Tiffany went into a fit of coughing and choking on the Cola in her mouth. Jessica started slapping her back in hope of a relief. Soon enough Tiffany stopped coughing after a bit of Cola came out of her nose.
"What the hell Tiff?! You okay?" Jessica asked nervously.
"I need a tissue," Tiffany said, grimacing while holding her nose.
Jessica immediately leaned forward and grabbed the tissue box from the coffee table and helped Tiffany get rid of the coke staining her face.
"Ugh, I'm going to change." Tiffany groaned and went to her room.
Jessica stared at Tiffany's door and wondered why Tiffany got so worked up just over a name. A few minutes later, Tiffany came out with a fresh set of clothes and disposed of the cola stained ones in the laundry basket.
"So..." Jessica trailed off once Tiffany took a seat beside her once more, "Who's Taeyeon?"
Tiffany sighed and face palmed, "How do you know that name?" She answered with another question.
"I didn't mean to but when you were in the kitchen, a text from that person appeared on your lock screen and I accidentally read it."
Tiffany stared at Jessica's face for a moment, studying the expression she has on her face. Jessica isn't the type to usually go through other people's phones without them knowing so it's probably not that.
On the other hand, Jessica saw how uncomfortable Tiffany has become compared to earlier, "I only asked because the text was kind of racy." She admitted.
Tiffany sighed again and looked down to her lap before deciding what to do. She grabbed her phone and opened the text from Taeyeon.
[Tiffany - 9:37 PM] Sorry, I will text you back later.
With that, Tiffany opened up her camera roll and started scrolling down.
Jessica stared at her curiously and she couldn't help it but feel sorry for her friend, maybe she shouldn't have mentioned it.
"This..." Tiffany started, giving Jessica the phone with the second selfie Taeyeon sent to her, "This is Taeyeon."
Jessica looked at the pic and then it clicked, this is the same picture Tiffany showed them when they were playing truth or dare a few weeks ago, "She's cute." She said, handing the phone back to Tiffany.
"Yeah." Tiffany nodded, "We have been texting each other for a month now."
Jessica nodded, encouraging Tiffany to continue.
"She's pretty open minded about sexuality... I don't know how it happened...but I was kind of curious and she was willing to help." Tiffany said nervously, not daring to look her best friend in the eyes.
"So...you're gay now?" Jessica asked, not sure of what to call it other than that.
"I..." Tiffany put a hand on the side of her head stressfully, her voice shaking, "I don't know." Suddenly she burst out in tears.
Jessica who's surprised by Tiffany's reaction did not hesitate to hold her best friend close and comfort her in a hug. She looked up at the ceiling while Tiffany is crying her frustration with herself out on her shoulder.
Soon enough, Tiffany calmed down to just a few sniffs and just enjoyed the comfort of her best friend's hug.
"Sorry for breaking down on you like that," Tiffany said after leaning out and proceeded to blow her nose in another tissue.
"It's okay." Jessica nodded nonchalantly, "How long have you felt this way?"
Tiffany stared at her lap for a second, "I...I don't know." She shook her head, "As far as I remember, I have always been confused about my feelings towards women, like...looking at the female naked body has always turned me on more than a man's body did."
"I don't blame you." Jessica shrugged with a chuckle making Tiffany's tension about what her friend will think decrease.
"I have always thought it was admiration but now...since this girl told me that she was in fact, a girl, the confusion increased and I wanted to do more things and at some point, she sent me a pic and it just made my head spin like no other man's body did." Tiffany clenched her hair and shook her head, feeling her body getting hot just with the simple idea of the nude picture of Taeyeon resting in her phone.
"Damn it, Tiff. You're making me curious now. Just how hot is she?" Jessica asked excitedly.
"So hot, like, oh my god." Tiffany let out a hot sigh and leaned her back on the couch.
"Wow." Jessica chuckled and looked at her best friend in amusement, "To think that there will be someone to get the great Tiffany Hwang this sexually frustrated. This girl must be something else."
"She is." Tiffany nodded in agreement while fanning her hot face with her hand.
A moment of silence took place, making Tiffany get nervous again. She glanced at Jessica who's staring at an empty space, spacing out as usual, "So...how do you feel about this?" She asked nervously.
Jessica snapped out of it and looked up at her best friend, "I think it's good that you're trying to figure things out for yourself, I guess." She shrugged.
