Elsewhere. | A Lizkook AU

30.

"Sorry I'm late!!" Lisa is panting from the quick jog she had forced her feet on. The three other ladies are obviously done with their food and she's racing to only order a drink.

"Yaa Lalisa...I told you it's an important date, where have you been?" Jennie said, frowning in a sulk-like manner.

It really can't be helped. It's two months into the construction of her studio and she's already having panic attacks over reviewing the constant upgrades and downgrades of the place. That, as well as running around town for her freelance projects. Multi-tasking is really no joke - I can't believe I was that ambitious!

"There was an issue with the leaking water tank. It ruined my new ceiling and the electrical too," Sighing, she takes off the cotton scarf to fan on her sweaty neck. 

"Yaa put it back on!! No one wants to see that!" Chaeyoung laughed out loud and for a second there, it got her confused. 

She touched on her skin a little and realized - "Shit, sorry!!" Damn it - how could I forget?? These damn hickeys -

"Unbelievable! You guys are still on it, huh? This is the fourth time already - let us take a break once in a while, can you?" Chaeyoung complained.

"Shushh...don't mind her, she's just pissy cus Jimin's in LA since last week," Jisoo chuckled and she does the same.

"So I heard...he's coming back this Friday though, isn't he?" Lisa laughed because really, it's already been too stressful of a morning and so what if she shows off little marks here and there? It's not like they didn't already know how infatuated Jungkook could be for her!

"I've been so lonely...I can't even call you up since you're so damn busy all the time!" 

"Chae, you look like a chipmunk when you make that face. It's not like it's intentional, I'm just caught up -"

"You weren't caught up to get that hickeys every two weeks!"

"You're seriously gonna compare me hanging out with you and me sleeping with Jungkook? What - you wanna take my boyfriend's side of the bed?"

"Eww why would you even go there -"

"Ehemmm..." Jisoo cleared her throat loudly and the two stopped bickering. "Now that the seats are complete...Jen, what's the news?"

"I um...we went for a check-up this morning and..." 

Oh my God - It seems that the rest are thinking of the same thing, only out loud. Jisoo's hand is already clasped on top of Jennie's.

The shy smile is rare...and beautiful! "It's coming, guys...you're all gonna be aunts in 8 months, if all goes well!"

...

"A baby??" Frustrated-Jungkook is always cute to watch, so she lets him dwell more on it simply because she still has no idea why he's been acting this way. "I'm not a baby! You're a baby!!" He follows her from the kitchen where she just did the dishes and into the living room. "Is this what we're doing - you're gonna pretend to not hear me?" He sulks even more.

See? A baby! "I didn't say you're a baby, I said you looked like a baby - there's a difference. And I'm not pretending anything, Kookie...I'm calmly listening to you for now cus I know you're a little emotional over -"

"Emotional? Ckk - fine! So what if I'm emotional? I told you to get the other guy as a replacement but you went ahead with this...this Taeyong guy - where does he even come from??"

"I'm not sure...I haven't gone into exchanging places of origins yet,"

"Yet?? Are you purposely trying to upset me or something?"