“Stay.”

 

I’m pretty sure my brain just short circuited.

 

Now this is just unfair.

 

She was pouting and looking at me with very much hopeful eyes.

 

Does she know how hard it is to say no to that?

 

You’d understand it if you saw it for yourself. And also, I’m very much a er for her pouting face.

 

“Sica…” I tried to say.

 

“Please.”

 

And she just said please.

 

“I...are you sure?”

 

“I wouldn’t ask you to stay if I wasn’t.”

 

I bit my bottom lip, contemplating on what to say. I'm not expecting for anything to happen. Okay, maybe my mind did go in that direction but I’m trying really hard to ignore those thoughts. I’m just worried if this is maybe a bit too fast for her and I guess me too. But then again, maybe this is also a good opportunity to talk more about us.

 

“Okay.”

 

Not wasting any time, she dragged me inside.

 

I realized that this was my first time visiting her house. I stood a little bit awkwardly, feeling out of place in the middle of the large living room. I busied myself with looking around.

 

The place was pretty neat and clean, almost spartan. There were a few photos hung of her family and Tiffany on the walls. I couldn’t help the smile spreading on my face when I caught a glimpse of familiar flowers placed in vases around the room.

 

“Well? Are you just going to stand there?”

 

I snapped my attention back to Jessica who was halfway up the stairs.

 

Does she want me to follow her upstairs?

 

Sighing, Jessica walked back down and grabbed me by the arm, pulling me along as we went up the stairs. She led us to a room, which I assumed was hers.

 

She led me towards a connected room where she kept her clothes.

 

It was very shocking for me to see a whole room filled with nothing but clothing. In movies, sure. But this? This was my first time seeing something like this in real life. I had to stop myself from gawking at the amount of clothes. It wasn’t just a pile. It was piles of clothing stacked together and hanger racks full of clothing on each side of the room.

 

“I’m not sure if I have any sleepwear in your size,” she informed me.

 

Really? All these clothes and there’s probably none that would fit me?

 

I looked at her incredulously.

 

“What?”

 

“Nothing. You just have so many clothes.”

 

She smirked at me.

 

“You should see Tiffany’s.”

 

My brows shot up.

 

It’s possible for someone to have more clothes than this?!

 

After selecting some clothes for me to change into, we went back to her room.

 

“Do you want to take a bath first?” she asked me.

 

“You go first. I’m just gonna rest a bit,” I replied.

 

“Okay.”

 

As Jessica closed the door to the ensuite, I took this chance to look around her bedroom. The most easily noticeable thing was the queen-sized bed in the middle of the room. The headboard was pushed against the only black wall while everything else was painted white. On each side of the bed were black wooden nightstands on top of which were white lamps.

 

A full size mirror stood against the wall beside the door and beside it was a dresser. On top of the dresser were cosmetics and bottles of perfumes and lotions. Then on the side of the room opposite that to the side of the door, were sliding glass doors leading to a balcony. I was only able to see the balcony because the drapes were slightly pushed to the side.

 

Another thing I noticed were some clothes strewn on the floor. I couldn’t help but chuckle, but it was cut short when I noticed a pair of lace underwear slightly hidden under a dress shirt.

 

My mind immediately went straight to the gutter. It didn’t really help when I just then realized Jessica was just through that door, taking a bath.

 

.

 

And wet.

 

Oh god.

 

I had to literally slap myself in the face for having inappropriate thoughts.

 

I went on to sit on Jessica’s bed then ultimately lied on my back, my legs dangling over the edge.

 

As I silently stared at the ceiling, I could feel my eyes grow heavy the more I blinked. Having laid comfortably on her bed and surrounded by the sweet smell of the duvet, it only made me even more sleepy.

 

She probably wouldn’t mind me napping on her bed.

 

I succumbed to sleep moments later.

 

---

 

I felt refreshed and rejuvenated after my bath. I felt as if all my frustrations for the past week had been washed away. After drying my body with a towel, I quickly put on my robe hung next to the door. I walked out of the bathroom and into my room, drying my hair as I went.

 

“I’m done. There are towels in the-”

 

I stopped abruptly as I came face to face with the sight of Sooyoung sleeping on my bed. I approached her and carefully sat myself beside her at the edge of my bed.

 

I smiled down at her peaceful sleeping figure. She looked so relaxed I almost felt guilty having to wake her up.

 

“Soo, wake up,” I said a bit loudly.

 

No response.

 

“Soo~”

 

This time I gently shook her.

 

Still no response.

 

Just when I thought she was about to wake up, she just repositioned herself so that her head moved slightly to the side and brought one arm to rest over her stomach. I found myself staring at her, watching the way her chest moved up and down.

 

I sighed.

 

I moved my hand to move stray hair covering her face. Before I could stop myself, I began tracing her cheek down to her jaw with my index finger, feeling the smooth skin under my fingertip.

