Taeyeon's Beach House, Jeju Island

Flashback. Continuation.

After almost 20 minutes of sailing into the air, the hot air balloon finally kissed the ground. It landed in front of the lawn of a large mansion. Taeyeon and Tiffany got out of it as the pink mascot lead them towards the pathway leading to the mansion. The pink mascot went towards Taeyeon and clipped something on Taeyeon's sleeve before going off after he whispered something to her. The pink mascot then scooted over towards Tiffany.

"Miss Tiffany. Please wear this. I know that Boss is drunk. She usually forgets everything after drinking, so this may come in as a great help tomorrow when she wakes up." The pink mascot said as he placed a microphone bug on Tiffany.

"Oh... Thanks. Didn't know you could talk. You must be one of Taeyeon's team then." Tiffany smiled as she secured the microphone on her collar.

"You can go now Pink Panther." Taeyeon hissed in jealousy as the pink mascot ran off outside the gates of the mansion leaving Tiffany and Taeyeon behind.

The sky was already dark. The pathway towards the mansion was made out of marble stones. A line of wooden arcs with Japanese lanterns lit the way. Pink Rhododendron flowers were planted alongside the pathway. Taeyeon grabbed Tiffany's hand as she led her to walk.

"Tiffany... I hoped you enjoyed our 1st date, the date on the sky. Now, let me take you to our 2nd date. I call this the holding hands while walking date." Taeyeon grinned as she clumsily walked on the pathway.

"Hahaha. I loved the 1st date. Now, what are we going to do on our 2nd date TaeTae?" Tiffany laughed at Taeyeon's cute date ideas. The two strolled together hand in hand on the long and winding pathway.

"Since this is our 2nd date, I'd like to ask you about... erm... your favourite things, your hobbies, the things that amuses you." Taeyeon asked, enjoying the feel of Tiffany's warm hands.

"My favourite color is pink. I'm actually obsessed with the color pink. My friends and even my mom used to scold me because I invest too much on my pink addiction. There was a time when I dyed my sister's hair pink while she was sleeping. She was so mad at me that she threatened to cut my hair bald. Hahaha. My favourite food? Hmmn. American food, I guess. But I love Dad's specialty, fried eel. I used to play flute when I was in high school. But when my studies took up most of my time, I stopped playing it. I enjoy reading too. I usually pick out bestsellers. When I'm not working, I usually enjoy spending time with my friends. I always get teased for being a social butterfly. How about you TaeTae?" Tiffany ended.

The two walked peacefully and slowly on the pathway as Taeyeon listened to every word that Tiffany said but her mind could only make out the words pink, bald, eel and butterfly.

"Me? I'm quite boring... As you know, Yuri, Sunny and Hyoyeon were the only real friends that I have. Such a pity isn't it? But I'm contented with the way it is. I don't usually approach people first, much more make friends with them. My favourite color is blue and purple. I love racing so much. Aside from business, it's the only thing I'm good at. I love my bikes. I love dookong, they've been with me through my sleepless nights. My favourite food? Anything. Sunny gets me my food. Appa rarely cooks, but when he does I really appreciate it. I love his omelette rice, he even taught me how to make it. Guess that's it for me..." Taeyeon ended.

The pathway ended as Taeyeon and Tiffany stood in front of a small pond which was under a small arched and wooden bridge. Taeyeon secretly plucked a Rhododendron flower before pulling Tiffany towards the middle of the bridge.

"Tae... I guess we're kinda different don't you think?" Tiffany smiled understandingly.

"Hmmn. I guess so..." Taeyeon thought, thinking about pink bald heads and eels.

"But I still love you. They say opposites attract, and here I am feeling deeply attracted to you." Tiffany smiled and cupped Taeyeon's cheek as she gave her a peck on the lips. Tiffany could still smell the remnants of the champagne on Taeyeon's mouth. She chuckled.

"Hey... Stop laughing. On a serious note, I really love you. I don't care how different we are. What's important is that we have the same understanding... That we're going to love each other." Taeyeon showed Tiffany the pink Rhododendron flower and placed it on Tiffany's ear.

