When Irene woke up the next day, she saw Wendy very closely snuggled up with her over her arm and chest. She lifted her head up to see the time and her eyes widened to see that it was already 9 am.
"Seungwan.. Seungwan! Wake up it's 9!," Irene said while shaking the younger girl out of her deep sleep.
Wendy woke up at once with a jerk and rubbed her eyes. She sat up and blankly looked at the wall in front of her.
"It's 9," Irene repeated, brushing her girlfriend's hair. She was in no hurry but she knew that Wendy had college.
The younger girl nodded and laid back down on the bed, taking Irene with her. She was in no mood to go to college today. She'd rather stay in bed with her girlfriend.
"What? Are you not going?," Irene asked, feeling the younger girl's hot breath on her cheek from the side.
"No.. sleep.. and.. let me sleep," Wendy stated in the most boring sleepy way.
Irene sighed, not making anymore noise to not disturb her girlfriend. As she wasn't sleepy anymore, she watched as the younger girl laid down in a drained way. She got her hand to Wendy's face, caressing her cheek lovingly. The younger girl's face was like an angel's, so pretty and innocent.
Wendy reflexively leaned her head in more into Irene's hand, enjoying the warmth and tickles on her cheek and now, hair.
"Are you not hungry? You haven't eaten anything.. should I make you something?," Irene asked after a few minutes.
Wendy grumbled a no and opened her eyes which were swelled due to last night.
"Your eyes are dreamy," Irene smiled, looking at how dizzying and beautiful her girlfriend's eyes were. She could drown in them.
"Hmm," Wendy hummed and closed them again when Irene leaned in to kiss her cheek.
Wendy was now realising about her panic attack yesterday after her nightmare. She also remembers asking Irene if she loves her. Now that she thinks about it, it was not right on her part to do so. Wendy doesn't understand why she was acting so restless yesterday night. Irene was respecting her pace physically.. so she should also do that mentally.
"You're so pretty," Irene said, still staring at the younger girl.
Wendy was flustered by the compliment and blushed, opening her eyes to see the older woman smiling at her. When Irene saw her girlfriend's cheeks and ear tips turning a pretty shade of pink, she chuckled. It was easy to handle her little hamster.
"I'm going to take a bath okay?," Irene said while sitting up on the bed and stretching a bit before standing up.
Wendy muttered an 'okay' in response and closed her eyes to snuggle into Irene's pillow. One thing she liked about sleeping in her girlfriend's bed was that it had the latter's scent too. It was her favourite calming remedy.
Irene took her time in the shower and started to make herself more motivated and determined to say the three magical words to her girlfriend. She had promised herself that she would do it very soon now after she got a perfect chance. She wanted to see the look on Wendy's face after she says it.
When Irene came out, she was met by her girlfriend's head snuggled under a pillow and her sweatshirt lifted up, giving a look of her stomach, a little over the navel. It made Irene to dream with anticipation about how perfect her girlfriend's body is. She just wants to worship it all day long.
"Wake up now," Irene commanded as she held Wendy's leg and started to pull her out of the extra comfortable position.
Wendy grumbled in annoyance and grabbed the pillow and bedsheet to prevent herself from going into the direction she is being pulled in.
"Seungwan get up. It's almost 10:30," Irene stated, her voice like a mother scolding her child to get ready for school.
"Yahhh! Unnie what's wrong? Let me sleep you witch," Wendy said, frowning as she felt the cold air on her body after the blanket had been forced off her legs.
"Witch?! You didn't just call me that..," Irene said in disbelief while pausing for a second to look how her girlfriend was grabbing the bed post now to prevent the pulling.
"Yes I did! Why won't you let me sleep? You should sleep too!," Wendy complained and whined, wanting to just cuddle with her girlfriend all day. Or her bed.
Irene who was fuming from being called a witch climbed up on the bed and straddled her girlfriend on her back, starting to tickle her midriff.
"YAH! HAHA! What t-the!," Wendy jumped in surprise, trying to get her hands to Irene's professional once to stop the revenge she was receiving.
"You won't get up! You will call me a witch?! You flirt with Krystal! Do you think I'll stay quiet and let you go with it?," Irene said a series of disappointments as she continued to tickle her girlfriend's sides which she was aware were very sensitive.
"SHIT! S-STOP YAH UNNIE!," Wendy laughed while fidgeting under her girlfriend with her face burying on the pillow.
"Apologise and get up this instant!," Irene ordered, sliding her hands into Wendy's top to tickle more nicely.
Wendy almost cried from the laughter that was making her stomach to hurt. Irene was really good with this game she was playing.
"UNNIE STO-HAHA STOP YAH," Wendy tried again, getting breathless.
