hold on to it

[Alice Kim]

Strolling into the club with Cody...her husband...Alice smiled happily. They'd had, probably, the smallest wedding ever. Just them and the few people who meant the absolute most to them. Alice was still in her dress for now...but she did plan on changing into more club appropriate attire.

A few cheers went up from the VIP sections they had reserved for the night and Alice grinned as the entire Korean National team was there to greet them. The wedding had been perfect. It was like it was just her and Cody in their own little world. She'd made promises to him she had every intention of keeping. And she trusted him wholeheartedly to keep his own promises too.

They were married. It was official.

And now, all that was left to do, was party the night away!

Slipping into the VIP area, Alice grinned as Ashe prodded her and Cody a little bit. And as she pulled Cody in for a rather passionate kiss, the boys all started cheering again. It was cute how much they loved and supported Cody...and by proxy, her. Looking around, Alice saw her two people and smiled. Tonight wouldn't have been perfect without Kit and Alvin there. Her best friends.

And they seemed to effortlessly be getting along with the team.

Then of course there was Wyatt. Alice's new brother in law and one of the sweetest men she had ever met. Sure, she didn't agree with his stance on the Allman case...but she knew the guy's heart and he was a good one. Reaching to give him a hug, Alice smiled as a server strolled up with the bride and groom's drinks of choice and Alice chuckled as she took a glass of firewhiskey and cola from the girl.

This was all so perfect.

Leaning back into Cody, she smiled happily.

"I love you...so much."

[Cody Kim]

Cody surely hadn't planned on proposing to Alice that night, but a few drinks with his best friend and some goading later, he was dancing with Alice in her kitchen and before long, down on one knee. Their ceremony was perfect - just David, Wyatt, Alvin, and Kit in attendance and when they arrived to the celebration, Felicity and the entire Korean national team (and their partners, if they had them) was there to greet them. Hugs and drinks later, Cody kissed his beautiful wife. ”I love you so much. I hope this day was everything you wanted.”

Kit and Alvin seemed to be getting along well with the Korean team, and Cody might have mentioned to Jimmy about Kit, and he could see his teammate moving in on her. It was meant in good fun - if they hit it off that would be great and if not…then that was great too. At least then she might be able to move on.

”The next round of shots is on me,” he told the server, ordering up firewhiskey shots for the entire party.

[Alice Kim]

Truly, this moment was all that Alice had wanted. More, really. Alice would have been entirely happy just strolling up to a courthouse with Cody, signing a paper, and then going home to eat takeout and watch a movie.

As long as she was with him, she was happy.

So smiling broadly at him, she just nodded before glancing over to where Alvin was engrossed in conversation with Ashe and Noah…all of them animatedly speaking in Korean…and it made her smile.

Then there was Jimmy. Such a pretty man…and putting the moves on Kit. Alice smirked, her brow raising in curiosity and amusement. But good for her best friend. If Alvin couldn’t see what was right in front of him. That would have to be his loss.

The waitress brought back shots of firewhiskey and Alice grinned as little Timmy raised his in the air, his eyes locking onto Cody and Alice with a grin.

To Mister and Missus Kim!

The boys cheered and Ashe made a joke about how they never thought Cody would find a missus, bringing up a few laughs. Before too long, Timmy’s and Ed’s girlfriends were pulling them toward the dance floor…and then David followed suit as he took Felicity’s hand and led her out…and it really didn’t sound like a bad idea.

Alice smiled and grabbed her wand before giving Cody a kiss and promising to be right back. She just needed to change. Once she had, she waved her wand over the fancier dress, sending it back to her apartment. And then she returned to the party in an outfit that was much more her own style and more club worthy…but still nicer and a step above what she would usually wear.

Returning to Cody, she grinned and kissed him before winking playfully.

”You gonna let your wife dance without you?” she teased as she held her hand out to him.

[Cody Kim]

Maybe they didn't think Cody would ever have a missus, but there he was, the first one married. He would have thought perhaps Eddie or Tim, as they'd been with their ladies for a while, but he was the one they were celebrating today. Cody looked to his wife with a grin, excited to start this new chapter of their lives together. House hunting was up first.

Alice disappeared after a moment and Cody went to chat with the boys a little. David probably mentioned something about not expecting the wedding to be so soon after he convinced him there was no time like now…but there really was no time like now. Why wait? It wasn't like they had any family to appease…just the people that were right there right now. He gave a brotherly hug to his brother, too…glad that he had him there.

