Monthly Emerald editing department. People call it a group of good looking women. But that time is right around the corner, and so...the fermentation has started.
"Uhmm...I'm sorry, but I thought today is the deadline for the manuscripts." Tiffany said nervously, "Why hasn't anyone gotten their manuscripts ready?"
Everyone in front of Tiffany was grumpy, either glaring or clenching or both.
"What? Was the deadline today?" Sunny squinted at the calendar on her desk, barely able to open her eyes, "Nobody told me."
"I told you so many times! Yesterday too. I double checked with everyone." At this point Tiffany was frustrated.
"Huh? I don't remember that."
"Same here." Hyoyeon raised a hand.
"..."
They must be making light of me...
I have been entrusted with coordinating the magazine for a little while now. The coordinator is in charge of the schedule until the magazine is released. First, he must consult with the printing company and decide the date on which the manuscripts are to be proofread and printed. Based on the date, he collects manuscripts from editors and takes them to the printing office.
I guess Taeyeon wants me to learn how a magazine is made, so she has entrusted me with this task, but there is no point if I don't get the manuscripts!
"The manuscript from Taeyeon's author must be ready, right? Since you're the head editor." Tiffany turned to Taeyeon in hope.
"Ahh, I don't think I will get it today," Taeyeon replied without even looking up from her work.
"What?! How many more days do you think it will take?"
"For my author I say 3 to 4 days." Hyoyeon smiled.
"Take it easy, guys. Don't make Tiffany worry so much." Yuri said, full of confident.
"Yuri-ah..." Tiffany looked at Yuri hopefully.
She's an angel.
"What about your author? You have the criminal one who always misses deadlines." Sunny looked up with a pout.
"He's fine this month. I had him draw in advance." Yuri said, hiding the gender of a certain blonde she's in charge of.
"Really?! That helps me a lot. As expected from Yuri. Tiffany's eyes shined, thankful for Yuri's thoughtfulness, "So what time do you think you will get it?"
"Yuri-ssi here's a fax for you." Just when Yuri opened her mouth to reply, a co-worker gave her a paper
"Oh, thanks..."
Yuri-nim,
I was Suddenly attacked by
a fever, dizziness, and chills this
morning, so I don't think I can
finish the manuscript. Please do
not come to my place for a while.
Please do not even call or text
me. Thank you very much.
Jessica Jung
Yuri punched the desk and got up in a hurry, "Excuse me. Jung Sooyeon wants to see me at his place, so I'm gonna go there and torture him now."
"Take care." Taeyeon waved, not even bother to look up from her work.
"Huh?! What about the manuscript?" Tiffany asked.
"Sorry, but don't expect it for a while." Yuri hurriedly put her jacket on and stormed out of the office.
"What?!"
What's this?!
I told them so many times to meet the deadline! Are they bullying me?! Am I being bullied here?! What am I supposed to do? I promised the printing office, but at this rate...
"Listen..."Taeyeon spoke up, distracting Tiffany from her thoughts, "It's good to see that you're motivated and all, but hurry up and realize that it's strange for the printing office to ask you to set the deadline this early."
"Huh?"
Taeyeon clicked her tongue and threw a mini calendar at Tiffany, "Look at past release dates and count the schedule backward. How many days will it take to make the printing plates, print, and deliver them?"
"What?" Tiffany frowned and took a good look at the calendar.
"It's been set quite earlier, hasn't it? I'm sure you trusted them and okayed the deadline they asked for. But to be frank, you're being looked down on by the printing office."
Tiffany clenched her fists at the realization.
"Yeeey, Tiff was fooled." Sunny laughed.
"Th- That's something I wouldn't have known, would I?! It's my first time doing this job!" Tiffany looked down, clearly upset.
"Taeyeon-ah, you shouldn't tell her that. She must figure these kinds of things by herself, otherwise, she won't learn." Hyoyeon said trying not to laugh at Tiffany.
"Hyoyeon!" Tiffany sighed and avoided eye contact with Taeyeon, "I- I'm not trying to argue with you, but isn't it better to do it early anyway? It would make everyone happy..."
"Are you an idiot?" Taeyeon frowned, "94% of an editor's job is to trick the authors into submitting their manuscripts when they don't want toand to threaten the printing office into waiting and then bringing the manuscript at the last minute, right?!" Taeyeon put down her accusing finger and went back to work like she didn't say anything just now.
