Midnight Angel [Jenlisa FF]

~'~'~ Chapter 25 ~'~'~

Note: This may be a boring chapter, but I think it shows the chemistry between the two of them. so, bear with it. 

Lisa stood in the doorway to the guest room that had become Jennie's room and smiled. Jennie was awake and lying on her back with Shadow perched on her stomach. The two seemed to be having an intense conversation with their eyes only. she wondered what they were talking about. At least there was a small smile on Jennie's face. she'd been afraid the meeting with Ryan the day before had been too much for her. This just further showed how strong she was.

Still, Lisa wished that she could have done something more for her yesterday. She'd been hit hard with the frank talk of the murders, which was understandable. After Ryan had left, she'd slept the remainder of the morning and a portion of the afternoon. Throughout their early dinner, she'd stayed quiet and pensive, and then gone up to her room afterwards. she'd left her alone, knowing she'd need some time to herself. If she'd needed her, she would have been there for her, but there hadn't been a peep from her room the entire night.

Today was a new day, though, and Lisa had plans. she was going to give Jennie something she knew she wanted but thought she couldn't have. she had everything set up in her head. This was going to be a perfect day.

"Hey," she said, taking a step into the room.

Startled at the intrusion, Jennie jumped slightly but then smiled when she saw that it was only Lisa. "Hi. You're up early."

"Yeah," she nodded, giving nothing away of her idea yet. "Spending some quality time with Shadow?"

Jennie laughed and scratched the kitten's back. "We were having a staring contest." She mock-frowned at the kitten. "I lost every time."

Chuckling, Lisa walked into the room and sat on the edge of the bed. she cocked her head and stared at the kitten, who eyed her back. The spur of the moment contest lasted a minute before Lisa blinked. "Looks like I lose, too."

"Maybe her eyelids are glued open," Jennie mused out loud.

"Maybe," she shook her head at the odd little furball. Lisa was quiet for a long thirty seconds before finally broaching the subject on her mind with Jennie. "Want to go out today? Away from the house?"

Out? A brilliant grin broke out on Jennie's face. Of course, she wanted to go out! It'd been...

Her thoughts trailed off as reality set in. There was a reason she hadn't been anywhere in a really long time. For three years after the rape, she'd avoided going places because of what had happened and the way people treated here, and then for the last four years she'd been secluded in the attic of her father's house. She hadn't really wanted to go anywhere during that time. Her thoughts hadn't been on having fun. But now that she was facing the world again, she'd wanted to do normal things. Lisa knew that she couldn't. she knew people thought her dead and a murderer. How could she possibly suggest she could leave her house?!

"You know I can't," Jennie mumbled, disheartened at the realities of her life.

"No, not here" she corrected what Jennie thought. "I want to take you up to LA. It's only a few hours' drive. We could do anything you want once we got there."

A blossom of hope formed in Jennie. Go to LA? Could the really do something like that? It would be so nice to be just a girl for an afternoon and do whatever she wanted. They could go to a mall, eat in a restaurant, or just walk down a sidewalk. She'd give anything to do stuff like that. Ever since her life had taken yet another turn recently, she'd begun to crave normalcy. She wanted the freedom to do anything and everything. But...