Lisa
Me: What are you doing?
Jin: It's Sunday, so Christmas movies with Jennie.
Me: What kind of movies?
Jin: Probably Hallmark movies and other crappy Netflix movies.
Me: Omg. Can we watch something better? Like Elf?
Jin: We?
Me: I'm obviously coming over. I'm bored.
Jin: I'll ask Jennie. Bring popcorn and hot chocolate. Oh and wear pyjamas.
Me: Done.
I arrived at the Kim's apartment after a quick car ride and pit-stop at the store. Jin opened the door wearing fuzzy pyjama bottoms, a hoodie, and slippers. I had warm fuzzy socks pulled over leggings and a hoodie.
"I come bearing gifts." I said, while handing Jin the shopping bag of popcorn and treats.
"Are they gifts if I made you bring them?" he asked, peering into the bag. I shrugged and walked into the kitchen. "What else did you bring?"
"I'm making mulled wine, as per Queen Jennie's list of demands."
Jennie walked out of her bedroom wearing a matching pyjama set with reindeers and Christmas trees adoring the red material. She wore huge Rudolph slippers. "Did I hear mulled wine?"
"Cute." I said, appraising her outfit. "Yes, you heard correctly."
"You didn't get the pyjama memo apparently." Jennie looked at Jin as she walked into the room and leaned against the counter. "And I didn't get the Lisa memo, apparently."
"Do I need a memo when I practically live here?"
"Yes." Jennie retorted, totally unamused.
"I think at this point it would be more practical for us to all move in together."
"There aren't any three bedroom apartments around here."
"No? Oh well, I guess that means me and you have to share a room, Jennie dearest."
"You share with my brother."
"Eww, no I'm not sharing a room with a boy."
"You're gay. So is he."
"I'm not sharing a room with her." Jin interrupted.
"I guess that makes us roomies!"
Jennie shook her head.
"Hey, don't be mad: I made her stop for popcorn and hot chocolate."
"Plus you said I had to watch Christmas movies with you and bring mulled wine. I am doing both."
Jennie's eyebrow curved upward in a look that I was beginning to associate with her not exactly knowing what to make of me. At least it wasn't the death glare from the mall. "Okay, fine." Jennie grabbed a pack of popcorn and heated milk for the hot chocolate.
We settled onto the couch while the wine boiled.
"What are we watching?" I asked, while plopping down in between the siblings, who always claimed each side of the couch. They had fancy couches that reclined, except in the middle seat, which meant I always leaned toward Jennie to put my legs up on Jin's side.
Jennie flicked on the TV and started to go through the Christmas specials. "We can watch 'The Christmas Prince', 'The Princess Switch', 'Let it Snow', 'The Knight Before Christmas', 'The Christmas Inheritance'..."
"Why do all of these sound terrible? We can't watch 'Elf' or 'Christmas with the Kranks' or 'The Grinch'?"
"No, Sundays are for shitty Christmas movies with laughably predictable plots and happy endings. We wear pyjamas all day and pig out. We went over this last year."
"I thought that was a joke."
"I don't joke about Christmas.
"Do you joke about anything?"
Jennie blinked, then looked back at the TV. "Executive decision, we're watching 'The Princess Switch'."
"Why does she always get the executive power?" I complained to Jin.
"She's the oldest?" He offered.
"That's not fair."
"Life isn't fair." Jennie said, while ending the argument that we all knew I would never win and started 'The Princess Switch'. Jin, though trying to join me in our, what I believed to be a shared misery over being forced to watch a horrible holiday movie, grabbed his popcorn with a giddy smile. I rolled my eyes and begrudgingly grabbed my popcorn. I supposed this was better than just sitting at home all day doing nothing.