Letting out a sigh, Tiffany slumped on her aeron chair.
Is the editor's job really...like that?
Anyway, I need to contact the printing office tomorrow and renegotiate the deadline.
Damn, it's depressing. It's more like I'm in shock to learn that they are not taking me seriously. I see. That's how it was...I wonder...does this happen to everyone? Or just me? This kind of thing really gets to me. Everyone here, too. If they knew about it, they could have told me about it earlier.
"Tiffany-ssi."
"Yes?" Tiffany looked up, immediately snapped out of her thoughts.
"Samples of Ranmi-ssi's new volume are out, so I will be leaving them here." The women placed a bunch of books on the desk and left.
"Oh, okay. Thank you very much," Tiffany nodded and watched the woman leave before she finally got to holding the comic between her hands, Tiffany unconsciously smiled.
Awesome! This is great! It's the first comic that I have ever been in charge of. The color too is nicely done. Yup! I think it's really well done.
What should I do?
This simply makes me happy. If the samples came out today, it will be in stores in about a week, right? Oh no, I'm getting way too excited that I might even go to a bookstore to look at the sales. My mood feels like it's been just blown away.
All right! There's nothing left to do, so I'm gonna go home while still feeling happy.
Tiffany gathered her stuff with a smile.
Passing by the printers near the door, Tiffany saw Taeyeon, "Taeyeon, Samples came in of Ranmi-ssi's new comic, so I left one on your desk."
"Okay," Taeyeon replied without turning back. Sensing that Tiffany was about to go out through the door, Taeyeon glanced at her, "Are you going home?"
"Yes. I'm leaving."
"Hey..."
Tiffany didn't see it coming at all. She felt Taeyeon's touch her hair which made her flinch, "Wh- What ?" Brushing Taeyeon's hand away, Tiffany glared.
"Fuzz..."
Tiffany's eyes widened a tad bit more when she saw a piece of fuzz between Taeyeon's fingers.
"Did you have this stuck in your hair all day? So not cool."
"What? Oh..." Tiffany blushed a little and ruffled her hair to get rid of anything else that might be stuck in it.
"Your hair catches stuff because you're always sleeping on the floor."
"D- Don't be rude! I sleep in my bed properly!" Tiffany glared at Taeyeon who wasn't even looking at her anymore and already went back to doing her task.
"You're always so noisy every morning. you don't sleep where you should, so you're not well rested when you wake up."
"Wha-...y- you can hear me?" Tiffany blushed while recalling how much of a mess she is every morning.
"Nope."
"Huh?"
"I was just guessing. So, you are sleeping on the floor." Taeyeon looked at her making her face heat up more
"I will be leaving now!" Tiffany turned around grumbly.
"If you slept at my place, I could wake you up every day," Taeyeon mumbled.
Tiffany heard that. All through her way home, she couldn't get it out of her head.
Is she an idiot?
What the heck is she thinking?
What if someone heard that?
That aside, is it really because I don't sleep on my bed that I feel so exhausted?
But my bed is currently full of unfolded clean clothes.
...
I don't want her touching me so freely. I'm already trying so hard to forget...that I almost...confessed to Taeyeon the other day. I can still remember the feeling of her touch. Her kisses. Her warm hands on my skin.
...
Hey, hey, hey, hey, pull yourself together. That was just a physiological reaction. It couldn't be helped!
There are absolutely no feelings of love involved...
- One week later
So I went inside a bookstore...
I'm worried about the sales after all.
Tiffany glanced at the section the comic she's in charge of is being sold. A lot of girls were around it.
Just as I thought, there are only girls in the romance section. Well, I just wanted a look so staying here is okay.
After the girls cleared up, a boy in a school uniform walked over.
Oh, he picked up Ranmi-ssi's new comic!
Please buy it!
It's really interesting!
Buy it!
Just buy it!
Go straight to the checkout counter!
Yes!
The moment the boy walked to the check out counter with the comic in hand, Tiffany clenched her fist and mentally celebrated.
"Hey."
A too familiar voice broke Tiffany's celebratory moment. She looked behind her and it was, "Ka- Kangin-ssi!"
