Never Ending Lies

VIBES

(JENNIE)

Saturday.

My nerves rattled under my skin as the days passed and Jisoo's party was tonight, but that isn't what has me on edge.

Two days have past; a complete 48 hours and I haven't heard a thing from Lisa since our brief conversation from the outside of her window. Had she changed her mind on driving me to the party or was she playing me from the beginning.

Sigh! Breath Jennie alright. It's only 8:45. Still time left, plenty of time so stop stressing out and worrying and do something like actually getting dressed. I thought to myself as I stood in my room once again staring into my closest in my yellow bathrobe.

Why does it seem like my day always comes to this?

It's a simple house party; you have been to parties, you have thrown parties yet somehow this was different. I mean sure a party is a party.

I stared over the two outfit I had propped onto my bedding that I could not choose from, one a black skirt with a sleeveless powder blue shirt and the second a gray and blue plaid skirt with a red short sleeve with a sweet heart V cut out with a wrap around choker.

Ugh! At times I hated being a girl during a crisis like this, boys have it so easy. They can role straight out of bed without a care in the word and BOOM dressed.

Grabbing my cell I texted the one person who could help me; Irene.

Taking a picture of me in both I sent them to my fashion savvy friend.Eagerly waiting for a response I glanced out my window when I dull light caught my attention; It was coming from Lisa's room; suddenly the phone pinged with a notification turning my attention away from the window.

Irene: What's the occasion?

The text read causing a sweat to run along my brow; I wasn't going to lie as I typed the response.

Jennie: Party w/ Lisa...

My fingers twitched as I waited for a reply.

Irene: Excuse me? Is this a DATE!!!

Jennie: No. She's only my ride.

Irene: I bet she is.

I rolled my eyes at how deep in the gutter Irene's mind was, although it was humorous at times it isn't now wasn't the time.

Jennie: Bae!!! I'm serious! Help!

Irene: Fine... mix them. Black skirt & red top.

Jennie: THANK YOU!!! Love you. You're magical. ❤

Irene: Yeah yeah... now go get that Lisa Love. You need it.

Jennie: I take it back I hate you.

Irene: Lair! Good luck.

Tossing the device onto my mattress I slowly got undressed when my cell went off again as I stood in just the under garments I had under my robe. My heart jumped in my chest at the name lit up on my screen. Lisa was calling me.

"Hello?" I answered, my voice practically shaking.

"Hey. I'll swing by in five. Okay?" Lisa spoke in a dull sullen voice.

"Okay. Just getting dressed now." I replied feeling stupid that Lisa didn't need to know that I wasn't even ready.

"Why? You look better in what you're not wearing." Lisa chuckled as I could easily picture that cocky half smirk on her face.

"What?" I asked before the realization dawned upon me. Turning around I had neglected to close the blinds behind me giving Lisa a perfectly good view of my exposed body.

"Think I like you in black; but gray is a close second." Lisa preached as I felt her eyes sink in every inch of me.

"Rude." I counteracted closing the blinds but not before sticking my tongue out at her.

"Careful Kitten. Don't show it if you don't plan to use it." Lisa taunted.

"In your dreams." I declared.

"Dreams can become reality." Lisa teased causing a chill along my body.

"Goodbye Lisa."

"See you soon." Lisa's voice notes before hanging up.

Slipping the skirt over my legs and fixing my hair once adjusting the shirt properly to my form is when I heard the door bell, turning to clock; it was already nine. Pacing down the hall I froze at the top of the landing spotting my father and Lisa talking.

Every nerve that had calmed down before now jittered and fretted again as I felt sweat bead down my neck. What were they talking about? I mean was my father giving Lisa the talk?

When I came to terms with my sexuality being bisexual my parents were fine with it; for the most part. I dated more guys; well one guy, Kai and there weren't any issues. I get it that's a parents or well a fathers duty to 'lay down the law' when their daughters are dating but seriously? I wouldn't be so adolescent as to hook up with anybody; let alone Lisa Manoban at a party. Descending down the stairs clearing my throat I broke up whatever conversation Lara and my father were so engulfed in.

"Hi sweetheart. You look lovely tonight." My father's strong voice announced with a broad smile on his lips.

"Thank you dad." I bowed my head feeling a bit exposed with my strap and lace ankle heels.

"Anyway, I was just catching up with Lisa and expressing how delightful it is to see you to becoming friends again." My praised in good humor as he placed a hand on Lisa's shoulder, wrapping the other on my waist. I felt utterly in shock, my father approved of me and Lisa going out! Well as friends but still?

