Loved You First (Jenlisa) COMPLETED

22

By late in the afternoon on Friday, Jennie's kitchen looked like a confection tornado had blown through it. And why shouldn't it? She'd spent the entire day at home, baking away in preparation for Marco's birthday party the following day.

She left Flour Child in Nayeon's trustworthy hands in the meantime and only called in to check on things three times. She was working on easing her status as control freak when it came to the bakeshop she loved so dearly.

She let out a breath and surveyed her work. There were plates full of a half dozen different flavors of truffles. Oversized white chocolate dipped pretzels dried on the rack next to coconut macaroons, which were hanging out with a platter of giant chocolate chip cookies. Now those had come out nicely. And the pièce de résistance, the chocolate marble birthday cake, was baking snugly in the oven. Or at least the third layer of it was.

No one at this birthday party was going to find the dessert table lacking in any capacity. Fully aware of the reputation she planned to live up to, she had conquered sugar township and all the surrounding territories.

To accompany her efforts, she'd put on some sultry blues from her iPod, and the tunes inspired her to sway her hips ever so slightly. And to reward her hard work, she celebrated with a glass of Tempranillo, her new favorite red wine blend. It was true she still had the chocolate covered strawberries to make, followed by some clean up, but she allowed herself a few minutes to revel in her success.

"Check it out, Orange." She indicated the stash of goodies with a tilt of her head.

"Bet you couldn't have done all of that."

He continued to swim laps. She raised a shoulder.

"Well, you couldn't."

She slid a glance at the clock. It was a little past four o'clock, and if her calculations were correct, Kai should be finishing up his other deliveries and would be by soon with the apple caramel shots, Dara had prepared for the party. She would need to make room in the refrigerator in her garage if she wanted to-

The sound of the doorbell stopped her mid thought. Perfect. Right on time.

She swung the door open to the tray of small shot glasses, but as she raised her gaze, her breath caught. Because it was Lisa who stood there, offering the most welcome smile in history. Her dark hair was pulled into a stylish ponytail that looked the perfect addition to her slim fitting jeans and the dark red thermal top.

"Delivery," she said with a little tilt of her head.

Jennie's mouth fell open and her heart stuttered in her chest. Because it really was the most fantastic surprise ever. They stood there smiling at each other stupidly before Jennie found her voice.

"How did you-- What are you doing here?"

"Bringing you these." She glanced down at the tray. "Whatever these are."

Jennie took the tray from Lisa. "Caramel apple shots. Now get in here right now so I can make a big deal out of you."

"I've always liked attention."

Jennie followed Lisa into the house, her insides doing a happy dance at this latest development. She set the tray on the counter and turned in time to find herself pulled into Lisa's arms for a scorching kiss. She was grateful Lisa had a firm hold on her because her knees just about went to Jell-O.

"Sorry. I've been waiting to do that all week."

"True story?" Jennie murmured against her mouth, going in for more.

"Mhmm," she said. "And worth the wait."

Jennie tilted her head and studied Lisa. "But really, how is it that you're here right now? Explain yourself."