The Promised [Jenlisa FF]

Part 16

"Kai, what the hell are you doing here?"

"Oh, man, I wouldn't miss this for the world." Kai smiled at her, dangling the unlit cigarette from his lips.

"YOU!!" Krystal spat, "Don't think you're going to come here and ruin this for me! You don't belong here."

"I beg to differ, babe. I think this is exactly where I belong. And if you're honest with yourself, you'll agree."

"Don't be an ass, Kai. Lisa is the DAD of this child. I CAN count, you know. It's not that hard." Krystal was nose to nose with Kai now, fire spitting from her eyes. "I can't believe you came here, just to embarrass me. How could you?"

"I came here for a number of reasons. The main one is that if there is even a slight chance that this child is mine, I want to know. Another is that I'm not going to let you snow my friend here given the opportunity. Especially now that she's found someone that she loves. So, the four of us are going to do this together. And if you don't like it, that's tough!" Kai was not angry, just determined. he'd dealt with women like Krystal all his life and had yet to lose. And he wasn't about to start now. Realizing she was fighting a battle she wasn't going to win, Krystal signed in at the desk and went to have a seat in the corner, away from the trio of people who seemed determined to ruin her life.

Jennie and Lisa had stood and listened to the whole conversation, shock and confusion showing on their faces. Lisa was the first to wake from her stupor, grabbing Kai by the arm and pulling him towards the opposite corner that Krystal had stomped her way to - away from the patients that were sitting in the waiting room. Jennie realized what she was doing and followed her, not about to miss this.

"What the hell was that all about, Kai?" Lisa asked, staring into Kai's eyes.

"Hey, good to see you too. And to answer your question, I don't know. I just have this really strange feeling that the baby she's carrying is mine." Grinning into Lisa's face, Kai waited for the reaction to hit.

"Are you telling me that you slept with Krystal while we were seeing each other?" Lisa asked, a confused look on her face.

"Lisa, you know better than that. I've might have slept with a few of your discards, but I at least wait until you discard them. Hell, I didn't even have to go after Krystal, she came after me. So, when you told me yesterday that she was pregnant, all kinds of bells and whistles started going off in my head." Kai continued to fondle his cigarette, wishing he could light it up. Looking at Jennie, Kai raised her eyebrows in interest. "Speaking of which, are you going to introduce me to this lovely lady? You always were the lucky one, Lisa. How come I never meet woman like this?"

Putting an arm possessively around Jennie, Lisa gave Kai a dirty look. "I don't know if I should, Kai, after what you just told me. I'm not sure I can trust you."

"Lisa, buddy, I'm crushed. After all these years, you know I wouldn't try to steal your girl. Hell, if you'd really cared about Krystal, I wouldn't have laid a hand on her."

Relaxing, Lisa smiled at him. "I know, Kai. This is just turning out to be a really weird morning. Jennie Kim, this is my oldest, and sometimes dearest, friend, Kai. Kai, this is the love of my life, Jennie Kim."

Smiling at her, his blue eyes twinkling, Kai shook the delicate hand that the petite blond held out for him to shake. "It's truly a pleasure. I never thought I'd see the day that some woman would steal my friend's heart." Giving her the once over, he eyed her from head to toe. "But having met you, I can definitely see the attraction."

Growling, Lisa held tighter to Jennie's waist. "Kai!"

"Just joking, Lisa. Hell, I could lie and tell you she's a hag."