A/N Hi everyone! I guess everyone is satifisfied with the double updates? no? hihi. thanks for the awesome number of comments flooded. I really appreciate it. Here's another one. enjoy. :D

Taeng worked his off for these couple of months, the reason for it? Simple, because he was trying to prove to his father that he was responsible and ready to marry the girl that he loves so much. Part of his busy schedule was actually his father’s punishment for him. What nobody knows was that after they all went home that one night, Taeng got called by his father and got scolded for hours.

But he didn’t complain about it because he knows that was what he deserve after putting his parents through so much stress, worrying about him. He wants to look forward to everything that may come to him, and the new life that he and Tiffany were about to embark on.

Speaking about Tiffany, it also added another stress in his daily schedules. Tiffany was still not speaking, and honestly Taeng was beginning to give up on his hope of hearing Tiffany’s voice again. Why? He was disappointed, but he thinks that as long as she’s happy, he would be too.

But of course, the problem of Tiffany not speaking brought a lot of arguments between them. At Tiffany’s voiceless state, they can still find things to argue about.

Taeng found it absurd that she would throw a fit at him just because of some things that neither can avoid. He was always home tired, and she would always have that extra energy to do something or go somewhere with him because she has spent her day simply in Taeng’s house. He tried really hard to keep up with her but sometimes, he just wants to tell her that he was not a superhero, or man of steel, he’s just some normal guy who needs his sleep at times.

Just like the other day, Tiffany refused to see him for a whole day just because he accidentally slept all through the movie they agreed to watch together.

“Baby? I’m sorry okay?” He knocked on the door numerous of times, but Tiffany wouldn’t let him in.

“What did you do this time?”

Taeng was startled and turned to see his stepmother looking at him with a sly smile on her face.

He sighed. “I forgot to bring home the Pizza that she’s been asking for days.”

“Again?”

“Yeah, I’m just too exhausted to remember.”

“You should have written it down, or even let me know so that I can remind you.”

“I know. But now she won’t even see me.”

“Let her cool off, you know she wouldn’t be mad for too long.”

“Yeap, but I really want to hug her right now. I miss her, and it’s been a bad day at work.”

Taeng’s stepmother giggled. “Aish, you and your cheesiness.”

He grinned. “Sorry, Umma.”

“Alright, no worries. Just go take a bath or something, I’m sure by then she’ll forgive you.”

“Okay, I guess I’ll do that. Thanks, Umma.”

Right after Taeng left, his stepmother hurriedly made her way to Tiffany’s door and knocked on it.

“Tiffany? It’s me.”

Some footsteps were heard before the door finally opened, revealing a cheekily smiling Tiffany.

“Your acting was good, Tiffany.”

Tiffany smiled and gave a thumbs up to Taeng’s stepmother.

“Are you sure you’re ready?”

She nodded.

“I’m pretty sure he’s going to be very happy with his birthday this time.”

She smiled and hugged her Taeng’s stepmother to show her excitement for the plan she was going to execute later.

***

Taeng tried to look for Tiffany after his bath but his stepmother told him that Tiffany has left the house with Jessica, going somewhere.

He was surprised to hear that since he didn’t like it whenever Tiffany would do this, going out without acknowledging him first.

He reached for his handphone immediately and dialed up Jessica’s number.

“Turn around and bring her back immediately.” He said as soon as he heard Jessica’s voice.

“Oh, Taeng? She just needs a  break from you for a while, so she’ll be spending a night at our h…”

“Are you kidding me?!” Taeng yelled over the phone. “Bring her back now.”

“Taeng, I really think you should…”

“Where are you heading now? I’ll go there and personally bring her home.” Taeng hurriedly said as he was already grabbing his car keys.

“We’re going to Boa Unnie’s café for a late din…”

Jessica didn’t get to finish her words when Taeng already hung up on her.

She turned around to see the smiling girl, looking so happy.

“I really hope what your plan is going to work. Because he sounded really pissed off.”

“Relax, baby. I think it’s a good plan right, Tiffany?” Yul convinced her wife.

She nodded head excitedly as she thought of what she has been planning for days. She has been purposely picking on fights against Taeng, annoying him, giving him enough reasons to be angry. At one time, he was really mad that he had broken the house’s vase. He didn’t throw it at her or anything, it was that the poor vase was the only thing in his reach. He was really mad at her at that time because she refused to go out with him, when asked why, she said that she didn’t want him to fall asleep on her again just like what happened before. He couldn’t argue with that neither that he can shout at her, so he took the nearest thing and threw it against a wall before going up to his room.

