A/N

Hi guys. sorry for this late update. I'm currently having a fever. Yeah, I have red spots all over my body. :( but I managed to work on this long chapter. if it , well, blame it on my spots.

“So you’re saying that she’s back?”

Taeng nodded a couple of times.

“Really? She’s moving back here?”

He nodded again and couldn’t help but to smile a little.

“Woah, is that really it? She’s going to stay here with us?”

Taeng was going to nod again but a smack upon his head stopped him.

“Yah, say something. Stop nodding.” Jessica said coldly.

Taeng huffed, and rubbed his head. “Yes to everything Yul just said except for the last one. She’s staying with me, not you.” He grinned.

Jessica rolled her eyes at that last statement. “So that means she would come to our wedding?”

“Yes. Well that is if you guys invite her properly.”

“Oh, so where is she? Why is she not here?” Yul asked.

“Oh that.” Taeng swallowed. “I kind of pissed her off.”

“What did you do?” Jessica glared at him.

“Yeah, Taeng. What did you do? It’s not even a day yet, and you have already pissed her off.”

Taeng hesitated for a moment before deciding to come clean with his friends.

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Taeng was surprised as well, he was only going to steal another peck on the girl’s cheek, but Tiffany had turned her head and accidentally offered her lips to him. And he wasn’t going to let this chance go by.

No, he won’t let any chances go by anymore.

Taeng took a deep breath and closed his eyes, before stealthily captured Tiffany’s lips. The atmosphere around them went silent, and all there was heard was a tiny gasp that escaped from Tiffany’s mouth before their lips were connected in a very sweet manner.

Exactly 5 seconds gone by before the girl came to her senses and pulled out from the tender kiss. She opened her eyes and stared at the boy who just kissed her without any warning and she actually responded to his lips. She grew speechless and her face was now burning in red. Not from anger but she was embarrassed. It was like her first kiss all over again, where she felt so hesitant yet so sure. And how their lips connected in a way like it was a match made from heaven. It just made her so breathless.

“Fany-ah… I..”

Taeng’s voice brought her thoughts back on tracks. She was afraid to hear what he had to say to her. She didn’t know how she was supposed to respond to him, and how to say something that would not hurt the boy. So she did the thing most cowards would do, she stood up and ran out of the room, leaving Taeng standing there, perplexed but soon a smile was plastered on his face.

Unlike her, he was satisfied that he has done what he dreaded to do ever since he found her at her house back in Busan. Oh those lips he loved so much.

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 “YOU KISSED HER?!” The couple exclaimed loudly.

“Keep your voices down.” He hushed them.

“You did what? Oh my god, are you like together again?” Yul was hyperventilating, he was absolutely excited to hear the news.

“She won’t be pissed off if we are together, Yul.”

“Oh.” Yul’s mood deflated. “So, what is it? You are not together? But staying together in your house? What is that?”

“I’m trying to understand this too, Taeng.” Jessica pondered real hard. “Tiffany agrees to this?”

“We’re just not together. Yet. And yes, she agreed.” He said, feeling annoyed that his friends didn’t believe him.

“Did she say anything after the kiss?”

“Nope. She just stood up and left the room.”

“Oh my god, you jumped on her in a room? No wonder she’s mad.”

“I didn’t jump her.” Taeng defended. “And it’s not a room, room. It’s my music room.”

“Ooooo. So you were getting really romantic there huh, inviting her into a music room, wooing her there.”

“I really hate you right now, Yul.”

“Yeah, me too, Seobang.” Jessica agreed with Taeng. “Stop saying ridiculous things.” Yul was being so annoying right now.

“But baby, I was just saying the truth.” Yul whined.

“Shut up, Seobang. Can’t you see this is serious?” Jessica scolded her fiancée. “Taeng, can I see her?”

“You want to?”

“Yeap. I miss her.”

“Alright, come to our house for dinner. Let’s make it a surprise for her. I’m sure she would be really happy to see you.” Taeng smiled, he was sure that the girl would be happy to see her friends again.

“Like the surprise kiss you gave her, huh?” Yul raised his eyebrows up and down at Taeng, giving him the sneaky look.

Taeng finally let out his frustration and got his revenge when he smacked Yul hard on his head. So hard that everyone in the café heard the shriek and turned to look at them but can only see the sight of Yul crying painfully on Jessica’s shoulder.

