LISA POINT OF VIEW

"JENNIE RUBY JANE KIM!"

Lisa cringed hearing her ex step mothers shrill voice call through the empty house.

Shit. This was not going to end well. Jennie had told her how her mother had reacted over the phone.

She stepped out of the kitchen leaving her afternoon sandwhich on the counter and strode out into the dining room. Caroline Kim looked similar to her daughter but not to much. She was pretty but Jennie was beautiful.

She'd never seen Caroline in anything other than work attire, and here she stood in faded jeans and a pink blouse. Her wheat colored hair was just at her shoulders with a small flare, small gray streaks filtered through out. They hadn't been there before, but they were definitely there now. Her forehead wrinkled as she gazed around impatiently.

She opened her mouth to shout again but Lisa cut her off, "Mrs. Kim" she said stepping into the foyer.

She turned, whipping towards her. Her brown eyes zeroed in on her. Anger flashed across her face.

"You" she seethed, "how dare you!"

Lisa gritted her teeth biting back the hateful words she wished to spout. This was Jennie's mother, she had to be civil even if she hadn't been in the past.

Lisa stood there in silence trying to form a few polite words, but the silence only gave Caroline reason to continue on.

"It's Mrs. Russo now! You come into this home as a teen and I can bet on my life you seduced my daughter and soiled her! Your father was a bastard and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! What you did was against the law!" She screamed, she raised her hand as if to slap her.

A hand caught hers pulling it into their chest. An Italian man with dark hair and tan skin interviened stepping between the two.

"Bellissimo, what is wrong?" He asked her gently. Caroline's face was red with anger, her lips were pursed.

She turned her head to stare at,who Lisa could only assume was her, new husband,

"This is Lisa Manoban my ex husbands daugter and apparently Jennie's soon to be wife" she spat with venom.

Shaking her head she couldn't help but feel disappointed. So much was going on, this only added to the list.

Why couldn't one fucking thing go right?

Then she walked in, closing the front door behind her. Jennie strode into the house, a determined yet cautious look on her face as she walked around her mother and came to stand beside Lisa. Her small hand took Lisa, interlacing their fingers. Lisa watched her mother follow the action, blatant distaste shown through her eyes.

"Jennie what is the meaning of this? Why are you doing this?" Her mother cried, "is this for attention? Did I not give you enough while you were growing up?"

"Calm down Caroline" her husband soothed rubbing small circles on her hand.

Jennie sighed, she looked tired and stressed. At the moment her mother was the cause of it all. Lisa wouldn't let her continue to pull Jennie behind her like a rag doll, her little minx was her and her mother could fuck off if she had a problem with it. Jennie was her concern and she was adamant about not putting any more pressure or stress on her.

"Look Mrs. Kim. I love your daughter, I have for a very long time. Yes, we started this when we lived together, it was shortly after you'd married my father. I'm not a good person, I've shown you that much but I do care for your daughter and right now your stressing her out and I won't have it. So get your shit together or get out" she was blunt but Jennie hadn't interjected.

Caroline's mouth opened and closed in amazement and surprise.

Jennie stepped forward dropping her hand and reaching for her mother, "Mom, please don't do this. Just listen to what I have to say. I love Lisa, I have for a long time. We obviously met at the wrong time and yes at the time she was my step sister, it was a forbidden love but we loved each other non the less. I'm going to marry her with or without your approval although I'd much rather have it" she let out a long sigh, Caroline started to cry. "In two months were going to have the wedding she looked back at Lisa for confirmation, she nodded giving her the go ahead, "and in eight months we're going to have a family"

Her mother gasped and Lisa was afraid she'd faint but she stood strong on her two feet. Mr. Russo smiled wide and clapped his hands, "oh yes! A little one to add to our family! I'm going to be a grandpa!" He exclaimed.

Mr. Russo reached out to shake Lisa's hand, the older man had a strong tight grip. He pulled Lisa close into a firm half hug.

"If you hurt her, I know people who will dispose of you as if you'd never existed" he said quietly so no one but the two of them could hear.

"I have no intention of doing so" Lisa replied.

Mr. Russo nodded, but the threat still lingered.

"J- Jennie are you sure this is what you want?" Her mother asked glancing between Lisa and her.

Jennie nodded and smiled up at her as she pulled her into her arms. "Yes, this is what I've always wanted"

Lisa swallowed thickly. How could someone love someone so much? How could she have ever hated her?

The two older couple looked upon them with a new light. Caroline nodded at her daughter in blessing.

"Fine. But Jennie don't you realize it takes more than two months to plan a wedding!" Her mother cried.

Lisa held onto Jennie's hand for dear life. God only knew what her mother was going to say to her.

They walked up the short cement steps to her small one story house. The lawn was over grown because she hadn't been over to cut it. The blue paint on her house was chipping, something she'd promised her she'd handle but just hadn't found the time. The mail box that was supposed to be sticking straight out of the ground was tilted at an odd angle to the side. The house looked a wreck and she cringed knowing the inside would be worse.

She hadn't been over to clean and she knew her mother hadn't lifted a finger.

Just as she was about to knock the door swung open.

Lisa ran a hand through her hair giving Jennie a side way glance. She so badly needed a cigarette.

Amanda Manoban was not who she used to be. When she was younger she'd been pretty, her dishwater blonde hair had been full of life and her eyes would sometimes gleam with happiness. No longer was that the case.

Her hair was clean but lifeless as it hung limpy down her back. Her face held more wrinkles than last time. Her eyes held distrust and hatred as they looked at Jennie. Not a single ounce of happiness left.