"Well;I better not hold you ladies up. Lara you going to keep my baby safe?" My father asked.

"Yes sir." Lisa nodded with a smile on her lips.

"Splendid! Jennie have fun, be safe." My father declared kissing my forehead

.

"Yes dad. I will." I smiled up at my father before he walked into another part of the house.

"You look nice." Lisa marveled as her eyes wondered over my now covered body.

"I could say the same about you." I replied noting Lisa's outfit of choice wearing a classic red and black plaid skirt topped with a black crop top and leather jacket sporting black boots. Her hair was wild and matted as she comb her fingers through it.

"Thanks. Are you all set? Need to grab anything?" She wondered.

"Nope all good." I smiled feeling a bit curious to way Lisa seemed so laid back, but I wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. Shutting the door behind me I practically jumped out of my skin when I felt Lisa's hand grab my waist, pinning me against the door.

"I really did like what you were wearing before." She whispered in my ear, her voice hot and at a husk against my skin.

"Hope you took a mental image. Cause you won't see it again." I sneered.

"Maybe I might get lucky." Lisa quipped.

"Don't hold your breath." I sassed.

A mischievous grin played at Lisa's lips, running her tongue over the sensuous flesh causing me to mimic the action squirming in my spot.

"Can we go now?" I nagged hoping to move past this moment.

"Sure thing baby girl." Lisa purred her lips skimming the flesh below my ear causing a shiver within me. If we both kept this game up it was going to a very very long night.Part of me believed that Rosé was right; I honestly don't know how long I could keep this up.

Majority of the car ride was quite; except for the suggestive music Lisa played, insinuating ideas of s****l pleasure and lust to set a mood; and I won't lie it was working, every time I closed my eyes it was like a flip book of seductive touches and kisses, neck biting and groping.I just wanted out of the car and get some fresh air as I couldn't shake the images.

It was about ten o'clock when Lisa and I pulled up to the house and I was completely in awe. Located on a heavily treed suburban hillside with Lake Washington views, the home was clearly renovated from a plain and well-worn gable-roofed from the 1960's home being transformed into a series of horizontal and vertical planes.I sat baffled at what I was witnessing knowing that if my father and his architect buddies would be in love if they were here..

"Nice huh?" Lisa spoke noting my silence of bewilderment.

"It's gorgeous." I baffled.

"Wait til you see the inside." Lisa practically bragged getting out of the car and opening the passenger side door for me.

Escorting me to the front entrance we stopped as Lisa toyed with her key chain and slipping a key into the port.

My amazement did not end as I walked in threw the thrash hold of what I'm sure was expanded to 3000 square feet, to accommodate a family of four with an existing carport filled in to create expanded living, dining and kitchen spaces for open concept.

The main living area was also expanded vertically, to capture light through clerestory windows and all of the original foundation and most of the original framing was retained.

Many original finish materials like wide plank cedar siding, oak flooring, gypsum wallboard were integrated with new materials. Oh yeah, my father and his crew would defiantly be in love with the house sinceI'm already head over heels for it.

"Lisa! Jennie! You made it!" Jisoo called out over the music engulfing us both in a bear hug.

"Jisoo your home it's... it's simple magnificent." I stammered trying to articulate a proper response as I was stunned.

"Thank you. My parents are very proud of it as am I." Jisoo confided seeming proud with a big confident smile on her face.

"What do your parent's do? If you don't mind me asking." I question a bit interested in what sort of income could allow such a luxurious home.

"My father works with the National Guard as an intelligence analyst and my mom works at the hospital as a physician." Jisoo answered as if it was no big deal.

"That's so cool. My moms a curator at the museum and dad is an architect. He would probably love your home." I added.

"Your father wouldn't be Micheal Kim would he?" Jisoo puzzled.

"One and only." I answered.

"Small world he was the guy that helped us remodel." Jisoo informed.

"What a small world it is." I laughed.

"I'm going to get a drink." Lisa growled pushing past Jisoo and I as if it was life or death.

"And it starts. I swear I don't know how you deal with her bullshit Jisoo." I hissed already annoyed at how fast the night had changed.

"You gotta understand Jennie; Lisa went through something that we only know half a story to that she isn't willing to share. You just got to trust that she'll come around and just make allowances for the bad days." Jisoo informed looking at me sympathetically with a comforting hand on my shoulder.

"And if she doesn't come around?" I fretted.

"Just be there for her. She may reject your kindness and call it pity but deep down the Lisa I knew; who we all knew is still there."

Taking a deep breath I sighed, "I hope you're right Chu. I really do."