Black Blue and Gold

Chapter 2 (Part 6)

Maybe One Day

Taeyeon was woken up by the sound of a chair being dragged on the floor. She frowned – trying to open her eyes.

Tiffany saw Taeyeon stirring. She let go of the chair she was dragging and approached the bed. "Sorry. It's just me. Go back to sleep," she whispered while gently patting Taeyeon's hand.

Taeyeon huffed. "What time is it?" Her voice cracked. She blinked a few times and saw Tiffany smiling at her.

Tiffany checked her watch. "Almost eleven."

Taeyeon tried to sit up. "And you've just gotten back?"

"Yeah. Had a lot to do," Tiffany said. "Don't move. Go back to sleep." She was about to move to the chair when she felt Taeyeon grabbing her wrist. She looked at her with raised eyebrows. "What is it?"

"Your back will hurt if you sleep on the chair." Taeyeon held onto Tiffany's wrist.

"I'll be fine."

Taeyeon started to shift, moving to one side of the bed to make space for Tiffany.

Tiffany's eyes widened. Are you suggesting what I think you're suggesting?

Taeyeon was blushing. She looked away while tugging slightly at Tiffany's wrist. She didn't want Tiffany to have back pains in the morning from sleeping on the uncomfortable chair so the only prevention she could think of was to share her bed.

"If I wanted to sleep on a bed, I could just use the other bed, you know," Tiffany said with an amused smile on her face. "It's still empty."

Taeyeon froze. She hadn't thought of that. She instantly let go of Tiffany's wrist.

Tiffany laughed at the sight of the red face. "But I guess I can't since I'm not a patient here." She sat down on the bed, next to Taeyeon. "Scoot." She nudged her.

Taeyeon did as she was told – slowly moving further to the other side of the small bed. She then lifted her blanket to cover Tiffany with it.

Tiffany lay down. Her arm touched Taeyeon's and she felt goosebumps but didn't react further.

"Warm?" Taeyeon asked after she had let go of the blanket.

Tiffany nodded. "Thanks."

"No problem."

They lay side-by-side awkwardly, staring at the ceiling and not moving a muscle.

Tiffany was tired so she was planning to go to sleep as soon as she could. But lying next to Taeyeon had chased away her sleepiness. She grew tense after the long silence.

"Too awkward?" Taeyeon finally broke the silence.

Tiffany exhaled. She was glad that Taeyeon had decided to speak. "Just a little."

"Sorry."

"It's okay."

Another pause.

"Well, goodnight then." Taeyeon closed her eyes.

"Goodnight." Tiffany also closed her eyes. She would try to not think about this for now.

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Something hard hit her chin.

Taeyeon huffed. She tried to open her eyes – squinting at the dim light coming from behind the curtains. She then heard rustling of fabrics and felt something warm snuggling against her body. She tried to look down but found that she couldn't. Something was lodged under her chin. She frowned. Hair? She was still waiting for her brain to wake up. She was also starting to realize that she couldn't move her arm.