[TAENYFic] PASSIONATE PASSIONS. (Continues episode)

220> My Wish?

Tiffany rush to put on her pink bunny house slippers as she swiftly made her way across the living room and to the main entrance of the dorm.
"Hurry up!" she hears Sooyoung shouting along with a few louder knocks coming from the door. Tiffany swore at Sooyoung in her mind for not remembering to bring the dorm access card herself. She takes a quick peep from the peephole on the door before unlocking it. Sooyoung immediately barge in as if she's being chased by a horde of zombies. Pushing Tiffany aside and places the brown paper bag she brought along on the dining table as she quickly make her way to the guest bathroom down the hallway.
A relief face appears back in the dining room with Tiffany a few minutes later, just the right time as Tiffany was carrying some fork and plates for the occasion.
"Any slower I would've had kidney stones developed I swear" Sooyoung wipes the imaginary sweats on her forehead off.
Tiffany rolled her eyes, "No thanks to you for not remembering to bring the access card." She places the plates for herself and Sooyoung.
"Is that how you thank the person who bought you cake??"
Tiffany held both hands in the air, showing a sign that she's giving this 'fight' in to Sooyoung. "Where's that midget?" asked Sooyoung as she realized there was no human leeching onto Tiffany.
"That's mean, she's still our leader. She's out for a meeting..."
"What kind of meeting?" Sooyoung chooses to ignore Tiffany's first reply knowing that Tiffany is just bluntly unhappy with the teasing at her girlfriend.
Tiffany shrugs her shoulders, "She only said they wanted to ask her about the album- some sort like that. I was still in bed when she was telling me so."
"But isn't our album finalized a week ago??"
"Yeah" Tiffany hands a fork to Sooyoung, "I don't know but that's what Tae said"
"Okay. But I bought her portion anyway...that Tiramisu in the bag is hers." Sooyoung bites the tip of her fork while she waits for Tiffany to take the cakes out from the bag.
"So what was it that you wanted to ask me about?" Tiffany passes the chocolate lava cake to Sooyoung as she remembers the main reason why Sooyoung drops by was because this morning the latter sounded unhappy and said she could only tell her about it face to face hence the cake and the visit.
Sooyoung lets out a sigh, "When was the last time you had an unreasonable argument with Taeyeon?"
Tiffany immediately stops whatever that she was doing and looks at Sooyoung, "Why?? Did Tae say anything??" she asked suspiciously.
"Omo. No. But are you guys having an argument too??" "Too???"
"Okay wait. Hold up- Hold on. First of all, this is solely about me on what I'm about to discuss with you..."
Tiffany sighs in relief and continues looking for her cake.
"For a moment I thought I would've unknowingly hurt her feelings and she went to you" she took off the lid of the box that stores her cake and took a bite from it. Tiffany lets out a very satisfying moan as she lets the cheese flavor melts on her tongue, "God. This is gooooooooooood"
"O-kay.." Sooyoung clears her throat, "No wonder Tae's a pervert" "Sorry, what?" Sooyoung shakes her head when Tiffany looks at her. "No. I heard you, I'm asking what do you mean by that?" "Honestly?"
"Yes. 100% of honesty"
"I used to think Taeyeon is just naturally a pervert, I mean she is by all means. But now, I get it, why she's more perverted when you're around. That's just a cheesecake that you just ate but wow, look at the sound you made-"
Tiffany blushed and swallowed the remaining bits in her mouth, "This cake is good" "A cake that made you just sound like you had an orgasm, yeah, I had to agree."
Tiffany chooses to ignore Sooyoung's statement but she's mindful of the sound she's making in the following bites, "Anyway. This is about you, what was it about?"
"But you have not answer mine"
"Right. Hmmm, the last time..." Tiffany give a good thinking on it, "Not any recently though-"
"But it did happened before, right?"
Tiffany nods her head, "Of course. Being in a relationship for so many years, is quite impossible to not have one. Kind of unavoidable."
Sooyoung lets out a dreadful sigh. "Why..."
"It finally happened" she rest her forehead against her palm, "Is not that we don't bicker at all, we do but we always try to avoid it on all circumstances, but yesterday night...I blew up.."
"What did Kyungho oppa did?"
"This time, it wasn't him to be fair enough."
"So...it was, yours...?"
Sooyoung very guiltily nodded her head, her face full of shame at what happened.
*
Taeyeon look on the rear mirror as she backs her car up. Once she's done parking her Audi, she pulled the handbrake and undo her seatbelt, next she reach out to the back of her seat where she had place a white paper bag there. She takes the white paper bag and places it on the vacant passenger seat right next to her, taking out varieties colors of sharpie that she has bought and tied it up with her hairband.
Fifty more sticks to go, you can do it!
Taeyeon then pulls out a bunch of ice-cream sticks from the paper bag, she starts by coloring roughly three quarter of each end of the ice-cream stick with the Blue sharpie. A frown appears on her face when that familiar sting comes from her right wrist.
You're only beginning on one now and you're aching already?? Stop being so lousy
she almost chuckle at herself for mentally scolding at her wrist in her mind. *
For the past 20 minutes, all Tiffany hear is Sooyoung whining pitifully.
"Soo, from the way you said it. I could see that Kyungho oppa is confused but he cares more about you rather than why the sudden outburst..."
"I know!! But I'm mad at myself even more for being so unreasonable. If only I could easily tell him how stressful I am lately...and that I'm on my period at the same time-"
"It could happen to anyone"
Sooyoung lets out a disappointed sigh, "I wish it wasn't me the unreasonable one. Things would've been easier to sort out."
"Darling, this is nothing. Clearly is just an emotional breakdown, the misunderstanding would clear up and it will all be fine."
"Was it like that for you and Taeyeon?"
Tiffany nodded without any hesitation, "Sometimes it gets worse" Sooyoung's eyes widen.
"Like I said, is normal if you're living together." "Like which kind of degree of worse are we talking about here?"
"On the verge of giving up. But of course, we weren't thinking straight at that time. We allowed anger to cloud our minds and words. Especially on the words. Mind what you were saying so that you won't be regret once it's out of your mouth..."
