Today I Met The Girl I'm Going To M... - Chapter 34: Chapter 34

Woo!
I am in such a good mood!
Woo!
It's seven o'clock on Monday morning and I'm just about to leave for work.
I know. I can't believe it myself.
I just couldn't sleep last night as my excitement level for wooing Jennie's kept going higher and higher. I was so jazzed up that sleep wasn't an option.
That, and I couldn't stop reliving my very hot and very intense make out session with her.
Damn she has the finest pair of lips I've ever been privileged to kiss.
Good thing we kissed for as long as we did so those images and feelings can carry me through the next few days of no kissing.
Unless, of course Jennie admits her undying love for me sooner then I think she will.
Yeah, I don't think that's likely either.
I pull out of my parking garage with the top to my Mustang down. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and I know today is going to be a great day.
Jennie has no idea what wonderful things I have in store for her.
There's only one problem.
I have no idea either.
With all my excitement and the envisioning I did of Jennie getting swept off her feet by me I sort of forget to envision how exactly that is going to happen.
I'm not too worried though, I'm sure my brain will come up with a million different plans.
I hope.
It has to be just right.
I have to be obvious without being too obvious.
I have to be sneaky without manipulating her.
I have to overwhelm Jennie with my plans without overwhelming her too much.
I have to get her to feel comfortable so she doesn't suspect a thing, but I don't want to play games with her.
Hmmm, I might be in a bit over my head here.
No, no, no, that's not the confident Jisoo I've come to know and love over the last number of hours.
I am a changed woman.
I am cool, confident and very together.
Yeah I am!
Woo!
My superb mood is bolstered even more when one of my all time favorite songs comes on the radio.
See, my luck is changing already.
Time to crank this shit up!
If you change your mind, I'm the first in line
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
And it's so prophetic too!
That's what I need to convince Jennie of.
If you need me, let me know, gonna be around
If you've got no place to go, if you're feeling down
Exactly!
I need Jennie to realize that I'm someone she can turn to, even in her darkest hour.
I'll be there for her, always.
If you're all alone when the pretty birds have flown
Honey I'm still free
Take a chance on me
She needs to understand that as long as there's a chance with her, I'm not going anywhere.
Jennie is my other half, my destiny, she's my everything.
Gonna do my very best and it ain't no lie
If you put me to the test, if you let me try
She just needs to give me one opportunity to be there for her and I'm sure I'll pass any kind of test she gives me with flying colors.
I'm not going to blow this, not now and not for any reason.
Take a chance on me
(That's all I ask of you honey)
Take a chance on me
That's all I'm asking for, one chance.
I want Jennie to feel I'm worth taking a chance on.
I'm worth whatever risk she feels being with me entails.
God, I love this song even more now!
And I can't help but sing along as I drive down the interstate.
We can go dancing, we can go walking, as long as we're together
Listen to some music, maybe just talking, get to know you better
Yes!
Yes!
Yes!
I can do all of things.
I have to get to know her better, know her like I think she knows me.
Who knew such a classic song would also give me some great ideas too!
'Cos you know I've got
So much that I wanna do, when I dream I'm alone with you
It's magic
Oh yeah, there's plenty I want to do to Jennie when no one else is around.
And plenty I want her to do to me as well.
If the sparks that I felt on Saturday are any indication, the next time we go at it, we might be the ones to set things on fire.
Smoking hot!
That's what we are together.
You want me to leave it there, afraid of a love affair
But I think you know
That I can't let go
She's scared, scared of something or someone.
I need to get her to realize that there's nothing to be scared of.
Nothing at all.
I hope after time she realizes just how much I care for her and how she's stuck with me.
I am not giving up.
I am not letting go.
Not until we're together like we should be.
If you change your mind, I'm...
My singing comes to a halt when I see the man one car over, staring at me with his mouth hanging open.
He must be enjoying my performance.
That's the only reason for him to be gawking at me like he is.
Too bad I'm taken, sir, too bad.
I flash him a sympathetic smile and I give him a wink for good measure as I speed off with Abba still blasting away in my car.
As I get closer to the office I want to smack myself for not getting that man's name. Not because I want him or anything. Hello, I'm gay and pretty much in love with a certain brunette.
No, he's given me the most brilliant idea on how to start my wooing of Jennie off.
Awesome!
I stroll into work with a huge grin plastered on my face. "Good morning, Mrs. Moon," I practically sing as I walk past my secretary.
Instead of returning my greeting she runs over to me looking very concerned. "Jisoo, dear, are you still sick?"
"Not at all," I assure her.
She frowns. "But you do realize what time it is right?"
"Of course I do," I reply. "It's seven thirty."
Mrs. Moon shakes her head. "You poor thing, you must be running such a high fever."
Huh?
What's she talking about.
"I knew you shouldn't have come back so soon," she continues as she feels my forehead. "That's strange, you don't feel warm at all."
Oh, I get it.
I guess she's not used to seeing me so early in the morning.
What a sweetie she is.
"I'm fine," I say as I take a step away from her. "Why don't you go get yourself a nice cup of coffee and stop worrying so much."
