Chapter Twenty-Four

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"Seriously, Taeyeon? Why'd you tell her that?" Jessica whined, "It would've been fun," Taeyeon shook her head, "It wouldn't be very nice, I'd feel guilty for playing with her feelings," The younger girl blinked twice, staring at Taeyeon before letting out a deep breath, "Why the hell are you so nice?" Jessica asked, though she didn't expect an answer. She was actually very surprised at Taeyeon's actions. Especially since after being hurt so much, Taeyeon didn't want to hurt Tiffany at all, "You're an idiot," Jessica smiled, though she was proud of Taeyeon.

Taeyeon smiled a bit, eyes looking down at the cup of coffee she had in her hands, "Only for her," she replied lightly.

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The older girl laughed loudly and Tiffany stared at her blankly, "Jessie, why are you laughing?" Jessica wiped a nonexistent tear from her eye, sitting up straighter before the smile on her face completely disappeared, her face turning to stone, "No way in hell are you going to wait for Taeyeon to confess to you," 

"W-What?" Tiffany stumbled over her words, shocked. Jessica raised an eyebrow, "You," She pointed to Tiffany.

"You are going to make the first move,"

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"Hey, thanks for helping me move my stuff," Tiffany thanked Taeyeon as the girl loaded another box into her car. Taeyeon replied with a smile, "Well Yuri is at work at Jessica's at class, I couldn't let you do it by yourself," she explained, clapping her hands together, getting rid of dust, "That was the last one," Taeyeon stated and hesitated before speaking again, "Want me to help you unload at your new apartment?" 

Tiffany immediately nodded, "Y-Yeah, that'd be nice," The two got into the car together and Tiffany peeled out of the driveway, off to her new apartment complex.

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Taeyeon pulled out a picture frame and was surprised to see herself and Tiffany back when she had blonde hair and was living with Tiffany. They were smiling widely and Tiffany's eyes were nearly invisible, a warm feeling grew inside of Taeyeon. Tiffany walked closer, "What? What is it?" she asked as she saw Taeyeon smiling at something in her hands. 

Tiffany felt her cheeks warming up as she noticed the picture, "Oh," she blushed. Taeyeon's lips curved up, "You kept it?" Tiffany nodded meekly, "Y-Yeah," 

Reaching out, Tiffany took the frame from Taeyeon's hands, "It's.. It's a nice picture," she let out a smile and looked up at Taeyeon, who nodded, "It is, I'm surprised you kept it," With furrowed eyebrows, Tiffany glanced down at the picture.

"Why wouldn't I keep it?" she questioned in return, looking up at Taeyeon. The latter shrugged a bit, "Siw–" she stopped speaking, not wanting Tiffany to hear the man's name, "Nothing," Taeyeon shook her head, "Was just surprised a bit, it's been a long time since then,"

Tiffany knew Taeyeon was about to speak about Siwon, "He's nothing to me anymore, you know that?" Taeyeon turned around and opened another box full of kitchen utensils, sorting them out, "Yeah, got it," she stated, picking up the box and bringing it into the kitchen, "I'll finish doing this then I'll head back," Taeyeon spoke, glancing at Tiffany before back down at the utensils. The brunette walked closer to Taeyeon and their hands brushed against each other's when they both went to grab the same fork.

Taeyeon pulled away immediately, cleared a little, and reached for a different fork, feeling awkward. Tiffany furrowed her eyebrows and the two began to sort out the forks and spoons in silence. Jessica's voice echoed in Tiffany's head.

You are going to make the first move.

"Taeyeon," Tiffany bit her lip after the name had escaped . Taeyeon turned and looked at Tiffany, who seemed to be shy all of a sudden, "What is it?" 

As a therapist, Taeyeon had to be good with reading emotions, and she was.

Just not when it came to Tiffany.

"Wait," Taeyeon mumbled, eyes looking at the small eyelash on Tiffany's cheek, "Don't move," she ordered gently, taking a step forward despite her rapidly beating hard. Reaching up, Taeyeon touched the soft skin of Tiffany, plucking the eyelash off and showing it to Tiffany to see before blowing the little piece of hair away. Tiffany was frozen the whole time and only when Taeyeon took a step back did she come back to reality.

Blinking multiple times, a blush appeared on Tiffany's cheeks, "T–Thanks," she muttered, eyes not meeting Taeyeon's. Taeyeon let out a grin at how cute Tiffany was but the grin disappeared as soon as it came.

Her feelings were obviously still there for Tiffany. The feelings never left and Taeyeon couldn't help but panic at the thought of Tiffany finding another boyfriend and her heart getting broken all over again. They stood in the kitchen for a moment in silence before Tiffany cleared .

"So.. ah, do you need a ride back to your apartment?" She asked, fiddling with her fingers. Taeyeon couldn't help but think something was off about Tiffany's behavior, she furrowed her eyebrows, "What is it?" she questioned, Tiffany widened her eyes.

"What's what?" Tiffany asked as Taeyeon leaned on the counter.

"What's wrong?" Taeyeon replied, eyebrow raising in slight amusement. "Nothing's wrong," Tiffany shook her head. Taeyeon clearly didn't believe her, "You're acting mighty odd,"

Tiffany bit her lip and looked away, contemplating on what to say. She knows clearly what she wants now yet she doesn't know how to get it.

 "Taeyeon, I regret a lot of things," Taeyeon's eyes turned softer, watching as Tiffany shifted her weight between her two feet, "I regret not spending a lot of time with my mom," she sighed a bit, "I regret going out with that douchebag, Siwon," A small smirk couldn't help but form on Taeyeon's lips. The smirk disappeared as Tiffany connected with her eyes.

"Yet I don't regret ever meeting you,"

Her breath hitched and their eyes seemed to melt into each other's. If Tiffany were to say that two years ago, Taeyeon would assume she's talking as a friend but right now, it didn't seem Tiffany was talking friend-wise. Taeyeon's breath came out shaky, "Tiffany, I..."

She trailed off. What in the world was she supposed to say to that? Tiffany was one damn confusing girl.

"I missed you,"

At first Taeyeon couldn't believe that Tiffany had said that. It only took her seconds to realize that she was the one who said that.

In seconds, Taeyeon felt arms wrapping around her shoulders and a body resting against hers, "I missed you too, Taeyeon,"

Slowly, the older girl's arms wrapped around Tiffany's waist, her hold getting tighter as the hug continued. Tiffany gripped tightly onto Taeyeon, as if she were afraid to loose her again. Yet, Taeyeon didn't mind that she could barely breath. She smiled a bit and closed her eyes, relishing in the warmth that Tiffany gave off.

"I'm sorry," Tiffany mumbled, closing her eyes tightly. Taeyeon squeezed Tiffany's waist lightly and Tiffany took that as, "You're forgiven,"

And Taeyeon..

Taeyeon meant, "I still love you,"

PLEASE DONT KILL ME. I know I know, i haven't updated in like FOREVERRR. I hope this chapter wasn't too confusing. To wrap it up, it's basically Taeyeon being called an idiot for not playing around with Tiffany's feelings, Tiffany getting told by Jessica to make the first move, and TaeNy hugging.

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