This Is How You Get Her Back (Jenlisa)

CHAPTER 23

Knock knock.

"I'll get it."

Lisa just nodded. It's already dinner time, and she still hasn't said a word since the Kai and Jisoo incident this morning.

I walk over to the door, and I'm surprised by two of my favorite people in the world.

"BamBam! Nini!" I exclaim as I hug each of them. They embrace me back with a laugh, immediately sending a grin to my face. "I missed you guys!"

"We missed you, too. Especially did little Nini over here."

Nini brings her arms up, as if asking me to carry her. Because this girl has me whipped, I crouch down and lift her up.

"I missed you, kiddo. What brings you here?"

"Little Jennie's sleeping over for a few days while BamBam's out of the state," I hear Lisa's monotonous voice behind me. "Hey BamBam. Hey kid."

"Who pissed in your cereal, Lis?" BamBam asks with a quite bothered look on his face.

"Don't piss me off, man," Lisa warns, making BamBam scowl.

"Aunt Lisa, hi!" Nini greets in an attempt to lighten my girl's mood.

Lisa finally smiles. And genuinely at that. "Hi, Jennie."

I know that wasn't meant for me, but it warmed my heart to hear her say my name in such a warm tone.

"Asshole, Jennie, and little Jennie, I'll go ahead. I got work. Take care of my princess, okay? You know her school routines," BamBam says. We say our quick goodbyes and he leaves.

I carry Nini to the dining table and have her sit on my lap. Lisa walks towards us and sits across.

"How are you, Nini?" I ask.

"I got a star today! See!" She holds her hand out and shows me the red stamp behind her palm.

"Wow! I'm so proud of you, Nini! How did you get it?"

"I got the highest score in our quiz!"

"It's a Jennie thing," I joke. "All Jennie's are smart."

She laughs. I glance at Lisa, and I catch her looking at us warmly. But she looks away as soon as she realizes I can see her.

"Do you want dinner, kiddo?" I ask Nini. "I didn't make enough lasagna because I didn't know you'd come, but I can cook mac and cheese or onion rings or something."

"It's okay, aunt Jennie. Dad and I ate already. But do you have ice cream?"

"We have cookies and cream. Is that okay?"

She nods eagerly. "That's my favourite! My second favourite is strawberry!"

With a smile, I stand up and sit her down on my chair. "Cookies and cream ice cream, coming up!"

I open the freezer and check for the tub of ice cream. Opening the container and realizing that only a quarter of it is left, I decide to give the whole thing to my favorite kid. I stick a spoon inside and walk to the dining table to find Lisa laughing again.

Lisa has sauce on her cheek while Nini has a bit of lasagna on her shirt. Judging by the view, the two are using spoons as catapults to hit each other's faces with lasagna. Looks like I'm babysitting two kids tonight.

I can't help but stay out of their sight for a few minutes. I don't even care about the mess anymore. I just want to see my two favourite girls happy and playing.