KNEEL (Chaelisa)

1

"Why are you here and not with us?" Jennie asked as she plopped down next to me on the sofa.

Tonight, the girls decided to hang out and drink and play some board games. Rosie, Jisoo, Seulgi, Irene, Yeri, Wendy, and Joy are a few feet away from us playing Scrabble. My best friend, BamBam, is also with them, talking to Joy about his latest make up collection.

Yes, BamBam is an out and proud gay and I'm a closeted bi.

"Ugh, my social battery is at 1%. I'm not in the mood to socialize now, Jen." I replied, resting my head on the back of the sofa, the rest of my body slouching from exhaustion.

"Aww, Lis. I'll stay here with you then. My mind is too tired for Scrabble."

"I just wanna go home and cuddle."

"Cuddle? I thought you broke up with your ex?" Jennie asked, seemingly confused.

The thing is, the girls know that I was in a relationship. But they thought it was with a boy.

I've been with Sorn for more than a year and a half and that relationship did more harm than good. Only BamBam knows what really happened and how I've been coping with the emotional and mental trauma being with Sorn brought me.

"Cuddle with my pillows, duh, or if Luca and Leo are in the mood." I said, laughing a bit at the thought of my two grumpy cats.

" Well, we can cuddle now, if you want."

Looking at Jennie with my raised brow, I smirked a bit.

"Yeah? You know I'm so touchy from our countless thesis night sleepovers, right?"

The girls and I have been classmates way back in college and Jennie was assigned to be my thesis partner, along with two other classmates.

Jennie, Rosie, Jisoo, Seulgi, Wendy, Joy, and Irene were the IT group back in college. While Yeri, and BamBam were my best friends. We all get along fine because Jen and I were good friends and Bam is a social butterfly.

"Ah, yes. I remember now. Your hands would massage me even when you're asleep." Laughing and shaking her head a bit, Jennie scooted closer. "It's okay, I can use some stress-relief. Law School has been a bitch."

"Well, okay. But just so you know, I've gotten more physically involved whenever I'm cuddling with someone."

"What do you mean?"

"That means, I'm going to be the big spoon and I'll kiss you here, here, and here." I said pointing to her shoulders, neck, and the space below her ears. "And Jen, it's been more than a year since I cuddled with someone, so..."

"Uhmmm."

"Second thoughts?" I asked Jennie who clearly looks conflicted.

One of the many reasons why Jennie and I are close is because I think she's also a closeted bi. I mean, we're very vocal that we got crushes on Cara Delevingne, Kendall Jenner, and some Victoria's Secret Angels so I think that's saying a lot.

Jennie understands that I love touching other people platonically. Out of all my friends,  from college, she's the only one I'm comfortable being touchy with. One, because she allows it and understand it. Two, she gets free massage from me. Three, there's not an ounce of malice when I touch her hand or when I cuddle with her before.

"Fine, fine. Let's cuddle." Jennie said, rolling her eyes a bit. Typical.

"Yay! Come, come!" Spreading my arms, I waited for Jennie to cuddle with me. She pressed her back against my body and I hugged her from behind, nestling my neck on the juncture between her shoulder and neck, I started playing with her hands.