Chapter 37

JENNIE

I was never a person who would chase someone that was unavailable. Someone that was already committed in a relationship. Yes, I was having fun when I was younger, but I wouldn’t ever do something like Bona did. That fucking bitch and the nerve she had. I knew from the beginning that she was loon. I just hope it’s the last time that we hear her name.

After everything that happened Jisoo stayed at the same table looking outside. I was watching her from afar, looking all skeptical. I knew that what happened wasn’t something you see everyday and knowing Jisoo I am sure she was thinking that she didn’t know that person all this long. If I was in her place I would think the exact same thing.

I was keep checking my watch and 3pm seemed so far away. Isn’t it strange when time seems to stop when you don’t want it and other times just pass so fast without realizing how. Well, in my case time seemed to stop. With every tic, another moment. With every toc, another hour.

“You keep looking at your watch.”

“Yeah, I know. It’s just that I want to go and pick Ella from her school.”

“Well, then go. I can stay back and one time when I will need you, you can stay back for me too. How’s that sound?”

“Yanah, why you are being kind?”

“Can’t I help a co-worker?”

“Yes, you can. But I don’t understand it. You flirt with me.”

“So? What’s wrong with that? I know you are with someone, that now I know her name, but flirting never bothered anyone. Jennie, the thing is that you can flirt but not to act to that flirt. So you have nothing to worry about me. I am just flirty and a teaser. I am nothing like the psycho that was here earlier.”

“So are you saying that you are not going to break up Jisoo and me?”

“Of course not. Don’t you think I didn’t know? She was coming here everyday, ordering the same thing for months. I knew that something was going on but I guess when I heard it from Jisoo’s lips that happened real. I am happy for you, although we are not friends.”

“After what you did for me today I think this is going to change. Thank you Yanah.”

“You are very welcome sexy.”

And like that Yanah, the person Jisoo was afraid that would cause us problem, was starting to become a friend. I liked Yanah and I am glad she wasn’t planning to be a psycho relationship breaker like Bona.

“Baby, we can go.”

“Eh?”

“Baby, are you okay?”

“Yeah, I am okay. What did you say?”

“I said we can go. Yanah will cover me.”

“Oh, okay.”

I didn’t like how she was acting. She seemed lost. And if it was for that Bona chick I hoped she wouldn’t cause any problem between us.

“Jisoo, do you want me to drive?”

“Yeah, could you?”

“Of course baby.”

On our way to Ella’s school we didn’t talk. I was looking back to her but she was looking outside the window. In my relationship with Jisol, I realized that things have to be cleared between a pair. And I needed her to talk to me.

“Jisoo? Talk to me baby. What is wrong?”

“Eh?”

“That’s what I mean. For the last couple of hours you don’t talk and when I talk to you you just look at me like I am an alien. So what is wrong?”

“I was thinking how naïve I am Jen. I was thinking that all this time I was working with someone that had full access to my life and today I realized she is crazy. She was ready to hurt you baby. If it wasn’t for Yanah she was ready to hurt you. I saw that and I froze. I couldn’t do anything. If it wasn’t for Yanah..” Now she was in th verge of crying and I could understand why she was acting like this. It was because of me.

“Jisoo, we can control the people we have in our life. Although it is late now you know. And you know what they say. Never is late. As for me, even if Yanah wasn’t there I could easily take her down. She doesn’t know me well..” and with that I heard her smile. It was a weak one but it was still a smile.

“No, she doesn’t know you. But still.. I am here to protect you and our daughter and I couldn’t protect you. I brought her into our lives by accepting her leaving from the firm.”

“Listen to me okay? Everything is over. Now we know and we can act on it. If she bothers us again my girlfriend is a bad ass lawyer and she knows all these lovely stuff. Plus, I am a bad ass myself. Although I am broken to several places on my body, I would protect you and Ella any day.”

She just nodded and took my hand bringing it to her lips and kissing my palm. What I learned from my relationship with Jisoo was things had to be discussed and when they were discussed everything seemed better.

Five months later..

