JenLisa Shots Collection

Never Let You Go pt. 5

The next month was busy at work for Lisa, luckily. They worked long hours and got lots of overtime in on the weekends. This made for great paychecks, and as the money piled up, Lisa was able to get the essentials she needed; a cell phone, some clothes, typical toiletries and the big sum went towards a vehicle. 

She was able to get herself a decent looking black Ford truck. It wasn't new by any means, but it ran and didn't need any work done right away. Even if it did, Lisa knew Bam would help her out, Lisa knew a little bit about cars too, from what Bam had taught her over the years when they were younger. 

When Lisa hadn't been at work, she was at Bam and Ryujin's, and Jennie was always there too. They had gotten to know one another a lot better over the past month. Jennie had spent Thanksgiving with Bam and Ryujin, and Lisa of course. They had more conversations; Lisa had lied about most of her past, family history, where she had been and what she'd been doing the past 5 years. What else was she supposed to do, she thought. She couldn't tell Jennie the truth about herself; she'd never want to speak to her again if she did. Lisa knew she had to hide the truth; she was ashamed of her past. Bam caught on to Lisa's stories and went along, thankfully. Lisa had confided in Bam that she was interested in Jennie. But she did not tell him everything.

Lisa didn't disclose that almost every night she drove to Jennie's apartment, sitting outside in the lot, staring at her windows. Some nights she saw her through her open blinds watching TV, cleaning, grading papers or reading. She always went into the bathroom for about 20 minutes every night before bed. Lisa assumed she was talking her showers then. She imagined her naked, wet body lathered with soap. She wanted so badly to be in there with her, touching her. But for now she settled for jerking herself off in her truck. 

Although they had gotten to know each other better, Lisa hadn't gotten the nerve to ask her out yet. She wasn't sure if she was interested. Sometimes she appeared to be; the way Jennie would look at her, with a sparkle in her eye. Sometimes when Lisa would make her laugh, she would touch Lisa's arm softly, sending chills up her arms. Lisa loved to watch her laugh. She had a glowing gummy smile that sucked you in, and her laughter filled the room with a bright positive feeling. 

One afternoon through casual conversation Lisa found out that Ryujin had a key to Jennie's apartment. Jennie had given it to her in case of an emergency. That night around midnight Lisa dug Ryujin's keys out of her purse, she left it on the kitchen counter every night, and drove to Jennie's. Lisa's heart was racing, she wasn't sure yet, exactly what she was going to do, but for now she just wanted to know which key fit her door. 

When she got there she made her way up her small, paved walkway. Jennue had Christmas decorations stuck in the snow; tall metal candy canes and iron snowmen and reindeer, and sparkly garland hanging from the small, fenced, sitting area in front of her apartment. They were just a few weeks away from the holiday. Lisa wasn't sure yet if she would be spending it with Jennie, but she hoped so. 

Jennie's porch light was off, and no new snow had fallen recently. No one would know Lisa had been there. She slowly opened Jennie's screen door and propped it on her left leg. Lisa tried each key, until the right one slid in. She thought for a moment about her next move and decided to play it smart. She took out the key, and went back to her truck. 

She turned on her overhead light so she could see which key it was, luckily for her; Jennie's key was the only silver one on the ring. She hoped if she took it for just one day, Ryujin wouldn't notice. Lisa drove back and put Ryujin's keys back into her purse, minus the silver one. Lisa was able to go to the hardware store the next day and get the key replicated. She got the silver key back on Ryujin's ring the next night and she never even noticed. 

That night Lisa laid in her bed, in her small room. Her lamp light still on, she flipped the key over and over in between her fingers. She made up her plan for tomorrow. She smiled to herself, her stomach churning with excitement. She hated that she had to wait until tomorrow, but it was the only time. She set the key on her small side table next to her bed and shut off the light.