My response does nothing to alleviate her fears. "Did you hit your head or something dear?"
Aw, she's so cute when she's fretting over me.
I think I might just give her a raise.
"I promise I'm ok," I tell her as I unlock my office door. "I just have a lot of work to catch up on."
A ton actually.
But that's not what I'm about to embark on.
Nope, I have other more important things to attend to.
"Well, if you need anything, just call me," Mrs. Moon replies right before I disappear into my office.
I throw my briefcase on the floor and turn on my computer as I take a seat at my desk.
Time is of the essence here.
And I can't afford to waste one single second.
I bury my head behind my computer as I start typing furiously away.
An hour or so passes and I'm making real progress when my dad makes an appearance at my door.
"Who are you and what have you done with my daughter?" he jokes from the doorway.
"Very funny, dad, but I'm busy can you come back later?" I say without looking up.
I have half my plan complete, now comes the hard part.
"You sure you're feeling okay, Jisoo? Because if you're not, you can take all the time you need."
I finally make eye contact with him and I give him a reassuring smile. "I'm feeling great, just catching up on stuff I missed."
I will later, that's why I don't feel bad telling him a little fib.
He seems as convinced as Mrs. Moon was by my explanation. "Ok, but just remember your health is more important than your job."
I wave him away and I don't even notice how much time passes as I get closer and closer to perfecting what I have in planned for Jennie.
It's hard though to keep up my concentration as Jennie keeps filtering into my thoughts.
But, this new confident and focused Jisoo is up for the task.
Around eleven o'clock I'm almost done when Rose comes running over to my desk. "Are the rumors true? Are you still sick? I heard you're a bit delusional."
Gee, thanks for the ego boost.
Nah, I'm just teasing, I know she doesn't really mean it.
"I'm great," I reply as I push my chair away from my computer screen. I put my hands behind my head and my feet on my desk for some reason, I don't know it just feels appropriate. "Actually, I'm better than great."
Rose eyes me suspiciously. "Why, what's going on?"
Oh right, I might have neglected to tell her about me and Jennie kissing.
"Nothing, nothing at all," I say as I fight to hide my smile.
Rose pushes my feet on the floor as she perches herself on the edge of my desk. "There's something you're hiding from me."
You bet your ass there is!
One very steamy groping session with one very hot brunette!
"You worry too much." I pat her leg to reassure her but that only fuels her speculation.
"Oh my god!" She squeals. "Did you and Jennie do it?"
I wish.
Man do I wish that were true.
But I'm a patient woman.
I'm not really but I will be for Jennie.
I shake my head and laugh. "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Jennie Kim."
What?
It's true.
Sort of.
"Did you have sex with someone else?" Rose asks much to my horror.
Like that would ever happen now that I know who I want to spent the rest of my life with.
Bitch, please!
"Nope, not that either," I reply as mysteriously as possible.
"Ugh, you're doing this on purpose," Rose exclaims, right before she latches on to my ear. "Tell me now before I really hurt you." She tugs on it a few times and I feel such blinding pain.
"Ow!" I scream as I try to push her away.
It's not like I wasn't going to tell Rose.
I need her help and Bobby's too. I was just trying to have some fun.
"Now!" Rose demands and if I wasn't so into Jennie I might get just a bit turned on.
"Fine, fine, fine, let me go," I plead and she does. Lucky she did because I was perilously close to inflicting some serious pain on her. "Jennie and I sort of made out," I smirk.
Oh yeah, she didn't see that coming at all.
"You and Jennie did what?" Bobby screams from the hallway.
How does he do that?
Wherever there's gossip, there's my brother.
My sweet, adorable, cute-as-a-button brother.
Oh god, this good mood thing is not all it's cracked up to be.
"Shut the door," I hiss so the free world doesn't find out about Jennie and me.
He does and before I can say "Jennie is one fine hotttie," Bobby has taken a seat right beside my friend.
I have their complete attention, so I tell them all about what happened with Jennie on Saturday. I might have toned down the intensity of our kissing because of Bobby's presence. He is my brother after all.
I'll give Rose the full run down once he's gone.
"I don't get it," Rose says once I'm done my story.
"Get what?" I ask as I try to forget how good it felt to have Jennie sucking on my neck.
"Why are you so happy? I mean shouldn't you be upset and crying?" She asks.
I shake my head and tell them all about my glorious epiphany. I show them the research I did and what I still need to do to make sure things going off without a hitch.
"Wow, Jis, I'm pretty impressed," Rose marvels after I'm finished running through the plan with both of them.
"Thanks," I grin proudly. "So what do you guys say, will you help me?"
I know their answer, but I have to ask.
Rose nods. "You can count on me."
Aw, such a good friend she is.
I hope one day I can return the favor.
I look over at my brother. "What about you, Bobby?"
"Of course," he replies enthusiastically. "Operation Rainbow is a go."
What?
Maybe he caught my illness.
"Operation what now?" I ask him.
"You know," Bobby starts as he rolls his eyes. "A rainbow represents gayness, we need to make Jennie gay, hence the totally awesome nickname for our little operation."
