Artist Love Better | Jensoo

Chapter 12: Social Lubricant

Jisoo walked up to the table where Jennie was sitting, holding two shot glasses filled with liquid. She placed both tumblers on the top of the table and looked at the brunette with an awkward smile.

"I brought you a drink in case you changed your mind." She said loudly, trying to make herself be heard over the music.

"Well,I am driving, but I guess I can have one with you." Jennie replied with a smile.

Jisoo sat on the chair across the table, facing Jennie as she raised her glass. As she saw the brunette doing the same, she downed her shot and laughed at the face the girl in front of her was making.

"I don't drink often." Jennie tried to explain herself.

"Well, I don't drink often enough." Jisoo said standing up. "I want to dance. Do you want to join me?" She said as she reached out and grabbed Jennie's arm, pulling her to the dance floor near the DJ booth.

The music was loud and the lights were bright and colourful, making Jisoo get easily into the dancing mood. She started moving her body to the songs and tried to make Jennie follow her steps, making them both laugh at the awkwardness of the brunette. After a couple of minutes, the music changed and Jisoo faced Jennie, who was staring at her. She remained silent for a little while, holding the girl's gaze as she kept moving her body.

"Why are you here, Jennie?" The raven asked casually as she danced to the music.

Jennie followed the girl's movements, keeping their gazes locked.

"I want to understand what I did wrong. Understand why you shut me out."

"You didn't do anything wrong. It's not about you. I can't do it, I just can't. So it's better for both of us if I just stay away."

Jennie slowed down her movements and stared at Jisoo. For a moment, she thought about obliging the girl's arguments and just leaving her alone but she felt like that would be the wrong decision. She thought about what Lisa had said to her earlier in the evening; Jisoo liked her, she was just too fucked up to accept that. But how fucked up? What happened to her? What made her like this? She wanted to find out, she wanted to stay.

Without thinking, Jennie took a step forward and placed her hand on Jisoo's waist. With a rough movement, she pushed the raven across the dance floor onto a wall in a hidden corner, where no one could really see them, pressing her body against Jisoo's. She noticed the girl's eyes growing wide and a sharp exhale left her throat with the contact. Jisoo didn't struggle, she barely moved, as if she was taking in Jennie's body against hers in such an intense way. Jennie leaned forward, her face only an inch away from Jisoo's. She could feel her breathing, smell her scent, which caused a trance like sensation, as if she was intoxicated by Jisoo.

Looking straight into the raven's eyes, she placed one hand on the wall over Jisoo's shoulder, leaning against it.

"Look into my eyes, Jisoo, and tell me that you want me to leave." Jennie could feel Jisoo's heart racing against her own chest. "Just say it once, I'll walk out that door and you will never see me again. I'll leave you alone and I'll pretend I never met you. Just tell me that's what you want."

Jennie felt like there was no bar, no music, nothing around them. The world didn't exist, it was just her and Jisoo. Her gaze was still locked with the raven's and she could see so much uncertainty and fear in those brown eyes, so many memories and, at the same time, she could see the struggle, the internal fight the girl was battling. Jennie started to worry as Jisoo was taking a bit too long to say anything. She felt her heart racing as the raven lowered her gaze to her lips and back to her eyes.

"I can't do that." The raven said in a whisper, lowering her gaze to Jennie's lips once more.

"Then tell me what's wrong?" The brunette asked softly.