Jen returned with three fresh mugs of hot chocolate, one mug of tea and Oreo cookies. Folding herself Indian style, she cocked her head to the side eyebrows scrunched together, "so let me see if I'm catching what you're throwing. Hottie exchange student drives up in a Limo, steps out, rocks your world, looks into your eyes and speaks to you in your head? Am I getting the gist of it here?"
Sitting up when Sally poked me I carefully lifted my tea off the tray and turned to Jacque, she nodded her head sheepishly looking at the floor, "I mean, I guess it was his voice in my head. It could be a long lost dead relative who's been searching for me since they died and happened to find me at the moment that hottie looked into my eyes."
As she trailed off I gave her a 'get a larger spoon if you're going to shovel it in that big' look over my tea seeing Jen and Sally giving similar expressions.
"What?" Jacque asked. "I'm just saying," she said throwing her hands up in the air in frustration.
Flopping back on the floor Jacque groaned loudly and covered her eyes with the back of her hand, "Am I going crazy ya'll?" She asked.
"No sweetie, you've been gone a long time now, we just didn't want you to know that we knew." Sally teased causing me to smirk and nod my head along with Jen.
"Seriously, I know it sounds crazy, but I promise you guys I heard a voice, a beautiful, deep, masculine voice, in my head, and it knew my name! This is crazy, jacked up, put-her-in-a strait jacket, totally insane!" Jacque looked at us and I could see the fear in her eyes; she really did look like she believed she was crazy.
After a few minutes of silence Sally spoke up, "I don't think you are crazy Jac, really you're not." She shifted and looked like she was thinking hard, "There has to be some sort of explanation. We'll figure it out, we always do."
"Yea," Jen added, "its 2 weeks until school starts - ".
"Don't remind me" I groaned placing my empty mug back down on the tray so I could dramatically fall backwards on to the floor, it hurt my back but seeing the small smile on Jac's face made it worth it.
"From now until then we are on scout detail." Jen kept talking as if I'd never interrupted.
Sally and I nodded in agreement with what she was saying, hell this could be fun.
It got really quiet as we all started to think of ways to run into the new exchange student with it seeming too obvious.
After mentally crossing out multiple ideas that included destruction of property and high chances of getting arrested I looked around the room, Sally was leaning against Jac's bed eyes narrowed as she stared at Jacque's dresser, Jac was still laying on the floor opposite me, her breathing slightly heavy and her face scrunched up in the way it did when she was trying to do a math problem, Jen was lying on the floor parallel to Jacque looking up at the slowly rotating ceiling fan, her eyes following the blades.
Finally Jen spoke up, "We need to find a way to introduce ourselves to him so that we can each get a good look and see if Sally, Tori or I hear a voice in our heads."
"Why can't we just go knock on the door?" I asked sitting up to look out the window that looked over to the Henry's house where the hottie exchange student was staying. "I mean people still do that right?"
"Actually" Jacque spoke up rolling onto her stomach to look at all of us, "my mom was planning on taking a good'ole Southern meal for him since he isn't from here. We could ask if we could go over with her, or would that be too lame?" She asked.
"No, I think that's perfect," Jen stated from her position.
"Okay" I jumped up moving to get the spare blankets and pillows from under Jacque's bed, "So we ask Jac's mum if we" I threw a pillow and blanket to Sally and Jen keeping a set for myself "could help her out by carrying some dishes over for her tomorrow"
Everyone agreed and moved to a spot to sleep, Sally, Jen and I spread out on the floor and Jacque climbed into her bed after turning off the light.
"Goodnight" I yawned stretching and putting my phone on charge into the socket next to me, after three other tired nights were sounded I rolled over, closed my eyes and pulled my blanket over my head listening to the ceiling fan before I drifted off.
I woke up to the sound of talking, "You're up bright and early… and dressed" I heard Jen speak probably talking to Jac as she sounded surprised.
"Well, I woke up with just a few things on my mind and knew it would be impossible to go back to sleep. Also I need to go talk to my Mom about us going over with her to great the hot-" Jac paused before continuing "I mean exchange student. Thanks to you Jen I will probably introduce myself to him and say hi hottie."
I heard someone shuffling around, "Well if you do I will be sure to do you the honour of laughing my ass off." Jen said graciously.
"Oh, thanks sooo much." Jacque retorted.
Then Sally spoke up, "Okay, kids let's play nice, we have plans to make, so let's not waste time playing who can be the snottiest sista," She said in her best motherly voice.
"Will you guys please shut up, some of us can't get up at the bloody crack of dawn" I finally growled sitting up and narrowing my eyes at my three friends, "Sorry princess" Jen rolled her eyes before throwing her pillow at me causing me to shriek as it hit my face.
"Okay, why don't ya'll take turns getting a shower and I will go talk to my Mom about when she plans to head over to the Henry's." Jac ignored Jen and I.
"Sounds good" Sally smiled brightly already getting her clothes together,
"Go team" Jen cheered with fake enthusiasm, I just grumbled and hugged Jen's pillow to my chest yawning loudly.
Hearing Jac heading downstairs I kicked my blanket off and ran my hand through my hair, well attempted to as it got caught not even half way down.
"I bags second shower!" I called seeing Sally heading towards the bathroom, "What? No!" Jen scowled looking over to me from where she was going through some of Jac's clothes.
"To bad, to sad" I stuck my tongue out and threw her pillow back towards her. Hearing the water turn off I quickly bolted to the bathroom tripping over my blanket not even bothering to get clothes together as I didn't bring any with me.
Knocking on the door I waited and then opened the door, Sally was brushing her teeth at the sink as I walked in.
Without a moment's hesitation I pulled my singlet top off, and my wrinkled denim shorts dropped them into the laundry basket and jumped into the shower turning on the water.
After a quick 5 minute shower I grabbed a towel off the shelf and wrapped it around myself, "Jen!" I yelled getting my marked blue toothbrush out of the drawer and grabbing Jac's toothpaste.
By the time Jen strolled in I'd finished brushing my teeth, "have at it" I smiled walking past her.
Walking into Jac's room I noticed Sally had packed up all the pillows and blankets and had put all our empty mugs on the dresser ready to be taken down and was now doing her hair in the mirror.
Moving towards Jac's closet I picked out a plain black T-shirt and after running my hand over my legs I decided on a pair of distressed shorts.
Collecting the clothes I grabbed my bra from where I had taken it off sometime last night and quickly stole some spare underwear from Jac's drawers.
After I was dressed I threw my towel into the dirty washing basket and moved over to Sally. She passed me the brush as she finished putting her long coffee coloured hair up in a ponytail.
After taming my hair I placed the brush back where it belonged just as I heard Jac's unmistakable voice holler "yeah, yeah, you're strong, free and independent, we get it. Hurry up! We're rolling 10 minutes ago."
"Jen is obviously singing 'Independence Day' again" I giggled grabbing pair of socks from Jac's drawer, chucking Sally a pair of socks as well when she motioned for them.
"If she's planning on blow drying that blond mess on her head then we're leaving her here." Jacque told us as she walked in.
"Well, I'm ready when you are Sherlock, let's go check hottie out." Sally said with a wink after she pulled her shoes on.
"How lucky I am to have you dear Watson" Jacque smiled over at her.
"Hey! Don't forget about me" I piped up just finishing putting my converse on as Jen stepped into the room fully clothed with her hair up in a French twist. "What's taking you three so long, I've been ready for 2 minutes," She said with fake exasperation.
"Oh, a whole two minutes? How dare us make you wait, please don't have us flogged your majesty." Jacque retorted.
"It's about time you realised who is queen in this outfit." Jen said grinning.