Broken Cause [Book 1]

Chapter 3 (Part 2)

The loud ringtone woke Lisa up with a start. She groaned by reflex - furrowing her brows. She lifted her arm and turned her body as she tried to find the noisy device on the nightstand.

Chaeyoung heard it too and felt Lisa moving. She whined. "No..." She didn't want to lose her comfortable position.

Lisa felt Chaeyoung tightening her hold. She opened her eyes - squinting to see where her phone was. She grabbed it and immediately answered the call.

"Hello?" Her voice cracked.

"Rise and shine, kid!"

Lisa heard Seungwan's cheerful voice. "What do you want?" She replied in annoyance.

"Your morning friendliness never ceases to amaze me. Did I wake you up?"

"Yes."

"Ah, I'm sorry. It's just that Jennie told me that yesterday was your 200th day anniversary and I felt guilty for not wishing you a happy anniversary. So... HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!" Seungwan laughed out loud.

Lisa abruptly ended the call. She silenced her phone and placed it back on the nightstand. She turned her body and draped her arm around Chaeyoung again, pulling her close.

Chaeyoung snuggled up to Lisa. "Who was that?" She mumbled drowsily against Lisa's neck.

"Nobody. Go back to sleep." Lisa knew Seungwan was just pranking her. Her friends knew that she wasn't really a morning person and they used to prank call her to wake her up. They hadn't done that in a very long time though.

Chaeyoung blinked - forcing her eyes to open. "Are you sure?" She was afraid that it would be important or related to the case.

"Yes." Lisa kissed the top of Chaeyoung's head then turned her head - leaning her cheek against Chaeyoung's forehead. "It was just Seungwan Unnie."

Chaeyoung moved her head back and heard Lisa mumble a protest. She ignored it. "Are you sure it wasn't something important?" She asked again, looking at Lisa.

"Positive. She was pranking me." Lisa finally opened her eyes. She smiled when she saw the uncertain look on Chaeyoung's sleepy face. "Trust me." She then lightly placed a kiss on Chaeyoung's forehead. "Good morning. Have I ever told you that you sleep like a koala?"

"What?" Chaeyoung wasn't expecting the random comment.

"You're clingy."

"I am not clingy!" Chaeyoung pouted.

Lisa grinned. "You are but only when you sleep." She kissed Chaeyoung. "Now I know why you're against morning breaths."

Chaeyoung shoved Lisa's shoulder.

Lisa smiled into the kiss. She started to push Chaeyoung, rolling on top of her. "I had a great time last night," she mumbled. She was surprised that it went quite smoothly considering it was their first time. There were awkward and embarrassing moments, of course, but the thought of him didn't even cross her mind. She had woken up once in the middle of the night, feeling guilty because of it. But then she saw Chaeyoung sleeping next to her with a faint smile on her face and the guilt disappeared. She was happy to see Chaeyoung happy.

Chaeyoung wrapped her arms around Lisa's neck, burying her fingers in Lisa's hair. "Me too," replied Chaeyoung. She shivered when Lisa's hands glided down the sides of her body.

The sound of another ringtone startled them both. It was Chaeyoung's phone this time.

"Ignore it," mumbled Lisa. She wasn't letting go of Chaeyoung's lips. She suspected the caller to be one of her friends.