[XII] (1/1)

Yerim hates to listen to the GPS' voice but manages to get to Joohyun's place without trouble. By the time she arrives, Joohyun is already waiting for her outside. She has moved her car inside the garage to leave space for her car. Yerim waves her hand at her with an uneasy smile. She watches her as she turns around like she's calling someone else. Her smile turns into a sincere one when she sees Seungwan running to get next to Joohyun, a blanket wrapped around her shoulders. Yerim stops the engine once she's parked. As soon as she opens the door, unfastening her seatbelt in a quick motion, she runs to Seungwan's arms. Seungwan wraps her arms around her shoulders as tightly as she can, turning it into her signature bone-breaking hug. Joohyun puts the blanket that stood on Seungwan's shoulders around Yerim as well, rubbing her arms so she would be warmer. Yerim doesn't know when she started crying, but all that she knows is that she's now inside the house with her shoes off and she can smell her favourite warm chocolate. Seungwan has wrapped the blanket around her shoulders and is never leaving her side as Joohyun gets her the warm drink. Once she gets to the room, she makes a small bow at her and gets ready to leave the two alone.Something inside Yerim doesn't allow her to leave.Sure, she's not Joohyun's best friend. Joohyun is not in her top ten of friends. She's probably in the bottom of her top twenty. However, there's something comfortable about her being there.Maybe it's because of how Seulgi always says that Joohyun is so mature and always knows what to do.She reaches out and pulls on Joohyun's sleeve. "Please, stay."Joohyun's eyes widen but then she nods, sitting down on the armchair next to the two. Seungwan gets the mug of warm chocolate and places it in Yerim's hands, her hands lingering on top of hers. Yerim gives a thankful, small nod that could be a bow, but somehow she can't manage to do more.She brings the mug to her lips and takes a long sip. She sighs at the taste in pleasure.Seungwan always knows what I like.She turns to look at Seungwan and she sees her worried face. Yerim feels instantly guilty for worrying her friend and leaves the mug on the coffee table so she can poke on her friend's forehead."Don't worry so much."Seungwan pouts. "I can't help it. You're one of my best friends."Yerim gives her a small smile and grabs her cheek playfully. "I know, silly." Her voice cracks a little when she says that. She coughs while covering her mouth with the back of her hand. She knows that she has to tell them sooner or later, but she can't manage to put her thoughts in order. Not yet at least. She decides to voice out her other worries instead."I hope I haven't interrupted anything.""Nonsense. Joohyun and I were just in the piano room singing silly 90's songs" Seungwan chuckles. Yerim turns to look at Joohyun with a surprised face."What can I say? I love Shania Twain's' Man! I feel like a woman" Joohyun admits, giving it a small shrug. "And Spice girls and Backstreet boys, honey. Never forget that" Seungwan gives her a playful look. Yerim smiles at the thought of Seungwan singing those songs."Could we..." Yerim starts, playing with her fingers in a shy manner. Seungwan curiously looks at her. "Could we just do that? I need to calm down a little bit."Seungwan gazes at Joohyun, asking for permission. The oldest of the three smiles and stands up. "Follow me, girls." With that, she leads the way to the piano room. Seungwan takes this chance to hold Yerim's hand and entwine their fingers. Yerim gives her hand a small squeeze and smiles charmingly. Joohyun sits on the piano bench and makes a few chords as a warm-up. "Make your requests, ladies." Yerim takes out her phone and looks for her 90's playlist. She chuckles when she finds that the first song in her playlist is no other than Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You. She reads the title out loud and Joohyun gives a thought before trying to find the key of the song. Seungwan swings their joined hands as she joins Joohyun's voice. Yerim can't help but laugh at all the exaggerated gestures Seungwan makes just to make her laugh. She suddenly pretends that she's wrapping Yerim with an imaginary present bow and Yerim is laughing as Seungwan wraps her arms all around her. The next song in her playlist is Whitney Houston's I have nothing and Yerim requests it. "I don't remember how the verse is. I