His Little Butterfly

18 - Her Friend

The long weekend is over but Yuna couldn't get over her experience with Jin. She couldn't wipe the smile from her lips as she entered the office building. When she exited the same door that Friday, she had no idea how much her life would change that night.

Because she has no close friends at work, she had to wait during lunchtime so that she could call her friend who she could share her happiness with.

"Hey, I was just thinking about you. Mom dropped off some food and she said to share it with you because she knows it's your favorite." Aliya tells her first thing after she answers her call, which is normal for them.

Yuna loves So-Young's home-cooked meals. She had spent so many times eating at their place when she was in high school that So-Young discovered which ones were her favorite. 

"She made galbi-jjim? Woah, I suddenly lost my appetite from what I'm eating. All I want is your mom's dish now."

Aliya laughs at the other end.

"Are you on your lunch break?" She asks.

"No, I'm at home. My boss ordered me to take the rest of the week off." Aliya replies. 

"Your boss ordered you to take the rest of the week off? Lucky you. I don't think I'll ever hear that from my boss." Her mom told everyone not to give her special treatment and that is exactly what she is getting.

"Well, Taehyung was the one who told my boss to let me take the week off hahaha. Anyway, take Jin with you tonight if you want although, I'd rather have it that it's a girl's night for us. It has been a while since we've had one of those." Yuna had been hanging out more with her friends Jenny and Ara because she was avoiding being around Jin. Then Yoongi happened and it made things much harder for them to hang out. But since they both live in the same building now, they're going to do this often. 

Jin already told her that he'll not be able to see her tonight because he and his family will be having dinner with a client.

"He's busy tonight. Will Yoongi be there tonight?" She asks her back. Aliya snorts before making her reply.

"He's spending the night at his parents' house. We need to keep as much distance as we possibly can from each other, we both need a break." Hearing this made Yuna get worried that they got into some kind of problem again until her friend adds. "His knees can't handle it anymore while I'm too sore every movement I make hurts."

Yuna got puzzled by that last remark.

"Sore? Sore where?" She gasps when it finally dawned on her where her friend could possibly be sore. They are open about things like these so she ends up laughing.

"TMI Aliya, eeeewwww." She joked.

"Eww really? How about you? Still doing ok, after that weekend getaway?"

Yuna sputters as she chokes on her own spit as she got reminded of that morning in the bedroom on the day they left the island. It made her face flush but had butterflies in her stomach at the same time. She remembered the reason why she called her friend. She recounted to her everything that happened during their trip. She reiterated that they didn't have sex.

"Things will get more intense as you guys continue with your relationship. My case is quite different because as you know, Yoongi and I started quite differently. I'm telling you, what you've experienced is just the beginning." Yuna was lost for words making the other woman laugh. "Don't be embarrassed,  you love each other so it's normal that you express it.  I am so happy that you ended up with each other. I know you belong together." 

Aliya's last sentence echoes inside her head. Jin and her, belong together. The thought makes her heart beat faster both from excitement and worry over the weight of those words.