YOUNG LOVE || 𝐉𝐄𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐀 ✔︎

thirty-two

Lisa had already broken the news to Bambam, and they waited now, waited for the doctor to finish. Mina and the kids had stayed at home, but Jennie had wanted to come, so she'd followed in her car. She sat beside Lisa, twisting her hands together nervously. Lisa reached over and stilled them, smiling slightly.

"Sorry," Jennie said quietly.

Lisa leaned closer. "Are you more worried about what the doctor is going to say or whether she's going to guess what we were doing last night?" She laughed quietly as a bright blush covered Jennie's face.

"Considering neither of us look like we've slept, there won't be much guessing involved."

Lisa's gaze landed on Jennie's mouth, her lips still slightly swollen from their night—and morning—together. She looked up, their eyes holding, and she suddenly wished they were anywhere but a hospital waiting room. She wished they were back in the shower where Jennie had pinned her against the wall and brought her to orgasm so fast it was a blur. Jennie smiled and nodded, acknowledging the direction of her thoughts.

"Manoban?" They all turned and the nurse waved them over. "You can see her now. The doctor will be right back in to visit with you."

"Thank you," she said, allowing Bambam and Jennie to go ahead of her.

Her mother, thankfully, looked well rested. Lisa bent down quickly and kissed her cheek, noting that her mother already had taken a hold of Jennie's hand.

"I'm feeling much better," she said. "I don't want anyone fussing over me."

"Mom, we know about the cancer,"
Bambam said.

Her mother flicked her eyes at Jennie and smiled. "I never thought you'd keep it to yourself," she said. She eyed Lisa and Jennie, her gaze going between them.

"Would it be inappropriate of me to say that you're both glowing this morning?"

Lisa blushed head to toe. "Really, Mom? Really? Now?"

Bambam laughed. "So that's why you look like you got no sleep."

Lisa looked at Jennie helplessly, but Jennie simply laughed and squeezed her mother's hand. "I took your advice," she said.

"Can we please discuss your health?" Lisa said, still blushing.

Her mother's smile faded. "There is nothing to discuss. I already know my options."

"Where...where is it?"

"My breast again. I'm going through with the surgery this time." Her mother looked away from them. "I should have done it before, I guess, but losing one's breasts...well, I wasn't prepared back then."

"Okay, if you do a total mastectomy, will you still have to do chemo or radiation?" she asked.

"The doctor said they would see how invasive the cancer is. That will determine whether I'll need additional treatment." Her mother laid back against the pillow. "The thought of going through chemo again...well, I don't know if I can handle it."

"But—"

"No. I'm tired of thinking about it. We'll take it one step at a time." She took a deep breath. "Now, let's talk about something else." She turned to Jennie. "Isn't Minjoon coming home this weekend?"

Jennie nodded. "Yes, I'll get to see him tomorrow evening."

Lisa had forgotten that Minjoon was coming home. "That's right. He's staying with you tomorrow night," she said. Now that she and Jennie had, well, reconnected, she didn't want to spend even one night apart. Jennie seemed to read her mind.