BlackVelvet »irene × lisa« ✔

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"Oh, Jennie's boyfriend is here!"

"So this is the lucky man eh?"

"Welcome to the family."

I felt I became a thin air at Jongin's side. Not knowing what to do seeing how their family welcomed him with an open arms. I wanna just run away there.

But Irene's touch reminds me why I was there. I was there for only one reason. For her.

Not sure what her family's reaction would be, but as Irene hugs me so tight. I just let myself sink in and return the strong intensity of her embrace.

Ohmygod. I miss this.

I had my eyes close all along, and a tear threatening to fall to the side when I felt Irene pulling my neck down, and her lips landed on my forehead. Mumbling incoherent words but I'm sure to one thing.

I missed you was the only word that's clear enough for me.

I mumbled I missed you too and about to kiss her right away but then, I was pulled back into reality that all eyes are on us.

Her family was watching the whole thing and some of them had their mouth hang open while I could feel my soul just drifted.

Goodbye self.

"Is that Irene's bestfriend?" One questioned I'm betting it's her aunt breaking the silence.

"Everyone. The one you teases me about the imaginary girlfriend. Guess what?" Irene slightly chuckles in full sarcasm. "She exists."

"Ohhh..." They all mumbled almost at the same time.

I bow down my head as respect and bit my tongue to say the right words. It doesn't help though.

"G-good evening everyone.... I'm..I'm Lisa. Lisa Manoban..........and I'm Thai?"

I don't really know what else I'm trying to say but there's Irene looking at me like I'm already making her night, the best.

"Woahhh, so you're not Korean?"

"Why you're in Korea?"

"Do you have other siblings?"

"You are gorgeous."

"How old are you?"

"Questions aside everyone. Dinner is serve." A woman whom I assume to be Irene's mom spoke. The genes says it all. And to her side, a man smiling at our direction. And that's probably her dad. She has resemblance on Jennie's. Their eyes are much look alike while Irene's features are from her mom.

"They'll obviously interrogate you. Remember, you're not obliged to answer them all...." She beams. "And  one thing too, I didn't expect you to be here." Irene smiled

"Surprise to you." I sneakered a laugh as I steal one kiss from the side of her head.

"You did though." She pulls me to their kitchen with two chairs intended for us. Jennie and Jongin are comfortably sitting already.

As we sit, I could still feel eyes are mostly on me. I can even say that the man on the opposite chair of mine is literally staring. It might be their cousin.

"Let's eat first okay." Irene's dad reminded as they started to ask questions again. Mainly to me that Irene has to throw a look at them.

Irene is putting all those foods in my plate as if I eat that much. Her cousins, even uncles would follow their eyes to her actions. Such as putting water on my glass, adding food whenever I'm about to finish and constantly wiping those excess to the corner of my lips.