Tiffany's eyes fluttered open upon hearing her phone's ringtone. When reality finally sank in, she jolted up and picked her phone as fast as she could, "Good morning! Thank you for calling! This is Tiffany of Im's publishing! My deepest apologies! I'm sure the manuscript will be here very soon!"
"...Tiffany?"
"Huh?...wait...Mom?" Tiffany rubbed her messy hair in confusion.
"Good gracious, don't tell me you're half asleep!"
As her mom said, she was indeed half asleep. Tiffany looked around her only to find herself in her living room.
Oh right...I must have fallen asleep on the floor again, huh.
"Tiffany, you...did something happen between you and Kanggun?"
Tiffany gulped when she realized what her mother was talking about, "Wh- Why would you call me so early in the morning to ask me..." Tiffany huffed and pulled herself up. She grimaced at the mess and started gathering some clothes from the floor.
"So something did happen, didn't it?"
"N- No! Not really...I mean what's with you asking that out of the blue like this?"
"Well...he hasn't been speaking to me about you at all lately."
"Huh? Oh...well that's probably."
"If you two are fighting, you had better apologize!"
Tiffany stayed silent for a moment and face palmed. Her mother had things she needs to understand, "You know, mom...I'm not going to marry him. I made sure he understood that."
"..."
"WHAT?!"
Yeeeaaah, I figured she would react like that.
"Sorry, I have got to head to the office now, so bye."
"Wait just a minute, Tiffany! What is the meaning of this?!"
"I explained myself properly to him the other day, and he agreed to it as well."
"What on earth are you going on about?!"
"Like I have been trying to tell you...it's over between us, so..."
"TIFFANY"
Tiffany clenched her teeth, she knew what was coming.
"Do you not understand who you are? You're the daughter and successor to Hwang's publishing!"
"Well...of course I understand."
"You don't though! You're already 26 years old! It's time you realize your place in this world!"
"Sorry! We will have to continue this some other time!" After hanging up on her mother, Tiffany slumped down on the couch and sighed stressfully, "Ugh..."
What's with her, first thing in the morning...?
Daughter and successor, huh?
Well...I do know that I'm at the age where I really ought to start thinking about my future...but, right now, I'm only just barely managing to keep my head above water with my editing work. I at least realize that I'm clearly deficient in competence. There's no way I will be able to take over a whole publishing company if I can't at least get some decent results with the editing work I'm doing now.
Sighing again, Tiffany got up and noticed the magazine laying on the floor.
It said weekly Earth with bold letters. An action comics magazine that is being published by Jang's publishing. Picking it up, Tiffany flipped a few pages examining the content.
I bought this magazine after I learned that Taeyeon used to work for it. Maybe...if I were as capable a worker as Taeyeon, I wouldn't have to worry about this kind of thing...
"..."
Ah...
Why?!
Why am I thinking about Taeyeon?!
Cut it out meeeee!
Augh!
"Sunny?" Tiffany called
"Yeees?" Sunny turned to her right and replied cutely.
"Have the tallies for last month's survey been released yet?" Tiffany asked, nervously.
"They should probably be out soon. Why do you ask?" Sunny raised an eyebrow. It's rare to see Tiffany nervous about something like rankings. After all, all three of her authors are always within the top five.
"No, just...I was only curious about Jihye-nim's ranking." Tiffany rubbed the back of her neck awkwardly.
"Ah, well...I can understand how you feel, but you won't last long being so on-edge every month." Sunny said.
"Yes, of course...but I'm still worried."
"Buncha losers!"
Both Tiffany and Sunny looked at Taeyeon who was just passing by.
"What?!" Tiffany glared.
"Despite that cocky attitude of yours, you're obviously just a greenhorn." Taeyeon mocked, apparently not in a very good mood.
"Excuse me?!"
"Listen up people...something really annoying had just happened." Taeyeon clicked her tongue and she stood in the middle of the office.
"What's wrong?" Hyoyeon approached as Taeyeon got ready to make an announcement.
