The next morning was slow and relaxed as ever. Jennie had taken the liberty to order breakfast to their room at eleven, but they were still awake when there was a knock on the door. Nevertheless, Jisoo crawled out of bed, wrapping a robe around herself before answering. When she turned around, she couldn't help but smile at the sight before her – Jennie was still fast asleep, laying in bed with the sheets barely covering her ass, her entire back bare and beautiful and enticing as ever. Jisoo wasn't surprised that she was so spent, given the duration that their fun had lasted the night before. And so she carefully climbed back into bed with Jennie, on top of her, and slowly started to massage her, her hands kneading muscles Jisoo simply knew would be sore. Slowly as ever, Jennie was drawn into awareness, and Jisoo knew this because of the little moans of appreciation that began leaving Jennie's lips at steady intervals. Not stopping with her hands, Jisoo leaned in and pressed a kiss onto Jennie's cheek, drawing a happy smile onto Jennie's lips.
"Good morning."
Jennie hummed and moved slightly, reaching her hands forwards to stretch. Jisoo always thought she looked a little like a cat when she did her morning stretches, and the little groans that left her lips were always as precious.
"Morning," Jennie sighed. "Did the food come already?"
"Yeah."
"We should get up, then."
Jisoo kneaded her palms right beneath Jennie's shoulder blades, and for a moment, Jennie was rendered incapable of coherent thought.
"Maybe," Jisoo mused, "But you don't seem ready to get up."
"Hard to get up with you sitting on my back."
"Do you want me to stop?"
"God, no."
"How about we have sex as an appetizer?"
"God, yes."
Jisoo smiled and rose up slightly to allow Jennie to flip over to her back, and settled down to straddle her hips. She shed the robe off of herself, and the quiet appreciative sigh that left Jennie's lips was more than precious. She was so cute, still drowsy and sleepy, her hair all messed up, her lips slightly parted as she looked up at her. When Jisoo leaned down for a kiss, it was interrupted by a wide yawn on Jennie's part – Jisoo couldn't help but smile, and Jennie was a little annoyed by the apparent slyness in her expression. But that sly smile was easily wiped away when Jennie kissed her, her hand moving up from where it'd rested on Jisoo's knee to touch her sex, finding it already wet and more than ready.
"Oh."
Jisoo sighed and bucked her hips slightly. "Don't act like you're surprised."
"I'm not. I'm pleased." Jennie murmured as she slid two fingers into Jisoo. "Very pleased."
Jennie enjoyed having Jisoo like this, on top of her, practically riding her fingers – she enjoyed seeing Jisoo fully, being able to watch her face and enjoy the view of her naked body, and the fact that Jisoo had the control was also enticing for Jennie. Jisoo grinded and rolled her hips, taking in Jennie's fingers and letting out quiet whimpers whilst Jennie's other hand began to toy with her clit. She leaned her hands on Jennie's chest, and as she neared her climax her lips parted slightly to voice quiet whimpers and moans. It was still early, and she was still a little sleepy, but still Jennie was more than determined to please her wife in the best way possible.
"Ah, fuck, Jennie-"
That was Jennie's cue to keep doing whatever she was doing – she did nothing but keep her pace, and so a moment later Jisoo came crashing down, practically collapsing atop Jennie as the orgasm washed over her. Jennie grinned and laid her onto her back, and began littering soft kisses all along Jisoo's skin whilst her wife lay there, entirely spent and breathing heavily in the aftermath of her climax. There were still a few odd rose petals in their bed, and one was stuck right above Jisoo's hip bone. Jennie picked it up and pressed a kiss where it'd been just a moment ago, and Jisoo smiled despite phasing between being awake and asleep. She ran her hand through Jennie's hair and sat up, and Jennie did too, and yet another kiss was shared between them.
"We should eat," Jisoo said. "Breakfast will get cold."
Jennie got up and went over to retrieve some clothes from her bag. She didn't bother with pants, only pulling on some underwear and a shirt before sitting down in front of the little table set up beside the window. The breakfast she'd ordered had a little bit of everything – there was yogurt and granola and fresh fruits, and some pastries as well as two waffles, one for each. There was a fresh pot of coffee for Jisoo and a cup of tea for herself, and Jennie couldn't help but smile when she saw Jisoo sigh happily at the sight.
They ate and talked and had some fun, and by the time it came for them to leave, they were thoroughly happy. Jisoo had put the necklace back into it's box along with the earrings, but Jennie had kept her ring on – she had no intentions of ever taking it off, really. She hadn't noticed it the night before, but the engagement ring also had an inscription, which read:
I'm not leaving.
It was sweet and cute and the fact that it was the most memorable thing Jisoo had said after hearing about her parents just made it even more important to Jennie.
The drive back home was smooth and comfortable, and Jisoo only then thought to turn her phone back on. The instant she did, she received a text from Lisa, and had Jennie read it to her.
"Lisa says there's a surprise for us at our apartment."
