chapter 1

"MOM!" Vanessa chandlers eldest daughter rolled her eyes as she tried to get her mom to accept the fact that she was going away to college in two days and hat was final

"Catherine, honey I just don't understand why you can't go to college here" her mother stated as she sat at the kitchen table, her arms folded across her chest

"because MOM I got a scholarship to go to nyu….NYU do you know how rare that is and how many people would die to be in my position" she quirked an eyebrow trying to get her mom to understand just how important going to this collage was to her

"Please just except the fact that I'm going there and that's final" she finished and grabbed her bag off the table and threw it over her shoulder

Today she was going to look at potential apartments that she would be living in while attending collage but sadly she didn't have enough money to rent an apartment by herself so she had to look for a roommate, so she looked through the newspaper and a couple of weeks ago an add caught her attention

A guy looking for a roommate, the rent was manageable considering she only worked part time, so She went online to get more info about him and found out his name was JT Forbes, who is attending NYU, studying biochemistry so today she was driving into the city to check out the apartment and see if they could come to some arrangement so she wouldn't t have to sleep on her best friends couch for 5 years until she was done going there.

She drove for four hours into the city until she reached the apartment, it was about a five minute walk from the collage and it was also a two minute walk from her favourite coffee shop that she went to every time she drove into the city.

When she got out of the car she walked through the entrance of the building and pressed the button for the elevator as she waited for it to come she glanced at her watch and saw it was 2pm

As she looked out the entrance door at the beaming sun She had a strange feeling that this year is going to hold a lot of surprises, she looked at the floor as a smile formed on her lips so she shook her head as the doors opened and she walked inside pressing the button for the fourth floor.

When the doors opened she stepped out and walked for a minute down the hall until she found his apartment, as she stood in front of the door, her pulse racing and palms sweating she took a deep breath and rose her hand knocking on the door twice, she could hear ruffling inside and then the door swung open

"Hi you must be Catherine, I'm JT" he put out his hand out for her and she shook it as she looked at the average height, curly haired, kind of chubby guy with glasses who kept fidgeting as he stood in the doorway.

"Ah come in" he moved aside and she entered the big enough apartment eyeing the kitchen and living room, he led her over to the couch and they both sat down as he began to talk

An hour later they were still talking and She found out he was a funny guy and extremely smart with a PHD and kind of a neat freak

He showed her around the place, the bedroom she would be staying in, bathroom, laundry and games room she quirked an eyebrow toward JT when he told her the last one

"every frinday night my best frind Vincent comes over and we have a guy's night, video games, pizza, beer…the occasional hooker" her eyes widened at the last part and he just let out a laugh

"Catherine I was joking" he said and she nod her head

"funny"

When they walled back into the kitchen JT had the papers on the counter top ready for her to sign, Catherine was more than happy that he offered her the place because at least now she could finally leave her parents' house and start to live her own life

"so when are you starting collage?" he asked as he sat on the couch again

"Monday"

"what are you majoring in?"

"Criminology" she replied and he nod his head

"Well if you want you could move in tomorrow I'll be in class so you'll have peace and quiet"

She couldn't believe this was happening finally! she could start to have a little fun and not be so serious all the time at home with her mom and dad constantly on her case she didn't really have any room to have fun or breath with them constantly breathing down her neck about school and anything else they could annoy her about finally

She was free.

"that would be great" she replied with a smile " but I better go its long drive back from the city" she grabbed her jacket from the chair which she had taken off about twenty minutes after she had arrived there since the new York heat was really getting to her

"Yeah of coarse" he got up and walked towards the door

He gave her a slight wave as she walked away before closing it when she left ,when she reached the elevator and pressed the button she took out her phone and called her best friend/partner in crime to tell her the good news

It rang for a couple of seconds before she answered

"hey cat whats up?"

"gggguess who just got an apartment?" she questioned and Tess squealed

"omg cat that's great new look like we're gonna have to celebrate…..how about drinks tonight on me?" she asked enthusiastically and cat just laughed

"tess as much as I would love to get drunk with you I can't i have to go back home and prepare for tomorrow, I still a few things to pack and since I'm moving in less than 24 hours I'd prefer to not be hovered over a toilet bowl but how about tomorrow night….deal" she could hear Tess sigh at the other end of the line, she hated having to ignore her best friend but she'd just been so busy lately she didn't really have a choice

"Fine…but you better not back out this time" she warned and cat let out a laugh

"Catherine I mean it" she said sounding almost desperate

"I won't okay, I promise" she said as she walked through the buildings exit and stood by her car

"And cat I still don't get why you didn't just move in with me and to…"

"Don't "she warned and her friend went quiet

"Come on Catherine it's been nearly two years when are you going to get over this"

