Tiffany turned her head in surprise when she heard the beeping of the apartment lock, not expecting Taeyeon to come home so soon.
She switched the TV off and stood up to walk towards the door. "Taetae?"
"Hm?" Taeyeon didn't look up, too busy taking off her shoes and jacket.
"I thought you wouldn't be coming home until morning."
"Haejoon oppa let me go," replied Taeyeon, giving Tiffany a brief peck on the cheek as she made her way to the kitchen. "Why are you still up?"
"I couldn't sleep," Tiffany said. "Yoong briefed me over dinner. You caught her?" She followed Taeyeon and sat on the counter while she watched her rummage in the fridge for a drink and a snack.
"Yeah. I had to shoot her though. She was holding Haejoon oppa hostage."
"She did what? How?!"
"We caught her while she was about to toss the gun into this huge pond at the park." Taeyeon poured herself a glass of water and took out one of Jiyoon's cupcakes to eat. "She's at the hospital now and Haejoon oppa said he'd bring her down to Seoul first thing in the morning." She peeled the paper and started munching on the treat. "This is not bad at all. Especially when you're starving like I am right now."
"Want me to whip up something for you? Instant ramyun maybe?"
"Nah. I'm too lazy to eat ramyun. This will do," Taeyeon said, taking another bite from the cupcake.
"Too lazy to eat ramyun but not a cupcake? I don't think I'll ever understand you, Kim Taeyeon."
"That's a good thing because it means you'll never grow tired of me or get bored."
"You know that won't happen."
"I know. Just saying."
Tiffany watched Taeyeon finish her cupcake then followed her to the bedroom, lying down on the bed while Taeyeon took off her blazer, getting ready to shower.
"How did the birthday party go?" asked Taeyeon.
"Pretty good, I think. That girl was all smiles when I picked her up. She kept on rambling about how impressed that boy was with you. You showed him your badge and your gun?"
"I even let him touch my badge. That boy better be nice to our baby girl or else."
Taeyeon then took out said badge and her phone, placing them in the nightstand drawer. She sat down on the bed to remove her spare gun and store it away safely.
"Where's your other gun?" Tiffany noticed the empty holster hanging from Taeyeon's side.
"Somewhere at the bottom of the pond in Deokjin Park, Jeonju," said Taeyeon as she took off the holster as well. "Courtesy of Miss Obsessive Killer."
"She made you throw your gun into the pond?"
"Something like that."
"Did you cry?" Tiffany teased, inching closer towards Taeyeon to let her fingers playfully crawl up Taeyeon's back. "Like a kid that has to part with her favorite toy?"
"How old do you think I am? Five? I'm totally-... Excuse me. What are you doing?" asked Taeyeon when Tiffany's hands crept around her torso from behind and began unbuttoning her shirt.
"Helping," whispered Tiffany as she leaned her chin on Taeyeon's shoulder.
"I'll be very honest with you. I am very excited with your help and what might follow once you're done helping me but I'm exhausted and I stink," Taeyeon said, leaning back against Tiffany.
