New York City was killing me. Almost literally. I've been living on the streets since I got here a month ago and I haven't eaten in 2 days… maybe 3. So, as usual, I was just wandering and looking for semi-dry place to sleep tonight. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and ended up running in to someone and almost fell flat on my ass. Thank god I caught myself.

"Oh my god! Are you okay?" asked a female voice. I looked up to see who I had run in to. She was a little taller than me and had long blonde hair that she parted down the middle. She also had bright blue eyes. Needless to say, she was gorgeous. She kind of looked like a hippie.

"Yea, I'm fine. But it was my fault and I should be asking you that question. So… are you okay?" I replied. She smiled.

"I'm fine. Well hi, I'm Lucy." She said, smiling at me.

"I'm Jessie." I replied, smiling back at her. She gave me a concerned look at then I noticed that she was glancing at my tattered old backpack.

"Where are you staying?" she asked after a moment of silence.

"Actually… just anywhere I can find." I said under my breath, ashamed of what I was being forced to do because of my lack of money.

"Well now you're staying with me and few others. I know our landlady won't mind. Sadie's cool." She said excitedly as she grabbed my arm and started pulling me along with her.

"Oh… okay. So who else lives with you and Sadie?" I asked curiously. She just kept walking while she talked.

"Well it's Sadie, her boyfriend JoJo, Prudence, my boyfriend Jude, my brother Max, and myself… and now you." She stated. I smiled. I didn't even know this girl and she was already considering me part of her little 'family'. I had a feeling I was going to get along with her. We talked the whole way back to the apartment. I learned that Jude was from Liverpool, Prudence was bisexual and was crushing on Sadie so I didn't have to worry about that, and Max was single. The trudge up the stairs almost killed me but I figured I would put up with it if it was giving me a place to stay. Lucy went in before me but I quickly followed.

"Sadie! I've brought a friend home. She has nowhere to stay and I told her she could bunk with us." She yelled. I blushed slightly now that I knew my presence in the house was known.

An older but attractive woman came through the strings of beads hanging in one of the doorways. She had curly redish brown hair and was fairly tan. She came up to me and smiled.

"Well sweetheart, do you have a name?" she asked sweetly. I smiled at her.

"My name's Jessie Sparks." I replied.

"Well Jessie, you seem nice enough. You are welcome to stay here." She said and then turned to Lucy. "But you're in charge of making her sleeping arrangements." Lucy immediately squealed with joy and started jumping up and down.

"Well since Jude sleeps in my room with me and doesn't sleep in the same room as Max anymore, I just figured Max could have a new roommate. I mean there's an extra bed in his room." She said, still looking at Sadie.

"Oh yes! I'm getting a roommate!" yelled an excited voice from the other room. I looked at Lucy, becoming a bit concerned. She laughed at me.

"Don't worry about him. He's fun. You'll get along with him perfectly." She said reassuringly. I smiled at her. I heard the clanging of beads and looked over to see who it was. He was gorgeous and blonde. He kind of looked like Lucy, so I assumed that this was Max. My roommate. He had on a colorful button up shirt, which he chose to keep completely unbuttoned so his stomach and chest were completely exposed. I wasn't complaining. He was gorgeous. His jeans hung dangerously low on his hips and he was barefoot.

"Well hello there, beautiful. Are you my new roommate?" he asked playfully. I nodded my head as I felt my face turn bright red. It suddenly got really hot in the room.

"Max! Stop it! You're embarrassing her. But yes, she is your new roommate. So don't scare her off." Said Lucy. I couldn't help but giggle a bit at that. Max looked at me.

"Well someone has a pretty laugh. Do I get to know your name?" he asked, grinning ear to ear.

"Jessabell Sparks." I replied. Lucy looked at me, obviously confused. I then continued. "But Max, you can call me Jessie. Jessabell is my full first name." I finished. Max's smile grew.

"Well what if I wanna call you Jessabell?" he asked.

"Well then you may call me Jessabell. It's my name so I will definitely answer to it." I replied. I thought it was cute that he wanted to call me by my full first name. Lucy grabbed my wrist and pulled me through the strings of beads in the doorway. We were in a different room now.

"So Jessabell, this is our 'whatever' room." Stated Max. I smiled and sat down on one end of the couch. Max sat down next to me and threw his arm lazily across my shoulders. Lucy sat down next to her brother. I gave her a confused look, silently asking if Max always acted like this. She just smiled at me before yelling.

"Jude! Get out here!"

A guy appeared from around the corner and quickly made his way over to Lucy. He was slightly taller than Max and had dark brown hair. He was quite attractive but I had always liked blondes more. Lucy turned to me and grinned.

"Jessie, this is my boyfriend Jude. Jude, this is my new friend Jessie. She's staying with us now." She said, introducing the two of us.

"Well ello' there, Jessie. Nice to see Lucy's made a new friend." He said to me.

"Well it's nice to have her as a friend." I replied. He smiled at me and sat down next to Lucy, throwing his arm across her shoulders like Max was doing with me.

"I know you just got here, but do you mind if we ask you questions? Like, personal questions? We just want to get to know you." Asked Lucy. I nodded my head quickly in response. Lucy immediately went to asking me questions.

