In a master bedroom, with a white wooden baby cot next to a king size bed , a woman just put a one year and 3 months old baby into sleep , she expected a regular night as every day when she could fall asleep by now , but tonight it wasn't the same and everything was gonna change.

The tension emerged, gloomy shade took over after a confession filled with guilt , no sign of aggression or temper , only dead air between two mature adults.

" I'm sorry" A man lowered his head, ashamed, knowing well how many time he repeated it, it wouldn't change the damage.

" I know you are" A woman finally got up from the bed, she slowly walked toward the window.

" I didn't mean to make it turn out this way" He just hoped she would understand

" What are you going to do?" She asked while turning her back on him, her tone was indifferent, she wasn't either mad nor happy.

" I know it's so selfish of me to ask for you to forgive me" He knew it he didn't deserve to be forgiven

" What was done can't be undone " She turned around to face him

" Will you please forgive me?" He asked

" That's all I can do for us" She sadly smiled as she looked at a sleeping baby, he smiled too.

" But I can't be with you anymore" She nailed it down with her statement, and it made his heart sink

" What do you mean?" He was nervous

" I can't be with someone who doesn't love me anymore" She sounded hurt

" What are you talking about, I love you " He quickly said

" You don't" She shook her head

" I do" He argued

" I know you loved me back then, but you fell out of it" She said and it stuck him

" If you loved me, this thing would have never happened" She added

" It was a mistake" He said

" Please don't call it a mistake because you are insulting yourself and that someone" She reasoned and he fell more ashamed of himself, he was making the second mistakes in his life and both time was only to hurt more people he loved

" Can't you give me a chance so we could move on ?" He suggested

" What's the point of carrying on, isn't it better to quit and be on our way ? " She asked

" Please don't leave me, I'll do anything you want me to" He begged , " Please give me a chance I may not deserve"

" You deserve a chance , but not with me, your heart is not in it, and you know that, we can't just stay together and hope things would be the same" She reasoned

" Could we , at least stay for her then?" He took a glance at a sleeping child, an innocent life who knew nothing about this cruel world.

" And that's what you can do for me" Her smile appeared as she looked at her child

" I'll do anything" He quickly said , he was willing to do anything now

" Please give her a good life that I can't " She looked at him with her gentle expression

" Will you ...? He didn't expect it

" I love her but it would be very selfish of me to take everything from her as I go" She said

" Are you really sure ? " He knew it that he had no chance, so he would just grab what was left for him

" I hope you don't mind" She said

" No , I don't , I'm glad you're giving me the best thing I've could ever had, I love her too even though ....." He knew it wouldn't make anything better to say about it now

" Please give her a lot of love" She begged

" I'll do the best I can" He promised

" Thank you for the love you'd given me, one moment in life, I knew you were in love with me" She smiled through her tear, and the man shed his tear as well, the second mistake that changed everything forever.

" I hope she will forgive me" Her tears ran down, with her broken heart

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Hyomin lays her head on Eunjung's thigh, they haven't said anything and stayed like that for a while. Eunjung with her back leans on the bedhead, her hand plays about with Hyomin's hair caressing it gently as if it's the finest silk where she enjoys the softness of feeling it, and a younger woman doesn't mind it too, on the contrary, she loves it, a tender touch from a person she loves the most, Hyomin would never complain about it. Thinking about here and there, Hyomin then remembers it.

" I've got something for you" Hyomin suddenly breaks the silence.

" What is it?" Eunjung casts her eyes downward to ask a person lying on her thigh, Hyomin doesn't yet answer, she lifts her head from Eunjung's thigh, pushing herself up with her elbow, gets out of bed and walks toward her bag, rummaging through it shortly then she climbs back to the bed with a little box in her hand.

" Happy belated Birthday" Hyomin hands a gift box to Eunjung , she sits with her legs folded in front of Eunjung .

" You don't really have to" Eunjung says whilst her hand is receiving a gift box from Hyomin " Thank you" She smiles

" I didn't have anything for you like others did" Hyomin was the only one without any gift that day while everyone gave her something.

" I don't need anything from you, but this" Eunjung places her hand above Hyomin's chest, where she can feel Hyomin's heartbeat, Hyomin then puts her hand above Eunjung's hand above her own chest

" This heart always belongs to you" Hyomin affirms

" And that means more than anything in this world" Eunjung means it

" Don't you want to know what it is" Hyomin looks at her gift to Eunjung

"Of course I would" Eunjung shakes a box and listens

" Open it" Hyomin becomes expectant

" I'm excited now" Eunjung unwraps a box

" Don't get too excited, it's a very simple thing" Hyomin doesn't want Eunjung to get disappointed

Eunjung pauses, she stops unwrapping the gift and studies Hyomin's expression, a latter looks expectantly.

