Fly To Your Heart [Chaennie]

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Would you like to come to my place? The out of nowhere offer has obviously thrown Jennie off because she has not replied yet and Roseanne beats her to it. I didn't mean right now. How about Friday night? Still no response and the ATC is getting flustered. I will cook dinner, anything you like, and we can watch movies afterwards...

At this point, it is practically begging plus bribing, but Roseanne has dug in so deep that she can't see any way out. So far, Jennie has always been the one leading whatever relationship they have and it is refreshing for the ATC to be the one taking the first step for a change. She bites her bottom lip nervously as she waits for a reply. A small laugh erupts from her throat when Jennie answers with something she does not expect.

You can cook? o_O

At other time, Roseanne will surely scoff at the use of emoticon on text message. She never quite understands how improper combination of letters and symbols can even eloquently convey human's expression, but she gets it this time. Jennie is surprised, and animatedly so. Roseanne can actually picture the pilot's widened eyes and maybe a slightly dropped jaw.

Yes, I can.

Wow...

Did you expect otherwise?

You just don't seem like someone who enjoys playing in the kitchen...

I don't play in the kitchen.

Somewhere inside the airport lodging, Jennie rolls her eyes at Roseanne's literalness but says nothing about it on her next text. Friday night, then.

Do you want me to cook anything particular? Do you have food allergies?

I haven't eaten home-cooked meal for months now, so I'll eat everything you dish out. And nuts upset my stomach.

Okay. No nuts.

I'll bring wine. Red?

Red will do. I'll see you at eight on Friday night. Roseanne smiles brightly as she finishes her message with Good night, Jennie.

Roseanne puts her phone back into her purse when her bus stop comes into view. She still has to walk to her apartment and paying attention to phone while walking is decidedly a hazardous activity she has been against since a very long time ago. She does, however, check the gadget the moment she steps inside her building. As predicted, two messages from Jennie once again greet her and her face almost split into two from grinning too wide.

It's a date!

Good night, my Rapunzel, with a silly, tiny <3 by the end.

Their exchange that night is what leads Jennie to where she is at the moment. Two days later, at 19.55, standing in front of Roseanne's building with an identical fool-in-love grin but clear nervousness. Remembering their first date, the blonde decided to skip on her usual assemble of pants and shirt. Instead, she wears sleeveless black dress that stops just a little above her knees, tan jacket, and heels. She actually dug through the messy hole that is her closet in her apartment back in Seoul to find them and now she thinks that maybe, maybe she is being overdressed for a simple home-cooked dinner date.

The chilled bottle of Château de Beaucastel Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the wine Jennie bought in France—yet another perk of being an international pilot—is grasped firmly on her left hand while her right is holding a bouquet of yellow tulips. "There is sunshine in your smile", Jennie recalls what her choice of flowers means and realizes that she indeed has gone overboard with everything tonight. Pushing all the unrelated thoughts to the back of her head and steeling herself for one last time, Jennie finally pushes the button to Roseanne's apartment and waits.

"Yes?" comes the answer from the other side. It's Roseanne's voice, obviously. "How may I help you?"

"It's Jennie."

"Oh! Come in!"

The front door buzzes open and Jennie quickly gets inside. Roseanne's apartment is located on the second floor so she has to take the stairs. She catches glistening lights coming from the pool in the middle of the compound while she walks down the hall on the second floor. The apartment complex seems to be cozy and holds a good degree of tranquility, definitely the place Jennie imagines someone like Roseanne will live at. When the brunette comes out of her inner musing, she is already in front of Roseanne's door. Taking a deep breath, she knocks on the sturdy door twice. Several seconds later, the door opens to reveal someone Jennie does not expect at all.

"Heyyo."

"Uum... Hi?" Jennie stares at the girl in confusion; dread begins filling the pit of her stomach. "Is this Roseanne's?"

The small girl's honey-blonde hair sways as she bobs her head up and down. Green orbs hidden behind the arc shapes of her eyelids, creating the identical eye-smile Jennie has seen on Roseanne. "Mama's date 's here!" She calls out loud over her shoulder, where the pilot can see Roseanne coming to their way.

Jennie is glad that it is the bouquet of flower, instead of the expensive bottle of French red wine, which has slipped out of her grasp in surprise.