Tiffany couldn't concentrate on the movie since her gaze was totally fixed to her kid-like boss beside her. She was struck with admiration when her boss made a lot of different faces during the movie. Taeyeon sometimes put up a serious expression, then changed to amazement, and also let out her old lady-like laugh when funny scenes appeared on the screen. She tried a couple of times to move her focus to the movie being played in front of her but always failed every time she heard any sighs, chuckles, or laughs from the pretty girl beside her. She repeatedly shook her head. She had lost count how many times she shook her head today. Tiffany kept occupying her mind even when the mentioned girl was actually beside her. She kept questioning herself whether what Jessica said was right. Maybe her preference had changed from guys to girls or more specifically one girl. She shifted her gaze and stared at the TV blankly, Tiffany couldn't concentrate. Her thoughts were still cloudy, she wanted to find the answer to her own uality. Tiffany took a deep breath and closed her eyes, trying to picture kissing a girl. She grimaced at her own imagination and shook her head again. She couldn't imagine it. It was just too weird. Tiffany turned her head to look at her blonde boss again and imagined the same thing but now with her boss. What would it feel to kiss Taeyeon? To her own surprise, her heart rapidly beated and her cheeks became a warm bright red. She shook her head again in frustration. Why is she always like this when it comes to Kim Taeyeon?

Taeyeon felt like she was being watched and when she turned her head to Tiffany, she saw her crush shaking her head furiously.

“Fany?” Taeyeon changed her focus from the movie to the girl beside her. The latter startled as if she was caught doing something wrong.

“Y-yes?”

“Why are you shaking your head?” Taeyeon asked innocently.

“Because you act like a kid. Tsk tsk tsk.” Tiffany made up a excuse and acted, shaking her head again. Taeyeon only grinned and moved her focus back to the TV. Tiffany sighed and turned her head to the TV as well, trying to watch the rest of the movie.

“So who’s your favorite character, Fany?” Taeyeon asked as the movie ended.

“Of course Joy! She’s the main character.” Tiffany answered as she got up from the bed to unload the DVD from the DVD player.

“Hmmm… Joy… Fits you well.” Taeyeon commented with a thoughtful look.

“And why is that?” Tiffany asked while placing the disc back in its case.

“Because you literally fill people around you with joy.” Taeyeon answered with a grin.

“Cheesy. I think those gummies gave you way much joy than I did. You didn’t even share them with me.” Tiffany replied, walking her way back to the bed and sitting beside a grinning Taeyeon.

“Don’t blame me. Gummies are so cute, sweet, adorable, and tempting.” Taeyeon said.

“Are you describing gummies or describing your crush?” Tiffany giggled at Taeyeon's answer.

“Of course gummies, Fany! I can do a lot better than that when describing my crush!” Taeyeon pouted.

Tiffany looked at the pout and the thought of kissing a girl rushed back to her head, and for the umpteenth time today she repeatedly shook her head.

“Fany? You've been shaking your head ever since I came. What’s wrong?” Taeyeon questioned with worry in her voice.

“Nothing. Just a slight headache.” Tiffany kept making excuses.

“Ah! You should take some medicine, then. But you have to eat first. Ah, wait, what time is it right now?” Taeyeon started to panic but it didn’t lessen her cuteness.

“It’s past six, Tae.” Tiffany looked at the clock on the nightstand to divert her gaze from her boss.

“I’m going to make a start on our dinner! Can I use the kitchen?” Taeyeon asked as she jumped off the bed. Tiffany nodded and led the way to the kitchen. Taeyeon followed behind and suddenly grabbed Tiffany’s hand in hers. Tiffany was surprised by the contact and turned her head only to see her dork boss grinning widely back at her.

“Why? It’s a date, right? You said it’s a movie date.” Taeyeon asked as she looked into Tiffany's surprised eyes.

“Ah, right. Come on.” Tiffany smiled, interlocking her fringers' with Taeyeon, resulting in blushes on both of the girls' faces. As soon as they made it to the kitchen, Tiffany let go of Taeyeon’s hand to open the fridge and took out the plastic bag that Taeyeon brought earlier.