Taeyeon took a deep breath before crossing her arms, death visible on her face, "It's just been decided that Yoona will take over as president of the company."
"..."
"..."
Jaws hung low and broke upon hearing the news.
"No way! Seriously?!"
Murmurs started on the whole floor and people started gathering in the Emerald office area to hear more.
"But...then what about the current president?!"
"Sliding over to become the chairman." Taeyeon sighed as she massaged the bridge of her nose out of stress, "You lot better be careful. When Yoona takes over officially as president...any dead weight that doesn't bring money will be kicked to the curb." Taeyeon grimaced, knowing Yoona too well.
More jaws broke at the revelation.
"Nooooooooo!"
"Craaap, I totally screwed up the other day too!"
"Me too!"
Yuri's eye looked a little bit watery as if she was about to cry but remained as stoic as ever, "So I supposed this means we will have to have another celebration for her soon." She asked while organizing some papers.
"Yup." Taeyeon nodded, taking the papers from Yuri, "The editing department will need to buy her something as a congratulatory present too."
"Yup, we sure will." Sunny nodded.
Sunny, Hyoyeon and Yuri turned to Tiffany who had the most confused look on her face, "We're counting on you, Tiff!" Sunny smiled widely patting Tiffany who had a grim on her face on the back
"What?! Why am I always the one who has to do these things?!" Tiffany yelled.
"Dooooon't worry, we have total faith in you, Tiff! Good luck!" Sunny laughed and fled.
"Wait!Taeyeon! Please say something!"
Taeyeon who was just passing by again looked at Tiffany with her everyday resting bitch face, "If you hate being ordered around so much...why not just get promoted already?"
Bubbling anger and pure hate were visible on Tiffany's face after hearing Taeyeon say that, "Fine, all I need to do is buy something right? Then buy it I shall. It will be something by all means."
"Really?" Taeyeon smiled mockingly.
Good god this woman pisses me off so much!
Seeing the two at each other's throats again, everyone started returning to their desks, afraid of getting involved.
"So I'm afraid I still don't understand..." Tiffany frowned, "...why exactly youhad to come with me to buy a present for Yoona."
Tiffany was clearly not pleased by the fact that Taeyeon is walking beside her at the moment, in broad daylight, on a weekend.
"Cause it's a date," Taeyeon said stoically.
"Excuse me?!" Tiffany snapped.
"You kept bitching about having to do this, so I decided to take time off on my weekend to come along with you." Taeyeon seemed a bit irritated by the way she glared at the back of the person walking far in front of her.
"Well, no one asked you to do so! I know exactly what I'm buying, so I'm sure I can handle this perfectly well alone. Feel free to just go home now." Tiffany who was looking down glanced at Taeyeon who was kind of half glaring half bored.
"Are you an idiot?"
"Huh?!" Tiffany snapped again.
"At least let me use an excuse every now and then."
"Wait-...what?" Tiffany's shoulders slumped in confusion.
"If I don't take my chances where I can...I won't be able to spend my days off with you."
As much as Tiffany hated it, she felt her heart beat a bit faster upon hearing that and had no choice but to look down to hide the blush on her face, "Wh- What are you saying?" Tiffany asked softly.
Because she was looking down, Tiffany did not notice Taeyeon's little smile appearing while throwing little glances at her.
"Are you sure it's alright to just give her chocolate?" Tiffany looked around the store they are certainly in. The smell was heavenly and just looking at all the types of fancy chocolate boxes on the displays made Tiffany unconsciously drool.
"She said herself that's what she wanted, so I'm sure it's fine." Taeyeon shrugged.
"She never struck me as the type to like sweet things, so I was quite surprised," Tiffany said.
Taeyeon grimaced, "Don't people usually crave sweet things when they're tired? That girl is crazy busy, it seems..."
