Protect Her, My Heart

what next?

Only when the car doors were closed, all of them breathed a sigh of relief. Lisa and Jennie looked at each other and grinned. They had barely made it before the rain had started pouring down. Large drops aggressively hit the roof and the windows. The car behind them flashed its lights, indicating that Jinyoung had also made it back. Lisa was about to start the motor and pull out of the parking lot when Jennie stopped her.

"I think I left my sunglasses on the park bench."

"Well, as far as I can tell you don't need them right now," Lisa said, which earned her a raised eyebrow from Jennie.

"I just bought them. They were $2000."

At that, Lisa's eyes got wide, "What? Why would you- never mind."

"They're Chanel," Jennie said quietly and it almost sounded as if she was trying to defend herself. "Doesn't matter, I'll just buy new ones."

Lisa looked over to her, thinking, calculating for a moment. Then she rested her head against the seat and sighed.

"Lock the car," she said and before Jennie knew what Lisa meant, the blonde had already bolted out of the door into the ongoing thunderstorm.

It was not longer than a minute later that a person, blurred through the rain, came running back to the car. The blonde frantically knocked against the car window, but Jennie had forgotten to lock the doors anyway.

Lisa dropped back into the driver seat, completely drenched from head to toe. It was silent for a second, just heavy breathing and the loud rain could be heard. Lisa blew a drop of water from her nose and sent it flying away before she turned to Jennie. The CEO had a hard time trying not to laugh at the sight of Lisa. The water was still running down her back, her hair sticking to her face and she looked just a little pissed. After a second of rethinking all of her life decisions, the blonde handed the sunglasses over.

"You know you can get the same glasses at Wallmart for like $5, right?"

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In the end, Lisa's heroic safe had resulted in her ruining the car seats of Jennie's very expensive Porsche. Lisa cringed as she saw the stain she'd left behind.

And even though she was terribly cold and just wanted to get a hot shower and not talk to anyone, when Ellie laughed at the squishy sound her shoes made with all the water inside, Lisa couldn't help but laugh along.

She pulled off her shoes and jacket in the hall, trying to not make a mess (and horribly failing). Jennie wasn't prepared to see Lisa in her also drenched t-shirt, which stuck to her body like a second skin. She had to gulp heavily before she was able to look Lisa in the eyes again.

"Go take a shower, I'll make you a tea."

Lisa just nodded and brushed her hair back with her hands. A small smile was painted on her face as if she couldn't quite believe what she'd gotten into. She then walked into the direction of the bathroom, already starting to strip off her shirt.

Jennie had to sit down for a moment.

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When Lisa walked back into the kitchen, she was wearing a well-worn sweater and fuzzy socks. Her hair was still damp and her cheeks were rosy. Jennie looked at her for a moment to appreciate just how soft Lisa looked like that.

"I know you shouldn't drink on the job but I thought it might warm you up," she eventually said when she'd stared enough and handed Lisa a steaming mug.

"Thank you."

The blonde accepted it with a smile. It looked like tea but the smell told her something different.