“What are we going to make, Taetae?” Tiffany asked while placing the plastic bag on the kitchen counter. Taeyeon walked to the counter and helped Tiffany take out the groceries.

“We? No. It’s my duty to cook. You just sit back and enjoy.” Taeyeon answered, gesturing Tiffany to sit at the dining table.

“No.” Tiffany didn’t move an inch.

“Why?” Taeyeon turned her head to the girl.

“There would be no fun if you’re the only one who cooks. I can’t cook at all but I'm pretty good at chopping stuff up!” Tiffany excitedly explained while opening a draw to take out a knife and a chopping board.

“Ah, seems like you no longer have a headache. OK, then! Let’s cook.” Taeyeon began preparing the ingredients.

“So, you didn't want me to cook because I had a headache?” Tiffany awed at Taeyeon’s actions.

“Yes, you need to take your medicine, so I thought I should be the one to cook something up. But, since now you’ve cured from the headache, I don’t think we need to rush. Let’s have some fun!”

“So what are we going to make, Taetae?” Tiffany asked again, emphasizing the word ‘we’. Taeyeon chuckled and stared at the ingredients on the counter trying to decide what dish they should make.

“Hmmm, what about spinach soup with seasoned fried chicken on the side? Can you please wash the spinach and cut the bottom stems? Once you finish, you can help me make the seasoning for the soup.” Taeyeon gave detailed instructions as she walked to the sink to clean the chicken.

“My dorky Taetae becomes Miss Kim Taeyeon in the kitchen.” Tiffany chuckled realizing the way Taeyeon instructed her was just like the way her boss lead the meetings.

“Could you please make it fast and report to me once you finish, Tiffany?” Taeyeon acted along, resulting in a laugh from Tiffany.

Tiffany was amazed at how much Taeyeon knew about cooking. She never imagined such a workaholic career woman would be able to cook that well. She now felt bad for always saying that she was a career woman every time her Dad or her boyfriend about her cooking ability. Tiffany was in the middle of cutting the garlic into thin slices when suddenly a pair of hands held hers and a warm body pressed against her back. She turned her head around, finding the hands’ owner grinning at her with flushed cheeks.

“I’m going to show you how to probably cut it. You will end up losing all your fingers if you hold the knife and the garlic that way, Fany.” Taeyeon explained as she corrected Tiffany’s hand to hold the knife properly. Tiffany tried to focus on what Taeyeon taught her instead of her beating heart that continued to speed up from the physical contact. Once Tiffany’s hands were in the right position, Taeyeon immediately pulled away and continued with her own tasks.

****

“Yeay! Done! Finally!” Tiffany squealed and finished it with a sigh.

“Hey, what’s with the sigh?” Taeyeon asked as she placed all the food they cooked on the dining table. At the end, Taeyeon did the most of it since Tiffany ended up spilling water, almost cutting her own hand, and other clumsy things. Taeyeon was relieved that they managed to finish cooking before the kitchen was burnt down by Tiffany.

“I thought it would be fun. It’s no fun at all. No flour to be thrown, no cute colors, no pink color! No cute shapes. We just cut those herbs, washed the chicken and vegetables, cut this cut that. Boring.” Tiffany sulked in her chair.

“We’re cooking meals, Fany. Not baking.” Taeyeon chuckled at her crush’s reaction. She put rice on Tiffany’s plate and her own plate, also put the soup in a smaller bowl beside it. One for Tiffany, and one for her. And finally she took a seat beside Tiffany.

“Which one do you prefer, Fany? or thigh?” Taeyeon asked out suddenly.

“Uh? Wh-what do you mean? Why should I choose?” Tiffany blushed and stuttered at the question. Why did her boss suddenly ask her that?

“Huh? Why can’t I ask?” Taeyeon furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.

“Ehm… I-Is that needed to be asked?” Tiffany blushed even harder.

“Why not? I prefer if you don’t mind?” Taeyeon said resulting in a surprised look from Tiffany.

“Why are you telling me that you like s???” Tiffany asked half yelling. She really had no idea why Taeyeon suddenly confessed that she liked . Her mind wandered even further, Does that mean that Taeyeon prefers women over men?

