Sowon and Umji were sitting in silence in the living room. Meanwhile, Yerin was making a hot tea for Yuju who was sitting at the dining table. 

"Here." Yerin said while handing the hot tea to Yuju and sat in front of her. Yuju took a sip with one hand holding the cup and the other reached Yerin's hand. Yerin reciprocated it with caressing the younger girls' hand. She leaned her body closer to Yuju to give her a peck on the head. It brought Yuju to smile a bit. 

"Thank you." She said faintly but enough for Yerin to hear it. 

"No, it's okay. I'm glad that I can finally talk to you like this." 

"I'm sorry for all the time I could spend to give you strength but I didn't."

"What? Don't say that. It's not like it's your fault. Besides, you also had a hard time too and so is everyone." Yerin said while tightened up her grip to Yuju's hand. "But I'm glad to hear that you are thinking about me." 

"Of course I do."

Both of the girls fell into silence as they drowned deep into their thought. Yerin found it cute to see Yuju being serious. She never had a chance to see this side of her girlfriend up close. 

"Should I go?" Yuju said. Yerin was startled. 

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, should I just give up being in this group? Maybe if we were in a different team, we'd still have a chance. Besides, Sinb was right. I ruined everything." Explained Yuju while thinking about what Sinb said to her.

"No, you don't. Forget about Sinb. I mean, we were this close to debut. And honestly, I want to debut with you even though we have to keep our distance. Cause, at least I get to see you every day. At least, I know that you're safe."  Yerin replied. 

Yuju lost for words. She didn't expect Yerin to think this way. But it kind of gives her a new perspective of their relationship. Yerin was right. Even when they have to keep their distance from each other, even when it's hard to see her so close yet so far. It's better to see her than not knowing how she is doing and where she at. Yerin's words touched Yuju in an unexpected way. The tears felt like coming down. 

"Are you crying? Why are you crying? Stop. You've cried enough." Yerin begged. 

"You make me cried. You should blame yourself." Yuju answered while putting a smile on her face and teased Yerin. Yerin laugh. She's glad that her girlfriend see