When Universe Conspires

88 - Heartu

(Lisa)

Jen is currently asking for my opinion if she should join the obstacle course race.

"Well, if you're too bored, you can try it. Are you confident enough to let them know who's driving?" I asked back.

"I don't really care if I finished last, I just want to try it. I enjoyed the last course I did. But this one is a lot more challenging than that one. But I think I can manage between 6-7 minutes if I didn't miss any turn" she said.

"So you're really joining last minute?" I asked to confirm.

"Yes! Get me a black car. I know that everything is by default settings and all cars are basically the same. Just the color and numbers are different. Is there a number 16 on there?" she said.

"Yes boss. That number is registered" Shin replied.

"Ugh.. How about 03, 27 or 23?" Jen asked.

"#27 is boss Lisa. 3 is taken too. But 23 is unregistered" Shin said.

"Great. Paint that on my car" she said.

"Chae, get on it. Make sure the paintwork is done by the time the 18th racer starts. So I'll have a about 20 minutes of idle time before I go" Jen ordered.

"Okay sure. But how about the car and engine check? Do you want me to do it too?" Chae asked.

"No. I'll do it myself. It will only take a few minutes. Just find me a black car and do the paintwork. Oh, can you put a cute heart decal after the number?" Jen asked batting her eyelashes.

"Define cute?" Chae asked furrowing her eyebrows.

I laughed at her struggle. My girlfriend can be really demanding when she wants to.

"This cute. See? Paint it exactly like this" Jen said showing her the image of the decal "Airdropped to your phone, check it"

Chae checked, "Okay. Anything else?"

I hope she didn't ask that. She'll regret it.

"Oh I need that helmet I used earlier. The pink one inside the Lambo. Thanks Chae. That's all" she said smiling widely.

Chae rolled her eyes "Copy boss. I'll go now"

"Wait!" Jen stopped her from running away. "Since you already have that drink in your hand, bring this with you. I don't want you to miss your lunch" she threw the burrito wrap to Chae who caught it with her free hand. She muttered a 'thanks' before running away to rush on her impromptu tasks.

"Was the added cute decal necessary?" I asked her.

"Nope. It wasn't planned but it's funny when Park Chaeyoung gets annoyed. I guess it's a nice touch and gives my car personality compare to the other ones. They're all the same" she replied.

"You're such a brat sometimes" I told her eating my quesadilla.

"Shin, don't be shy to get food. There's a lot that Jen ordered" I told Ryujin who stopped eating when her burrito is finished.

"Okay. I'll get some more. Thanks boss" she said grabbing a little plate and filled it with sushi choices, tamago, maki and a slice each of quesadilla.

I smiled at her when she caught me looking at her "That's more like it. Enjoy. You can still refill later"

She nodded shyly and smiled.

After 20 minutes, Chae came back.

"Boss Jen, your car's ready. The paint is being dried up. The crew needs you to be there for seat adjustments and other routine checks for the driver" she said panting.