***

“Fany-ah?” Taeng knocked on the guest room’s door.  “I know that you’re mad at me, but it has been hours. And you have to come down for dinner eventually.”

Taeng tried knocking again, but there was still no answer from the girl. He sighed. “I wasn’t going to tell you this, but someone’s here to see you.” He heard some noises from inside the room and soon the door was opened.

“Who?” Tiffany asked curiously.

Taeng smiled seeing the excited look on the girl’s face. “Jessica and Yul.”

“REALLY?!” She exclaimed, a bright smile was plastered upon his face.

“Come down and see for yourself.”

Taeng didn’t need to repeat himself when he already saw the girl skipping downstairs as quickly as she can. He was going to scold her for jumping around like that when she wasn’t even that well yet, but he didn’t get the chance when the girl has already disappeared on him.

“JESSI!” Tiffany shouted and hugged the girl who was equally excited as her.

“Ohmygosh, Tiff! You’re really here!”

“Of course, I am.” She pulled out from the hug and glanced at the person who was standing awkwardly beside them. “Hi, Yul.”

“Hey, Tiffany.” Yul smiled. “I’m glad to see you again.”

“Me too.” Tiffany didn’t think twice and already hugged Yul, surprising him.

“Woahh, this is new.” Yul said, jokingly.

“What is?” Tiffany asked, curiously.

“You, jumping on us like this.”

“But I missed you guys.”

“Us too, Tiff.” Jessica stated, excitedly. “How have you been?”

“I’m doing well. But oh my god, Jess, you’re getting married in a couple of days!”

“Yeap!” Jessica squealed. “And you’re going to be there for it!”

“Of course, I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” Tiffany stopped talking. “Wait, what are you guys doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be somewhere picking out the wedding dress or something?”

“We had lunch with Taeng earlier, and he told us that you’re here. He was supposed to bring you for lunch with us too but he said something about pissing you off?” Jessica tried to sound like she didn’t know anything about the kiss.

Tiffany’s cheeks turned red instantaneously and she coughed out in shock.

Taeng arrived just in time seeing Tiffany choking, he immediately grabbed a glass of water that was initially served to the guests and brought it to the girl. “Here, drink this.”

Tiffany took the glass of water and gulped the water down. She noticed the concerned eyes on her and the couple who were snickering behind Taeng.

“What’s wrong? Did the pain come back? Have you eaten the medicine I gave you before I left?”

“Relax, Taeng. She was just too excited that she choked.” Yul remarked. “At this rate, you’re going to pounce on her in no time again.” That sentence earned Yul a nudge hard at his stomach by his fiancée.

Tiffany calmed down and gave out a small smile at the worried Taeng, surprising him.

Taeng cleared his throat and went back to stand behind Tiffany again, giving space for the girl to greet the friends she claimed to miss so much.

“So, what did he do that pissed you off?”

“I wasn’t pissed off.” She raised her eyebrows.

“But he said that you didn’t talk to him all day.”

Tiffany gulped and glanced at the boy who was circling the couch to take a seat on the other side. Since he didn’t seem like he would explain it for her, she decided to change the topic to something else because she didn’t know what to say too. That kiss was really a shocking thing for her, it made her feel all sorts of things again for the boy. “I…Umm, so your wedding? Where is going to be held?”

Jessica smirked while Yul snickered at the obvious try on changing the topic. “Well, here.” Jessica pulled out something from her purse and gave it to Tiffany. “Everything is in here.”

Tiffany took the card and read it carefully. It was an invitation card for her friends’ wedding, and on top of it was her name to whom it was addressed to.”Is this card for me?”

“Of course, Pabo.” Jessica said, coolly. “You said you’re not going to miss it for the world right?”

“Absolutely!” Tiffany smiled wholeheartedly and hugged Jessica again. “Congratulation, Jess! You’re getting married, finally.”

“Yahh, why do you make it sound like I’m old or something?”

“No, it’s just that… I’m really happy for you.” As Tiffany was hugging Jessica tightly, her eyes met with another presence in the room who was quietly observing them, staring at her intensely. She couldn’t help but to swallow nervously as she was reminded back of their kiss earlier. Oh, how could she stand being in a room with just the two of them again?

***

“Hey, there you are.” Taeng walked into the music room and saw Tiffany at the Piano, playing her fingers with the black and white keys.

