The Promised [Jenlisa FF]

Part 14

Jennie could hear Krystal calling Lisa's name from the moment the woman's feet hit the stairs. Knowing she needed to leave this for her to deal with, she sat in her office listening to another woman call Lisa's name for a REALLY long time, and just stewed. This was not going to be easy. Having taken about all she could stand, Jennie rose from her chair. As she did, the door to her office slowly opened. Krystal's dark head peeked around the door, repeating her litany. "Lisa? Are you in here?"

Standing up as straight and tall as she could, Jennie smirked as Krystal's mouth dropped. "Can I help you, Krystal?" Jennie asked, knowing full well this was the first of many battles.

"YOU! What the hell are you doing here?" Red faced with anger, Krystal slammed open the door.

"Uh, first thing, that's original wall that your trying to break, so don't let it happen again. As Lisa will tell you, no one gets to tear anything up around here without my permission. Second, that's a door you just opened - without knocking. Surely, we don't need pictures, do we? A closed door just screams knock first, doesn't it?" Jennie confidently smiled as she watched Krystal's anger rise.

"Oh, so you're nothing more than the hired help? Figures. Lisa always was a sucker for trash." Krystal smiled as she could see her barb hit its mark. Wanting to place the final nails in the coffin, she gleefully said, "You know, when our baby comes, Lisa and I are going to be married."

Jennie could feel her face getting red from anger and humiliation, but she refused to let this nasty woman win. "Married, huh? So we are reaching for the stars, aren't we? Speaking of the baby, when is the happy event, Krystal? Do we have a due date yet? Both Lisa and I want to make sure our calendars are clear so we can attend the birth."

Krystal was stunned speechless by that. Jennie raised an eyebrow at her, waiting for a response. Gathering her wits, Krystal snapped, "Oh, you think you're hot shit, don't you? But you're nothing more than the convenient lay of the moment. Hell, every time Lisa does a house, she winds up sleeping with someone. What are you, the maid?"

"No, actually I'm the head designer. And you are a nuisance. So go away." Sitting back down in her chair, Jennie made it obvious that Krystal was dismissed.

Not one to be dismissed so easily, Krystal continued to dig. "So you think sleeping with the boss will get you brownie points. Hey, if you can't cut the actual work, just give a little head on the side, right?"

Jennie took a deep breath, fighting down the urge to kill this woman. If she wasn't supposedly pregnant, she might have done it earlier. "Well, not that it's any of your business, but I don't work for Lisa. I work for Hongjun Park. I also have a degree in interior design, having graduated with Honors. You just let me know the next time your pea brain graduates from anything with Honors, and we'll go at it. Now get the hell out of MY office." Seeing Krystal's mouth open with a retort, Jennie snapped. "Get the HELL out now, or I will throw you out."

"Fine. I was looking for Lisa anyway. We have a future to plan, you know." With one last sneer, Krystal turned and stormed out of the room.

Sighing, Jennie looked down at her hands, trying to steady their shaking. Wiping away the inevitable tears, she took a deep breath to regain her composure. She'd known this was going to be hard, but she hadn't really known how hard until now. How was she going to get through this, especially if this nasty woman was having Lisa's child?

~

Several minutes later, Krystal caught up with Lisa as she walked through the front door. Lisa jumped back as she almost tackled her, wrapping her arms around her waist. Unwrapping her arms, Lisa glared at her. Then remembering her supposed state, she softened her look. "How are you feeling today, Krystal?"