"You make me mad Seungwan.. like how can you let someone else flirt with you! How dare you?!," Irene questioned, stopped when she saw her girlfriend gasping for air.
Wendy collapsed her body on the bed, breathing hard as her face flushed from laughing so much. She opened her mouth, knowing she has to give a reply before she makes her girlfriend mad again.
"I'm sorry.. I was waiting for you and she pulled me very suddenly and I.. am not used to it.. she was really... um.. persistent," Wendy said.
"Say no from next time," Irene said, smacking her girlfriend's ass after getting off from above.
"Ow," Wendy covered her ass, embarrassed about getting smacked.
"Yes ow," Irene imitated her girlfriend's cute wince and chuckled.
Wendy who was not sleepy anymore sat up on the bed with a tired sigh. Irene had really worked her out today in the morning itself.
"Aren't you forgetting something?," Irene asked, raising her eyes while waiting for some words she was anticipating.
"What?," Wendy blankly asked, exhaling deeply.
"Do I have to remind you again?," Irene said, starting to come closer to her girlfriend.
Wendy's eyed widened in realisation and she pushed her girlfriend away from herself.
"No! I remember," Wendy replied, seeing how Irene had almost fallen off the bed because of her.
"I'll get up now," Wendy declared, quickly standing up from the bed and wearing the slippers which Irene gave her.
"And?," Irene asked again, a little restlessly.
"And you're still a witch," Wendy declared proudly and immediately ran into Irene's washroom, locking it from behind.
"Son Seungwan.. you'll only get out of this house after facing me," Wendy heard Irene from outside, making her to shiver a little. Her girlfriend was scary. But cute.
Irene was smiling widely while saying all this shook her head, wondering what a kid of a girlfriend she has.
When Wendy came out, she first peeked outside to see if it was safe to reveal herself outside the washroom. When she found no sign of her girlfriend in the room, she came out and went out of the bedroom.
"Unnie~ I love you," Wendy said playfully when she saw her girlfriend sitting on the sofa with a pout on her face.
"Go away," Irene said, feeling the hamster jumping on her from the side.
"Let's go out. Let me buy you breakfast. I'm sorry I troubled you too much yesterday," Wendy said sheepishly, leaning in to peck her girlfriend's cheek.
"You didn't trouble me Seungwan," Irene frowned, looking over at the girl next to her who seemed guilty.
"I told you to rely on me too. I may not be able to solve your problems every time but I can support you for the least," Irene added with a serious sincere face.
Wendy softly smiled and nodded. She will try to do that. Yesterday, she didn't want to bother her girlfriend unnecessarily so she kept her thoughts to herself.
"I have some work to do today. Why don't you go back home and rest up?," Irene stated.
Wendy was taken aback by the sudden order and frowned deeply. Where must her girlfriend go after leaving her in the morning. She knew Irene had her work after afternoon and was free during the first half of the day.
"Why? I can help you. What work?," Wendy blurted out her thoughts.
"You can't help me with them. Unless you have to fuck a man," Irene said, a small smirk on her face.
"B-But.. you have your work after.. 4," Wendy argued.
"Yeri just called me to change the schedule for today.. it's kind of important," Irene replied immediately.
Wendy just sighed and pulled away from her girlfriend, looking down at the ground in upcoming depression. She wanted to spend some good time with the older woman and treat her to a nice breakfast.
"Don't make that face," Irene laughed, seeing the comical upset look of the younger girl.
"Can I at least stay here?," Wendy asked, looking up with hopeful eyes.
"Here? Why?," Irene said with wide eyes.
"I like it," Wendy simply said with a sudden blush on her cheeks.
"No go back. I'll see you soon," Irene said when her alarm went off. She stood up and held her girlfriend by her wrist to guide her to the door.
Wendy who turned around to see Irene after she was pushed outside the apartment felt her sweater and keys to the car being thrown on her face.
"Unnie but—," Wendy tried to say something but saw the door closing on her face.
"But.. at least give me a kiss," Wendy mumbled in a pout, standing outside the door like a lost kid.
She got her hand on the doorbell but retrieved it after a few seconds, fidgeting outside before finally going towards the lift.
"Why was I being treated like a stranger... after a one night stand...," Wendy asked herself remembering a similar scene in a movie.
Irene who was seeing everything through the peephole felt bad for literally throwing her girlfriend out of the house. But she really had some important matters to attend to.
"Sorry Seungwan but I have to do this," Irene sighed and quickly went to her bedroom to get ready.
After she changed into proper casual clothes, she picked up her bag and went down her apartment. She checked her phone to see the time and squealed when she realised that she was late.