 

My eyes flickered to her slightly opened lips.

 

I was tempted to just lean down and kiss her.

 

I've never denied myself the fact that Sooyoung was attractive. And learning about her feelings for me only made me even more self-aware of how I felt about her. After experiencing my first kiss with her and the way it felt, I'm just now discovering how far my attraction for her has gotten.

 

Seeing her so defenseless like this made me think of...well...they're not exactly appropriate for me to say or even think out loud.

 

Instead, I thought about maybe teasing her a bit. I moved one leg over to one of her sides so that both of my legs were now planted on each of her sides. I steadied myself by placing both my hands on both sides of her head.

 

Leaning down, I whispered in her ear, “Soo, wake up. If you don’t, I’ll kiss you.”

 

---

 

In my sleep, I heard a vague voice calling my name. Then I felt someone whispering in my ear but I couldn’t really make out what they were saying.

 

A few seconds later, I heard the voice again.

 

“Wake up or I might do other things too.”

 

At this point, I was frowning at being disturbed in my sleep. I began to stir awake when I felt cool droplets landing on my face. As I opened my eyes, a pair of brown eyes were staring down at me.

 

“Finally. I’ve been trying to wake you up.”

 

I didn’t reply. Instead, I just stared up at her, blinking a few times.

 

She cocked a questioning brow at me.

 

“Soo?”

 

After a moment, I finally broke away from my sleepy haze and I could finally think coherently. After putting my thoughts in order, I quickly spoke.

 

 

“Did you mean that?” I asked, keeping my face neutral.

 

“Hmm?”

 

“Were you really going to do things to me?”

 

This time, I smirked at her.

 

It obviously caught her off guard as she leaned away from me with wide eyes.

 

“So you were awake,” she accused me.

 

“Barely. But, at least I heard the most important part.”

 

She rolled her eyes at me.

 

She was leaning further away and moving to get off of me but I quickly stopped her movements by wrapping my arms around her back.

 

“I didn’t say you could go.”

 

“I don’t need your permission,” she shot back.

 

So she says but she didn’t resist when I pulled her down closer to me.

 

“I can’t wake up completely unless you kiss me.”

 

“Hmmm...And here I thought I was supposed to be sleeping beauty.”

 

I giggled at that.

 

Her face was mere centimeters away from me. I didn’t mind that water had been dripping on me this whole time as all I could focus on at the moment were her lips.

 

my lips in anticipation and closing my eyes shut, I slowly lifted my head to finally close the gap.

 

I kissed air.

 

I felt her body shake as she laughed at me.

 

“You’re mean,” I whined.

 

“And you should be taking a bath right now.”

 

“Kiss first,” I demanded.

 

After a good natured roll of her eyes, she finally complied. She leaned down and kissed me and I eagerly kissed her back.

 

I groaned at the loss of contact when she suddenly pulled away just as I was about to deepen the kiss.

 

I heard her giggle.

 

I chased her lips once more, lifting my body so that I was now resting on both my elbows. She placed a hand on my cheek and the other behind my head. She pulled me up by my neck so that I was now fully sitting up.

 

Tilting my head to the side, I bit lightly on her bottom lip and on it. She parted her lips letting out a moan. I took the chance to slide my tongue inside, exploring the inside of -- greedily tasting and savoring the moment.

 

Wrapping both arms around my neck, she pulled me closer, our fronts pressing against each other. She had also dropped down from supporting her weight on her knees to fully sitting on my lap.

 

I broke our kiss with a wet pop. I then proceeded to shower her jaw with light kisses then down to her neck. I grazed that sensitive spot I found earlier with my teeth, eliciting a delicious moan from her. As I sunk my teeth on her skin, I felt her nails dig into my back.

 

“Oh god,” she cried out.

 

I soothed the spot with my tongue, kissing and slightly on it before pulling away. I moved down to her collar bone, leaving a trail of wet kisses. Her robe had slowly opened up, making the hickey I left on her chest earlier visible. I didn’t have any second thoughts and proceeded to on it.

 

She moaned louder.

 

I felt her hands remove themselves around my neck and move to cup my cheeks. She lifted my head away from her chest and pulled me into a deep kiss, growing rougher as the seconds went by. A choked moan escaped my lips when I felt her hips grind into me.

 

We had to reluctantly pull away seconds later to catch our breath.

 

Seeing her now, I gulped at the image of her straddling me and the way that her chest was rising up and down right in front of my face. It didn’t do good for the sudden wetness I felt down there at the sight of water dripping from her hair down her neck to her chest. I gulped a second time when I noticed her robe was barely hanging onto her shoulders.

 

“I think I need to take that bath now,” I blurted out.

 

A really cold bath.

 

Jessica slightly pouted before she removed herself from me.

 

I quickly grabbed the change of clothes I placed on top of the dresser earlier and walked into the bathroom, closing the door behind me. I released a heavy sigh as I leaned against the door.

