Baby

4

"Gave my heart to another lover, don't know how I ever let you go."

Ding!

Another message had arrived to Jeongyeon's phone. She took it, expecting to see her fiancee's name on the screen, but was greeted by an address by an unknown number. Another ding, followed by another message: "I'm waiting, don't be late!"

Jeongyeon sighed and looked up, her eyes meeting the roof of her car. She was tired, and she wanted to go home to see her girlfriend. Her work had left her drained, and so had the woman who she had photographed - emotionally rather than physically. She shifted in her carseat and looked down at her wrist, scoffing at the letter that was tattooed on her skin. "I can't say no, who knows what she could do to my job."

With that said, she began pulling out of the parking lot, and to the address that she assumed Sana had sent her. The drive was quiet again, the hum of the engine accompanying her. She wasn't one to play music, she found it distracting, as the drive itself was relaxing.

The drive, however, didn't last long. She pulled into the parking lot of a seemingly expensive restaurant. It was beautiful, yes, but it looked way out of her price range. She gulped and took a deep breath, stepping out of the car and into the restaurant.

"And I thought the outside was pretty," she breathed, her dark eyes skimming the inside of the restaurant. Huge chandeliers hung from the celling, followed beautiful velvet curtains. The scenery was breathtaking to the young photographer/

"Excuse me," a woman standing at a podium near the door snapped Jeongyeon out of her thoughts. "Do you have a reservation?" The woman was very pretty. Her eyes skimmed the name tag quickly before replying.

"I'm meeting someone, actually," Jeongyeon mumbled in reply.

The woman - who's name was Rosé, according to her name tag, - nodded and skimmed through a book. "Ah, Miss Yoo. Yes, please follow me, I'll take you to your table."

Jeongyeon followed the woman, receiving odd looks from people who were dining. Maybe it's because I'm underdressed, she thought to herself.

After a few moments, Rosé spoke again. "Miss Yoo, your table."

Sana looked up at the mention of her photographer and smiled warmly at the woman. Her hair was styled in gentle waves, and she was wearing an elegant black dress, truly fitting of a celebrity such as herself. A gentle blush spread on Jeongyeon's cheeks. She couldn't help but think that the woman before her was beautiful.

"Your waitress will be here to take your orders in a few moments," Rosé smiled, and walked off, leaving the two women on their own.

A few moments of silence fell between the two women as Jeongyeon took her seat. The model took a small sip from a Champagne glass and looked at the blonde woman before her. "Jeong! No time to change?"

A small sigh escaped Jeongyeon's lips. She was already feeling self conscious about her outfit, as now more people were eyeing her than before. "No, I didn't want to keep you waiting, Sana. Bad manners."

The model smiled gently. "Considerate as always, Jeong. It's one of the things I missed the most about you."

Jeongyeon took a deep breath, feeling her words getting caught in her throat. Sana put her glass down, gliding her hand towards Jeongyeon's as she spoke again, "I'm glad we were able to meet again, and I'm glad that we'll get to see each other often from now on... Oh?" Her hand was finally over Jeongyeon's, but her fingers had touched metal. Curious, she removed her hand and eyed her ring for a few moments.

Suddenly, a woman appeared at their table, startling Jeongyeon. 

"Hello! I'm Jennie, and I'll be your host for - Jeongyeon?" 

"Jennie! How are you?"

The two women smiled at each other, excitement clear on their faces. Sana stared at both women, trying to see what their relationship was, and hid her scowl behind her champagne glass.

"It's been so long," the host smiled, pulling some dark strands of hair out of her face. Her eyes looked the woman over quickly, stopping upon noticing the ring on her finger. "Oh?"

Jeongyeon blushed and nodded.

With a satisfied sigh, Jennie went back to her business mode, and turned to Sana. "I apologize for the delay. Are you ready to order?"

Sana, who's distaste in the situation was made apparent, picked the menu up. "Yes, I'll have the lobster pasta," she looked over at who she considered her date, who seemed confused, and sighed, "Miss Yoo will have the duck."

Jennie nodded and jotted the order in the notepad she was carrying. "Okay, your order will be here shortly." She took one last look at Jeongyeon before taking her leave.

Jeongyeon sighed, and ran a hand through her hair, pulling it out of  her eyes. Sana couldn't help but sigh, as mannerisms like that always made her melt.  Curiosity, however, took the best from the model. "Jeong, that's a very pretty ring."

The photographer blushed and smiled. "Isn't it? It's my engagement ring."

Sana's eyes narrowed, "Engagement? Who's the lucky...person?"

"Nayeon Im! Maybe you know her, she went to high school with us." Jeongyeon spoke excitedly, happy to get to talk about the woman she loved the most. "Her name is engraved inside the ring, actually. And the sapphire on the ring is her birthstone!" 

It hurt. It hurt Sana to hear the woman she once loved talk like this about another person. "I see," was all she could reply to Jeongyeon without making her feeling obvious.

The photographer was oblivious to Sana's tone and feelings, she just loved talking about the person that made her the happiest! 

There were a few silent moments between the two women. Jeongyeon was admiring the scenery, but Sana was more interested about learning about this woman that Jeongyeon was now engaged to. This so-called Nayeon. 

"So," she began speaking, a smile on her face, "How long have you two known each other? Did all this happen before or after me?"

Sana knew how heavy her last sentence was to Jeongyeon, and the sad look on the blonde woman's face let her know she got the effect she wanted. Jeongyeon took a deep breath and shook her head.

"Nayeon and I have been together for six years. We knew each other as friends before that, she was the only one who was there for me when..." she let her voice trail off and shrugged, not meeting the model's eyes, "...you know. We got closer together, I asked her out,  we're getting married, I'm happy." Jeongyeon looked down at her lap.

Before Sana could respond, Jennie approached them with their meals. "Here you go, please enjoy your dinner." The waitress winked at Jeongyeon before walking off, a notion that received an eyeroll from Sana.

"Oh, this looks amazing," Jeongyeon mumbled, looking at the duck that Sana had ordered for her. It looked delicious, and smelled delicious, too! Her mouth couldn't help but water at the sight. She picked up her knife and fork, cutting the food up excitedly.

Sana smiled, keeping her eyes on the woman before her. It had been a long time since she had seen her former lover, she should be happy. But, she couldn't help but feel sad. It had been long, too long. Jeongyeon was engaged, she said she was happy. What happened to the promise of waiting? 

Jeongyeon took a bite of the duck, and smiled at Sana. She looked like a child when eating, Sana found it adorable. 'It's such a shame that time separated us both,' Sana thought to herself, bringing some of her own food to her lips, 'Now, it's up to me to regain that beautiful relationship we once had.' 

Her eyes met the blue stone on Jeongyeon's finger, anger swelling in Sana's chest. 'I'll get it back, Jeong. Even if it's by force.'