Chapter Twenty-One

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"Jessie, Jessie, he keeps calling me," Tiffany poked Jessica's shoulder repeatedly as she stared at her vibrating phone. "I think you should just end it with him, Tiff," Jessica stated, gently pushing the girl away. Tiffany looked down at her phone, "I.." she trailed off, mind distant at the thought.

"It's not right to give Siwon false hope, just break it off," Jessica mumbled, flipping through her textbook. "Y-You think so?" Tiffany asked, contemplating. She didn't know what to do. Was dating Siwon a waste of time?

There were no more butterflies in her stomach, there were no more rapid heart beatings. In fact, there never were.

The black poodle who had awoke from his nap jumped up onto Tiffany's lap and cuddled the girl. Tiffany let out a huff and gently Ginger, "Maybe I should," Jessica coughed a little, "I'm going with you when you break up with him," Tiffany widened her eyes, "What? Why?" she questioned.

In response, Jessica raised both her eyebrows at Tiffany, "He hit Taeyeon and no way in hell am I going to let him hit you," Tiffany's eyes flickered down to the dog in her lap, "H-He won't hit me," she mumbled. Jessica looked back down at her textbook, "Yeah, well you didn't think he would hit Taeyeon and look at how that ended up,"

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"Taecyeon," Taeyeon called out gently to the young boy who had now become shy and cold at the question she had just asked, "Noona won't get mad at you, you have to tell me the truth," Taeyeon spoke softly.

"Has your father ever hit you?" Taeyeon repeated the question. Taecyeon's bottom lip trembled and Taeyeon furrowed her eyebrows in worry before getting up from her chair, crouching down and holding her arms out, "Come here," she whispered before the young boy hopped off his seat and ran to her.

Closing her arms around the small body, Taeyeon kissed Taecyeon's head multiple times, soothing the crying boy.

"Don't worry, Taec," Taeyeon cooed, "I won't let him hit you again,"

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"I'm not hungry," Taecyeon declined the meal, pushing the plate away. His mother furrowed her eyebrows, "You need to eat for more energy," The little boy shook his head, "Can I go to Taeyeon noona now?" he asked to his mother. The middle aged woman frowned but looked at Nana, "Take him to Ms. Kim," 

"Yes Miss Ok," and Nana drove Taecyeon to the building Taeyeon worked at, a small building near one of the local schools. Nana waved bye to Taecyeon but the little boy did not look back as he ran up to the doors, entering it immediately, his face in a full smile now. Nana sighed.

"Don't get too attached now, Taecyeon,"

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"Guys, stop making out in front of me," Tiffany whined as her best friend and her girlfriend began to kiss intimately on the couch, right next to her. Jessica smirked, "You know where the door is," Yuri felt bad for Tiffany and smiled, gently pulling away from Jessica, "Ahh, Sica, we shouldn't be so mean,"

Tiffany's mouth was still open in shock at what Jessica had said to her. Jessica giggled, "I'm kidding, Tiff," she joked, "You're just jealous you don't have anyone to kiss,"

Yuri glanced between her girlfriend and Tiffany, "Say... did you break up with..."

"Yeah," Tiffany replied before Jessica chimed in with an attitude, "Yeah she did and if I wasn't there then Siwon would've hit her,"

"Siwon would've what?" Taeyeon entered the apartment. Earlier she had texted Jessica telling her to unlock the door so she could get in. Yuri's eyes widened, darting between Taeyeon and Tiffany, "What? Taeyeon? But?" she began to question but did not finish as Jessica cut in.

"Siwon would've hit Tiffany if I wasn't there," Jessica answered. Taeyeon walked closer, sitting on the edge of the couch, "Oh," she responded, though her mind was quite flooded with questions. Yuri eyed Taeyeon for any reaction but the older girl showed no emotion.

"So you and him are.." Yuri trailed off as Tiffany nodded, "Yeah, yeah, we're over," Taeyeon's eyes widened but before anyone noticed, she regained her composure. Her heart was beating rapidly and she tried to contain it. Jessica looked over at Taeyeon, changing the subjects as she saw the color from Taeyeon's face slowly drain.