Irene almost jogged to the cafe a few meters away from her apartment and went in at once, glancing around. When she saw a familiar face, she smiled and immediately went towards them.
"Hello," Irene greeted with a small bow before sitting down opposite to the person.
"Hey!," Joy greeted back with a smile.
"How are you doing?," Irene asked, taking a deep breath to relax.
"Nice nice. You tell?," Joy asked, passing the menu towards the stripper.
Irene kindly denied, saying that she just had coffee. She was used to drinking one as soon as she wakes up.
"I'm sorry to call you so suddenly.. it was kind of.. important," Irene said in an apologetic smile.
"No shit.. you're Seungwannie's girlfriend.. you're allowed to hang out with us and call us anytime," Joy reassured while sipping on her hot cup of black coffee.
"Thanks..," Irene smiled slightly, looking down at her hands.
"What's up? Is something wrong?," Joy asked, keeping her cup down and getting curious every passing second.
"Actually.. I've been trying to figure out what Seungwan likes.. but she's so easy about them and always says 'whatever you do', that I'm having a hard time," Irene said with an embarrassed tone.
"Oh that's just how she is," Joy chuckled, finding the situation amusing.
"What should I do? Can you give me some tips?," Irene asked in a hopeful small frown.
"Um.. I know her since many years now and it took Seulgi and I quite some time to know her.. she.. really really likes candies and chocolates. Give her some and you'll see. Are we talking about basic stuff or anything specific?," Joy asked worrying if she was rambling senselessly.
"Anything.. please continue," Irene requested, interested in knowing about her girlfriend.
"And.. she's really cuddly in bed.. but I guess you already know that hmm?," Joy wriggled her eyebrows teasingly.
Irene felt her face getting hot, dreaming about her how her girlfriend snuggles into her in the bed. The hamster was totally adorable.
"She also likes bubble tea.. like a lot..she has a sweet tooth... and she's mysophobic.. I know that you're aware of that too. She's a hopeless romantic even though she has never been in a relationship. She likes romantic things like sunsets and beaches? Any normal romantic gesture," Joy said with a smile. She really knew a lot.
Irene listened to everything she was told by Joy for the 30 minutes they were in the cafe. Hearing all the things which Wendy liked and disliked, she felt like she knew her own girlfriend better.
"Can I.. also ask you something more.. private?," Irene said after 30 minutes of talking. Joy and her had also started to make talks about themselves, telling l each other about their lives.
"Jennie.. is she going to college?," Irene said, seeing how Joy immediately looked up at her.
"I haven't seen her.. why?," Joy answered.
"I don't have a good feeling about her. Keep an eye on her okay? I don't trust her one bit," Irene said.
"I know. She used to bother Wendy even in the past... and that poor hamster always falls in her traps. She has become smarter after meeting you though. At least can throw a punch or two for you," Joy said.
Irene smiled and blushed, remembering how Wendy had once punched Jennie on her jaw for her. That day was historic.
"Irene.. I want to know if.. you're really serious about her. Like 100% committed. She's a fool in love as you can already see," Joy said after a moment of silence. Through this talk, Joy was very satisfied. She liked how Irene came up to her to open about about their relationship.
"I... yes. I am. You don't have to worry about that," Irene replied. She saw the smile coming on Joy's face and relaxed to have passed the 'best friends test'.
"It has never been easy for me to open up to someone.. but with her it's different. Everything is simpler and easier," Irene said.
Joy who was listening to all this was getting warmer every second. She could see that both Irene and Wendy were in love. She knew that it won't be easy for them to be together and will have to face many challenges and problems. But more than that she could also see how happy her best friend had been lately. The face which a few months ago was blank and lost seemed to always have a smile recently.
"Be happy together. Take care of her for me okay? She has been through a lot in the past," Joy said.
"I know," Irene nodded a little, knowing that she'll always take care of her girlfriend. She was indeed, hopelessly in love.
After Irene had met Joy during the day, she had been thinking of a romantic gesture she can make to make her girlfriend happy. Even though she was not the person who liked such stuff, but she can do anything to see Wendy's genuine smile, the one which makes the younger girl's eyes to sparkle with happiness.
When the night soon came, Irene was tired so she got in bed. As it was already late, she checked her phone to see if she had gotten any messages from her girlfriend. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. Irene found it quite odd as Wendy always left her texts while she was working. A lot actually.
Irene quickly wrote her text, sending a 'Hi are you alive Wan?' Straight away.
When Irene saw her message getting left on seen, she scoffed, wondering if Wendy was still mad about the morning. She had literally kicked her girlfriend out.
But mostly, it worried Irene why Wendy was awake at 2 am. She wondered if the younger girl was staying up purposely to avoid any nightmares.
