Today I Met The Girl I'm Going To M... - Chapter 13: Chapter 13

I'm on my way to my parent's house after determining that the Jisoomobile only suffered minor damage when it collided with that street sign. It has a few scratches on it and one little dent, which normally would upset me but with the luck I've had lately I'm just grateful it wasn't worse.
Who knew daydreaming about Jennie could prove hazardous to ones driving ability?
I decide to focus only on the road ahead of me for the rest of the trip in order to avoid any more mishaps.
Jennie is so hot!
Super-duper-inside-melting-drool-worthy-out-of-this-world-hot!
Sigh, I was doing so well too.
I actually managed to go four seconds without Jennie invading the depths of my mind.
I can't help myself, she's running through every one of my thoughts, naked.
What's a girl to do?
I have to concentrate.
Concentrate Jisoo, concentrate!
Concentrate on what I'm saying, people are dying, children are crying, concentrate!
Where the hell did that come from?
Jennie is slowly driving me crazy...one, two, three, four, five, six, switch.
Crazy me driving slowly is Jennie...six, five, four, three, two one, switch.
Yeah, I'm on the road to crazy town for sure.
Oh shit!
I just remembered I never got Jennie to sign the contract my dad gave me.
He's going to be so pissed!
I'd better get to her before he does and get her signature on the bottom line so I don't get fired.
Like my dad would fire me, I'm his best publicist.
Speaking of parents, I should probably call my mom and let her know we're going to be having extra guests for dinner. I have learned my lesson from my recent accident though, instead of dialing with my hands, I'm going to use Siri.
I love technology.
"Call mom." I say slowly and clearly to activate the dial-by-name.
Nothing.
"Call mom." I repeat even slower.
Still nothing.
"Call mom!" I yell at the top of my lungs.
The third time was not a charm.
I fucking hate technology.
Just as I'm about to explode with anger, my phone rings, it's my mom.
Thank god!
"Hi mother." I answer and I feel my blood pressure dropping.
"Hey daughter, just wanted to get the 411 on your ETA." She replies and for once I'm glad she's checking up on me.
But can I just say, 411, really?
My mom needs to update her lingo.
"I should be there in fifteen minutes." I tell her as I change lanes. "Before I forget, I wanted to let you know that I invited two people over for dinner."
"Jisoo." My mom groans. "A little notice would have been nice."
"I know, I know, but I just invited them." I stick out my bottom lip and then quickly withdraw it when I realize she can't see that I'm pouting. "They're new in town and they don't really know anybody.:"
That's right Jisoo, appeal to her mother side.
My mom sighs rather loudly, "Can't we have them over another night?"
Time to pull out the big guns.
"They're all alone mom, and the Christian thing to do would be to open your home to them." I counter.
That'll teach her for using her mom guilt on me.
"Ok fine." She replies.
Ha!
I knew that would work.
I smile to myself, "Thanks mom, you're the best!"
"Yeah I know. I'll see you soon and drive safe." She says before she hangs up.
Sweet, all that's left for me to do is get to my parents without anymore mishaps and I'm golden.
I slam on my breaks when I realize I'm at a red light.
Whew, that was close.
I pull into my parent's driveway in one piece twenty minutes later. I unlock the front door and announce my arrival. "The prodigal daughter has returned!" I shout.
"I'm in the kitchen." My mom shouts back.
I make my way to, well, the kitchen and take a seat on a stool right by the island in the middle of it. My mom has her head stuck in the fridge so I sneak a few grapes out of the fruit salad she's making. "Hey."
"Stop eating the dessert." She replies without looking at me.
I probably shouldn't have greeted her with a mouthful of food. "You were always telling me as a kid to eat my fruit and vegetables and now that I am you're scolding me for it. Talk about mixed messages mom."
"Don't be smart with me young lady." My mom closes the fridge door but she's not mad. I can tell because she smiling at me and on her way over to give me a hug.
"What can I say, I learn from the best." I smirk.
"You think you're funny but you're not." She retorts before she gives me that hug she came over for. When she pulls back she's frowning. "What happened to your head?"
I keep forgetting about that little spill of mine, ok, there was more than one but I've blocked those out as well. Selective memory can be so good. "I fought the law and the law won."
"Jisoo." My mom says in that stern voice of hers.
"Relax mom it was just a joke." I manage to snare a few more grapes despite the knife my mom is now pointing at me. "I just tripped is all."
