Betrayal for the Better- Prologue

Summary: Mary-Lynnette is happily engaged to Jeremy Lovett, but what happens when she turns into one of Ash Redfern's one-night stands? And what if after he just can't stay away from her? And worse, she doesn't want him to stay away.

Mary-Lynnette Carter held an envelop in her shaky hand.

Her friends all gathered around her dorm room and they waited anxiously for the rest of the group to get there. They each held the result's of the Finals they had studied hours- no, days for. This grade determined whether they would be graduating college or not.

There was a knock on the door and Mary-Lynnette jumped.

"Come in!" Poppy North called, sounding her usually perky self. Mary-Lynnette wondered how she could sound so normal.

Jeremy Lovett opened the door and entered the small room, his own results in his thin, long, brown fingers.

"Hey." Jeremy smiled and instantly went to Mary-Lynnette's side. He kissed her cheek softly and she turned her head to brush her lips against his.

"Get a room!" Eric Ross laughed, throwing Mary-Lynnette's pillow at the couple.

Jeremy caught the pillow and tossed it back on her dark blue sheets, chuckling quietly.

"I'm here!" Hannah Snow burst threw the door to her and Mary-Lynnette's dorm. "Sorry I'm late!"

"Finally! It's about time!" Eric said.

"Sorry! I was…" Hannah trailed off, blushing like mad.

"Making out with Thierry and lost track of time?" Rashel Jordan guessed, making Hannah turn even redder.

"At least she made it before we all exploded from anxiety." Mary-Lynnette said, willing her voice not to shake.

Jeremy put a comforting arm around her waist. "You did great. I know it." He smiled proudly at his fiancé.

Mary-Lynnette blushed and Maggie Neely spoke up. "Can we just open these envelopes now?"

"Yes." Rashel said, already carefully opening the envelope that held her Honor's Science grades.

Eric punched the air with a shout of triumph as he looked over his veterinarian scores.

Poppy, Maggie, and Hannah both squealed excitedly as they took in their history and creative arts grades.

Jeremy grinned widely at his mechanics grade and looked at Mary-Lynnette, who was staring at her physics grade with wide blue eyes. "Are you okay, Mare?" He asked, frowning a little.

"I passed." She whispered, sounding shocked. "I passed!" She yelled, throwing her arms around Jeremy's neck and he wrapped his arms around her waist, gently holding him to her.

"Of course you passed. I knew you would." Jeremy laughed.

They released each other and the group exchanged papers, looking at each other's grades as they usually did.

"Wow, Mare. You passed with, like… soaring ultra-violet colors!" Maggie said, awed at her friend's high marks.

"Well you did too!" Mary-Lynnette waved Maggie's grades at her.

Hannah shook her head. "You're too modest. Those are amazing grades."

Mary-Lynnette blushed.

"I knew you could do it." Jeremy murmured, taking Mary-Lynnette in another gentle embrace.

"Hey! Let's all go celebrate at Mike's tonight!" Poppy suggested.

"You want to go drinking?" Eric asked, raising his blonde brows at the pixie-like girl.

Poppy rolled her eyes, "We're all over 18! And plus it's not like any of us will get drunk or anything!"

"Well I can't. I have to work the night shift at the gas station tonight." Jeremy said, and Mary-Lynnette frowned.

"You know I don't like you working there at night. And plus, it's a Friday." Mary-Lynnette's frown deepened.

"I'll be careful. I won't be working alone." Jeremy assured her and pressed his lips softly to her forehead.

"And I volunteered at Thea's grandma's shop. Sorry." Eric admitted, slightly sheepish.

"That's okay. So a girl's night?" Mary-Lynnette asked, looking at each of the girls.

Rashel shrugged. "Sounds good."

Maggie nodded. "Why not?"

"Okay." Hannah smiled.

"Woot!" Poppy threw her arms up and grinned.

Later, Mary-Lynette and girls walked into the bar only planning on being there an hour or two. No one expected to be there eight! Especially not Mary-Lynnette.

But they were. Mary-Lynnette remembered having one drink. Then another. By the third drink, things were getting hazy, and after the fourth, her memory was wiped completely.

Keep in mind I'm only 13 so I have no clue how many drinks it take for a person not to remember, but four or five seems about right if they're strong, so don't judge!

And no need to fear! There will be NO LEMON no matter what! So don't even ask! Please don't!

Anyway, please review! They help! A lot! =D

Thanks!

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