To: Seungwannie
Reply to me. What are you doing?
Again, the same thing repeated. She was left on read. Getting irritated by the situation, Irene framed another message once again.
To: Seungwannie
If you don't reply within 10 seconds.. no kisses for a month.
To her surprise, Irene got a ping almost straight away. She patted herself on the back for being so smart and praised herself for a good 5 seconds before looking down at her phone.
From: Seungwannie
What?
Irene rolled her eyes at the short disinterested answer and typed again.
To: Seungwannie
Why are you ignoring me? Where's the Wannie who loves me? :(
Irene who found the sentence cringy felt her body shivering, not believing she wrote something like this. The older her would have never even thought this.
From: Seungwannie
She died at 11:47 am today.
Irene choked on her saliva, letting out a surprised cough. She knew what the time represented. The time when she kicked her girlfriend out of her house.
To: Seungwannie
Come here. I'll resurrect her.
Irene put her phone down after sending the reply and wondered if the younger girl will come over. Suddenly, the idea of Wendy walking here alone made her uncomfortable so she quickly looked back at her phone.
From: Seungwannie
Okay.
Irene was thinking to tell Wendy that she will rather come there but seeing the message, she let it go. Instead, she stood up and wore her slippers and thick jacket. After locking up her door, Irene went downstairs, going towards the mart which was a 5 minute walk from her house. She knew her neighbourhood well and also knew that during this time, some men used to roam around around the mart to buy alcohol and smoke around.
When she saw 3 men on their sports bikes at some distance, she sighed, wanting to chase them away. What she also saw was a small figure walking beside them. From the brown silky hair and a oversized blue sweatshirt she could tell who this small human was. Her hamster.
Irene quickly jogged towards Wendy who was walking with her head down. When she stopped in front of her girlfriend, Wendy got startled and almost jumped, seeing who held her hand from the left.
"Hey," Irene smiled, putting an arm around Wendy who seemed uncomfortable from the men on the other side of the small road, looking at them while whispering.
"H-Hey," Wendy said, confusion evident on her face.
"Let's go," Irene said, continuing to walk.
"Why'd you come down? I told you I was coming," Wendy said, looking on the side at her girlfriend in puzzlement.
"I thought of surprising you," Irene eye smiled, seeing the faint blush on her girlfriend's cheeks.
Irene took her arm off Wendy's shoulder and grabbed her hand, feeling the warmth of the other's hand making her exhale in satisfaction.
The walk back to the apartment was awfully quiet and Irene could see the eyebags under her girlfriend's eyes. She can tell that Wendy had been stressed and maybe had been overworking herself. More than that, she hasn't slept.
"Do you want anything?," Irene asked, locking the door behind herself.
Wendy shook her head, going straight to her girlfriend's bed. She kicked off her shoes and removed her sweatshirt, leaving her in a plain blank tee instead. She sank down on the bed, enjoying how warmly it hugged her. The scent of lavender and the cosiness got to her straight away.
"Tired?," Irene chuckled, removing her own jacket and slippers as she sat on the bed beside her girlfriend.
"Still not talking to me? Come on," Irene said in a pout as she got inside the blanket, getting closer to her girlfriend.
Wendy who liked to cuddle... like a lot couldn't help but snuggle into Irene's body. She wanted to be mad at Irene but she knows that she can never do that.
"Talk to me Wannie," Irene whispered after leaning in closer to Wendy's ear. She saw the younger girl getting goosebumps due to her whisper and smirked.
"W-What?," Wendy asked, snuggling more into Irene's neck so the latter is not able to seduce her like that ever again.
"Talk to me~," Irene cutely whined, stroking Wendy's hair which she absolutely loved. The silky texture with a strawberry scent. Her favourite.
"I'm sorry~ for today," Irene apologised, holding Wendy by her shoulders to push her away slightly to see her face.
After hearing the apology Wendy frowned and decided to forgive her girlfriend. She pouted, indicating that she needs a make up kiss.
Irene who was beyond happy leaned in to peck the younger girl's kiss. As soon as she pulled back and Wendy smiled, she leaned in once again to capture those lips in a real kiss.. which her girlfriend absolutely deserves.
Wendy who was a little surprised felt Irene entering her mouth with her tongue, kissing her in the most passionate way. Wendy felt her heartbeat rising as she tasted the lips she was addicted to.
When they pulled apart, both of them caught their breath for a few seconds, looking at each other intently.
They both were ready for the next step. And Irene knew that from the lustful look of overflowing desire Wendy was staring her lips with.
And she knew for a fact.
She shouldn't waste anymore time.
And dive into the night which'll mark the first time they make love.