Tiffany puffs her cheeks, she rubs the back of her neck a little.
"To be honest...I'm giving full credits to Taeyeon on this. Although she has a jealously issue which was easily triggered in any situation and is terrible but when it comes to forgiving and giving in- she's usually the one who makes the first move. Regardless if she's wrong or right.."
"That's a way to keep the relationship going.."
"Yup. So, just talk to Kyungho oppa about it okay. At least in this case, you know you're at fault... Now all you have to do is just let him know the truth and that you're really sorry about it."
"Easy for you to say"
"Yahhh" Tiffany glares at Sooyoung.
"Fine! But I need time, I need to calm myself first...then talk when I'm ready"
"And when will that be?"
"Someday" Sooyoung looks away.
"Poor oppa!! He'll keep thinking what he has done wrong! Can't you just put your ego aside this time??"
Sooyoung lets out another sigh, "Is really easier said than done, Fany-ah" "If it's hard to talk about it, then text him?"
The two was startle when they heard the card detector beep in activation and acknowledgment. A smile appears on Tiffany's face when she saw who came in, "Hello stranger" she playfully greets Taeyeon.
"Hi" is the only thing Taeyeon replied since she realized Sooyoung is right next to Tiffany by the dining table, "You should've told me that you're coming. I could've pick up some takeaways on the way-" said Taeyeon as she hops a little while trying to take the right side of her sneakers out.
"Nah, mum is cooking tonight. How did the meeting went?" The truth is, Taeyeon had used 'meeting' as an excuse for her to go out and be alone. She has some unfinished task to do and she had met up with one of her closest personal stylist too to get some information that she has planned to do. Taeyeon knows if she were to try lying to Sooyoung about it, Tiffany will see through her on it. So she chooses to pretend not hearing it as she then takes off her coat and hangs it. But when she turns around, she realizes both Tiffany and Sooyoung are still waiting for a reply from her.
"Boring" she have to keep it short and simple while keeping a straight face on. Seeing how the two reacted, Taeyeon is glad they might've believed her.
"Soo bought some cake-"
"Thanks, but I'll have it later... I need to have a warm bath first" said Taeyeon as she strides across the floor and went to where Tiffany is at, giving a kiss on Tiffany's head then she rushes into their bedroom.
"What is up with her...she seems tired."
Tiffany shrugs her shoulders, "She went to the meeting in the morning, probably that's why."
"I'll take my leave, not gonna bother you two."
"It's okay, you can stay-"
"Actually, I've decided to just go home and give Kyungie a call"
Tiffany laughs out loud.
"What's so funny??" Sooyoung looks at Tiffany in confusion.
"Nothing, is cute...Kyungie...as in Sooyoungie??"
"Are we going to start talking about TaeTae? Boo? BooBear? Silly? Baby?" Sooyoung try her best to mimic Tiffany when she calls Taeyeon.
"Yah!"
"That's right. You're more disgusting"
"That's mean...I didn't said it was disgusting! I find it cute!"
Sooyoung picks up her handbag, "Alright, I'll see you pretty soon anyway...wish me luck" "Good luck" Tiffany smiles, she reach out to give Sooyoung a goodbye hug, "Don't over think about it"
Sooyoung winks at Tiffany, "I'll text you" -----
Tiffany made her way to their bedroom, she unlock the door and heard soft humming coming from the bathroom. With her mouth covered with her hand, Tiffany tip toes her way to the bathroom door, very slowly and quietly and with all her luck she hopes Taeyeon didn't hear her coming, she took hold of the doorknob and pray that it wasn't lock. There wasn't a single sound coming from the showerhead so Tiffany's pretty sure that Taeyeon is using the tub. Her prayers were heard when she finds herself being able to turn the doorknob all the way round.
Tiffany forcefully swings the door open.
"YAH!!!!!!!!" Taeyeon scolds angrily as she moves away to the other side of the tub as reaction to the sudden disturbance. Tiffany chuckles and closes the door behind her.
"Is not funny!" Taeyeon may look half pissed right now but her voice doesn't sound like she's mad either, shaking her head at Tiffany for being so playful.
"Sorry, but you should've lock the door?"
"You should've knock?"
"Says someone who doesn't knock?" Tiffany crossed her arms across her chest. "I didn't knock because I was up to no good, were you up to no good too?" Tiffany jaw drops open, taken aback at Taeyeon's honesty on her mischief.
"Are you having the same motive, Fany-ah?" Taeyeon smirks, teasing Tiffany even further. Tiffany ignores Taeyeon but made her way to the tub and sat at the corner right next to the tub where they usually places clean towels there. Looking at Taeyeon, the latter suddenly decide to pretend to be an Olympic swimmer with her stunts like butterfly stroke her way to where Tiffany is at, causing Tiffany to laugh out at the sight.
"Hi" said Taeyeon when she spits the water in her mouth into the tub as soon as her head comes out from the tub. "Hi" Tiffany replied and let her fingers to touch Taeyeon's wet fringe, "How was the meeting Tae...you look so tired when you came home, take an early rest later okay?"
Taeyeon turns onto her back to rest up against the tub. "Nice view" Tiffany chirps.
Taeyeon wonder what Tiffany meant so she look up to only find Tiffany eyeing at around her chest area.
"Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" Taeyeon quickly gathers all the bubbles around her to cover her exposed cleavage out of Tiffany's sight, "Anyway...why did Sooyoung drop by so suddenly today?"
"To trash her feelings out.."
"Like?"
"Like she just had a fight with her boyfriend last night..."
"It can't be their first right...."
"Of course not" Tiffany shakes her head, "But she felt lost since it is the first time for her to act so unreasonably towards him..."
"Oh"
Tiffany reaches in to scoop some bubbles from the tub and puts it on top of Taeyeon's head.
"Will you be free on the 24th of July?" Taeyeon asked as she plays with the bubbles in the tub as well.
Tiffany give a quick thinking of her schedule for the coming week, "That's like in three days, I think I'm free...what's the occasion, Tae?"
"Our comeback will be in the same week of your birthday so I was thinking, we can do an early celebration...grab a quick getaway."