"Oh...right..." Tiffany also grimaced remembering that one time Yoona showed her her schedule for the day. If they as editors pass out on the floor every now and then because of how busy they are. Yoona's schedule was even worse than that. That girl will be rushed to the emergency room one day soon. Just by remembering it, Tiffany felt like throwing up, "Chocolate is amazing!" Tiffany chuckled with pain for Yoona who has it harder than them, "Still...it's amazing to think that she's becoming the head of the company at such a young age!"
"Well, it is her family's company," Taeyeon said, "But then...she also climbed up the ranks like everyone else, from her days as an editor."
"What?! Yoona was an editor?!" Tiffany frowned. Just how old was Yoona when she started working?
"You mean you didn't know?" Taeyeon raised an eyebrow at her.
"No, not at all!" Tiffany's eyes widened upon hearing the new information.
"The one who scouted out Bae Joohyun and convinced her to debut was Yoona."
"Seriously?! I had no clue!"
"Seriously. She has helped put out quite a few other hit works as well...wait-...so you never discussed this sort of thing with Yoona before...?"
"No, we have never had any conversation on such a topic..."
Hearing that, Taeyeon looked straight ahead, "In reality, Yoona had started working in this company from a very young age, childhood if I may say...since she knew exactly what to change in a book to make it better, it seems like her father, our current president, took advantage of that and put her to work right away, though she did start from the bottom like all of us...and seems when she was younger, she caught a lot of flack for supposedly riding coattails or some shit...but she's got the skills to back it up."
I see...
When she said we were both coattail riders, I thought maybe we had something in common...
But yeah right...there's no way we could be alike.
Feeling depressed all by herself, Tiffany picked up a few things Sunny asked for while Taeyeon was purchasing the biggest most delicious chocolate box in the store for Yoona.
"Oh! Wait...Tiffany-ssi, was it?"
Tiffany looked at her side and saw a familiar looking man, "Donghae-ssi?"
"So we meet again. The chocolate here sure is tasty, huh!" Donghae smiled at her brightly.
"Ah yes, yes they certainly are...!" Tiffany looked down awkwardly.
It would be really bad if this guy and Taeyeon butted heads, wouldn't it? I had better hurry up and buy these and get the hell out of here!
"So...are you here alone?"
"What?! Umm, well that's..."
Don't come, Taeyeon. Don't come, Taeyeon. Don't come, Taeyeon. Don't come, Taeyeon. Don't come, Taeyeon.
"Ooh, so you're here with someone else then, huh?" Donghae looked around for someone who might be accompanying Tiffany.
"N- No no no, I'm alone!Totally alone!"
"Oops, sorry! So you're on a date, huh?" Donghae laughed awkwardly
"That's not it!" Tiffany found herself waiting in line with Donghae to get to the cash register.
"Oh right! So I checked out Emerald the other day!" Donghae announced, making Tiffany give him her full attention, "Who was it...Kim Sookyung? I found his stuff the most fun to read, personally."
"What? Really?!" Tiffany exclaimed happily. Kim Sookyung is currently her author.
"Yeah!"
"Thank you very much!" Tiffany bowed politely, "I'm actually in charge of his titles."
"Ooh, are you now? The last issue wasn't all that interesting, so I wondered if it as worth it...but this issue was actually pretty exciting."
"Ah...umm, I...read this week's Earth actually!" Tiffany confessed on buying the magazine like Donghae did.
"Really? Thanks!" Donghae smiled, happy that there is one more person to buy their magazine.
"I really liked Kwon Minyoung's work in particular...so I bought the book version as well."
Donghae smiled widely, "Awesome! I'm in charge of those works!"
"You are?"
"But it's been running for so long...I have been thinking it needs a bit of support now..."
"Really? I think it's plenty enjoyable as it is..." Tiffany frowned.
"Nooo, no no. I mean sure, it's enjoyable enough now...but it's our job to make it even more enjoyable, isn't it?"
It then hit her, Donghae was right on that one. What is the use of her as an editor as she just continues releasing works without improving? She looked at Donghae in a respectful manner and he looked back at her with question marks floating around his head, "Oh...yes. Yes, I see." She said, agreeing to what he had just told her.