I'm about to make a smart remark when Rose buts in. "That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard."
Thank you!
"Our operation name needs to be more powerful," Rose finishes.
Oh no, she's caught my illness too!
Bobby crosses his arms. "That name is a perfectly good name, I'll have you know."
They're totally losing sight of the big picture.
"It's retarded," Rose snaps. "Mission Possible is a much better name."
Somebody make them stop.
"See the play on words there, like the movie, except it's not an impossible mission, it's possible," Rose explains even though no one asked her to.
Bobby stands up and glares at Rose. "Now who's being retarded, Operation Rainbow is a way better name."
"Hey, guys," I say but neither of them are listening to me.
"Honestly, Bobby," Rose huffs. "You are too gay to function."
"Hey, guys, I think we're getting off track here," I try again.
"Whatever, Regina," Bobby fires back.
You know, if they hadn't helped Jennie pull of my prom, I'd be seriously reconsidering having them help me.
Rose laughs. "Actually, you moron, it wasn't Regina who called Damian that..."
"Shut up!" I scream to get them to do just that. "We're losing focus here." There much better. "Besides I have the perfect name for this challenge we're about to start." I pause for dramatic effect. "Operation Jensoo."
I beam with pride at the brilliance that is me.
"And you think I'm too gay to function," Bobby mumbles under his breath making Rose giggle.
I ignore Bobby because if I don't, I'll end up hitting them and I need as much time as possible to practice.
"So what do you say guys?" I ask as I put my hand in mid air. "You ready to get this baby off the ground."
Rose puts her hand on top of mine, and then Bobby puts his hand on top of hers.
"One, two, three, go Jensoo!" I shout in hopes of motivating my recruits. They roll there eyes but they do participate in my impromptu cheer. By the time I'm done with them they're shouting "Go Jensoo!" so loud, I'm afraid they won't ever stop.
Bobby and Rose leave completely pumped up for tonight and I have one last piece of the puzzle to put into place.
Actually, it's the most important piece.
"Hey, Jen," I say after she answers her phone. It's time to jump right into it before I lose my nerve. "Whatever your plans are for tonight, cancel them."
There! That wasn't so hard.
"Why?" she asks.
I love her sexy voice.
It's so raspy and so awe inspiring.
No, Jisoo, don't get distracted!
"Well, you and I are going out, that's why," I tell her without really explaining anything.
"I don't know," Jennie says and I can hear her uncertainty. "I have to get up early tomorrow."
Gah!
"Come on, live a little," I tease. "Rose and Bobby are coming too."
There we go, that should make her feel more comfortable. I'm not likely to try and have my way with her with my brother and Rose around.
Ok, maybe I would, but Jennie doesn't need to know that.
Besides, my plan has no kissing involved.
Yet.
"We're going to catch this really hot band perform live. I think you'd really like them," I further explain in hopes of piquing her interest.
"That sounds pretty cool actually," Jennie replies, and I can tell she's already relaxed. "Ok, I'm in."
Yes!
She's totally in!
"I can pick you up after work if you want," I offer hoping for some alone time with her.
"Actually, I'm going to be at the studio pretty late. Why don't I meet you there?" Jennie counters.
Dang!
Oh well, I'm not going to let this get me down.
"No problem, meet us there at eight." I give her the bar's address and then we hang up.
I wish I could have spent more time talking to her, but I'm too stoked that she agreed to come out tonight.
Plus, I have some work to do.
Not my actual job, that will have to wait.
It's time to get moving because I only have a few hours to perfect what I'm about to do.
It's 7:45, and I'm waiting outside the bar for Jennie.
Rose and Bobby already grabbed us a table up front and even though I'm confident I can't help but feel just a tinge of anxiety.
What if this doesn't work?
What if Jennie thinks it's stupid?
What if I forget everything I've just spent so much time learning?
I do look good though.
At least I have that going for me.
I'm wearing jeans and a fitted baby blue shirt. I didn't want to go all out, but I wanted to look somewhat sexy for Jennie.
I move around quite a bit as I try not to stare at my watch.
And then I see her.
I see Jennie walking towards me looking as nervous as I feel. I can see her eyeing everyone as she searches for me and she seems quite apprehensive.
I calm myself down because I need her to be calm as well.
We make eye contact as she walks towards the door and my heart starts pounding faster.
I tilt my head and flash Jennie a reassuring smile.
"Glad you could make it," I say once she's in front of me.
"Me too," Jennie replies, but I'm not convinced she really means that.
She is wearing a cropped shirt, of course, but I refuse to get sucked into her mind-blowing beauty.
There will be plenty of time for that later.
I hold my hand out for her, palm up, to let her know there's nothing to be nervous about.
Jennie hesitates but eventually she places her hand in mine. We exchange smiles before I led her into the bar.
We listen to a few songs and then I get the cue I've been waiting for from the band.
I take a deep breath as I look over at Rose and Bobby.
The song finishes and I only have a few seconds to go.
The lead singer starts the usual banter with the crowd and the moment has arrived.
The moment I've been waiting all day for.
Showtime!