Fucking Perfect GxG (Jenlisa Adoption)

Chapter 29

The entire day had been rather exhausting for Jennie.

Her father hadn't been kidding when he said he'd deal with this Kai situation tomorrow. He had her stay home from school so they could head over to the police station to file for a protection order.

It was a drawn out and complicated process that took the entire day, but at the end of it, they received a temporary protection order for two weeks until they could provide a permanent one.

That was all fine and dandy, but the real issue was actually finding Kai to serve the order to. The police office appointed an officer to do so for them, but they said it might take a little bit to find the man. Jennie didn't have the slightest clue where he was staying or whether he was even still in the state or not.

"I'm going to call his parents," her father had said, "they have to know something. Jennie wasn't totally confident with that approach Kai's parents had been so cooperative last time because they probably wanted to avoid their son getting into trouble with the law. It was unlikely they'd help take steps to put him in a position where he could actually get a record."

The whole day was full of running around and having to dig up traumatic experiences from her past. It was like she could still experience the paranoia she felt in middle school, knowing that he could be around any corner, that he was watching her all the time.

By evening, Jennie was utterly burnt out, and her father could see that. So he suggested they go to a local seafood restaurant to make it up to her. It was a bit fancy for what Jennie was in the mood for, but their lobster ravioli was to die for, so she sucked it up and put on a dress that wasn't exactly casual but wasn't explicitly formal either.

With her father and the boys dressed up as well, they drove over to the restaurant and spent a good fifteen minutes looking for a parking spot on Main Street.

"Geez, it's a bit crowded for a weeknight," her father muttered after they finally found a spot.

It might've been because it was a little warmer that night than usual. Or maybe because Halloween was tomorrow? People were walking up and down Main Street, past the Halloween and fall décor that adorned every shop.

Walking up to the restaurant, it appeared to be packed as well, and Jennie was already preparing for a long wait. That was going to be hell with her brothers being unable to sit still for more than five minutes,

"Are you gonna take us trick or' treating, Jennie?" Jace, the younger twin, asked.

"I always do, don't I?" she replied as they continued up the sidewalk to the restaurant.

"But you never dress up!" Jake, the other twin, chimed in.

"I'll let you guys paint my face again like last year," Jennie suggested, shuddering at the thought of walking around in a costume.

"Boring!" they both said in unison, and they ran ahead to the front door of the building.

"Hey, wait up, boys!" their father called. He sighed when they didn't appear to be listening. "Geez, they're such a handful."

Jennie cracked a smile. "Well, that's how ten-year-old's are."

"You were always such a well-behaved kid," her father said, smiling back at her. "You'd be an angel all year and all you'd want for Christmas was a book too advanced for your age range. Your mother would look all worried and say, 'Neil, maybe we should've taken her out more'."

Jennie laughed.

"But you guys would always take us out to places!"

"Yep. So, I said, 'Honey, that's just the way she is. You were a bookworm, too, back when we were in high school."