"How did you end up in New York?" she asked. I felt my smile fade.

"Um… my mother kicked me out about a month ago." I replied quietly.

"Why would your mum kick you out?" asked Jude. I was a bit hesitant but I answered him anyways.

"She's 7 months pregnant. Her boyfriend had just moved in with us. All she really said was that she needed room for the baby. After that… I was gone." I stated sadly. I felt Max's grip tighten on my shoulder. It wasn't uncomfortable, but I could tell that my mothers actions made him noticeably upset.

"Jessabell, how old are you?" asked Max through clenched teeth.

"17. I'll be 18 in a few weeks." I replied.

"Why would she do such a thing? You're her daughter! That's messed up!" yelled Max. He was rather cute when he was frustrated.

"It's okay, Max. I found you guys. I'm not alone anymore." I said, smiling up at him while I rested my hand on his chest. He smiled at me and I felt his heartbeat speed up when I touched him. I turned red and pulled my hand away from his chest.

"Well we're glad you found us." Interrupted Lucy. I smiled over at her. It was silent for a few seconds.

"I know this is awkward and really personal, but I just have to ask. Are you a virgin, Jessabell?" Asked Max, using only one breath.

"Why yes I am, Maxwell. I don't see how that is any of your concern but I do love that you're not a shy person." I replied. Max smiled at me.

"So… you've never had sex?" he questioned.

"Well I'm still a virgin, so no." I said, trying not to laugh. This was just becoming rather hilarious. I could barely stand the looks on their faces when I told them that. It was as if I was from another planet or something.

"How far have you gone with someone? I mean since you're so innocent, I don't see the harm in knowing how far you have gone before." asked Sadie from the other side of the room.

"Actually, I've never done more than make-out with someone." I answered honestly. Everyone looked shocked. All I could do was laugh at how silly their faces looked now.

"Like… you've never been felt up or anything?" asked an obviously curious Prudence.

"Nope! I never let them and if they ever tried, I dumped them." I replied proudly. I noticed Max's face turned a light shade of red. I smiled to myself.

"Well I'll be the one to change that." Mumbled Max, low enough so nobody except for me could hear him. I don't think he knew that I heard him though.

"Um, I'm kind of tired. Haven't had a good nights sleep for about a month." I stated. Max jumped up.

"Follow me, Jessabell. You are my roommate so I shall show you to OUR room." Said Max excitedly. I got up and followed him, smiling to the others as I left the room. He led me down the hallway and opened up a door near the end. I stepped inside right after him. There were two beds. One on either side of the room. One of them was neatly made and the other one was messed up. I assumed the one that was messed up was Max's.

"Okay, so this one is mine" he said pointing to the messed up bed. "and that one is yours." He finished. I smiled and sat my tattered old backpack down on my bed. Max sat down on his bed across from me. I jumped on to my bed, which caused me to bounce lightly up and down. As I stared at my ceiling, I felt a pair of eyes on me. I glanced over and noticed Max was still staring at me. Well not at my face… but at my chest. I didn't know why though. There wasn't much there to stare at. I was a 36A. I was almost a B, but not yet.

"Maxwell, my face is not down here." I stated, grabbing my boobs. He laughed at my actions.

"Well I'm sorry, Jessabell. I was just a bit distracted by you bouncing on the bed." He laughed. I crossed my arms over my chest as I continued to stare at the ceiling. It was silent and I knew Max hadn't moved. After a few minutes, Max spoke up.

"So you weren't lying out there?" he asked. I gave him a confused look before speaking.

"About me being a virgin and never being touched inappropriately by anyone? No, I wasn't lying." I replied.

"But you have kissed before?" he continued to question.

"Didn't we already go over this out there? But yes, I have." I said while smiling to myself. Max stood up and walked over to me. He was now standing by the edge of my bed. His shins were touching my blankets. I didn't know what he was doing and I kind of wanted to find out.

He slowly leaned over me awkwardly, placing one hand on either side of my head. He moved his face closer to mine and I didn't know what to do. He ended up getting so close that our noses were touching. And his shaggy blonde hair hung down in my face, tickling my cheeks. I let my eyes flutter shut as I felt his hot breath ghost across my lips. I instantly felt his lips on mine, moving against mine. I eagerly kissed back, slowly wrapping my arms around his neck, grabbing his hair and pulling him closer. As he kissed me, I felt him climb completely on top of me. He was now placed between my legs. One of his hands trailed down my side and stopped at my hip. He started rubbing circles on my hip with his thumb. I couldn't suppress the whimper that escaped my lips. He took that chance to slip his tongue into my mouth. My tongue wrestled with his for I don't even know how long. He tasted absolutely amazing. I eventually pulled back from his lips and looked up at him. He was obviously confused.

"So… you made it further than any other guy before. And I'm tired, can I sleep now?" I asked. He smiled at me before responding.

"Well I'm glad you let me get that far with you. And Yes, you can sleep now. I'll wake you up in time for dinner." He replied while climbing off of me and standing up straight. He leaned down one more time and pressed his lips to mine one last time before walking out of the room. I smiled to myself. All I could think of was how amazing that experience just was. I now had a place to live, great friends, and a possible affair going on now. I think I was pretty content with my new life.