HERSHE - SEULRENE

SR - Honey

It's Friday, 1:57 am, and Seulgi is still wide awake.

She's supposed to be asleep by now. But the idea of picking up Irene in the morning, like a real girlfriend, is keeping her excitement up to the highest level. Endorphins flooded her brain and it won't allow her to sleep.

She'd tried everything she can to doze off to dreamland. She's not sure how many times she's been rolling on her bed just to find the most comfortable position that could put her to slumber.

She fell asleep past three in the morning.

Groggy Seulgi woke up at 6:00 am and saw a message from Irene.

"Good morning! Let me know when you're on your way. I'll be waiting for you outside my gate :)"

Seulgi grinned in excitement.

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After work, the pair quickly stopped by Wendy's place to get the flowers they'd reserved the other day. They drove straight to their destination, enjoying the view on the way, talking about random stuff, and occasionally teasing each other.

When they arrived, Seulgi saw Sungjae and Joy waiting in the parking lot outside their car. Sungjae signaled Seulgi to park beside them.

After parking the car in place, Seulgi didn't realize that she was staring at Joy from the inside of her car. Joy's presence still gives her uneasy feelings.

"Hey." Irene squeezed Seulgi's hand on the gearshift. "We will enjoy this trip, okay?"

Seulgi's heart melted at that. "We surely will. Come on."

"Hi, guys," greeted Irene when she stepped out of the car. 

Sungjae welcomed her with a quick hug. "Hello, Irene! I'm glad you two got here safely."

Joy came close for a cheek kiss. "I so happy you could make it."

"Hey there." Seulgi closed the door on her side. She handed Joy the bouquet. "This is for the celebrant. Happy birthday, chick."

"Happy birthday, Joy." Irene linked arms with Seulgi.

Joy accepted the flowers happily. "These are beautiful! You shouldn't have bothered yourselves. Thank you."

"You're welcome," Irene and Seulgi said in unison.

"By the way, Seulgi, is it just me or you looked kind of tired?" asked Sungjae.

"Traffic was terrible." Seulgi sighed.

"But were you able to get some sleep last night? Your eyes are dark," said Joy.

"I slept early, but I woke up early too. I had to pick up this baby from her house this morning." Seulgi patted Irene's head.

Irene wrapped her arms around Seulgi's waist. "Awe. My honey is tired because of me."

It wasn't obvious but Seulgi was caught off-guard. "It's okay. As if I have a choice. You'd be mad if I didn't pick you up, right?"

"Of course! That's your responsibility to me."

Seulgi laughed, amazed at Irene's acting. "I know. I'm not complaining."

Irene hooked her chin on Seulgi's shoulder, tightening her hug. "I'll give you a massage later, what do you say?"

"Okay. Okay. You better get a room now, you two cupcakes." Sungjae handed them the keycards to their room. "We hope you'll like the rooms we picked for you."

"Thanks, Sungjae. And I think we will," said Seulgi.

"Our room is just across yours," said Joy.