touch, taste & tremble

- 4

Jimin wakes early, earlier than she usually does and immediately jumps out of bed and grabs her phone from the nightstand. Joohyun picks up on the third ring, the way she says her name letting Jimin know that's she surprised by the phone call.

"Unnie, I was just thinking about the apartment above my gallery opening up and I remember you said you would start the viewings next week, but do you already have like, a waiting list for people who are interested?"

"No, we don't, we're going to put the apartment on the website this afternoon, but I expect that after that the calls will be coming in pretty quickly. It's a beautiful apartment."

"In that case, could I ask a favor?"

"That depends on the favor, Jimin." Joohyun chuckles.

Joohyun is the real estate agent that sold Jimin her gallery and when she found out that Jimin was planning on turning the space into a gallery she promised to come by when she was all settled in. Joohyun had been so impressed with Jimin's work that she bought two paintings on the spot and commissioned her for a third and they have been in touch ever since.

"Could you not put the apartment on the website yet? Or maybe have me take a look before you're supposed to put it up?"

"Are you saying you're interested?"

"Yes, very much so."

Jimin can hear Joohyun hum as she thinks it over and Jimin is actually getting nervous. It's not like her life depends on getting this apartment, but it would be nice and convenient and it's been a while since Jimin has done something of this size for herself.

(Yes, she is not counting getting gloriously fucked once a week by maybe the hottest woman she has ever met.)

"I need to have it online by twelve o'clock, so if you can be there within the hour, I can have you take a look."

"Really? Okay, yes! I can definitely be there within an hour, actually I can be there in half an hour."

Joohyun laughs softly. "Half an hour then. See you soon, Jimin."

Forty-five minutes later Jimin is standing in the middle of an empty living room, looking around the humble apartment. It isn't large, in comparison it's smaller than her current apartment, but that's only because the bedroom and kitchen aren't as big. And the size doesn't even matter to Jimin, because it feels good. It's perfect, just like her gallery had been perfect from the moment she stepped inside.

And the best part is that everything is in excellent condition. She doesn't have to paint anything, she just needs furniture and the place is good to go.

"I'll take it."

"What?"

"Don't put it online, I'll take it."

"Jimin, I haven't even told you the price yet."

"I'm guessing it's around what I paid for my gallery, maybe more, but that's okay. I have the money. I want it."

And that's how, with the last of her father's inheritance, Jimin buys the apartment above her gallery.

(Her intentions may be much less innocent than when she bought the gallery, but she's sure her father would still be very happy for her.)

—

She tells Minjeong first.

"I did a thing."