Irene bit her own bottom lip then grabbed Seulgi by the collar to pull her in for yet another heated kiss.
Seulgi happily obliged and kissed the girl back with as much passion, as her hands made their way from the petite girl's waist up to the middle of her back to pull Irene closer while the latter has a death grip of the younger girl's hair at the back of her head; their heads tilting, allowing more access to each other's mouths. Seulgi felt like everything just completely disappeared around them, and her focus was solely on relishing the taste she'd been yearning for since she met the leader. She didn't want to stop. She didn't want to stop because she wants to make up for all the years wasted by just staring at the love of her life and doing nothing about it.
Seulgi was on cloud nine. Her senses are heightened and she could feel every movement and every touch so when she felt Irene's hand slide from her shoulder down to just above her breast, her knees went weak as she released a moan. She felt Irene smile through the kiss. Seulgi then thought, two can play the game.
She broke the kiss and started attacking Irene's neck and heard the latter inhale sharply as she whispered, "Shit." This only sparked Seulgi to continue her assault on Irene's neck with her lips, savouring the flavour that's sweeter than honey. Irene tilted her head giving her better access. Her hands slid from Irene's back down to either side of her waist and held onto them tighter as she worked around the older girl's neck until she was showering her jaw with kisses. She then swiped her tongue on the girl's earlobe before taking it in between her lips to suck gently - eliciting yet another moan from the petite girl.
Loving the effect her kisses has on Irene, Seulgi felt bolder. She released the girl's earlobe and gave her a soft peck on the lips. Then, she smirked. Before Irene could even ask anything, she quickly bent down, grab the back of Irene's knees, and lifted her up so she is now sitting on the kitchen counter with Seulgi in between her legs. Seulgi grabbed her back to pull her closer. With her covered centre making contact with Seulgi's stomach, Irene could only hold onto the latter's arms, with her eyes closed and mouth slightly opened, as she tries to recover herself from the sudden throbbing sensation inside her pants. "Fuck, you're a bitch", she muttered under her breath as she stared at Seulgi, who stared back at her with a smug look - her eyes turning just a shade darker, like a bear getting ready to pounce on her prey.
"Yeah, well, I'm your bitch", Seulgi proudly stated.
They both leaned in and met halfway with another kiss. The intensity growing, together with their need to feel more of each other. Irene cupped Seulgi's cheeks bringing her even closer while the latter's hands continue to slowly slide up and down her legs, waist, and back. Irene's hands released Seulgi's cheeks as they made their way down her chest - and then pushed the younger girl slightly, yet effectively, breaking the kiss.
Both girls are fighting so hard to catch their breaths.
"We.. W-we need... Whew! God what is air?", she said in between breaths as she fans herself with her hand. She inhaled and tried to continue what she was previously saying, "We need to stop kissing because we need to do some talking." Then she added, "Otherwise I wouldn't be able to stop myself from taking you right here, right now."
"Well if you could stop being so hot that would be very much appreciated", Seulgi countered. Then she took a deep breath to calm herself from the adrelin she still has from the previous make-out session with Irene.
There was a few seconds of silence, comfortable silence this time, as they both try so hard to regain their composure. Seulgi suddenly remembered something and grabbed Irene's wrist, "I almost forgot to show you something".
They made their way to Irene and Yeri's room, both feeling like they are just coming down from their high.
"What are we doing here?", Irene asked as Seulgi opened the door.
"You'll see."
When the door opened, Irene began scanning the room. And that's when she saw it. Her bedside table, which was empty before, now had a vase sitting on top of it with pink and yellow roses arranged together beautifully. "Oh my god."
Irene looked at Seulgi, her eyes on the brink of tears for the nth time that night. She was about to ask but Seulgi seemed to have read her mind so she said, "I got them on my way back from the grocery store. I saw how lovely they looked, and I thought of us because you know, pink and yellow." Then she added, "See? I bought something for you. And I got them not because you want them but because I want to", subtly telling Irene that she shouldn't be jealous of Wendy because she's far more special to her than anything else in the world.
When she got no answer, Seulgi bent her head down in embarassment, blush slowly creeping up her cheeks as she said, "I know. It's cheesy. Sorry", while scratching the back of her neck.
Next minute, she felt herself getting tackled by a hug.
Irene let go and cupped her cheeks. "If you think it's cheesy, I think it's perfect", she said as she gave Seulgi a soft but sweet peck on the lips. And then another. And another. "I.." Kiss. "Should". Kiss. "Probably." Kiss. "Stop." And with one last peck that lingered for a few more seconds, Irene stopped herself.
Seulgi only gave a pout. "One more?", she asked as she held up her index finger covered with Winnie the Pooh band-aid.
Irene shook her head. "One more... AFTER we talked", she said as she took Seulgi's wrist and walked towards the living room.
Seulgi sighed. "Okay."
-
Irene was sat on one edge of the couch while Seulgi was lying, her head on Irene's lap as the latter gently strokes her hair.
"Imagine the drama we could've avoided if one of us got the balls to confess", Seulgi thought aloud.
"Well, this is your fault", Irene said.
Seulgi looked up at the leader with scrunched eyebrows, "How is this my fault?"
