Wait for me to come Home

Chapter 6

Over the next week, Jennie pored over the cook book that Somin had picked up for her. She was so busy that week that she only saw Lisa once, just for a quick coffee, so she was determined to make sure the meal was perfect. They messaged a lot, and Lisa kept mentioning how excited she was for dinner on Friday, which made Jennie excited and nervous. She had never even cooked for herself, let alone for someone she was trying to impress.

On Friday she left work early for once, one of the perks of being CEO of her family's company, and came home early to prepare dinner. Lisa wasn't supposed to be there until five, which gave Jennie an hour to get dinner ready, just in case something went horribly wrong in the process. She had an engineering degree and a master's in business, so how hard could cooking really be?

After slipping into something a bit more casual, Jennie went up to the roof. It was quiet and secluded up there, forbidden to everyone in the building, except for Jennie because she owned the building and had made it her quiet place. Finding the right ingredients for her recipe, she quickly plucked the ripest vegetables and carried them back down to her kitchen.

Everything was going smoothly as she chopped the vegetables, and except for a few minor mishaps with a knife, that elicited a colourful range of swear words from Jennie, she got all the prep done in no time. Now was the hard part; actually cooking the food.

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Lisa knocked on the door at ten to five, making sure she was a few minutes early. Jennie answered the door, wearing a little apron and looking a tiny bit flustered as she smiled at Lisa.

"Hi, come in," Jennie said, opening the door wider for Lisa to step inside.

Smiling widely as she walked through the door, Lisa held out a bunch of flowers and a bottle of wine. "These are for you," Lisa told her, holding them out towards Jennie, who smiled slightly as she accepted them with fingers covered in band-aid's.

"Thank you, they're beautiful," Jennie observed, looking down at the flowers. Lisa smiled, taking her coast and shoes off and leaving them by the door. Jennie gestured for Lisa to follow her, and they made their way down the hallway and out into the open kitchen and living room.

Lisa's eyebrows shot up at the size of the apartment, and the obvious wealth that was evident in the way the apartment was furnished. It was simple but elegant, decorated in shades of cream and light wood, with exposed brick walls and large windows letting in the last rays of the sun. Of course, the private elevator just for Jennie should have been enough of a hint of what to expect, even if Lisa didn't take into account that she was the CEO of a billion-dollar company.

"Nice place," Lisa said, raising her eyebrows in surprise as she looked up at the ceiling. Part of it was made up of glass panes, revealing the sky. Lisa could see the first star, winking far above them.

"Please, make yourself at home," Jennie smiled, putting the flowers in a vase of water. The splash of colour was a stark contrast to the neutral colour scheme of the apartment. "Would you like some wine?" Jennie asked, holding up the bottle of wine and arching one of her eyebrows.

"Sure! That'd be great," Lisa smiled, sitting down on one of the stools at the bar. Jennie set a glass of wine down in front of Lisa, taking a sip of her own as she stirred something.

"Thanks," Lisa said, "would you like some help?"

"Oh, no, you drink, I'm almost done anyway," Jennie insisted.