"What are you doing in here?" He asked, grumpy as usual.
"Kangin-ssi too, what are you doing here?"
"I'm here for work. Stop slacking off and go back to the office."
Tiffany got annoyed. Kangin just scolded her, "I- I'm not slacking off. I came here to see how well Ranmi-ssi's new release is doing."
Kangin raised and eyebrow, confused, "Looking at the sales?"
"Huh? Erm, I was just...how many of them were sold or..." Tiffany looked down in embarrassment when she heard Kangin chuckle.
"What's that? Are you an amateur?"
"No! It's just that...this store sells a lot of our comics and- "
"Listen." Kangin snapped, "That's my work, the sales department. A mere editor shouldn't meddle in it. It's annoying."
Tiffany looked down, a bit guilty for making Kangin angry.
"My apologies, Kangin-ssi. That phone call took me so long." The two turned to the little man who came in the middle of their conversation.
Kangin turned around with a polite smile, "No, it's fine. Well, while I'm here, I will introduce you two. This is Tiffany, she's in charge of editing Jung Ranmi's comic that was released today."
When Tiffany realized that Kangin just introduced her, she immediately bowed 90 degrees, "N- Nice to meet you. I'm Tiffany."
"Nice to meet you, too. We ordered more copies of Ranmi-ssi's book this time around since her last sold so well." The little man smiled.
"Th- Thank you very much! Please take good care of it!" Tiffany bowed again happily to hear that the comic she's in charge of is selling that well.
"Well, I will visit you again so please sell a lot of them," Kangin said with a threatening face.
"Hahahaha Kangin-ssi still as scary as ever." The little man laughed awkwardly, a bit intimidated by Kangin's physique.
Tiffany and Kangin left the store together making Tiffany feel awkward, "I'm sorry...it looks like I have troubled you" She looked down, her lips curved down into a polite awkward smile.
"Precisely. let me also tell you one more thing."
"Huh? What is it?"
"You better move out of your place," Kangin said to Tiffany's face.
What?
"Huh? Why...?"
"Because you live next door, Taeyeon is being bothered."
"What? uh, um...I don't get what you me- "
"Shut up. I'm telling you to move out!"
The moment Kangin yelled at her for a not work related topic, Tiffany knew that he had just crossed a line and she should stand up for herself.
"A- Actually, please stop saying those things, it's really annoying. I have already told you many times. I seriously have nothing to do with Taeyeon and how ridicules for you to tell me to move out. you're the one who's annoying me. Wh- Why do you treat me like I'm your enemy? I'm sorry to tell you this, but I think you're too concerned about Taeyeon. Even if you are good friends, I don't understand why you have to meddle in her affairs this much."
Kangin stared at her with his everyday stoic face. Clearly not amused by her.
"Oh. Is it perhaps...you have been going out with Taeyeon? Haha, that's why- "
"What if I were?"
...
What?
What did he say just now?
(What if I were?)
What?
So Kangin...and Taeyeon were...
"Yes?"
Tiffany looked at Kangin again only to see him talking on the phone.
"Tonight?...nope...okay, that's fine, I will be there. Don't be too late cause you're never on time, got that?...Taengoo?"
Tiffany's eyes widened when she heard that nickname again, "Um...was that Taeyeon?" She asked as soon as Kangin was done with the call.
"None of your business." Kangin walked away...leaving Tiffany lost in her own thoughts.
So that was true after all...Kangin and Taeyeon were...going out.
As soon as Tiffany reached her apartment, she collapsed on her living room floor lifelessly.
This is no good, I couldn't concentrate on my work all day. What am I doing? I can't let something that's unrelated to work get to me. Get a grip!
Kangin's words are piling up in my head. Since when...and for how long were Taeyeon and Kangin in a relationship? This is stupid. It's not like I'm going out with Taeyeon or anything, so this has nothing to do with me. If Kangin is telling me the truth, I'm the one who made Taeyeon go mad, and Kangin saved her.
Are they still together?
Taeyeon keeps saying that she loves me or some ridicules things. She doesn't seem like the type to two-time, so that's not it.
...
But that was back when we were high school students. Even back then, I didn't know anything about it ..
What the-...actually, I don't really know anything about Taeyeon...
