As I was plating up, Tiffany came out with a towel wrapped around her and as soon as she saw the pancakes on the table, she came rushing over.
"Oh my god, I haven't had pancakes in forever" she whispered as she sat down. I smiled and handed her her plate, watching as she cut a pancake up before tasting it. "Mmmm" she moaned, catching me a little off guard. I kept watching as she ate the pancakes one by one quickly as if she was afraid they'd be taken off her if she savoured them. I guess that's what happened in that orphanage, someone could have come along and just stolen her food away. Disgusting place.
"Good?" I asked with a smirk, knowing already what the answer was.
"So good, thank you" she beamed, her smile reached her eyes and they disappeared into little half moons making her face look even more beautiful. How could somebody treat such a beauty like a piece of shit? God If I ever saw anyone that worked or lived in that orphanage, I wouldn't hesitate to give them a piece of my mind. "Is something on my face?" she asked, breaking me out of my daze.
"Oh, sorry" I said, realising I had been staring right at her. "Zoned out for a second" she smiled and set her fork down on the now empty plate.
"Thank you so much" she grinned
"No worries Tiff" I smiled and her grin grew wider.
"No, thank you. For everything. I didn't know such people existed, you're one of a kind for sure" I saw a blush creep onto her cheeks and I had the urge to pinch her cheek but resisted, I'd probably scare her.
"How many times are you gonna say thank you?" I chuckled, placing my fork down on my plate. I dabbed at my lips with a napkin and slouched down into my chair, patting my full tummy.
"Enough so that you realise how amazing you are" another blush, why was she so cute?
"Oh shush, silly girl" I smiled, there was a comfortable silence until I broke it. "Would you like to do anything today? Well, this morning...I have a night shift later on"
She thought for a while. "Like what?"
"I'm not sure, I could invite a friend over? She has a sister that's your age that you could hang out with" I shrugged. "If you two got on well then she could keep you company tonight."
Tiffany stayed quiet while fiddling uncomfortably. I held in a sigh, she had to open up to people soon or I was going to have to find another job to support us both. I think she sensed that I was a little disappointed by her reaction.
"Okay" she replied, bowing her head in defeat. "Is she nice?"
"Yeah, she's lovely" I reassured her before grabbing my phone and dialling my friend. "Hey Sunny" I smiled and looked at Tiffany while she watched me.
"Would you like to come over for a while today? We haven't had a catch up in a while and I have someone I'd like you to meet...No not a girlfriend" I huffed which seemed to make Tiffany giggle.
"Bring over your sister too...? Yeah she's Hyo's age so I think they'd get along well." Tiffany looked apprehensive so I shook my head and rolled my eyes pointing to the phone which made her laugh again.
"Alright, see you soon."
I hung up the phone but texted all the details to Sunny that I couldn't say in front of Tiffany. Things like she's vulnerable and not to touch her unless she initiates contact, be patient and welcoming...stuff liked that. I got a reply almost immediately.
-No problem, you will have to tell me how you two met, all the details please!-
I smiled and pocketed my phone before getting up and clearing away the dishes. Tiffany started to get up to help but I told her to relax, she listened. I kept stealing glances at her because she hadn't spoken much after I had proposed the meeting. I think she was really nervous and may need a pep talk, so that's exactly what I did.
"Tiff? Come and sit at this table here?" I asked, motioning to the table in the kitchen, she was sat at the one in the dining room. She obeyed immediately and chose the seat opposite me while I cleaned up. "Are you nervous?" I asked her. She didn't reply, she just bowed her head. "You know you can tell me anything right? I won't judge...but if you keep things bottled up, I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to follow up on my threat and throw a toothbrush at you" I smirked and she burst out laughing.
"I guess so" she smiled, answering my question.
"What for? Is it the meeting new people or the touching aspect you're afraid of?"
"Is it bad to say both?" She gave a shy smile.
...
"Hey guys, come in" I grinned and invited Sunny and her sister inside. "Did you tell Hyoyeon about..." I whispered.
"Yeah don't worry, she knows her boundaries" Sunny winked.
"Great thanks" I returned to my normal pitch and turned around. "Tiff?"
We all watched as Tiffany got up off the sofa and walked up to us, standing very close to me. She raised her head and gave the two a smile.
"Hi, I'm Tiffany" she said with a smile. She looked utterly adorable and I looked back to Sunny who I just knew was holding in an 'aww' comment.
"Hi Tiffany, I'm Sunny and this is my sister Hyoyeon" she grinned. "Nice to meet you sweetie"
Tiffany smiled a little and looked to me expectantly to carry on the conversation, I chuckled and motioned to her to sit on the sofa. Sunny and Hyoyeon followed, I sensed Tiffany was a little perplexed at how Hyo was so comfortable in my house. She had flopped down on the sofa and put her feet up on the coffee table, then had grabbed the TV remote and switched the TV on while Tiffany sat down slowly with a straight back.
I didn't leave the two alone long and asked Sunny to make us some coffee. "Tiff, Hyo... would you like a coffee?" I asked.
"Mmm, please" Hyoyeon responded. I looked to Tiffany and she too agreed. I held up two fingers to Sunny and she nodded her head in understanding. "I should've brought my laptop" Hyo huffed as she flicked through the channels. "We could've hooked it up to the TV and watched a good movie" she smiled at Tiffany who gave a small smile back.
"I didn't know you could watch movies on a laptop" Tiffany admitted, feeling a little shy. My heart swelled to see her carrying on the conversation.
"Really? Yeah there's these movie websites that let you watch every movie you could think of, some of the new releases too" Hyo grinned.
"Well you can have my laptop if you like?" I proposed. "You could show Tiffany how to do it so she can watch whatever movie she likes when she's home alone"
"Awesome, would you like to?" Hyo asked Tiffany.
"Yes please" she replied.
"Although you'll have to delete all the nudes that are on there Kim" Hyoyeon winked at me. Tiffany shot her head my way, a shocked expression on her face.
"Hyoyeon! God don't be gross" I replied, extremely embarrassed. "You know there's nothing like that on my laptop" I held my hands over my face to hide my blush.
"No she's right" Hyo whispered to Tiffany but was loud enough for me to hear. "They're all on her phone" she sniggered. Tiffany for the first time smirked at me, hell no! Hyoyeon was not going to fill Tiffany's head with her dirty minded cheekiness.
"I'd behave myself if I were you" Sunny joined in, bringing a tray filled with coffee mugs to the table while talking to Hyo. "She still has those whips, she won't hesitate to use them on you"
"YAH!" I shouted, sick of the bullying. "I have no such thing!" I pouted while everyone laughed at me. I mumbled insults to myself while I sat down next to Tiffany who was giggling with the others. I huffed and brought the mug to my lips but stopped when I felt and saw Tiffany's hand rest on my thigh, patting up and down to make me feel better. It certainly did.
I looked at her with a smile and she gave a small smile back before withdrawing her hand. I then glanced at Sunny to see she and Hyoyeon were wiggling their eyebrows, I rolled my eyes at them and returned my attention to Tiff.