Tripped in front of your future daughter-in-law.
"I should have guessed." She teases as she goes back to cutting up the salad. "You are such a klutz."
"No I'm not." I reply emphatically.
"You know I love you Jisoo, but you aren't the most graceful girl around." She's so mean! "Remember how we tried to enroll you in ballet and you kept tripping on the ribbon from your ballet shoes. The instructor said he'd never met anyone like you before."
Come to think of it, I've heard that from quite a few people
"He was commenting on my raw talent." I tell her even though we both know that's not true. "Has anyone else arrived yet?" I ask to change the subject.
My mom nods, "Bobby and Rosé are in the backyard swimming. We're still waiting for your dad and Joonie to get here."
"Is Madison coming?"
"No, she's too busy with work, but she sends her best." She replies as she gives in and hands me more grapes before I can steal some.
"That's too bad." I really like Madison and she's been a good influence on my brother. Don't get me wrong, I love Joon but he's not the most exciting guy around, luckily his girlfriend is changing that about him.
As for Rosé's presence, because she moved out to L.A. on her own, my parents sort of adopted her as an unofficial Kim. How nice are they?
My mom told me I'm still her favorite daughter though.
Like I had any doubts!
There was this one time...oh never mind about that, it's way too embarrassing to share.
My mom continues to chop up fruit but now she's giving me a funny look. "I thought you came straight from a business meeting?"
"I did." That's an odd question.
She uses the knife to point at my wardrobe. "You went to a meeting dressed like that?"
"It was with a soon to be rock star." I explain as a naked Jennie invades my thoughts again. So not the time. "I thought being all dressed up would make her feel uncomfortable."
That sounds plausible, right?
"Mmmhmm." My mom doesn't appear convinced by my explanation. She purses her lips together and keeps staring at me.
"She's actually who I invited over for dinner." I say as I avoid eye contact with her.
"Does she have a name?" My mom inquires and I can feel the heat rising to my cheeks.
Don't blush, don't blush, don't blush. "Jennie."
"You're blushing." She remarks.
Damn it!
"I am not." I need to escape right now. "It's just so freaking hot in here. Hello! It's summer maybe you and dad can splurge on some air-conditioning."
"Look at me Jisoo." My mom orders and of course I comply. "Is Jennie more just your client?"
"Oh my god mom." I shriek, making me look very guilty. "What kind of question is that?"
"Ah, I get it." She gives me a knowing smile. "You're crushing on her and she doesn't know it yet."
Somebody help me please!
"You really need to stop coming up with crazy theories all the time, that's what you are, crazy!" I protest a little bit too vehemently.
My mom sees right through me. "How cute, my baby girl has a crush."
I think I might have made a big mistake inviting Jennie over for dinner. "I do not and you better not make any comments to her."
"Of course I won't." She assures me. "I'll get Bobby to do it."
"Mom don't you dare." I shout and I no longer think I made a big mistake with the dinner invitation, I know I did. My mom, actually my whole family likes to embarrass me whenever they get a chance.
What was I thinking?
"Calm down, I was only trying to scare you." My mom replies as she stifles her laughter. "You're so sensitive."
I know I'm very lucky to have parents who accept me but sometimes they can be such a pain in the you know what. "Please don't humiliate me tonight."
"I'll try not to." She jokes but she better mean it. "And who is the other guest you invited?"
This is going to be the tricky part.
How do I explain D.B?
"He's just this guy that Jennie sort of knows." I shove more grapes in my mouth hoping that will help me distract her from my answer. "He hangs around all the time and he might even be stalking her."
I am so lame.
My mom stops chopping all together, "Do you mean her boyfriend?"
"That's the problem with your generation mom, you always want to label things." I'm in desperate need of a parachute but all that's in my knapsack is cutlery. "It's always boyfriend this, or girlfriend that, you really need to learn how to live without all the labeling, it's very uncool."
She's so not buying what I'm trying to sell.
I can hear her lecture in my head already and I'm too hung up on Jennie to listen.
"Jis..." My mom starts as she shakes her head.
"What?" I scream as I turn my head the other direction. "I'll be there in one second." I turn back to my mom and smile. "Rose needs me, we'll catch up later." I hurry my ass out of the kitchen before she can finish what she was going to say.
