When they got to the LaMontagne's house, Jen noticed that some of the same kids from yesterday were there. Her mom was talking to Mrs. LaMontagne, while her dad had disappeared with the other men.
"Hey" Will as he was walking up to her
"Hey" JJ smiled as she looked away
"The gang is all out back away from the parents. You want to join us." Will
"Yeah, more volleyball" Jen asked laughing
"Not this time, just trying to find something to do." Will
Before they could get outside
"Jen, could you please come here for a moment?" Tom
"You too Will" Bill
They both saw Josh standing there with a man; she believed to be his father.
"Yes, dad" Jen
"Josh would like to apologize to you for yesterday, both of you." The other man told her
"I am sorry. It was supposed to be a joke I didn't mean anything by it or to make you feel uncomfortable." Josh
She didn't believe him but she said simply "Thank you for the apology why don't we start over."
"That would be great. Will, I am sorry." Josh
"We're good. Everyone is outback, I was just asking Jen if she wanted to join them, come on we'll get a game of something started" Will told him
"Go have fun" Tom told Jen
/
Outside
"Hey Jen" Kirsten, she knew that Will like her
"Hey Kirsten" Jen smiling at her
"We are waiting for everyone else to show up before we start a game up. Have a seat." Kirsten
"Will said you played soccer" Jen looking at Kirsten
"Yeah so does Mel and Sara. Do you play?" Kirsten
"I did I was wondering if I missed tryouts." Jen
"Nope, they start tomorrow morning. I could pick you up on my way, if your mom and dad are ok with it." Kirsten
"I would love that and I'll ask them. Thanks." Jen smiling
"Not a problem. I like you and so does my brother." Kirsten
"You remind me of my sister and I like him too." Jen blushing
"He said your dad was a little strict when it comes to boys; let me know if you need any help getting away." Kirsten smiling
"Thanks, he's trying to get better it's been a long year." Jen
Jen watched as Will and the guys started walking over to them
"Hey we thought about taking out the four wheelers. You ladies up for it." Steve asked
"Yeah, but you know dad we all need to ask our parents." Kirsten
/
Jen walked in with the rest of the group, she was looking around for her parents.
She saw her dad talking to a group of men, but didn't see her mom; she walked over to her dad waiting for the right time to ask him.
"Jen is something wrong." Tom turned around to look at her
"No, some of the kids are taking out four wheelers I was wondering if it's okay that I went with them." Jen
"If you wear a helmet I don't have a problem with it." Tom
"Oh, that's a house rule." Bill told him
"Thanks Dad" Jen
When they left the house, all the parents were outside so Kirsten told her to get on the four wheeler with her.
"We'll switch when we're away from the adults." She told Jen
"Okay" Jen
When they had been riding for about ten minutes the whole group stopped, Jen was a little confused since other kids had shown up. Everyone got off the four wheelers; she noticed one of the new girls walking towards Will.
"Okay, so we meet back her in two hours. We all have radios if you need to get ahold of someone." Kirsten told them
"That means no one goes back to the house without telling everyone." One of the guys
"Will, Jen is going with you." Kirsten giving the other girl a dirty look
"Not a problem" Will as he walked over to her
Everyone took off in their own directions
"Jen this is Mike, Mike this is Jen." Kirsten
"Nice to meet you" Mike
"You too" Jen
"Okay, we're leaving the two of you have fun." Kirsten smiling
Jen watched as they took off
"You want to see a nice spot." Will asked
"Sure" Jen
"Climb on." Will
/
They rode for about twenty minutes and hadn't seen anybody. JJ climbed off the back.
"It's really pretty here." Jen
"Yeah, I think it just got a lot better." Will smiling at her
"So you bring all the girls up here." JJ
"Nope, I actually just found it you're the first person I've shown it to." Will
"Now I feel special." JJ smiling
"I think you just might be." Will
"The other girl with the group was she your girlfriend." JJ asked blushing
"No and she wouldn't be. That's Kelsey and she left with Josh but would leave with anyone." Will
JJ was biting her bottom lip "I am not that girl Will"
"I don't what you to be. I don't want to share certain things with anyone." Will
"I like you but I am not allowed to date until I'm sixteen, so we would have to sneak around or wait the next seven months." Jen
"I like you too. Let's get to know each other better I don't have a problem with sneaking around but I don't want you to get into trouble." Will
They sat talking about everything. JJ told him about Michele, her old friends, school and even her dad's new rules. She had hoped that it meant they wouldn't have to sneak around as much if they did things as a group. He told her how his mom had been sick and right now she was in remission, that he wanted to be a cop like his dad and about other friends.