 

Oh my god.

 

---

 

Hearing the door to the bathroom shut, I let out a deep breath. I slumped into my bed, my chest still rising and falling fast as I catch my breath. As I placed a hand over my chest, I could feel the way my heart hammering against my rib cage.

 

I could still vaguely feel the way her lips felt on my skin. I moved my hand up to my neck and touched the spot I was sure had a growing bruise on it. I slightly winced when my fingertips touched it.

 

Scarf or turtleneck?

 

I wanted to be annoyed at Soo for leaving a mark but then I remembered the sensation of teeth sinking into my skin and the soft press of lips.

 

I sighed once again.

 

I felt frustrated. And by that, I mean ually.

 

I was highly aware how slightly wet I felt down there.

 

I think I might need another shower.

 

---

 

When I walked out of the bathroom, I was met by Jessica shooting me an annoyed glare.

 

“What?”

 

Sighing, she replied, “Nothing.”

 

“Umm...okay.”

 

I wanted to ask but decided not to.

 

She led us back downstairs where she prepared us both some tea in the kitchen. We took our beverages to the living room. She the TV and changed the channel to some western movie. I was about to sit myself on the sofa when she stopped me.

 

“Sit on the floor.”

 

I looked at her curiously but I complied. She made me lean my back against the sofa and sat on the sofa just right behind me. She then took my towel and began drying my hair.

 

It felt nice.

 

After drying my hair, she joined me on the floor with me and sat close beside me. I placed my arm around her shoulder and she then rested her head on my shoulder.

 

“So,” I began. “I’ve been thinking.”

 

“Yes?”

 

“I want to take you out on a date.”

 

“Haven’t we been to a lot of dates already?” she teased.

 

“I mean an official date.”

 

“...”

 

“Well?”

 

“I’ll think about it.”

 

I widened my eyes at that and turned my head to look at her.

 

“Yah. What do you mean you’ll think about it?”

 

Raising her head from my shoulder, she returned my gaze.

 

“Like I said. I’ll think about it.”

 

“But-”

 

“If you can persuade me somehow,” her voice trailing off as her eyes flickered to my lips. “I might just say yes.”

 

This woman...Well two can play at this game.

 

Tilting my head lightly, I looked at her with feigned confusion.

 

“Really? Tell me. How exactly can I persuade you?”

 

“Well,” she said thoughtfully. “I can think of some things.”

 

“Oh yeah? What things?”

 

At this point, I had inched my face closer to her and pulled her even closer to me.

 

“I think you already have an idea,” she replied.

 

Grinning at her, I dove in for a kiss.

 

She slid her arms to rest on my back. I adjusted myself so that I was leaning down, balancing myself by placing one arm on her side, palms on the floor, and my other hand went to the back of her head and massaging her scalp through long tresses of hair.

 

I gasped when I felt her hand creep under my shirt, sliding her hand to rest on my stomach. She then proceeded to kiss down my jaw to my neck. All the while, her other hand crept higher and higher up my side until it was just below my s. She curled her fingers, her nails scratching the skin over my rib cage and dragging it down my side while her lips were busy exploring my neck.

 

I moaned loudly when I felt her kiss a spot near my jugular. This incited her movements further as she began on that spot and her hand returned back up, fully resting on my right . She squeezed not so gently as she bit into my neck.

 

“F***k.”

 

“Language,” she growled.

 

I bit on my bottom lip. Hard. I reveled in the feeling of her touch and how she continued to kiss my neck.

 

She kissed back up, making a slight detour to my ear. She lightly on my earlobe before tugging on it with her teeth.

 

I was feeling embarrassed at this point at how I’ve been so loudly.

 

When she pulled away, I saw that she had a smug expression on her face.

 

“Well, now we’re even,” she said all too proudly as her eyes gazed at the particular spot that she on my neck.

 

My hand instinctively went to cup my neck, my eyes widening at the sensitive patch of skin.

 

“Anyways, about that date…” she began pulling away. “My answer is yes.”

 

My eyes squinted at her sudden nonchalance. She was now seated, facing the TV, and acting as if nothing happened.

 

Realization dawned on me.

 

“Wait. Was this just revenge for earlier?” I asked, shooting her a skeptical look.

 

“Shh. You’re missing the movie.”

 

I continued to stare at her.

 

I had to give her credit. It was unbelievable how fast she had turned her mood around. You would never have guessed that we were getting all handsy just a few moments ago. But there was one thing that even she couldn’t control and that was the way she was heaving and her pink tinted cheeks.

 

I couldn’t help but shake my head in amusement.

 

. Just when I managed to relieve myself in the bath earlier.

 

I resigned myself into leaning back against the sofa, tilting my head to the side so that it was now resting against hers. I tried to focus on the movie, hoping it will help keep my mind off of her.

 

A smile graced my lips when she rested her head back on my shoulder.

 

I released a contented sigh.