POV — Tiffany

"How do you like that?"

I couldn't believe my ears. Or my eyes. Or the situation as a whole. 

"Tae?" I managed to breathe out. Taeyeon got up and opened her arms, smiling apologetically. I approached her with quick steps and a thumping heart and threw my arms around her neck, wrapping it tightly. All the agony, the anxiety and the uneasiness from a few moments ago had gone away.

Taeyeon let out a faint sigh as her lips brushed against my ear as she embraced me, her palms resting on my back, pulling me closer. "Yes, dear."

"You're really here..." I smiled, tightening my grip around her. "I already missed you so much. You have no idea how much."

"I missed you too." Taeyeon broke the hug and cupped my cheeks with her hands tenderly, gazing at me. "I'm so sorry, Fany. I was so stupid, so childish, so mindless. I should've supported you, should've stayed by your side. I'm sorry, please forgive me. When Hayeon told me you had left, I, I--"

"Hayeon talked to you about it?"

"Yes," Taeyeon nodded. "And it felt like my whole world was crumbling. I felt so lost, so guilty... Please, Fany, please forgive me. I didn't realize how much of a prick I was being back then. I'm sorry I let my pride dissuade me from going after you when you left my room that night. I wanted to, believe me, it's just... I'm just so--"

"Shh," I shushed her, her cheek with my fingertips, "stop talking like that. I'm not mad at you. You don't even need to say anything. You know, your apology is your being here right now. This is more than enough for me, believe it."

"Why? You should be so mad. You should be rejecting me and talking about how downright ignorant I was. Why are you treating me so nicely?" Taeyeon frowned, her words dripping guilty.

"Because the fact that you came back means you care. About me, about us. And that's all I need. Actions speak louder than words, I can see that now," I crooned, cutting her in once again and smiling warmly as to reassure her that everything was going to be fine. Everything was already fine. "You could've stayed in Korea, you know... You could've apologized but stayed there. You could've left me alone for real, but you didn't. That means more than you can imagine. I'm not angry, bitter, hurt, whatever. I'm happy, Taeyeon, I'm ecstatic."

Taeyeon smiled back at me and sighed in relief before pressing our lips together. I reveled in the moment, kissing her back, briefly caressing her neck with one of my hands. The kiss didn't last long, but it lasted enough. Everything felt right again.

"Tae, I, uh..." I began when we parted, "I need to apologize too. I'm sorry I put words in your mouth and spoke for you when we talked to Martin back then. I meant well, I swear, I just wanted the conversation to be over soon so that we could discuss about it between ourselves. I'm sorry."

"Don't be. I overreacted. Shouldn't have thrown such a tantrum like that, I know that now," Taeyeon smiled sheepishly.

"So no hard feelings?" I asked playfully, cocking an eyebrow.

Taeyeon chuckled, wrapping her arms around my waist. "Not a single one."

"Great! Because we have better things to focus on. Like..." I said, running my hands through her hair and smiling happily, "You're blonde! When did this happen?!"

Taeyeon smirked. "This morning, to be honest. It was the new production designer's idea. I got to meet him last night, when I met with Martin. They were discussing a few ideas and this came up. Like it?"

"Fresh from the oven, huh?" I chortled. My fingers gently brushed Taeyeon's growing bangs as I kept fondly observing the blonde locks. And I was aware of the smitten smile my lips were curved into, but I couldn't help it. "I love it. You look like an angel. Please keep it."

Taeyeon stared at me for a few seconds with a tranquil countenance before she broke into another smile, and I could've sworn I had seen a hint of pink brewing on her cheeks. 

"I will."

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Move, move," Taeyeon said as she nudged my leg. "Why must you always slouch on the couch like that? You leave so little space for me."

I smirked, putting away my phone to veer my attention to her. "You are little. You don't need much space." I giggled and sat up as I noticed her expression turn into a frown. "Besides, that's how I'm used to act like in my house. I'm not always accompanied by pretty Hollywood superstars, you know?"

Taeyeon smiled playfully, shoving the last piece of pizza she had in hands in . She wiped her hands on her sweatpants and nodded. "I see." I watched as she sauntered her way out of my sight. Soon after, I felt a pair of arms wrap around my shoulders from behind the couch, and lips brushing against my neck uttering a soft voice. "Not always, you said? So that means you've been seeing some people, huh? Want to share your experiences?" Taeyeon whispered before she placed a gentle kiss on my skin.

I held in an amused chortle and slid my hands through the length of her arms. "A woman has her needs. I can get lonely. Must keep meting people here and there until I find the one, don't you think?" I muttered.

