Make It With You

31

Los Angeles

The group arrived at LAX, bustling with excitement. Blackpink and the siblings headed straight to the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Beverly Hills to check in. It had been a busy few days, and everyone was looking forward to their downtime before the whirlwind of commitments began again.

The group gathered for a nice lunch, catching up and sharing laughs, when Joseph suddenly spoke up.

"Jisoo unnie, can I borrow your girlfriend?" he asked, pointing to his sister. "We're just going to meet Andrew while you guys do your stuff."

"Sure," Jisoo shrugged, not thinking much of it.

"One more thing," Joseph added, his eyes gleaming mischievously.

"What?" Monique raised an eyebrow, clearly skeptical.

"These teams wanted to have a meeting with you. They're keeping it a secret, though. I don't want these four beautiful ladies to hear it. It's a surprise for them," Joseph smiled and threw a peace sign toward Blackpink. Monique, still arching her eyebrows, didn't seem entirely convinced.

"I'm not supposed to work," Monique complained, though her voice had a hint of amusement.

They all laughed.

"Yah, unnie, I remember your exact words! You said, 'Might as well use these opportunities to do some extra work,'" Lisa teased, still laughing.

Monique shot Lisa a glare. "Lisa, I can't believe you're using my own words against me," she said with a dramatic shake of her head. "Fine," she added, her frown still visible. "But I'm not happy about it."

The group continued with their "little extra work" while time flew by, everyone distracted and focused on their tasks. The next thing they knew, they were all back in Monique and Jisoo's room, waiting for their pizza and chicken to arrive.

Rosé, Joseph, and Jisoo were playing cards, while Jennie and Monique were observing Lisa, who was lying on the carpet, giggling to herself.

"Why is Lisa giggling like that on the floor?" Jennie asked, raising an eyebrow.

"She did one of those 'Who's Blackpink member is your girlfriend' quizzes," Monique replied, trying to hold in her laughter.

"And?" Jennie was curious.

"She got you," Jisoo answered matter-of-factly.

The room erupted in uncontrollable laughter. Lisa turned her head to them with a confused expression.

"Why? What happened?" Lisa asked, not understanding why everyone was laughing.

They paused for a moment, looking at Lisa's confused face, and then burst out laughing again.

"Yah, stop making fun of me," Lisa pouted, her cheeks puffing out in mock frustration.

"You're just too cute, Lisa," Monique said, still laughing.

"Whatever!" Lisa snorted, clearly flustered. She sat up and went back to concentrating on her phone.

Then, out of nowhere, Lisa suddenly turned serious.

"What now?" Rosé asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Monique unnie, can we have a birthday cake?" Lisa asked with the most serious face imaginable.

"Eh? Is there a birthday I missed to celebrate?" Monique asked, completely confused.

"And definitely, it's not your birthday," Jisoo commented, shaking her head in amusement.

"But the cake won't know," Lisa said, still serious, her eyes wide as she made her case.

Everyone cracked up again, laughing so hard it hurt. Then suddenly, a pillow landed squarely on Lisa's face.