Chapter 1

Jess stomped into the ark with a little more force than intended as she was feeling incredibly angry today. It all started with her visiting her parents and like every time her mother went on and on about how she needs to find a husband and that she isn't getting any younger, except this time it was different.

"So my darling, do you have a boyfriend yet?" asked her mother, jess just rolled her eyes.

"Well" her mother started to seem impatient.

"No mother I haven't!" 'When will she give this up' Jess thought with another roll of the eyes.

"Don't get stroppy with me, you should have one by now your nearly 20. Besides I knew you wouldn't have one so I got you a gift" her mother stated with a wink.

"I don't understand!" 'What the hell is she on about' Jess started to get a little uncomfortable as her mother just stared at her with that cheeky grin on her face.

"Come in Richard" her mother shouted at the door.

Jess quickly looked round to see a tall, blond, handsome-ish man walk through. He gave her a huge smile and walked towards her.

"Hello Jessica, you're as beautiful as your mother said you were" he said with a slight sparkle in his eye.

"What's going on mother?" Jess said confused.

"Well I was sick and tired of you not having a boyfriend to make me a grandmother so I decided to pick one for you!" she said with a smile on her face looking as though she just made her daughter's life better. Jess just stared at her in shock. 'How could she do this, why is she always trying to control my life?'

"Well say hello, don't be so rude Jessica." Her mother said with a nod towards Richard.

"Why?" was all Jess could say.

"What do mean darling?" her mother seemed slightly confused.

"Why must you control my life all the time?" Jess shouted while getting out of her seat.

"Calm down child, why are you not appreciated by what I have done for you?"

"Done for me, more like done for you. Don't you understand that maybe I don't want to have a boyfriend right now that I'm happy with the way my life is!" Jess yelled.

Her father stood up and walked over to her. "Calm down poppet, your mother just wants what's best for you" he said calmly.

"What's best for me is for her to leave my personal life alone; I am not a little girl anymore." She said a lot calmer as she didn't want to yell at her father. And with that she ran out the room and drove as fast as she could, though tears were falling down her face so it was kind of hard.

Now Jess was storming around the arc to her ADD. As she turned the corner she bumped into Becker, but it was like she didn't even notice him and kept walking. Becker looked confused and worried as usually she would so hello to him, whatever was going on with her he was going to find out.