Silver lining - Part 3

 

The next morning

 

“Urghh.. where am I?”, Seohyun groaned while she slowly opening her eyes. Her eyes wandered around, and found that the place was so familiar to her.

 

“This is.. my apartment..”, she mumbled. “Urghhh.. my head!”, she groaned as she massaged her forehead.

 

“Good morning, Seo!”, a voice greeted her. Seohyun immediately turned her head towards the source of the voice. She was surprised to see Hyoyeon was standing in front of her with a tray of drinks in his hands.

 

“H-Hyeo? What.. what are you doing here?”, she asked as she was in confused state. Hyoyeon just smiled, and he put the tray on the coffee table. He then sat on the edge of the couch, and slowly pulled Seohyun’s hands as he helped her to get up. He then took the glass, and handed it to Seohyun.

 

“Here, drink this first”, he said. Seohyun just complied as she took the glass from his hand, and started to drink the content. She suddenly cringe after she swallowed the content. The taste of the drink was a bit sour and sweet.

 

“It’s a lemon juice plus honey. It could help you to get rid the alcohol taste from your mouth, and to avoid from having nausea”, he said. Seohyun nodded her head slowly and continued to drink the lemon juice. She then put the glass back on the table. She looked at Hyoyeon confusedly.

 

“What happened last night? And, why are you here?”, she asked as she leaned her back on the couch. Hyoyeon then got up from the couch to sit on another couch. He took a deep breath before he started to answer.

 

“You’re drunk last night at my nightclub. I brought you back home. You asked me to stay here last night”, he replied as he tried to explain to the latter. Seohyun’s eyes widened upon hearing his answer.

 

“Jinja? Oh, god! This is embarrassing!”, she said as she facepalmed herself. Hyoyeon let out a soft chuckle.

 

“There’s nothing to be embarrassed, Seo ah. I’ve seen my customers drunk and passed out almost everyday at my nightclub”, Hyoyeon replied. Seohyun turned to look at him.

 

“Your nightclub? You mean, you own a nightclub?”, she asked in surprise. Hyoyeon nodded his head.

 

“Yes, Seo. You went to my nightclub last night”, he replied.

 

“Oh, wow! I didn’t know about it”, she said.

 

“There’re so many things that you didn’t know about me”, he mumbled slowly.

 

“W-what did you say just now?”, Seohyun asked.

 

“Huh? Oh, n-nothing”, Hyoyeon startled. He then got up from the couch. “I think I should go home now. I.. I’ll see you later, Seo”, he said as he immediately walked to the door.

 

“H.. Hyo, wait!”, Seohyun said as she stood up. Hyoyeon stopped walking, and turned to look at Seohyun.

 

“Yes?”, he said. Seohyun walked towards him, and grabbed his hand. She leaned closer to him.

 

“Thank you”, she replied as she gave a peck on Hyoyeon’s cheek. Hyoyeon was surprised as he just stood still, frozen. He felt like his heart stopped beating for a few seconds.

 

“You.. you.. you, uh!”, he stuttered and slapped his cheek several times which made Seohyun laughed her head off.

 

“Hyo, stopped hurting yourself!”, Seohyun said as she quickly grabbed his hand. Hyoyeon stopped as his mind got back to sense.

 

“Huh? S-sorry”, he said as he lowered his head. “You’re welcome, Seo. I need to go now, bye!”, He said quickly as he rushed to the door and pulled the door knob. He went out of Seohyun’s apartment which made the latter speechless.

 

“What’s wrong with him?”, she mumbled as she shook her head.

 

“Pheww!”, Hyoyeon leaned on the door at outside. “What’s wrong with me?”, he mumbled while scratching his head. He then immediately walked towards the elevator.

 

At Jessica’s apartment

 

Sooyoung and Jessica were still sleeping, exhausted after having their intimate session on their very first night together on last night. Sooyoung’s snoring has made Jessica awakened from her sleep. Sooyoung was back hugging her while sleeping. She turned to face Sooyoung, and caressed her lover’s face gently. She pinched his nose several times, trying to . Oh, yeah, and both of them were . LOL!

 

“Urghh..”, Sooyoung groaned as he felt his sleep has been disturbed. Jessica giggled silently while continue teasing him. Sooyoung slowly opened his eyes, and grabbed Jessica’s hand.

