By My Side [JENLISA FF]

Part 13

"Will it be dangerous tonight?" Jisoo wanted to know when she, Jennie and Lisa were sitting in her apartment waiting for the others to arrive.

Lisa was just coming back from the kitchen carrying a tray loaded with some sandwiches and steaming hot chocolate. She put it down on her small glass-table and after a short glance to Jennie she answered: "I don't think so. We're only going to check that club. I'm not expecting any real trouble."

"But there could be?", Jennie asked anxiously.

Lisa shrugged, trying to sound as casual as possible: "In my line of work there's always trouble. But tonight's nothing special." she avoided looking at Jennie, too afraid her eyes would tell her the truth. She wasn't really lying to her either, she really didn't know what they'd to expect. But anything connected to Frankie was dangerous, he was one of the big drug dealers in LA, he controlled the whole Beverly Hills-district, the most expensive drug-area. He was rich and powerful and when GD and Kai had been dealing with him it meant to be extra careful. But she couldn't tell Jennie, she didn't want her to worry the whole evening and possibly the night. She would be worried enough the way it was.

"This is a nice apartment," Jisoo said, looking around.

"Thanks," Lisa smiled at her, grateful that she'd changed the subject.

The doorbell rang and Lisa went to answer it, telling them to help themselves with the chocolate while she was going over. Opening the door, she looked into the faces of a blonde guy and a dark-haired girl. Both were smiling.

"Bobby, Yujin," Lisa greeted them with a smile. "I'm so glad you could make it. Come in," she invited them and then pointed to the table. "I just made some hot chocolate, you want some?"

"No thanks," Yujin replied and looked at her boyfriend. "But I'm sure my Bobby dies to get a cup. He's always the sweet guy."

Lisa chuckled and looked at the blonde guy: "Get yourself a cup, you know where they are. I'm sure there's some left in the pot on the stove." Then she turned to the girls sitting on the sofa and the chair. "Jennie, Jisoo. These are Bobby and Yujin. I know them all my life and they're ... well, never take them too serious, especially Bobby."

"Hey, don't insult me," the blonde guy grinned broadly.

"I could never insult you," Lisa replied dryly. "Bobby, Yujin, these are Jennie and Jisoo. I'm working for Jennie at the moment. It's about her case we have to do our little trip tonight."

Yujin nodded and went over to the girls, taking the seat opposite to Jisoo: "Hi," she greeted them and took a sandwich from the tray. The way these both acted it was clearly visible they were very close to Lisa. Jennie couldn't help but feel a little bit jealousy rise in her. They knew everything about her, they knew her all her life. What would her life have been if she'd met Lisa when she was sixteen, not GD. She sighed inwardly; the thought was utterly useless. You should never live in the past. She didn't even want to begin to think about her life if she'd never met Lisa at all.

"So, you're the one with the druggy ex?" Yujin asked Jennie. It sounded harsh, but a warm smile told her, she was only trying to make it easy on her.

"Yeah," Jennie replied, holding the hot mug between her hands.

"From what Lisa told me, he was an ass," the dark-haired woman leaned back, taking another bite from her bread.

Jennie nodded and sipped at her chocolate. Lisa sat down beside her and gave her a look: "Not hungry?"

"No," she shook her head. "Maybe later."

Lisa laid a hand on her leg and gazed into her eyes: "Is something wrong?" she wanted to know.