know the pre-chorus though" Joohyun bits on her lower lip and looks at Seungwan for support. She gives her the key and Seungwan follows her lead. She doesn't remember the lyrics fully but still makes it for the high notes without much effort. Joohyun changes the key suddenly and Yerim recognizes the song she's playing next, surprised to find that it's the next song on her 90's playlist: My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion. Seungwan starts to make silly moves, standing behind Yerim and making her open her arms like the main characters of Titanic. Yerim now can see that Joohyun has her phone on top of the piano's music stand and she has her 90's playlist open. Yerim realizes that this is just what she needed and she's happy that Joohyun is making it happen.I think I will like this girl, after all.Joy gets to pull herself out of the bed eventually. She starts to look around for her clothes and finds Seulgi's long t-shirt instead. She glances at the naked beauty sleeping in the bed and gives it a mischievous thought. She leans down on the bed and leaves a kiss on Seulgi's cheek."I'll keep it," she tells her even if she's fully aware that Seulgi can't hear her. She chuckles at the way Seulgi groans on her sleep. "Joy-ah..." She mumbles, smiling with a sleepy face. Joy realizes then that she's waking up. Seulgi slowly sits up, her bare chest now fully in view. Joy can't help but blush at the sight.Is this woman real?"I have something for you. Yerim and I prepared it for you" Seulgi points at her bedside table. Joy looks at it and finds some keys.It takes her a couple of seconds to find that the keychain has her name on it. "Are these the keys of your apartment?" "Yeah" Seulgi answers with a small nod. "We thought that, since you are going to be busy, you should have the keys to our apartment so you can come in whenever you want without worrying." "That's so..." Joy is left speechless at this gesture. She sighs and holds the keys in her hands, chuckling at the fact that one of the keychains is a chicken wing. "This one was Yerim's idea, right?"Seulgi laughs and nods her head. "Yeah, Yerim bought that one."Joy doesn't know what to say, so instead, she decides to take action. She lands on her knees on the bed and holds Seulgi's face in her hands, kissing her as deeply as she can. Seulgi, still a little bit sleepy, takes her time to kiss her back. Once she pulls away, she leaves a small kiss on the tip of her nose and gets off the bed."Thank you, for real. I don't have words for this. It's the most thoughtful thing someone has done for me."Seulgi gives her a small smile as she lays on the bed again, pulling the covers closer to her chest for warmth. "It's the least we could do. You are going to be a big star and we know it can get lonely, so we wanted you to have somewhere to come back to when you feel like it."Joy holds the keys tightly against her chest, where her heart is. "I will come back.""I will be there."And with that promise in mind, Joy makes her way out of the apartment with a smile on her face. Taking the taxi back to her dorm, she plays with the chicken wing keychain between her fingers. She smiles at the thought of her friend going to a store to buy her a keychain that reminded her of those nights where the two of them would take Yerim's car and spend time together while having some chicken.It's reassuring that Yerim treasures those times as much as she does.She's distracted as the driver starts a conversation about the traffic. She places the keys on the pocket of her jacket and has a polite conversation with the driver. Once they arrive at their destination, she makes sure to leave a small tip for him.When she opens the door of the dorm, she's greeted by silence. She takes her shoes off at the entrance and goes to the kitchen to get herself a glass of milk before going to sleep. She's startled to find Amber sitting there, eyes focused on her phone."Hi" Joy shyly mutters, kind of uncomfortable at how Amber's jaw is tensed. "I didn't expect you there."She tries to make it sound easy-going, even managing to get herself to giggle a little. However, it all sounds awkward when all that Amber sends her way is a glare."It's your first night in the dorm and you're already out of the curfew. Are you kidding me?" Amber shoots at her. Joy's eyes widen, not sure of how to react to those words. She lowers her gaze."I'm sorry, Amber-unnie.""Quit with the unnie shit. I'm