She woke up feeling warm despite the weather.  She realized it was because of the arms wrapped around her.  She smiled as she took one hand and intertwined her fingers with the little ones belonging to the one who held her.  That was how it was supposed to be from the beginning.  But thinking about the past did not matter now.

She glanced at the clock that was set on the bedside mini-drawer.  It was 4 in the morning.  She did not know how long she had slept and what hour she had come back to her best friend’s apartment.  Girlfriend, she’s my girlfriend now- she scolded the writer.

‘Beg your pardon, Your Radiance.’

‘Apology accepted.  Now, get back to work.’

‘At once, Your Grace.’

She shrugged the thought off and turned her body to face Taeyeon.  She was sleeping peacefully.  Her face was paler than it had normally been- Tiffany noticed.  ‘Oh, my dear sweet love, how many nights did you lay awake here thinking of me?’ she could not help herself anymore.  She planted a lithe kiss on her girlfriend’s face which woke the latter up.  “Hi” Tiffany giggled at Taeyeon’s cuteness.  “Hi~” Taeyeon smiled weakly as she rubbed her eyes.  Tiffany frowned causing Taeyeon to gulp.  “What’s wrong love?”

“It’s too cold... how can you take off your arms when you know it’s very cold???”  Taeyeon could not believe it.  She could not believe she fell for something like that.  She stared at Tiffany wide-eyed until it finally sank in.  “Aigoo~” she knocked Tiffany’s head lightly.  “OW!”

“Yah!  Don’t overreact” she scolded the girl as she s her arms back around the girl’s waist.  “I think I’m gonna need to visit a chiropractor later.  I can’t feel my left arm.”  Tiffany frowned again.  This time, she hit Taeyeon as well.  “Yah!  Are you saying I’m fat!?”

“What?  When did I ever say that?  I just said I couldn’t feel my arm.  Aren’t you supposed to nurse it like any loving girlfriend would?  Besides, I feel something weird on my finger.”  Tiffany’s frown did not go away, but she nonetheless took Taeyeon’s arm from under her examined it, “I’ve been feeling something poking me since I woke up.”  She examined the arm, “Oh, it’s only your ring.  Why are you wearing jewellery when you’re sleeping?” she said as she took a closer look at the ring.  “It’s even brand new.  And my, isn’t that just an adorable cut of diamond?”  Tiffany remarked in amazement; Taeyeon stared at her lovingly.  ‘She can be very airheaded at times, tsk tsk...’

“It’s really beautiful Taengoo.  Where’d you get it?” this time, Tiffany’s eyes met with Taeyeon’s.  She saw the look on the latter’s face, “Oh~” she could only gasp and cover .  Taeyeon knelt on the bed and produced another ring which looked exactly the same as hers, only the rock was bigger.  “Fany, will you marry me?”  Tears formed in Tiffany’s eyes, “Are you kidding me?  Of course I will!”  Taeyeon smiled widely and she slipped the ring on Tiffany’s finger.  She let the girl have her moment with the ring.  In the mean time, she visualized their wedding... until it hit her.  “Only, we can’t really get married.”  She sighed and all the glow in her eyes faded.  ‘Stupid!  How can you miss that very fact?’

“Well, it’s the thought that counts, right?”  Taeyeon looked at her fiancé innocently.

And Tiffany laughed.

“Yah!  What’s so funny?”

“YOU are” and it was Taeyeon’s turn to pout.  And she looked so freaking adorable that you just want to pet her and hold her forever.

‘Ehem’

‘Yes Majesty?’

‘Back off, will you?  Do you really have a death wish?’

‘No, Highness...’

‘Okay then... get back to your work.’

‘Yes, Your Magnificence.’

“Well, I kinda just got excited about it.  I mean, we’ve been together all our lives.  And we’ve been officially a couple for 5 years now.  So, I thought...” still she pouted.

“We can always get married in America.  They do that there now, you cute little babo.”

“Oh yeah!  Let’s go to America then!”

“We will.  You know how I’ve always wanted to get married...”  Tiffany trailed off.  She was bewildered by what Taeyeon was doing.  “Love, what are you doing?”

“Packing our things.  We’re going to America, remember?”

“Oh, you meant now.”  Tiffany could not believe how cute the girl can get.

“Yeah, so come and help me, you lazy bum.”  Tiffany let out a chuckle.  Taeyeon was clearly very excited; and seeing her like that made her feel extremely happy that she could not define it anymore.  She stood up and gave Taeyeon a hug.  “Leave that for later.  You have some urgent unwrapping to do right now.”

And the writer’s nose bleeds.

‘Oh yeah, you get out now.  You’re jobs done here.’

‘But...’

‘Want me to take your eyes out?’

‘No, Sire.’

‘Good.  Now, leave and shut the door.’

---fin---