Lisa
It had been three days since Richard lost the election and the team was scheduled to return home. Richard had interviewed and hired two new security guards that were to take the place of Bambam and Marcus as bodyguards for himself and Dara. Bambam wasn't crazy about Richard's choices, but at the end of the day it was Richard's call.
Lisa was set to stay with Jennie for two more weeks. After that, they had planned to return to California for a lengthy visit. Lisa hoped like hell that if Jennie spent a few weeks with her that she could convince Jennie to stay permanently and her whole team was in on the plan. With Richard able to run his own companies instead of worrying about any political responsibilities, it would free Jennie up to make decisions based on her needs and not her father's for the first time in a long time - maybe ever.
Bambam and Hoony were on the first flights out that morning and had been smiling ear to ear when they left. Lisa was finally able to identify with the deep love they felt for their women and why it was so difficult for them to be separated. Whether it was a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks, anytime spent away from the women they love was too long and Lisa understood that fully.
Marcus was set to fly out later that evening and spent the day with Lisa, Jennie and Jin. They had avoided Jennie's office and were planning on having Jennie work from home until Alpha team could investigate and make moves on Jiyong and Seungri. And to be honest, time away from the office and her mountain of responsibilities was doing so much good for Jennie. She was bright and warm, laughing all day as they ran errands or just spent time together at the house.
It was as if the weight that had been holding Jennie down had been lifted and she was visibly happier knowing that she had the full support of Lisa and her team. Every day she seemed to let her guard down a little bit more and Lisa was loving every second of watching Jennie's transformation. Jennie's trust in Lisa grew and grew and it was allowing her to slowly remove every bit of armour that she had been forced to wear in order to protect herself, allowing the brightest parts of her heart to finally shine through.
Lisa, Jennie, Marcus, and Jin all sat around a small outdoor table, having stopped to get a bite to eat before heading back to the house. They had been out running errands and helping Jin with a few things at his club all day, but it was nearly 3:00pm and the group was starving. As soon as they sat down to eat, Lisa's phone buzzed with a call. She held up the screen to Marcus that showed Eric's name flashing across the top before she answered.
"What's up Eric?"
"Hey Doc. How are things? How's our girl doing?" Eric asked.
"Good, man. Really good." Lisa said with a smile, looking over at Jennie.
"Well I hate to rain on that parade, but I've got something that you are going to find interesting. Just sent a video to your phone. I was reviewing footage of Jiyong at a few events that took place before you guys arrived, trying to get some shots of Seungri and Jiyong interacting, when I found something pretty scandalous instead."
"Thanks man. Mac and I will take a look at it."
"See you in a couple weeks. Can't wait to meet Jennie in person." Eric said before the line went dead. Lisa smiled at Eric's words and instantly went to open the video that had been sent. She motioned for Marcus to lean over and watch and the two of them nearly choked on their lunch at the images that danced across Lisa's phone.
It was footage of the area outside of a hotel restroom where a black tie event had been held. The video showed Jiyong enter the bathroom alone, followed immediately by Dara. Lisa fast forwarded through the footage until it showed both of them emerging, adjusting their clothes and hair. Not only that, but Jiyong had a bit of Dara's lipstick on his mouth that she promptly removed with her thumb before they parted ways.
I fucking knew it. These two are in cahoots.
"Holy shit." Marcus said with a mouth full of food.
"What is it?" Jennie asked, cocking her head to side out of curiosity and studying Marcus and Lisa's shocked expressions.
"You two look like you just saw a ghost." Jin added.
Lisa restarted the footage and held her phone out to Jin and Jennie. Lisa watched Jennie as she studied the footage with her brows down and serious, then quickly raise up in shock as she slapped her hand over her mouth with gasp.
"Fucking bitch. I knew it." Jin muttered with disgust in his voice.
"When was this?" Jennie asked with her eyes wide.
"About a week before we got here." Lisa said, checking the date on the top corner of the video.
"This changes things." Lisa said, quietly strategising in her head. Marcus nodded in agreement with Lisa's words knowing that Jennie was no longer safe in the house with Dara if she was involved with Jiyong.
"Staying under the same roof with Dara is now out of the question." Lisa stated firmly.
"She'd never hurt me though." Jennie said in disbelief. "Sure we don't have the closest relationship, but she'd never... she couldn't have been involved with..." Jennie's voice trailed as her sharp little mind slowly wrapped around the fact that her own family had conspired against her.
Lisa grabbed the leg of Jennie's chair and scooted it across the floor with ease until it was flush with hers, allowing her to wrap an arm around Jennie and squeeze her tight.
Don't be scared Jennie, I'm right here. They will have to go through me to even think of laying their hands on you.
She instinctively pressed herself against Lisa's side and started breathing deeply, trying to keep her emotions under control. "That's my girl. Nice big breaths for me." Lisa whispered in Jennie's ear, praising her with the amount of strength and control she was showing after receiving such a massive blow to the foundation of her family.
"You know what this means right?" Jin said. All heads turned toward Jin, waiting for him to continue.
"It means Dara is the beneficiary if anything happens to Richard and Jennie, which is probably why Jiyong is sleeping with her. She's his in."
"But most wills won't be executed if it looks like there's foul play from a beneficiary." Marcus added.
"Which is why they tampered with Jennie's meds, hoping it would look like her medical condition caused her death." Jin said with growing anger in his voice.
Lisa felt Jennie's breathing pick up and she tensed her whole body against Lisa's.
This isn't the time or place to have this conversation. Jennie can't handle this here.
"Let's head back to the house and get Richard alone to discuss all of this. We'll need Bambam and Jong-kook on the phone as well to let them know the situation has changed so we can figure out the best way to go about all of this and figure out next steps."
Giving Jennie a squeeze, Lisa placed a kiss on her forehead and saw Jin reach out and grab one of her hands in a show of support.
"We've got you Jennie. Nothing to be afraid of. We're going to handle this." Lisa whispered into her ear. Jennie nodded and straightened her posture as she blew out a hard breath.
"Can we go home now so we can talk to my dad and I can get my things together?" Jennie asked in a small voice.
"Absolutely." Lisa said, with everyone at the table standing.
