-College Sophomore-

Rosé and Lisa entered the packed bar hand in hand. It was Friday night so it wasn't surprising to find the place filled with so many college students. They scanned the area in search of their friend, who they eventually found swiftly moving from table to table serving drinks and picking up empty glasses.

"Nini!" Lisa hollered at the busy girl. Her best friend looked up quickly looking all disheveled and worn out. The brunette pointed at the empty booth near the bar accompanied by a sympathetic smile. She understood what Jennie was implying and gave the girl a thumbs up. She pulled Rosé behind her as they walked through the thick crowd. When they finally made it in the booth she sighed contently. "Jeez, this place is lit."

"I know right... Look at our little Nini." Rosé crooned as she observed the waitress flying all over the bar. "She's all grown up now."

"Yeah but I heard she drops at least one glass every shift." Lisa snorted.

"Does she really?"

"That's what Chu says."

"Oh my god... doesn't that get deducted from her paycheck?"

"Yup."

"Wow, poor Nini." Rosé emitted a deep breath, her brown orbs surveyed the bar before turning to her girlfriend. "Speaking of Jisoo, where is that piece of shit? I haven't seen her in couple of months and when we all finally meet up she's late."

Lisa pulled out her phone and swiped it open. She clicked on the messages and saw a new one from the volleyball player.

"She said she had to pick up Yeri from the airport but they are on their way." The Thai read. She shut it off and placed it on the table. "You want to get something to drink?"

"Hell yeah."

"WAITER!" Lisa screamed at Jennie who shot her a pointed look. The petite girl was wiping the tables when she heard Lisa screaming at her. She scurried away from behind the counter and walked over to her friends.

"What do you want?" Jennie growled resting her hand on her hip.

Rosé faked a gasp and looked at Lisa. "This place has such poor customer service don't you think?"

Lisa nodded her head in agreement. "The waitress is so rude!"

"Right... I don't know about you but I'm only tipping point one percent." Rosé feigned offense.

"Same girl."

"You guys are idiots." Jennie chuckled lightly. "But seriously guys, I'm working for like ten more minutes then I have a 15."

"We're just playing, Nini. We actually want drinks though." The dancer smiled warmly. "Two Long Island Ice Teas please."

"Oooo and put it on Jisoo's tab." Rosé added with a smirk.

Jennie arched an eyebrow at her best friend. "Really Rosie."

"Nini, c'mon, your girlfriend is literally oozing out of scholarship money. She doesn't even use it!" The taller girl retorted.

"Actually, she does. She's the one that pays for all the glasses I break in this place." Jennie disclosed with a nervous chuckle rubbing the back of her neck as she bit her lower lip.

"You're kidding." Rosé gapped.

"I wish I was... I'm still trying to pay her back for everything."

"Damn, why couldn't I have Jisoo as my girlfriend instead of this cheapskate." She pointed at Lisa.

"Hey!" The Thai whined.

"I'm joking, baby." Rosé cooed and pecked her girlfriend on her cheek. "I love you."

"And on that note, I'm going back to work. Those drinks will be out soon." Jennie promised as she started to walk back.

"Nini watch-!" Lisa exclaimed, both her and Rosé jumped off their seats.

The waitress bumped into one of the bus boys but was quick to hold the boy in place. She steadied her and the boy just in time. No glass broken. No spilled drinks. She let out a relieved breath and went on her way. "Sorry, Mino!"

"It's no problem, Jennie!" The bus boy shouted back.

It only took the young waitress a few minutes to wait for the drinks for the two girls. She walked carefully to the table and handed them their drinks. "Enjoy." Jennie said with a toothy grin, proud that she was able to remain her balance through it all.

"Thanks, Nini." Her friends replied in unison. She tucked the plastic tray in between her arms and was about to turn her heels when she felt a body pressed behind her and hands gripping her waist tightly. A warm breath hit her sweaty neck sending shivers in her spine.

"How's my sexy waitress holding up?" Jisoo husked in sultry voice.

"Jisoo..." Jennie whined, "I'm working, babe."

"Then stop working." Jisoo suggested placing a soft kiss on Jennie's cheek. "Let me take care of you, please."

Jennie turned around to face the pouty girl. She cupped the girl's face and squeezed it lovingly. "We talked about this. I'll take care of you and you take care of me. It's a two way street remember?" She pulled the girl's face to make their lips meet briefly then pulled away. She pinched Jisoo's cheeks then walked around the girl back to the counter.