"What? Did I say something weird...?" He asked cautiously.
"Oh, no! I just...realized you have a point." Tiffany looked down in wonder, "You're absolutely right...no matter the situation, we must not be satisfied just maintaining the status quo...we have to always aim to make our story better, right?"
Donghae did not say anything at that.
"I mean...I do understand that, but I always get tripped up by what's in front of my face and grow negligent..."
Hearing that and seeing the determined look on Tiffany's pretty face, Donghae swallowed, "Hey...you wanna go out for drinks sometimes?"
"What?" Tiffany snapped out of it and looked up at him, "Umm, well I'm not sure about my schedule..."
Crap. Taeyeon could come over any minute now!
Finally getting her stuff wrapped up and finishing paying for it, Tiffany proceeded to put them in her bag.
"I'm sorry. I'm in something of a rush, so I will have to be on my way now..." Taking a moment to think, Tiffany looked up at Donghae, "Umm, excuse me, but...would you mind...if I asked something?"
Donghae smiled, "Shoot."
"Ah, umm...when Ta-...when Taeyeon worked for weekly earth...what kind of projects was she in charge of?"
Donghae frowned, "Why not ask her that yourself?"
Tiffany was disappointed by his answer, she did not hear what she wanted, "Yes...of course. Excuse me." When Tiffany turned around to leave, she got the shock of her life when she saw Taeyeon standing right behind her, giving her a cold look, clearly not pleased, "Ta- !?"
"What the hell are you two doing?" The dark look on Taeyeon's face looked very dangerous. if possible, Tiffany wanted to run away right now.
"Oh, so you're here with Taeyeon!" Donghae nodded at Taeyeon as a sign of acknowledgment.
"W- We're just here to buy some treats for work, that's all, really!" Tiffany panicked, feeling the cold air around Taeyeon get even colder.
"Then you should have said so sooner!" Donghae had that smug smile again on his face.
"And what are you doing here?" Taeyeon clenched her teeth.
"Huh? What, am I not allowed to go shopping?" Donghae crossed his arms, "We just bumped into each other by chance and were having a nice chat about our careers, that all."
Taeyeon glared at Donghae's shit eating smile, "Don't go feeding my newbie stupid shit!" She snapped.
"Oooh, scary! Same as ever, I see!" Donghae chuckled.
"Donghae. You really need to lay the fuck off."
Donghae smirked, Taeyeon was pissed off. He liked that.
Seeing Donghae's face as smug as it is, Taeyeon huffed and turned around, ready to leave, "Let's go, Tiffany."
"Eh? ah...right." Tiffany who was about to follow Taeyeon was grabbed by the arm.
"Tiffany-ssi...about what we discussed...I'm free anytime so think it over!" Donghae smiled gently at Tiffany.
"What did he mean about what we discussed?" Taeyeon asked as she walked ahead of Tiffany down the sidewalk.
Tiffany got flustered and didn't know how to reply. It would be bad if Taeyeon found out that Donghae asked her to go drinking with him, "What we...? Just...how he reads Emerald...so I mentioned that I read Weekly Earth as well."
Taeyeon did not say anything.
"A- And then...umm..." Tiffany looked down, not wanting to make Taeyeon anymore angry.
"Didn't I tell you to stay away from him? Did you forget what I said, Idiot."
Hearing the word Idiot, Tiffany, of course, got irritated, "Wha-...well...like I said, we just happened to run into one another!" She frowned and felt a bit defensive, "Usually you would at least exchange pleasantries then, wouldn't you? Why are you so- "
"Because!" Taeyeon stopped and looked back at her. Only to huff and continue walking a second later. Tiffany followed her, feeling very confused because of Taeyeon's actions.
What's she getting so worked up for? Is it just because she hates Donghae? In the end, this just leads to yet more questions...
I don't know anything at all...about Taeyeon.
Tiffany grimaced. She is currently on her way out of the subway, walking back to her apartment building, and Taeyeon was walking just a little behind her.
