Love for sale - Chapter 6: Chapter 6

One night when Lisa went back home Jennie saw her on the balcony, spacing out while gazing at a distance with her hands inside her pockets.
"City lights." Lisa says when she felt Jennie's presence.
"You've been staring at it everyday, it still amazes you?"
"I've only been out here twice in my whole life." Lisa says pertaining to the huge balcony in the apartment they were living in.
"You gotta be kidding me." Jennie stated in disbelief. The balcony was only a few meters away from the living room. Impossible.
Lisa shook her head. "Try to be me even for just a day and tell me if you can find time to breathe."
"Poor little rich girl."
"I guess so." Lisa shrugged.
"Why don't you ask for Somi's help?"
"Somi is young and learning." Lisa answer. "She will have her time when she grows a bit older."
"Your mother.."
"If I only knew in which country she was currently in."
"How about your father?"
"He's dead." Lisa said flatly.
"How can you carry all the burden on your shoulders and still manage to look so beautiful?" Jennie ask her from out of the blue.
One of Lisa eyebrows rose up. "Flirting with me again, huh?"
"Not really." Jennie said and stared at the plate she was holding.
"Mweoya?"
"Buldak bokkeumyeon. You haven't tasted it yet so I cooked it for you."
Lisa smiled. "You remember." she took the chopsticks, gather a few strands of noodles lifting it towards her nose to take a sniff before taking a bite.
"How was it? You don't like it?" Jennie ask when she saw the Thai frown a little.
"Kiss me." Lisa demanded.
Jennie wonder why. "Waeyo?"
"Just kiss me."
Jennie grinned. "And there you were thinking that I was the flirty one." she replied as she tiptoed to kiss the tall woman's lips.
Lisa kissed her back, softly and delicately. It didn't took long before she thrust her tongue inside Jennie's mouth and lick the insides of her mouth. The latter slaps her chest before moving away from her.
Jennie felt the taste of spicy noodles in her lips. She has a low tolerance when it comes to spicy foods. Her eyes narrowed in annoyance while glaring at her.
"Waeyo?" Lisa ask while smiling, she gather more noodles and slurp it.
"I hate you!" Jennie answer while touching her lips. The brute really acted just fine while eating this spicy noodles. She chose the light one thinking that Lisa might not like it if she cooked the ones in the red packaging, she knew that this brand is really spicy but didn't know that the light ones are still THAT spicy.
Lisa laughed at her again when she saw how her face contorted in grimace.
It's been hours since Lisa had entered the library to finish some of the paperworks when she heard the door creak open and Jennie walks in. Her lips curved into a smile but didn't raise her head.
"Hi." Jennie greeted with a giggle before sitting on Lisa's lap. "What are you doing?"
"I'm working doubly hard." Lisa peck Jennie's pointy little nose. "So I can buy foods to feed you." she joked. It was written all over her pretty face how tired she is from working overnight.
"You're tired." Jennie noticed while giving her neck up to her cheek some kisses.
Lisa shrugs. "Even bosses have deadlines."
Jennie's arms wrapped around her neck. "Even bosses need a break." she said then wink playfully.
"Jennie-yah, I said I'm busy." Like Lisa could already tell what she wanted to happen. "I've no time for what you are thinking."
"Really?" Jennie said as she gently sucked her earlobe.
"I still have to sign all these checks." Lisa groan when Jennie's lips landed on the sensitive part of her neck. "If not our employees salary in Galleria will be late."
Jennie slowly unbutton the shirt she was wearing since last night. "Have you been spending all night signing checks instead of loving me?"
"Among other things, yes." Lisa replied also feeling intoxicated with what Jennie is doing to her. "Besides can't I love you from ten meters away?"
"Nope." Jennie's hands found the zipper of her slacks and slowly pull it open. "I want you always by my side. I want you to worship me from ten micrometers away."
"You're a spoiled brat, my dear." Lisa said with an amused smile.
"Hmm.." she began to straddle her with her knees on both sides of her hips.
"Now this is where the problem starts." Lisa commented while memorizing all the lines and curves on her face. "You absolutely know how beautiful you are. The way you walk, the way you talk.. the way you kiss. You sure know that you were born to seduce me.."
"Lisa-yah.."
"Yes?" The Thai whispered as she tasted the sweetness of her collarbone.
"Shut up and make love to me." Jennie demanded with her finger on Lisa's lips stopping her from talking some more. So she did as she was told, holding her waist and back for support she lifts her up, walks towards the couch and laid her down with her on top. But then Jennie changes their position. She called the shots this time around. She was only there to be her unfortunate slave.
"Thank you." Jennie whispered naughtily after wearing her clothes, giving Lisa one last peck on the lips before leaving her alone in the room.
"Witch!" Lisa said while shaking her head. For the whole time she was staying in that room, what Jennie did kept flashing back in her mind.
More happy days and passionate nights passed. They were so happy. But neither one of them knew about the storm that was about to come.
