Love Step

[Jess Buck]

Avery looked at the sketch and smiled.


"Yeah I like it. Oh Kyung-Mi is going to love it!" She giggled happily. Jessica tapped Avery's shoulder. She smiled sheepishly.


"Hey, sorry but Krystal and I have to go. See you later?" Avery smiled.


"Yeah totally. Hey lemme give you my number and we can meet up some time." She grabed a pen from her purse and wrote down her number on Jessica's hand. She smiled happily. "See you later." Jessica held back her blush with a friendly smile and nod.


"Yeah, see you." With that, Jessica and Krystal walked out. Jessica let out a huge breath as they walked out. Krystal squealed and giggled.


"Oh my god Jess she is sooo into you!" Jessica shushed her friend.


"Be quiet! We've gotta figure out how to get Lou and Elliot-Rose together. Come on." Jessica grabbed Krystal by the hand and dragged her back to their apartment.


Bae smiled and followed behind Lilly without protest.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Chun Hei raised an eyebrow at Avery but smiled and took the sketch back. " I'll get started on it right away then ", she said with a smile before beginning to make her way back to her small work room when TingZhe stopped her and the two began whispering.


" There she is ", Lilly sighed in relief when she saw Mika working away at the display window with a content smile on her face. But, when she caught someone staring at Mika from across the street, anger started to build up in her system.

 

[Jess Buck]

Avery was about to leave when she noticed Chun Hei talking with her ex-boyfriend. She stayed, just to see what was going on. She considered Chun Hei a friend, and she didn't want her to get hurt even more then she already had.


Bae raised an eyebrow.


"Woah, Lilly. Are you ok?"

 

[Soul Eu Min]

TingZhe affectionately brushed some hair out of her face which made Chun Hei's cheeks light up before he left and she was watching him leave with a sorrowful expression on her face. With a sigh, Chun Hei went back into the work room and continued to paint.


" Some guy is staring at Mika like a creeper ", she hissed while twitching. The grip she had on Bae's hand tightened as she walked to the flower shop and briefly greeted Mika, who saw her on the other side of the window.

 

[Jess Buck]

Avery watched as TingZhe left. Once he was gone, Avery scurried over to Chun Hei's work room. She knocked on the door.


"Chun Hei?" She called out.


Bae followed Lilly. He smiled and gave a friendly wave to Mika.


"Hi, I'm Bae." He said.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

" Yes? ", came Chun Hei's quiet reply as she opened the door only a crack. She couldn't believe what had just happened, a part of her wanted it to be a dream, the other yearned for it to be an absolute reality.


Mika shyly looked at Bae before fiddling with her fingers. " M...My na-name is... Mika... Ta-Tahara ", she managed to stutter out. Lilly glared at the guy who was still staring at Mika, if he didn't stop soon, she would walk over and give him one good black eye.


After eating, Lau, Lou, Hyorin, Fang Hua, and Zhang Pai made their way into Chun Hei's art gallery. The group was looking around at each painting and making their own comments about it. Hyorin and Lau were off in their own world since they're a couple while Fang Hua, Lou, and Zhang Pai were speaking to one another in hushed whispers. Fang Hua had her arms hooked with Lou and Zhang Pai's so that the trio wouldn't get separated from one another.

 

[Jess Buck]

"What happened with him?" Avery asked curiously.


Bae looked across the street at the guy who was staring. Bae looked back at Lilly.


"Lilly he's not doing anything. Why are you flipping out?" He asked.


Peter, Levi, and Elliot-Rose were walking back to Peter and Levi's apartment when they passed Chun Hei's art gallery. Elliot-Rose stopped at looked at the building. She turned back to her brother.


"I'll be over there in a little bit. I think I'm gonna look around in here." She said. Peter nodded


"Mkay Ella, I'll see you later." With that, Peter and Levi walked off and Elliot-Rose walked into the art gallery. She looked around curiously at all of the paintings.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Chun Hei shook her head with a tearful smile on her face, " He told me he loves me.... I don't know what to do! ", she proclaimed while storming deeper into her art room.


" Because I'm protective of Mika ", Lilly replied with the most adorable pout on her face. Mika, who sweat dropped, inched away until she was able to continue working on the bouquets.


Lou and Fang Hua were observing a painting while Zhang Pai was in the bathroom. Their arms were hooked with one another and they seemed to be off in their own little world. Since Hyorin and Lau had wandered off for couple time, the pair just naturally drifted together with Zhang Pai as their common ground.

 

[Jess Buck]

Avery followed behind her, closing the door.


"Chun Hei! Didn't he cheat on you?" She asked


Bae gave her a warm smile.


"Its good that your protective of you friends, but the guy was literally just looking in the direction of the flower shop. He could have been looking at the flowers for all you know. Just....chill....ok?"


Elliot-Rose sighed happily, stopping in front of one of the paintings. It was a landscape that Elliot-Rose automatically could distinguish has the rain forests of Puerto Rico. Her heart swelled as she remembered growing up there with her brother.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

" I don't know if he did ", Chun Hei hesitantly replied, " We... we never did talk about it because I was scared that it would be true ".