Tiffany jumped from the sudden presence in the room but calmed down when she realized who it was. “You scared me.”

“Sorry, I was just…” He exhaled. “What are you doing here?”

“Oh, I’m just looking around here.”

“You want to learn to play?” Taeng asked. “I can teach you.”

Tiffany’s face blushed as she reminded of the kiss they had when he offered to teach her. “No thank you.”

“Why? I see you’re really interested with it.”

“I am. I’ll look into it myself. Don’t worry.” She said before taking quick steps towards the door, wanting to leave the room before the morning event repeated again. She can no longer be alone with him in peace ever again.

“Hey, stop.” Taeng caught her wrist and pulled her back to face him. “Why are you in such a hurry?”

“I’m sleepy.”

He furrowed his eyebrows. “You don’t look like it.”

Just as he finished, Tiffany fake a yawn. “I am. Can you let my hand go, I really need some sleep.”

Taeng chuckled seeing her failed acting. “Aish, was that kiss bothered you so much that you have to act sleepy in order to avoid being alone with me?”

“W-what?”

“Come on, Fany. I know you’ve been avoiding me since the kiss. Honestly, why are you so bothered about it? It’s not  like it was our first kiss. We had so much kisses back when we…”

“When we WERE together. ” Tiffany cut him off, raising her voice higher. It began to annoy her that the kiss hasn’t bothered him and it made her think that Taeng does this with other girls that he was not in relationship with too.

“And why are you mad about it?”

“Because we don’t have anything between us anymore. You can’t go around and kiss me or any other girls that you’re not involved with.”

He raised his eyebrows. “But I haven’t kissed anyone else. I just kissed you. And you’re not just any other girl.”

Tiffany was stamped with his words. Does he really mean that or.. She shook her head. “Well you can’t do that. Especially with me.”

“Why?”

“Because I told you, you can’t.”

“Why can’t I?”

“I just told you why.”

“No, you have to give me a real reason.”

“Why would you need a reason for that?”

“I just need one. Or I would not stop kissing you.” He smirked.

“B-Because I don’t like it.”

Taeng’s smirk grew bigger. “Really?”

“Yes, I don’t like it.”

“You don’t like it that much, that you started to return back my kiss.”

Tiffany grew red in embarrassment and anger. “WHAT?!”

“You kissed me back, Fany. Don’t you even deny it.”

“B-but…”

Taeng smiled and reached over to tuck a strand of hair behind Tiffany’s ear. “Don’t you miss it, Fany?”

“Huhh?”

“Don’t you miss my touch?” He caressed her cheeks and saw it blush in red. “Don’t you miss my warmth?” He stared deep into her eyes. “Don’t you miss us?”

“I..don’t.” She stuttered.

“Is that really your answer?”

“Yes.”She breathed out, but her body betrayed her as her face was already leaning it to his hand. She really missed Taeng so damn much.

“You don’t miss any part of us at all?”

She exhaled and shook her head.

Taeng looked hurt for a minute but he knows Tiffany was lying. He knew because the way Tiffany reacted to him was telling him that she had missed him as much as he misses her. “Well, I do miss you. Your touch, your warmth, every part of you.” He said honestly. “So, I don’t care if you refuse to admit to it, because I know just from our kiss this morning that you do miss us.”

“Taeng, I…”

Taeng lunged in and captured Tiffany’s lips to shut her up.

Tiffany didn’t freeze this time, in fact she was a little bit surprised, she pushed him hard and slapped him, by reflex.  It wasn’t that hard of a slap, but it did the deed of stopping the forced kiss.

Taeng was shocked and held his slapped cheek, but soon he broke into a laugh. “Wow, you really do miss me.”

“Stop doing that, Taeng.” Tiffany warned him. “I’m serious.”

“And I’m serious too, Fany.” Taeng replied with a much more serious expression. His laughter died away too. “I’m not going to give up on you. Not again.”

“What are you trying to fight for, Taeng?” Tiffany asked. “There’s no us anymore. It ended months ago.”

“Our relationship did, but not our love.”

“There is no ‘our’ in that.”

“So, you’re telling me that you don’t love me anymore?”

Tiffany grew quiet as Taeng stared down at her.

“See, you can’t even give me an answer to that. Until you tell me otherwise, I am going to keep on trying, keep on mending our love and this,” He pointed at Tiffany’