Taeng arrived at the café in a rush and slammed the door of his car as he made his way into the front door of the café. It was really dark inside as he was nearing the door but he didn’t care, all he cared about is Tiffany.

Just as he took a step inside the café, there were popping sounds around him, some blowhorns and of course people singing a familiar tune of the birthday song. He couldn’t help but to cringe as he heard them wishing him for his special day.

He stood still and waited for them to finish with their antics, and when lighted candles on top of a cake was brought towards him by his beloved girl who was also the one that made him mad these couple of days, he finally lost it.

“You. Car. Now.” Taeng said with such a cold voice that it made all the people around them stopped what they were doing and started to crawl back to their hiding.

Tiffany’s wide smile dropped, but she knew that Taeng was being really serious, so she passed the cake to someone who was standing beside her.

“Hey, Tae. Stay please, Tiffany’s been planning about..”

“Not now, Noona. I’m tired and I told you many times before, I hate my birthday.” Taeng said before making his way out, not even bothering to wait for the girl he called for.

Taeng opened his car door and slammed it shut harshly, before covering his face with his hands. He screamed for a bit and banged the steering wheel for a couple of times before finally calming down.

He saw Tiffany making her way to his car now, opened the passenger’s door carefully and sat down.

It was very quiet for quite a moment, when Taeng finally spoke.

“Why do you do this?” Taeng was not even looking at her as he talked.

Tiffany was going to open but she was interrupted.

“So this it what it’s all about? All the arguing? The stubbornness? The stress you’re giving me?”

She bit her lips before nodded weakly. But still, the guy beside her didn’t spare a look at him.

“And you skipped your therapy for this?” Taeng asked, a little agitated. “You shouldn’t have focused on anything else but on your recovery! That was what I needed you to do, not this!”

“I don’t need all of this, I just want you to talk to me again! Do you have any idea how important that is to me? Or you have just given up on that?”

Tiffany stayed quiet and played with her fingers. She was afraid to meet eyes with the boy because she knew that he was looking at her way now.

“Fany-ah, I love you. Every beat of my heart belongs to you.” Taeng softened when he saw her face that was full of guilt.

She looked at him when she recognized his soft voice.

“Please don’t do this again?” He begged. “I really don’t want to argue with you anymore. I want to be able to see you when I go home, and talk to you..” He paused, “And I want to be able to listen to your voice again.”

Taeng grabbed Tiffany’s hands that were on her lap and brought it to his mouth. “Promise me?”

She hesitated for a moment but he was right, she wasn’t really fond of their arguments too even though it was a part of her acting. She finally nodded and earned a kiss on the cheek from him.

“Let’s go home.”

Tiffany shook her head at that.

“Fany, I have a very early meeting tomorrow.”

She pouted at him and begged with her eyes.

Taeng sighed, he can never win with that. “One hour. That’s all.”

Tiffany smiled brightly and grabbed Taeng’s face to kiss him on the lips.

“Whoaa, I miss that.” It’s been a while since they kissed on the lips, because Tiffany has been avoiding him and well, forbidding him to kiss her because she was ‘mad’ at him.

Tiffany was going to get out of the car but she was pulled back in and a mellow kiss was returned for her quick kiss.

She blushed before pushing him and ran to the café, with Taeng chortling behind her.

“Yah, wait for me.” Taeng shook his head before following his girl inside.

As he took a step inside, all his friends looked at him like they have seen a ghost.

He sighed before bowing to them. “I’m sorry of the way I behaved just now. It’s been a rough day.”

Yul was the first one that greeted him, with a very strong pat on his back. “No worries, buddy. Just make sure you don’t do that again.”

“I’m not going to promise that.” He grinned before returning the hug his friend gave to him.

“Alright, since the birthday boy is here, how about we sing the song again.”

Taeng cringed again. “Can we skip that and just go straight to the eating part?”

“Now you’re talking, Taeng. Do you have any idea how long we have waited for you?” Dennis said before going straight to the table that was full of food.

“Baby, you can’t eat too much. You have that audition tomorrow.” Sunny ran after her boyfriend after quickly wishing Taeng and gave him her present.

Taeng laughed. “Thanks guys, although I really want to punch each one of you for throwing this party. I thought you knew that I don’t like..”

“This wasn’t our plan.” Yul held up his hands defensively. “It was all Tiffany.”

“Speaking of that troublemaker, where is she?”

Yul smirked. “I saw her face was all red earlier, what did you do with her in the car?”

Taeng’s face instantaneously turned red too. “N-nothing. Aish, get away.” He pushed Yul’s face away from his.

Yul chuckle