"You don't mind that I'm kind of into girls?" Tiffany asked with surprise.
"Nope." Jessica shook her head, surprised that Tiffany even thought that in the first place.
"What? Really?!" Tiffany's eyes widened.
"You're the same Tiffany I know, nothing changed except for your preference that might have changed from Ds to Vs." Jessica shrugged, "And besides, it's not like you're doing anything bad."
Tiffany's nervous frown turned into a little smile, "Thank you, Jess. I appreciate it...really."
"Now that we got that out of the way..." Jessica smirked, "How did you stumble upon this Taeyeon girl?"
Tiffany looked down with a blush, "She's the one who actually stumbled upon me."
Jessica raised an eyebrow.
"She said that she dialed a random number and there I was."
"Wow. What are the chances." However, Jessica didn't look as pleased as she was a minute ago, "And you trusted her on that?"
"Well, what other way could she have possibly got my number?" Tiffany shrugged, "We were literally strangers."
"I don't know," Jessica squinted, "I don't trust her."
"You don't know her Jess." Tiffany rolled her eyes.
"And you're telling me you know her? Have you seen her in real life? Hell, do you know what her voice even sounds like?"
Tiffany looked away, guilty with both of those.
Jessica sighed and face palmed, "Tiff for all you know she could be a guy taking pictures of some random girl from Instagram or Facebook. How could you have trusted her so easily?"
"She goes to K-Arts and she knows Sooyoung. A friend of her's is Sooyoung's friend." Tiffany shot back in defense for Taeyeon.
Jessica stared at Tiffany's face for a moment, "Ask her to send another selfie."
"What?" Tiffany frowned.
"Ask for another selfie and I'm choosing the pose. I wanna make sure that she's the real thing." Jessica squinted suspiciously.
Tiffany sighed and grabbed her phone, dreading the awkward conversation she's about to have with Taeyeon.
[Tiffany - 10:02 PM] Hey, Tae 👀
Tiffany sighed and looked up at Jessica who's looking suspiciously at her phone as the two waited for Taeyeon to reply which didn't take long.
[Taeyeon - 10:04 PM] Hey, what happened? 😶 You okay?
[Tiffany - 10:04 PM] About that...
[Taeyeon - 10:04 PM] What's wrong?
[Tiffany - 10:04 PM] Jessica found out about you.
[Taeyeon - 10:04 PM] 😳
[Taeyeon - 10:05 PM] Should I be scared?
[Tiffany - 10:05 PM] Yes.
[Taeyeon - 10:05 PM] Oh no.
[Taeyeon - 10:05 PM] How did she find out?
[Tiffany - 10:05 PM] She accidently saw your earlier text on my lock screen.
[Taeyeon - 10:06 PM] What did she say?
[Tiffany - 10:06 PM] She's cool with it and all but she said she can't trust you unless you send a selfie with a certain pose.
[Taeyeon - 10:06 PM] I'm cool with it. How does she want me to pose?
"She said she's cool with it," Tiffany announced to Jessica.
"Good." Jessica squinted suspiciously, "Tell her to put her left thumb on her chin."
"How specific." Tiffany frowned.
"Just do it Tiff!"
"Okay! Okay!"
[Tiffany - 10:08 PM] She said to put your left thumb on your chin.
[Taeyeon - 10:08 PM] How specific 😯
[Tiffany - 10:08 PM] That's exactly what I said 😅
[Taeyeon - 10:08 PM] Jinx 😂
"She's taking it right now," Tiffany said.
"Hmm." Jessica hummed in approval.
About ten minutes has passed and still nothing from Taeyeon.
"She's sure taking long," Jessica said.
"She will send it," Tiffany said.
"How are you so sure?" Jessica asked suspiciously.
"Remember truth or dare?" Tiffany wiggled her eyebrows, "It hadn't been even a week since we started talking and she sent the selfie you guys asked for with no hesitation."
"Well someone's whipped," Jessica smirked.
"Who?" Tiffany questioned.
"I don't know, you tell me."
Just then, Tiffany's phone lit up indicating a text from none other than Taeyeon.
[Taeyeon - 10:21 PM]
[Taeyeon - 10:21 PM] Sorry for being late, I had to look for proper lighting.
[Taeyeon - 10:21 PM] Is this good enough, though?