nothing to you, understood? I'm not your unnie, not your sunbae-nim" She deadpans. Joy is left there to gulp."Then... how should I treat you?""Here's the thing," Amber gets up, taking her mug and leaving it on the sink. "You don't talk to me, understood? You never mention me. I don't want to know about you. I don't want to know about any of you, you get me?"Joy doesn't know if she should answer or not, but she nods anyway. She forgets about her glass of milk and turns around, going directly to her shared room. Now she can understand why Amber is the only one not sharing a room.Once she gets to her room, she leans against the closed door. Sulli turns to face her from the top bunk. "I told you she's not amused about anything.""She's really rude" Joy whispers, her eyebrows furrowing. "How can you stand her?""I try not to talk to her, but there's always something about me that bothers her and we start arguing. I try not to fight back, but she's a pain in the ass." Sulli rolls her eyes and sighs. Joy feels herself relaxing thanks to those words. "Don't mind her, okay? Tiffany and Sooyoung aren't like her. I'm sure you'll be welcomed by them. And you still have me, your new best friend."She can't help but giggle at the way Sulli frames her face with her hands. Joy feels thankful for having her."Thank you, Sulli.""You're always welcome, Joy. So, tell me, how's your girlfriend?"With a cheeky grin, Joy begins to undress herself to change into her pyjamas while telling her new friend about how their friend had cooked for them and how the night had gone.Now that they have relaxed a bit by singing and playing around, Yerim feels more at ease to talk about what brought her to their house tonight. They have ordered some pizza and now that it has arrived, Yerim can finally relax her tense shoulders and tell them about her situation."I think that I'm kind of... homesick?" Yerim starts, tilting her head to the side. "But I'm homesick of a place I've never been to. Does that make sense?"Seungwan presses her lips together in a straight line, trying to find the meaning behind her friend's words. "I don't think I get it.""I guess that what Yerim means is," Joohyun stops herself, looking at Yerim for permission. The youngest nods at her to keep going. "What Yerim means is that she's missing something in her life?""It's something like that, yeah." Yerim leans her back on the couch, looking at the ceiling. Seungwan, who is sitting beside her, is munching on her pizza as she gives it a thought."But what do you miss?" "Is it love?" Joohyun asks her in a mutter. Yerim gives it a nod. "Yeah... You could say that." Seungwan frowns at her. "What do you mean?" Yerim sighs, leaning forward to take a slice of pizza. "It's more complicated than that." "Then you came to the right place. We know everything about complicated love" Seungwan chuckles, winking at Joohyun. Joohyun playfully rolls her eyes before smiling at her girlfriend."What Wendy means is," Joohyun starts, sticking her tongue out at the blonde "that no matter what you say, we won't judge you."Yerim sighs again, picturing a certain someone in her mind. "I hate that Nayeon is always right.""Nayeon?" Joohyun asks, wondering what piece of information she's missing."She's her friend who works in that cafeteria I took you to. You know, the one where we had that enormous milkshake" Seungwan explains. Joohyun tries to remember which one it is as Seungwan's attention goes back to Yerim. "What about Nayeon?"Yerim rubs her cheek with the palm of her hand, letting out a long sigh. "I may have..." She starts, but she corrects herself. "No, I know I have a crush on someone."Seungwan lets out a huff. "This tension is killing me." Joohyun mockingly glares at her before placing her hand on Yerim's shoulder. "Take your time."Yerim knows that she can't keep trying to avoid the issue, so she breathes in and decides to let all her worries out. "I have a crush on Joy and maybe it's more than a crush, I think I kind of love her and want to date her but it's kind of complicated because I know that Joy doesn't like the polyamorous thing too much and I don't know if I like it either but I guess that if she's dating Seulgi it's okay because Seulgi is my friend and I don't mind her dating her as long as I can date Joy."Seungwan is left with her eyes wide open and her mouth forming a perfect 'O' while Joohyun is still blinking, trying to figure out if she has understood everything