“Why are you yelling at me? If you want to take the just take it. I will just take the thigh. It’s just fried chicken, Fany.” Taeyeon answered totally confused. Tiffany’s face got even redder knowing that Taeyeon referred to chicken and chicken thigh not human body parts.

“Y-yeah. for me then.” Tiffany answered while taking the chicken from the plate.

“Why are you… Ah! I know what you thought!! My fany is a ert! Hahahahaha.” Taeyeon finally understood why the latter reacted like that.

“Shut up, Tae.” Tiffany mumbled, looking down to her own plate.

“Fany…” Taeyeon called.

“Hmmm…” Tiffany hummed while eating her meal.

“Tiffany…” Taeyeon called again.

“Hmmmmmm…” Tiffany hummed while chewing, not leaving her gaze from her plate.

“Tiffany Hwang…” Taeyeon called for the third time.

“What is it Kim Taeyeon?” Tiffany asked back, this time looking at Taeyeon.

“ert!” Taeyeon grinned widely showing her cute dimple.

“Taetae!!!!” Tiffany blushed and raised her spoon as if she was about to hit Taeyeon, while the latter let out her old lady-like laugh.

“Hahahaha, okay, okay. Let’s eat now. Hahahaha. My Fany is so funny.” Taeyeon said as she also grabbed the chicken. The latter just kept pouting seeing her boss' reaction.

“Fany…” Taeyeon called out, as she saw no changes on Tiffany’s face.

“What?”

“Don’t pout.” Taeyeon said while pouting.

“You made me.”

“What is it the food ingredient called that is made from pressed curds of milk…” Taeyeon hadn't even finished her sentence when Tiffany cut her off.

“Don’t make me say cheese!”

“But you said it now.” Taeyeon grinned.

“Dork!”

“Your a dork.”

“No.”

“Ah why???” Taeyeon put her best puppy face on.

“Mine is Taetae.” Tiffany smiled, making Taeyeon smile back at her.

“Now eat, Fany.” She said as she took a spoonful of rice and delivered it to Tiffany.

“Say aaah.” Taeyeon held her spoon in front of Tiffany, waiting for the latter to open . Tiffany did as she asked, smiling as she chewed the rice.

“How does it taste?” Taeyeon asked.

“I never expected a career woman like you to be able to cook this well, honestly. I expected you to be at the same level as me, or even worse. But I think I underestimated you.” Tiffany chuckled.

“You are underestimating The Kim Taeyeon, huh?” Taeyeon shook her head in disbelief, which only made her crush want to pinch her cheeks softly.

“Ah I forgot something!” Tiffany suddenly squealed.

“What is it?”

“I am supposed to a picture of our meals and upload it to instagram before we eat!” Tiffany huffed.

“Seriously?”

“Yes, Tae. People won’t know that I am able to cook if I do not post it.”

“Millennials** and their social media addiction.” Taeyeon sighed.

“You said it as if you’re not a millennial** yourself. So what are you? A Baby boomer**?”

“If I am, then you are now dating a very old grandma right now.” Taeyeon smirked.

“My smartass Boss.” Tiffany sighed in defeat.

It was eight o’clock when they finally finished their meals and cleared up everything. Tiffany dragged Taeyeon back to her bedroom and let the cute blonde use her bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth while Tiffany rummaged through the movie box to find what movie she wanted to watch. Her choice finally fell to “Before Midnight” the last trilogy of Before Sunrise.

“What movie is that?” Taeyeon asked as she walked out of the bathroom.

“The last trilogy of my favorite movie, Before sunrise.”

“Let me guess, a romantic drama?” Taeyeon said, who now seemed a lot more comfortable in Tiffany’s room.

“Yes, it is.”

“Why don’t we just watch comedy or something else? I haven’t even watched the first two movies.” Taeyeon sulked as she plopped herself on the bed.

“I let you watched your Disney movie and now you won’t let me watch my choice? How unfair.”

“But…”

“No but, Tae!”

“Okay, don’t blame me if I fall asleep.”

