Beach, Jeju Island
Tourists and passerby alike looked at a certain area in the beach with amazement. 2 tents were pitched in the middle of a raging larger than life bonfire. Colorful beach recliners were gathered around. Somewhere in the corner of the beach campsite was a setup of wooden table with candle and rose petals on top and 2 sets of chairs facing across each other. A large rectangular table served as the banquet table filled with seafoods, fruits and other foods fit for a king. The portable stereo blared throughout the night as the piano concert music serenaded everyone.
"Candle light romantic dinner, check."
"Foods, check."
"Musical background, check."
"Fireworks for later, hmmmm."
Jessica closed her electronic tablet as she crossed out their to do list one by one, except for the fireworks.
"Yoona, Seohyun. Who's going to set up the fireworks in the middle of the sea?" Jessica asked the 2 girls who were busy burying Secretary Choi on the sand.
"Hmnn. How about you do it Jess? The jet ski is already ready. The fireworks box is already there." Yoona replied as she began to cup out more sand to bury Secretary Choi who's head is the only one popping out of the ground.
"What? Why me? I've already done my part by setting up Chairman and Miss Tiffany's dinner table." Jessica complained.
Yoona grinned at Seohyun who added a small flag on a stick on Secretary Choi's sand burial.
"What? Not me. I set up the music. I downloaded the piano instrumental." Seohyun rolled her eyes.
"You don't expect me to do it don't you? I gathered all the foods." Yoona shrugged.
The 3 of them looked at each other's eyes before all eyes were on Secretary Choi.
"What?! Oh no. Oh no, no, no. I'm not gonna ride that jet ski and light those fireworks in the middle of the sea. Who knows there might be sharks there?!" Secretary Choi nervously reasoned out to the trio whose gazes were fixed on her.
"Well. Thank you for volunteering Secretary Choi. You're such a great help to us." Yoona smiled her devil smile.
"Okay. Dig up Secretay Choi!" Seohyun yelled as the 3 of them scrambled to dig out Secretary Choi's buried body on the sand.
"Nooo! Nooo!" Secretary Choi fought back. Her arms were now unearthed. She hurried to bury her body again while the girls quickened their digging. Soon, Secretary Choi was now free from the sand.
"Nooooooooooo!" Secretary Choi screamed as she struggled to ran away from the aggressive trio who tackled her down like an arresting police officer.
"Secretary Choi, remember your promotion." Jessica hissed at the struggling secretary.
"Remember the Great Spirit. It will give you the courage to do it." Seohyun whispered on the secretary's ears.
"Nooo... Huhuhuhu." Secretary Choi wailed as the girls grabbed her and shoved her on the jet ski.
"Secretary Choi..." Yoona said tauntingly, still grinning like the devil's daughter.
"Okay. Okay. I'll do it!" Secretary Choi finally gave up as the freezing sea water came in contact with her body. She made her way to the jet ski.
"Just wait there in the middle of the sea okay. If you see this signal, light up the fireworks. They should be back any minute from now." Jessica instructed as she waved a Star Wars lightsaber and slashed her imaginary opponent in the air while making swooshing sound effects.
Secretary Choi started the jet ski's engine and dashed to the middle of the sea.
Just then, Taeyeon whose hand was held by Tiffany arrived at their campsite. Sunny, Yuri, and Hyoyeon followed.
POP!
The new arrivals suddenly jumped in surprise as confetti rained through the air.
"Welcome back Chairman Taeyeon and Miss Tiffany!" Yoona, Jessica and Seohyun all clapped their hands and cheered on as they ushered the two towards their romantic dinner set up.
"Wow, you prepared all these?" Tiffany asked with amazement as her team nodded in response.
"Well, I'm hungry now. Why don't we eat?" Taeyeon said grumpily. She was really hungry.
"Aww. Are you okay Baby?" Tiffany asked Taeyeon lovingly.
"Ermm. Yeah. Just hungry. Why don't you sit." Taeyeon said as she went over to pull out the wooden chair for Tiffany.
Tiffany looked at the set up. Their chairs are facing each other. Instead of sitting down, she grabbed the other chair and placed it beside the other chair. Taeyeon looked at her quizzically.
"So that I can feed you better." Tiffany smiled her eye smile at Taeyeon as both of them sat down together beside each other.
"Such beautiful smile..." Taeyeon thought.