"So, you had been planning for something on the 24th?"
"Yeah, I'm trying to see if I can fix something for your birthday in advance. You don't mind an early celebration right? Because I doubt we'll have time for our own on our comeback..."
"I don't mind, TaeTae...but at the same time, I don't want you to juice your brain to come up with something for my birthday. Things are fine as long as I have you by my side regardless of how it is going to be. Be it for us to watch a movie at home, spending hours on the couch, watching Netflix...when I'm with you, I'm content."
Taeyeon smiles at her precious girlfriend, "Don't worry, my brain is fine and I want to do so. I like making surprises for you, that shocking look on your face then a smile that came afterwards...I love seeing that."
"Tae-"
"You're worth it..."
"TaeTae, we've been together for so many years. From birthdays to anniversaries then there's Christmas and Valentines...you have done so many amazing surprises and I am more than amazed with every single one of them, I appreciate your efforts behind it..."
Taeyeon smiles at the praises.
"I'm not always expectant but I'm more of looking forward to celebrating those special occasion with you" said Tiffany, "So please, do not ever let yourself stress about it..."
"Okay, I promise...I'll just do it until I no longer have any ideas..."
Tiffany raised her eyebrows but she knows there are no ways for her to argue if her girlfriend is going to be stubborn and insist on it.
"Unless..." Taeyeon looks at Tiffany, "You're sick of it."
Tiffany pretends to gasp in exaggeration, "I wouldn't dare!"
Taeyeon could only smile at Tiffany.
"Hey"
"Hmm?" Tiffany hums as she scoops more bubbles from the tub.
"Is your phone with you?"
"No, why?"
"Just asking" said Taeyeon but she wraps an arm around of Tiffany's waist, "Join me."
"TaeTae, you're getting soap all over my clothes and no?" when Tiffany looks at Taeyeon after her reply, she grip tightly at the edge of the tub knowing that Taeyeon is most probably not going to accept such answer.
"But I miss you so much..." said Taeyeon dejectedly. Taeyeon chuckles, "Although you've been seeing me every single day?" "Yeah. Well, can't I?"
"You are allowed to but that's not a very legit reason for me to join you in the tub, don't you think?" Tiffany pinches Taeyeon's chin.
"Have you taken your bath?"
"You know I don't do afternoon bath..unless needed."
"Now that's a legit reason for you to join me in the tub!" Taeyeon declares.
"No...I don't think an afternoon bath is necessary at all, especially that I've been doing nothing the whole afternoon-"
"You know regardless of how you're trying to buy your time out of this, at the end of the day, you'll still end up being in the tub with me, right?"
Tiffany pretends to look disappointed, "You mean I literally can't make a choice for myself?"
"Actually you do. One, you can be a good girl and just join me on your own willingness... or you can go for the second choice, you can play all hard to get and I'll forcefully bring you into the tub."
Tiffany starts to pretend like she's thinking about the two choices she was given. "So, which one is it going to be, my beautiful wife?" Taeyeon smirks.
Tiffany looks at Taeyeon, "The second one" with that, loud splash and lots of giggles were the only sound echoing in the bathroom.
-----
Tiffany rests her chin on her folded arms that were resting on the tub mosaic tiles. A smile appears on her face as she feels Taeyeon peppering kisses on her naked back. Tiffany looks at her wet clothes being thrown out of the tub an hour ago. Finally, Taeyeon press her nose against Tiffany's bare back. Tiffany's hand reaches into the tub and look for Taeyeon's hand, when she managed to do so, she lifts Taeyeon's hand out of the tub and in the air.
"They are turning into prunes, Taeyeon-sshi.." "I like being in the tub with you" Taeyeon pulls her hand away and groans against Tiffany's neck.
"You do realize we have to take another clean bath after this right..."
Taeyeon snickers, "Yes, ma'am...how about another 5 minutes?"
"Okay, five and that's all. No further negotiation."
Tiffany then pushes herself backwards and into Taeyeon's arms, resting her back against Taeyeon.
"Tae"
"Yes?"
"Ever think about how our lives would be after we disband...?"
"Yeah, but I try not to think about it until it happens...Come what may, Fany-ah...is not something we can control of...and is not something unavoidable either..."
"What if-" Tiffany looks at the ceiling above them, "I'm not ready...I believe most of our fans aren't too"
"I know" Taeyeon reluctantly lets out a sigh, "I felt that way too. It's time for all of us to pursue further...same goes to our fans, nobody wants to see a 40 year old dancing to Gee onstage right?"
"Our fans won't complain.." said Tiffany softly, she's pretty sure Sones wouldn't complain about that.
"You know, during the time of my solo fansign...I've met a couple of Sones whom supported us from the beginning to now, where they have start up on their own family...some even talked to me about their marriage and what not, that's when I realized how long we have been around... Fans from when they were just teenager and now, perhaps pursuing after a career they are longing for or a small family..." Taeyeon rest her chin on the back of Tiffany's shoulder from the back.
"That's beautiful."
"It is" Taeyeon back hugs Tiffany, "Then...how about you?"
"How about me?" Tiffany could hear how Taeyeon is being very careful with such question being asked.
"Have you ever think about...you know, having kids...of your own?" Tiffany knew exactly what Taeyeon meant whenever this topic was brought up and regardless of how many times Tiffany has tried to assure Taeyeon that a kid is not what she must have in her life but it seems like Taeyeon still has trust issue on this topic.
"I already have a kid here with me" said Tiffany, "a rather cute one"
"Come on Fany-ah...I'm being serious here, have those thoughts ever come up in your mind?"
"Taeyeon-sshi, I'm being serious as well. From before until today, right now, I'm telling you this again, no, I haven't give a thought about being pregnant or having a child of my own... I like us, just us two. Things like this can be talk or discuss in the future when things are settled down for both of us...Besides, no kids means more time to love you."
*****
Tiffany walks into their room with a few snacks that she has chosen from the kitchen. She finds Taeyeon sitting in the middle of the room as she walks in. Taeyeon herself is busy packing a couple of clothes for both of them. This was still too sudden for Tiffany when Taeyeon suddenly asked her to get ready and they'll leave the dorm in an hour. Given task to Tiffany to just pick the food she wants to eat for the travelling journey, Taeyeon took over the task to pack their shared luggage bag and kept ensuring Tiffany that everything is under control.