Well, It's not like I care.
But...
I feel sick. Why Is my heart muddled up like this?
"Enough of this. when can I have all the manuscripts?!" Tiffany yelled for the whole department to hear.
Everyone looked on the verge of death and the department looked like the devil's den, the atmosphere was bad and the air was suffocating and just generally dirty.
"No idea," Sunny mumbled, giving death stares to anything and anyone.
"Don't just tell me no idea! What about you. Yuri? What's going on with Sooyeon-ssi's manuscript?"
Yuri looked at Tiffany annoyance, "He gets on my nerves, so I haven't contacted him for a while."
"Please contact him!"
Four manuscripts haven't been turned in yet. How am I supposed to negotiate with the printing office at this stage?
Annoyingly, Tiffany picked up her ringing phone only to hear from someone from the printing office. She kept on apologizing and trying to reschedule the deadline again. Slumping back to her aeron chair, Tiffany sighed on the verge of crying out of stress. Feeling like she might seriously cry at this rate, Tiffany got up and made her way to the bathroom deciding to wash her face.
*sigh*
My stomach hurts.
I didn't think the coordinator's job would be this hard. They totally treat me like a newbie and don't take me seriously. I may also be to blame for not being able to accomplish my work properly.
But why the hell don't authors meet the deadline? It makes it even worse knowing they can count the schedule backward.
*sigh*
With another sigh, Tiffany looked at her phone that signaled that it was 12:10 PM. It's lunch time so Tiffany decided to swing by the rest area, otherwise...she won't last much longer.
Reaching the rest area, Tiffany started searching for change in her wallet to put in a vending machine. As she put in a coin, Tiffany's ears perked up upon hearing Taeyeon's name being said by a couple of girls talking on a table behind her.
"And then, I went to that bar again yesterday and saw Kangin-ssi from sales and Taeyeon-ssi from Emerald there."
"What? Really? Damn, why didn't you call me?"
"Because I was with my friends, so I couldn't. I couldn't even say hi to them. But they looked like they were having fun. They were such eye candy 3"
"Wow, I wish I had been there too."
It was that phone call.
He said something like I will be there tonight.
So, they were meeting last night.
Just the two of them.
*beep*
"Ahhhhhh what the hell are you doing?!"
When Tiffany realized it, Taeyeon had appeared from out of nowhere and already chose a drink and took it for herself with the coin Tiffany put in.
"Here." Taeyeon held out a folded paper to her that she took.
"What's this?"
"A manual on how to deal with the printing office. I wrote it in itemized form, so follow those steps and negotiate with them."
"What?" Tiffany raised and eyebrow.
"You're way too honest. You will always end up being ordered around by the printing office if you don't stop. Just watching you is irritating."
"Oh..."
Taeyeon...is she trying to help me?
"Hey! That's mine..." Tiffany's eyes widened when she saw Taeyeon pop open the drink and take a sip.
"Are you an idiot? You can't expect me to teach you for free." Taeyeon ignored Tiffany's protests and toke another sip from the can, "By the way, I have heard that Ranmi-ssi's new comic might be getting and additional printing."
"Seriously?!" Tiffany said happily.
"It will probably be official by the end of the day."
"I'm glad to hear that, I think Ranmi-ssi will be delighted, too."
Taeyeon stared at Tiffany's rare happy face for a moment, "Wanna go get dinner somewhere?"
"What?"
"To celebrate your first comic release and additional printing. It will just be the two of us, so let's get a drink."
Tiffany looked down, "Oh...erm...hmm. Thank you, but just your consideration is enough."
"All right, make sure you finish your work by 9," Taeyeon said, already leaving.
"Wait! Please listen when someone is talking!"
"Go settle with the printing office."
"Taeyeon!"
Calling for Taeyeon anymore than that was useless because she already fled the rest area with Tiffany's drink.
Tiffany let out a deep stressful sigh and face palmed. Trying to make that woman listen is impossible.
"Excuse us."
Looking to her side, Tiffany saw the couple of girls who were talking behind of her earlier.
"Yes?" Tiffany turned around and waited for them to speak.
"Are you close to Taeyeon-ssi?"
"Hell no." She replied sternly.
The girls giggled at Tiffany's grimace, "We can't get close to her cause she's usually intimidating."