" Even though you may say it, but for you to know, whatever from you is never simple, it's always special for me" Eunjung states casually before resuming what she was doing, she completely removes gift wrap paper, and opens a box, she picks up a key chain from a box and examines it.

" Yours" Eunjung reads the engraved words out loud, her hand tracks along a silver object, learning every little details .

" I love it" Eunjung searches for Hyomin's eyes as she means the words she says

" I'm glad you do" Hyomin smiles

" Thank you" Eunjung pulls Hyomin into her arms for a thank-you hug, Hyomin hugs her back

" And, I'm yours, too" Eunjung, then, whispers softly but its meaning was said loudly, enough for a person who hears it to smile from ear to ear, Hyomin doesn't want anything more.

Eunjung releases a hug, she takes Hyomin's hand , lifts it up and presses her lip against it tenderly, she kisses the back of Hyomin's hand lovingly . It's always this faint and sweet scene of young woman's soft hand that Eunjung is so familiar yet still addicted to it, she missed holding it when they didn't see each other , she then rubs her thumb on the back of Hyomin's wrist , a visible purple mark from needle contacted to her skin is still vivid.

" Are you feeling better?' Eunjung asks

" I feel fine now" Hyomin sounds convinced

" You must have been really scared" Eunjung can never forget about it , feels bad every time she imagined how Hyomin could feel getting lost.

" I was thinking of you" Hyomin confessed

" I couldn't do anything for you" Eunjung feels helpless, her face is sadden

" I saw you in my dream, you were there, you came and saved me" Hyomin had a nice dream . Hearing Hyomin says so, Eunjung can't help but feeling a tug in her heart , she was close yet so far to help Hyomin.

" I was hopeless" Eunjung is still holding on to the guilt , Hyomin shakes her head disagreeing to what Eunjung said.

" You were there in every step I walked" Hyomin knew Eunjung would do anything for her if she could.

" And thank you for the flower" Hyomin is mentioning about the dandelions Eunjung gave to her, " I've seen them in a along time"

" I ran into a field of it when I was driving back to Seoul" Eunjung looks back the moment she saw the field of dandelions and they reminded her of the only one person, " And I was thinking of you"

" You really got them from the field?" Hyomin was surprised to know more detail, she thought Eunjung just got it somewhere but never thought her cousin would pick them up by herself.

" Yes, once I saw them, I saw you" Eunjung remembered how badly she wanted to be by Hyomin's side when she was transporting back.

" Thought you don't like touching them" Hyomin says

" You're right they are pretty in their own way" Eunjung states, " I grow to like them now" she admits .

Back then Eunjung was always against Hyomin's idea to plant them, believing that they were some sort of weed and it made people allergic, without her knowing gradually she sees them in a different way, not because they actually become prettier, but because it's Hyomin's favorite and how this kind of flower always reminds her of her true love. It ironically represents Hyomin, just like the flower meanings, Hyomin is her healing and her warmth, although Hyomin has a very soft heart , she survives all challenges and difficulties in their journey , most of all , dandelion holds a long lasting happiness and youthful joy which only Hyomin can give her those feelings .

" If you want, I'll get them planted back there" Eunjung is mentioning about a vacation house, but Hyomin shakes her head deniably

" You were right, they belong where they want" Hyomin comes to understand why Eunjung keeps telling her. " They fly away with the wind"

“What is your favorite flower?” Little Eunjung decided to break the silence because she couldn’t stand the loneliness of sitting next to her cousin who kept staring at the bright sky without saying a word for an hour. As a responsive reaction, Little Hyomin averted her attention from the bright sky to an older girl beside her, she thought about the answer.

“I don’t know” Hyomin couldn't think of the name nor that she knew it

" You don’t know?” Eunjung knitted her eyebrow

“I don’t know its name” Hyomin admitted

Eunjung frowned but then she realized, Hyomin was just 6 years old and might be too young to learn the flower name at school

“How does it look like?” Eunjung tried to help , she gave Hyomin more time to describe it , Hyomin contemplated before she started to describe

“It can fly” Hyomin answered, the first thing she could remember right away.

