "Maybe if I hadn't been so narcissistic, I would have realized it sooner." He shot a blinding grin at Jaehee and did his best to stifle his laughter at how fast her cheeks reddened. Zai had no such restrictions and laughed openly.

"Zai I called you yesterday for reassurance about the scandal with Echo Girl, but also about your feelings for me, right?" Untrusting of her own words at the moment, Zai nodded. "Then I was right. Also, I'm glad that Jaehee is here too since this is something best said in person instead of over the phone or by text."

All was quiet for a moment and he could feel the tension in the air. It was heavy but full of energy like a wire pulled to near-breaking point.

"I'm not completely sure about it, but at the same time," He reached for both Zai and Jaehee's hands and felt some of the anxiety fall away as their presence grounded him. "I think...I might actually love you both."

If things were tense before, then now it was as if someone had set an entire fireworks booth on fire. When he looked over at Zai she looked awestruck, but simultaneously near tears. Jaehee was in a similar situation but seemed to be the verge of hyperventilating if her quick breaths were any indication.

"Ah, that wasn't too forward of me, was it? I'm sorry I can take it ba-"

"NO!" Suddenly he was being smothered by the two women as they wrapped their arms around him. He could feel Jaehee's glasses digging into his back, and Zai's face was pressed into his shoulder. If he was being honest with himself, it wasn't as uncomfortable as he thought it would be.

"Zen...you and Zai have..helped me to see that perhaps, not everything is as black and white as it seems." When he turned around to look at Jaehee, he could see the stars reflecting in the lens of her glasses. "You're both right in the regard that I..can do better for myself, and I do not have settle for less when I can work towards my dreams just as you have." Zen was hit with a rush of affection and pride as he took in the determined expression on her face. He felt Zai shift and moved so that she could hold Jaehee's hand.

"You know I never thought that this night would end like this." Zen moved his arms around their waists and both he and Jaehee focused on Zai. "I was so worried for no reason at all. I think I was just trying to convince myself that I was making it all up, that both your feelings for me were imagined." When she looked up, Zen noticed her eyes were swimming with tears.

"I'm so happy, so so happy that you two are in my life." Now she was crying too. "I don't know what I'd do if you weren't..." She removed her hand from its place Zen's back so she could wipe her face.

"Thank you so much...Even if you didn't have feelings for me, I'd be satisfied knowing that you're both still here." Zen felt more than saw Jaehee move, then she was in front of him, a genuine smile on her face.

"If it makes you feel better, Zai. I...think I might love you and Zen as well..."

There was a cry of joy and then all three of them were cuddling. A triple mess of tears and laughter beneath the star-lit sky with their hands intertwined.

Day 7 - 11:36 PM

By the time Zai got home it was quite late, and she was both physically and emotionally exhausted from the events that had previously transpired less than two hours ago. She was so exhausted that she didn't even bother checking on the RFA before pulling on her night clothes and falling into bed with a sigh.

Replaying both Zen and Jaehee's confessions in her head, Zai drifted into unconsciousness with a soft look of bliss on her face.