"We just work in the same department." Tiffany cleared up.
"Oh, so you're an editor. Then, if you know can you tell us...if Taeyeon-ssi is in a relationship with someone at the moment? Or perhaps she likes someone? I'm just wondering..."
"..."
"..."
"There is no one." Tiffany answered in monotone.
"What?"
"I don't think she has such a person now."
Maybe. I guess...
Tiffany sighed for the nth time that day. She had barely made it to the subway before the train departed.
Even though everyone at the editing department said that they're going to celebrate for me, I think it's too late. I'm grateful for their kindness, but I feel like they just wanted an excuse to go drinking. Besides, I would much prefer they got the manuscripts ready rather than celebrating for me. And why precisely does the head editor's manuscript have to fall behind everyone else's?
*sigh*
But...the negotiation with the printing office did go smoothly when I followed the steps Taeyeon wrote. I think it's good, but...it's a little, how to put it, vexing? In the end, I couldn't do it on my own.
As Tiffany got out of the subway and out to the street, her phone rang.
"Yes?"
"It's me."
Taeyeon?!
"Where are you now?"
"Huh? Wh- Why do you ask?"
"I told you we should celebrate. The shops are all closed now so we can only buy things at a convenience store. I'm in front of the station."
Upon hearing that, Tiffany immediately started fast walking. Because she was right in front of the convenience store Taeyeon is in.
"Ah, I'm sorry. I just got out of the office. So I would rather- "
Tiffany couldn't continue what she said because she was grabbed from behind by none other than Taeyeon.
"...not"
"What are you doing? Come in." Taeyeon said to Tiffany when she saw her hesitating whether to go in with her or not.
"No, I..."
"Do you wanna drink at your place?"
"Hell no!"
"Then, come in. What are you so worried about?"
Tiffany immediately blushed when several scenarios passed by in her mind.
Who's worried about what?
Is she an idiot?
I'm only a little nervous because she's my boss that's all.
"Excuse me for intruding," Tiffany said grumbly while taking off her shoes.
"Welcome."
This time, it's social drinking, so I don't have a choice. I will make some excuse and go home after half an hour.
A few minutes later, the two were sitting across each other on the floor with Taeyeon's coffee table full of beer and snacks between them.
"Congratulations on your first comic release and having an additional printing." Taeyeon said.
"Thank you very much." Tiffany nodded.
The two clanked their cans together and drank in awkward silence.
Look at this. Taeyeon and I don't really have anything fun in common to begin with. At least if there were others...
"By the way." Taeyeon started, "I have heard that you were at a book store on the release date."
"Wh- Why do you know about that?"
"Kangin told me."
At the mention of Kangin, Tiffany felt her heart squeeze.
So they were meeting.
"You can go there if you want. But I think you already know...the book stores are the sales department territory, so keep it in moderation, all right?"
More importantly, why does she know such a thing?
Even though they are good friends, do people usually talk about little things like this?
"If you keep doing it openly, the sales people won't be happy about it."
They are so close to each other that talking about the little things is natural for them?
Or perhaps...
"I understand, I'm sorry."
"No need to apologize."
We have a stack of common subjects that aren't fun and there is no way that I could ask her about it. That's why I'm getting more and more irritated. In the end, I don't know anything about Taeyeon. Only the trivial things go spinning around inside my head.
- Roughly 30 minutes later
"Do people...hate to drink with you?" Taeyeon asked in concerned.
"Ahhhhh? *hiccup* What do you say?! *hiccup*"
Taeyeon took a sip of her beer and settled with watching drunk Tiffany who couldn't stand the silence and kept drinking, "Drunk people who pick up quarrels and grumble are hated." She said.
"Shuddap...uhh...don't be so full of yourself because you're the head editor *hiccup* uhh...you're wrong if you think you can do anything because you're my boss *hiccup*"
Taeyeon raised and eyebrow, "Sorry but I do think that I can do everything and stop drinking already" She snatched the can from Tiffany's hand only to have Tiffany glare and crawl towards her.
"Give it back!"
"Hey. Stop it." Taeyeon struggled to hold Tiffany back as she tried to reach the can she was holding behind her.
"Let me drink!"
"Hey, Tiffany...st-...hey."
