They made it to the cafe. It was dark in there, with warm lights illuminating the place. It was tastefully decorated making it look very intimate. The place was packed with people dressed in various black and white outfits. They walked up to the hostess. Apparently there was a waiting list so they let her know they were there for Jimin.
Jennie wasn't wrong about having to fight the women off of Lisa. As soon as they walked in the hostess raked her eyes all over Lisa and Jennie immediately grabbed on to Lisa's arm possessively making sure to show off the ring in her hand. Lisa kissed Jennie's temple in response, oblivious as always. Jennie couldn't help but be petty and smirk towards the hostess as Lisa kissed her.
The hostess rolled her eyes, ignoring Jennie and looking at Lisa again.
"How do you know Jimin?"
Lisa was about to respond before Jennie cut her off.
"She just does, can you call him please? I'm sure we're on whatever cute little list you're in charge of checking" Jennie said sweetly. Lisa just nodded along with Jennie, smiling. Not realizing the undertones in their conversation. The hostess had no choice but to go get him.
Jimin ran to hug them both once the hostess alerted him.
"Wow, you guys look really good together, but I expected no less from you two." He said as he took in their outfits. Jennie smiled triumphantly at the look of shock on the hostess face as Jimin led them away.
He pulled them to a private table away from the rest of the other tables sprawled throughout the cafe, which was deceptively roomy. The table was in a corner but close enough to the stage that they had front row seats.
Everyone else was already there and they greeted each other.
"Damn wifey. You look so hot," Rosie said as she took Jennie in and hugged her. Then whispered into Jennie's ear, "kinda surprised you guys even made it out of the hotel room with you both wearing what you're wearing."
Jennie pouted a bit before answering, "yeah I'll have to fill you in on that later. You look beautiful Rosie."
"Who knew you'd clean up this nice Limario," Jisoo teased.
"You're not so bad yourself," Lisa said honestly, because Jisoo looked really good too wearing a black and white dress that landed mid thigh. Not that she really ever had to try but Lisa would never be caught dead admitting that to her.
"You look really good too Chaengie, but who let you wear all white so you could upstage us all." Lisa teased.
"Me," Jisoo said seriously, "I made her do it. She looks like an angel right?"
Rosie blushed.
Taehyung winked at Jennie in greeting, "Human Chanel."
"Human Gucci," she said in response, hugging him.
"How about me guys!" Ella said because no one had said anything about her outfit yet. "How about me?I'm the hottest!"
Jennie literally choked. Then proceeded to go into the most gut wrenching laughter she had ever gone through in her entire life. She had to hold her stomach, almost falling to the ground.
Everyone but Lisa looked at Jennie like she was crazy as Jennie tried to gasp for breath. Slapping Lisa on the arm in between her laughter.
"Oh my God Lis, did she—did she really just—" she said between loud giggles, "Did she really just say that?" She was almost in tears at that point.
Lisa started laughing with her. "Oh lord, I think she did."
"She's literally your actual daughter Manoban, you can't deny her even if you tried!" Jennie said in between hysterical laughter.
They looked at each other and it only made them laugh harder.
"What is happening?" Jisoo deadpanned.
"I think they finally lost it."
"Love makes you do that." Jimin said unfazed.
It took them a full minute to stop laughing because every time they looked at each other and thought about it, it would just make them start falling into a fit of giggles again, having to hold each other up as they laughed.
Jennie finally caught her breath and told them the story of when Lisa had blurted out the same exact thing in high school once, verbatim, looking so serious and indignant because no one had complimented her yet.
All of their high school friends had teased Lisa about it so much that it eventually spread throughout the entire school and it became a standing joke for people to to blurt it out anytime someone felt like no one was paying attention to them or they felt under-appreciated.
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Lisa spent the next hour holding Ella in her lap and reassuring her that she was the most beautifully dressed out of all of them and that she was the prettiest girl in the world. Ella seemed to finally believe her eventually because she relaxed.
They ate and talked and laughed as they watched all the acts perform. Jennie kept feeding Lisa and Ella herself, unwilling to let them do it.
Jimin was relentless with the servers, making sure they kept refilling their drinks and food before anything got even close to halfway being done. He was so attentive, adamant that he make sure his guests' table never ran out of meat and appetizers.
Everyone except Jisoo was shocked when Chaeyoung randomly pulled him into a hug.
"Maybe I don't hate men after all." The blonde said.
Jimin had hugged her back tightly telling her it was an honor, almost tearing up himself because he was so serious about it. He was a man, but he knew men sucked and that was the highest compliment he could have gotten.
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Jimin eventually went up to the stage as a bunch of servers went around giving out free champagne to the delight of all the guests. This was the first time ever they had given out free drinks for an event. He forced Taehyung to go up on stage with him as Jimin spoke into the mic.
"I just want to thank everyone for coming to our annual black and white party. Most of you guys know we do this every year to celebrate the very undervalued LGBTQ community who is often discriminated against in this country, so thanks to everyone who donated.