"Indeed," she cooed again, her lips making their way up to my ear in soft kisses, making me sigh and close my eyes for a fleeting moment. "But let's make a deal:" she began, and her arms let go of me so that her hands could rest on my shoulders, giving them a light squeeze. Her fingertips traveled down my chest as she continued, "You let me know when you're available and in case you get tired of your other affairs. I'd love to keep you company in your lonely nights. You know, anything they can do for you..."

I waited for Taeyeon to finish her sentence, but she remained silent. When I turned my face to look at her, I was surprised by a pair of mischievous lips meeting mine. I couldn't help but to smile against them.

"I can do better," she finally concluded, grinning cockily.

"Can you?" I cocked an eyebrow as I bantered.

"I can," she nodded, wrapping her arms around my neck as she leaned in for another kiss. "I'm the one for you. Just wait and see."

I smiled upon hearing Taeyeon's words and took a moment to look at her face. Her eyes seemed to gleam, and her lips were curved into a smile that seemed to come from a mixture of happiness, sincerity and playfulness. I couldn't help but smile back, letting out a small chuckle. "You're such an idiot, did you know that?"

"I wasn't until I met you."

"Seriously!" I laughed, slapping her arm. She sniggered and planted a sweet kiss on my cheek, teasingly pinching my shoulder as she quickly walked away towards the kitchen. 

"Where are you going?" I voiced out.

"MORE PIZZA!" I heard a no-longer-visible Taeyeon exclaim.

I smiled to myself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A month and a half later.

 

POV — Taeyeon

The rays of sunshine filtering through the poorly closed shutters woke me up when I felt them touch and warm up my face. I stirred on the bed, groaning lazily...

Refusing to believe I had woken up before the alarm went off. 

I shifted my position and unwillingly opened my eyes. As my tired lids opened, my sight fell on the sleeping figure next to me. A faced me as I heard the sound of a rhythmical and steady breath in the silent room.

I smiled sloppily.

I rubbed my eyes a few times and reached out for my phone that was tucked under my pillow. The alarm would go off in 10 minutes. I set it off and threw the device aside, moving closer to the raven-haired person who remained sound asleep on the bed and placing a kiss behind her shoulder.

"Hmmm," she mumbled.

"Fany, wake up," I whispered into her ear as I let my fingertips caress the silky hair.

She muttered something I couldn't understand and pulled up the covers, trying to cover her head in order to halt me from waking her up. I pulled them back down gently, and moved closer again to press my lips against her temple.

"Wake up."

"I didn't hear the alarm go off..." she murmured.

"It didn't."

"Then why are you waking me up?" she complained, almost whining. 

"Because I am already up and I want some company," I cooed into her ear, grinninh, tracing the skin of her uncovered arm with my fingers.

I felt the mattress shift after a few seconds of silence. Tiffany turned around and aligned her body with mine, adjusting herself in her new position and resting her face on my chest. Her eyes remained closed as I kissed her forehead.

"And you say I am the lazy one..." I murmured.

"You are the lazy one. I'm just tired," Tiffany mumbled, burying her face in my chest. 

I smirked. "I see I did a good job last night."

I felt my skin tingle when Tiffany let out a lovely muffled chuckle against it. The latter opened her eyes and looked up at me, locking her brown orbs with mine. "Don't you always?" she whispered.

"I don't know." I shook my head. "You tell me."

Tiffany cupped my face and looked at me in the eyes for a few seconds. Her expression was serious yet gentle and utterly enticing, and I could feel her thumb slowly caressing my skin.

"Oh, no. Don't look at me like that unless you want me to pounce on you again," I cooed and let out a snigger.

Tiffany simply smiled back at me and leaned in for a kiss. I kissed her back and let my hands trace the curves of her body as I explored, caressed, and squeezed them underneath my palms. Tiffany lay her back on the bed and pulled me closer as the kiss became sizzling. I positioned myself on top of her and placed my hands on the mattress by the sides of her body and slowly pulled away from the kiss when I felt her hands roaming my back, only to find the hook of my bra and unclasp it, and started to trail lingering kisses down her neck. 

"You're such a mischievous child when you want to, Stephanie, did you know that?" I breathed hoarsely against her skin and closed my eyes, shivering thanks to the hands that were traveling down my thighs.

Tiffany merely chortled and pulled my body against hers once again, this time making them clash. I withdrew my face from her neck and hungrily attacked her lips once again, latching my hands on to her neck and squeezing my body against her own.

Screw getting ready early.

 

 

 

"TAEYEON, I SWEAR TO GOD!" I heard Tiffany scream from the room as I finished brushing my teeth. 

"Come on, Fany," I chuckled, uttering loudly for her to hear me clearly, "It's not that bad!"

