The Social Worker // JENLISA

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LISA POV

For the past two weeks I haven't got a single message from Jennie , I've told Jisoo and Chae if they know where she is and they told me she has a family emergency.

So it must be urgent. For her to miss two weeks of work.

The fact that she told me she was fine is more upsetting , she wasn't , but she doesn't trust me , she really does think of me as a client , I bet she thinks we mistakenly kissed.

It hurts me to know she's probably kept that to herself. She won't even reply to my messages. I've been around Ella so much this week and no ones said anything.

Jackson's taken over from Jennie's job right now and i hope I'm not the reason , I hope her boss didn't find out we saw eachother out of work hours , or that we had kissed 3 times , 400 times if you count it in my head , the fucked up scenarios I imagine myself and Jennie in whilst I'm bored , fixing my bakery.

The workers here have helped me out so much , they really have made the bakery look up to standard , especially with the court case near.

Lisa: Please respond , I'm getting worried. Did you get fired?

Still no response , it's been 3 days since my last message , I should just give up but I can't , if only there was a way to reach out to her , even Ella is missing her.

I really hope she is okay and nothing major has happened to her , I wouldn't be able to handle Jennie being hurt, she just doesn't deserve it.

2 weeks it's been god damn it and I'm here moping , like I'm soon going to break up with a girl I've known for 9 years , and I'm not upset about it yet I'm sad that Jennie hasn't come to work for 2 weeks and I'm worried that something bad has happened.

What the fuck is family emergency , give me more fucking details for gods sake.

I decide to go home and shower to clear my mind , this big empty house just leaves me with thoughts.

I decide to call my parents and ask them if they for the transfer of money. I give them as much as I can.

Then I got a text

Jennie : Hello Mrs Manoban , sorry I just got my phone now , been dealing with a few things , are you and Ella okay?

Lisa : CALL ME NOW.

I was so angry , what the fuck , 'been dealing with a few things' you have disappeared for two weeks and I'm sat here moping and worried about you , and all you say is there's a family emergency. THATS IT.

No that's not fucking okay.

She calls me as soon as she see's my message.

"Hello" her voice sounds so soft and warm , I missed it , but she still ghosted for two weeks.

"How irresponsible of you to just disappear for 2 FUCKING WEEKS Jennie Kim" I shout on the phone to her

"I told you it was a family emergency , if there was something wrong you could of contacted Jackson , he's been there" she softly replies , why isn't she arguing back with me?

"That isn't the point Jennie , I don't give a shit about Jackson , I've been worried about you and you just tell me there's an emergency and nothing else? Then you go for two weeks ? I was fucking scared" I shout at her and i don't receive a response from her , no argue back? No sassy response , no telling me to shut up.

"Hello? Jennie?"

Then I hear her sigh

"I'm sorry, it was really irresponsible of me , is Ella okay?" She responds , what the fuck , now I look bad , no , I was mad because I care about her but she's taking the topic off herself.

"Ella's fine , are you fine?" I question her firmly

"Yes I'm fine , I'll be back at work soon" she responds to me.

"Why soon? What is soon?" I ask her , how long until I see her? I am being so needy right now but I miss her presence , I keep looking at the door at work hoping somehow she would come in and buy a coffee , or maybe she would walk into my own bakery and just paint with me or give me food , instead I've got nothing. It hurts , I don't know why , it shouldn't hurt me, but it does , I miss Jennie , a bit too much.

"Soon Mrs Manoban" she firmly says "Now stop being mad at me , your not allowed to be mad at me , only I'm allowed to be mad at you , that's how this works" she says it with authority but I couldn't help but smile , I fall back onto my bed , then I roll over as I lean my chin on my arms as I fold them , smiling ear to ear like a weirdo.

Lucky no one can see me.

"How what works? our little role play here? Then we end up kissing right?" I tease her a little bit because I know she would be blushing , god damn it , it felt good to hear her voice.

"It isn't role play , you genuinely are very annoying" she chuckles lightly and I couldn't help but smile , she finds me annoying but she loves it , I know she does.

"I can see you blushing all the way from here , don't you dare say I'm annoying , you missed it" I start laughing

I can hear her taking a big breath , she's so shy sometimes god damn it , I would of taken this opportunity to kiss her.

"Maybe a little bit" she responds back to me and it makes my smile widen and my eyebrows raise.

God , I am not a cheater, I never have , when Irene accused me of cheating I always used to be pissed off because I found it horrible , but this with Jennie feels so right and special , I feel happy as ever , Jennie Kim is a mystery and I'm opening her up ever so slowly and I'm enjoying it.

"Mrs Kim , we need to take you down for another X-ray" I hear on the phone , my smile drops and before I can say anything Jennie makes up a lie.

"Lisa my moms calling me , I'll call you back later , see ya" she hangs up the phone , I don't know if she knows I heard that but she was so quick to hang up.

Why won't she tell me what the fuck happened to her? she's in the hospital? having an X-ray? for what? 2 weeks of missing work?

I don't even know what to say. She blatantly hasn't told me.

I try to call her back but there was no response.