"I'm not done talking to you." My mom shouts as I open the back door.
"Sorry can't hear you." I tell her as I shut the door behind me.
Yowzers, that was another close call.
Good thing I'm quick on my feet.
I'm hoping that my mom will see how perfect Jennie is for me and she'll give me the green light to pursue her despite her attached status.
I'm so screwed.
I walk over to the pool and greet my brother and Rosé. "Hey guys."
They greet me by trying to splash water all over me.
How immature!
"Mom! Rosé and Bobby aren't playing nice." I yell forgetting all about how I'm supposed to be avoiding her.
What?
I can't have my hair get wet and risk it getting ruined before Jennie arrives.
"You kids play nice or you won't get any dinner." My mom yells back.
Rosé and Bobby make some very rude hand gestures in my direction and I respond my sticking my tongue out at them.
"Well someone's in a good mood." Rosé says as her and Bobby swim over to my side of the pool. "I take it your meeting with Jennie went well."
Did it?
I haven't decided yet.
I take a seat on one of the deck chairs that is out of water splashing range. Instead of analyzing what happened I give them a run down of the whole Irene incident.
Rosé shakes her head, "I don't know what is wrong with that girl."
"I'll tell you what's wrong with her." Bobby starts as he rests his arms against the edge of the pool. "She's a fucking bitch."
"Watch your language Bobby." My mom shouts from inside the house.
"Sorry mom." Bobby shouts back. "Damn that woman has bionic hearing." He whispers to himself.
"You're the one that dated her." I tease.
"That's because I was going through such emotional turmoil in my struggle to find my true self." Bobby fires back.
Puh-lease!
"I still think she's gay." Rosé says while she and Bobby tread water.
Rosé's comment sends a shiver down my spine. "Don't even joke about that, it's too awful to be funny."
She and Bobby banter back and forth for a few minutes about Irene's sexuality before I decided to spring my surprise on them.
"My afternoon wasn't a complete waste though, Jennie is coming over for dinner." I look directly at my brother so I can see his reaction when I finish speaking. "And so is Hanbin."
My announcement is followed by Rosé clapping her hands and Bobby emitting the loudest, highest pitched, girly squeal he has ever made.
"Jisoo what is wrong with you?" Bobby barks as he flies out of the pool.
I'm taken aback by his response. "I thought you would have sung my praises not yelled at me."
I'm crushed.
Not really but his reaction does have me intrigued.
Bobby is frantically gathering his stuff together. "I didn't even get a chance to pick out the proper outfit to show off my hot body to Hanbin." He glares at me as he continues his tirade. "I left all my hair products at home. What am I going to do? I swear to Cher, if my hair turns out frizzy I'm going to throttle you." He stomps all the way inside the house and the last thing I hear him whine is, "I knew I should have shaved my legs."
What a drama queen!
I look over at Rosé and we both burst out laughing.
"That boy is having a conniption fit." Rosé says before she also emerges from the pool.
"Totally." I reply and I'm still laughing. "Did you have a good swim?"
"Are you checking me out Jis?" Rosé smirks as she takes a seat beside me.
I'm not going to lie, Rosé has a great body and she does look very good in a bikini, but she ain't no Jennie.
Not even close.
"Yeah right." I snort. "There's only one girl I have my eye on and she isn't you."
"Ah yes, Jennie Kim, how could I forget." Rosé jokes. "All kidding aside though, it seems like your plan to seduce her is going well."
"It's not about seducing her." It really isn't. "I'm not looking to get into Jennie's pants, I'm looking to get into her heart."
Corny, perhaps, but very true.
Rosé makes some very loud gagging noises. "Oh my word, that has to be the gayest thing you have ever said to me."
I slap her on the leg. "Shut up."
Rosé turns her head and flashes me that same look my mother did not too long ago. "You've really fallen for her, haven't you?"
Over and over again.
Literally.
I bite my bottom lip but I don't try and hide my blush this time, there's really no point. "So hard."
Rosé smiles, "I wish you the best of luck then and if you need any help let me know."
That's why I love Rosé, she really cares about me and she genuinely wants me to be happy.
I'm very lucky to have her.
"I'll keep that in mind." You never know when reinforcements might be needed. "You rock!"
"I know I do." She smirks but then I notice another change in her expression. "Speaking of rock, what's with the outfit?"
Shoot, what a bad choice of words on my part.