“Silly, flower can’t fly” Eunjung lightly knocked Hyomin's forehead

“They fly across the meadow back at my home” Hyomin insisted , she was afraid that Eunjung wouldn't believe her

Eunjung was completely puzzled, she had no idea how flower could fly, she had never seen that before, not in this city where she was born and grew up. On the other thought, she was doubting if the girl next to her might be so sad and grieved over a loss of her father and might be mumbling something nonsense , Hyomin just came to town with her mother to move in to live with her and her father after her father passed away

“Unnie, look over there” Hyomin shook Eunjung's arm with her small hand while right hand was pointing at something in the air,

“That’s it” Hyomin squealed, as she saw her flower was flying , Eunjung narrowed her eyes , she was looking at a light object in the air, at first she thought it was butterfly but more attentively she was focusing on an object to figure out what it was, then was wide open upon the answer she got.

“I see” Eunjung knew what it was

“You know what its name is?” Hyomin got excited, she wanted to know the name .

“Dandelion” Eunjung answered

Eunjung views a figure behind her phone camera screen, she gets a couple shots of Hyomin's images, capturing her happy smiling face as she walks through the dandelion field. Eunjung is glad she made a choice to drive them here to spend the rest of Hyomin's free day, she was debating whether let Hyomin just rest at home or take her out for fresh air. Now she knows , tt's more than worth it just to see how gleeful Hyomin is, it's rewarding. Eunjung keeps snapping shot of Hyomin in an open field of dandelion on the top of the hill, she is walking through the meadow happily , and Eunjung is happy too , and that's why she wants to keep these moments frozen into digital form of memory . If anyone could get access to her phone, and see the photos stores in it, they would have thought it was Hyomin's phone because there is no single picture of Eunjung herself, but the face she wants to see the most, Eunjung always secretly takes Hyomin's photo when she is not aware of it, and her most favorite moment is when the younger woman is asleep.

" Can I take a picture of you too?" Hyomin asks without looking at Eunjung, she bends to pick up a flower

" You don't want my picture" Eunjung puts her phone away to her pocket then is headed to where Hyomin is standing.

" I don't have any picture of you on my phone" Hyomin is sad to think about it, she has been so cautious and never wants to cause Eunjung any trouble in case she loses her phone

" You don't want it on your phone" Eunjung approaches Hyomin from behind, " You have me here with you" Her arms wrap around Hyomin's waist

" You do too, but you keep taking my pictures?" Hyomin complains

" You know it?" Eunjung asks but doesn't expect the answer, she knows it's obvious sometimes.

" I know you take my ugly pictures while I'm sleeping" Hyomin pouts

" They are not ugly" Eunjung argues " I keep them, so I can look at them when I miss you" Eunjung whispers

Hyomin closes her eyes , memorizing every sensation she feels being embraced in Eunjung's arms, and in every corner of her memory filled with this older person's details, she doesn't have any picture of Eunjung on her phone, but every time she misses her , picture of Eunjung becomes clear in her mind, or even how it feels from each of her touch.

" Thank you for taking me here" Hyomin says , " It's beautiful"

" I hope the long ride didn't tire you" Eunjung still worries Hyomin's condition.

" I'm more energized " Hyomin confirms, she turns herself around to face Eunjung while she is still in Eunjung's embrace, the older woman doesn't change her position while her arms secured around Hyomin's back

" Besides you're the one driving" Hyomin reaches out to cup Eunjung's face, she never understands why she loves her so much.

" I don't mind it driving knowing you sit next to me" Eunjung says, " And I Love to see you happy", she smiles

" Can we come back again? Hyomin pleads

" Yes, we can and we will" Eunjung promises

The more happiness Hyomin intakes, she craves for more. Hyomin wish she could stay like this forever, forgetting and leaving everything behind. It's as beautiful as a dream, standing here on the top of the meadow with dandelions dancing around them, watching the breathtaking sunset, just like this, in her lover's embrace.

And kiss longer like they never need the air.

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Hyomin peeks at Eunjung's phone, it rang before and it's ringing again, Eunjung is still in shower. She regrets doing that , her curiosity just gives her nothing but misery , the caller name always brings Hyomin back to night of Eunjung's birthday and she wished she never heard about it. Even though the proposal isn't yet accepted, only faint memory about it makes fear creep back to Hyomin's heart. She walks to the balcony of the resort where they decided to stop and spend overnight before heading back to the town and their messy schedules. Clear sky outside the clouded city gives Hyomin physical ease that she feels relaxed, silence allows her to slip away in her own thought.

Eunjung walks out of the shower to be greeted by the empty room, she walks around in her bath rope wondering where Hyomin is, checking on her phone only to annoy at missed calls, she sighs. Unwillingly , she calls back .

