first, we'll pretend. then what?

Chapter 2

"For the public, yes. We'll go to interviews and such because people have already started speculating. We'll register our marriage today."

"Like, for real?" Handong asked.

"Yes, Dongie." Yoohyeon answered. Handong shrugged her shoulders as she leaned back and said,

"We can be your witnesses. Right, Bora?"

"Yeah, of course." They talked and talked, catching up with what happened, but none of them dared ask what they all wanted to know. Bora and Handong eventually left when Yoohyeon's PR Manager delivered the marriage certificate, letting them sign as witnesses before they carried on. Minji's PR Manager came too so they could talk about stuff.

"Okay so we and your friends are the only ones that know that this is a whole scheme, right?" Siyeon, Minji's PR, said.

"Yes. We wanted you to know as well so you could help us with what to do." Yoohyeon said. Yubin, Yoohyeon's PR, brought out her phone and texted someone.

"Alright. Here's what we'll do. I texted a reporter who was dying to know about your relationship. They were the ones who contacted me first and I just contacted them back now. I asked for a copy of the questions so you both could rehearse and come up with answers. How does that sound?" Siyeon took a look at the previous articles that were made by the reporter, humming in agreement as she placed her iPad down on the coffee table.

"Sounds and looks great. This will bring attention to both of you too and it'll be good for both companies' sales. If you didn't know, a lot of people piqued their interest when you announced yesterday. They're getting to know your brands more. Are you up for it? Minji? Yoohyeon?" Minji looked at Yoohyeon to see what the younger woman really wanted to do. It's getting harder to read her now that they have to fake everything.

"I'm up for it if Minji is up for it. What do you say?" Minji was quite surprised but well, she'll have Yoohyeon beside her, right?

"Sure." Yubin and Siyeon discussed the final details such as the time and place and they left Minji's apartment.

"Make sure to post on social media too. They want your personal statements as well." Both of them nodded and bid the two women goodbye, plopping on the couch and sighing heavily.

"Do you have any pictures of you that I can use?" Yoohyeon asked. Minji sent Yoohyeon a picture that she hasn't posted anywhere, and Yoohyeon did the same. Both of them were thinking hard at what captions that they should put, but Yoohyeon's amused laugh broke the silence between them.

"What?"

"It's just- Our PRs were here a while ago. Why didn't we ask them?" Minji giggled too. Yoohyeon was right. After all, they're masters at these.

Minji saw that Yoohyeon started typing so she did too. She was just waiting for Yoohyeon because she was ready a while ago.

"And there." Minji got the notification immediately because Yoohyeon tagged her. Not only the picture took her out, but also the caption.

She was sitting on a hammock obviously happy and younger and with Yoohyeon's caption saying,

I loved you before, and I'll continue to love you forever.

"This isn't the picture that I sent you." Minji looked at Yoohyeon who was fiddling with her phone. "What- when did you take this?"

"Back when we went to the beach. Our finals are over and Handong decided to go on an impromptu vacation for 2 days. We literally had nothing except for your car then we went to the closest beach we could go. We even had to beg the old lady to let us rent a room in her hanok. That's when I took this when we toured the small place in the morning. I remember all four of us were so cramped in one room." Yoohyeon giggled because when she woke up the next morning, Bora's hand was on her face, Minji was hugging her from behind, and Handong had half of her body on top of Bora's.