"Wait don't go!" Jisoo called after her girlfriend. She dramatically reached out for the girl eliciting a small giggle from Jennie.

"I'll be back in five minutes tops." Jennie promised before turning her attention to the customer in front of her.

Jisoo slid in the booth next to Rosé and greeted her friends with a wide smile. "Hallo!"

"Hey Chu!" The couple sang. Rosé sent Jisoo a deathly glare, "Took you long enough."

"Yeri had to be picked up!" The volleyball player huffed. "I would have been here earlier if it wasn't for that!"

"Talking bout what now?" Yeri popped out of nowhere and sat across from Jisoo next to Lisa.

"They are scolding me for being late." Jisoo complained.

"Sorry ya'll that's my fault." Yeri apologized.

"Hey Smallz, haven't seen you in a while." Lisa wrapped her arm around the smaller girl and pulled her in a tight hug. "How's Texas treating ya? Last time we went there you were balling your eyes out."

"That was freshman year." Yeri dismissed. "We're sophomores now. I'm getting use to it... being away from home and all."

"I'm not." Jisoo admitted. She glanced over to the counter and found her girlfriend talking animatedly to Mino. "I sometimes still miss home." It wasn't the boy that was the problem, it was just the fact that Jennie spent most of her time in the bar now to help pay for college. Even though they go to the same school, they barely have time to spend time with each other because of extracurricular activities.

"Jisoo what are you talking about? You couldn't wait to get out of Korea..." Rosé responded with a curious tone.

The raven-haired girl shifted her gaze and locked eyes with her best friend. ""

"And my cheese ball of a girlfriend strikes again." Jennie teased playfully as she overheard the on going conversation between her friends. She slipped in the booth next to Jisoo and placed a drink in front of the athlete. "Here, you're favorite made by yours truly." She batted her eyes and smiled smugly at her girl.

"I'm driving, babe." Jisoo said sadly, sliding the drink away from her but Jennie grabbed her wrist.

"Nooooooo." Jennie drawled out. "I'm driving tonight. You." She poked Jisoo's nose. "You are going to have fun and get wasted. Okay?"

"Are you sure?"

"You deserve it." Jennie kissed Jisoo on the cheek then gave all her attention back to the group. "So what'd I miss?"

"Okay so Jisoo gets free drinks and we don't. Not cool, Nini. Not cool." Lisa grumbled.

"NINI!" Mino ran up to where the five girls sat and frantically placed a hand on Jennie's shoulder. He shook the girl excitedly as he beamed at the waitress. "I GOT IT!"

Jisoo raised an eyebrow and eyed at the boy's hand. She reached around her girlfriend and plucked Mino's hand off. The boy looked up and gave a sheepish grin, "sorry." He mumbled tucking his hands behind him.

"Hands to yourself, Mino." Jisoo warned.

"I know, know, I'm sorry, but I'm excited. Nini, I think I got the chorus for our song." Mino shared with much enthusiasm. Jennie lit up.

"Wait, really?!" She exclaimed.

"Yeah! You wanna go in the back real quick and hear it?"

Jennie looked back at her friends then back to Mino. "Umm, I'm ki-"

"Go." Jisoo butted in, encouraging the girl. She knew how much it meant to Jennie.

"A-are you sure?" Her girlfriend asked unsurely.

"Yeah, we'll still be here when you get back." Jisoo assured.

Jennie gave Jisoo a chaste kiss on the lips, "I love you."

"Hmm, I love you too." Jisoo replied.

"I'll be right back, I promise."

The brunette said her apologies to her friends and went to the back with the bus boy. Lisa was the first to cut through the thick air.

"So, Mino..."

Jisoo grabbed the drink that Jennie had made her and chugged it down in one gulp. After finishing the glass she used the back of her hand to wipe the liquid that had missed her mouth.

-

"Jesus, Chu. What happened to 'I'm driving'" Jennie groaned as she helped carried her girlfriend back to her room. The pale girl had too many drinks that she will most likely be feeling in the morning. Jisoo moaned and leaned farther to Jennie causing the petite girl to lose her footing. "Shit, shit, shit." She muttered trying to steady the drunken girl and herself.

"Nini! You need help?" Rosé poked her head out of the room.

"No, no, I'm fine. Go help Lisa and Yeri!" Jennie suggested. The three girls had gone off the crazy side and went from shot to shot, while Rosé and Jennie decided to remain sober.