that has come out from Yerim's mouth.Seungwan is the first one to react out loud. "So what you're saying is that you love Joy?" Yerim nods. Seungwan frowns and she slowly begins to pout as she takes in the new information. "Aww, Yerim..."She reaches out and caresses her friend's hair. Joohyun, on the other hand, smiles at her with tenderness. "I know it seems like it's not going to work, but there's hope, right?"Yerim turns to look at Joohyun with curiosity. "I guess...""You know there's a chance, even if it's a small one. You should really give it a try" Joohyun insists, patting on Yerim's knee. "I know that it will be worth the try, because living while longing on someone..." Joohyun lets out a sigh, pouting at the thought. "I have lived like that and it's not the way you should live."Yerim bits on her lower lip. "Then what should I do?" Joohyun eyes at Seungwan before she speaks. "I think you should tell Seulgi first.""You think so?" Yerim's eyes widen at the thought. "Yeah. If you don't, Seulgi could see it as betraying her trust." Yerim gives it a thought and realizes that Joohyun is right. She brings a hand to her hair and bits on her lip. "I guess that makes sense. Do you think she will be mad at me?" "I can't speak for her, but I don't think so." Joohyun gives her a gentle pat on the knee. Seungwan nods at Joohyun's words."I think she will understand more than anyone."Yerim covers her face with her hands and groans into them. Seungwan rubs her back caringly, wrapping her arms around her and leaning her head on her shoulder."I think all I need is to get some sleep.""Sure. You can sleep in my room" Seungwan offers, looking at Joohyun for approval. The oldest nods and pulls on Yerim's hand. "Make yourself home."Seungwan helps her up and she guides her to her bedroom. She looks for a pyjama to lend her and hands it to Yerim. The youngest sighs as she takes her t-shirt off. "Thank you for helping me," Yerim says, giving Seungwan a tired smile. Yerim takes her bra off and puts on the pyjama t-shirt Seungwan is lending her. "All I needed was talking to a friend. Joohyun helped me a lot, too.""She cares about you" Seungwan mutters, grinning at her. Yerim looks at the pyjama pants and hands them back to Seungwan, realizing that the t-shirt is long enough for her just to be on her underwear underneath. "I'm glad to see you two getting along.""She's nice" Yerim blushes as she says that. She takes her pants off and leaves all her clothes on top of the computer chair. "I guess we should hang out more.""That would make me really happy." Seungwan walks up to Yerim and looks at her. Yerim feels the time freeze as Seungwan watches her closely. She holds her breath and she's suddenly wrapped in another hug. Yerim hugs her back and caresses her hair. She feels Seungwan's lips on her cheek and then on her forehead. She feels her cheeks getting warm and she lets out a small sigh."Sleep well, Yerim.""Sweet dreams, Wendy."When Yerim wakes up to her phone's alarm, she groans as she reaches out to stop the sound. It takes her a few seconds to become fully aware of her surroundings. She recognizes Wendy's youtube/Twitch set and a small smile appears on her face as she remembers how her friend helped her last night. She gets up from the bed and chuckles at her tangled, messy hair. She decides to go to the bathroom first to fix her hair and brush her teeth. She washes her face and when she looks at herself in the mirror, she feels more determined than last night.I think that I'm ready to tell Seulgi.She walks down the stairs and lets out a yawn as she stretches her arms. She stops herself when she hears Seungwan's laughter coming from the kitchen.She freezes at the sight and she can't understand why.Seungwan is wearing those cute pyjamas of hers, the penguin Kigurumi that a subscriber sent her to her mailbox when she hit the first million of subscribers. That image itself makes Yerim smile, but she would have never pictured seeing Joohyun wearing a bunny Kigurumi herself. The image is adorable and now Yerim can understand why she felt how her heart melted.She can picture herself with Joy in the same situation.She watches how Seungwan and Joohyun interact, how Seungwan tries to get Joohyun's attention while the oldest reads the newspaper on her tablet. Joohyun chuckles and sips on her coffee. Seungwan pouts, pulling on Joohyun's bunny ears. That's when Seungwan notices her friend. "You're awake! Just