Chasing Ghosts | Jensoo au

Distraction

It was mid-afternoon on a Friday. The cafe was slower than usual, but Jennie wasn't complaining. She had been distracted all week. Jisoo left Monday morning for a conference. The Army wanted her to speak about loss and overcoming it. Jennie had to admit, she was relatively worried. Sending Jisoo back into that kind of environment was a risk for a trigger, but she had to hope for the best. She had to believe in her girlfriend.

She still worried.

The cafe owner was placing a cup of coffee down in front of a customer when the bell on the door jingled.

"Jisoo!" Naeun exclaimed as she hopped off of her seat at the counter and ran toward the soldier. Jennie's gaze shot up to see Naeun throwing herself at Jisoo, who was dressed head to toe in her uniform. The raven bent down on one knee and grinned as she held the little girl close.

Naeun pulled back slightly, her hands still wrapped around Jisoo's neck. "You took too long," she pouted.

The soldier gave her a sad smile. "I know. How can I make it up to you?"

The little girl squinted as she thought for a few seconds. She then smiled broadly. "Take me to the park!"

Jisoo giggled at her excitement before reaching up and removing her officer visor; placing it on the little girl's head instead. It was too big and hung over her eyes for a moment before Jisoo adjusted it. "Yes, ma'am!" she said playfully with a salute. "Just let me say hello to your mom first, okay, Captain?"

Naeun nodded eagerly, running past her mother and yelling, "We're going to the park, mommy!" as she headed for the apartment.

Jennie watched her daughter disappear through the back door before turning to see the soldier walking toward her. The brunette's eyes raked over the woman in uniform and her heart sped up exponentially. She smirked and rested her hands on her own hips, cocking them to the side as she watched Jisoo get closer.

"You really did take your sweet time, huh?" Jennie teased.

"Does that mean you missed me?" Jisoo grinned back, almost at arms length.

"As if I'd miss a pain in the ass like y-" her words were swallowed by Jisoo's mouth against hers. The soldier pulled her against her body fiercely, earning a whistle from Jinyoung in the background. They chose to ignore him.

When the raven pulled away, Jennie was left breathless.

"I missed you too," Jisoo giggled.

The brunette sighed and reached up to tuck stray hairs behind the soldier's ear. "You're such a pain in the ass," she restated softly. Her eyes betrayed her words and Jisoo leaned in to kiss her gently.

Jennie then looked down at the uniform and pulled slightly on the lapels. "You really did take too long though..."

Jisoo reached up and tilted the cafe owner's chin to look at her. "How can I make it up to you?" she said in a tone that sent shivers running up Jennie's spine. The brunette swallowed down the effect Jisoo had on her.

"Don't do it again," she whispered back weakly.

The soldier's brown eyes widened. Her heart felt as if it grew and took over her entire chest. "If I have to go again, I'm taking you with me," she said gently.

Those words meant more to Jennie than Jisoo would ever know. The brunette knew what it felt like to have Jisoo leave her. It was engraved into her bones from over a decade ago. But the idea of Jisoo not wanting to leave her again was shocking despite how far they've come. They had been dating for months now. They had confessed their love for one another. But the reassurance that Jisoo didn't want to leave her behind was such an inexplicable feeling; it was healing.