Take Two | jensoo

Chapter Fourteen

What Jisoo was doing at the studio on a Saturday night, an hour before she was going to see her girlfriend perform, was beyond her. Actually Manny had called her earlier freaking out that he forgot to turn off the lights before he left the studio. He couldn't come back to check because he had already lent his car to his sister. Jisoo was still furious with Lisa for rehiring him behind her back. The guy was as useful as a condom on prom night.

Not only had Manny forget to turn the lights off, he also forgot to lock the doors and put the books away. The last thing they needed was their electrical bill to go up and their place robbed. Jisoo shook her head frustrated as she put the books away but stopped when her eyes skimmed over their latest numbers.

It wasn't good. Losing those clients definitely took a hit on their funds considering they had just purchased new equipment and hired a few more workers. The other projects just couldn't settle out the differences. Jisoo sat down and let out a long sigh. What the hell are we going to do if we can't get more projects? Jisoo looked over the numbers again. We can just cut back on certain things. Use a smaller film crew, switch back to handheld, fire Manny. Damn that fucker.

"What are you doing here?"

Jisoo didn't even bother to look up when she heard Lisa's voice.

"Your puppy dog called me."

"Oh, he left a message on my phone about the lights? I guess when he couldn't reach me, he called you."

"Seriously, Lisa, he forgot to lock the doors. Why is he still working here?" Jisoo spun around and stared at her friend angrily.

"I have a soft spot for animated cartoon characters?" Lisa said meekly and shrugged. She knew Jisoo was mad at something else other than Manny. "And God, why is it so cold in here?" She ran her hands up and down her bare arms and went to the thermostat. "Geez, it's 55 degrees in here. Did Manny also turn off the heat?"

Jisoo had to admit it was a bit chilly in the studio but thought nothing of it.

"I think the furnace is broken," Lisa announced while she put her hand on a vent that was on the wall. "It's blowing out cold air. I call someone on Monday."

Jisoo went back to the books and sighed again. "Don't bother. That's going to cost a lot of money and right now we have none to spend. So I suggest you bring a hoodie to work."

Lisa walked up behind Jisoo and put her hands on her shoulder. "Jisoo, it's going to be okay. I mean if worse comes to worse, I can always just use my money to pay for some of the expenses."

Jisoo immediately shot the idea down. "No, Lisa. That's your money, I would never allow you to use it just because we hit a bump in the road. We'll manage." She shut the books and put them back where they belonged. Lisa was loaded. Unlike Jisoo, who was still paying off her student loans, Lisa was pretty much financially set for the rest of her life. Her parents were rich and had set up a trust fund for Lisa. Her mother was an interior designer and her father is a lawyer and stepfather was a chef. It was Lisa's money that gave them the opportunity to start their little company and despite all of Lisa's refusals, Jisoo was adamant on paying every cent of that back. They were partners. They did everything equally.

"We're going to spend the money that people give us for doing our jobs." Jisoo ran her hand through her hair. Lisa looked at her a little worried. "I'm fine. So let's get to the club and watch our very hot girlfriends serenade us." Hee, my girlfriend.

Lisa smiled at the goofy expression that Jisoo just had. "Let's go then. I want to get there a little early because Rosie gets really nervous. And you know, I know how to calm her down." She gave Jisoo a wink.