Tiffany came back to Manchester once her contract with Alice’s company was signed. She had been thinking about it many times, really. It was probably the best if she just gave up because having Taeyeon around tortured her. But not having her around was worse. She had prepared herself for another heartbreak of seeing Taeyeon with her family.

Fortunately, it never happened. 

The photo shoot went smooth. Taeyeon never showed up when Tiffany was working, which made her weirdly grateful. Both of them exchanged text and call but that was that. Not even once Taeyeon ever asked her for meal.

But then in one afternoon at Tiffany’s very last day, Taeyeon personally picked her up at her hotel room, took her to a nice lunch and brought Tiffany to her office to get something that she left there.

Taeyeon wanted to show off.

“Do you know what heartache is, Tiffany?”

Tiffany remained silence. She understood heartache more than anyone. She was constantly in that situation for years.

“For me, heartache is wake up at one a.m., when your face is the first thing that I remember, but I don’t have you by my side, instead it’s someone else’s. Then I have to fight the urge to call you because I know I shouldn’t. I don’t believe in God, Tiffany. But I pray to Him, I pray so hard every single night for Him to bring you back to me. I’m not sure of who I am anymore. And it hurts me, Tiffany, more than I can handle.”

“W – what are you saying, Taeyeon?”

“I’m saying I want you back.”

“You have a daughter.” She said as a matter of fact.

“She’s not my daughter,” Taeyeon muttered as she felt her heart broke. She honestly loved Charlotte as her own.

Tiffany gasped in disbelief. “How could you?!”

“It’s fact.”

“I don’t even know you anymore.”

“I met Alice when Charlotte was only two. I do love her, but she’s not my daughter.” Taeyeon sighed. “It’s okay, Charlotte has nothing to do with this–”

“She has everything to do with all this mess, Taeyeon! She loves you as her mother!”

“And I love you.” Taeyeon looked away, her breath was shallow. “I’m not letting you go without a fight this time, Tiffany. I’ve suffered enough.”

“You’re getting married, Taeyeon. You can’t just disappear.” The tears were threatened at the edge of her lower lids. It hurt her to think Taeyeon would be somebody else’s and not hers. 

“I won’t. I will tell her. She deserves to know.”

“This is not as easy as it sounds.” Tiffany choked. “It will never be easy. There’s too many people will get hurt.” 

“But you’re wor