Given how awkward it is between us now...why on earth do we have to go home together?!
God, I want to move...
She felt a tug on her jacket that made her stop. When she looked back, she saw the most adorable expression Taeyeon has ever made. It made her body freeze in its place and her eyes not able to look away from Taeyeon's face. Although Taeyeon was looking down, Tiffany could see the hint of pink on her cheeks.
Taeyeon was tugging her jacket with her thumb and index finger softly, looking quite guilty, apologetic and overall just way too cute to take in. A face that Taeyeon had never ever made before.
"I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier." She said, "You were about to say something...what was it?"
"What?" Tiffany finally snapped out of it when Taeyeon spoke.
"You were going to ask Donghae something, but I interrupted you. It's just bugging me is all."
To Tiffany's displeasure, Taeyeon had let go of her jacket and crossed her arms, and looked away.
"Oh. Never mind. It's fine!" Tiffany snapped upon remembering the question she asked Donghae before Taeyeon interrupted
"What was it? Spit it out." Taeyeon frowned as they continued their way but this time, it was Taeyeon who was walking a bit ahead.
"I said it's fine!"
"Ugh it's bugging me, it's bugging me, it's bugging me, it's bugging me, it's bugging meeeeeeee-"
"Shut up!" Tiffany huffed before looking away, feeling the much-hated blushing problem she has make a return, "I just wanted to ask him what sorts of comics you worked on when you were working at Weekly Earth."
"What?" Taeyeon raised an eyebrow.
"Well, he told me I should just ask you, so..."
"You should come to me first for that sort of thing!" Taeyeon snapped.
"Well, here I am now!"
Taeyeon sighed and face palmed, "There are only a few of them still running, I will write the titles down for you later."
"Th- Thank you very much."
A moment of silence passed. Taeyeon let out a deep breath and looked at Tiffany seriously, "So why did you want to know?"
"No real reason. I just wanted to know what sorts of series you were involved with." Tiffany gulped, hoping that would get rid of her dry throat, "I thought...maybe I might learn something from it. I just want to hurry up and be a better editor. so I- "
"Hey." Taeyeon interrupted, "Did you...by any chance get a call from your parents or something?"
Hearing that, Tiffany opened her mouth and closed again then opened one more time only to close it again. She did not know what to say. Taeyeon had just read right through her, "Wh- Why would you think that?" She asked.
"You seemed strangely preoccupied with Yoona...and looked like you were really worried about your work more than usual, so..." Taeyeon shrugged as if what she said was nothing important.
Tiffany stared at Taeyeon deeply before speaking up, "No...there's really nothing..."
Taeyeon looked back, "If you need someone to talk to...I'm always free."
Tiffany opened her mouth and closed it again. Why was this conversation so hard to take in?
"Really it's-...it's-...it's nothing serious at all...I just got a call from my mother." Tiffany looked down after saying that. This was the first time she opens up about this topic to someone, "She just said the same things she always does. Telling me to realize I'm going to take over the company someday...I mean...I'm their only daughter, so I understand where she's coming from, but..."
Taeyeon looked straight ahead after hearing that, much appreciated by Tiffany, "What do youwant to do, then?"
Tiffany bit her lower lip and frowned, "Well...I'm hardly at a level yet where I can afford to consider things like that, but I'm at the age now where I really need to think these things through...and then I just got worked up over it..."
Taeyeon glanced at Tiffany sideways, before taking a deep breath, "I believe that I told you once before already, that you're doing a perfectly fine job."
Tiffany' inhaled and stared at Taeyeon's back who was walking a bit head again, "Th- Thank you very much, but I'm doing my best swinging from bad to good and back with each month's survey." Tiffany looked down again. Feeling herself getting depressed over last month's surveys again, "I just...wish I were as good at this as you are...is what I was thinking."
Taeyeon made a stop and looked back at Tiffany who looked up at her in confusion, "So what? Are you saying I'm good at my job then?"
"What?!" Tiffany looked down again, "Well, you're not bad at it, I suppose." She mumbled, holding tightly to her bag.