"I think I'm going to throw up." Jisoo announced causing the brown haired girl to stop her tracks.

"Please, don't." Jennie begged. "We're almost to the room."

"Jendeukie... you're not going to leave me when you become famous right?" Jisoo slurred as she tried to make eye contact with her girlfriend but the amount of alcohol in her system prevented her from doing so.

"What makes you think I'll be famous?"

"Jendeukie...." Jisoo pouted.

Jennie chuckled at how adorable the older girl looked. "Never."

"Good. I don't know what I would do if you ever did..."

"I would never leave you, Chu. Who else could put up with you and your lame jokes?"

"That's true. You're the only one that understands me."

"Let's get you to bed, yeah?"

"Jendeukie..."

"Yes, babe?"

"I'm glad you picked me back."

Jennie scrunched her eyebrows together and stared at her girlfriend. "Huh?"

Jisoo restated. "Out of everyone in our high school, you were the one I picked and I couldn't be anymore happier of my choice."

Jennie smiled. She stared at her girlfriend shook her head lovingly. "You were an idiot to pick me."

"Nope." Jisoo countered as she smiled lazily. "I was a very s-smart" She hiccupped. "Smart woman."

"Well, thank you for choosing me."

"Yup, any day, baby!"

"Are you sure you're okay?" Jisoo asked worriedly. She had her phone in between her ear and shoulder as she washed her hands in the sink.

"I can leave if you-" She furrowed her eyebrows while she listened to the person on the other line. "I don't even like these people... I can definitely make up an excuse or some-" She was cut off once again.

"Okay but-" She let out a loud sigh finally giving in to the incessant blabbering. "Fine, Rosie. Thanks for doing this again. I don't know what I'd ever do- and she hung up." She scoffed in disbelief before taking the phone off her ear and holding it in front of her. It was a Saturday night and it's the first night she's been out to 'loosen' up in a long time. She didn't want to but Rosé insisted, saying that it was necessary. She stared at her wallpaper for a couple of seconds and bit her lower lip.

"I miss you." She sighed at the screen despondently. A woman abruptly came in the bathroom so she quickly locked the phone and slipped into her back pocket.

The dark haired girl looked at her reflection in the mirror and brushed her hands under her eyes. Those dark circles finally fading away after all those sleepless nights, however, they were still noticeable even with proper makeup. She released a long breath through her tight lips letting them hit each other as the air escaped.

"Smile Jisoo, tonight might surprise you." She told herself.

Jisoo then walked out of the restroom and made her way to the group of five men sitting by the bar waiting for her. After eleven years, she didn't end up becoming the CEO that Jennie and Lisa had predicted but rather took up engineering as her major. With her love of science and research, she became a chemical engineer but more involved in manufacturing medicine than anything else. She loved what she did, she really did, the only down side was she was always surrounded with half witted, arrogant coworkers who did nothing but gloat about their success and belittle those inferior to them.

"Kim!" One of the guys in the group yelled. Jisoo rolled her eyes and plastered on a fake smile, "Hey Seungyoon."

"Bartender! Get this woman a drink will you!" Seungyoon slammed his open hand on the counter and screamed drunkenly at the girl behind the bar causing her to flinch, dropping the glassware she was holding. "Fuck woman!" He cursed as he felt a drop of liquid pelting his shirt. He wiped it off angrily and stood up from the stool ready to pounce. "Hey, you-"

"Seungyoon." Jisoo immediately grabbed the man by his bicep and pulled him back. "It was an accident. Chill out."

"Are you shitting me? She messed up my shirt."

"I'll buy you another one." The woman hissed. "How about you go get us a booth and I'll take care of the drinks." Seungyoon glared at Jisoo not budging at the suggestion. She then turned to a tall man for help and gave him a pleading look. "Junhoe..."

The man nodded.

"C'mon man, let's get a table." Junhoe placed a hand on his shoulder and pointed back to the tables behind them. Seungyoon grunted with his flared nostrils before storming away from the bar followed by the four other men. Jisoo sent Junhoe a grateful smile and faced the young girl picking up the broken glass off the floor. She rested her elbow on the counter and watched the bartender curiously. The girl appeared to be around her 20s, a college student Jisoo assumed.

"You know you should really wear gloves doing that." The engineer said knowingly. She's seen this happen too many times from her days in college. Broken glasses leads to cuts and cuts leads to bleeding wounds.

