Meet Me When I'm Asleep

Chapter 33 - Driven

Jennie's POV

As much as we both wanted to have alone time again tonight, we knew we had to do something about our current dilemma. Our planned frozen yogurt date ended up being an after-dinner double date with Seulgi and Irene unnie.

When I told Seulgi I needed to meet with her, she insisted that Irene joined because she had a lot to say about our project.

"I hate her," she said blankly, taking a spoonful of her dessert. "She's arrogant, despicable, selfish, and manipulative. I am more than willing to help some other amateur with this."

I sighed, mindlessly tapping my plastic spoon on the edge of my bowl. "So what do we do now? Quit our job? I most certainly do not want to help Minseo promote her new film."

Lisa's cheeks turned red. "Why? You can just sabotage her film." she chuckled.

"How i wish we can." Seulgi hissed. "That means she's going to have pretty much horrible job at work," Seulgi pointed out. "And that's going to be so much fun!"

"you're so cool, Seul" Lisa mused as she stared at Seulgi in wonder.

Seulgi popped an imaginary collar and smirked. "I am, I know."

"She is something," Irene agreed, brushing her hand over Seulgi's shoulder. Her cheeks turned bright red in a matter of seconds and I had to try so hard not to giggle right there in front of them.

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We spent the next week planning Minseo's film while keeping my job at the moment. Since we weren't at the major stage of planning at work, it was still easy balancing the two things out.

I'd hangout with Lisa devotedly every night after work. I always managed to surprise her even if she was already eager to see me. One night while she was busy writing, I surprised her with a home-cooked meal that she ended up loving.

The night after, we had a quiet evening at the park as she wrote her story.

Her head was on my lap as she typed on her tablet, sneaking in kisses from time to time.

"I'm doing a better job at this than I have ever done with my previous parts" she told me.

"Why so?"

"Because it's like I'm actually seeing the love story unfold right before my eyes," she smiled, titling her head up to kiss my lips. "Nothing beats first hand experience. You could say this is based on a true story now."

"I can already imagine your name read out in the Book or something."

"This is only a past time babe," she chuckled.

"Hey, a girl can dream, right?" I teasingly poked her cheek. "I'm already dreaming big for you. You're capable of so many great things, Lisa. You just don't know it yet."

"I think you are too," she said, touching my cheek with her thumb, like as if she was appreciating every single detail on my face. "I don't think you should box yourself within the four walls of your office, Jennie. You're so much better than that."

"Has Irene been talking to you about making me quit my job?" I raised an eyebrow.

Seulgi and Irene knows how bored I am with work and she's been trying to convince everyone else to agree with her because she always believes that she's right.

"Maybe, maybe not," Lisa grinned. "They had a point though."

I sighed and leaned back on the grass. Lisa rose up from her lying position on my lap and lay right beside me. "I'm going to miss you when you go to New York," she softly said.