"Ah. uhh...*hiccup*"
Tiffany got angrier and pushed Taeyeon down resulting in her laying on top of Taeyeon watching the beer seep out of the can to the floor
"Nooo...what a waste..."
Taeyeon swallowed and stared at Tiffany who was laying on top of her and looking at her with hazed eyes. The next thing Tiffany knew was the cold hand on her cheek and the warm lips on her own. She didn't protest nor say anything. Just stayed there and let Taeyeon do what she wants. When Taeyeon pulled away, she stared at Tiffany's red face as both of them sat up .
"...*hiccup* *hic* Can you please stop doing this? *hic*" Tiffany looked down, "Uhh...how can you do this when you're going out with Kangin? *hic*"
"Huh?" Taeyeon's eyes widened in surprise.
"*hiccup* since you have someone special, I want you to stop messing with me."
"What? What are you talking about?"
"I heard it from Kangin! *hiccup* someone from work also saw the two of you together at a bar! *hiccup* that's right, Taeyeon. You look so happy when you're with Kangin *hiccup* of course, you would be happy when you're with someone you like. Hahaha."
"You're drunk."
"I'm not drunk! uhh...*hiccup* I'm going home. I will pay for the alcohol. Is a million won enough?" (Roughly 835 USD)
"What kind of alcohol is that? You don't need to pay for it. More importantly, what exactly did you hear?"
"I will pay. I don't want to own you anything!"
"I said I don't need it."
"Shuddup. I said I will pa-"
The beer spilled on the floor caused Tiffany's hand to slip on it and accidently get beer all over herself.
"Damn, it can't be helped. Here's a towel."
Seeing no movement from Tiffany whatsoever, Taeyeon sighed and started drying Tiffany's hair by herself.
"Don't touch me!"
Taeyeon's hand was slapped away
"Maybe it's nothing to you, but it bothers me a lot."
"Hey..."
"I want this relationship to be only work related."
"Tiffany."
"Though, you make fun of me even at work."
"Tiffany."
"It's so annoying!" Tiffany's face palmed and tears were sliding on her cheeks.
"Each and every time you do something, my head starts spinning. Why don't you put yourself in my shoes and see how it feels? Why...Why do I have to be so irritated?"
At this point. Taeyeon was incredibly confused.
What was happening right now?
What is Tiffany saying?
Why is she crying?
"I'm going home." Tiffany stood up unsteadily.
"Hey, Tiffany. Wait." Taeyeon immediately stood up too and held on to Tiffany's wrist.
"Let go, wh-...wha-"
*thud*
Tiffany's resistance resulted in both of them falling to the floor Taeyeon took the chance to pin Tiffany's hands to the floor so she wont run away.
"Do you really think that...I don't feel anything when you're this close to me?"
Tiffany didn't say anything and just stared at Taeyeon's beautiful face.
"Because...I'm not making fun of you. If I'm at work and see someone I like in front of me, I naturally mix up my work with personal affairs."
Tiffany was sweating. Her bangs were slightly stuck to her forehead.. Her face was red.. Her pink lips looked moist. Her clothes were unbelievably disheveled and she was slightly panting under Taeyeon.
"Don't...arouse me so much. I can't control myself."
The moment Taeyeon captured Tiffany's lips, Tiffany gave up and accepted everything Taeyeon gave her. The longer Taeyeon kissed her, the more she responded to the kiss and moved her lips against Taeyeon's. Next thing she knew was Taeyeon slowly kissing and licking her way from Tiffany's jaw line to her neck as she unbuttoned her shirt.
Stopping for a second, Taeyeon looked at Tiffany. No resistance whatsoever. The look Tiffany gave her almost gave her a heart attack and killed her.
"Go on," She said with a heavy breath.
"Tiffany." Taeyeon immediately dived in Tiffany's lips, savoring every little bit of her taste.
"Why are you doing this to me? You like Kangin, don't you?!" Tiffany said between kisses.
Taeyeon leaned back and looked at Tiffany in the eyes.
"Hey, I don't know where or how you heard that, but don't decide it by yourself."
Tiffany looked at Taeyeon, confused with tears brimming on the edge of her breathtaking eyes.
"I'm saying that...the one I'm in love with is you."