This year is an extra special occasion though. We also wanted to honor and celebrate our dear friend Lisa's engagement, hence the champagne. We've only just met recently but I already feel like she might be my long lost twin," Jimin winked towards Lisa and Ella. Lisa blew a kiss back at him. Ella nodded back matter of factly, clapping excitedly.
"Jennie, I know we just met yesterday but I love you already too. Anyone that can get my boyfriend to warm up to them so fast is absolutely special. You won him over within seconds of meeting him."
Taehyung smiled lightly and winked towards Jennie too, bringing his champagne flute up in salute towards her as Jennie giggled back at him doing the same.
"I've seen very few couples look at each other the way you two do. You guys radiate unconditional love. I'm honored to have gotten to witness it and Tae and I really just wanted to share your love with the rest of our community. Especially to the ones that are scared to be who they are, the ones without hope that their identity is valid. True love exists and love is love, and we rarely get to see it work in our world but here you two are living it. So for those of you guys that are still scared, just know love is bigger than anything and everything works out in the end."
Jimin raised his glass up, and everyone in the room followed. "To Jennie and Lisa."
Everyone toasted with them. Even Ella because Taehyung had made sure to bring her a flute full of apple juice first so she could toast just like the grown ups did.
Everyone raised their glass except Jennie and Lisa because they had been too busy staring at each other and then leaning in for a deep kiss as everyone, even the people in the room they've never met looked on and celebrated their love.
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They spent their last day in Jeju at the beach.
Chaeyoung had been so excited to go parasailing that although Jisoo was terrified to go out deep into the ocean she went with her anyway because she'd go anywhere her wife asked. She panicked the whole time but her wife looked so happy as she was up there that it kind of made the fear all worth it.
Taehyung and Jennie had preferred to lay out, taking selfies with each other and looking like models with their almost matching cream colored outfits and shades. They might have coordinated outfits that morning. They'd both silently judged the people who would pass by them, giving each other meaningful looks like they were communicating.
Jimin had brought a huge speaker so Ella and Lisa were currently skipping around and dancing with him in the sand a few yards away from the other two.
"Oh my god look at them," Jimin pointed, laughing as he noticed them mean mug yet another person.
Lisa turned to look and giggled at the way both Jennie and Taehyung saw some college aged boy walk in front of them, they both looked him up and down simultaneously in disgust and then looked at each other, rolling their eyes and shaking their head at the kid.
"Guess he didn't pass the vibe check." Lisa said in between her giggles.
"I really don't know how they manage to do that," Jimin answered.
"Right, it's never wrong," Lisa quipped.
Just as Lisa said that the college kid creepily walked up to a few girls, coming on to them and by the look of disgust on their faces it didn't seem like what he said was appropriate. The girls ran away from him.
Taehyung and Jennie looked at each other again shook their head at each other like they knew that was going to happen all along.
"Never fails," Jimin said in awe.
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Lisa had to admit Jimin was a phenomenal dancer. They stopped messing around and started giggling and battling each other, dancing with a little more skill whereas before they'd been just been dancing goofily. They would both stop to teach Ella the moves she couldn't automatically copy after every song. She managed to keep up with them just fine after that.
They eventually drew a bit of a crowd.
More specifically a crowd of girls and Taehyung and Jennie immediately noticed. Glaring at one specific girl in general who kept jumping up and down, complimenting Lisa and Jimin both, trying to get either of their attention.
Taehyung and Jennie both looked at each other again and nodded in agreement, both quickly getting up and unceremoniously shoving themselves in between the crowd of girls.
Taehyung went straight for Jimin, grabbing his hand and dragging him away as he gave his most menacing look at all the girls who backed away a little at the sight. Jennie did the same with Lisa but she made sure to kiss her in front of everyone first before pulling her and glaring at the girls too.
"Ella baby bring the speaker." Jennie said.
Ella had been too busy focusing on dancing to notice the girls admiring Lisa but once she did she gave the girls her fakest sweet smile and told them her mama was taken by her mommy. Then she grabbed the speaker and walked away defiantly.
"I'm getting you an engagement ring too because this is unacceptable." Jennie said annoyed. Still dragging Lisa away be the hand.
"Baby, they were just watching us dance," Lisa answered.
Jennie looked at Lisa sharply, "You're wearing a ring Manoban!"
"Okay baby." Lisa answered back smiling at Jennie's cuteness.
Lisa couldn't help but pull Jennie back into her body with the hand Jennie was holding.
Jennie slammed into Lisa, a little startled. Lisa made sure to shift them so that everyone that had been watching them dance could see their kiss.
Jennie smiled into the kiss, feeling pacified because she knew Lisa was showing her off and making sure the girls knew she belonged to Jennie.
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Lisa realized karma was real about two hours later when they were all lounging around at some beach bar that Taehyung had suggested because it was only a few minutes away from their hotel.