" I've not seen the bight nightly sky for so long" Eunjung's voice breaks Hyomin's train of thought, she is standing next to Hyomin at the balcony, glass of wine in her hand.

" It's a starry night" Hyomin dreamily comments

" Can I take a sip?" Hyomin asks looking at Eunjung's glass of wine

" No, I won't let you drink" Eunjung puts it down above the balcony

" You are bad" Hyomin looks away

" You're not in good mood" Eunjung points out , " You should not drink"

" Does it matter?" Hyomin is upset.

" Yes, it matters, and it changes your mood dramatically depending on how you are feeling before you drink" Eunjung explains

" Are you saying you are happy, so you drink?" Hyomin asks skeptically

" Yes , I'm, I'm happy to see and I'm happy being right here with you now" Eunjung notices Hyomin's mood and she still looks bothered , Eunjung guesses it has something to do with her missed call earlier.

"If I could choose, I would settle down somewhere in outskirt and live an easy life with you " Eunjung genuinely says.

" Do you think you would be really happy then?" Hyomin doubts if Eunjung can really give up on everything.

" I'm positive" Eunjung reaffirms," And I wish it was more easier to be me" she sighs mentally

" Eunjung" Hyomin addresses her lover's name

" Mm" Eunjung loves to hear her name being called this way

" I don't want to lose you" Hyomin utters her weakness. It's like hearing the sound of glass break to Eunjung

" Listen, you will never lose me, remember that !" Eunjung firmly states.

" Eunjung, I'm scared what if he does it again?" Hyomin's voice trembles, Eunjung knows what Hyomin means.

" I'll reject it at all cost" Eunjung slowly turns to Hyomin , she grabs Hyomin's shoulders and looks at her in the eyes.

" Can we avoid it forever? " Hyomin is like a broken glass shattering

" Please give me time, I'll figure it out" Eunjung entreats, " Would you?" her voice is so surrendering

" Yes, I would " Hyomin nods

" I know it's not fair for you but trust me, I'll do everything I can for us to be together " Eunjung hopes Hyomin doesn't give up just yet.

Hyomin searches for a meaning in Eunjung's eyes. Hyomin thinks if only she loved Eunjung less, she wouldn't be attacked by her subtle deepest fear that comes time to time with such a trait. But in reality, she loves Eunjung too much that she can't help but scar to lose Eunjung in one way or another.

" I won't give us on us" Eunjung affirms " Not after we've come this far", Hyomin nods

" I can't give up too" Hyomin says.

Eunjung can't do anything right now than to show Hyomin how much she loves her and never wants to lose to her too. Eunjung leaves a long passionate kiss on Hyomin's lips that she never wants to part, and it makes she feel like she can fly every time they kiss. The morning will come eventually, but right here tonight Eunjung knows Hyomin will be in her arms, she takes what she can get, and gives what she has, dearly precious and beloved, Hyomin is always the only one , her love for the younger woman roots so deep than to ever think of giving it up.

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Jiyeon prints out information she could find on internet. Photo of a business woman, with a lot of her interviews and articles, something that never has crossed her mind and she paid no attention to it, nor that she cared. It wasn't what Jiyeon expected though.

Out of her curiosity, Jiyeon typed few key words on most world famous search engine website in hope to get the answer to a question in her mind, something for instance , Park Hyomin's date or Hyomin's boyfriend, Jiyeon got a long list of results in multiple pages , either rumors, or pieces of unidentified sources , names of people claimed to be Hyomin's boyfriend and guys that she dated but nothing related to the name she heard that night, a name Hyomin murmured during her sleep. Jiyeon almost gave up until she noticed other articles that Hyomin's name was tagged, her name tied to someone else who had nothing to do with entertainment industry but business world , it drew Jiyeon's attention the most because it clicked to what she was trying to find

" Hahm Eunjung , a successful business woman , cousin to Park Hyomin , beloved ballad singer ..." and the rest of other stories written about them, Jiyeon read all articles published about this family related. As summary , it sounded like they were not close with each other for some reasons , but nothing was confirmed.

There is no single picture of them together, none can be found. There is an article about one event when both Hyomin and Eunjung appeared, they were invited to a famous law firm celebration, but still no picture of them together.

" Isn't it weird?" Jiyeon asks herself.

