Outline of You | Jensoo

Ch03.

The next Wednesday rolls around.

"Ready for the pitch?" Chaeyoung lowers her mug of coffee onto the table.

Jisoo pats her briefcase as she settles on the third rattan chair around the small circular table. "I guess I am," she takes a deep breath and exhales nervously out of her smile.

"Not to stress you out even more, but let me remind you that we burnt gallons of midnight oil for that," Lisa raises her brows and juts her chin nonchalantly at the briefcase before hiding her smirk behind her cup.

"You're welcome to join me in the presentation, you know."

"No thanks, I've got to let you have the limelight once in a while, right?" Lisa wriggles her brows at her girlfriend who nods earnestly.

Jisoo rolls her eyes and retaliates with a shove in each of the girls' shoulders. "Yeah right, you guys are just scared, don't think I don't know that."

They laugh and engage in childish shoulder-shoving before the waitress arrives with Jisoo's coffee. Two cups to go. "1 cappuccino and 1 americano," she announces before leaving.

Chaeyoung spots the extra cup and cocks a brow at Jisoo. "I thought you don't drink americano?"

Shrugging as indifferently as she can, Jisoo opens the lid of the cappuccino, "Gotta go all out to seal the deal, don't I?"

"Ohhh, smart move, Jisoo," Lisa bobs her head and snaps her fingers in approval.

"But... what if she doesn't drink americano either?" Chaeyoung tilts her head.

"It's the thought that counts. She'll be touched anyway," Jisoo tries a failed attempt at winking and ends up tickling her friends into laughter.

She is relieved they don't probe further, because she isn't too sure how to explain that she remembers the drink order that was written on Jennie's Starbucks cup from a week ago.

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Like the previous time, the same stylishly dressed, petite woman greets Jisoo when the elevator doors open to the highest floor of the building. She brings Jisoo to the same holding area with the fancy pantry and informs through a smile that Jennie will be available shortly.

Jisoo returns the bow and the lady gets back to work. Peering down the hallway, Jisoo is surprised to see that Jennie's glass office is frosted now, no longer transparent and clear. She can still spot the motions of the silhouettes behind the frosted glass panes, much like driving on a foggy winter day.

When the silhouettes approach the door and start to push it open, the frost instantly disappears and Jisoo hurriedly peels her eyes away and pretends to examine something on the ground.

"Don't forget it's this Saturday." Followed by a giggle.

"Yeah, I've cleared my plans for you. Happy?" It's Jennie's seductive voice and Jisoo sneaks a sideways glance down the long hallway to see the CEO indeed standing there with a lady who looks strikingly familiar.

Oh! That's the lady from last Wednesday!

"Very." The pretty woman throws her arms around Jennie before heading for the elevators with a big smile on her face. Jisoo backs a little deeper into the pantry and away from view.

She recognizes the clicking of the heels and then the lady passes the pantry just like last week, her hair bouncing in luscious locks and her face glowing with happiness.

As she hides behind a mug and sips on water, Jisoo cannot help wondering about the relationship between this pretty lady and the even prettier Jennie Kim. Her thoughts scatter when the petite assistant enters and invites Jisoo to follow her.