The night was relatively young, and HyunJin was able to retire to her apartment early. It was a rare occasion, HeeJin wanted to turn in earlier than usual to try to catch up on some sleep. HyunJin was bummed to spend less time with the girl, but she was also relieved that HeeJin finally decided to not work overtime for once.  

A couple of days have passed since HeeJin kissed HyunJin on the cheek, but the thought still makes her cheeks heat up and turn red, she constantly replayed the memory in her head. Giggling to herself, she snuggles into her pillow, covering the wide grin that’s plastered on her face. Jungeun was flipping through Netflix trying to find something to watch and couldn’t help but notice the giddy girl acting like a fool by herself. 

She raises her eyebrows at her roommate and gives her that ‘what is going on look.’ “Ok, HyunJin, spill it. What are you fangirling by yourself over there for?”

She lets out a happy sigh, “It’s about my crush…well the girl I like” her face turned redder as she slightly regrets telling her friend. She felt embarrassed to talk about her feelings finally, but she wanted maybe some advice or encouragement from her best friend.  

Jungeun tosses the remote on the couch, finally giving up trying to find something to watch and focuses on their conversation, finding it more interesting. “You still haven’t told any of us the girl’s name yet.” Jungeun gives out a pouty face. “At least tell me, we are best friends after all.”

HyunJin laughs at her roommate’s attempt to act cute. “Hm...well, I don’t know if I should say,” She pondered to herself if she did want to share with her friend about the girl that is always on her mind.

“Please, I’m so bored right now, and this is the only thing remotely interesting to talk about...I’ll even buy your favorite bread!” Jungeun pleaded.

HyunJin instinctively perked up at the mention of bread; started to water from just the thought of eating the chocolate covered bread. Her favorite bakery was an hour away by car, so she hasn’t been able to visit in a while, especially since she started bodyguarding every day. 

Jungeun could see that HyunJin was about to break, she only needed just a little push more, and she will finally reveal who the mystery girl is. “I will even buy five loaves, no, ten!”

HyunJin knew what she was trying to do, but couldn’t resist when it came to bread. “Fine.” She finally gives in and lets out a sigh, but reminds herself of the chocolate bread that she will savor later. 

Her roommate sat at the edge of her seat, turning all her attention towards HyunJin. She was dying to hear who this girl is. What was she like? How did they meet? What made the flippant HyunJin so smitten over her? Her curiosity was piqued, and she couldn’t wait to tell their other friends later only to tease the embarrassed girl more.

HyunJin was still a little hesitant, but she tried to think positively. It would be nice to be able to talk about this with a friend, she thought, and maybe they can even give her advice. HeeJin is the first girl that she has ever liked, and she didn’t know what to expect of her new feelings or if it’s any different from liking guys. “The girl that I like...is the girl I am protecting.”

Jungeun slowly nods patiently, waiting for her roommate to reveal the name as she edged even closer to the edge of the seat leaning towards HyunJIn.

“The girl I am protecting, and the girl that I like is...Jeon HeeJin.” HyunJin’s cheeks grew hot, and her ears glowed a vibrant red. She has never said she liked HeeJin out loud and saying it was like her finally acknowledging her feelings toward the girl; the thought made her more embarrassed.

Jungeun thought to herself, how the name sounded familiar. She wracked her brain, trying to recall where she has heard the name before. Was she famous? Maybe a rising actress or singer? HyunJin did pass her VIP bodyguard training, so it had to have been someone pretty important. Then it hit her, the news happened to be on in the background that day, and she overheard Blockberry’s current CEO making an announcement of his replacement taking over in a few years.

She let out a soft gasp while she covered with her hand. “Wait, are you talking about Blockberry’s HeeJin? The CEO’s daughter? That Jeon HeeJin!?”

HyunJin silently nodded, still blushing over her confession to her friend.

The response caused Jungeun to inch more from her seat and quickly found herself on the floor. She was stunned by the shocking news. “Wow. Ummm. That’s quite the first girl crush you have.” She reseated herself on the sofa right after she rubbed her sore bottom. “I know you’re around her a lot, literally every day so that you may have a clue. Do you know if she is into girls?”