"Girls, why don't you eat now. And where's Secretary Choi?" Tiffany said to the girls who were huddled together warming themselves in the bonfire.
"No idea Miss Tiffany. She must have gone fishing." Yoona lied as she went over and served Taeyeon and Tiffany their food from the banquet.
Sunny followed suit and inspected every food that she served to her boss.
"You all eat too, okay?" Tiffany said concernedly.
"Yes Boss." Seohyun said as she and the other girls grabbed their own food. Seohyun was really tempted to put a drop of her aphrodisiac on Tiffany's food. But Sunny was eyeing her suspiciously so she gave up.
After their food was served, the girls sat on their reclining chairs to eat and gossip about the events of the day, leaving Taeyeon and Tiffany alone in their corner.
"TaeTae." Tiffany smiled.
"TaeTae?" Taeyeon asked.
"Yes, I want to call you my Baby TaeTae." Tiffany said as she took out a spoonful of food.
"Errmm. Okay. So, can I call you Fany?" Taeyeon answered shyly. Whenever Tiffany calls her 'Baby', she suddenly feels weird. Like shy kind of weird.
"What? You're gonna call me Honey?" Tiffany grinned though she perfectly heard what Taeyeon said.
"Fany." Taeyeon answered back as she felt shy at the thought of calling Tiffany 'Honey'.
"Hahaha. I'm just kidding. Fany is fine, TaeTae. Now say 'ahhh'." Tiffany laughed. She took her spoonful of food and fed Taeyeon who obediently ate it like a kid.
"You're so cute." Tiffany giggled as she fed Taeyeon several times more.
"But..." Gulp. "You should eat too." Taeyeon gulped down every bite of what Tiffany gave her.
"Feed me." Tiffany smiled as she took out a napkin tissue and wiped away bits of food from Taeyeon's mouth.
"..." Taeyeon bowed her head, thinking whether she should feed Tiffany.
"But she fed me. So I guess it's okay for me to feed her too..." Taeyeon thought as she silently got a spoonful of food and gently fed the smiling Tiffany.
"Ouch! Hot!" Tiffany yelped as she gulped down the food.
Taeyeon immediately placed down her spoon and worriedly checked on Tiffany who was fanning her mouth.
"What? Are you okay? Was it hot?" Taeyeon asked as she gave Tiffany a glass of water.
"Yes. Hot." Tiffany pouted and frowned sadly.
"Aaaaw. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Drink more water to make it feel better." Taeyeon apologized sincerely.
"But it hurts. I have a better idea to make it feel better though." Tiffany innocently said.
"Errm. How?" Taeyeon asked looking all concerned.
"Kiss me." Tiffany smirked.
"What?!" Taeyeon asked surprisingly and then shrugged. Taeyeon went back to eating her own food by herself.
"Kiss her? No... No... No... Hmnn..." Taeyeon was thinking seriously about the request. It has always been Tiffany who initiated the kissing.
Tiffany frowned as she sensed Taeyeon ignoring her. She started to grab her spoon to continue eating.
Mwah.
Tiffany's eyes lit up as she felt a pair of soft lips brush the sides of her mouth when Taeyeon nervously and quickly pecked on the side of Tiffany's mouth. Tiffany looked at Taeyeon whose head was now bent down. Taeyeon played with her utensils to get rid of the awkwardness she felt. It was technically her first kiss. The first time she ever kissed someone.
"I kissed her..." Taeyeon's insides were squirming. The butterflies on her stomach now felt like a flock of mockingbirds. Too much feelings.
"Thanks Baby." Tiffany felt like the happiest person alive when Taeyeon kissed her. She scooted closer and gave Taeyeon a gentle hug. The two then continued to eat their dinner together while feeding each other. The instrumental piano music filled the air as the two basked in on each other's company.
On the other hand, just a few meters apart, 6 girls have been constantly eyeing them.
"Kyaaaahh. That was soooo sweeeeeeettt!" Yoona giggled, her eyes popping out.
"I—can't. I can't breathe! Too much to take..." Sunny faked a strangled cry.
"I love them... I really love them..." Yuri wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes.
"They are so perfect for each other... So perfect." Hyoyeon said indignantly with her fist closed.
"The wedding is so on... It's so on." Jessica smiled as she thought about the rewards for accomplishing their task.
"This already feels like they're on their honeymoon." Seohyun giggled. But at the back of her mind she was thinking that things could have moved faster if only she poured some of the contents of her red bottle.