Five months and Bona didn’t bother my family. To tell you the truth I was going to bed and waking up with the fear of what she would do. But everything was okay, Ella was already going to five and my relationship with Jisoo was amazing.

What happened to these five months? A lot. Well one thing that happened was that Jisoo had her own law office and she was the boss of herself. Yeah, she finally did it and I was very happy for her. She deserved it. She was afraid that that she wouldn’t have people coming to her office but all these years she had people trusting her and wanting her for their lawyer. So while she was crying in my lap one night, the next morning she had a phone call from one of her clients, and then she received another one, and then another one and pretty much all of her clients were at her office. I couldn’t be more proud of my girl. She was an amazing person.

The only bad thing is that we didn’t have time to see each other as we used to. Some nights she was coming home late at night and she couldn’t see Ella before she was to go to bed. That was breaking her heart and I knew how much. Because Jisoo once told me that without us she was working and was a bitch but now she had us and all she wanted to be home every night to kiss Ella goodnight and read to her with me. I missed her deeply but it was something she needed to do.

It’s been a week that Jisoo was working in a hard case. That meant going at her office early in the morning and coming home very late at night. Although her hard problem she would take Ella at her school and me at work and then she would go back to her office. As for her assistance? Well, I liked her. She didn’t seem psycho and it was a nice girl. It reminded me of Dahee sometimes. Same color, same eyes.. Maybe that’s why I liked her. But Nami in general was a nice girl and she didn’t have a problem with her boss being gay. That was always good.

At 11.30pm I heard the door and I saw an exhausted Jisoo walking in. And as every night I had a glass of whine waiting for her so she could relax.

“Welcome home baby.”

“It’s feel good to be back..” She leaned down and kissed my lips. She threw her bad at the couch and sat right next to me prompting her legs on mine. My girl was tired.

“How was it today?”

“Hard. Awful. Disaster. My eyes hurt.”

“What can I do to make you relax?”

“Hmm.. have a bath with me?”

“That I can do.. Will you come with me or are you going to wait here?”

“Here..”

“Okay baby. I’ll be back in a few.”

Last time we had sex was two weeks ago. I was horny like hell but I couldn’t ask when she was tired like this. Sometimes she was falling asleep on the couch and I had to carry her on our bed and strip her from her clothes. And right now as much as I wish I had her naked between my legs I am quite sure that she is sleeping on our couch. Even snore maybe. And I was right. Walking outside the bathroom she was there, in fetus position sleeping like a baby. I had to smile because she was my baby.. And for another night I would carry her to our bed.

“Baby?”

“Hmm..”

“Come on sweetie. It’s time for bed”

“Nooo..”

“Come on Jisoo.. put your hands round my neck.”

She didn’t say anything else. She was already out when I was taking her clothes off. That was our ritual the last weeks. I didn’t mind at all.

I thought she was unconscious when I got under the covers but she wasn’t. She came closer to me and snuggled. Whispering that she loved me.

“Jennie baby..”

“Yes?”

“I am sorry. I haven’t been a nice girlfriend these weeks.”

“You are the perfect girlfriend and I am fine. I am not saying that I don’t want to ravish your body but I am okay.”

“So why I feel like I am not doing a great job?”

“You are doing a great job. Believe me. Now go to sleep. We have to wake up early tomorrow.”

And like every other night we slept in each other’s arms.. We woke up only when the alarm woke us up at 6am.

“Hmm.. Goodmorning gorgeous.”

“Goodmorning to you too.”

“Did you sleep well?”

“Like a baby.”

“My baby. Don’t forget Jisoo “

“I am yours baby.”

“Glad to know.”

We woke up as always, had our breakfast, laughed with Ella’s comments about her mommies and we were getting ready to dress. When we opened the door though a white envelope was on our doormat. I checked it to see from where it was from but it said nothing.

“What is it Jen?”

“I don’t know. It’s blank.”

“Open it.”

“I will once we are at the car. Okay?”

“Okay.”

While driving to Ella’s school I was curious to see what that envelope had inside. And why it didn’t say from whom it was. Once we left Ella I opened it and I wish I shouldn’t.

‘You thought I was gone? Think again.’