Taeyeon wiped the tears Tiffany's eyes let down from her cheek and didn't remove her hand after, "If you're saying this much, then you might as well admit it. You're in love with me aren't you?"
"What?"
"I'm telling you that I love you this much and you're still not satisfied?"
Tiffany who was having a difficulty breathing properly looked away.
"If it's still not enough, how much more love do you need for you to accept me?" With a painful expression, Taeyeon leaned down and hugged Tiffany tightly.
"It hurts..." Tiffany mumbled tightening her arms around Taeyeon's neck
Taeyeon leaned up again and looked Tiffany in the eyes.
The kisses Taeyeon planted on her face, neck, arms, hands, chest, stomach, thighs, legs and everything else eased the pain in Tiffany's heart.
"Remember this. Whether you have a fiancé or not, I..."
"Su-...Sunbae...*huff* *huff*"
Taeyeon immediately looked at Tiffany with wide eyes full of love before hugging her again tightly, "Fany-ah...I love you..."
*chirp* *chirp* *chirp* *chirp* *chirp*
The sound of the birds outside the window could be heard. The sun light invading the room gave it a warm cozy atmosphere that did absolutely nothing to calm Tiffany's raging heart.
...erm...this situation...
I- I remember up until we made a celebratory toast at Taeyeon's place. But...
I don't remember...anything after that.
Tiffany looked around her, waking up in a bed that isn't hers. Her clothes scattered around on the floor. Her naked body full of hickeys from her neck to her thighs, a pounding headache and somehow feeling refreshed as hell.
"Finally, you're awake."
The sound of a door opening made her jump a little. Looking at the door, it was none other than Taeyeon sipping on a mug of what looked like coffee.
"Oh...g- good morning." Tiffany greeted awkwardly.
"Morning."
Just imagining the possibility that she might have had done something with Taeyeon last night gave Tiffany cold sweat.
"Hahahaha. I'm very sorry. I have a habit of taking my clothes off when I'm drunk. My apologies!" Tiffany laughed nervously and hurriedly proceeded to put her clothes on.
"You don't remember it?"
"Wh- What is?"
"..."
Feeling the silence, Tiffany looked up at Taeyeon who is now very different from a minute ago. She looked angry. Very very anger even her left eyebrow was twitching.
"You seriously don't remember?"
"I- I'm sorry. Hahaha. Have I...done something?" Tiffany asked nervously.
"..."
"..."
"You're the worst." Taeyeon glared.
"Huh? anyway, I'm leaving, I'm sorry I ended up staying here for so lo- "
Tiffany stopped talking when she got up and felt a weird sensation in her privet place. A very weird tingly, sore and a little warm as if she just finished having sex.
Wait a sec. I don't believe this but...perhaps I, with Taeyeon...
No way!
There is no frigging way!
"Anyway, what did you talk with Kangin about?"
"Huh? Wh- What are you talking about?" Tiffany played dumb as she gathered her stuff that were scattered around the room.
"There is something you want to know about me, don't you?"
"What? There is nothing. You must be mistaken. My apologies for staying here so long!"
Taeyeon let out a frustrated breath.
"Then, let me tell you one thing."
Taeyeon put her arm on the door frame blocking Tiffany's only way out.
"You know...you like me more than you think you do."
"What?!" Tiffany immediately blushed at that, "When and who said that..."
"If you want to know more details, why don't you try remembering last night?"
"This is absurd. Your ego is out of control. You must have had a weird dream last night! And if you have that kind of time. Please go and collect your manuscript! Your script is the one that is most behind! Excuse me!"
Tiffany fled Taeyeon's apartment leaving Taeyeon the most pissed off she had ever been in her life.
"How annoying."
On the other side, Tiffany was on all fours in her doorway huffing and panting.
What should I do? I really can't remember anything.
Don't tell me...no...don't tell me that I...
No No No!
That's not it! That couldn't have happened! It was a dream! Last night's dream ends right at this moment!
Banging the floor in frustration, Tiffany felt hopeless.
Who or what am I supposed to ask? And how?
Hell...what should I do?
What the hell am I supposed to do?!
This is a dream
This is a dream
This is a dream
I'm gonna force myself to believe that this is a dream!
251 days left until Tiffany falls in love.