Chapter sixteen. Sooyeon dedicated her time to nursing her wife back to health. The two wives still hadn’t talked about any of their previous problems but that didn’t matter anymore. Taeyeon had thanked her profusely and had complimented her so much that the princess's cheeks were permanently flushed pink. Whenever Sooyeon would sit beside her or even pass by her, the general would smile adoringly and looked at her like she’d hung the stars and moon in the sky. Their hand contact whenever it accidentally happen would linger and Sooyeon often times caught the general staring at her, sometimes not even appropriately, but she didn’t let on that she had in fact caught her. All of these moments were driving her wild with anticipation. She couldn’t wait until Taeyeon's full recovery because she doesn’t think she could deal with any more of this ually charged umbworld without exploding inwardly. Like this bright morning, Taeyeon was sitting up against the headboard and staring at her puttering about, taking in her every move. The general's is aware that staring lecherously at someone was frowned upon, but she would be excused if it was her wife, right? Then again Taeyeon doesn’t think she would be pardoned given how severely erted her thoughts were becoming with each passing moment they spent together. But in her defense the princess had just bent over in front of her, her chest on full display for her, while the princess was only innocently checking her temperature. Taeyeon's mouth had gone dry the moment she saw a hint of Sooyeon's cleavage and she continued staring dumbly at her chest. She doesn’t know whether or not the princess had realized what she was doing and she knows that she should stop, but it was just impossible with Sooyeon, “Time for your medicine,” Sooyeon announced already straightening but Taeyeon didn't respond, she followed her gaze with her eyes and coughed to get her out of her erted trance. Taeyeon jumped imperceptibly at that and tore her eyes from where they had settled on Sooyeon's chest in front of her. She cleared , wondering how long she had been lost in thought. "Uhhh..." She cleared again, rising from her slump and placing her hands on her lap like an obedient child. "I said it's time for your dosage." Sooyeon said glaring at her. "But I thought I was done with that?" "No," Sooyeon opposed. "Hal-abeoji said you need to finish the last dose, now open up your tiny mouth or I'm going to send for Aunt Soojung." She threatened. "No, please." Taeyeon cringed at the thought of her aunt's in law's wrath, how the woman even in her unwell state threatened to cut off her fingers and skin her alive if she ever make her niece sad after endangering her life to save hers. With a groan she opened wide as Sooyeon feeds her the medicine. "This smells nice but taste nasty, can I have something sweet to suppress this awful taste in my mouth?" Taeyeon asked cutely. "No sweets for you, you are aware that you can't have them until you are fully recovered." Sooyeon scolded. "But I wasn't actually asking for that sweet, sweet. I need a different kind of sweetness, you know..." Sooyeon's glare found her again and the general pout, looking down at her lap. "What kind of sweet do you want?" Sooyeon asked now thoroughly amused at the general's childishness. Taeyeon smiled and looked back into her wife's beautiful eyes enthusiastically, the action made Sooyeon's heart to beat faster. She had seen Taeyeon's smile before, but today was different, it was overloaded with cuteness that made her heart skip a beat. Sooyeon's hair was tumbling over her shoulders like a waterfall and the sun was hitting her just right. That twinkle in her eyes was present and Taeyeon doesn’t think she’s ever seen anything quite as beautiful before. You are beautiful. She wanted to say, but all that came out of her erted mouth is, “You, kind of sweet.” Taeyeon said in a daze. Sooyeon's the first one to flush pink as her jaw hanged loosely at Taeyeon's words. Taeyeon's eyes widened when she realized what she’d just said. Damn her erted mind, she shrugged since what's done is done, now she waited for what the princess had to say to her offer. “I – I have to go feed Aunt her own medicine,” Sooyeon blurted out quickly. Trying to hastily move away from the general, in her attempt she lost her balance and her body fell atop Taeyeon's. Her upper body was flushed with the general's, and Sooyeon could feel the raise of Taeyeon's chest as the general breathed. She could feel her s pressed to her own. And she stared in Taeyeon's piercing brown eyes in shock but ended up getting lost in their intensity. “I…I…I…” Sooyeon stuttered, completely unfocused. Her gaze going from Taeyeon's eyes to her puckered lips. “You were trying to runaway,” Taeyeon said, without taking her hand from around the princess's back. “No,” Sooyeon blinked. “I just remembered I didn't feed Aunt her medication,” she said defensively. “You just remembered?” Taeyeon repeated raising one perfect eyebrow. But Sooyeon was so mesmerized by Taeyeon's closeness, by the way their bodies molded together, that she was barely paying attention to what Taeyeon was saying. When Taeyeon touched her hair so tenderly and absentmindedly, like it was a daily occurrence, Sooyeon knew she had never felt so exhilarated as she was at that moment. Taeyeon was, without a doubt the most thrilling being she had ever met. She could feel the warm breath from the general's slightly parted lips and she couldn’t help but look at those full and luscious rosy distractions once again. It was like she couldn’t control her own body and without conscious thought, she started to lower herself on the general, looking between her eyes and lips, but aiming her lips at Taeyeon's. The attraction she felt towards Taeyeon was now painfully evident. Taeyeon swallowed slowly. She could not believe what was about to happen. Was Sooyeon really about to kiss her? She closed her eyes slowly as she felt her heart trembling in anticipation. The only thing Taeyeon could do right now, the only thing that she wanted to do right now, was to feel Sooyeon's sweet soft lips. So the general encouragedly pressed her hand on Sooyeon back to push her more towards her. And just as both of them felt their lips barely touched, the moment was violently interrupted by a voice from outside. “Your highness,” a woman's voice called softly. Sooyeon jumped away from Taeyeon's embrace and looked in the door's direction. "Yes." She said trying her best to hide the irritation in her tone. "Her majesty request to see you." The servant said. "I'll be with her shortly." She said and turned to quickly leave when she noticed the general opening to say something. She doesn’t think she was prepared to deal with what Taeyeon had to say next, so like a coward she escaped. Before Taeyeon could even form the words to say, the princess had already fled the room and Taeyeon sunk back into their bed with a helpless groan, and a big huge pout adorning her lips. "Talk about bad timing." She murmured to herself and groaned frustratedly. ~~ A week later. Taeyeon had fully recovered by now and was cleared to return to work. Thankfully there wasn't so much work for her to do. All she needed to do was accept the applications of the new army recruits and have Heechul evaluate them, the only reason she was needed was for her signature, as the head of the army. The general walked into the army barrack with a huge smile on her face, she never thought she could survive to fight another war with her comrades but she lives, fortunately thanks to her fearless wife. Every one of her comrades had welcomed her back and she hadn’t hesitated to proudly state it was her wife who deserved all the praise. Her evening was about to get even better because she had just received a word from Yoon ah that the princess had called for her. She wonders what Sooyeon had in mind. After their little almost kissing moment, Taeyeon hadn’t really seen much of the princess, and it was killing her slowly, now it felt like she couldn’t bear to part from her wife for even a second. “You called?” Taeyeon announced her prese