Jessie plopped a Tootsie-Pop into her mouth as she quickly packed up the bag that she was going to use for the lockdown. Lucky for her, the carry-on she brought could also be used as a messenger bag, and that was where she placed all of her equipment in the bag, followed by her sweatshirt, before she zipped it shut. Finally, Jessie pulled on a pair of jeans and put her black jacket on overtop of her black camisole, slipped her boots on, grabbed her sneakers and a hairbrush, then walked out the door.
The guys stood waiting for her in the hallway, and all three of them looked her up and down as she stepped out of the room. "What?" Jessie asked, pulling the lollipop out of her mouth and staring at the guys.
"You're going to wear all black and heels to the lockdown?" Nick asked with raised eyebrows.
Rolling her eyes, Jessie gently hit Nick with one of the sneakers she was carrying. "And as for the clothes, I'm not changing," she replied as they started for the elevator.
Outside, the air had definitely warmed up compared to the night before, and Jessie slipped her jacket off and hung it over her bag as she climbed into the back of the car. "Jeez," she laughed as she saw how messy it was. "Do you guys know what a garbage bag is?"
"Nope," Aaron laughed as he slid in next to Jessie and closed the van door. "And this is how we like it."
"I'm surprised none of you guys have some kind of horrible disease yet. You should see some of the problems that come into the hospital because people live in filth," Jessie replied as she pulled her feet up under her and placed her seatbelt on.
It was Jessie's first time to Louisiana, and she kept her eyes fixed on the window and the scenery that moved quickly past. It was as though she stepped into a history book, because at every turn, there was either an ancient house or the location of some event.
When the van started to drive up a gravel driveway, Jessie pulled her hair into a neat ponytail and put the stick of her Tootsie-Pop into the side-pocket of her bag. "What are we doing first?" she asked as she leaned between the two front seats and checked her appearance in the rearview mirror.
"Interviews, walkthrough, introduction, the whole nine-yards," Zak replied as he leaned toward the window to give Jessie more space. "What'd you expect?"
With a smirk, Jessie sat back in her seat and took off her seatbelt as the van came to a stop. "Wouldn't you like to know?" she asked as she hopped out of the van and pulled her bag out.
I know. It's an extremely short chapter. I'm trying to get back into the grove of things since it's been so long! I promise, next chapter will be better.