I went home with Nicole and Yuri. Yuri could tell something was wrong. "Hey, Baekhyun. What's up with you?" she asked. I looked her in the eyes and took a deep breath.

"I'm dating Jessica. There. I said it," I replied, trying to walk away. But she caught my arm and pulled me back.

"Wait, what?! Our Jessica?! JESSICA JUNG?!" she yelled, and I nodded in response. I earned myself a slap in the face. "You're cheating on my dongsaeng?!"

"Well, no, I... Jessica and I were.... We were holding hands to make Hyo Min leave and people saw us and now we're dating. Nicole is okay with it. Please don't hit me again, Yuri," I told her. She narrowed her eyes at me.

"Why are you dating Jessica?!" she yelled at me.

"Because we have to! And I am not answering any more Jessica related questions!" I responded angrily, stomping off to my room. I found Nicole in there on her bed, so I hugged her and smiled. "I love you," I whispered in her ear.

"I love you, too, Baekkie. I heard Yuri yelling at you," she stated quietly. I pecked her head and rested my head on her shoulder.

"Yeah, she was annoyed at me for dating Jessica. Listen, I'm so sorry about that...." I said, holding her tighter.

"It's okay, baby. You guys would be ruined if you didn't date," she replied bluntly.

"I know, but I hope you know that I love you. I really do; Jessica isn't as perfect as you," I remarked. She smiled.

"I'm not perfect," she denied. I ruffled her hair and sat next to her, looking into her shadowy and twinkling brown eyes.

"Well, I love all your imperfections. Even if you're not the best girl in the world, I'm still the happiest guy in the world to have you," I countered. I could see her blush.

"Thanks. You make me the happiest girl, too," Nicole replied.

Two days later, I went to see SNSD again. Nicole came reluctantly, saying she had nothing better to do. It was basically a dance practice, but I wanted to come anyway since I didn't have anything better to do, either. The girls were practicing a hard dance routine with incredible usage of hips. It was very... y. I just stood back and watched them practice.

"Baekhyun-ah, can you get me my water?" Jessica asked politely after the music had stopped. I grabbed her water bottle and threw it to her. "Thank you," she responded breathlessly. I bumped into her while I was walking over to Nicole.

"Oh, sorry," I apologized. She smiled at me, but I gave her a stern look. "We're not in public, Jess."

Her smile faded as she looked at the floor annoyedly. "Yeah, okay. Sorry," she apologized with an almost tired sigh. I continued over to my love, Nicole.

"Hey. You looked pretty good dancing up there," I told her, pushing a lock of hair behind her ear. She smiled at me exhaustively.

"My hips hurt. I've never had such girly struggles," she replied with a smile. I laughed.

"Yeah, I'm happy to be a guy," I stated.

After the entire practice was over, Nicole went home with Yuri. And they forgot me, in the rain. "Hey, do you... You want a ride or something?" Jessica asked, unsure if she wanted to ask her question. I smiled at her.

"I don't know. I kinda like the rain," I replied. She gave me a strange look.

"You're going to catch a cold. I don't need you to get me sick," she said, waving me over to her car. I got in and she drove to a coffee shop nearby.

"But... I don't live here," I said, but she ignored me and got out. I followed, going into the coffee shop with her. It smelled like chocolate and vanilla with spices. I held Jessica's hand and realized that smell was her. "Jessica, you smell good." I had absolutely no filter, did I?

"Thanks, Baekhyun," was all she said. She bought me and herself some coffee, and she sat down at a table with me.

"This could be considered a private place, right?" I asked. I said it seriously, but she still laughed at me.

"Baekhyun, you take a lot of things too seriously. I can't understand why Nicole would like you," she teased.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I questioned defensively. Jessica rolled her eyes at me.

"She just seems so happy and fun, but you are just serious. I can't believe I saved you," she stated.

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