Chapter Text
It's been a shining star
It's been a blue sky
Gonna tell you something 'bout my story
It's been a long time
We've been together through
Thick and thin
And we won't desert each other now
- Destiny / MAMAMOO
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Byulyi was left alone after Wheein and Hyejin visited her. She was sitting on the pier, ignoring the blazing sun abover her. Her gaze shifted to the empty cans beside her and sighed.
Her fingers travelled to it and put them inside the plastic bag and sighed once again.
She sprung up from her seat and brushed the dust off her pants before making her way to her house.
Another day had passed and she was alone.
Monday came and she knew she had to work her ass off to earn money, though money was not everything for her. She took her beloved Eleanor Mustang and made her way to the airport.
She parked her car and went towards the elevator that was made for her only and pushed the button to her office's floor after entering her password. Byulyi looked at her reflection. Her eyebrow arched when she saw her smudged lipstick.
Byulyi leaned forward to have a clearer look of her lips when the elevator door opened and revealed a familiar woman standing in front of her. Her heart beat faster when a familiar scent entered her nostrils.
Her eyes met the woman's brown orbs. Byuli's hands were sweating and lost her sanity when the woman smiled lovingly.
It was Yongsun.
The woman's eyes were fixed on her lips and noticed the smudged lipstick. Her hands moved forward and held her chin before fixing the lipstick using her finger. Byulyi was stunned from the very start and did not get a chance to speak.
Yongsun smiled after that and walked pass Byulyi. She was inside the elevator - Byulyi's back - when she gathered courage to speak.
"You're late for work, Ms. Moon. I went back from vacation and decided to pay you a visit," said Yongsun. Byulyi slowly faced Yongsun. "And yeah, I went inside without your permission. I'm sorry for that, but you should learn not to set a birthdate as a password."
With that, the flight attendant pushed the button to the parking lot and did not miss a chance to annoy her boss by winking at her.
Byulyi was frozen on her spot and went back to her senses after the elevator door closed. She cursed when she realised what happened seconds ago.
Her feet moved and brought her in front of her glass table. Byulyi pushed a button that will connect her automatically to her secretary's office. After a few seconds, someone answered.
"Yes, Ms. Moon?"
"Yeri, who let that woman go inside the building? And in my office?" Byulyi was massaging the bridge of her nose as she asks Yeri.
"Woman? No one entered your office except you--"
"No! Yongsun just left my office minutes ago!"
"Just a moment, Ms. Moon."
Byulyi harshly hung up while whispering curses. Her heart wasn't in a good condition ever since Yongsun came. And her mind, too.
While thinking deeply of the possible reasons why Yongsun came to see her, the telephone rang and made her flinch. She muttered a small fuck while trying to get the call.
"The securities said Ms. Yongsun was with Ms. Park Bom earlier, but we did not know how Ms. Yongsun entered your office."
"It's because she knows--" Byulyi let out a sigh. "Never mind." She thanked Yeri and sat on her swivel chair.
Her mind was full of thoughts. She wanted to call Yongsun but she thought the woman changed her number right after she left. Her another option was the COO of her company - Park Bom.
The events passed like a cold wind, making her heart twitch just by thinking about it. She does not know how to react. She was not prepared. Byulyi was preparing herself for that time, but she was not aware it had to be that day.
Her phone rang many times before she read the name on the screen and answered it.
"Why did you bring her here?"
"Oh, wow, chill. Let me explain first," said the person on the other line. It was Bom.
"You have a minute."
...
A woman standing across the street was impatiently waiting for someone to arrive. She was tapping her right foot continuously as she checks her phone. A black sedan parked in front of her and she knew whose car it was.
"Ms. Park Bom!"
The woman in her mid-thirties turned around as she removes her sunglasses. She raised an eyebrow when she saw a familiar woman in her uniform. Yongsun smiled widely as she approaches the COO.
"What brings you here? I thought you're at the other quarters?" Bom asked.
"That's the thing, Ma'am. I'd like to work here at the main."
The older woman looked her straight to the eye; checking if she was fucking around. Yongsun kept a serious face after she dropped those words to convince the higher. Bom sighed before saying, "You know I can't do that."
The flight attendant's eyebrow automatically raised. She immediately fixed her face after she realised how rude she was.
"There's nothing you can't do, Ma'am."
Yongsun knew what she was saying. She knew exactly what she wanted. She needs to do something before it was too late. Yongsun cannot afford to lose her for the second time.