“What’s with the stubbornness?” Tiffany sighed

“I told you I am the most stubborn person I’ve known in my whole life.”

“Whatever, but you still need to watch the movie with me.” Tiffany replied nonchalantly as she put the disc in the tray and sat beside Taeyeon.

“And now I see Miss Demanding Hwang.” Taeyeon sighed as Tiffany pressed the play button.

It was only halfway through the movie when Tiffany heard a soft snore coming from beside her. She looked to her side and saw Taeyeon already slept. Tiffany looked at the cute sight beside her and immersed in her adoration for her boss. She looked so innocent and cute. Tiffany stopped herself from caressing her boss’ face.

“Taetae…” Tiffany called out softly, shaking Taeyeon’s body in attempt to wake the girl up. Taeyeon opened her eyes a bit and groaned.

“What?” Taeyeon mumbled.

“Change your position, your neck will hurt if you sleep like this.” Tiffany explained. Taeyeon blinked her eyes a couple of times but did not move an inch.

“But the movie hasn’t finished yet.” Taeyeon replied

“It’s okay, I can watch it some other time. Just sleep.”

“But it’s our movie date.” Taeyeon still half mumbled and slowly closed her eyes again. Tiffany chuckled at Taeyeon's answer.

“It’s okay, Tae. Just get in a more comfortable position now.” Tiffany said as she helped Taeyeon slide to a more comfortable position. The latter stayed silent and slid her body to comfortably lie on Tiffany’s bed. After moving Taeyeon, Tiffany turned off the TV and the DVD player. She then went to the bathroom, cleaning her face and brushed her teeth. She looked at her own reflection in the mirror and shook her head, “Bring yourself together Tiffany Hwang. You stupidly mistakened what Taeyeon meant by earlier. It’s chicken for Pete’s sake. Why did I think about a woman’s s? And what’s with this thought about kissing Taeyeon? Why do I always feel like I want to kiss her every time I see her lips? I am getting creepy! It’s all Jessica’s fault!”

“Fany? Who are you talking to?” Taeyeon’s voice came from outside the bathroom, startling her.

“No… No one, Tae…” She immediately gargled and cleaned up.

“I thought I heard you talking to someone.” Taeyeon asked again as soon as the bathroom door opened, revealing Tiffany.

“I thought you were sleeping already.” Tiffany answered coolly, secretly hoping that Taeyeon didn't hear what she was saying in the bathroom.

“I was. But I needed to go for a peepee.” Taeyeon answered. Tiffany noticed the word her boss used, ‘peepee’ and assumed that her boss needed to use the bathroom. She moved to the side so Taeyeon could go in. Tiffany laid on her bed and tried to find a comfortable position. She heard the toilet flushing sound followed by an opened door, signing Taeyeon had finished her business in the bathroom. Not long after, Taeyeon joined her on the bed. Tiffany leaned on her right side to face her petite boss.

“Want to continue sleeping, Tae?”

“Uhmmm. Not sleepy anymore. Let’s have girls’ talk or any conversation.” Taeyeon’s answer surprised Tiffany. Tiffany usually had to fish Taeyeon out to start a conversation but, just now, her boss just asked to talk.

“Whoa, I can’t believe you initiated that.” Tiffany said.

“What? A conversation? I feel comfortable with you. So, why not?” Taeyeon grinned. “Fany, so, this movie date is counted as a date or not?” Taeyeon innocently asked as she positioned herself to sit up with her back laid on the headboard. Tiffany was caught off guard. She contemplated for a while but she chose to follow what her heart.

“Yes. Why, Taetae?” She answered as she copied Taeyeon's movements.

“If so, can you lay your head on my shoulder again just like you did on our second date?” Taeyeon asked with a blush on her cheek. Tiffany said nothing but shifted her position, closing the gap between them and laid her head on Taeyeon’s shoulder. She then reached for Taeyeon’s hand and intertwined it with hers.

“Like this?” Tiffany ensured while she tried controlling her heart rate. Silently wishing that the cute blonde beside her would not hear it. Taeyeon hummed in answer.

“Why?” Tiffany asked.

