APPLE PIE (COMPLETED)

Apple Pie (11)

Taeyeon is already standing at the doorway of her front door that Monday morning when Tiffany walks out of her house. It's obvious how eager the blonde is to see her neighbor again and Tiffany can't help but suppress a smile at that.

Despite being wary of her surroundings and the other neighbors, Tiffany's pace is steady, unrushed and unsuspicious.

When she reaches Taeyeon, she smiles at her and steps through the door calmly, only to be grabbed and pushed a second later, backed up against the now closed door with Taeyeon's lips on her own and the blonde's arms around her, hugging her so tight that she finds it hard to breathe.

"T-tae..." Tiffany tries to talk and pushes Taeyeon back a bit. "Taeyeon-..."

"I miss you."

Taeyeon's sincere reply stops Tiffany from saying what she wanted to say.

She sighs, brushes Taeyeon's bangs aside and smiles as she looks into the puppy eyes, finding it unusual yet adorable to see Taeyeon so meek and vulnerable, pouting like a kid. "I'm sorry," she tells her. "But it can't be helped. I don't want him to suspect anything."

"But seeing you once a week is far from enough," argues Taeyeon before she leans in to recapture Tiffany's lips. Her hand tries to lift Tiffany's dress but the woman grabs it, stopping it in its tracks.

"I can't. It's that time of the month," says Tiffany apologetically.

"Oh."

Tiffany expects the blonde to be disappointed, maybe even telling her to come back again another day, but Taeyeon doesn't move an inch and her soft, longing eyes don't change.

"Doesn't matter," Taeyeon says. "As long as you're here." She traces the contour of Tiffany's face delicately with her finger, all the way down to her neck and collarbone, then meets her gaze and tilts her head, leaning in for another, more gentle kiss.

Tiffany's surprised by Taeyeon's reaction. She thought that this was just about the sex, the thrilling affair with a married woman that keeps Taeyeon craving for more.

"You're not disappointed?" she asks after breaking their kiss once more.

Taeyeon shakes her head. "Of course I would've preferred having you naked on my bed right now while I eat you until you scream my name over and over again," she jokes, chuckling when Tiffany slaps her arm. "But I'm just glad that I can see you again and touch you." She reaches up, cups Tiffany's face and caresses Tiffany's cheek with her thumb. "And kiss you..."

Tiffany closes her eyes as they kiss tenderly, feeling like she's floating on clouds.

They take their time, standing against that door with their foreheads touching and noses playfully nudging each other, smiling and occasionally pressing light, soft kisses on each other's face or neck until Taeyeon takes a step back.

"So do you really want to bake that cheesecake?" she asks, her fingers still loosely intertwined with Tiffany's.

"Well, we can't exactly do that other thing we usually do," replies Tiffany cheekily.

"Then let's do other, new, more fun things."

"Such as?"

"Go out to brunch?"

Tiffany raises her eyebrows. "Eating out? Just the two of us? In broad daylight?"

"Is that a crime?"

"No but people will see us."

"So? We're just two neighbors having brunch together," Taeyeon says. "I promise that I won't kiss you or hold your hand or hug you. We'll act like normal friends."