"irene. irene."

you blink when a hand touches your arm and lightly shakes you.

"hey. are you alright?" donghae asks, worried. "you've been zoning out."

you take in your surroundings and realise you're in your apartment, still watching that comedy film with donghae. the last thing you remember is his laughter filling the room before your mind drifts somewhere else.

back to her.

it has been a week now--nine days to be exact--since that locker room encounter with seulgi.

you thought you'd be over her after giving in to the temptation. boy, you were wrong.

because instead of getting over her, you want more from her.

you find yourself searching for her whenever you're in class or you go to the gym, hoping she'll chase you again.

but she seems to be a woman of her word. she never showed up to the gym after that. she didn't show up to your classes that week either.

what's happened to her? is she over you that fast?

"i'm sorry. it's just work," you tell your boyfriend, placing your hand on his leg and leaning against him.

his phone beeps with a notification.

"ah. they are at that bar again," he says, showing you a picture tiffany just posted on her social media account. "and yeri seems to have a boyfriend now, huh?"

it surprises you to see that eric has finally joined the gang. yeri must be making progress.

"and is this seulgi's girlfriend?"

you snatch the phone from donghae's hand to inspect the picture further.

indeed, a pretty woman is sitting beside seulgi. you scroll the pictures further and don't miss how close their bodies were, shoulders touching. the woman is clearly comfortable around seulgi.

you can't believe it.

you just can't believe it.

nine days of hangover from that five-minute kiss and seulgi's just humping any woman she sees.

dammit.

you hand the phone back to donghae. "last time i heard seulgi doesn't do relationships. maybe it's a new hook up of hers."

"admirable." donghae turns to the side and puts his phone down.

you weren't able to comprehend what he said as your mind drifts back to seulgi.

how her kiss felt.

how soft her mouth is.

how she gently held you.

donghae turns to you. "you seem not to enjoy this movie. do you want to--"

"kiss me."

"huh?"

"kiss me. now."

although surprised and confused, donghae leans in to kiss you.

and you can't stop yourself from comparing him to her.

his lips are chapped. his hands are rough.

you find yourself wishing it was seulgi you're kissing again.

dammit. you're messed up.

---

you couldn't take it anymore.

you think you will go crazy if this keeps getting any longer.

you need to see her.

you know she works out with eric and yeri lately. you made excuses to join them that day.

she looks surprised to see you in the gym. her face rearranges to a smirk after.

at least she's happy to see you.

"i take that you missed me too," she whispers as she puts her bag inside the locker beside yours. yeri immediately run off inside with eric.

you raise an eyebrow at her usage of 'too'.

"i just happen to have plans with my family tomorrow," you lie. "also, i need to return this to you." you give back her orange handkerchief.

"if you say so." she shrugs and receives the handkerchief.

"you have been missing my classes."

"miss me?" she teases.

"i'm only concerned about your grades. if absences like that kept occurring, i would have to drop you from my class--again."

"thanks for reminding me, professor. by the way," she closes her locker and leans in close, her lips lightly touching your ear, "i still can't get over your kiss."

your body heats up at the feeling of her breath on your skin. but she's already walking away from you before you can even react to what she did.

---

you're back to your locker, dripping with sweat from the workout.

seulgi cuts across your path when you're about to head to the shower.

"sod off," you warn, glaring at her.

she doesn't speak. instead, she drums a beat against the metal of the locker with her fingers.

tap... ta-tap-tap... tap... tap...

"only three of that. otherwise, i'm leaving," she says.

you're not sure what that is for. but at least she's walking away now.

yeri is still looking in the mirror when you get in the shower room.

not wanting to get trapped in eric-related-conversation, you go into one stall and locks it. you turn the shower on and let the water wash away the sweat from your body and clothes. you prefer to do it this way, not wanting to take home clothes stinking from sweat.

you were about to take your gym clothes off, but there was a small knock on your stall door.

tap... ta-tap-tap... tap... tap...

you turn around. your eyes wide.

tap... ta-tap-tap... tap... tap...

should you open the door?

tap... ta-tap-tap... ta--

you open your door quickly and pull her inside, locking it after.

the next thing happening is you pushing her against the tile wall and kissing her hard.

dammit. how can she feel this good?

your bodies are getting drenched by the continuous water flow from the shower, but you don't care. what's important is you are kissing her now, and she's kissing you back.

"fuck. i missed you so bad," she says, flipping your positions and pinning you against the wall. "you are making me go crazy, irene."

she dives in and kisses you again, down to your chin and your jaw, and your neck.

"shit..." you whisper, clutching her back.

her touches became bolder, her hands roaming all over your body now.

and you secretly wish she'd take off your clothes now.

she moves up again and kisses you one more time, more demanding this time.

and you don't know what's gotten into you, but you somehow want to take control and end up pushing her against the door, her body slamming against the plastic stall.

wow. since when were you this wild?

you feel her smile in between your exchange, and you hear a satisfying moan coming out from her.

your body jerks when one of her hands move to your inner thigh, cupping you down there.

"ahh. shit..." you pull away to breathe, but she pulls you back again for a kiss.

her hand moves, adding pressure to your clothed honeypot.

and you feel it starting to build up. you arch your back, trying to get some air, until--

there was a knock on your door.

"unni, you okay?" yeri asks. "i just heard you slamming onto the door. i'm just checking if you hit yourself or something."

you and seulgi are looking at each other. she pulls her hand away.

she smiles and tells you to answer.

"y-yeah. i... uh... i elbowed the door accidentally... but i'm fine," you say, and you feel yourself relaxing when seulgi kisses your neck. "thanks for checking, yeri."

yeri leaves after. you and seulgi exchange soft kisses before she parts from you.

you want to take her clothes off right then and there because she looks hot in those damp clothes.

"let's meet for a drink wednesday next week. i'll be at the barchs at eight," she says. "it's still in town, but it's a bit far from here, in case you're worried someone will see us."

you stare at her without a word. you know what will happen if you go there. you know you won't be able to stop yourself anymore if you meet her there.

"what if i don't come?" you ask.

"you would," she says confidently. "you found a way to meet me today. and even if you say you don't want it, i'm sure she wants it." she eyes your crotch area. "you might want to give her a little exercise later."

you look away and cover your face with a hand.

she chuckles and leans into you. "i'll be waiting for you next week."

after that, she unlocks the door and leaves.