Jisoo groaned. "Oh, god. Ask her if it's lethal."
Jennie did as asked, and a moment later received a response.
"No, she says we'll die but in a good way. Now I'm worried."
"If she's organized a surprise party, I swear to god-"
"I don't think so. She added that 'it's beautiful and genius and you'll love me forever for it'."
"Ok now we have to get home as soon as possible."
When they did, it took them a while to find Lisa's surprise. Jisoo had expected Lisa to have stocked their bedroom full of toys and other dirty things, and so they rushed up there – but there was nothing there, nor was there anything in Jisoo's studio.
It was Jennie who went back downstairs first and found the surprise. She froze in place and let out a surprised cry, and Jisoo hurried back down, and when she saw what Jennie was looking out, let out a gasp.
There, above their dinner table on the wall, was a collage of pictures, taken by Lisa, of the two of them. They were arranged in a circle of sorts, with a copy of their marriage certificate framed in the center. As they went closer, they saw pictures they didn't even recall being taken. There was the photo of the first night they'd slept together in the same bed, from that time Lisa had locked Jisoo in Jennie's room. Many prints of Jisoo's sketches of Jennie were scattered around the circle, and Jisoo found herself wondering how many of those pictures Lisa had kept. There were many photos from the road trip as well. One was of Jisoo and Jennie laughing happily right after Jisoo had smeared some ice cream onto Jennie's nose somewhere in Oregon, judging by the pine trees behind them. Another was a picture of them walking together towards a beach, and there were many of just the two of them sitting together on benches, obviously taken without them noticing. There were pictures of them sleeping together in the back seat, some of which featured Lisa's face in the corner. Some were closeups of just their intertwined hands, or of either one of them - the picture Jisoo had taken of Jennie standing next to the giant redwood was there, as was a picture of Jisoo doing a handstand on Venice Beach, both photos set beside one another and still somehow matching.
The picture that Lisa had taken of them in front of the Christmas tree, of Jisoo dipping Jennie downwards for a romantic, sappy kiss, was set in a place of honor. There were more, too, that Jisoo and Jennie kissing, like the picture from Carson City of them kissing on the steps of the courthouse.
"It's beautiful," Jisoo sighed. "Lisa outdid herself."
"When did she even take these all?"
"I don't know, but they're great."
"There's one where we're naked, look."
Jisoo laughed. There was indeed one picture of the two of them spooning in their bed, naked because they'd been sick and sweaty and uncomfortable – but you could barely see any skin, because there were covers over them, and so it wasn't so weird. A lot of the pictures featured captions, too, things like 'that time these two were lovesick idiots' or 'here you go making us all look bad' or 'you married dumbasses are too cute'. They were sweet, and Jisoo even noticed that Lisa had written down dates onto the pictures.
"This must've taken her ages." Jennie pointed out. "And it's not even customary to give anniversary presents."
"Lisa would do something like this. And I think she's had a little more time on her hands than usual."
"Some of these are signed with Chaeyoung's handwriting, though."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"They must've teamed up."
"They're great."
"I really like the collage. Although I think we need to start adding to it."
"You're thinking the picture from last night?"
Jisoo nodded. "That one should go right in the middle. Beneath that certificate."
"How'd she even get it?"
"She probably asked Taeyeon."
"You're probably right."
It was then that they noticed the little note on the table. Jisoo picked it up and began reading it aloud.
"To my bestest friend and my best-friend-in law,
I hope you like this. I tried really hard, so appreciate it. Sorry for being so stalker-y, I'll try to stop but you two are just too cute. I know it's a little weird for me to be giving you something on your anniversary but I had so much material and Chaeyoung thought it was a good idea so I did it.
There's also some champagne and leftover Chinese in the fridge. Figured you guys might be hungry. If not, feel free to bring me the food.
Enjoy yourselves, I'll be by tomorrow for Jennie's birthday party.
Kisses,
The Manoban Wonder"
"Oh my god." Jisoo said after she'd read the note. "She's turned into a sappy mess."
Jennie laughed. "That's true."
"Chaeyoung's wrecked her completely."
"Or maybe she's just being very nice."
"This is so sweet though," Jisoo exclaimed as she pulled out her phone. "I'm going to text her."
Jisoo (17:01)
Holy fucking shit, Manoban, you overdid yourself.
Lisa (17:02)
I know. I'm great, aren't i?
Jisoo (17:04)
Your gift's almost better than mine was, so screw you.
Lisa (17:05)
Love you too. How's the food?
Jisoo (17:05)
Orgasmic. Sorry but there won't be any left for you.
Lisa (17:06)
Figured as much. Have fun, see you tomorrow. What time should I come?
Jisoo (17:07)
Anytime you want.
Lisa (17:07)
Jisoo I'm not about to barge in on your raucous birthday sex. What time is it safe to come to make sure I don't see you come?
Jisoo (17:07)
One. See you then.