in time, because..." Seungwan anticipates and opens the waffle iron when the ding sounds. "I made waffles! Canadian style. You can enjoy them with maple syrup if you want.""How can you even get this in South Korea?" Yerim asks, gawking at the smell of it. "Joohyun showed me a webpage where you can get any American grocery product." "I found it when I started craving for the brand of Mc&Cheese I love" Joohyun explains, pointing at the box that's standing on the shelf. Yerim takes the box and reads it. "I never had Mc&Cheese."The two gasp at the same time, making Yerim roll her eyes playfully. "That's something we will have to solve someday soon" Joohyun suggests, smiling at her new friend. Seungwan nods eagerly."But for now, let's have waffles," Seungwan says as Yerim sits at the kitchen table, nodding at Joohyun as she offers to fill a mug of coffee for her. When Yerim closes her apartment's door, she hears the sound of Seulgi's speaker playing one of the podcasts she has started to listen ever since the accident. Since she spent a few days on a hospital bed while they made sure everything was okay, she started listening to the podcasts Seungwan suggested her. She knocks on Seulgi's door, receiving an instant 'come in!' as an answer. She enters the room and she's startled when she sees Seulgi's wearing a Rilakuma Kigurumi.Whose idea was it?Yerim chuckles at the sight. "What are you doing?" Seulgi turns around on her computer chair and smiles at Yerim. "Just looking at job offers. I think I need a change." Yerim leans her hand on the desk as she looks at the screen. "Waitress?" Yerim reads. "I thought you had enough money to take a gap year.""Yes, I do. But you know I can't stand still.""That's exactly what a gap year is for, you silly" Yerim rolls her eyes, playfully patting her friend's shoulder. Seulgi sighs and stretches her shoulders."I know, you're right. It's just that... You're working and studying design, and Seungwan has the Youtube thing and she's also a writer. Joohyun gives piano lessons and she still gives concerts from time to time. And now Joy is no longer at the ice cream store... She's going to be an idol, you know? I feel like if I'm not doing something... I might fall behind? I don't know if that makes sense."Yerim feels uneasy at how she's being mentioned along with her girlfriends. "You're being unfair.""I don't think I am being-""No, seriously. Do you think we are going to love you any less because you're not working?" Yerim asks her, making her turn on the chair so she's looking at her. Seulgi averts her gaze."I guess it sounds ridiculous, but... I want to be enough for them""You aren't thinking about how I feel about all this thing, right?"Yerim regrets saying it the same moment she blurts it. But it's out now and Seulgi's eyes are wide open, as well as her mouth.Seulgi looks beyond shocked."Why? Yerim, does this make you uncomfortable? Why didn't you tell me?"Yerim knows that she has messed it up but she doesn't know how to fix it."You don't understand.""What? What is it that I'm not understanding? I need to know, Yerim."Yerim rubs her temples and groans out loud. "I like your girlfriend, Seulgi!"Seulgi is way more shocked right now. The fact that she's wearing a Kigurumi makes the tense silence strange.Yerim is thinking about taking everything back when Seulgi finally speaks."This is going to sound weird but... Which one?"The fact that she says that with a small smile on her lips, makes Yerim know that she's not mad. In fact, they can't help but burst into laughter. Seulgi laughs heartily and that makes Yerim relax."Joy. I like Joy," Yerim explains as soon as she's done laughing. "I've liked her for a while now."Seulgi would be lying if she said that she hadn't thought of her friend liking Joy. I mean, they kind of understand each other in a way I can't connect with Joy.Maybe she does feel the same way?"Then why don't you talk with her?"Yerim sighs again and sits on Seulgi's bed. "You guys just started dating again so I didn't want to make things weird again."Seulgi stands up and sits down next to Yerim, leaving her hand on her knee."Joy doesn't belong to me, Yerim. You don't need my permission." Yerim is left speechless at that. She didn't know this side of Seulgi. Sure, her friend has always been caring and understanding, but she expected her to be jealous, maybe mad at her for not telling her.Then the picture of how Joohyun treated her last night