Jennie and Lisa both nodded at the assistant district attorney before rising from seats at the conference table with Bambam. Jennie gripped Lisa's hand tightly for support. Jiho was present as well as Sarah Morgan, the Lee family lawyer.
"There will be paperwork," the ADA told them, "but this should be processed in a few weeks."
When they reached the hall, Jennie finally broke down crying. Lisa pulled her close, gently soothing her as best she could. "It's over, Jennie," she told her. "We're fine. It's over."
Which was exactly why Jennie was crying. After years of fear and guilt, it was finally at an end. Pete had been found incapable of standing trial and his family agreed to have him committed indefinitely in exchange for the criminal charges being dropped. In return, Pete dropped his charges against Lisa.
Jennie took a deep breath, staunching her tears. She looked up at her. "I'm just so relieved. I had no idea how much this had been dragging me down."
"You're free, Jennie," Lisa told her. "Both you and Canny. You have no ties to him, not anymore."
Sniffling one last time, Jennie smiled. "That's really convenient," she said.
Lisa's brow furrowed, looking down at her. "Okay," she said, confused.
She took a deep breath. "I'm pregnant," Jennie said. "And I know this one is yours and I think you're going to have to marry me."
Lisa smiled at her goofily. "We're in the courthouse," she said. "I'm fairly sure we could manage that pretty easily."
Laughing punchily, Jennie grinned at her. "You're such a tough girl to pin down," she said.
"I know," she said with a sigh. "Ms. Fly by Night, that's me."
Jennie leaned into her, letting her support her weight. "I love you, Lisa."
"I love you too, Jennie. For all my life."
***
"Oh, for Christ's sake," Jennie snapped, "just say yes."
Rosé looked at her friend, over her steaming mug of peppermint hot chocolate, clearly irritated. They were taking a break from Christmas shopping and Rosé had been lamenting about Bambam's latest bid to take her to Jennie and Lisa's wedding as a date.
"Oh get off it," Jennie continued. "Bambam's nuts about you. You're nuts about him. I'm sick of watching the two of you make googly eyes at each other. The anticipation is about to kill me."
"You're in a mood today," Rosé countered waspishly.
Jennie sighed, slouching down in her booth. "I'm just stretched a little thin with all the changes. Christmas is coming up and Canny's being more of a handful than usual. She and Lisa are both going nuts about the wedding and Lisa's on this kick to get a bigger apartment. Yesterday Canny bought a Christmas present for the baby and she's been checking out all these pregnancy books from the library."
"You told her already?"
Smiling tightly, Jennie said, "I didn't tell her anything. Her father's about as good at keeping a secret as she is. And now they're both watching me like a hawk. I bet I was asked ten different times yesterday if I'm getting enough folic acid. I had to inform Ms. Chiquita that since she wasn't born with two heads, odds were this baby would be okay too."
"They're just worried," Rosé pointed out.
"They're driving me insane," Jennie said, whimpering.
Rosé decided it would be a good idea to change the subject. "Did you find a dress yet?"
Jennie perked up. "Oh, you betcha," she said with a grin. "And morning sickness, hello how I missed you. It's my regular size and it's loose. And pregnancy hormones," she smiled wickedly. "My boobs are already bigger."
Rosé laughed. "So what does the dress look like?"
"Killer," Jennie said. "Pink sheath dress with a side slit. Tons of cleavage. Tons of leg. Might I just say how much I love getting married on New Year's eve at a gallery? Nothing's going to be traditional and I love it."
"How's your combo maid of honor/best man/flower girl doing?"
"She's in heaven," Jennie said happily. "Lisa put her in charge of the guest list and she's actually done a hell of a job. Though I really doubt if Justin Bieber is going to show. I tried to tell Canny that aside from the fact that no one we know actually knows him, that he probably already has plans for New Year's. She's in some heavy denial."
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That Night | JenLisa FF
Fanfiction[Short Fic] Jennie, a young woman who has been through so much, had weathered many storms in her life. Yet, there was one memory that lingered, a memory of a night spent with her true love, a love that was not meant to be. Then, one day, fate brough...