There where tables buried in the sand, like dugouts, surrounded on all four sides by lounge chairs and couches. Wooden beams supported cream colored silk cloth that surrounded each little indent so the sand wouldn't go in. They were all lounging around in their little indented cave when Jennie got up.
Lisa immediately grabbed her hand, "where are you going babe?"
"Ladies room." Jennie said, pecking her on the lips.
"You stay here with Ella," Jennie said before Lisa could even suggest going with her.
Jennie was taking a little too long to get back and Lisa started to worry.
Five more minutes passed and Jennie still hadn't made it back so Lisa asked Jisoo and Rosie to watch Ella. They'd absently agreed as they were all deep in conversation with the boys.
She looked around for Jennie and finally spotted her at the bar, some guy was talking to her and Lisa saw red.
She marched up to Jennie and without saying anything pulled her by the waist into her body a little bit roughly.
Jennie looked to her and smiled her gummy smile at her immediately, "Hey baby."
Lisa narrowed her eyes at the man in front of Jennie.
The man laughed, "So I'm guessing this is the fiancée you've been gushing about?"
Lisa relaxed a bit as Jennie giggled.
"Yes, this is Lisa."
"Lisa, this is Song Kang."
He reached his hand out and Lisa reluctantly shook it. She put her arms around Jennie protectively immediately afterwards.
"It was nice to meet you Jennie, call me if you change your mind. Nice to finally meet you too Lisa." He said before walking off.
Lisa turned to look at Jennie, a little angrier than she meant to.
"What's wrong Lis?"
"What was that about?"
"Oh it was nothing," Jennie blushed.
Lisa got angrier at the sight.
"What do you mean it was nothing?"
Jennie felt self conscious telling Lisa so she tried grabbing Lisa's hand to pull her back to their friends.
"It was nothing Lis, he was just being friendly."
"Then why are you blushing!" Lisa huffed. Throwing her hands up in frustration.
It finally registered into Jennie's mind that Lisa might actually be jealous. Lisa had never been the jealous type, at least not like Jennie was so it took her a second to realize it but when she did she immediately grabbed Lisa's face with both hands, making Lisa look at her.
"Oh Lisa." She pulled her face to her and kissed her softly before answering. "He saw my ring baby. The engagement ring you gave me. He works for Chanel so he recognized it."
"Then why does he want you to call him." Lisa said darkly, still not liking the fact some random man was talking to her girl and giving her his number, especially because he was attractive. Lisa had never been into boys, she'd never really been into anyone but Jennie but she could still see he was handsome.
Jennie blushed again.
"Jennie Ruby Jane, why does he want you to call him when he knows you're engaged to me." Lisa said menacingly.
Jennie shoved her face into Lisa's neck, unable to look at her, a little embarrassed. "He wanted me to model for them Lis. He's seen your pictures. The ones you took of me. He knows your work and then he saw the ring too so he came up to me to ask."
Jennie could tell Lisa was still having a hard time so she handed Lisa Song Kang's card, she'd planned on throwing it away.
Lisa finally deflated once she looked at it. She hadn't liked the thought of some man asking Jennie to model for him, assuming the worst, that he was just manipulating Jennie so he could get something else.
Then she came to her senses realizing that of course if someone legit, with actual credentials spotted her, they would ask her once they saw her. So how could she doubt it. Lisa herself has been telling Jennie to model ever since she started photography herself.
Jennie was still buried into Lisa's neck.
"Nini?"
"Hmm?" It came out muffled because Jennie didn't want to look up.
"Look at me baby."
"In a minute."
Lisa didn't listen, pulling Jennie gently back and cupping her cheeks. She leaned down and kissed Jennie's forehead, stroking her cheeks.
"You should call him baby." Lisa said honestly. Now that she calmed herself down a bit she realized the opportunity Jennie was just given.
Even if she really didn't like the thought of someone else taking pictures of her girl.
She realized a little belatedly how Jennie must have felt knowing Lisa spent her time taking pictures of models most of her days. How did Jennie deal with it all?
"No Lili."
"Why not?"
"Because."
"Because why?"
"Because I'm not a model Lili." Jennie finally looked up. "Come on, let's go back to our friends."
Lisa let herself be dragged away but she pocketed Kang's card. She may not like him but she was so not going to let this opportunity for her girl go to waste.
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A/N
As I mentioned before we've hit #1 ranking on every hashtag except the Jenlisa one lol and istg I'm not ending this story until I get there just one time lol. I'd rather have that than a girlfriend tbh bc jenlisa is my girlfriend 😂
That said, Omfgggg it's at #4 Jenlisa guys aghhh I'm freaking out. Thanks for the support 🖤🖤🖤
Also, I doubt I have any male readers but if I do I'm almost sorry for the slander against men because you're probably the Jimin's and Taehyung's of the world lol 😅😂