Chapter 2: Colour My World
Listening with a Cup of Coffee
“Guys, I’ll be leaving for the radio station... I’ll be back before 7pm...” Taec bade goodbye after placing eight cups of coffee, he personally made, in bags.
“It really takes you three and a half hours to deliver coffee at Namdaemun?” MinJun mocked him as Taec checked his hair by the cupboard glass before grabbing two bags of coffee and a bag of pastries in his hands.
“I’ve got some errands to do...” Taec replied with a grin before turning around to leave the cafe.
“Aigoo... this man is more in love than ever... It’s been what, three weeks? And he’s getting worse by the day... JinYoung hyung would really be mad if he knows this... tsk tsk...” WooYoung clicked his tongue as he continued wiping the tables.
“And thank God he’s still out on a vacation until tomorrow, or else Taec and not to mention the three of us, would be in trouble...” Khun reminded and the three just shook their heads, remembering how they have spent the past three weeks with Taec.
After he had gone from the radio studio, he always grinned from ear to ear. He had saved the phone number of the DJ in his phone and also had asked Sunny’s. Ever since that day, he would not fail to call the radio show’s production team to ask if they wanted some coffee, and they always did, to the point that they were already caffeine addicted.
Sometimes they would order caffeine free beverages, but the caffeine loving DJ, always had her favourite Cookie Crumble Latte. Even though he was not the best barista in the cafe, he would personally make her coffee and also help with the others’ coffee. He even took lessons from Khun on coffee art as he wanted to put his personal touch in her drinks. And today he drew a Hello Kitty for her.
He arrived at the station and he was welcomed by his new friends, he had even met their big boss Lee SooMan before and he was praised by the older man for his model like looks. With his new close relationship, with the team, he already spoke informally to some of them, especially the men. He had gotten their numbers and on the first day he was back in the studio, he had gotten his hands on her autograph.
He took out the coffees one by one and gave each cup to each team member.
“Here’s SeoHyunie’s Goguma Latte...” he passed the cup to SeoHyun. “And Tiffany-nim’s Cookie Crumble Latte...” he took the cup in his hand and looked around for the missing woman. “Oh? Where is she?”
“She’s running late... she had an errand to do... but she’s already near” JunHo replied as Taec took the money from the younger man.
“But it’s ten minutes before the show... would she make it?” Taec asked with concern as he produced a receipt from the pos.
“She would... she had been this late before and we had no problems... so don’t worry that you’d miss a few minutes of her voice” HyoYeon teased and he blushed again for the nth time in front of them. Every time they talk about Fany or that she speaks to him, he would blush and the rest had a good time teasing him.
“Wah! Hyung, these cookies are extra delicious today... you really gotta introduce me to this baker... she’s really a great one!!!” ChanSung spoke as he munched on the goodness, however received a glare from the woman beside him, his current girlfriend, Sulli. Channie then smiled awkwardly in return.
“I will someday...” Taec smiled at him.
“So would you stay here today? You won’t have enough time to go back to the cafe before the show starts...” Sunny asked.
“If you’d allow me to?” Taec smiled shyly.
“Of course it’s okay with us... you’re practically part of us now... the food provider of the team... hehehe...” Sunny teased and they talked a little more as Teac got comfortable in the sofa. Just in time, the door opened with a rushing Fany.
“Sorry I’m late... so, we start in five?” Fany asked without looking at anyone and just went inside her recording booth. When she took her position, that’s when she saw him sitting with a smile behind her team members. “Ah, TaecYeon-ssi, you’re here... where’s my coffee?” she teased and he immediately stood up to get her coffee.
“I’ll give it to her...” SeoHyun offered.
As much as Taec was already like a part of the team, as per protocol, only real staff members can enter the recording booth. SeoHyun peeked at the DJ’s coffee and giggled to herself as she saw a cute drawing inside the coffee and the familiar post-it pasted around the cup. She handed the cup to the DJ and upon seeing the note, Fany could also not help but smile at him with extra twinkling eyes, making him smile with fiery red ears.
“Oppa, you’re really cheesy aren’t you...?” SeoHyun teased Taec as she came back from the booth.
“Why, what was it this time?” YongHwa, the silent one, really got curious.
“Made the cookie extra special... so you’d be smiling, else the world would crumble...^^” the lady replied and the rest just could not contain their laughs, chuckles and smiles.
“Oh, God, hyung... you really get cheesier by the day... last time there was “It’s already 5pm, but the sun still shines very brightly, especially with you in this room...” then there was “What time do you have to be back in heaven?”... hyung, really?” YongHwa was again weirdly amazed by the guy’s pick up lines.
“Don’t forget the “Is there a rainbow today? I’m not even an Irish but I just found the treasure I’ve been searching for...” and “You owe me a drink... Cuz I dropped mine when I saw you...” those were damn pick up lines... I think Fany already knows how much you like her, hyung...” ChanSung joined in teasing.
“I was asking him the other day for pick up lines, and you know what he taught me?” JunHo started and the others grew curious, waiting for him to continue, while Taec went near him covering JunHo’s mouth.
“I was so enchanted by your beauty that I ran to that wall over there, so I’m gonna need your name and number for insurance purposes...” JunHo finally said out approaching HyoYeon after he escaped Taec’s grip, while Taec just hid his face in embarrassment. The rest however were laughing their hearts out, while Fany stayed in her seat, smiling at his cuteness.
“Stop it now, you’re making him uncomfortable...” Fany spoke through the mic, after pitying the man from her friends’ teasing “TaecYeon-ssi, I apologize for these people... they just are hopeless...”
“It’s okay..., I’m kinda used to it, my friends are also the same...” Taec replied shyly.
“But really, oppa, how many girls have you dated before? You have some daebak lines there...” Sulli asked.
“A-ani... not much... just two... during student days...” Taec answere
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