How great is your love? Part 2
Tiffany stirred in her sleep and slowly opened her eyes. She frowned when she realized that the room was dark and she was comfortably tucked under the covers. She don't remember switching off the lights or covering herself with the blanket. She tilt her head back a little, wanting to see if Taeyeon was sleeping beside her, knowing that only Taeyeon would do that for her.
She furrowed her brows further when she saw that the space was empty. But she suddenly heard shuffling of sheets and a faint grumbling noises at the couch and slowly turn her body around, not wanting to alert Taeyeon. She saw Taeyeon restlessly tossing and turning on the couch as she uses her phone. Taetae? She felt guilty.
Tiffany observes Taeyeon a little while more but her heart sank when she thought she heard Taeyeon sniffing. She squinted her eyes, trying to focus and she mentally cursed at herself when she saw Taeyeon's glistening eyes even through the darkness, thanks to the light from her phone.
"Taetae..." Tiffany calls softly.
Taeyeon jumped in her seat when she suddenly heard her name. She look towards Tiffany and squinted her eyes, trying to figure out if Tiffany was awake or was she having a nightmare and talking in her sleep.
"Taetae..." She heard Tiffany calling her again.
She sat up and leaned forward in her seat. "Y-you're..." Her voice cracked thanks to all her cryings so she cleared her throat before speaking again. "You're awake?"
Tiffany didn't answers that question. "Why aren't you sleeping?" She asked Taeyeon back instead.
"I can't sleep."
"What were you doing then?"
"I was just strolling through my Instagram and... And..." Taeyeon couldn't finished her sentence as she felt her tears brimming around her eyes again. She could still remembered those hateful words hurled towards her in her Instagram comment. She bit her bottom lip, trying hard to not cry in front of Tiffany.
"Taetae..." Tiffany sighed. She knew Taeyeon must have been receiving lots of hate. "Come here." She sat up and opens her arm wide, gesturing Taeyeon to come over.
As if given permission, Taeyeon quickly gets off the couch, half running to Tiffany. She pounced onto Tiffany the moment she was within reached. "Fany..." Taeyeon finally cried. She can't hold it back anymore. All those nasty comments that she read had affect her and she was feeling more afraid than ever. She needed Tiffany's warmth and comfort right now and she was only glad that Tiffany had offered it. She have been craving all night for it.
"Shhh... Shhh..." Tiffany immediately hug the crying Taeyeon and stroke her back to calm her down. "Don't cry ok. I'm here." She kept stroking her back as Taeyeon cries.
Taeyeon felt better crying in Tiffany's hold. She couldn't stop crying. It was mixture of tears of relieved and tears of pain. She was just relieved that Tiffany was still there and caring for her while she was hurting in pain. Her tears couldn't stop flowing down as she kept re-reading those harsh comments in her head. She nuzzled her head further into Tiffany's neck.
"It's ok, Taetae. It's ok. I'm here." Tiffany kept comforting her girlfriend. She waited for Taeyeon to calm down. She could hear Taeyeon's breathing coming to a slow and she pulls back a little. "You ok?" She sweeps the messy fringe aside and her heart broke when she saw Taeyeon's swollen glistening eyes and tear-stained cheeks. She can see the hurt and fragility behind the usually strong and calm front. She swallowed her own tears. "I'm sorry, Taetae." She decides to apologize, feeling guilty for not being there when Taeyeon needed her most.
