A Different Kind Of Wonderful
AN: I'm back! i'm still having troubles with Unknown Territory but i just suddenly had an inspiration for this story. Hope you like it!
Disclaimers: I own nothing apart from Julie And Kevin so far, which is a shame!
Summary: AU Fic. Jessie is an upcoming photographer for a gossip magazine. Katie is the co-founder of a corporation along with Grace. Jessie always thought she was the straight all amrican girl who knew what she wanted, but how long will it be before she starts to question that?
Reviews: Please, please leave them. I welcome all kinds, good and bad.
It was a cold Monday morning in the state of New York and Jessica Sammler was awaking from her previous nights sleep.
JESSICA SAMMLER, aka Jessie, 22 years old, blonde mid-length hair, sparkling blue eyes and a photographer for Goss magazine – a weekly celebrity gossip magazine owned by the S&M Corporation. Step-sister to Grace Manning, who also happens to be her boss, although they have never had a strict employer/employee relationship as they get on too well as 'sisters'. Also engaged to long-term boyfriend Tad Pincus.
She felt a chill in the air as she removed herself from her comfortable bed. She reached for her dressing gown, which was hanging on the back of her door before exiting the room to make her way to the kitchen. She made her way through the small apartment grabbing her mobile on the way.
It was a reasonable apartment, there was a kitchen on the left hand side with a breakfast bar attached, then there was the lounge which fitted a sofa, two chairs, a coffee table and a TV quite nicely, and then there were two bedrooms, one spare and of course her own which was an en-suite, and finally a bathroom on the far right. Beyond the lounge there was also a balcony which overlooked Central Park. All in all it wasn't the best apartment however Jessie liked it, to her it felt somewhat cosy.
Upon reaching the kitchen she grabbed a cup of coffee before hearing the familiar sound of her phone being switched on. She sat at the breakfast bar silently drinking her coffee knowing that in an hour Grace would be calling telling her what her schedule was for the day.
GRACE MANNING, 23 years old, light brown hair, average height for a woman, co-founder of the famous S&M Corporation - the partner who runs the show, step-sister to Jessie Sammler, good friends with high school buddy Tad.
Starting to feel hungry, Jessie set some bread going in the toaster and then poured herself another drink. This was a usual routine, she never ate in the morning until she felt hungry, she just didn't see the point. This however would cause Grace and Tad to worry sometimes due to the fact that in high school Jessie suffered from anorexia, nevertheless Jessie would always assure them that she would never relapse again and that she would just eat something later.
Suddenly the phone started to ring which pulled her out of her reverie. Looking at the caller ID a smile appeared on her face.
"Hey"
"Hey babe. How are you this morning?"
TAD PINCUS, 23 years old, brown hair, fairly tall and quite well built seeing as he used to play college football. Now a sports writer for Football Focus, an upcoming new sports magazine. Engaged to long-term girlfriend Jessie, and good friends with high school buddy Grace.
"Tad, how many times do I need to tell you, don't call me babe. And I'm fine, thank you for asking."
"Sorry! Guess I'm just used to it now and anyway I like that nickname." Tad chuckled.
"Well if you had listened to me the first time you called me it then maybe you wouldn't be used to it." Jessie smiled.
"I guess you're right!"
"You guess? Tad, haven't you heard, I'm always right!" Jessie laughed at her own banter, she always found her little jokes like that funny, she tended to be the only one who thought that, which could also been seen as funny. "Anyway you called?"
"Yeah, I was gonna see if you wanted to have dinner tonight at my place, I'll even cook this time and not get takeout." Tad pleaded. It wasn't often that they would eat meals together when they were alone, considering that they did not live together, this was a joint decision that they made when they got engaged, they both decided that they would wait until they were actually married before moving in together.
"Yeah that sounds like a plan as long as you cook something nice and preferably edible." Jessie joked.
"Ha ha, very funny, seriously though, I can cook!" Tad insisted.
"I know Tad, I know. I'll call you later and let you know what time I can make as I haven't heard from Grace yet, okay?"
"Yeah that's fine! So that's the serious part of the conversation out of the way, now for the not so serious part."
