Lisa was passing by the front door when it rings again setting off the screaming Bluetooth speakers around their house. She can hear Ellie screaming along to it like she always does.
It’s become a little game for the three kids, trying to match pitch and volume whenever the screaming speakers come on. A game that Lisa really wants to kill soon. She really needs to get Rosé or Suzy to take those down. She groans but wrenches the door open to see just a UPS guy, holding a package, looking around suspiciously.
“Package for Ms. Kim?” He says holding it out.
Lisa nods and signs for it. She gives the UPS guy a two fingered salute as she closed the door. Lisa holds the package in her hands, carefully trying to guess it’s weight. The box was semi-heavy. She shakes it, hearing the rattling inside. She stops when she sees the FRAGILE stamped on it. Oops . She was itching to know what was inside, but it’s not hers to open. She puts it in her office and forgot about it for the rest of the day.
Until Jennie asks about it while they were washing the dishes.
“Oh yeah, I put it in your office,” Lisa replies as she puts the dishes away. “What is it?”
“None of your business, sweetie,” Jennie says giving her a too sweet of a smile. She wipes her hands and on the counter and walks to the office, leaving Lisa with the remaining dishes.
“Well as your pre-fiancee, shouldn’t I get to know?” Lisa yells at her retreating back.
Jennie just throws a smile over her shoulder and continues on her way.
“Leaving me with all the dishes,” Lisa mutters as she continues to clean them up.
She feels someone wrap their arms around her and she looks down to see Riley’s brown curls.
“Feeling okay, Riles?” Lisa asks as she strokes her head.
Riley looks up, her nose crinkling in distaste. “You’re petting me like I’m a dog.”
Lisa laughs. “But doesn’t it feel good?”
Riley nods and grins. “Now I know why they like them so much.”
Lisa continues to stroke her head. “Everything okay? You didn’t tell me how school was today.”
Riley scowls. “School is stupid. I don’t ever wanna go back.”
“Well I got some bad news for you kiddo,” Lisa says. “You have to go to school for at least ten more years and then college.”
“Like university?” Riley asks, eyes gleaming excitedly. “I can’t wait to go there!”
Lisa smiles. “I’m glad I don’t have to talk you into going to college, like I’ll have to do with Asher.”
“Easy,” Riley says. “Just tell him that all Pokemon Masters go to college.”
Lisa nods. “I like the way you think, kid.”
“Thanks M- Lisa,” Riley says.
Lisa looks at Riley, surprised at the slip of the tongue. Already Riley refuses to meet her eyes, her eyes darting everywhere, a blush was on her cheeks. Lisa was confused.
Riley was first and foremost, a kid. But she was meticulous. With most kids, like Asher, their filters were non-existent, but with Riley each word was carefully chosen and carefully weighted (which made her frustrated at times when she couldn’t find the correct words with her limited vocabulary). She was a perfectionist, refusing to even show a sliver of flaw. She always has her chores and her homework done before Lisa even had to nag and prod her to do it. So with Riley being reckless with her words, Lisa was confused and surprised.
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your hands are tough (but they are where mine belong) | JENLISA
Fanfiction"Hey Chu, I accidentally kidnapped some kids," Lisa rushes out when her best friend picks up the phone, without so much as a hello. Lisa possibly makes the best biggest mistake of her life. A JENLISA ADAPTATION All credit goes to the original autho...