"Can I bring this for you?" Taeyeon hold up her own gray hoodie in the air for Tiffany to see.
Tiffany mouthed okay, "I'm just glad you're even bringing clothes for me to wear." She jokes.
"Yahhhhh" Taeyeon protest but continues folding the clothes she has pick for them.
Here's the thing about Taeyeon that Tiffany recently finds out. She realized how obsessed it could be for Taeyeon to see her wearing her gray hoodie. Taeyeon would be a little extra happier whenever she sees Tiffany in the gray hoodie. Sometimes, Tiffany do find it weird that such simple action could make Taeyeon so happy but on often times, it was adorable that Taeyeon was even this happy for such small act. Tiffany dumps all the snacks onto their bed and joins Taeyeon at the floor. "Not even a single hint of where we're heading to?" Tiffany tries her luck. "You trust me don't you?"
"Don't use this one me, Kim Tae Yeon"
Taeyeon smiles to herself, "You'll find out when we're there." "But I'm too curious!" Tiffany whines.
"Stay curious then. Is cute"
When they were in the car, Taeyeon told Tiffany to get a rest if she wants since it's going to be a long way. Taeyeon quickly sync her Bluetooth earpiece with her phone so that the GPS route won't be expose for Tiffany to listen to. Although Tiffany had tried to make some conversation with Taeyeon but most of the times, Taeyeon would either not hear her or missed out on it due to her trying to listen to the directions that the GPS was giving through her Bluetooth in her ear. So in the end, Tiffany fell asleep to what it seems like an endless highway.
When Tiffany woke up, she realized her chair was inclined to a lying down position so she sat up quickly and realized they were no longer on the move, but the car was parked on a high place with a beautiful right in front of her. The city lights from the buildings look amazing. Her sudden movement had jerk the car a little hence stirring the latter who were trying to catch a quick nap when they arrived 20 minutes ago.
A smile appears on her face first thing when their eyes made contact. "Where are we?"
"You still have no clue where are we?" Taeyeon watches as Tiffany looks around and shakes her head in the end, "I'm glad I'm the first to bring you here then"
"Yes"
"I hope in future you don't fall asleep in someone else's car" Taeyeon cross her arms. "Cos you weren't talking to me at all, you were too focused on the GPS directions"
"I was focus because this is my first time being here too, Fany-ah"
"So..."
"I heard from oppa and also stylist unnie about this place, is quite secluded...and a safe place to hang out without any disturbance. Sounds like the right place for us."
Tiffany was about to agree on this quiet looking place, just when she was looking around of their surrounding properly this time that's when she realized a car on her side that was park not far away from their car, but it was facing down the road instead. The car was parked under a big tree, slightly shaded by the tree and its leaf. The windows are tinted really black but Tiffany didn't need to look on the inside of the car to know what is going on in that car just with how the car is moving so vigorously.
Tiffany looks at Taeyeon suspiciously.
"Huh?" Taeyeon sit up as well to see what Tiffany saw and she finally knew why her girlfriend reacted that way, Taeyeon clears her throat before letting out a chuckle, "They were at it again? They stop momentarily when I drove my way up and pass them"
Now Taeyeon finds Tiffany crossing her arms with a suspicious mixture of displeased expression on her face.
"What?" Taeyeon asked in confusion.
Tiffany didn't bother to explain any further but just looking at Taeyeon through her squinted suspicion eyes. Taeyeon think hard and finally gets it.
"Oh, that" Taeyeon eyes darts at where the car is at, "No no no...You thought I brought us here because-"
"Yes"
"No!" she quickly defends herself, "Of course not! Too risky! Do you think I would actually drive all the way here for almost two hours just to have sex in the car?"
"I don't know, is hard to say..." "What the heck, NO!"
Tiffany quickly looks over at the car to see if they heard Taeyeon for shouting. The car is still shaking up and down hard enough.
"You think so lowly of me?" this time, Taeyeon plays the displeased role. "Don't blame me when you're always the mastermind behind all weird ideas.." "Not in bed. Not me. You can take all the credits"
"Yah" "Who knew you were into kinky stuffs right" stated Taeyeon.
"Okay, no more kinky stuffs then"
"Hey hey hey! I was just joking, I love your kinky stuffs" Taeyeon smirks naughtily. "I'm still curious though..."
"That" Taeyeon reaches out to the back of her seat, "Okay, wait up..." she finally pulls out the white paper bag that has been sitting on the back seat floor all the time. She hands it over to Tiffany, "Here you go..."
"What is it...?"
"Is nothing extravagant but is for you..."
"Is not a prank right?"
Taeyeon laughs a little, "No, not on this occasion.."
Tiffany took the white paper bag from Taeyeon and reaches into it to pull something out. It's a tall medium size jar that is filled with sticks that look somewhat like ice- cream sticks. When Tiffany has a good look at it, she's pretty sure those were ice- cream sticks with handwritten notes on it. She proceeds to twist the jar top to open it and took one random ice-cream stick out.
The stick she took out have each end color up to three quarter of the stick in Blue with "A WISH" written on the middle of the stick.
Tiffany turns the jar around and right enough to her instinct, there's a label that she has missed earlier.
BLUE - A WISH
PINK - A GIFT
GREEN - A PROMISE PURPLE - FOOD CRAVING REQUEST YELLOW - VACATION REQUEST
Tiffany looks at Taeyeon, speechless of this simple yet sweet and thoughtful gift. Taeyeon looks at the dashboard and the digital time shows that it's 12:15am right now, meaning is 24th of July.
"Is officially 24th right.."
"Yes" Tiffany glances across the digital time on the dashboard. "Is...kinda cheesy I guess-"
"Since when my tiny bug isn't cheesy?"
