AN: Hi this is all fluff! Merr Crimmus!
❆ Christmas Day - 11:25 AM ❆
Although she was supposed to be asleep at the moment, Zai was hard at work inviting guests for the next party. If everything went according to plan, then the participant count for their next fundraiser would be a record breaker! Still, she'd been up for nearly five hours already without eating breakfast. She knew if she didn't get a head start on the day, she'd be intercepted by-
"Babe...what are you doing working?" And there it was.
"Zenny! I was just finishing up some emails-" Her husband shuffled up to her while wrapped in a thick, fluffy robe and rested his chin atop her head.
"Ah ah ah. We're supposed to be on vacation." He plucked her phone out of her hands and placed in his pocket while she feebly tried to retrieve it. "Emails can wait until tomorrow."
"But Zen!" She extended the last letter of his name and clung to his sleeves. "I'm so close to breaking my last record...over five hundred guests! It's unprecedented!" A laugh cut through the atmosphere and she felt a pair of lips press against her forehead.
"You can break your record later. It's Christmas and we're not supposed to be up until everyone else is up too." Scooping her up out of the lounge chair she'd been curled up in, Zai withheld a squeal as she was carried back to the bedroom and gently deposited between a sleeping Jaehee and Saeran. Zen slid into bed from the other side, and she forced down a giggle at seeing Saeran instinctively cuddle closer to the taller man. Toning her voice down to a whisper, she let one hand drift over entwine with Jaehee's.
"So, how did you get up without waking them?" Zen grimaced lightly.
"With a lot of difficulty. I still haven't figured out how you do it so easily." Humming gently, she let her head sink back against the pillows.
"You've just gotta be really smooth. You're so jittery, no wonder it's hard for you." He made a small noise of offense and Zai smiled at his antics.
"Whatever, just go to sleep you workaholic."
"Hypocrite."
"Love you too, Zai."
By the time he'd said it she was already well on her way to unconsciousness, surrounded by the love and warmth of those she cherished the most.
❆ Christmas Day - 02:41 PM ❆
It was well into the day by the time Zai woke up once more. She was disappointed to find the bed empty except for her and dragged her feet all the way to the closet before pulling on her own robe and venturing out into the rest of the cabin to search for her spouses. Thankfully, she didn't have to search for long due to the noises coming from the kitchen.
Stepping into the room, she sighed with pleasure at the warmth that immediately washed over her. Jaehee and Zen were sitting at the table, talking softly, and Saeran was in front of the stove cooking.
"Hey, are those pancakes?" The occupants of the room all perked up upon seeing her, and Jaehee brightened immensely once Zai sat down next to her.
"Zai! Zen told me you got up early to work on your phone again." Trust Zen to rat her out to their wife like this! She was sleeping on Jaehee's side of the bed tonight.
"I, uh, might have responded to a few emails." Jaehee gave her a fond look of exasperation.
"Jumin called me this afternoon and told me that the invite list jumped from two hundred to nearly three hundred in only a few hours. That is definitely not what I would consider a few emails." Zai loved Jaehee, she really did, but sometimes the woman could be absolutely ruthless.
"I'm sorry! I just love party planning so much! I love getting to know the guests and helping plan different showings and displays and-" Her rambling was interrupted when Saeran slid a plate piled high with several fruit-filled pancakes in front of her before sitting down with his own stack of berry-filled breakfast. "Ooh! Thank you! I'm starving." She leaned over to press a hasty kiss to his cheek and grinned when she noticed his face turning red. "So cute..."
"Just be quiet and eat." The words were said fondly, and Zai made sure to show her appreciation by digging in with enthusiasm. It had been a while since Saeran had last cooked, but his skills hadn't deteriorated at all in that time.
"These are amazing, RanRan!" His blush crept up further and he ducked his head to start eating his own food instead. "Anyways Jaehee, I don't consider it work so don't worry about it, please?" Jaehee just sighed with acceptance.
"Regardless, we're not letting you have your phone back until we have returned home." Zai was surprised when she was gently pulled over to the side so that Jaehee could bestow her own kiss on the corner of her mouth before withdrawing. "It's for your own good." Ignoring the rush of heat spreading across her face, she turned to Zen after hearing him make a disgruntled noise.
"You guys are hogging her to yourselves...my turn!" Zai was assaulted by a barrage of kisses as Zen leaned over the table to kiss her cheeks, eyelids, nose-!
"Ah! Enough, Zen! Space, space!" She laughed as she pushed him away, a smug grin beaming back at her.
"I win! I've officially kissed Zai the most today." He sounded so proud of it, too.
"Pff, there's no winning here. She'll just kiss one of us again later." Saeran spoke up from where he was currently finishing his last pancake, and Zai was reminded of her food. While she was eating, she watched her husbands eye each other, energy in their gazes.
"Oh yeah? Well, I'll just have to stop her from kissing you then."