Tiffany couldn't help it but smile when she saw the cute face of Taeyeon appear on her screen. She smirked and gave the phone to Jessica to inspect the selfie as much as she wants.
Jessica stared at the pic for a few seconds then frowned, "How old is she? She doesn't look like a college student to me."
"She's 22" Tiffany chuckled awkwardly
"22?!" Jessica's eyes widened, not believing that this face belongs to someone older than her, "She looks 12!"
"That's what I said." Tiffany laughed.
"I say call her right now," Jessica said.
"What?!" Tiffany's eyes widened in surprise.
"Call her now, I won't trust her until I hear her voice and you shouldn't too."
"Now Jessie, I don't think that's needed. She wouldn't have told me she knows Sooyoung if she wasn't real." Tiffany said stressfully, dreading the idea of calling Taeyeon.
"Now Tiff!"
Tiffany looked down, not quite ready to take that next step with Taeyeon yet. They're supposed to be sexting friends only. Nothing more. She doesn't even know what Taeyeon thinks of all this. For all Tiffany knows, she might be pissed off right now because she doesn't have to proof herself to anyone other than Tiffany but there she is trying to please her best friend.
Sensing her best friend's discomfort, Jessica sighed, "Tell you what, ask her if you could call. If she said yes then she's real and you don't have to call anymore, if she said no...well..."
"I get it." Tiffany sighed and grabbed her phone, glad that she doesn't have to call Taeyeon anymore either way it goes.
[Tiffany - 10:29 PM] I'm sorry, Taeyeon.
[Tiffany - 10:29 PM] Jessica is being such a bitch about this.
[Taeyeon - 10:30 PM] It's okay, she's your best friend, her opinion matters.
[Taeyeon - 10:30 PM] Does she want me to take another one?
[Tiffany - 10:30 PM] No...actually...she wants something else.
[Taeyeon - 10:30 PM] ?
[Tiffany - 10:30 PM] Can I call you?
[Taeyeon - 10:31 PM] What?! 😨
[Tiffany - 10:31 PM] Sorry, that was out of the question, wasn't it?
[Taeyeon - 10:31 PM] Actually, I would be totally cool with it if my throat wasn't sore right now.
[Taeyeon - 10:31 PM] I don't want you to hear my voice like this 😓
[Tiffany - 10:32 PM] Why? Does it sound like a vacuum cleaner?
[Taeyeon - 10:32 PM] What?! No 😂
[Taeyeon - 10:32 PM] You know what? Fuck it, I'm calling now.
"Oh shit! Jessie she's going to call right now!" Tiffany threw her phone on the couch between her and Jessica.
"Calm your tits girl, it's just a phone call not a marriage proposal!" Jessica yelled.
Before Tiffany could say anything back, her phone went off and Taeyeon's name and selfie appeared on the screen.
"Fuck fuck fuck, I'm not ready yet!" Tiffany yelled and panicked in place.
"Calm the fuck down and answer your fucking phone!" Jessica yelled back.
Tiffany shook her head aggressively and her eyes widened when Jessica grabbed the phone and accepted the call before putting it on speaker.
"Hello?" Taeyeon's indeed kind of sore voice echoed in the room.
"Hi, is this Taeyeon?" Jessica said aggressively.
"Uh, Yes, and I'm guessing...you're not Tiffany?"
"I'm Jessica, her best friend."
"I'm Taeyeon, I heard good things about you"
Jessica frowned when she heard the smile in Taeyeon's voice, she seems like a nice person.
"Okay, let's cut right to it. What's your full name?"
"Uh...Kim Taeyeon."
"How old are you?"
"I'm 22 since march this year."
"How did you get this number?"
"Uh...I just dialed a random number and it was this."
"Don't lie!"
"I swear that's all I did!" Taeyeon's tone turned to a scared one.
"Yeah right. Which college do you go to and what are you majoring in?"
"I go to K-Arts, Music, and Visual Arts."
"Do you know who Sooyoung is?"
"Yes, she's a friend of a friend."
"Can I ask her about you?"
"Um...sure."
"Why are you sexting with my best friend?"
"Excuse me?"
Tiffany wanted to punch Jessica right there and then for asking that kind of question.
"Why are you sexting with my best friend?" Jessica repeated, holding the phone with a hand while the other is pushing Tiffany off of her.
"Uh...um...because I kind of like her...and she was curious, so...it just happened, I guess," Taeyeon answered nervously.