"Bug? You hate bugs! Are you trying to indirectly tell me something-"
Tiffany shush Taeyeon with a finger pressing up against her lips, "Don't...ruin anything"
"24/7...It is not only a date or day but it can also stands for twenty four hours a day, seven days in a week. That's what I want to be. 24/7 with you, on your side, in your life Fany-ah"
"TaeTae......you're either the cutest person I've ever known, or the silliest..." Tiffany leans over to kiss Taeyeon on the cheek.
Taeyeon blush as she chuckles, "Although at times, on some circumstances that we will be away from each other. Truth is, is impossible for us to be 24/7 forever. But nevertheless, this is the reason why I choose this date to celebrate your birthday this year..."
"And those sticks...." Tiffany shakes the jar.
"There's one hundred of them...each color has 20 sticks of its own"
Tiffany jaw drops open, "You...." She remember seeing some sharpies sitting at the bottom of the paper bag when she takes the jar out, "Colored all of them on your own?"
"Yup. Oh yeah, that also explains, you remember the other day when Sooyoung came to the dorm with the cakes and-"
"OH MY GOD IS SHE PART OF THE PLAN??"
"No no" Taeyeon chuckles, "She knows nothing about my plan, I actually didn't go to any meeting, I went to meet stylist unnie and spend an hour in the parking basement to finish coloring the remaining sticks...you asked why I look tired, my wrist were starting to ache, that's why..."
Tiffany pouts like a cute puppy as she reaches out to hold Taeyeon in her hand while she rubs Taeyeon's right wrist gently with her other hand, "I'm sorry..."
"Why are you being sorry about your gift? This is a gift to you from me. Something I really want to do, do you like it?" Tiffany stops rubbing Taeyeon's wrist just so she could give the latter a kiss on the lips, "I love it"
"Glad you do...is there anything else that you want? Or wish to have, Fany-ah..."
Tiffany shakes her head but stop right away when she remembers something, "There is one..."
Surprised, Taeyeon wonder what was it, "Yeah?"
Tiffany lets go of Taeyeon's hand and picks up the jar with both her hands, "Love me more than ever..." she said it softly, but loud enough for Taeyeon to hear her.
"What....since when do I not love you enough?" Taeyeon place a hand on Tiffany's knee, curious why Tiffany would ask for as such but at the same time finds the latter being embarrassed or shy, really cute at this moment.
"I don't know, Ms. Famous herself is wanted among the new young idols." Tiffany avoids any eye contact with Taeyeon and kept herself focus on the pink ribbon tied around the jar.
"Is that so?" Taeyeon can't help but to wrap an arm around of Tiffany, putting herself in a very uncomfortable position as her butt is still sitting on her driver seat.
Seeing that Tiffany was choosing the silent treatment, Taeyeon starts teasing the latter by kissing her shoulder and slowly making her way up to the collarbone.
"TaeTae...please-" finally Tiffany said something as she inched away.
Taeyeon smirk victoriously that she has finally make her girlfriend to speak again, "Why...you don't want to be like that car over there?" she jokes, earning a soft smack from Tiffany on her thigh.
"Thank you" said Tiffany as her focus went back to the jar again.
"Fany-ah"
"Yes?"
"Lie down" Taeyeon takes the jar off from Tiffany's hand and places it back into the paper bag.
"Now?? All of a sudden? Why?" she looks at Taeyeon suspiciously while the latter put the paper bag nicely at the back of the passenger seat.
"Just do it" she insist. "Don't try to be funny"
"Trust me" Taeyeon rolls her eyes, "Do you think I'll risk letting someone see my girlfriend's naked body?"
"Fine" obediently, Tiffany did as she was asked to and Taeyeon did the same as her.
Taeyeon points to the front, Tiffany followed to where Taeyeon is pointing at, realizing how beautiful the night can even be with stars filling up the dark skies above them. Taeyeon is really satisfied when she that awe look on Tiffany's face when she was surprised by the gorgeous view.
"Oh my God...wow~"
"Beautiful huh?"
"Very"
"That's how my life has become when you came into the picture" said Taeyeon.
Tiffany looks over at Taeyeon, her eyes gazing into Taeyeon's. Is like for the first time when they held hands, her heart was fluttering all over again. Is moment like this that makes her heart fuzzy and aches at the same time, she wonder what she has done in her past life that made her deserve to have a person like Taeyeon in this life. Someone who loves her more than she thought someone could and pampering her in all kind of ways.
And all of that sweet thoughts running in her mind was suddenly stop with, "Can I bite your cheeks?" an unsettling question coming from Taeyeon, Tiffany looks at Taeyeon in curiosity, wondering if she had heard wrongly.
"I don't know, they look cute" Taeyeon added.
"You know Kim Tae Yeon, you're very weird when it comes to request"
"Is it so?" Taeyeon chuckles, resting her head on her folded arm behind her, "You know I was just teasing you right? You're always so cute whenever you're surprised."
"Reasons to cover up when request was rejected"
"Yah!" Taeyeon reaches across to pinch Tiffany's cheek with her fingers. "Ouch! TaeTae~~"
Taeyeon turns the pinching into tenderly stroking her cheeks, "Fany-ahh" "Hmm?"
Tiffany looks at Taeyeon when the latter didn't say anything, she finds Taeyeon smiling at her.
"Nothing, I just like saying your name...that's all...and how you respond back." "Silly girl"
They watch the stars with their hands intertwined in the middle for a good 5 minutes before Tiffany remembers something else in her mind.
"Tae, do you remember the first time you asked me to move into your room?" when Tiffany saw Taeyeon smile shyly after thinking for a bit, she's sure the latter remembers that special day they had, "You were so timid back then! I could literally feel you shaking all the way from my chair..."
"I was really nervous though" Taeyeon admits.
"And I was really surprised because back then, we knew our feelings are real yet we are confused if this is for real or how long it is going to be...I think it was cute, you're cute.."
"I don't know what was I thinking back then, where did all that courage comes from" Taeyeon shakes her head in disbelief.
"You were so doubting if I would say yes isn't it?" Tiffany smirks at Taeyeon. "You hesitated!"
Tiffany and Taeyeon both laugh as they remember that very specific day.
"Honestly, a little bit? Hey, although we're already dorm mates but moving into the same room is kind of a huge deal okay...perhaps for me...is like, taking another step further..."