"What do you mean?" Jessie was slightly confused.
"What you wearing?" Tad asked in a slightly seductive voice with a smirk.
"Goodbye Tad!" Jessie hung up with a smile on her face. Trust Tad to say something like that.
She pulled the now slightly cold toast out of the toaster and added spread to it before eating it. Within five minutes Grace phoned telling her that she had photo-shoots at 10:00, 11:30, 1:00 and finally 2:30. Luckily it wasn't a busy day so she knew she would have time to relax and make herself even more presentable before going to Tad's for dinner.
Once finishing her coffee she begrudgingly made her way back to her bedroom where she got dressed for work, luckily in her profession she didn't have a proper uniform however she did still like to make some kind of an effort, she always had the sort of 'smart casual' look. She finally decided to wear a stylish white mid-length sleeved shirt with some tight fitting light blue jeans. She looked so simple yet completely stunning, Tad sure was one lucky man. Finally she walked out her apartment grabbing her black jacket and her keys on the way out. It was the beginning to another day and the thought of seeing Tad in the evening was enough to see her through. It's funny, she always thought that she was lucky, she met Tad back in high school and they had been together ever since, 8 years in total. On paper it seems like a long time but in reality time flew by. They had been engaged for 2 years and it seemed as though they weren't in any rush to get married just yet, they were quite comfortable as they were for now and decided that it would be better for the both of them to settle down well in their careers and their lives before tying the knot.
Upon reaching the studios, Jessie stepped out of her car, it was nothing fancy as she was just new to her career, and collected her bag from the boot. She casually slung the strap over her right shoulder and headed of towards the main entrance.
"Hey Julie. Good to see you back. Are there any messages for me today?" Jessie greeted the receptionist.
"Oh, hey Jessie. No they are any messages I'm afraid. Thank you! I never thought I'd say this but I'm actually glad to be back. How was your weekend then?" Julie replied with a chuckle.
"Same old, same old really! Did you not have fun on your holiday then? I mean I would give to go to Hawaii!"
"Well when you go on holiday for two weeks I guess you start to miss the people you're used to seeing every day."
"Aw, Julie I didn't know you felt that way." Jessie smiled and started to walk down the corridor. "But if it's any consolation, I missed you too!" Jessie shouted back which made the receptionist blush slightly but she laughed all the same.
Jessie reached Grace's office and poked her head around the door.
"Hey there!" She began. Meanwhile Grace was too busy daydreaming to even notice she was there.
"Hello!" Jessie repeated a little louder, which finally got Grace's attention.
"Oh hey, sorry."
"It's ok I suppose." Jessie smiled. "Too busy daydreaming about Kevin I see."
"No I was not." Grace lied, she knew she couldn't really deny it but she thought it was worth a try. Kevin and Grace had only just started dating but it was going really well and they both wanted to continue seeing each other, including their upcoming date that night.
"Oh come on Grace! You haven't stopped thinking about him since the day you met him. And you can't deny that cause there's this strange twinkle in your eyes which I haven't seen before, and that tells me he's someone really special."
"Okay, okay you're right. He is someone special Jessie, I really think he might be the one."
"Aw, Grace I'm so pleased for you!" Jessie leaned over to give Grace a hug.
"Thanks! Anyway back to work, so, you're starting in room 2 today for the first two shoots, then I'll need you in room 4 at 1:00 and finally I'm taking you somewhere special for your last shoot." Grace smirked.
"Somewhere special? What do you mean?" Jessie was curious.
"Well I know you're only new here but your photography is by far the best I've seen and I'm not the only who thinks so. You have been specially requested by none other than the face of this corporation. I'm so proud of you" Grace finished mockingly
"Wait, what?"
"You heard me woman, Kathryn Singer wants you to be the photographer on her shoot today, and she even said if the photos you take are as good as the rest then she wants you to be the photographer on every one of her shoots, so make sure you do the best job you can, okay?" Grace finished walking out the door leaving Jessie behind slightly speechless. She really couldn't understand why she was chosen but she left the office to go to her first shoot with the thought of meeting Ms. Singer at the end of the day lingering on her mind.
AN: Please review so i know wether to continue this or not.