Jessica looked up at her best friend and smirked when she saw the blush on her face.
"You like her?" Jessica asked.
"Of course, I do, if I didn't I wouldn't have continued talking to her," Taeyeon said confidently.
Tiffany smiled shyly, "I like you too, Taeyeon."
There was a moment of silence on the other line but broke soon enough for Taeyeon to regain her breath, "Tiffany?"
Tiffany chuckled at the way Taeyeon pronounced her name, the F slightly turning into a P, "Yeah."
"Oh..." An awkward chuckle was heard on the other line, "Hi."
"Hi." Tiffany greeted back shyly.
"Ah...um...it's nice to finally be able to hear your voice," Taeyeon said calmly.
"You too." Tiffany chuckled awkwardly, "You don't sound that sore."
"I hope so." Taeyeon also chuckled.
"Stop flirting in front of me!" Jessica yelled.
"Sorry." Taeyeon apologized.
Tiffany sighed and face palmed, "I'm really sorry about all this trouble, Taeyeon."
"As long as I could keep talking to you then it's all okay," Taeyeon said smoothly, not really realizing the effect she has on Tiffany.
Tiffany just took a sharp breath and stared at Taeyeon's picture on the phone and wondered what it would be like to talk to her face to face.
"Okay, you can go to your room now. I'm getting uncomfortable here." Jessica said with a grimace.
"Says the one who started all this." Tiffany glared at her playfully as she got up.
"Go away, bitch." Jessica glared back and it scared Tiffany for a moment but she was too quick to get inside her room.
Once Tiffany was inside her room, she jumped on her bed and stared at the ceiling, completely forgetting that Taeyeon is still on the phone.
"Uh...are we okay now?"
Tiffany jumped a little, startled by the sudden voice.
"Yeah, we have always been okay."
Taeyeon chuckled, "This is awkward."
"Yeah." Tiffany also let out a chuckle of her own, "Shall we just go back to texting?" She asked.
"Yeah, I don't think either of us is ready for this yet," Taeyeon said.
"Okay then...um...I will text you in a minute...I guess?"
"Okay."
"Bye."
"Bye."
Tiffany let out a frustrated sigh and put a hand on her hot red cheek. That right there was one of the most nerve wrecking things she has ever done in her whole life. With a groan, she opened Taeyeon's text and saw that Taeyeon had already texted her first.
[Taeyeon - 10:59 PM] Well that was awkward 😅
[Tiffany - 10:59 PM] Yeah.
[Taeyeon - 10:59 PM] Here's a picture of what one of my friends does for fun to break the ice.
[Taeyeon - 11:00 PM]
[Tiffany - 11:00 PM] Well that's...that is beautiful.
[Taeyeon - 11:00 PM] I agree.
[Tiffany - 11:00 PM] But to be honest, I only like the chocolate part, not the cream.
[Taeyeon - 11:01 PM] As much as I want to say I agree, I don't really like Oreos.
[Tiffany - 11:01 PM] 😱
[Tiffany - 11:01 PM] How do you even live without that goodness in your life?!
[Taeyeon - 11:01 PM] Meh.
[Tiffany - 11:01 PM] Oh my god, what the hell is your favorite candy?
[Taeyeon - 11:01 PM] Gummy bears and worms.
[Taeyeon - 11:01 PM] The cola flavored ones are my favorite 😋
[Tiffany - 11:02 PM] Really now? 😂 What a kid.
[Taeyeon - 11:02 PM] Your voice sounds like cola.
[Tiffany - 11:02 PM] What? 😆
[Tiffany - 11:02 PM] Is that your way of saying that you like my voice?
[Taeyeon - 11:02 PM] Maybe.
[Tiffany - 11:02 PM] Okay, I will take that 😏
[Tiffany - 11:03 PM] But there is a lot of other octaves to my voice you know.
[Taeyeon - 11:03 PM] Oh really?
[Tiffany - 11:03 PM] Yeah.
[Tiffany - 11:03 PM] And one, in particular, I always scream it when we're texting.
[Taeyeon - 11:03 PM] Shall I make you reach it one more time tonight.
[Tiffany - 11:03 PM] You could try but there is no guarantee that you will succeed.
[Taeyeon - 11:03 PM] Is that a challenge?
[Tiffany - 11:03 PM] Maybe.
[Taeyeon - 11:03 PM] Oh it's on.