"It is.." Taeyeon agrees.
Although she would prefer for just her and Tiffany to go to the movies, but Hyoyeon and Yuri said they would love to join them for Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (Part One). It is a big premier for the movie and their managers have managed to seal a deal with the cinema owner to book seats and make arrangement for some of them to watch the movies without the media hogging around their necks for pictures. All they have to do is just do what they usually does when they go for movies, wait for it to start for a good 5 to 10 minutes, they'll enter when things are dark and easy enough for them to enter the movie hall. It was just another movie night for Yuri, Hyoyeon and Tiffany- not for Taeyeon that is. So Yuri and Tiffany departed first and Hyoyeon follow after that. Which left Taeyeon, the last to leave their dorm and head to the cinema. Taeyeon had something else in her mind.
It already has been on her mind the past week.
She have talked to Sunny, her current roommate in their dormitory right now.
She asked if Sunny would mine to switch rooms with Tiffany, that is also if she has the guts to pop the same question to Tiffany and being the supportive best friend she ever need, Sunny without any hesitation or doubt agreed to it. In fact, she was even congratulating Taeyeon for having the bravery to take the next step. Though things becomes different from Sunny three days later when she starts nagging Taeyeon for being gutless to ask such simple question to Tiffany. She even threatened Taeyeon that if the latter don't do it by the end of the week, she'll have to revoke the deal they made in the first place.
"So, you're going to ask her today?"
"That's what I have in mind..." Taeyeon remembers today is a Sunday, which is also the last day of the week, she's pretty sure that her best friend is joking about revoking the deal they made but she honestly think there's no good if she were to delay this even longer either. So it's either now or never in her case.
"I'm not sure if my plan will be aborted like the rest..." Taeyeon sigh. "Again?"
"Come on Soon Kyu, things aren't as easy as us talking about it right now." "She's kind, she'll probably say yes to it"
"That's what I am most afraid of"
Taeyeon gets up and walks around the living room, "I don't want Tiffany to agree to it just because she's kind and nice and didn't want to hurt my feelings. I want her to say Yes only if she wants the same, Soon Kyu" she picks up her jacket from the couch and starts wearing it.
"Have you guys ever talked about it?"
Taeyeon sits on the arm of the couch once she's done putting her jacket on, "No" "Okay, then I hope you're prepared for two type of answers from Tiffany" Taeyeon opens her mouth wanting to say something but is true, she has thought about it, the pros and cons when she brings this question up.
"What do you think my chances are, Sunny-ah?"
"To play it safe, 50-50. Just don't be too confident nor too negative"
"Right" Taeyeon answers shortly.
"I can feel only negative energy from you though" Sunny looks at Taeyeon.
"I'm just thinking of the worst, so when the worst do happens. I won't be going to feel
too hurt about it"
"Eww, you're negative. Have some confident! You're Girls Generation's leader!" Sunny pats Taeyeon on the arm a few times.
"I'm actually being positive by thinking for the worst" Taeyeon corrects Sunny.
"Sometimes, you talked as if you're Hyoyeon. I can't fully understand you" she shakes her head, "But anyway, I've been meaning to ask you this. Why the sudden thoughts on asking her to move in with you?"
Taeyeon immediately went red.
"YAH KIM TAE YEON! YOU'RE ALREADY THINKING THAT FAR?? OH MY GOD! YUCK! EW!!" Sunny accuses Taeyeon in a whiny tone.
"Huh?"
"NOOoooooooooooooo PLEASEEEEE, HAVE MERCY ON US, OUR EARS~~~ OUR DORM IS STILL NOT FULLY SOUNDPROOFED YET! Why??? Have you been watching too much rated movies??"
"Damn it Soon Kyu! NO! I have never thought of Tiffany that way! Or us being in that stage!!" Taeyeon shakes her head, "Come on man! We've been roommate for years, how can you still not understand me!"
"That" Sunny points at Taeyeon, "I do know you, please, are we forgetting the radio show where you publically announced that Tiffany has a pretty butt?"
"That is a fact"
"Butt. Kim Tae Yeon. Butt"
"Look, we're straying off from the topic here" Taeyeon picks up a cap and puts it on, "But I can assure you, that is not why I want her to move in with me...I just-" Taeyeon pulls the cap lower, "want to spend as much time as I could with her"
Sunny could definitely feel the honesty from Taeyeon seeing that the latter couldn't even look her in the eyes while saying so.
She smiles, "If that's the real reason, then okay, that's pretty cute" she teases.
"Ugh! It is the only reason! But anyway, I have to go now. Manager oppa is waiting for me downstairs...." She finally looks at Sunny in the eyes, "Regardless of what are the outcomes, thank you for being supportive on this Soon Kyu"
"Yes yes yes, you sentimental person. Go now before is too late and you'll get a good earful of scolding from manager oppa. Good luck!"
Taeyeon did a fist pump in the air before leaving Sunny behind. *
Taeyeon entered the movie hall via a personal staff passage lead by the owner of the cinema with her manager so they could avoid any crowded place and her being recognized by the public. Once she's finally in the hall, she peep the far left corner which has four seats in a row. She could recognize her members wearing. A smile appears on her face when she realizes that they have left her the seat far left in the corner with Tiffany taking the seat after it.
Thinking to herself, perhaps this is a hint that she should ask the question today. Without any further delay, she made her way there and quietly excuse herself through, throwing a goofy smile and winks to her members as pass by them.
"You're late" Tiffany whispers to her as soon as her butt is sits on the chair. "Did I miss a lot?" she looks at the big screen playing in front of them.
Tiffany nodded, "You missed like the first 20 minutes or so" her eyes fully concentrates on the movie.
"Well" Taeyeon reaches into her jacket pocket to pull out a packet of jelly beans that she had literally beg her manager oppa to help her get it despite his nagging at her that they were already too late to the movies, "Your favorite, right?" she hands it over to Tiffany. "Huh?" Tiffany looks at between her arm with Taeyeon, the packet of jelly bean that is in Taeyeon's hand, "Aww TaeTae" she took it and happily give a thank you squeeze on Taeyeon's arm as a signal.