 

“Good morning, baby”, Jessica said with a smile. Sooyoung leaned closer and gave a peck on her lips.

 

“Good morning, beautiful. Why are you teasing me, huh?”, he replied while squinting his eyes, looking at his lover. Jessica just giggled.

 

“I can’t continue my sleep because of your snoring. It’s too loud”, she complaint.  

 

“Jinja? Oh, mianhae!”, he said shyly. Jessica just chuckled while pinching his nose again. Sooyoung wrinkled his nose.

 

“Go take a shower first, okay?”,  Jessica ordered. Sooyoung just complied as he slowly got up, and sat up straight.

 

“Close your eyes first, I don’t want you to freak out seeing me ”, Sooyoung said as he grinned.

 

“Y-yah!”, Jessica exclaimed while slapping his arm. Her face flushed. Sooyoung laughed and immediately bent down to take his boxer that was on the floor and quickly wore it. He pecked on her cheek before he got up from the bed, and ran to the bathroom.

 

“Silly Choi Sooyoung!”, she laughed as she got up from the bed. She took the bathrobe and wore it while walking towards the door. As she was just about to walk to the door, suddenly she heard a phone ringing.

 

“RING! RING! RING!”

 

“Huh? That’s Soo’s phone”, she said as she walked back, heading to the side table next to the bed. She took Sooyoung’s phone that was on the table and looked at the screen.

 

“Mom? Otokke! Should I answer it for him?”, Jessica said in surprise while looking at the phone screen. She was contemplating whether she should answer the call or not.

 

“I think better I answer the call. Who knows if there’s an emergency case”, she mumbled while pressing the green button.

 

“Y-yoboseyo?”, she answered nervously.

 

“Huh? You’re not Sooyoung. May I know who’s this?”, Mrs. Choi asked.

 

“I’m.. I’m.. Sooyoung’s friend, ma’am. He’s in the bathroom at the moment”, Jessica replied while stuttering.

 

“Ohhh... you must be Sooyoung’s girlfriend, aren’t you?”, Mrs. Choi said in happy tone. Jessica was surprised.

 

“Ottoke? Should I tell his mother that I’m his girlfriend?”, she thought.

 

“Y-yes, ma’am”, she replied nervously.

 

“Oh, thank god! Finally my son has a girlfriend! Hello, dear! I’m Choi Sooyoung’s mother. What’s your name, dear?”, Mrs. Choi happily asked.

 

“I’m.. I’m J-Jessica Jung, ma’am”, she replied shyly.

 

“Haishh... stop calling me ma’am, dear. Just call me aunty, okay?”, Mrs. Choi said. “Alright, Jessica. I need to hang up now. Tell your boyfriend to return my call as soon as possible, okay? It’s quite urgent”, she said.

 

“Ne, a-aunty”, Jessica replied.

 

“Alright. It’s nice talking to you, Jessica. I’ll see you soon. Bye!”, Mrs. Choi said as she ended the phone conversation.

 

“N-nice talking to you too, aunty. Bye!”, Jessica said as she pressed the end button. “Pheww!”, she sighed in relief. She put the phone back on the table. Not long after that, Sooyoung went out of the bathroom.

 

“Baby, your mom called just now. She asked you to call her back, and it’s quite urgent”, Jessica said while looking at Sooyoung who was busy drying his hair with a towel. She gestured Sooyoung to come closer to her, and patted the bed, wanting Sooyoung to sit on it. She took the towel from his hand, and helped him to dry his hair.

 

“Jinja? Hmm.. that’s rare”, he replied.

 

“Wae?”, Jessica asked while continue drying his hair.

 

“I mean, she rarely call me unless she had something important to discuss, especially involving family matters”, Sooyoung replied.

 

“Just call her back, baby. There must be something important that she want to discuss with you”, Jessica said while stopping what she's doing. “Alright, you’re done”, she said while his hair.

 

“Thanks, babe. Okay, go shower now. I want to take you out for breakfast”, Sooyoung replied.

 

“Okay”, Jessica gave a peck on his cheek before she got up from the bed, and headed to the bathroom. Sooyoung then took his phone and started to dial his mother’s phone number. After several ringings, his mother picked up the call.

 

“Youngie?”, his mother said.

 

“Yes, mom. You called me just now, right? So, what’s the matter?”, he asked.