She turned to look at her daughter and gave a small smile but it didn't meet her eyes.

And of course the first thing out of her mouth was unpleasant.

"Where's you're fiancée Esther? I miss her, will you tell her for me?" There was no hello, no welcoming attitude. She went straight to being a bitch.

So she ignored her, "mom this is Jennie Kim. Jennie this is my mother Amanda Manoban"

Lisa gave Jennie major props for smiling bright and lending out a friendly hand.

Her mother stared at it as if it carried a flesh eating disease.

"So you're the daughter to the woman that stole my husband from me"

Lisa opened her mouth but Jennie beat her to it, "actually if I understood correctly, you were divorced when my mother had met your ex husband. But yes I am her daughter."

"So you've come to snatch up my daughter just like she did my husband?" Her mother asked completely disregarding what Jennie had said.

Fuck. Her mother was really going to push it.

"Yep." She replied surprising Lisa and her mother, "I snatched her up and she loves it. In fact she loved it so much we're having a baby" Amanda looked to her daughter for confirmation. She gave her a swift nod before glancing around the neighborhood. They were out in the open and the neighbors could hear. "I've heard a lot about you, not good things by the way. I thought I'd give it a shot, I'd be nice and try to get your approval, but I can see I'll probably never get it. So I'll let you talk with Lisa, because I'm done here" she laid a quick comforting hand on Lisa's arm before turning and walking back towards the car.

Lisa smirked at her retreating figure.

Yep, she's perfect for me.

"Oh my Lisa did you hear the way she talked to me? Your own mother! And you want this... this... hussy to be your wife and mother of your child?!"

Her words stung deep. Lisa wanted her mothers approval, she'd rarely gotten it as a kid and the most important decision of her life she thought she'd at least get it for that.

She snapped, that was the final straw, "you know what mother, I'm sick of your bull shit. I'm done, if you have a problem accepting Jennie in my life then stay away. Don't come to the wedding."

"That won't be a problem" she said before slamming the door in her face.

The restaurant was slow tonight. The soft music relaxed her as she ate and waited for her soon to be wife to come out of her office. She'd booted her out saying she couldn't concentrate with her leering at her.

She hadn't done anything wrong. She'd merely suggested her desk would be a nice place to fuck her. That cute pink blush had stolen it's way into her face as she'd pushed her out.

"Um Lisa?" A hesitant voice said from behind her seat.

Irene walked around the table and stood at the side, "May i sit for a moment?" She asked.

"Fine" she said curtly. Had she forgiven her? Nope, not one fucking ounce of forgiveness.

She had a feeling she knew what she wanted. And it was something she couldn't give, she didn't want to.

Irene settled into the chair across from her. She reeked of nervousness.

"I'm sorry Lisa." She said.

Lisa scoffed, "no your not"

Irene blinked at her, clearly taken aback

"w-what? Yes I am"

Lisa ruffled her feather, good.

"No your not. Your a manipulative bitch, you manipulated me twice into sleeping with you and now your doing it to my soon to be wife into forgiving you. Your trying to do it to me but I know your game Irene. She watched as her eyes lit with interest. She knew she had her," You think you can befriend Jennie and weasel your way back into our lives."

A satisfied sinister smirk crossed Irene's face, her reached across the table to stroke her hand. She pulled it from her reach, "your so smart Lisa, that's one of the reasons why I've always liked you. Another reason, your cock is amazing. Definitely the best I've ever had. Your right, but you see I'm not trying to weasel my way back in because I already have"

"You know Irene I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt even after Lisa told me you were no good, and now i can see how wrong I was. You're fired and you can bet your ass I'll be filing a harassment claim" Jennie said stepping from behind Irene's chair.

Irene scoffed in disbelief, "you can't do that, I'll report you both to the police"

Lisa growled coming to a stand ready to tell the conniving bitch off but Jennie's hand on Lisa's back stopped her.

"For what exactly? Our parents are no longer married. Our relationship is legal."

"When you were younger it wasn't" she sneered

Jennie leaned real close putting Lisa on edge, who knew what the crazy bat would do.

"Actually it was. We're not related by blood. It's completely legal. So try again." she said.

Irene paled.

"Get the hell out of here" she said quietly so as the customers couldn't hear her.

Irene eyed them both warily, anger still etched onto her face. She stood from her chair, sneering at then both as she left.

"She's so obsessed with you" Jennie said taking a seat. "How could I not notice how bad it was?" It sounded like a question she asked herself more than she was asking Lisa.

"She's been like that for a while. I never let on how bad she'd gotten because that was my business at the time." She said before letting a sinister grin creep onto her face, "hey, your step dad said he knew guys that could get rid of me without leaving a trace. Maybe-"

"Lisa!" She covered her face with her hands and laughed, something she hadn't been able to do in the last few days.

"Jennie, stop stressing. Your going to make yourself sick and it could harm the baby"

She sighed, "I know. It's just after telling my mother about the wedding she's been non stop, on the go, dragging me along to pick things up. Making the guest list. It's been twenty four hours and somehow that lady had already managed to send out invitations!" Lisa's eyes went wide. Caroline was a force to be reckoned with.

"Do you want me to talk to her?" She asked. She really didn't want to, but for her, she'd do anything.

"No, I'll talk to her." She said, she pulled out her phone and glanced at it before jumping from her seat, "we've gotta go Lisa! We're gonna be late for our first appointment"

Lisa chucked behind her helping her grab her coat and purse as they waved goodbye to Hillary and set off to their doctors appointment.

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