“Because it’s our date and I like it.” Taeyeon said. She was not really sure about this either. She could not forget the fact that Tiffany already had a boyfriend. But, Taeyeon chose to ignore that fact in the current moment. She would not waste any given opportunities in their dates.

Tiffany said nothing but she raised their intertwined hand and lead Taeyeon’s hand to wrap around her waist then she let go off the others hand.

“I like it this way.” She said once she made Taeyeon’s left hand wrap around her waist. Taeyeon again just hummed in answer and comfortable silence filled the room. Tiffany felt really comfortable with Taeyeon’s arm around her. She then recalled her conversation with Jessica earlier today and all the confusion she had about her feelings towards Taeyeon rushed back, filling up her mind.

“Taetae, may I ask you a question?” Tiffany broke the silence.

“Sure.” Taeyeon replied.

“What will be your reaction if your best friend is gay?” Tiffany asked. Taeyeon was shocked by the question. She started to worry whether Tiffany knew about her ual preference already? Was this best friend she is talking about actually her? She finally decided to give a diplomatic answer.

“Let her or him be. That’s their rights.”

“You know it’s not that simple and I don’t expect that kind of answer from you, Tae.” Tiffany sighed.

“Well, if I put myself in your shoes, the thing I guarantee won’t happen is detesting her or him. We cannot choose who we fall in love with, right? If the love happens to be the one with the same , what can we do about it? Nothing. I am not really religious, Fany. But I believe God has His own reason for creating us with a brain and a heart. Brain to help us think logically, and heart to lead us when logic fails to reason. And for love itself, we need no reason for love, right? It just comes naturally and, heart plays its role to lead us.” Taeyeon’s long opinion was answered with a hum from Tiffany.

“Why?” Taeyeon felt curious about the sudden question.

“Nothing.” Tiffany replied shortly.

“I don't care how random your topic could be, but your question just now is not from just some random thought.” Taeyeon successfully analyzed it. Tiffany smiled at Taeyeon’s reasoning.

“I know this girl. As long as I know her, she is as straight as a ruler. But one day, she met another girl who turns her world upside down. She has a boyfriend who she thought she fell in love with but ever since she met the girl, she started to doubt her feeling towards the boy. The girl keeps occupying her mind and she starts to question her own preference. Every time she is with the girl, she always wants more contact, more skin ship. They spend most of the day together, yet she never feels enough, she wants more and more. She keeps telling herself that they are just close friends but as much as she tells that, she knows she wants to be more than just a friend.” Tiffany explained.

“Tell her to follow her heart.” Taeyeon answered.

“I told her. But she was afraid. She and the girl are already close. They are best friends and she doesn’t want to ruin their friendship. She also doesn’t want to hurt her boyfriend. What should she do, Tae?” Tiffany asked as she raised her head from Taeyeon’s shoulder and looked at Taeyeon’s side profile.

“What can I say? I am pretty much the same with her. The one that I Iove is really close to me, and in addition, already has someone. I do not even have any courage to tell my crush about my feelings. How can I suggest her to be brave while I am a coward myself?” Taeyeon sighed.

“Do you really love him, Tae?” Tiffany felt her heart cracked a bit when she heard Taeyeon talk about her feeling towards her crush.

“I do, Fany. I know how your friend feels. Keep wanting more while you can only be friends and knowing that someone else owns their heart. It’s not easy.” Taeyeon replied weakly.

“She said the same thing. It’s not easy for her as well to keep being just friends while she wants more. But the difference is she is still confused. She doesn’t even know whether the feeling is true or not. She was sure she was straight before she met her.” Fany said with the same weak voice.

“I think you should introduce me to her then. Maybe we can share our story so we can find a solution for our feelings. You’re so lucky that you already have a boyfriend so you don’t need to go through this.” Taeyeon chuckled, trying to lighten up the mood.

“Do you really want me to introduce you to her?” Tiffany ignored Taeyeon’s remark about her boyfriend.

“Sure, why not? Two coward girls supporting each other would be funny, I guess.” She grinned.

“I don’t need to introduce you to her anyway.” Tiffany replied.

