find you again (jensoo)

chapter seven ➼ the bridge where it all started

The girls sat in silence for a while longer, Jennie taking deep breaths and trying to calm herself down before they went back inside. Rosé was the first to speak up after their food got to the table.

"So tell me about your life, Jisoo, what do you do for fun?" she asked with a warm smile, and Jisoo had to genuinely think about the question for a moment. She was sure 'get drunk and leave a certain someone voicemails until I fall asleep' wouldn't be an acceptable answer.

"I'm a pretty boring person, really. I paint and stuff, or go to the gym, or read. That's about it," she shrugged, feeling somewhat embarrassed that she wasn't exactly an expert at anything.

"God, you and Jennie both. I don't get what you guys see in books. They're so boring," Rosé laughed, taking a bite of her food.

"They're an escape," Jisoo and Jennie both spoke up at the same time, repeating something their third grade teacher had told them when a boy had picked on Jennie for reading her book instead of playing at recess. Jisoo saw Rosé shoot Jennie an unidentifiable look, and Jennie raised a threatening eyebrow at her.

"So is there anyone special in your life?" Rosé questioned, ignoring the warning glance from Jennie.

"I have a boyfriend, yeah. Keith," Jisoo shrugged, not really in the mood for talking about him.

"Do you love him?"

Jennie kicked Rosé under the table, but Rosé trapped Jennie's foot between her legs and stopped her from doing it again.

"Yeah, sure, I guess," Jisoo said, twirling a noodle around her fork. She looked up just in time to see Rosé giving Jennie a sympathetic look, but quickly looked back down before she got caught.

"Go Spiderman!" Ella cried, breaking the silence and flinging a noodle across the room, which landed on the next table over. This earned them a few judgmental glances from the occupants of the table. Jisoo and Rosé burst into laughter while Jennie scolded her daughter, apologizing to the family at the next table.

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Dinner was over rather quickly, with all three girls rushing to finish before Ella pulled another 'Spiderman' and got them kicked out of the restaurant. Jisoo insisted on paying, arguing with Jennie that she should be able to make up for the years they missed. As per usual, Jennie gave in.

Now the girls stood in the parking lot, Ella tugging on Jisoo's hand to try and show her the shiny rock she had found on the sidewalk. Jisoo laughed and agreed, following the small child and showing interest.

"I'm taking Ella with me," Rosé stated, shooting Jennie a look once Jisoo was out of hearing distance.

Jennie's head shot up and she furrowed her eyebrows, confused at Rosé's comment.

"What?"

"I'm watching Ella for the next couple hours."

"I never asked you to...?"

"I know," Rosé shrugged. Jennie noticed she was nodding her head over at Jisoo, smirking in Jennie's direction.

Jennie got the hint.

"No you're not."

"Yes I am, Jennie."

"Rosé-"

"I'm not arguing with you."

"But-"

"You died, Jennie. That girl thought you were dead. She hasn't seen you in years. You know she's dying to be able to talk to you without having to censor herself around Ella. You owe this to her."