"I'm just a COO--"
"You're the COO. You can do things without the CEO's permission," said Yongsun.
Kim Yongsun was a Chief Purser of Moon Airlines - the sister company of Moonstar Airlines. She got the position because of her passion and hard word. Bom hired her when Yongsun applied because she resigned from her previous work.
Byulyi was not oblivious to the sudden turn of events. She knew what happened and unfortunately, she just knew the tip of it. No words came out from Yongsun.
She was not the one who faced Yongsun, but she was the reason why Yongsun got her job.
Byulyi asked Bom to look for a woman named Kim Yongsun and ask her to apply for a position on the crew. The younger did not think twice before saying yes to the COO.
The investigation about the past events was still on-going, but they cannot gather information of have a lead if Yongsun does not say anything.
Byulyi entrusted Bom to manage Moon Airlines. She never heard anything about the woman of her life after she got hired. Byulyi only knew that Yongsun was working hard for the high position.
Build a name and reputation in the industry was not Byulyi's dream. She was ignorant about the field when she decided to pursue it. She was hoping that maybe, maybe they can see each other again even if it was impossible.
She did not waste a second and chance. Her excellency helped her to go to the top and she was already there, but she was not happy. She felt like something was missing. Someone was missing.
That was the only option she had in order to be closer to Yongsun, she thought. Byulyi was never been that desperate to achieve something. It was all for Yongsun.
She knew she was being selfish to herself because she did that with only Yongsun in her mind. Yongsun in her heart. Yongsun, Yongsun, Yongsun.
Only Yongsun.
"Let us ask for Byulyi's opinion first."
Yongsun's shoulders sagged at what she heard. She was not ready to meet the woman she broke years ago because she was scared to fuck up everything for the second time.
She went inside the building with her head down, afraid that Byulyi will see her even if that was what their affair. Bom was walking ahead of her with her two bodyguards side by side. Yongsun was pretty famous in the field, that's why hearing someone calling her name was not new to her.
Bom went to the lobby and asked if Byulyi was in her office and the staff shook her head. They told Bom to wait for the boss at the lounge.
Yongsun's impatient ass was itching to get out of the building. Bom walked to her and dragged her to the lounge. The older did not try to tell the reason because she knew Yongsun heard about it.
The younger could not stay at her spot and kept on fidgeting the hem of her uniform. She excused herself from the COO and acted like she was going to pee. Her feet brought her in front of the elevator door. She thought it was just some kind of typical elevator, but she was shocked to see that it has a number keys on the side.
The elevator was the same as Park Bom's way to her office at Moon Airlines. She assumed that it was only for Byulyi so she challenged herself to open it no matter what.
She tried Byulyi's birthdate.
"122292"
Nothing happened.
The day when they got together.
"061914"
Error.
She tried various password combinations that have a connection to Byulyi, but she was always wrong.
Then an idea popped up in her mind.
"022191"
It opened.
Her eyes roamed inside the elevator. She smiled when she realised that Byulyi was still using the same cologne. The scent lingered and she was loving it. She hoped she could stay there forever.
The ride was fast and she was already at the office in less than a minute. The familiar scent was still there and she was sure that the scent was adhered to her uniform.
Yongsun's feet unconsciously brought her in every single corner of the room. Byulyi's love for darker colors never fades, she thought.
When she was tired from looking on to Byulyi's things, be it personal or private, she sat down on the glass table. The office was placed at the topmost of the building and it has a breathtaking view of the scenery. She smiled.
Time was running slow and Yongsun got irritated. She thought her boss was not going to show up. She realised that she went in uninvited so she moved as fast as she could to ride the elevator, but it suddenly opened.
A leaning Byulyi was right in front of her. She was taken aback for a second, but was able to move first than the younger. Her eyes immediately landed on Byulyi's red lips and noticed the smudged lipstick. Yongsun's delicate fingers started to reach Byulyi's lips and got a closer look on the younger's flawless face.
Her heart was racing and she knew the reason.
"You're late for work, Ms. Moon. I went back from vacation and decided to pay you a visit," she tried to act as if everything was alright when her cold hands were already shaking in nervousness. "And yeah, I went inside without your permission. I'm sorry for that, but you should learn not to set a birthdate as a password."
She tried to sound calm as much as possible. Yongsun gained her courage to wink at her own boss. Her ex-girlfriend.
Her heart calmed when she met Byulyi's eyes once again. She realised something: there was nothing to be scared of when it comes to Byulyi. Yongsun might break her heart countless times, Byulyi would never do the same.
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