Her blushing roommate shifted her eyes a bit as she tried to feign ignorance.

“You know something, don’t you!” She jumped off her seat and sat next to HyunJin and grabbed her arm, making sure she couldn’t escape from her question. “Well? Does she like girls? Maybe she even likes you?” As she said with a smirk.

HyunJin couldn’t hide anything from her roommate, and she gave in immediately and decided to tell her a few things about HeeJin. “So the first night I met her, we were telling each other stories, getting to know each other. Her first and only kiss was actually with a girl, Kim Jiwoo, her best friend-” 

Before HyunJin could continue, Jungeun blurted out. “Wait, the singer that debuted recently?” She was wide-eyed as if she were questioning everything that she said. “Did they date? They would look perfect together!...” Her hands instantly covered , realizing she didn’t want her friend to feel like it was hopeless to go after HeeJin. “Oh. Um. I’m sure you two would be a great pair too.” She said apathetically. 

HyunJin glared at her, but she couldn’t deny her words. “Actually, when I first met them, I thought they were together and also thought they were a perfect couple, but they never dated.” Jungeun sighed in relief. HyunJin continued, “In fact, HeeJin introduced her to her current girlfriend, who is another close friend of HeeJin.”

“Well, since she has kissed a girl, that means she’s probably gay, right?” Jungeun tried to spur some positivity in her friend. 

Her roommate knew what Jungeun was trying to do, and she appreciated her positivity. “Well, she said she was confused about it…”

“That doesn’t mean that she isn’t into girls! Maybe you’re the one she has been waiting for. Maybe you can make her confirm her feelings.” Jungeun was almost ecstatic and gave HyunJin a reassuring hug. 

HyunJin felt like she was being teased by her positive friend and playfully punched her shoulder, but at the same time, it gave her hope that maybe she was right. HyunJin felt relieved that she was able to talk about her feelings for the girl as she buried herself into Jungeun’s warmth. She smiled to herself, “Well. She did kiss me on the cheek the other night.”

“Yah! That’s why you were so giddy earlier!” Jungeun prodded at her friend’s ticklish sides, making her squirm away from the attacker. Even though HyunJin knew she could easily stop Jungeun, she let her have fun, and also though HyunJin didn’t want to admit it, she liked the constant teasing from her friend. 

After a few minutes of attacking her helpless roommate, Jungeun finally decided to let up from her attacks. She leans back on the couch and looks into HyunJin’s eyes, trying to give some heartfelt advice. “But honestly, I think you should try to go for it. I have never seen you so smitten over someone. I know it may be hard in your position as a bodyguard, but at least you are always by her side. And who knows, once she becomes CEO, she will be in charge, and maybe she will allow dating her bodyguard.”

HyunJin was caught off guard from the sudden change in the atmosphere of their conversation. She repositioned herself on the couch to try to return her roommate’s gaze and blushed at the thought of dating HeeJin as a grin crept on her face.

“See! You know it too, but you don’t want to admit it!” Jungeun dropped her serious tone after seeing the latter’s reaction and went straight back to teasing. She couldn’t help but ; she had never seen HyunJin so taken for another person before, so she had to tease the blushing girl while she could.

“Shut up! I thought we were having a serious conversation now!” HyunJin crossed her arms and pouted with her signature kitten eyes. “I’m just going to go to bed because you just keep teasing me.” She quickly got up from the couch and treaded to her room.

Jungeun didn’t want her fun to stop, she tried to grab onto HyunJin’s shirt, but she wasn’t quick enough and ended up stumbling onto the ground. “Yah! We are not done yet!” She cried, desperately trying to keep her entertainment from escaping.

HyunJin spun on her heel and stuck out her tongue before retreating to her room and shutting the door.

~ ~ ~

HeeJin released a sigh of relief when her last class was finally over. She gathered her books and tossed everything in her bag. “Finally, I didn’t think that the lecture was ever going to end.” 

HyunJin quietly nodded as she escorted HeeJin out of the room. They were both used to the stares students gave the two. Ever since Jaden’s press release, students became warier of HeeJin, and it didn’t help that a bodyguard was always with her. HyunJin remembered what Jaden to