Just One Week

Jinyoung watched from the other side of the couch, his back leaning on the arm rest, as Yeeun was busy on her laptop.

"You're staring." Yeeun mumbled, eyes didn't leave the screen of her laptop.

Jinyoung just smiled.

"What are you doing?" He asked, he put his book down then scooted over to Yeeun, resting his head on her shoulder and peeked over her laptop.

"A new bed? You're buying a new one?" He asked after seeing the site Yeeun was looking at.

"Yeah." Yeeun replied. "Do you think Jennie and Jaebum can give us a discount? I like their style but I think it's quite expensive for me."

"Why would buy a new bed? Yours is perfectly fine." Jinyoung replied.

"Yeah." Yeeun said again. "But you can't sleep on the couch every time you're coming over. It's bad for your back. So, we need a bigger one."

It was only then when Jinyoung realized that Yeeun is actually looking at queen-sized beds. He diverted his eyes from the laptop to Yeeun's face. It amused him how focused she was; she's biting her lip and her eyebrows were in a furrow. Jinyoung can't help but adore her.

"There's nothing good here." Yeeun mumbled to herself with a pout. "I'll just buy from Jennie's. Do you think it's okay to ask for a discount? Or that's a bit embarrassing? Will you ask for me?"

Yeeun turned to Jinyoung, as she waited for his response, only to find him lost in her eyes.

"You're not listening to me again." Yeeun's pout turned into a frown.

"No—yes!" Jinyoung stuttered as he snapped back to his senses. "I am listening. And I'm sure Jennie won't mind. She'd even give you the bed for free."

"Of course, we can't do that!" Yeeun disagreed. "We have to pay for it. Even though it'll be a bit pricier, that's fine. It's an investment anyway."

"Investment?" Jinyoung echoed.

Yeeun's eyes were back on her laptop then. Typing Sunrise Craft's URL in the web.

"Investment." She repeated. "You know, for our future. When we live together or get married."

There was a brief pause, total silence, that seemed to last a lifetime.

Yeeun's eyes widened as soon as she realized what she just said.

"No!" It was her turn to snap back to her senses. "Forget that. I—I don't mean anything about that. That's nothing, I'm sorry."

"You know what, forget about the bed." She panicked and closed down the laptop.

"You're thinking about that? Already?" Jinyoung asked.

Yeeun bit her lip. "Only if you want me to."

A smile slowly formed in Jinyoung's face. Then, he glided his arm around Yeeun's waist and gently pulled her close. He planted a kiss on her head.

"Of course, I want you to."

Jinyoung did not mean it when he said that—not that he didn't want to marry or move in with Yeeun, he just simply hadn't thought about it since that night. At most, he was surprised, but he felt like it is the response at that moment; that Yeeun needed. It was a compromise.

Compromise. For some, compromise may not sound to be the best thing. It is plan B; settlement; not the first choice.

No people in relationships ever wants compromise. No one wants to settle for something that they didn't want in the first the place; for something that is not whole; for something less.