Chaeyoung tiredly entered her shared apartment with her girlfriend of exactly one-year and smiled when she saw the brunette asleep on the couch with a book on her chest. A bouquet of Chaeyoung's favorite flowers were on the coffee table along with a meticulously wrapped medium-sized box. She saw the dining room table was setup romantically with candles and untouched food sat in their plates with a bottle of unopened wine. Chaeyoung felt bad as she moved to the couch to wake Lisa. She knelt down and placed a kiss on Lisa's cheek. "Lisa?" She shook the woman gently to get her to stir and smiled when Lisa opened her eyes and smiled at her.
"Hey, you," Lisa greeted her, voice barely above a whisper. "How was your surgery?"
"Long," Chaeyoung replied, hating that she had missed everything Lisa had planned. "It went well, though. Happy anniversary. I'm sorry I'm so late."
Lisa sat up, yawning as she did so. "You know I'm not upset." Lisa understood what it meant being a doctor. She wouldn't hold this against her girlfriend. "And happy anniversary."
"You should've had dinner without me," Chaeyoung stated. "You're probably starving."
"I'm fine," Lisa assured her. "I'm really tired, though." Chaeyoung knew Lisa had worked hard on dinner and setting things up. Top that with her long shift at the hospital and she wasn't surprised the brunette was exhausted. "I got you a present." She reached over and picked up the box.
Chaeyoung removed her jacket and tossed it on the couch before sitting down next to Lisa. She took the box and carefully opened it, revealing a plethora of new paint brushes. "Lisa this is so sweet." She leaned over and kissed the brunette. "Thank you."
"You haven't painted in quite some time," Lisa pointed out. "Maybe you can start making time for it again. I'd hate to see you push aside something that makes you happy because you're too busy for it."
"You're right," Chaeyoung agreed. "I'll put some time aside to do something soon." She set the present on the coffee table and got up. "I got you something too." She left to go into their bedroom and returned with a small thin box. "I didn't have time to wrap it. Sorry."
Lisa grinned. "It's okay. It saves me a few seconds." She opened the box and laughed when she saw a pen. She knew it was a costly one right away and looked over at the blonde. "You didn't have to get me this."
"Have you forgotten about your temper tantrum when you lost your favorite one?" Chaeyoung asked. "I thought this would make up for it."
"I didn't throw a tantrum. ...And it was a really nice pen, Chaeyoung," Lisa said. "Also, I didn't lose it. A nurse stole it. I'm sure of that."
Chaeyoung leaned over and kissed Lisa again. "Whatever you say." She took the box from Lisa and set it down on the coffee table. "Come on, let's get to bed."
Lisa allowed Chaeyoung to pull her up and guide her to their bedroom. "That's it?" Lisa asked, curiously. "You don't want anniversary sex or anything?"
Chaeyoung laughed. "You're so romantic." She turned to face Lisa once they were in their bedroom and kissed her. "Aren't you too tired?" She knew she was but she would pep the hell up for sex. It had been at least two weeks since they had been intimate due to their crazy schedules.
Lisa kissed Chaeyoung in that slow but passionate way that made Chaeyoung melt and the brunette nipped at her girlfriend's bottom lip as she pulled away. "I think I have some reserved energy for a good ten minutes."