"How was Taecyeon?" she asked, cuddling into Yuri unconciously as the tan girl's arm slipped around her waist. Taeyeon turned her head to look at the television that was currently playing a cartoon with the volume at it's lowest, "He.. uh, he surprised me today by saying something,"

"What'd he say?" Jessica questioned. Tiffany stayed silent, knowing that it wasn't in any place of her to speak for she was just a stranger to Taeyeon.

"He told me he saw his dad with another lady,"

All three of the other girls widened their eyes, all thinking the same thing, "Were they doing.. you know.." Yuri began and Taeyeon let her body sink further into the couch, "He only mentioned kissing," 

"Well, are you going to tell his mother?" Jessica probed, eyes furrowed in worry for the young boy. Taeyeon paused before shaking her head, "It's not any of my business,"

"But Taecyeon is your business, isn't he?"

Taeyeon froze and looked at the person who had spoken, "But still–"

"This isn't fair to his mother. His dad isn't a good influence on him. And after seeing his father with another woman, what would Taecyeon think now? He's only a little boy," Tiffany continued to speak, a crease on her forehead. Taeyeon closed her eyes, "I don't know,"

"You should tell her," Yuri said softly, patting Taeyeon on the back. Taeyeon groaned, "I don't want to run into his father ever again," she muttered, eyes opening as she slumped down. Taeyeon changed the subject, "So what's up with you guys? Anything new?"

Yuri shrugged, "My parents haven't called or talked to me ever since I left," Taeyeon raised an eyebrow, "That's.. good, isn't it?" The tan girl nodded slowly, "Yeah, it is," Jessica grabbed her hand and intertwined their fingers, "But, even if they ever did, we'll be ready,"

The younger of the two immediately leaned down, capturing Jessica's lips in a short but sweet kiss. Taeyeon let out a genuine smile as she chuckled a bit, "Well, I just wanted to stop by for a little and chat,"

"Leaving already?" Jessica asked as Tiffany looked up at Taeyeon who began to stand from the couch, "Uh, yeah, I promised Taecyeon he could come early for our session tomorrow," The brunette nodded slowly, "Oh, alright,"

"Hey, why don't you bring Taecyeon here?" Yuri chimed in, "I haven't got to meet him yet and he seems like a nice kid," Taeyeon smiled, her chin dimple showing and Tiffany's eyes darted towards Taeyeon's lip then back up to her eyes as the older girl put on her shoes.

"Sure, why not," she said, her hand on the door knob now while her other hand lifts up, waving to the three girls on the couch. All of them waved back, though Tiffany was more hesitant but she waved nonetheless. Taeyeon couldn't help but grin at Tiffany and the girl caught the small curve of the lips, her heart skipping a beat.

Taeyeon exited the apartment and lowered her head, biting her lip as she tried to calm her heart that was beating rapidly against her chest.

It seems like her feelings for Tiffany were still there, they never left.

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"Aigoo," Tiffany cooed, kneeling down in front of Taecyeon as the little boy let out small whimpers, a small scab at the top of his knee, "This is why the noonas told you not to run around," she whispered, blowing gently on the cut. Taecyeon whined a bit just as Taeyeon appeared, kneeling next to Tiffany with a bandaid in her hand.

Unwrapping the small bandaid, Taeyeon looked at Taecyeon, "Does it hurt a lot?" she asked. Taecyeon immediately nodded and Tiffany smiled as his spikey hair bounced up and down before resting in place. Taeyeon gently placed the bandaid onto the boy's cut, "Better?" she questioned, eyebrows raised. Taecyeon sniffed a bit.

Without thinking, Taeyeon moved her head downwards and left a small kiss ontop of Taecyeon's bandaid and the young boy immediately let out a smile, eyes twinkling. Tiffany eyed the older girl, seeing the caring side of her appear again. Taeyeon, who realized what she had done, also smiled before helping Taecyeon off the ground, "There, now go play," she smiled, "Be careful,"

Taecyeon nodded before bounding off with Ginger.

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