comes to her mind and she realizes that the oldest had a great impact on Seulgi.I need to thank Joohyun if any of this goes alright.Seulgi wraps her arms around the shortest and leans her chin on top of Yerim's head. She smiles as she rubs her friend's hair."Thank you, Seulgi" Yerim doesn't know what else to say. Seulgi caresses her hair and squeezes her more tightly in her arms. "I'll be okay with whatever you two decide, okay? I'm always going to be your friend, no matter what."At that, Yerim can't hold back her tears from the previous tension. Seulgi makes her lay down and pulls the cover over them. She feels comfortable in her friend's arms.Joy's schedule is packed, but she still makes time to see Yerim that night. She talked with Seulgi about it and her girlfriend reassured her that it would be worth it not seeing each other tonight. She knows what the conversation is going to be about and after the day she had, she just doesn't know how she's going to react.Today they started the dance rehearsals. When the demo started playing, the first thing Joy thought was that she didn't like the song. She watched her groupmates dance to the song once and then she started learning the dance on her own. After having practised with Seulgi for long, she felt more secure about her dancing and she got it easily. Somehow, that made Amber mad at her. Joy felt her eyes piercing her back but then she made eye contact with Sulli. The girl winked at her and that made her smile. She looked at the leader and she was giving her a beautiful eye-smile.She felt supported by her groupmates, but nothing could make that itch of Amber's glare go away from the back of her head. When the cameras were gone, it all started to go wild. She doesn't remember how it started and what pulled the trigger for Amber to start yelling at her, but whatever it was she was now against the wall.Tiffany held Amber's wrist before her hand landed on her cheek.Joy stood there, with her eyes wide open as Tiffany yelled at Amber. It wasn't until Sulli pulled into a hug that she started to realize that the danger was gone for now.The manager pulled Amber to another room and Tiffany placed her hand on her shoulder. "Are you okay?"Joy could only nod.It had been tense but now she knew that she had Tiffany on her side as well.As the taxi stops in front of the building, she sighs as tries to get those memories out of her mind. She waves at the taxi driver and gives him five stars on the app before she pays for her ride. She puts the phone back on the pocket of her hoodie (well, actually, it's the one Sulli lend her) and enters the building as a man who is leaving keeps the door open for her. She takes the elevator and she tries to clear her mind from the uneasy feeling she gets every time she remembers about Amber.She rings the doorbell and waits patiently by the door. She looks at her nails and sighs, thinking that maybe it wasn't the best idea to see Yerim tonight.I don't think I'm ready for this conversation. Not after the day I just had.However, those thoughts finally, finally vanish when Yerim opens the door.And god, she looks gorgeous.She is usually good looking, Joy knows, but tonight she's looking extra beautiful. It must be because that cute one-piece dress she's wearing and the way she has done her hair today. It must be because of the way she's looking at Joy with a shy smile, but all of it is enough for Joy to have just word to get our of her lips."Wow."Yerim chuckles and Joy blushes as she feels Yerim's eyes on her outline. "Wow, indeed."Joy rolls her eyes playfully and accepts the silent invitation for coming in when Yerim takes a step back to let her in. She walks her to the living room, but then something makes Yerim change her mind. She glances at Joy, tilting her head to the side. Joy looks at her with curiosity. Suddenly, Yerim takes her by the wrist and pulls her to the end of the hallway, to some little stairs Joy didn't know about.There's something that made them decide to live in this apartment, and it was this place. Joy doesn't know why Yerim is suddenly bringing her to their box room, but before she can ask anything, she sees the glance of mischief Yerim shoots her way and she knows she can trust her. Yerim opens the window and sits on the edge of it."Kim Yerim, what the hell are you-" Joy is about to yell, but it dies when she realizes that Yerim's feet landed safely on the rooftop.Yerim offers her hand at Joy. "Come