Alice slipped back in wearing something much more Alice-like, and he planted a kiss on her cheek before she goaded him to the dance floor. He took her hand and spun her to him, a lot smoother than he had back in her flat. ”My wife won't have to do anything without me if she doesn't want to,” he teased, pulling her close.

[Alice Kim]

My wife won't have to do anything without me if she doesn't want to.

Alice grinned, her nose scrunching happily as Cody pulled her to him. Dancing as a married woman was rather similar to dancing as a woman who was just dating her partner...but it was different in the most satisfying way. Cody was hers...and she was his. And that was how is was going to be for the rest of their days.

To their left, Timmy was being cute and adorable with SuLi...to their right, Eddie and Jenny were lost in their own world. And just behind Cody, Alice caught a glimpse of David being uncharacteristically sweet with his own date. Alice had known David to be smooth and quite a ladies man. But not the type to hone in so attentively to a single woman. Yet there he was. It was a night of love and as she danced with her husband, Alice shot a look back toward Alvin and Kit.

Kit seemed to be chatting it up with Jimmy...and Alvin was chatting with Noah, both of them casting uncomfortable glances at Kit and Jim.

Returning her focus to Cody, Alice pressed a few kisses to his lips. Right now, her attention was staying here with him. She loved Al and Kit, but they'd have to figure their own lives out. It was her wedding night and Alice was wholly focused on her husband.

[Cody Kim]

Cody would dance with Alice whenever she wanted to dance. Drunk and in their kitchen? Of course. Right now, as they were celebrating uniting into one with their family and friends? Absolutely. He held her right hand in his as he had one against her waist, rocking her to the music and pulling her close so he could sing what words he knew of the songs into her ear. And close enough so when he felt the moment, he could spin her out and catch her again, pulling her right back to him.

Cody was just one of the handful of them who’d found their person - he didn’t know Jenny or SuLi very well, but they made Timmy and Ed so happy. And David, who never seemed to settle for just one girl, was there with his one girl…one he’d been with for a bit now, and was looking at her perhaps in a similar way to how Tim looked at Su, or how he looked at Alice. It was…nice to see.

The one couple that was not looking very couple-y, as far as his team went, were Noah and Jimmy. They’d never officially given whatever they were doing a title, but the entire team knew. But suddenly…it stopped. Noah left. Jimmy was almost inconsolably sad, and Cody had tried to comfort him as best he could - Noah had always been Jim’s confidante. But with David in the UK, and Noah gone…Cody seemed to be the teammate to go to. He told Jimmy he could see how Noah looked at him, and how he didn’t know why he left Busan either. But Cody made a point to tell Jimmy he was going to reach out to Noah after the honeymoon and see if he could get some information out of the quietest member of the South Korean National Team. For now, though, he told Jimmy to have fun. Perhaps talk to someone new at the wedding - Kit was going to be there, and from what he heard from Alice, turning over a new leaf. Wyatt was there, although he was about ninety nine percent sure they weren’t each others’ type. But…it was…something. He couldn’t imagine if someone told him to focus on something else if his relationship with Alice fizzled. He wasn’t sure he would be able to handle it.

But his focus wasn’t on Noah and Jimmy, or Kit and Alvin, or anyone that wasn’t the beautiful blonde in front of him. Alice pressed a few kisses to his lips and he pulled her closer so he could twirl her once before catching her again. ”I get to call you all mine now,” he teased, rocking to the beat with her. ”And I’m not letting go.”

[Alice Kim]

Alice wanted to care more than she did...really.

For as long as she can remember, it had been her and Kit against the world. Alvin too but...there had been certain things he hadn't shared with the two girls. To the point where Alice had even shared her with Cody once too. So it was entirely safe to say that Kit meant the absolute world to Alice and Alice wanted to see her happy. So seeing Kit with Jimmy...well...good! Alvin was so wrapped up in Ava that Kit just needed to move on. Clearly, the brainy Park wasn't going to see clearly any time soon.

But as Cody spoke, Alice couldn't help the way her lips curled and she ran her hands up Cody's arms before tangling them in his hair and pulling him close. No...no, he'd never had to let go. But Alice...had some ideas.

She leaned in, teasingly kissing the soft, sensitive skin below his ear. And then she lifted slightly to whisper in his ear...something about meeting her in the bathroom. And with that, she ran her hands down his chest, shot him a wink and slipped off toward the bathroom to wait for him...knowing without a doubt that he would follow her.