"It's fine. I'm alright. I'm sorry for what I did to your boyfriend." The girl replied shyly.

"My boyfriend?" Jisoo laughed mockingly, dismissing the idea. "That drunken ass doesn't belong to me."

Upon hearing the melodic sound the young girl looked up and stumbled into Jisoo's piercing gaze, those brown pools causing her to lose her breath.

"Um, Miss? Hello?" Jisoo waved her hands at the girl, who had remained silently staring at her for a couple of minutes.

"Oh, I'm sorry. It's just that... I thought I recognized you from somewhere..." The young girl trailed off. "Especially those eyes."

"So I've been told. Chicks dig it." Jisoo replied playfully.

"Chicks dig it, huh?" The bartender stood up straight and fixed her apron. That's when Jisoo really got to see the girl's face. She had dirty blonde hair tied in a ponytail, a petite frame with pouty lips and striking blue eyes. She was attractive; Jisoo had to say.

"I could say the same to you." Jisoo referred to the girl's eyes. "Blue. It suits you."

"Oh yeah? Is that your preference?" The student flirted, seeing that the gorgeous woman was too good to let slip away without a try.

The engineer chuckled at the girl's subtly. "I prefer brown," trying to shut down any advances towards her.

"Brown seems to plain don't you think?"

"Brown is perfect to me." Jisoo stood her ground. She could feel herself swimming towards dangerous waters so she steered clear. "Anyway..." She searched for the nametag and lit up when she found it. "Soojin... I just wanted to make sure you were alright. You seemed kind off shaken when my coworker yelled at you... Sorry but he had a few drinks before we came here."

"Hmm, that's alright. He was pretty scary. But I bet you can make it up to me."

Jisoo crinkled her eyebrows together at the bold insinuation. She ignored the innuendo and asked a different question. "Are you new here?"

"Yup, first day actually. I'm doing this part time just until my modeling career takes off."

"That's funny." Jisoo chuckled lightly.

"What?" Soojin raised an eyebrow challengingly. "You don't think I'll be famous one day?"

"No, no, it's not that. By all means follow your dream."

"Then what."

"My wife said the same thing to me when we were in college." Jisoo revealed with a smirk.

Soojin's jaw dropped at the revelation. "Y-your, you have a wife? Oh my god. You're married. How old are you?"

"Way too old for you, sweetie."

"And you let me flirt with you!"

"I didn't ask you to flirt with me." Jisoo winked at the blue-eyed girl and took out her wallet to avoid any more questions. "Can our table get those beers now?" She extended her arm out to hand her card to the girl exposing her all so infamous tattoo. When Soojin went to grab the card she got a glimpse of the permanent ink on the pale skin and gasped.

"Holy fuck!" Soojin exclaimed. She looked at Jisoo with wide eyes then back at the tattoo then back up to the shimmering brown orbs. "Now I know who you are... You're-"

"Alright, alright. Calm down, kid." Jisoo launched herself over the counter and clasped the girl's mouth, stopping the girl from drawing any attention to them. She examined the bar to make sure none have taken interest in the conversation between them.

"ommmmhgawd." Soojin squealed on Jisoo's hand.

"Soojin, I'm going to take my hand off now and I need you to promise me not to scream." Jisoo said quietly. "Please. Can you do that for me?"

The young girl nodded enthusiastically.

"Ok." Slowly Jisoo dropped her hand and watched Soojin carefully.

"Can I please take a picture with you?"Soojin asked instantly.

"Uh..." Jisoo wasn't sure if a picture was a good idea but it was the only way to shut her up. "Sure?" She leaned closer to Soojin who took out her phone and aimed it towards herself and Jisoo. The older woman gave a shy smile while Soojin grinned widely. She took a couple of shots before dropping her phone down.

"How about those drinks, kid?" The brown-eyed woman tried once again.

"Huh?" Soojin lifted her gaze from her phone screen and saw Jisoo with her card in her hand. "Oh yeah, definitely." She took the card and swiped it quickly then began setting up the glasses on the counter. "You know I'm a huge fan of-"

"I'll be over there." Jisoo informed the bartender interrupting the girl's rambling. As much as she loved enthusiasm from people, she didn't need that tonight. Soojin glanced at her, the smile disappearing and turning into a frown. "It was nice meeting you, Soojin."

"Yeah, you too." Came a small reply.

"Keep going on that dream of yours." Jisoo turned around but still kept her gaze on the bartender. "Don't let anything stop you... do you, babe."