Lilly pouted but then nodded her head and hugged Mika. " I don't my Mika getting hurt ", she said to which Mika heavily blushed before shyly pushing Lilly away and hurried to the back of the store. Lilly pouted again but this time, looked at Bae with reddening cheeks. " She's flustered. Looks like she's fine though, Victor should be arriving in five minutes ", then she shyly added on, " Is there anywhere you want to go? ".


Fang Hua and Lou, who were still hooked onto one another noticed Elliot-Rose and walked over to her. " Hey, Elliot-Rose ", Fang Hua called her attention, " It's great seeing you again! Admiring Chun Hei's artwork, huh? ".

 

[Jess Buck]

Avery sighed.


"Well.....Do you still love him?"


Bae shrugged.


"There's this little shop on the other side of town. If you don't mind walking."


Elliot-Rose smiled


"Hello. Yes I am. I actually really like this piece." She said, looking back at the painting. "It reminds me of home.."

 

[Soul Eu Min]

" I.. I... ", Chun Hei blushed heavily before glancing shyly down at her shoes. To say that she doesn't love him would be a lie, to say that she's not scared in taking another chance, would also be a lie.


" I'm fine with walking ", Lilly replied, secretly squealing on the inside at getting to spend more time with Bae. Not like she would admit it though.


Fang Hua smiled brightly, " Really? Where are you from? ", she asked. Lou looked at Elliot-Rose, slightly curious. He couldn't understand it, but something about this girl made him want to know more about her.

 

[Jess Buck]

Avery smiled, rubbing Chun Hei's back comfortingly.


"Think about it. I'll call you later ok?"


Bae smiled and held out his arm for Lilly to take.


Elliot-Rose smiled


"Puerto Rico.." She said with a giggle "As if my accent didn't give it away...."

 

[Soul Eu Min]

" Thanks... ", Chun Hei whispered before sighing deeply and looked at a covered canvas, which was concealing a painting she couldn't finish.


Shyly, Lilly took hold of Bae's hand, enjoying the warmth and looked mildly surprised at the electrifying shock that surged through her body at the contact.


Fang Hua giggled before noticing Zhang Pai looking lost. She smiled at Elliot-Rose, " Hopefully we'll see you around! ", she said before dragging Lou off towards Zhang Pai. Lou gave Elliot-Rose his usual smile and wave before following obediently after Fan Hua.

 

[Jess Buck]

Caitlyn smiled and waved to Chun Hei before heading out.


Bae smiled happily as he felt a wave of warmth come over him. He sighed with contentment before leading Lilly to the little shop on the other side of town.


Elliot-Rose smiled and waved to them. Lou's smile made Elliot-Rose's heart skip a beat. She blushed and turned quickly back to the painting. What was that? She looked up at the painting and smiled.


Back at Peter and Levi's apartment, they found Leo standing by the front door. Levi was extremely excited to see his brother. The three went inside and caught up.


"So you're the famous Peter Torres." Leo said upon meeting Peter. Levi blushed and rubbed the back of his neck while Peter chuckled.


"Yeah, and you must be the notorious Leo Connors." Leo chuckled.


"I see my reputation exceeds me."


"I nice to meet you." Peter said, holding out his hand. Leo ignored the hand and went in for the hug, witch shocked Levi and Peter both.


"Thank you." Leo said. When Leo pulled away both his twin and his twin's boyfriend gave him a confused look. "Thank you for taking care of my brother while I was off being.......off being a dick head." Levi, holding back tears, jumped onto his brother and hugged him tightly.


"Shut up."

 

[Soul Eu Min]

At first, Lilly was tense. She wasn't used to being in such contact with a guy, usually she was extremely close to Lu Xun, not with someone else. For a couple of seconds, she remained tense before eventually relaxing her body and interlocked their fingers with a small smile on her face.


' How odd... ', was the only thing that Lou thought while thinking about how weird he felt at the moment. He pushed it aside though, when Fang Hua and him had reached the shy looking Zhang Pai.

 

[Jess Buck]

Bae smiled


"What's your favorite food?" He asked.


Elliot-Rose sighed happily. She looked around for the owner.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

" Well, I really like seafood ", Lilly answered, " What about you, Bae? ".


After debating with herself and calming her nerves, Chun Hei finally left her workroom and returned to the bright lights of her gallery.

 

[Jess Buck]

Bae thought for a moment.


"I've always liked German good to be honest." He chuckled and rubbed the back of his head.


Upon seeing Chun Hei, Elliot-Rose walked over to her with a smile.


"Excuse me." She said, tapping her shoulder.

 

[Soul Eu Min]

Lilly smiled at him, " Well, maybe we should get German food.... I mean... Uh... um... n-not as a da-date ", she shyly stuttered with a red blush on her cheeks.


" Yes? How may I help you? ", Chun Hei asked as she spun around to face Elliot-Rose with a beautiful smile on her face.