“Why?” Taeyeon asked as she turned her head to face Tiffany.

“I am her.”

“What?” Taeyeon’s eyes widen.

“I am her, Taetae.” Tiffany stared right into Taeyeon’s eyes.

“Which ‘her’? The straight as ruler one, or the best friend one?” Taeyeon could not hide her shock.

“The straight as ruler one.” Tiffany sighed. “Who happens to question her own preference since she met Kim Taeyeon.” She continued.

“What??? Me???” Taeyeon barely breathed knowing the fact.

“You won’t detest me for that, will you? I don’t want to lose this friendship, Taetae. I’m not gay, yet. I’m confused. I’m sorry for this sudden confession but… But I just can’t keep it to myself anymore. I’m sorry.” Tiffany’s head hung low. She did not have the courage to look at her boss right now. Taeyeon might be freaked out, seeing her as a creep, and she might be losing one of her closest friends right now.

Silence once again filled the room. Tiffany was still looking down to her hands on her lap. She did not want to see Taeyeon’s reaction. The deafening quietness started to frighten her. She thought it was the end. Taeyeon would no longer be her friend anymore. Her boss lived in Indonesia ever since she was born, so it would be normal for Taeyeon to hate her right now because in this country being lesbian is disgusting, lesbian is a disgrace, lesbian is not normal. She felt the heat of tears about to pour out of her eyes. It was already on the edge of falling down to wet her cheeks when she felt a hand on her left cheek, forcing her to look up and meeting her eyes with Taeyeons.

“Are you going to hate me now, Tae?” Tiffany’s voice cracked.

“No. I love you.” Taeyeon answered calmly with a sincere smile on her face.

“You? What?” It was Tiffany’s turn to shock.

“I love you.” Taeyeon said it once again. Tiffany looked at Taeyeon in disbelief. She hardly understood the situation at the moment. She finally told Taeyeon about how she felt, ready to be hated by the latter yet she heard Taeyeon say she loved her.

“Fany…” Taeyeon called out since she did not get any response from the girl. She unwrapped her arms around Tiffany’s waist and put it on Tiffany’s right cheek.

“Listen… I know you already have a boyfriend and I really understand that you must be really shocked right now. But I think it’s fair that you were finally brave to tell me about your feelings, I should also have as much courage to tell you about mine. Yes, you’re the one I fell in love with. I do not expect you to receive my feelings. I do not ask you to love me back. I just want you to know that I love you.” Taeyeon said as she caressed Tiffany’s cheek.

“Taetae…”

“Hmm?”

“I am still confused…”

“I know. No need to think too much, Fany. It’s enough for me to let you know about my feelings. At least I don’t have to hide anything from you now. Now, you know that I am a lesbian, and I am in love with you. There, no more secrets between us. We are officially best friends now because I have no more secrets.” Taeyeon gave Tiffany reassuring smile.

“No.” Tiffany frowned at Taeyeon’s answer.

“Why?” Taeyeon asked as she let go off Tiffany’s cheeks.

“It’s not fair to me. I’m still confused.” Tiffany sighed.

“What can I do to make it fair then?” Taeyeon now held both Tiffany’s hands in hers.

“Help me find out?”

“How?”

“Will you help me to find out?” Tiffany asked again.

“Yes, I will Fany. But I d-…” Taeyeon’s sentence cut off as Tiffany’s lips silenced her.

The kiss was simple just a pair of lips pressed together and lingered on top of each other for a couple of seconds. But it was enough for Tiffany to feel the butterflies in her stomach spring to life, they flied aimlessly in her, as if they have finally been released from a cage after years of captivity. 

Tiffany pulled away only to find a blushing Taeyeon in front of her. She smiled at the sight and leaned in one more time to kiss the latter softly. Taeyeon finally responded to her kiss and kissed her back, softly as if she was the most precious thing in her life. Tiffany broke the kiss to come up for air and she saw Taeyeon who still had her eyes closed.

“I love you too, Taetae. And I’m no longer confused.”

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Glossaries:
Millennials : people who were born in 1980s and early 1990s
Baby boomers: people who were born between the years 1946 to 1964

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