Broken Cause [Book 1]

Chapter 3 (Part 5)

"I'll see you later then." Lisa pulled the handbrake after the car had been parked neatly at the side of the road. "I'll be back as soon as dinner's over."

"Take your time. I'm sure I'll still be here by the time you finish," Chaeyoung said while unbuckling her seatbelt. She leaned over and kissed Lisa's cheek. "Thank you for the ride." She smiled.

Lisa unbuckled her seatbelt in a flash and immediately grabbed Chaeyoung before she could move away any further. She kissed her gently.

Chaeyoung smiled when Lisa pulled back. "What's that for?"

"I just feel like it." Lisa grinned. Her hand stroked Chaeyoung's cheek before she kissed her again.

Chaeyoung was about to climb over the handbrake to get to Lisa, feeling the need for more contact, when there was a knock on the window behind her.

It startled them both. Lisa literally jumped in her seat while Chaeyoung gasped out loud.

Chaeyoung sat back down on her seat and saw Sooyoung looking in, face and hands pressed against the window. She had to laugh. She rolled the window down. "Yah! Privacy, please!"

"I'm trying to run a business here. It's a family restaurant so please take your adult business somewhere else." Sooyoung then grinned, waving at the blushing Lisa before straightening up and walking away.

Chaeyoung sighed. She closed the window. "Rain check?" She asked Lisa, leaning forward for another peck.

"Okay. Don't work too hard." Lisa stole another peck, not really willing to let Chaeyoung go.

Chaeyoung smiled. "Enough." She stopped Lisa from stealing another peck. "At this rate, I will never leave the car." She patted Lisa's cheek. "Drive safely and have fun."

Lisa nodded. She watched Chaeyoung get out of the car, approaching Sooyoung who was waiting a distance away. The two walked inside the restaurant, laughing and talking with each other.

Lisa texted Jennie to tell her that she was on her way. She then placed the phone back in its holder before driving away.

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"So she's actually out on a date now? Right now?" Lisa laughed.

Jennie nodded. "That's what Sooyoung told me." She sipped her drink.

"Why didn't she tell me? I wouldn't mind giving her permission to leave early so she could go home and prepare for the date," Lisa said.

"Probably because she knew that you would only tease her."

Lisa chuckled. "That's inevitable. I have to return the favor, don't I? She's been teasing me and Chaeyoung from the very start." She happily resumed eating her ice cream.

Jennie's smile started to fade. "How are you two doing anyway?"

Lisa stopped eating her dessert. "You've just asked me that earlier today. Is there something wrong?"

"No no. Just wanted to make sure. It seems like everything's going well," Jennie nonchalantly said.

"We're trying." Lisa remembered what had happened last week. She still felt guilty every time she remembered it. "I can't believe she's willing to stick with me." She shook her head, putting one last spoonful of ice cream in her mouth. Her thoughts then went to the kiss in the car just two hours ago and she unconsciously smiled.

Jennie observed everything including the smile. "So I can assume that you are really serious this time?"

Lisa nodded. "She's different, Unnie. I don't know what she sees in me but I'm one lucky girl." She grinned. "I told her that she could leave but she kept choosing to stay." She took a deep breath. "If anyone can help me move on, I know it's her. I want it to be her."