Has been trained to be acting, Jiyeon knows at some points they have to wear a mask , even with enemy, they have to act friendly toward one another despite how they hate one other when appearing in public . They are cousins and at some point with their fame as public figures, Jiyeon assumes they should have at least acted and smiled in front of those cameras together to earn themselves some positive comments, unless they really hate each other.

" You won't think of a person you hate in difficult time" Jiyeon says. Started with just a simple search but what she found leads her to an disturbing answer, but who is she to assume it, Jiyeon thinks. Jiyeon puts down the print out and shows down her computer by her bed.

Jiyeon is in her own place tonight after she got a message from her roomie that Hyomin would spend the day away , though Jiyeon starts to like the apartment they share , it's too lonely when another occupant is not around. Feeling safe in her own room, Jiyeon smiles as she stares at her wall , large picture after picture of a woman that could be found on internet , are framed and hung on the wall , Jiyeon tracks her finger along a surface of one picture , a great picture of Hyomin smiling straight to the camera , Jiyeon wonders how the camera person would feel at that time to be lucky enough to get that look from Hyomin , so capturing and heart melting , and it's hard not to fall in love , Jiyeon is aware of it long time ago.

Flashback

Jiyeon stole the glance at t new trainee in her company, she was contemplating to approach her , and her introvert personality kept her from doing so, Jiyeon could only watch her as day gone by and hoped she would notice her, but Hyomin seemed to always be either focus on her work or her phone. Jiyeon barely saw Hyomin with the schedules that never crossed their path. Until one day during Jiyeon's comeback and Hyomin happened to visit their label company for album's prep, when Jiyeon could muster her courage enough to approach Hyomin , she put smile on her face as she saw Hyomin walking toward her way , as she was about to greet her , Hyomin's phone rang , she answered it and dashed out , brushing past Jiyeon .

" She never sees me"

End of flashback

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" Closer please"

" Right"

" Okay like that"

" Keep going"

A photographer shouts out from behind his camera , he continues clicking on shutter non-stop , he momentarily , directs the duo just a little bit for the most perfect moment that he wants to capture.

Jiyeon and Hyomin are cheerfully moving around for different postures. Changing from shot to shot, holding each other hands, wrapping their arms around one's shoulder, Jiyeon feeding Hyomin an ice-cream , Hyomin pinching Jiyeon's nose , or Jiyeon pushing Hyomin's bicycle. The staff seem to be working with smiles plastering on their faces, and they are having fun along side working with these two different characters for fashion shooting under a concept of diversity of best friends. They can't deny that Jiyeon and Hyomin has some kind of chemistry to make them adore the duo.

" Their music video story still leaves impression on me" A stylish says

" Aren't they cute together?" A makeup artist looks at them with admiration

" It's me or they really have something" The stylish closes with her hand, she laughs at her silly thought

" You are not the only one" The makeup artist agrees

After the photo shoot , Hyomin and Jiyeon sit down to give interview about their work , some of their personal life and their impression on one another .

Q&A: Tell us about how your work

Hyomin : I just wrapped up my comeback and soon I'll be start on a new project

Jiyeon: I'm currently promoting, preparing for my concert

Q&A : What is your career goal ?

Jiyeon : I'll be working until my fans don't want to see my face anymore ( Laugh)

Hyomin : Aw , that won't be happening ( Hyomin pats Jiyeon's back) . Well for me , I love singing , I can't imagine myself doing something else so I'll sing until I can't sing anymore

Q&A :, Tell us more how your friendship began?

Jiyeon : It was rough at first but when we move in together , we become friends

Hyomin: Like Jiyeon said , we move in together and spend more time to learn about one another , and Jiyeon is really a good friend I could ever wish for

Q&A: You guys get along well, and everything you do, you seem to have a great chemistry

Hyomin : We are different yet we get along quite well , I think we are a perfect combination of diversity

Jiyeon : We don't build the chemistry , it's just there ( Jiyeon looks at Hyomin and smiles , Hyomin blushes)

Q&A : The MV story you starred together leaves us hanging , would there be a sequel of it ?

Hyomin: Haha, seriously, I have no idea

Jiyeon : I wonder too

Q&A : If one of you were guy , would you consider dating one another ?

Jiyeon : I can't imagine Hyomin as a guy , she is too girlish and like ahjuma at time ( Jiyeon avoids a direct answer by adding funny comment )

Hyomin : Jiyeon is that kind of person who can protect other , and yes , I would consider dating her if she was a guy ( Hyomin smiles at Jiyeon )

Please don't give me the hope that I prayed, and please don't look at me that way.

~~~~~~~~~~~ To be continued ~~~~~~~~~~~~