READY FOR LOVE | JENLISA

Chapter 11

Lisa

The wall vibrates against my back as I post up against it, the bass rattling the entire house. I press a red solo cup to my lips, taking a swig of the cheap and lukewarm beer inside. I'm surrounded by some of my teammates, talk of our first game this weekend fading in and out over the music.

Tzuyu sashays up to our group, her shoulder length blonde hair tousled from being out on the dance floor all night. She wedges herself between Dean and me, taking a seat on the arm of the couch. Dean wraps his arm around her waist as he chats with Bambam who's sitting to his left. It's been rumoured for the past week that Dean and Tzuyu have been hooking up. Nothing serious, though.

"Where's your girlfriend?" I ask Tzuyu, bending at the waist to chat with her more privately.

She shrugs. "Don't know. We broke up just before the end of last semester."

"Oh shit. I'm sorry." I apologise, not knowing they broke things off.

She waves her hand dismissively, unaffected. "Don't be. I think you and I both know she wasn't quite up to my speed." She smirks.

Tzuyu is another one of my frequent reoccurrences, after Somi. We started casually hooking up freshman year and slowed down last year when she started having a couple of exclusive relationships. She had a boyfriend for a handful of weeks and then she was with her girlfriend for about three months. During that time I kept my distance, respecting her relationships, but when Tzuyu approached me at a party last semester with her girlfriend, asking me if I wanted to have some fun with the both of them, I couldn't say no.

We ended up going back to Tzuyu's place and I could tell that her girlfriend at the time, Elkie, wasn't too into it. I kept asking her if she wanted to carry on and she would always say yes, wanting to please Tzuyu. But I could sense that she was uncomfortable, that this wasn't something she was used to, sharing Tzuyu and being intimate with someone else other than her girlfriend. So I kept my distance and my hands to myself unless asked, letting her come to me and project verbal consent frequently during that night which we all shared together.

I guess Tzuyu became too much for Elkie to handle. Or Tzuyu felt that Elkie couldn't keep up with her. Tzuyu is wild as hell, and I feel a little guilty for their split after our threesome, but I know that it's going to take someone really special to keep Tzuyu's interest and lock her down for good.

Tzuyu peers up at me with hooded eyes, and I can tell thoughts of that night which happened months ago are dancing around in her mind. She bites her lip, her eyes leaving mine to do a quick sweep of the house. When her eyes come back to mine there's a naughty glint behind them, especially when that wickedly talented tongue of hers slowly pokes out to moisten her pink, plump bottom lip.

Without a word, Tzuyu stands from the couch, Dean's arm falling from her waist as she does so, but he doesn't seem to mind, focused on his conversation with Bambam. Her body slightly brushes against mine from the already close proximity, and she leans in to brush her lips against my ear. "Meet me in the upstairs bathroom." she whispers before walking away, disappearing into the crowd for a moment until I spot her form re-emerge, walking up the staircase.

Not wanting to draw any attention, I wait a few minutes before downing the rest of my beer, dropping the cup on the floor before casually walking over to the stairs. I make my way to the second floor and head for the bathroom at the end of the hall. Knocking twice, it doesn't take Tzuyu long to open the door and eagerly pull me inside by the collar of my shirt, the two of us going at each other.

Tzuyu stands as I zip up my jeans, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. She walks over to the mirror, combing her hair with her fingers before reapplying some lip gloss. "Always a pleasure seeing you, Lisa." she says flirtatiously, flashing me a smile over her shoulder. "Hope to see more of you this semester."

"Likewise." I chuckle, bidding her goodbye as she slips out of the bathroom. I walk up to the mirror myself, straightening out my clothes and splashing some water on my flushed face. Once I look put together enough and some time has passed since Tzuyu exited, I slip out of the bathroom.

As soon as I exit the bathroom, I spot Somi leaning against the opposite wall of the hallway, looking absolutely livid. Her green eyes are hard and dark as she scowls, arms tightly crossed over her chest.

"Fuck." I mutter lowly, already knowing that I'm going to receive a mouthful.

"Tzuyu!? Lisa, really!?" she says, voice dripping in disgust.

"Yup." I simply reply, breezing past her to head for the stairs.

Her hand grips my bicep. "Are you serious? You really just fucked Tzuyu in the bathroom!?"

"I didn't see you judging or complaining when it was you the other night." I state, and her jaw nearly drops to the floor.

"You're a fucking asshole!" she seethes.

"Why? We're not together!" I remind her, growing angry myself. "You don't own me, Somi. I've made that clear multiple times!"

Her lips purse together and rage swirls in those wickedly green eyes. "You're right." she says, voice eerily calm despite her demeanour. "You're allowed to fuck whoever you want, and I'm allowed to fuck whoever I want." Just as the words leave her lips, Colton from the soccer team walks past us and Somi grabs him by the back of his shirt. He spins around and Somi pounces, shoving her tongue down his throat.

Surprised at first, Colton takes a second to respond, but nonetheless he grabs Somi by the hips, willingly making out with her in the middle of the hallway. Somi makes a show of running her hands all over his tanned and toned body, tugging at his sandy brown hair that's long at the top and shaved on the sides. She makes sure to open her eyes to look at me, to gauge my reaction as she mauls Colton right in front of me.

I know she's expecting a rise out of me, or hell, even some sort of response or emotion to cross my face, but I can't find it in myself to feel anything. To care at all.

Realising that she's not going to get any reaction from me, she angrily shoves Colton away from her and storms down the stairs, leaving Colton confused as hell.