Lisa and Jennie were going to attend a party that night. The latter was all dolled up thanks to Charlie. He styled her hair in a low loose updo and finished her look with a hairband and oversized single bangle. She's wearing an all white thin fabric Grecian style cocktail dress which made her look like a Goddess who came down on earth.
"I look barefoot!" she complain when he made her wear a thick footwear.
"Exactly!" he exclaimed.
"How about my make up?"
"Light foundation and nude lipstick will do. Anything beyond that is an overkill."
After he finishes with everything he has to do he released a sigh. "Oh, I love my job!" he exclaimed happily, clapping like a seal while staring at her.
"Me too." Jennie said absent mindedly when she saw Lisa on the door. She wore a casual business attire and dark leather loafers that went well with it. She could only gasp as the Thai walked inside the room. She was perfection.
They were walking towards the patio of a very huge hotel when Jennie suddenly felt nervous. A few meters away from where they were you could see the people from the high society were crowding almost all the tables.
Lisa graciously introduced her to everyone they met on the way. All the men in there, including some women, were staring and amazed by her beauty.
"Kim Jennie-ssi.." says the man after planting a kiss on her hand. "What a lovely name."
"But not as lovely as she is, pal."
"Oh, Dear, stop exaggerating!" A woman who had been staring at her from head to toe like she was looking for something to criticize her scolded him.
Jennie was only to relieved to get away from all those people. She knows that she has to be as discreet as possible. Just one of these people who could recognize her and Lisa will be doomed.
"Lisa-yah, do they know?" Tension was rushing down her veins. This is the very first time that Lisa took her out with her in a big occasion.
"About what?" Lisa asked.
"About me." she answered while secretly looking at the guests.
"What about you?" Lisa was avoiding what she wants to say.
Jennie pouted. Insecurities was eating her whole being. "You know very well what I mean.
"We'll talk about that later." Lisa whispered. "Now stop squirming like a kept woman because you're not."
A few moments later they sat down on one of the many tables in there. "Hon, you barely ate your food." Lisa noticed. "What do you want to eat. I'll go get it for you."
"I think I need a drink." she said. "Something strong like whiskey."
"I'll be back." Lisa says before standing up. It's already too late before she realized and regret asking her to get her a drink. Lisa left her alone to go in the bar which was inside the hotel. She's going to sit there, alone, for a considerable amount of time.
"Ennik Somi Manoban, I don't want to argue with you right now." says Lisa on her younger sister when they met at the pathway on her way back to the porch where Jennie is.
"Why is she here?"
"Obviously, I brought her here." she sarcastically responded.
"Are you crazy?" Somi chided. "Don't you know how big of a scandal it is once all these people learned what kind of a woman you brought here to parade?"
"It's my own body." She calmly stated. "So they should mind their own business and let me bring whoever I want to bring with me."
"You're really out of your mind, I guess." Somi says still refusing to believe it. "Last time I checked, she's the woman we gave to you as a gift."
"You said it yourself. You're the one who put Jennie into my palm."
"I didn't say you can keep her." Somi retorted like she saw something very appalling. "My goodness, she's a hooker!"
Somi stilled when she saw her sisters face turned dark. "She's a decent woman." Lisa said in a hard tone.
"Decent, my ass!"
"You say one more word, Somi and I will slap you." Lisa warned in a dangerous voice.
A moment of silence envelope the two of them.
"Go back to her then." Somi sighed. "Pretty much everyone knows about her already."
She stilled. "How the hell did that happen?" she ask angrily.
"Ask Loren." Somi answered with a grumpy face. "That one is hella drunk and keeps on talking mindlessly. He blabbed it to the ladies as soon as you walked in."
"You didn't even try to stop him?"
"Even if I wanted to, it was already too late. Neither one of us knew that you were serious with her."
"Hey, Lalisa, how much was the talent fee of your chick outside? Daebak!" says one of the man who recognizes them while shaking his head. "She's a grade A meat, Dude! Damn. After you're done with her I'll take my turn."
Lisa felt her blood boil in anger and swing her right hand towards the man who suddenly interrupted the conversation between her and her sister, giving the motherfvcker a hard punch on his face. The guy was just so unlucky because he also experienced the anger Lisa has for her sister.
"The fvck, dude!" he says while sitting on the ground. "Why did you punch me?"
"Damn you, Somi!" says Lisa in an angry voice before leaving. "Damn you to hell!"
"Why did she punch me?" the guy ask the younger Manoban again while wiping his bleeding nose.
Meanwhile, Jennie felt that everybody was staring at her. She was sure of it. She was so close to hiding under the table seeing all these people murmuring around her. She knew then that something was wrong.
After Lisa left their table three men had already went to her, inviting her for a dance and even offer her a ride home. She politely decline. Even though those men were courteously talking to her she saw their eyes looking at her full of lust.
The women, on the other hand, were less discreet. They were looking at her like she was some sort of loathsome garbage. The envy and admiration she saw from their faces awhile ago is now changed with so much disgust.