"Not that bad?!" I heard footsteps getting closer. Soon after, Tiffany showed up by the bathroom's door, pointing at her bruised neck. "You call this 'not that bad?' My neck is turning purple, Taeyeon! I mean, hickeys?! Really?! We have a live talk show to be on today!"

 

Flashback — late January:

"Whoa, really?!" Tiffany exclaimed excitedly. "The two of us? When?"

"Yeah," I nodded, smiling. "February 14th. It's going to be a Valentine's Day special. And it looks like Betty's show has changed a lot since the last time I've been there. I mean, I've heard now she invites into the audience a certain amount of fans of the main guests'. And we'll be the main guests for this special, so I guess there'll be many of our fans there?"

"This is going to be so, so, so cool!" Tiffany smiled happily, clasping her hands together. "Wait, but isn't this year's Valentine's Day going to be on a Saturday? I thought Betty's show aired on Thursdays."

"Yep. That's why it's a special. Her show won't air on Thursday that week so that it can air on Saturday. Many people are looking forward to it, from what I've heard. Particularly because..." I stopped for a moment, taking a look at my phone "um, because 'TaeNy' are going to be there," I finished, smiling and raising my eyebrows.

"TaeNy?" Tiffany thought for a moment, then giggled. "Cute."

"Sounds like everyone is really curious as to what we're going to say there. I mean, after the news about the movie being re-shot broke out... I bet they indeed have a lot to ask. They'll want to know our stance towards it."

"Oh, I'm sure they are," Tiffany nodded. "I mean, did you see how we were already ambushed with mentions on Twitter when the news spread?!"

I nodded, chuckling. "Chaotic."

"Right?" Tiffany giggled, but then became serious before continuing, "I don't blame them, though. They were all looking forward to it so much. It's a shame that we have to keep them waiting for so much longer..."

"Hey. Don't worry. They're still looking forward to it, you know they are. They won't stop talking about it. And I bet you dollars to doughnuts they'll get even more pumped after our interview with Betty. And it's worth it, to be honest. The script, the settings, everything is so much better this time. The story feels so much deeper. We're going to deliver an even better movie, trust me," I told her and smiled, touching her chin with my fingertips.

Tiffany's countenance lit up and she smiled again, nodding confidently. 

"I'm so glad you didn't give up on this," she cooed.

"Me too," I agreed.

End of Flashback 

 

"I like purple," I said, grinning. "Looks good on you, though."

Tiffany pouted frustratedly and groaned a bit as she inspected the bruises I had left on her neck once again, running her fingers through them as she looked at the bathroom's mirror. "Ugh. You are impossible."

I chuckled merrily and wrapped my arms around her body from the side, placing a chaste kiss on her cheek. "Happy Valentine's Day."

Tiffany looked at me and tried not to smile, but ended up breaking into a gleeful grin that preceded the soft kiss she placed on my lips. "Happy Valentine's Day, baby."

 

 

"But I thought we were going together! Why did you bring your stuff, then?"

"Because I planned on getting ready here with you. But I can't wear the outfit I picked with these marks on my neck. Luckily, I think I have a very pretty and warm beige turtleneck dress back at home," Tiffany responded, grabbing her car keys and making her way to the front door.

"So we see each other on the set?" 

"Mhm," Tiffany nodded and looked at her watch. "In... 3 hours." She made a pause and looked at me, chuckling when she noticed the childish pout on my lips. "Can you make it?"

I chortled and nodded, approaching her with quick steps and placing a gentle kiss on her lips. "Sure. Go. And take care."

 

 

 

I arrived at the set first, accompanied by Sooyoung. There was no sight of Tiffany, nor Betty, but not seeing the host of a show backstage was just as usual as arriving 3 hours prior to the broadcast, like I had done. I made my way to the makeup room and Sooyoung decided to roam around the backstage as I got ready. The hairdresser was styling my hair in loose curls when we heard someone knock on the door.

"Excuse me?" 

I smiled largely.

The girl who was doing my hair smiled politely at Tiffany, who was making her way inside. The girl signaled her to sit on the empty chair and told her she would help her get ready in a minute. Not long after, my hair was flawlessly done and the makeup artist took over while the hairdresser moved on to Tiffany. She and I didn't exchange any words. For some reason, there was a shy atmosphere between the two of us, albeit the silence wasn't awkward at all.

An hour later, we were all ready and the staff had left the room, leaving Tiffany and I alone. 

"I love your hair," she said, smiling and relaxing on her chair.

"And I love you." I winked.

Tiffany was silent for a second and then sighed. "Oh, dear. That's so..."

"Romantic? Endearing? Sweet?" 

"... Freaking cheesy," she concluded. I burst out laughing.

