Lisa arrived at the couple's apartment around six after having stopped off at her place to change into a comfortable pair of jeans and her favorite hooded sweatshirt, tie her hair up in a loose ponytail and grab the case of beer she had put in the fridge to chill in preparation for tonight's get-together. She stood outside the couple's door anticipating the fun night ahead of them, but before Lisa knew what hit her, Jisoo had flung the door open and swept Lisa up in a ridiculous hug that physically forced her from the doorway all the way down the hall and into the main living area where she was unceremoniously dropped back to the floor.
"Oomph! And hello to you too, Chu! What's with the Super Hulk welcome there? Been eating your spinach, I see?" Lisa snickered while playfully squeezing Jisoo's puny little biceps.
Jisoo was, by far, the tiniest little Korean girl Lisa had ever met. She is 5 feet tall and 4 inches, and looked like she was a perpetual college student with her baby face and thin frame, something I'm sure she'd be thankful for a few decades from now.
After the initial shock of being manhandled by her crazy friend wore off, she proceeded through their usual formalities... shoes off, inquire about how everyone's day was, set the table for dinner, get everyone's drink orders, etc. They were a well-oiled machine until...
*knock knock*
Lisa paused, a la dear-in-the-headlights. "You expecting someone?" she asked, quirking an eyebrow and glancing back to Rosé and Jisoo who were puttering around in the kitchen.
"Oh yeah," Rosé said loudly from behind the door of the fridge. "Would you mind answering the door, Lisa? I'm trying to find something amongst all the leftover crap in this refrigerator and Jisoo has her hands buried in raw chicken."
"Sure, sure," Lisa muttered, still very confused by the sudden change in what she believed to be their usual night in. She must have taken a bit longer to answer the door than she had meant to because the knocking began again, but louder this time.
"One second," Lisa said to the mystery person on the other side of the door. As she pulled the chain away and swung the door open, she was shocked to see Jennie standing there, flowers in hand, looking even prettier - if that was even possible - than she had last week at the restaurant.
"Jennie!" Lisa squeaked, shoving her hands quickly into her back pockets and striking what she hoped was a relaxed pose.
Jennie smiled confidently and held her gaze. "Hello again, Lisa. It's so nice to see you. Mind if I come in? I want to get these flowers in some water," she asked casually, maintaining eye contact until Lisa suddenly came to her senses and stepped aside to let Jennie through the front door that she had so rudely been blocking.
"Of course, of course. Those flowers are lovely, thank you," Lisa said, sincerely. This earned her a raised eyebrow and half-smile from Jennie.
"Um, Lisa," Rosé said, nudging her friend playfully, "I'm pretty sure Jennie brought the flowers for us, you weirdo." Rosé chuckled lightly and accepted the flowers from Jennie, thanking her again for the lovely gift and went back to the kitchen.
Lisa, feeling impossibly more awkward as the seconds ticked on, decided to just give it up. She didn't know why she couldn't stop making an idiot of herself in front of this woman, so she decided to try a different tack. Going into actress-Lisa-mode, she stood up a bit straighter, took a breath and turned her attention on Jennie.
"It is so nice to see you again, too. Please, come in and make yourself comfortable," Lisa said as she ushered Jennie further into Rosé and Jisoo's home. "Oh, and there's a 'no shoe' policy, so if you want some slippers or something to wear, just let one of those two bums know. They'll hook you up."
Chapter 2
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