Where is Lisa? They really need to leave that place right now. She doesn't care whatever these people will say about her. She's worried about her. It's going to be the end of Lisa if news about her breaks out.
From the corner on the pathway she saw how Lisa clenched her jaw. She slowly walks towards their table and placed the desserts she was holding down to the table. She held Jennie's chin and stare at her in the eyes. "Close your eyes and kiss me." she demand.
"Lisa-yah, they already know me." her hand trembles as she said.
When she didn't move, Lisa took the initiative and bent her body to claim Jennie's mouth in a kiss. Cameras where flashing from everywhere, she even purposely savor the kiss.
Meanwhile, her sister Somi was shaking her head while watching the sweet moment between her older brother Lisa and Jennie. Even her felt nervous by the stunt her sister pulled infront of everyone.
"Lisa-yah, everyone is looking at our direction." the woman whispered after she parted her lips from hers.
Lisa just gave her a smile. "Let them die from jealousy."
The next day it's still too early yet the one and only sister of Lisa, Somi Manoban was already inside her office carrying newspapers and an iPad in her hands.
"Have you read the morning papers yet?" Somi asks while gripping the newspaper near her sister's face. "It's all here! You're even trending on Naver and Daum!" she added and almost shove the iPad on her face.
"What?" Lisa pretends that she doesn't know what's happening and continued reading the documents on her desk.
"Look you just achieved a perfect all kill with all these articles written about that kiss scene you had with that woman last night because apparently it got leaked with the press!" says Somi in an annoyed tone. "Everyone knows what she is! Oh, Lord, I can't even say it."
"So, what's the problem here when I'm the one in the news and not you?" Lisa ask in a deadpan tone, like it doesn't matter at all and flips to the next page of the papers she was reading.
"Unnie, it was my scheme why you met Kim Jennie-ssi so I should be the one to wake you up from your delusion!"
"And now you know how to call me unnie?" She commented mockingly.
Somi ignored her sarcasm. "What's in her that made you do this? Did you knock her up?"
She shook her head. "Not yet."
"Not yet?" Somi laugh sarcastically. "You've got to be kidding me!"
"Somi, can you just stop." she reprimanded the younger Manoban. "You already sound like our mother. It's eerie."
"Uh, speaking of our mother... I came here to warn you that she's com--"
Somi got cut off when the door burst open and their mother with a furious expression emerged from it.
"Lalisa Manoban!"
There was a big part of her that missed her mother so much. She wanted to embrace her. If only she wasn't glaring at her along with her nostrils flaring. She's still the epitome of culture and class.
Even in the middle of calamity her poise is still there.
"I was praying in a temple in Japan and this is the news that I will receive!" she said angrily while pointing at her picture with Jennie. "You kissed this prostitute in front of everyone! What were you thinking?"
"Ma, take it easy.." Somi tried to calm their mother. "..your heart." Between the two of them, she was more close to her.
"Don't you meddle with this Ennik Somi!" she berated her younger daughter before facing the older one again. "How am I going to face the board of directors and our family friends when it reached to them that humiliating thing you did last night?"
"If that's the cause of your anger then I will the one who will face them all." Lisa replied in a cold tone. "I'll take care of this."
"Lalisa, my daughter, I didn't raise you to have a relationship with a woman who have no future other than being a bed warmer." she stated. "She is a prostitute and a gold digger!"
Lisa sat back and clasped her hands together. She wants to confirm something.
"Tell me, Ma, is that the real reason why you hate her?" she ask deliberately.
"How dare you!" Mrs. Manoban hits the table with her hands. "You can date with any other woman, I can even accept that you're having a relationship with someone from the slums, but not her!"
Lisa sighed. Her mother just confirmed her suspicion. "Ma, I love her." she said in a low but firm voice. "And I will marry her."
The widow felt like goosebumps rose on her skin while Somi's eyes almost pop out of their sockets with her mouth hanging open on what she heard from her older sister.
"I will exclude you as one of my heirs and won't be receiving a single penny from your inheritance if you do that!" Caroline threatened.
"Go ahead! I can make my own money. That's what I do best."
The old woman fell silent for a moment. She knew what her daughter stating is true. Of all people, she should know what Lisa is capable of.
"You chose to hurt your own mother than that woman." her voice was shaking slightly but still managed to composed herself. "After all that I've been through with your father. How could you!"
"What happened between you and Dad has nothing to do with me and Jennie." she stated which made her mother's eyes avoided her gaze.
"Fine, go on, Lalisa, continue with your idiocracy." she said. "Now that you even got the higher ups from the government and business society are seething with anger."
"Is it really my fault if they are hiding a handful of courtesans in their closet?"
"Everybody's doing it, Lisa, but nobody should talk about it." she reminded.
"Again, Ma, it's not my fault." she shook her head.
Silence envelope them. Her mother and sister knows that they can't changed her mind anymore. Come hell or high water, she won't let go of Jennie's hand.
"And here I thought that you were the sensible and mature one out of you two." says Mrs. Manoban before exiting her daughter's office with her head held high.
Lisa and Somi just stared at each other.