Tiffany did offered Taeyeon some without realizing how nervously the latter next to her is being.
As for Taeyeon, she's pretty sure she needs to watch the movie again on a dvd or something since she could not focus on the movie at all right now. She is either too into her own thoughts or too focused on observing the girl sitting right next to her. Halfway through the movie, Taeyeon sense Tiffany changing her position. Instead of sitting straight up, Tiffany is now slightly sliding off, her body cocking to the side with her elbow resting on the panel in between them. Tiffany was also sort of leaning her head sideways as well, more to Taeyeon's side as a matter of fact.
She gulped at what she was about to do.
Nervously, she leans in closer enough so Tiffany could hear her whispering. "Fany-ah"
"Yes?"
"I'm going to ask you something"
Hearing how Taeyeon is breathing, Tiffany looks at Taeyeon and she could almost see
how pale the latter is right now.
"No, just listen but keep your eyes on the screen.."
Tiffany tilts her head, trying to read what is going on from Taeyeon's eyes. "Please?"
Tiffany raised an eyebrow at the pleading, she's sure is something serious and nothing related to the movie they are watching at all thus she still obediently did as she was asked to, "Okay" this time, she adjust her body to a position where she's leaning as much as she could to Taeyeon's side.
"You don't need to answer me immediately...or agree to it. Just, don't pressure yourself when you hear it okay?"
"Okay" Tiffany said in a promising tone.
"Urm, well...that's urm, well..." Taeyeon takes a deep breath, she knows she can't drag this for too long, it would agitate Tiffany for sure if she does so, "I've talked to Sunny about this...all that's left is, asking you...if- urm, if you want to move into my room? Sunny's okay with it but urm, I mean- I'm just asking. You know. No pressure whatsoever..."
When it was all too quiet for a good 2 minutes or so, it felt like forever Taeyeon, she looks across her seat to look at Tiffany.
Tiffany is not asleep, her eyes are still fixated on the screen, blinking her eyelids every 3 seconds.
Taeyeon could feel her heart sank.
Just as she was about to lean back to her own seat and drown in her own emotions- "Can I ask why?"
Finally, Tiffany said something.
"Huh?"
"Like why the sudden request..."
"It wasn't a sudden thought to be honest, I've been trying to bring this topic up the past week." Taeyeon honestly just want to find a shovel and dig the ground so she can bury herself in it, "I...although we've been spending days together.... I don't know, if what I say next will make any sense to you but, when the truth is, I... I just can't have enough of you... Is like, I just want to spend as much time as I can with you... Physically. I'm weird right?"
Tiffany did not answer.
Finally, she couldn't stand it any longer, Taeyeon decide to take one last shot.
"I'm going to place my arm here..." she rest her right arm on the panel in between their seats, she saw how Tiffany briefly look over at her arms when she did so, Taeyeon gulp nervously, "If you agree to moving into my room with me, just...take my hand but if you think all this is just too quick and sudden, just watch the movie... Don't worry, I'll understand and not even talk about it after that. I promise. No hard feelings... No grudge"
Tiffany suddenly looks at Taeyeon, making the girl's breath hitched for a good couple of seconds. "..."
"I'm cold, TaeTae"
Taeyeon is pretty sure Tiffany is avoiding making the decision, "Do you want my jacket?" she offers, besides, what's more important to her than Tiffany anyway. Taeyeon wonders how cold the latter is since she's already in her own brown coat.
Tiffany shakes her head, "My hands...they are freezing"
"I didn't bring any mittens though-"
"Are you cold?"
"Not really, you can have my jacket-" Taeyeon wanted to take off her jacket for Tiffany. "Is okay, since you're not cold, your hand will do" Tiffany place her hand on the panel
in between them.
Taeyeon took Tiffany's hand in hers and Tiffany had a smile on her face secretly. The fact is, she wasn't feeling cold at all and she was nervous as well with the sudden question pop up in this situation. A question that she too has sometimes wonder when will Taeyeon ask or do Taeyeon even think of it.
When she looks across the seat, she could see how concentrated Taeyeon is trying to be while watching the movie.
Tiffany give a squeeze with the hand that Taeyeon is holding causing the latter to look at her.
"You'll have to help with the moving" said Tiffany as she then returns her focus back to the screen after saying so, leaving a happy speechless Taeyeon who didn't even know what was going on in the movie the entire show.
*
It was another 2 hours drive as they head straight to Taeyeon's place in Jeonju. Apparently, as Taeyeon had told Tiffany during the drive there- that the Kim family has went for a short vacation to visit their relatives near the country side thus leaving the house vacant for the two to occupy. Upon arrival, Tiffany shyly told Taeyeon that she's kind of hungry and if they could take a quick meal before calling it for the night.
With no hesitation the latter offers to cook some instant noodles and urge Tiffany to go take a bath while she's at it.
When they were done sharing over a bowl of yummy ramyun, Taeyeon asked Tiffany to go ahead and brush her teeth and to wait for her in bed. Tiffany did not reply nor did she leave the dining area as she watches Taeyeon picks up the things they used during the meal and heads towards the sink. When Taeyeon came back to the table to get the cups, she stops and looks at her girlfriend with a disapproval pout.
"I told you to go get yourself cleanup"
"Why can't I help you...you're tired too! You literally drove for almost 4 hours today." "Cos this is for your birthday early celebration, remember?"
"So?"
"So you'll be enjoying like a Princess today" she chirps and pick up the cups.
Tiffany went behind of Taeyeon and wrap her arms around Taeyeon's waist, "You've been treating me like a Princess ever since we started dating..." she leans in to give Taeyeon's earlobe a bite.
Taeyeon chuckles to herself and starts washing the things in the basin, "I've got strong stamina"
The latter has been hitting the gym lately to get herself back into a better shape. She joined the membership at the club that Yuri and Sooyoung had been going but that only lasted for a month that she declares to her manager she's done with it.
"Right. You've done so well to maintain these-" Tiffany's voice trails off as she slips her hands underneath of Taeyeon's shirt, trailing her fingers against the toned abs line that Taeyeon has.