Irene just kept looking forward and said, "Because when I finally got the courage to confess you kissed someone else in front of me. It hurt. Like thousand times more painful than when you burnt your fingers. But the worse things is, there's no first aid kit for it."
Seulgi heard the crack in Irene's voice so she sat and and scooched over to the girl grabbing her by the waist so that she was sitting sideways on the couch, and Irene in between her legs. "Hey, look at me", she said.
She cupped the other girl's chin, forcing Irene to look at her, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I know I'm stupid. I've been regretting that decision every single day of my life." Her eyes were starting to water and she tried so hard to fight them back but failed to do so. As a single roll of tear fell down her cheek, she continued, "I loved you too much that it started to hurt not being around you. I loved you too much that when you said you like someone, it killed me inside. I tried to not get my hopes up because you keep reminding me that I'm your best friend. JUST your best friend. I'm sorry for being so naive about your feelings because I was so busy trying to contain mine. I... I'm sorry for everything I've done. I'm sorry for everything that I haven't done. I'm so SO sorry", she said as she wrapped her arms around the petite girl, rested her head on her shoulder, and began sobbing uncontrollably.
Irene turned to her side so she was facing Seulgi.
"Babe", she started. She wiped the tears off of the younger girl's face and continued, "I know you're sorry. And I want you to know that you're forgiven. Besides, this isn't all your fault. We're both to blame, okay? But we're not gonna spend the rest of our lives regretting everything when we can just forget about the past and live in the present moment."
She cupped Seulgi's face and the latter leaned into the touch. "We're gonna be honest with each other from now on, okay?"
Seulgi nodded.
"So let me start by saying", Irene let go of Seulgi's face to hold her hands. Without removing her eyes from Seulgi's, she continued, "Kang Seulgi, I love you... I love you like I've never loved anyone else before. You matter to me more than anything - more than my life even. I would die, for you to live... I admit I'm scared of what people would think. But I'm not scared to face them with you. I'm not perfect. But I know I'll try to be, just so you would take me."
Seulgi is at a loss for words. She couldn't believe she'd be hearing all of those words from Irene. "S-say that again?"
Irene's mouth hanged open. "I just said a gazillion words", she said with a pokerface.
Seulgi blushed. "No. Not everything. Like, maybe the first few words."
"Kang Seulgi, I love you."
Seulgi smiled from ear-to-ear and tightened her hold on Irene's hands. "I love you too." She looked down on their intertwined hands and continued, "It never occured to me that you love me like THIS - because you'll always throw the word best friend and then my dreams of being with you gets crushed. I didn't want to get my hopes up - even when I feel like your touches linger just a bit more than they do with others - but Wendy keeps telling me that you also want me the way I want you."
"Wendy?", Irene questioned.
Seulgi's eyes widened in panic at the thought of Irene getting jealous and hurt again. "Y-yeah. Don't get the wrong idea! I just happened to confess about my feelings for you to her. I swear that girl has some psychic powers."
Irene nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I would have to agree with that."
"So, yeah. I was really so sure you liked Minho-oppa because you're always with him", Seulgi said.
"That's because he's my co-host."
"I know that now but jealousy always gets the best of me", Seulgi confessed.
Irene sighed. "Me too."
"You're perfect though", Seulgi said. "Too perfect even. Too perfect for someone like me."
"No", Irene countered. "You're just the perfect one for me."
"I love you", Seulgi said.
"And I love you too."
"I wanna kiss you right now."
"Do it. I owe you one more, don't I?"
So Seulgi kissed Irene. She could and would never get enough of her.
-
They were cuddled on Irene's bed, Seulgi acting as the big spoon with Irene's head on her chest.
"What are we?", Seulgi asked.
"What do you want us to be?", Irene answered.
"I want to be with you. That's all I know."
"Then be with me."
"Okay."
"So what we're you doing with Wendy in the kitchen? When you had your foreheads together", Irene couldn't help but ask.
"Well, Wendy thought I'd begin to see what she sees, that you like me too, if we press our foreheads toge-... Wait. You were there?", Seulgi asked as she look down on Irene who just hugged her tighter.
"..."
"Oh my god! That's what I heard! I heard your footsteps! I knew there was something... Or someone, in that case", Seulgi said.
There was a comfortable silence.
"Irene, you awake?"
"Mhmm."
"I'm scared to go to sleep."
Irene looked up."What's wrong?"
Seulgi sighed. "I'm afraid that I'm gonna wake up to realise this is all just a freaking insanely good dream."
Irene caressed Seulgi's face with the back of her hand and cupped her cheek. "Listen, this is not a dream. I'm gonna be here when you wake up, okay?"
"Okay." Seulgi looked down and stared at the eyes of the girl in her arms as the moon casted some of its light on her face. "You're the most beautiful thing I have laid my eyes on."
Irene smiled and blushed. "And you're the smoothest talker I have met", she said and pecked Seulgi's lips. "Goodnight. I love you."
"I love you too", Seulgi said as she placed a kiss on Irene's head. "Goodnight."
The two girls fell asleep with smiles on their faces. Seulgi was happy to know that the first thing she would wake up to, that morning, was her girlfriend. Girlfriend. Seulgi liked that.