The Devil's Pact | BBANGSAZ

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Hanni leaned toward the side to look at Minji dancing effortlessly with a tall redhead man. The embrace looked quite intimate, and the way the man was whispering in Minji's ears and making her laugh that full-blown laugh that Hanni thought was her personal laugh, she felt a twinge of jealousy course through her. It was so uncharacteristic to see Minji this free in a business gala.

She got on her tiptoes and kissed Kazuha's cheek, quickly excusing herself and purposefully making her way toward Minji.

"Mind if I steal my girlfriend?" Hanni asked, stressing the word girlfriend as she approached the dancing duo.

"All yours!" Yunho quickly added and stepped back.

"We'll catch up soon!" Minji said over Hanni's shoulder as Hanni stepped into her personal space and looped her hands around Minji's neck, pulling her closer.

"Heyyy! I just met him..." Minji whined as she pulled Hanni closer.

"You two seemed pretty tight."

"Are you jealous?" Minji asked incredulously but toned down her reaction as she saw the serious look on Hanni's face. "Yunho is like Jaemin, we all used to be super close... I haven't seen him in ages. We were just catching up!"

Hanni felt a blush creep up her neck as she internally chastised herself for reacting so strongly to a silly dance among friends.

As Minji twirled her around and then effortlessly pulled her closer again, she tightened her grip on Minji's hand and looked up at the soulful brown eyes she had fallen in love with.

"You told Kazuha not to talk to me?" Hanni asked softly, but there was no accusation in her tone.

"Sweetheart, after what you just did, knowing very well that I'm like the gayest of gays and that guy could be just anyone... Do I really need to explain why I did what I did?" Minji whispered softly.

She smiled when she felt Hanni's smile near her own cheek. The couple further indulged in their need to feel the other's body pressed against them, as they intimately swayed to the soft beats. They both could feel what the other's body wanted. Hanni finally broke the long silence, "Have we been here long enough to achieve the proper amount of visibility for the due coverage?"

Looking into Minji's eyes, she cooed further, "I want you to take me... home."

Minji extended her elbow and escorted Hanni back to their table, where she handed her her clutch purse and then put on her suit jacket. They responded to the numerous 'goodbyes,' many of which were addressed to Hanni as well, as they walked across and out of the ballroom.

They were quiet all the way back to Hanni's apartment, with Hanni resting her hand on Minji's thigh for most of the drive. Occasionally, her thumb swept back and forth, and Minji would look over at her with a contented smile.

Hanni used the quiet time to try to untangle all her thoughts about what had happened at the party. Minji did have a tendency of overstepping, but she never dismissed Hanni's role or her desire to be independent. Minji used the time to absorb her relief that Hanni had accepted them going public, and had not been offended by the public manner in which she did it.

At the front door of her apartment, Hanni quickly got her keys out, unlocked the door, gave Minji a brief kiss, and pulled her inside. Minji followed her lead, amused by her urgency.

Once inside, Hanni said that they should relax for a few minutes and have some wine or tea. What she really wanted was the time to still her racing mind. They hadn't been intimate since they had been back, and Hanni's mind was in overdrive.