"Aaaaww. That's nice." Tiffany smiled as she gently secured the flower on her ear. She felt touched by Taeyeon's simple gesture.

"Tiffany Hwang, thank you for that wonderful 2nd date. Do you have a coin with you?" Taeyeon suddenly asked.

"Huh? Here..." Tiffany asked confusedly but handed Taeyeon a coin that was luckily on her pants' pocket.

"I wish that Tiffany Hwang will still go on a 3rd date with me." Taeyeon then closed her eyes and placed the coin near her face before throwing it into the pond as she made her wish out loud. She then looked up to Tiffany.

"Of course I will! I'll go with you on a 3rd date. I would even go with you to the ends of the world." Tiffany beamed feeling amused with Taeyeon's actions.

"Let's go then." Taeyeon offered Tiffany her arm as they linked arms together while walking away from the bridge and the pond.

After a few walks, a lovely garden greeted them. Lush rose shrubs, canola flowers and peonies were neatly planted in a circular form. In the middle of the circle garden was a large tree. A large lantern was hanging over it. The grass on the garden was green and soft. On it was a blanket laid out. A picnic basket could be seen. Taeyeon zigzagged her way towards the picnic area, and dragged Tiffany along with her as they both slumped down the picnic blanket.

"What's this Tae?" Tiffany looked awed with the simple set up on the beautiful garden.

"Our 3rd date, the picnic date. Let's see what we have here." Taeyeon then opened the picnic basket and opened a large bento box.

"Woow! I love this! Can we not eat them?" Tiffany's adorable and giggling face stared at the contents of the bento box. Cute rice rolls, sushis, tempuras and tonkatsudon in the form of animal characters we're inside.

"But we should eat it. I'm quite starving. And I don't want you to go hungry." Taeyeon insisted as she got a chopstick and took out one rice roll and carelessly dumped it on Tiffany's complaining mouth.

"Taeyeon!" Tiffany blurted out, spilling out some rice on Taeyeon's face.

"Hahaha! Cute." Taeyeon just smiled at Tiffany whose cheek just bloated because of the number of food Taeyeon fed her.

"Oh Baby. Hahaha. You look like a mess now. I'm sorry." Tiffany gulped down every last bit of food Taeyeon fed her. Tiffany then ate the rice she spilled on Taeyeon's face earlier by kissing them clean.

"Eeew." Taeyeon teased.

"Hahaha. I know you love it." Tiffany just slapped Taeyeon's shoulder playfully.

"Tiffany... What are your dreams? I mean your ambitions and goals?" Taeyeon then turned serious as she handed Tiffany a bottled water.

"Hmnn. When I was a kid, I really wanted to become a lawyer or a fashion designer. But when I grew up, I realized that Dad needs me to help in our family's business, so I took up a business degree. It was hard at first but eventually I fell in love with the workings of business. It made me respect my dad even more for being able to manage all the stress. But aside from the dreams of having a successful career, I always wanted to have a successful marriage you know. I want to find that someone whom I can grow old with, to spend the rest of my life with..." Tiffany said.

"Is it still a dream then? Looking for that someone?" Taeyeon just blurted out of curiosity.

"You're here in front of me. I believe you're real. Our love is real. You're my dream come true." Tiffany smiled and hugged Taeyeon warmly.

"I love you... The same goes for me... All along, I've always dreamed of someone who could make me feel loved, who could make me feel alive, who could let me face every day without being haunted of my past... Thank you Tiffany for coming into my life." Taeyeon said in between their warm embrace.

The two cuddled for a while and enjoyed the sweet smell of the flowers in the garden before Taeyeon stood up and offered her hand to Tiffany.

"Our 4th date is waiting my dear." Taeyeon grinned.

"Seriously? How many dates have you prepared?" Tiffany could not help but ask.

"Are you ditching me?" Taeyeon pretended to be hurt.

"No. I love going on dates with you. Let's go?" Tiffany kissed her cheek as the smiling Taeyeon led her towards their 4th date.