here. I promise you the view is worth it."Joy knows that the way Yerim is looking at her is enough.What is this feeling?She holds Yerim's hand and she carefully sets her feet on the roof. Yerim leans forward and takes something she can't see from the box room. She can't help but smile when she realizes that she has taken some blankets. She puts the first one on the floor and then hands one to Joy, so she can keep herself warm.They sit down on the roof and watch the night sky of Seoul in front of them.The view is really worth it."You know..." Yerim starts to tell her. "I don't usually do this with anyone else. Sure, Seulgi knows about this place because we found it the day we moved in. But what I mean is that..."Yerim doesn't even know what she means. The words get stuck now that Joy is not looking at the scenery and she's fully paying attention to her.She gulps. She pictures Seulgi in her mind, encouraging her.She also remembers about Joohyun.I can do this."What I mean is... Joy, you're special to me" Yerim finally gets out. "I think that I do things that I would never do for anyone else and... I don't do them because I expect you to give me something back. I don't do anything because I expect some kind of reward or anything... I simply do them because I know they would make you happy and your happiness makes me happy as well."Joy knows where this is going because she remembers what Nayeon told her.However, she can't help but feel herself anticipating it.She wants to hear her say it out loud."And I need you to know that I want you to be happy, no matter what. And I will accept whatever you decide but... All I want to know is that..." Yerim stops herself, feeling a knot on her throat. Her voice cracks a little when she says: "I think I'm falling for you and I want to know what do you feel about me."Yerim feels her jaw trembling and she knows that she wants to cry.Because, no matter what Joy says now, she feels ashamed. She feels like she doesn't have a chance with her and she shouldn't have risked what they had over something that she doesn't think will happen.Joy, on the other hand, doesn't know what to say.She already knew about Yerim feelings but she hasn't had time to think about what she thinks.However, she sees the way Yerim is starting to doubt herself, trying to hold back her tears and she feels pain.She feels the urge to kiss her tears away.She reaches out and places her hand on Yerim's cheek.Joy feels guilt when she does that, suddenly remembering about the last person she has been this close with. "Does Seulgi know about this?" she asks as she slowly caresses her face.Yerim nods. "It was her idea."Joy can't help but chuckle at that."Of course it was."Joy holds Yerim's chin and gives it a thought. Yerim holds her breath in anticipation for her answer and she doesn't know how to feel when Joy's gaze land on her lips."We should give it a try, huh?"She knows that it's risky, but she knows that it's worth the try. Knowing that Seulgi agrees with this, she feels at ease when doing this.She leans in and presses her lips against Yerim's. It's gentle and soft at first and she's amazed about how soft Yerim's lips are. But when Yerim kisses her back, she's shocked by how good kisser she is. She feels Yerim's hand leaning on her neck as she deepens the kiss and Joy puts her hands on Yerim's hips, pulling her closer. Yerim sits on her lap, straddling her and Joy has to put a hand on the ground to keep her balance.She pulls away breathless and leans her forehead on Yerim's. "Wow.""Yeah..." Yerim whispers, trying to catch her breath."It was worth giving a try" Joy begins to giggle and Yerim laughs along."We really should date" Yerim mutters. Even though the kiss had shown her that Joy could be interested in that, she still felt insecure.Joy knows that and she reassures her, biting on her lower lip as she eyes intently at Yerim."We definitely have to date."Joy holds Yerim's face in her hands as she pulls her for another kiss.A.N.: Hello there! It has taken me a while since the chapters are getting longer now. I hope you enjoy this update! I wanted to tell you that I've realized that the relationships in this story have something to do with the songs in Taylor Swift's album, Lover. And Yerim's and Joy's relationship is totally 'It's nice to have a friend'. I'll be revealing the other songs as the chapters go on... but you can know, for sure, that Wendy x Irene is absolutely 'Lover'.