"Then let this super-capable-as-acknowledged-by-you person tell you something."
Tiffany frowned and looked at Taeyeon weirdly, "Excuse me?"
Taeyeon sighed, "You're doing your job just fine. You studied romance and comics when you knew nothing about it and you value your authors. I know this for a fact. I don't need editors working for me who don't give a damn about these surveys, and people who think their jobs only entail picking up the manuscript are shit as far as I'm concerned." Seeing that Tiffany was memorized by what she was saying, Taeyeon continued, "You're not a genius. I can't fool myself into thinking you have got some innate talent like Yoona."
Hearing that, Tiffany looked down, feeling blue again.
"However...you work twice as hard as anyone else, and when you don't understand or can't do something, you stick with it until you finally understand, until you cando it. You aren't doing anything wrong at all. If you were, I would correct it. So..." Taeyeon trailed off and looked Tiffany straight in the eyes, "You should just stay the way you are now and don't make me repeat myself. Idiot."
Tiffany looked down with a blush. It certainly felt good to hear something like that from your boss. From Taeyeon.
"Let's go."
Tiffany followed. All the way back to their apartment building, Tiffany kept throwing shy glances at Taeyeon.
Taeyeon...was trying to cheer me up.
The two stepped into the elevator like usual, Taeyeon standing by the buttons and Tiffany leaning on the back as usual.
"I suppose taking over the family business might have nothing to do with any actual skill you have. And the Hwang publishing house has been handed down through the family for years. It would probably be easier for you to just go along with the flow, to be honest..."
Tiffany looked down with a blush. Curse her blushing problem, "I'm...already going against the flow, though. I told my mother I was dissolving the engagement."
Taeyeon's eyes widened as the elevator doors opened. She looked back at Tiffany who was looking away, knowing exactly what's coming, "Wait...you mean you told her about me?!" Was that even possible?
"Of- Of course not! I just told her I wasn't marrying Kanggun, that's it!" Tiffany snapped.
Taeyeon let out a sigh of relief, "And...did she accept it...?"
"N- No...I don't think she did...I will probably have to sit down and talk it over with her again." Tiffany sighed and face palmed, remembering her mother's reaction on the phone.
As Tiffany proceeded to unlock her door, Taeyeon walked further past her apartment to Tiffany, "Wait." She stopped Tiffany.
"Yes?" Tiffany raised an eyebrow as she pulled her door open.
"This is...just a what ifquestion, but..." And there was that unexplainable look on Taeyeon's face again, "If you decide to take over at you family's company...does that mean you will quit Im's publishing?"
Tiffany looked away, "...Like I told you, I'm still not- "
"And I said this is just a what if question."
"W- Well, I guess usually...yeah, that's what would happen, isn't it?" Tiffany nodded after thinking about it for a second.
"And then..." Taeyeon looked down and paused, "...you would move?"
"What?" Tiffany was confused at this point, what was Taeyeon trying to get to?
"It's just a what if question."
"How the heck am I supposed to know that?! Maybe I would, maybe I wouldn't!"
"..."
"Cut it out!"
Tiffany let out a soft yelp when she was pulled inside of her own apartment and immediately shoved to the door, "Huh?! Wai-...what are you-...Taeyeon!"
Taeyeon held her hands and pressed their foreheads together, "I will never forgive you if you just run off on your own again."
"What...?" Tiffany was confused.
"I'm speaking to you, a woman to another." Taeyeon clenched her eyes shut, "I...am scared to death...of never being able to see you again."
Taeyeon...you really...
"Wh- What are you saying?! We live right next door to each other! I'm sorry, but that's- "
"You...don't have a damn clue how I felt those ten long years."
Tiffany's heart ached as the image of Taeyeon suffering came to mind. She herself was living in pain in those 10 long years...then what about Taeyeon?
She was also probably in pain...10 more times more than her.