"You seem to be very fond of them more than I do"
Taeyeon remembers seeing Tiffany eyeing her a few times whenever she takes off her shirt back in the dorm and that somehow has boost her confidence to another level. She's pretty glad that all the sweats and effort paid off.
Absorb into her thoughts, she was suddenly startle when Tiffany naughtily slips two fingers passes through the waistband of her pants, "Is hot" she hears Tiffany whispering close into her ears before pulling her fingers out and running away from Taeyeon who is already dropping everything back into the basin and chasing after her. -
It's close to 6 A.M when they were finally done and ready for bed. The two in matching gray hoodies. Taeyeon cuddling Tiffany behind with her face pressed up against Tiffany's back as she's enjoying the relaxation just by finally being on bed after the long journey and event that happened earlier today.
"Thanks TaeTae, for today, it was really really special.."
Taeyeon lets out a big yawn, "Special day for my special girl"
"Is this for real?"
"Huh?"
"This..." Tiffany lifts up an ice-cream stick in the air, the ends were colored in green. Finally Taeyeon knew what her girlfriend is talking about.
"A promise, yeah..."
"Like anything? You'll fulfill it regardless of what it is?"
Taeyeon give a good thought about it before answering Tiffany about this, "Yeah...as long as it is neither absurd nor extreme..."
"Like what"
"No sex. That's both absurd and extreme."
"Ewwwww, TaeTae!" Tiffany chuckles out loud.
"Cos that's life threatening"
Causing Tiffany to chuckle even more, "Okay" she clears her throat to make it serious, "So, can I use one now?"
"Now?"
Tiffany nods her head. "Of course...what is it?"
"You know how our company has hinted about renewing our contracts these days...? I'm sure they were about to bring it up during our 10th anniversary comeback in August." Tiffany feels bad on what is about to come out of her mouth next, "I don't want you to get involve in mine. Let me do the negotiation myself.." Previously when she don't get things in her way or her company might've been slightly unfair to her when it comes to the terms and condition, Taeyeon would and will always back her up and deal with them. Sometimes, the deal was even an indirect blackmailing threat made in between Taeyeon herself and the company.
As for Taeyeon right now, hearing what Tiffany is requesting. She is damn reluctant to make this promise, she don't want to be making a promise to stay out of it, she knows her company can be a jerk sometimes and especially to female artist.
Cursing herself for not thinking ahead this far before making this gift to Tiffany, she didn't want to make this gift not meaningful- she pretends to snore, causing Tiffany to playfully use her elbow to nudge Taeyeon.
This time Tiffany turns around to look Taeyeon in the eyes, "Tae?" not allowing the latter to pull out anymore tricks underneath her sleeves.
"Why?" Taeyeon frowns in displease of the request.
"Because they still find the value in keeping you. I don't want you to say anything that can make that awkward. It is still my business, so I think I should personally talk to them about this..I can't keep letting you do this for me TaeTae"
Taeyeon shakes her head in disbelief, "You talk as if you have no value to the company."
"Not as much as you are to them" Tiffany quickly added, "You're very valuable as a solo artist. Lets be honest here, who are we trying to kidd'"
"If things don't work out, then can I step in-"
"That's the thing I want to avoid on all cost this time, Tae. I don't want them to think negatively about your actions."
"What if-" Taeyeon clenches her jaw tightly together as she fears for the worst, "What if...the worst happens? If...they decide to let you go, you want me to just sit back and watch??"
"Sit back and be my personal provider then since I'll be jobless for awhile" Tiffany jokes but seeing how Taeyeon had a very unpleasant unhappy look on her face, she knows this is serious business here, "No. But knowing you'll be here with me no matter what happens, that'll do"
"I can't imagine going to work without you or knowing that you won't be there anymore"
"Tae, that's the like the worst case scenario, we still don't know any of the outcome yet."
Taeyeon didn't know what to say, she knows Tiffany will have her way around with words and she's always giving in too- she just silently looks at Tiffany.
"Is that a yes?" Tiffany pushes it even further, is an answer she wants from Taeyeon by today as the day of renewal discussion is coming closer.
"I just want to protect the people I love and care most..my own girlfriend"
"And your girlfriend is old enough to make her own deals and decisions, Tae. She's not 8"
"If you had to put it that way.." Taeyeon shrugs and took the ice-cream stick from Tiffany's hand, "Okay" and place the stick on the lamp desk behind her right next to the bed.
Tiffany puts on a smile and wraps her arms around of Taeyeon's neck, "Thank you! Those sticks will come in handy." She kisses Taeyeon on the nose and lips multiple times.
If you leave, there's a high chance that you'll return to LA. I know that's where your hometown is and is not wrong for someone to go back to where they come from and stays there compare to living in another country. I'm just selfishly not ready for that to happen. It won't be like the last time that whenever you go back to LA for a visit I'll just miss you and be alright because I know you'll have to come back to Korea anyway and part of the reasons are working schedules. If without them, it only meant a lesser reason to come back isn't it? Fany-ah, if I were to tell you all of this right now I'm pretty sure you'll assure me that things won't go wrong and that I was just thinking too far or too much. But at the same time, I don't want to force you to do things against your will- after all, your happiness is my happiness too.
"Hey..." Tiffany realized how quiet Taeyeon is being all of a sudden, "Are you alright? What are you thinking, Tae?"
Taeyeon looks at Tiffany for a moment before allowing herself to smile a little and kisses Tiffany on the forehead, she shakes her head to wipe off any worrisome doubts that may be running in Tiffany's mind right now.
"I'm just really sleepy..." said Taeyeon, brushing the fringe aside on Tiffany's forehead with her fingers.
"Are you really okay with what I want?" Tiffany carefully ask.
I'll always make myself be alright for you. Taeyeon nods her head firmly, "Yes silly" Tiffany gives Taeyeon another kiss on the lips, "Okay, shall we call it a night then?"
Taeyeon agrees by nodding her head, Tiffany turns around to switch the night light off from her side of the bed and she felt Taeyeon immediately hugging her from back again.
"Everything will be fine" said Tiffany before closing her eyes.