*****
The next morning it was Jennie's birthday. It was a beautifully sunny Saturday morning, and Jisoo let Jennie sleep in as long as she could, and woke her up with kisses for a fresh cup of tea and a pile of presents. She even sang to her, even though her voice didn't quite carry and it was crappy at best – but even so, Jennie claimed it was the best she'd ever heard, and they laughed.
Jisoo had gotten Jennie a variety of little presents. There were some luxury candles, a new book, a bouquet of flowers and a necklace to match the ring and earrings she'd given her for her birthday. The necklace featured a few strings of pearls hanging from the middle, where a small circular pendant was expertly crafted around the beginnings of the few chains that held the pearls. It was delicate and detailed, and Jennie thought it was absolutely beautiful.
"Oh, and let's not forget this."
Jisoo pulled out a birthday hat and put it onto Jennie's head, and Jennie almost took it off – but Jisoo wouldn't let her, not until she'd taken a picture.
"For the collage," she said.
"No way, that's not going on our wall."
"Yes it is."
"It's embarrassing!"
"When my birthday comes, we'll take a picture like this of me and then we'll both be equally as embarrassed."
Jennie set aside the tray of breakfast foods, which consisted of everything that one didn't have to cook – fruits, yogurt and granola, and bagels and tea – and pulled Jisoo closer. "How about you give me my real present?"
"Let me move the tray so we don't spill it, ok?"
*****
Lisa showed up a little bit past one with a present and a case of beer. She insisted on giving Jennie two hugs, one from her and one from Chaeyoung, and then gave Jisoo a hug for good measure – she was in an excellent mood because Chaeyoung had called that morning, and was on top of the world.
"Open your present," she insisted. "I worked really hard on it."
It was a set of two shirts, one for Jisoo with a text on the back reading 'if lost, return to Jennie' and another for Jennie reading 'I'm Jennie'. There was also a set of candles, because by this point just about everyone in their circle of friends knew about Jennie's mild obsession with candles. Lisa had also gotten Jennie a small book titled 'sex tips for lesbians' which Jennie quickly hid away, intending to maybe look into it without Jisoo knowing.
After all, you're never too old to learn something new.
"You guys should put the shirts on, I know this is your birthday but I went into a shop and they had a deal on shirts like this so I just had to."
"Of course you did."
"And Chaeyoung says she'll give you your present when she gets back, apparently she needs to buy some part to it but she'll call you in a bit."
"Okay."
A while later came Bogum and Irene, bearing gifts and innocuous amounts of takeout – no one had really been in the mood to cook, but when Chanyeol and Suho came along, they came fully equipped with an insane amount of food. Being a chef, Chanyeol had of course made a few dishes 'just from scratch', which were naturally delicious as ever. Suho, on the other hand, had spent a great deal of time in his bakery working on the masterpiece that was Jennie's cake – it had three tiers, all different flavors, the bottom being dark chocolate with white chocolate filling, the middle being simply French vanilla whilst the top layer was lemon cake with merengue filling. It was beautifully crafted and the fact that they'd somehow managed to maneuver it halfway across the city to the apartment was practically a miracle on itself.
They all had a fun afternoon filled with card games and moderate amounts of alcohol and a great deal of moaning about the delicious food. There may have been instances where the rest of the group let Jennie win because she was absolutely awful at poker, but Jennie didn't notice – she was just having fun, as were they all, and it was a comfortable day altogether. When evening rolled around and their guests had left, Jisoo took the time to treat Jennie in all ways possible, from a gloriously executed strip tease to a good few hours of sex – today was all about Jennie, and though Jisoo couldn't make her cum as many times as she had years, she did strive for a great number.
It ended up being five times that Jennie came that night, and by the end she was just barely awake, smiling happily at Jisoo who was resting her head on her stomach. Jisoo could feel Jennie quivering every now and then beneath her, the aftershocks of her pleasure still coursing through her veins, and was infinitely proud of herself for managing to please her so.
"You know," she murmured. "This is the best birthday I've ever had."
Jisoo hummed. "I'm glad."
"I've never really celebrated my birthdays before."
"Well you better get used to it. Mom's bringing you a gift, by the way, the next time she can get off of work for more than twelve hours at a time. She refused to tell me what it was."
"We'll see."
"It's probably a book."
"She's got good taste in books."
"She's got a boring taste."
"You say my taste is boring, too."
"It is. That's why you and mom seem to get along so well, I think."
"Or maybe it's just because I'm perfect."
Jisoo laughed, her breath tickling the bare skin of Jennie's stomach. "That's true."
"Are you going to sleep down there?"
Jisoo rested her head more comfortably against her stomach and wrapped an arm around Jennie's thigh. "Yes. It's comfortable."
"You're literally sleeping in between my legs."
"Yes I am. Your tummy's soft."
Jennie laughed gently and moved just slightly to pull a pillow beneath her head. "Fine. But I think I'm going to sleep now."
"Happy birthday, Jennie."
Jennie smiled, but said nothing.
Happy indeed.
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