 

“Sweetie, your dad wants you to come back home today. He said he had something important to discuss with you during dinner. Oh, don’t forget to bring my future daughter-in-law too, okay? Bye!”, she said as she quickly ended the call.

 

“M-Mwoh?”

 

Meanwhile at Seoul Hospital

 

After having his breakfast at the hospital cafeteria, Taeyeon immediately headed back to Tiffany’s room, and slowly entered inside. He walked towards the bed where his lover was lying. She’s still sleeping peacefully. He put a cute pink Totoro porridge container set that he just bought yesterday, and put it on the table. Since Tiffany had been complaining to him yesterday that the food which the hospital has provided taste bad, he asked the ahjumma from the cafeteria to cook special chicken porridge for her.

 

He then sat on the chair next to the bed. He slowly took her hand, and caressed it gently. Tiffany then slowly opened her eyes as she was awaken by a sudden touch on her hand.

 

“Hey, you’re here”, Tiffany weakly said as she slowly got up. Taeyeon rushed to help her to sit on the bed.

 

“Sorry for waking you up, babe”, Taeyeon said while he sitting on the edge of the bed.

 

“It’s okay, baby. I’ve been sleeping too long since last night”, Tiffany replied with a smile. Taeyeon gave a peck on her lips and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. Tiffany slowly landed her head on his shoulder.

 

“It’s good for you, though. You really need your rest, sweetheart”, Taeyeon said while rubbing her arm gently. “I’ve been talking to the doctor just now. He said that you can be discharged this afternoon”, he continued.

 

“Jinja? That’s good to know. I really missed my home”, she replied. Taeyeon just smiled over her words. He slowly released his arm from Tiffany’s shoulder, and then took a porridge container from the table. He opened the cover and took the spoon. He scooped some porridge and carried it to Tiffany’s mouth.

 

“Babe, here, eat your breakfast first”, Taeyeon said. Tiffany immediately opened and eat the porridge. She then stared at the porridge container and the spoon. Her lips slowly formed a smile.

 

“You know how to make me falling in love with you even more, Kim Taeyeon”, Tiffany said as she gave a peck on Taeyeon’s cheek.

 

“Nahh.. I don’t think that you’re falling in love with me. You’re actually falling in love with this monster, aren’t you?”, Taeyeon said while raising the container a bit. Tiffany just laughed over his words while pinching his cheek softly.

 

“Are you jealous with my Totoro, baby?”, Tiffany asked as she smirked.

 

“W-what? Me? Huh, not at all!”, Taeyeon said nonchalant. He quickly scooped the porridge and carried it to his lover’s mouth. Tiffany just giggled.

 

“You looked so cute when you’re jealous”, she said while eating the porridge.

 

“I’m not, babe”, Taeyeon said with a smile. “Alright, finish your breakfast first, and then you can continue with your sleep”, Taeyeon said as he scooped the porridge some more. Tiffany shook her head.

 

“I’m full already”, she said.

 

“Huh? You just ate 5 spoons. How come you said you’ve already full?”, Taeyeon replied.

 

“I don’t want to eat anymore”, she said as she shook her head. She lost her appetite ever since she had been admitted to the hospital.

 

“Babe, you didn’t eat anything since last night. You need to eat more to recover, sweetheart”, Taeyeon said as he tried to coax his girlfriend. Tiffany just shook her head while pouting.

 

“Haishh”, Taeyeon let out a sigh. “Arasso”, he said as he put the container on the table. He then took a bottle of mineral water and put a straw in it. “Here, drink this”, he said while holding the bottle and carrying it to Tiffany's mouth. Tiffany just complied and started to drink the mineral water. Taeyeon put back the bottle on the table after Tiffany finished drinking the water. He then smacked the pillow and put it back on the bed. Tiffany just watching on what he was doing.

 

“Taetae, are you mad at me?”, Tiffany asked. Taeyeon immediately turned his head to look at her.

 

“Huh? No. Why should I be mad at you?”, he said as he helped Tiffany to lie down. He was about to get up from the bed when suddenly Tiffany grabbed his hand.

 

“Where are you going?”, she asked.

 

“I want to wash the container, sweetheart”, he replied.

“Just leave it there. Lie down here with me”, she said. Taeyeon just complied and slowly lie down on the bed next to his girlfriend. He leaned closer and back hugging her. He kissed her back head before both of them slowly dozed off.

 

 

 

 

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