I knew I was going to get slack from her but I hoped she wouldn't notice what I was wearing.
"You know me man, I'm all about rocking out." I curl my middle and ring finger into the palm of my hand and make the international sign for rock and roll. "Woo!"
Rosé giggles, "I will give you a thousand dollars if you can name one Motley Crue song."
She thinks she's so smart!
I'll show her.
Think Jisoo, think!
They're a famous band, right?
Which means I should know at least one of their songs, right?
It doesn't help that Rosé is humming the Jeopardy theme song as I try to wrack my head for a song title.
"Times up." Rosé sings out. "You have to give me an answer."
Oh I don't know.
I blurt the first song title that comes to my head. "Blame it on the rain?"
"That is wrong on so many levels I don't know where to begin." Rosé teases and the glint in her eye tells me she's going to store that one in her head for later.
What?
I normally would have given a better answer but two naked Jennie just popped into my mind.
Yummy!
"Whatever." I reply dismissively as I stand up. "I know how to rock out." I start head banging and jumping around. "Look what I can do."
Rosé waves both her hands at me, "Uh Jis..."
I ignore her as I get more into my performance. "I'm a superstar. " I scream before I start playing a mean air guitar.
Rosé's arms start moving even more frantically. "Seriously Jis..."
"I'm so hot, I'm on fire." I continue.
"Jisoo!" Rosé shouts.
Oh no!
I cease all my movements as my eyes widen in fear. "She's behind me, isn't she?" I whisper to Rosé.
She nods her head very fast.
Why am I not surprised?
I slowly turn around and I'm sure my face matches the color of my car right about now. "Hey Jennie, nice to see you again."
Jennie is trying to suppress her laughter, "Nice to see you as well."
I am such a tool!
"Well I should go get changed before dinner starts." Rosé says as she wraps her towel around the lower half of her body. "See you guys soon." She smiles at Jennie as she walks by her and I'm very happy to report that Jennie doesn't check her out.
Wait.
Does that mean that there's no chance she's gay?
No, stop it, enough of trying to over analyze things Jisoo, just go with the flow.
"Where's Hanbin?" I ask.
Oh yes!
She told him not to come because she wants to see me without him around.
"He's inside with your mom." Jennie explains.
Oh well, a girl can dream.
"He offered to help her with dinner." She continues.
What an ass kisser.
"I offered too but your mom wouldn't let me." Jennie finishes.
Aw, Jennie is so sweet!
And she's already trying to impress my mom, that's a good sign.
I think.
"I'm glad you made it." I tell her and like clockwork I feel myself blushing again.
Jennie flashes me an almost bashful smile. "I told you I would, didn't I?"
I want to run over and hug her but I restrain myself. I do notice however that she's changed her shirt to one that hides one of her best features.
Too bad!
But I can see her point, she doesn't want to appear too eager in front of her soon to be in-laws.
Smart girl.
"So how much of my performance did you catch?" I ask despite the fact that I don't really want to know the answer.
"All of it." Jennie replies with a gleam in her eye.
"Just so you know I was practicing for a play I'm going to be in." I lie.
In my defense, it sounded better in my head then it did when it came out my mouth.
"Be sure to get me tickets to that show." Jennie says in that sassy way I've come to adore.
"I hope you brought your appetite, my mom's cooking is amazing."
"I did." Jennie assures me. "But there's actually something I wanted to talk to about before we eat."
"Everything ok?" Her smile has faded and now I'm nervous.
Jisoo gives me one quick nod, "Yeah everything's fine, it's just that..."
"Dinner's ready." My mom announces. "Everybody into the dining room."
"We'll talk after, ok?" I ask as Jennie and I start walking towards the house.
Great, I'm going to be worrying about what's on her mind all night.
Jennie folds her arms across her chest. "Sure, it's no big deal or anything."
Why am I not so sure she's being honest?
Oh well, nothing I can do except hope I'm wrong.
"So you ready to meet the family." I joke once we reach the sliding door.
Jennie chuckles, "I've already met everybody, haven't I?"
"Everybody except Joon." I tell her. "But that was different, you're about to see us all together, it's not the same thing."
"Should I be worried?" She asks and she seems genuinely concerned.
"Nah, I was just teasing you." Sort of.
Jennie is about to meet 'The Kims '.
I should wish her luck.
She's going to need it.
And for the record, so do I.