"When that bitch burns in hell" she said anger laced in her tone

"look Catherine I get she kissed your boyfriend and shes mostly the reason you two broke up but don't forget ….it take two to tango"

a couple of years ago Catherine had been seeing someone while school was out for the summer she was only eighteen but she was in love, she wondered how she had gotten so lucky he was everything she looked for in a guy sweet, kind , gentle she loved him so much and he loved her, they spent every day together, she had even given him her virginity, she still remembered that night like it was yesterday it was the fourth of July and her birthday and while everyone elso had chosen to go out and party, they decided to go away together, they went to a cabin just outside the city and it was beautiful, they had gotten take out from her favourite restaurant and sat on the couch watching movies until midnight which was when they went and stood hand in hand infront of the cabin looking up as fireworks spread across the the sky, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed him under the stars, it wasn't planned but just felt right and he eased her threw everything making sure she felt comfortable and safe

just thinking about it made all those old feeling she had buried deep inside of her bubble to the surface but long story short she realised her love was a liar when they went to a party and she caught him kiss another girl aka Tess's roommate tori Windsor hence the 'burn in hell' and just as he pulled away he saw her in the doorway and only had a chance to call her name before she bolted and when she made it too her car she was in tears, when she went to open the door he grabbed her arm but she turned and back handed him saying

"I never want to see you again!" before hopping into her car and driving home. that was the last time she'd seen him, he tried to explain and tried calling and texting her but she changed her number and that was end of that, she had been hurt too many times in the past to let it happen again so she didn't even give him a chance to explain

"I know Tess but I really was in love with vin…." She stopped in her tracks as something hit her

'wait..Didn't JT say he had a best friend named….no that can't be right' she thought and swallowed a lump in her throat

"cat…you still there?" tess asked as her bestfriend went quiet

Cat struggled to catch her breath before answering "yeah… am tess I gotta go but ill call you later " she could feel bile form in her stomach as she hung up the phone and sat into the car

She thought about going back up to JT and telling him she didn't want to be his roommate anymore but what would she say

"hey JT I decided that I don't want to be your roommate after all….why you ask? Oh because im scared that your bestfriend might be my ex-boyfriend who I cut off all contact with after I caught him kiss another girl while we were together but it was nice to meet!

Talk about sounding like a complete loser….no anyway its probably not even him I mean there has to be more than one Vincent in new York right….right!

As she turned on the engine and began to drive toward the freeway she spent the whole ride home praying that, that Vincent wasn't, her Vincent

Please god!


The rest of the day went by quick and before she new it, it was the morning of the move and she could feel her heart start to race she hadn't slept a lot the night before cause for some reason the whole Vincent thing had really been getting to her! God why couldn't she just get over that guy?

When She woke up at 7 she took a shower and ate after that she grabbed whatever she had left and loaded it into the car and now came the part she dreaded saying goodbye

Of coarse her mom was in tears her little kitty kat was all grown up and headed to collage so it took about ten minute to get out of her death lock hug, heather was emotional too but she understood how much this meant to me, and as for my dad he just gave me his credit card and said if I ever needed anything to not be afraid to use it

I think that was his of telling me to take care of myself soi just thanked him and gave him hug

Sitting into the car she gripped the steering wheel and took a deep breath before starting the engine and making her way toward the city.

Somewhat hours later when she arrived at the the apartment she parked in one of the spaces in front of the building

When she looked out her window she noticed a motorbike was parked beside her and she let out a slight laugh and thought to herself

'well that definitely isn't JTs'

She lightly shook her head as a smile formed on her lips and hopped out grabbing her bag she placed her bag on the bonet of the car and rummaged through it looking for the key 'dammit where did I put it?'

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't realise the owner of the motor bike had come back until he bumped into her

"Sorry" she heard him mumble as he continued to walk toward the bike

She didn't turn around but just replied "Its fine" a little louder to make sure he heard

As Catherine continued to search threw her bag for the key of the apartment the guy who had walked toward the bike and was now sitting on it, stayed there for a minute as he looked her up and down

Something felt oddly familiar about her so he decided to call his best friend jt cause since this was his apartment block and he was looking for a new roommate and the fact that her car was full of boxes he just took a guess

Dialling the number he rose to his ear

"hey v what's up?"

"hey jt..look man did you find a new roommate?" he asked looking at her with furrowed eyebrows

"yeah I did, as a matter of fact shes moving in today"

"right..uhumm what's her name?"

"Why? You think you might know her?" he asked in a teasing tone

"Yeah something like that"

"am…I think it's something like cat, Cathy…."

"Catherine" he stated as realisation hit him like a slap in the face

"Yeah that's it Catherine, um Catherine chandler"

"right ah look man I gotta call you back" he said before hanging up the phone as he continued to look over at the woman who stole his heart all those years ago and she still kinda had a piece ofit now but he had to make sure, sure it was it her

'Finally' Catherine breath out a sigh of relief as she grabbed the key and stuffed it into her back pocket before grabbing her bag and throwing it over her shoulder

As She made her way toward the entrance a loud beep made her jump so she glanced back to see the guy on the motorbike with his helmet on looking in her direction

She turned her head a little looking at him

'there is something oddly familiar about that guy' she thought to herself as she lightly shook her head and walked into the building

As Vincent sat on his motorbike outside watching her every move he couldn't believe it

That was her.


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