Her laughter mixed with mine and a took a moment to look at her. She was in the beige dress she had mentioned earlier, and the dress was kind of tight-fitting, which accentuated her curves effortlessly. There was a black bow belt around her waist and her heels were of the same color. Her long black hair was curled loosely, similarly to mine, only her fringe had also been curles, giving her a classical and delicate look, and her makeup had been done in all shades except for her lips, that had a light pinkish tone. 

She looked gorgeous.

"You look beautiful, Fany," I murmured, slowly getting up and approaching her as I smiled. "It looks like the hickeys were a good idea. I love the dress."

She chuckled. "You look beautiful too. Your outfit looks so classy. Did you pick it yourself?" she asked, pointing at my clothes. I was wearing a slightly baggy white sweater combined with black skinny pants and white heels. I complemented my outfit with a few accessories, such as a small watch, golden bracelets and a small golden necklace Tiffany had given me a few weeks before.

I grinned and nodded, crouching down in front of her and placing my hands on her thighs. "I did. Surprised?"

"No!" she giggled. "I know your fashion taste is great. I've always found your outfits pretty. I like them all."

"Always?"

She assented. "Do you really think I didn't know you before I met you?"

"Oooh, interesting," I cocked an eyebrow, smirking. "What did you think of me back then?"

Tiffany smiled and was about to respond when we were interrupted by a knock on the door. As it was pushed it open, a tall figure popped her head inside the room.

"Hey, lovebirds," Sooyoung called us. "Let's go to the waiting room. The staff said they have prepared a snack for you guys."

"Oh good!" Tiffany exclaimed happily as she got up. I followed. "I'm hungry. Are you coming with us, Soo?"

"Fany, there's food involved. Is that even a question when it comes to the giraffe?" I said, indirecly teasing Sooyoung. Surprisingly, the latter just laughed. 

"The dwarf is right, though. Shall we?"

 

Once we reached the prettily arranged waiting room, the three of us sat down and began to eat. There was mini burgers, sandwiches, orange and strawberry juices, and a variety of sweet pastries. I found it weird that Sunny wasn't there, but Tiffany explained me that she had injured her knee and was in pain, so she was taking care of Fany's business from her place as she rested and healed. Upon hearing that, Sooyoung immediately offered to help if either Tiffany or Sunny needed anything. I smiled at that, thinking about how much of a bond the four of us were forming.

"Hey, Soo... Weren't we supposed to have received the show's script by now?" Tiffany asked.

I cocked my eyebrows. "Yeah. Where is it?"

"Oh, there's no script today," Sooyoung replied nonchalantly as she focused on the game she was playing on her phone.

"What?! ... Really?" Tiffany inquired, confused.

"Yeah," Sooyoung nodded, putting her phone down. "It's a special episode and your fans are here, so... It seems the production and Betty herself thought it would be better and more fun not to have a script for today."

"Oh."

There was a moment of silence.

"I can't put my finger on whether this is good or bad," Tiffany voiced.

"Well, if you want a more dynamic and interactive show and if you want to let your guests speak more freely, it's great. The downside is that we don't know what's coming at us.I chuckled nervously as I finished.

"You think she's going to make embarrassing questions or something?"

I shook my head. "Betty's not as straightforward and obnoxious as Wendy can be, for example. But..."

"But what?" Tiffany listened to me attentively.

"The fans... I mean, I don't know what she intends to accomplish with welcoming so many of our fans into the audience today, but honestly, Fany, I don't know what to expect. From what I've seen on the internet, they are wild."

Sooyoung suddenly laughed out loud. "Yah, really, I think you're just impressed. Every fan is like that, Taeyeon. Like, you're just making a big deal out of it. They can be a little overly passionate sometimes but that's it. Trust me, I've always been the one who checked what people talk about you on the internet, especially your fans. I think you're aprehensive just because you've never had any close interaction with them. You haven't, have you?"

"Not really..." 

"Yeah, so that must be it," Sooyoung smiled. 

"Sooyoung is right, though," Tiffany butted in. "You don't need to be scared of them. They might get carried away sometimes but they will respect you if they truly like you. The inconvenient ones are a minority, trust me."

I smiled calmly and nodded, feeling a bit more relaxed.

Being with Tiffany and Sooyoung at the same time never failed to put a toothy smile on my face.

 

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A/N: a longer chapter as an apology for taking a while to update~ Next chapter is going to be fun!! x) Hope you've liked this one. Were you surprised that the blonde was Taeyeon?! Haha~ I was quite surprised when I read the comments because some of you even thought of Irene!! But I see others already deduced it was Taengoo... So, either way, did you like it?? Was it a nice surprise? Did it meet your expectations? :D Please don't forget to comment!!!