After their dinner, the team laid out blankets on the shoreline for Tiffany and Taeyeon to sit on to.
Middle of the Sea
"30 minutes of waiting here alone in the middle of the sea with the possibility of being surrounded by sharks, giant squids, piranhas and evil octopus in order to light a box of fireworks just for the sake of a promotion! Is this even a task fit for a secretary?! God, why me?! Why meeeeeee?!" Secretary Choi wailed on her jet ski as she clutched at the match stick.
Suddenly, Secretary Choi saw what looks like the slashing motion of a lightsaber on the shoreline.
"Ohhhh. The signal! Finally!" Secretary Choi took out a lighted matchstick as she lit the fireworks attached at the back of the jetski.
POOOOOOOOOOOOOWW.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
SPLASH!
"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!" Secretary Choi cried in surprise as she heard the loud boom of the fireworks. Secretary Choi fell down the jet ski and hit the water as she panicked at the loud noise.
"This is sooo not part of being a secretary!" Secretary Choi thought as she swam again back at the jet ski from which the box which contained the fireworks still emitted sparks that shoot up on the air.
Shoreline, Beach
Taeyeon and Tiffany sat side by side on the blanket laid for them in the shoreline. The two were looking at the calm sea while their hands were intertwined.
"Excuse me Boss? Your medication..." Sunny placed 3 pills and a glass of water beside Taeyeon as she excused herself and left the two to enjoy their peaceful moment.
"Medication for what?" Tiffany asked.
"Uhhm. Antidepressants and such." Taeyeon mumbled as she took out the pills. Suddenly, the pills were jerked away from her hand as it all scattered on the sand.
"What are you doing?!" Taeyeon's voice rose up as she was surprised by Tiffany's actions.
"I'm sorry. But I don't think it's good for you to be dependent on those. Please... I'm right here. I want to help you feel better. I want to make you happy..." Tiffany turned to face Taeyeon. She meant every word she said. This time Tiffany promised to herself to stay true to her words. To be there for Taeyeon for the good times and the obviously inevitable bad times.
"But-" Taeyeon tried to reason out.
Peck.
Tiffany silenced Taeyeon and gave her a peck on the lips.
"Taeyeon... From now on, the only medication that you'll ever need is me." Tiffany said as she made an eye contact with Taeyeon's uncertain eyes.
"T-thanks?" Taeyeon was not sure of what to reply.
"I lo-" Tiffany was about to tell Taeyeon that she loves her when a loud boom erupted in the middle in of the sea.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Tiffany was surprised as she instinctively hugged Taeyeon protectively.
"It's just fireworks." Taeyeon chuckled at Tiffany's act.
"Wooow! Gosh TaeTae! They're sooo beautiful!" Tiffany squealed at the sight of magnificent and colourful fireworks in the air that formed a heart shape.
"You are beautiful." Taeyeon was no longer looking at the fireworks. Her gaze was completely fixed on Tiffany's face.
Tiffany took her eyes off the fireworks and looked at Taeyeon.
"You really mean that?" Tiffany's voice was cracking. She felt teary eyed upon hearing what Taeyeon said.
"Yes. I mean it. You are beautiful. More beautiful than the fireworks." Taeyeon smiled.
She thought about everything that happened throughout the day. From their fight with the photographer, from Tiffany breaking the marriage deal, from running away from Tiffany, From finding herself alone in the dark forest, from Tiffany finding her, from their dinner where she kissed Tiffany for the first time, from Tiffany wanting to make her happy, to now. To now being beside Tiffany who made her heart beat a lovely, steady rhythm which makes her soul happy. The kind of happiness she only dreamt of before.
"I love you. I want to marry you. To be with you forever." Tiffany said sincerely and lovingly.
Taeyeon just looked at her and smiled. She gathered every ounce of courage that she has. But really, there was no need of thinking about the next thing that she did. Because for Taeyeon, it was the most natural thing to do at the moment.
Taeyeon leaned in and kissed Tiffany's lips.
"Operation Taeny: Night 2, success!" The 6 girls all muttered in unison as they cried tears of joy at the sight of Taeyeon kissing Tiffany.
A few meters from the 6 girls was a lone woman walking alone from the sea wondering what kind of life she lived in her past life to deserve such hardship of lighting fireworks while being terribly scared by sea monsters and falling down the jet ski and into the cold seawater.
"I hate my life." Secretary Choi muttered.