Lisa

I'm giddy with excitement as Jennie and I walk into my apartment. Our apartment, now. Usually I'm tired and cranky from the trip, but today I'm buzzing. Jennie seems nervous as I put her luggage down.

"We'll have the place to ourselves for a few weeks. Jaehyun went home to see his parents and he won't come back until the new term starts."

I grab her hand and pull her closer. She smiles at me, but the smile doesn't reach her eyes. When is the last time I saw her smile? I sigh and wrap my arms around her, hugging her tightly. She's lost weight and she's got bags underneath her eyes that she never used to have. I'm worried about her. Worried that I did this to her. To us. That I won't be able to make it better. I hope I'll be enough for her. That I can make up for what she's lost because of me. I just want Jennie to be happy.

I grab her hand and pull her along. "So this is our bedroom now," I murmur, unable to hide my smile. Jennie looks up at me and grins. A real grin, this time. She looks around in wonder and slowly but surely, the light in her eyes returns.

"Ours, huh?" she says.

I laugh happily, unable to contain my excitement. My heart is overflowing with happiness, and I want to make her feel the same. "Is there anything you want to change?"

Jennie looks around and shakes her head. "Not really. Can we add some of my candles and maybe we could use my bedsheets? It'd add a little bit of color."

I move to stand behind her and wrap my arms around her. "Do whatever you want, baby. This room is as much yours as it is mine from now on." She turns to look at me with just a hint of insecurity in her eyes. "I want you to feel at home here, Minx. I'm serious when I say it's your place too."

She bites down on her lip and looks at me with wide eyes. "And you're sure Jaehyun is okay with it?"

I nod. "You'll be sharing a room with me, so it's not like he's losing out on any space. Besides, you were already here often, anyway. Not that much has changed. He seems pretty excited at the idea of having some of your food, though. He may have mentioned it half a dozen times. I still eat most of my meals with our nutritionist and my team, but since Jaehyun stopped playing he's been on his own food-wise, and he can cook about as well as I can. All he eats these days is canteen food and cup noodles. You don't have to if you don't want to, but I think he'd really appreciate it if sometimes you'd cook for him too? I don't know, it's up to you."

Jennie smiles and nods happily. "I have to cook for myself anyway, so it's not even like I'd be going out of my way at all."

I nod and press a kiss to her cheek. "Thank you, baby. He's had a pretty rough time recently. Things haven't been great for him since he got injured and had to stop playing. The shit with Rosé hasn't helped either, though he refuses to tell me what exactly happened. I think she cheated on him or something. I really don't know."

Jennie stiffens in my arms and stares at me with wide, panicked eyes. "You knew?" she whispers. I grin and kiss her forehead. "Minx, Jaehyun and I live together. Besides, remember when I sneaked into my bedroom that night you and Rosé stayed over? Rosé was obviously in Jaehyun's room."

She blinks and then blushes, as though she can't believe she missed that. She groans and drops her head to my chest. "I'm so stupid… how could I not have realized that? I mean, I was pretty sure you knew, but I wasn't a hundred percent certain."

I laugh and shake my head as I start to unpack. "I guess I did distract you thoroughly that night, huh?"

She blushes and pushes against my arm before wheeling her suitcase into the bedroom. It's a little silly, I guess, but I'm pretty happy to see her things next to mine.

"Here," I murmur, pointing at my wardrobe. "You can have half. I think we have space for another wardrobe if this one isn't big enough."

Jennie shakes her head and bites down on her lip, her cheeks rosy. I think us moving in together is finally sinking in, because her eyes sparkle with the same excitement I'm feeling. We unpack together, and slowly but surely, my bedroom starts to look more like ours. I never cared much for this kind of stuff, but Jennie's cute little candles and decorations definitely make the room look nicer. By the time we're all done, we're both exhausted. My stomach grumbles loudly and Jennie chuckles. She grabs my hand and pulls me toward the kitchen.

"Your mom gave us food for at least a week or so."

I gasp happily and make a run for the fridge, making Jennie laugh. "Shit, Minx. How could I have forgotten? Mom's food, yes!"

She giggles and hops onto the counter while I warm up the food. I push her legs apart and stand between them. She smiles at me and closes her legs around my hips, pulling me in closer. She wraps her arms around my neck and pulls me in for a kiss. I kiss her gently, taking my time with her. I kiss her until we're both breathless and rest my forehead against hers.

"I love this. I love you. It feels like it's been forever since we've been alone together. Since we've had a moment of true peace."

Jennie sighs and buries her face in my neck. "I know. I'm sorry," she whispers.

I pull back to look at her, my brows furrowed. "It's not your fault, Minx. None of this is your fault. This is a shit situation to be in, but life isn't perfect. We're in this together, remember?"

She nods, but she stares into the distance as though she's tortured by a memory I don't know about. I bet Rosé said some shit to her that's still hurting. Jennie tries her best to smile at me and hops off the counter. She walks away and starts to set the table. I sigh and open one of my cupboards, only to pause and stare at it in amusement. All of my jars still have googly eyes on them. I chuckle to myself and turn to look at Jennie, a huge smile on my face. I love her to bits, and I know she loves me just as much. Things won't be easy for a while, but there's nothing she and I can't get through. I know her heart is broken, but I'll mend it.