Tiffany sighed, "I...still haven't decided anything about my future. You keep speaking in hypothetically, but I haven't..." Feeling Taeyeon's arms go around her, Tiffany breath hitched, "Taeyeon?"
Taeyeon squeezed Tiffany's body against her, "Truthfully...I know that I shouldn't mix my personal feelings with my work." She inhaled deeply, "But I can't help it. I'm never letting you leave me."
At this point, Tiffany could hear the sorrow and pain in Taeyeon's in some way. And for some reason knowing that Taeyeon was in pain, pained her too.
"I never ever...want to go through that again." Taeyeon grabbed Tiffany's hand and pulled her inside.
"Ah- hey! Taeyeon!" Tiffany struggled to keep up with Taeyeon's fast steps.
Barging into the bedroom, Taeyeon shoved Tiffany on the bed and sat on her stomach.
"Fany-ah..."
Hearing Taeyeon call her that again and feeling Taeyeon's cold hands on her cheeks, Tiffany's breath hitched.
"I'm always...always watching you. And I will be waiting here...for your feelings to catch up to my own. So..."
Tiffany couldn't imagine the amount of pain Taeyeon was in for her to make a face like that.
"Just give up...and say you love me again. Fany-ah."
I couldn't bring myself...to tear my gaze from her.
And so...Tiffany gave in to her desires and wrapped her arms around Taeyeon's neck...and pulled her in for a deep kiss. Taeyeon who was a bit surprised by that immediately responded only a second later. Not long after, Taeyeon's hands were roaming around Tiffany's body. She felt Tiffany's soft body shiver under her.
"Cold?" Taeyeon asked as she pulled away so both of them could breathe.
"No, just..." Tiffany who had a red, dazed, pleasurable face on. Removed her hair from her face, "Feels...so good..."
Taeyeon's eyes widened
"..."
"..."
"*cough* *cough* What-...the hell are you?" Taeyeon blushed deeply, "What are you trying to do to me?"
"Huh?!" Realizing that she might have just seduced Taeyeon, Tiffany panicked, "That's not what I mea- !"
Tiffany was silenced by Taeyeon's lips.
"Taeyeon..."
"Fany-ah..."
I'm just...such a coward. I can't put my feeling of love into words or actions...
But...
There is one thing I can say for sure...
Taeyeon...
I also have always...always watched you...
"I...I did it!" Tiffany smiled happily while looking at the survey's results.
"Tiff! I see Jihye-nim rode in the rankings! Good for you!" Sunny put a thumb up while her other hand is busy holding the treats Tiffany bought from the chocolatier.
"Thank you very much!"
*Whack*
Taeyeon whacked Tiffany's head with rolled up papers as she was just passing by, "Don't get carried away just because of one good month."
"Would you please stop hitting me all the time!" Tiffany yelled, feeling irritated by those rolled up papers that abuse the back of her head every single day.
"Newbie, get me 10 copies of this." Taeyeon ignored what Tiffany said and handed her two papers which Tiffany obliged to do.
Geez, I'm allowed to get excited every now and then!
"Also, I'm leaving you these documents here, so be sure to check them out."
"Yes, ma'am..." Tiffany sighed.
Tiffany could hear her phone ringing on her desk but ignored it as she was busy making the copies Taeyeon asked for, "Here...10 copies, just like you asked!" Tiffany handed Taeyeon the papers grumpily.
However, Taeyeon did not take them and just glared at her, "What the hell is this?" Taeyeon asked, voice cold as ice.
Tiffany looked at what Taeyeon just shoved at her. It was her phone, still ringing, with the name Lee Donghaeflashing on the screen. Tiffany immediately panicked. Upon seeing that Tiffany had saw who the caller was, Taeyeon got the phone back and hung up on Donghae.
"Well, we did exchange cards! It's normal he would have my number!"
"The hell it is!"
"But-!"
"THE HELL IT IS!"
Don't just hang up people's phones without permission!
What do I do?
What do I do?
What do I do?
And why the hell do I even have to explain myself?!
Days until Tiffany falls (Completely) in love: 115