"Yuri…"
Jessica immediately got on her feet and backed away. The next moment, she wished she didn't react that fast. Her body was still yearning for that touch, and she hated herself at the moment for it.
"What are you doing here?" she managed to hide her emotions nonetheless.
"I came looking for you."
"Why?"
"Because I—"
The double glass door flung open, and Yuri was cut off. They both turned to the glass doors, only to see Sooyoung stomping angrily toward them, Sunny, Tiffany and Taeyeon following closely behind.
"Kwon Yuri!" Sooyoung almost yelled. "How dare you show up at this place? What do you want?!"
Yuri was unfazed. She didn't answer right away, and Jessica noticed with worry that this only caused more anger to float Sooyoung's eyes.
"This is a hotel, isn't it? I want to rent a room." Yuri put a finger on her chin, pensive. "For a few weeks, I think."
"WHAT?" All of them exclaimed.
Jessica stared at Yuri disbelievingly. She wasn't the only one. Even though a part of her was admittedly thrilled to hear this, a bigger part knew this was no good news.
"Get lost," Sooyoung hissed. "You're not welcomed here."
"This is not how you treat a hotel guest, Sooyoung." Yuri smiled. "You'll never make it big if you let personal feelings get in the way like this."
Jessica felt her heart sink at those words. Was that why Yuri lied to her? Because she wanted to 'make it big', and thus didn't allow herself to love Jessica? Whatever tiny part of her that was truly happy to see Yuri again disappeared. Anger and loathing took place instead.
"I don't need you to lecture me," Sooyoung stepped nearer to Yuri, intending to intimidate with her size. "Now get out by yourself, or I'll have to kick you out!"
"Sooyoung…" Sunny tugged Sooyoung's arm lightly, a little warning in her voice.
"Let her," Taeyeon pulled Sunny away. "She's doing the right thing."
"Just let me handle this, okay?" Sooyoung turned around and her eyes softened the moment they looked into Sunny's. She turned to Yuri again with her killer gaze.
"I'm not going anywhere," Yuri firmly stated.
Sooyoung breathed, her nostrils flared up.
"Let Yuri stay," Tiffany chimed in before Sooyoung could do anything stupid. Sooyoung's head snapped to her direction, the girl's mouth hung open. The room went silent at Tiffany's statement. Every eye was on her.
"What… are you saying?" Taeyeon spoke up first.
"Let Yuri stay," Tiffany repeated. "Just… let her."
"What the hell, Fany," Sooyoung scowled. "You're out of your mind. Kwon Yuri is NOT going to stay. Period."
"Soo…" Sunny moved next to Tiffany. "I'm with Tiffany, actually."
"Sunny!" Sooyoung went wide-eyed. "You're both out of your minds!"
Sooyoung ignored the pleasant grin on Yuri's face. She had absolutely no idea what was going on with Sunny and Tiffany. Turning to Taeyeon, she hoped to see her last supporter.
"Don't look at me like that," Taeyeon's voice was defensive. "I'm sane. I can still think straight."
"Good," Sooyoung said, glaring at Sunny and Tiffany.