"How do you plan to do that, Mister Movie Star?" The teasing nickname got a playful growl out of Zen as he stood from his chair to approach the other man.
"She can't kiss you if I'm kissing you instead, hmm?" Saeran's face went almost as red as his hair as he recoiled.
"S-stop...that's too much." There was no conviction in his voice as Zen leaned down to hug him, his arms immediately going around his shoulders. While they were preoccupied, Zai quickly scurried to the opposite side of the table so she could sit down next to Jaehee. The other woman was watching the scene as though it was a scene out of one of Zen's plays. Letting her head rest against her enraptured wife's shoulder, Zai smiled.
After what could be considered a very late brunch, everyone had gathered in front of the fireplace to exchange presents. Most of the gifts were general. A comb for zen, a box set of Zen's musicals for Jaehee, and an assorted basket of candy for Saeran. Zai, however, had been reminded of an idea from a while ago and she'd only just had the chance to finally give them the presents she'd been jealously guarding from their eyes for weeks. Excusing herself, she dashed back to the bedroom and fished out the tenderly wrapped boxes from the inside of her suitcase before returning.
"I hope you guys like these!" She gently handed each of them a box before sitting down and folding her hands in her lap, trying not to fidget. "I really wanted to get you all something nice so-" She ducked her head after seeing their amused looks. "J-just open them..." Zai didn't have to say it twice with Jaehee being the first to open hers, slowly peeling back the wrapping and taking the lid off.
"Oh, Zai..." Jaehee held a hand up to mouth as she gasped, prompting Zen and Saeran to quickly, but carefully, open their boxes as well.
"Whoa...are these made of cashmere?" Zen lifted a lavender colored sweater out of his box at the same time Jaehee and Saeran picked up theirs.
"Now we all match!" She tugged on the hem of her own sweater and watched the realization dawn on their faces as well as their subsequent rush to put them on. Saeran looked like he was in awe as his hands smoothed down the pastel mint fabric.
"It's so soft," His voice wobbled just a bit. "Thank you..." Zai smiled and moved to hug him while Zen and Jaehee donned theirs.
"This is my favorite color!" Jaehee's eyes glistened as she wrapped her arms around herself. "Where did you get these? I didn't think anyone sold clothes like this in stores." Zai blinked.
"Oh, I ordered them from the same place I got mine." Zen's gasp startled her and Saeran snickered when she jumped.
"You mean these are all custom made!? But- cashmere is already expensive! How did you afford these?"
"Don't worry about it. I've been saving up for a while." Jaehee and Zen gave each other a look and Saeran stiffened next to her. Next, they were both tackled to the floor by their enthusiastic spouses with a cry of surprise.
"Zai! We love you!" Her sight blurred with unshed tears as she was pulled into a group hug. She couldn't think of anywhere else she'd rather spend Christmas than with these three.
❆ Christmas Day - 10:53 PM ❆
Once the room was cleared of wrapping paper and the presents were put away, the group took to light conversation as Zai drifted in and out of her dozing state. At some point, she'd fallen asleep. Although she wasn't as stressed as she used to be, she had never really grown out of her tendency to nap at anytime, anyplace. When she regained consciousness, she was lying perpendicular in Saeran's lap. He was reading a book over her stomach and hadn't looked up when she started moving.
"...Saeran?" Not taking his attention away from the pages, he hummed lightly.
"Yes?" Moving slightly to get more comfortable, Saeran momentarily lifting his book off of her abdomen while she shifted so that she was sitting in his lap.
"Where's Zen and Jaehee?" He snorted with amusement as she leaned her head into the crook of his neck.
"I think I heard Jaehee asking for a private performance." His nose scrunched up in an adorable way. "It had something to do with a wolf?" Face turning red, Zai giggled into her palm.
"You know, she denied it the last time I asked about that particular play, but I knew she definitely wanted to see Zen's nude scene." Saeran moved back and gave her an odd look.
"You...Zai?"
"Hmm?"
"You did remember...That last Christmas we spent together." Her eyes widened as she realized the meaning in his words.
"It-it wasn't a dream...oh, no, Saeran!" He set his book aside and she felt arms slide around her waist as her own wrapped around his shoulders. "I'm sorry, I forgot! I shouldn't have taken so long..."
"Zai, it's okay." He gestured to the space around them. "None of that previous stuff matters. I'm just glad I'm here."
"Ah, I still wish I remembered sooner...I could have avoided so many problems if I had." His lips pressed against hers and she sighed into his touch.
"If it makes you feel any better, I think I forgot too. My memory back then wasn't the best."
"Well, I'm very glad you're here now too." Zai pulled him in closer and peppered her own set of kisses across his face, delighting in his soft laughter.
"Thank you for helping me..."
"No, thank you for staying." Trapped in his embrace, she was helpless to his tender hug, though she wasn't complaining about it at all.
It was Zai's favorite Christmas yet.