Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or settings of the TV show
American Dreams.
Summary: JJ/Beth story. What happens when Beth and Colleen meet at the
Pryor household?
High School Love
Roxanne's P.O.V.
Meg and I walked into the Pryor household laughing and talking. During our last period of school, I had once again made a smart comment to Sister Rosemarie, and she had become red-faced. It was hilarious! The whole class was laughing, and that made my day even better. Gosh, those nuns were just too uptight sometimes. Meg began gushing on about Luke as we half walked and half ran up the stairs.
"Rox, you just have to help me do my hair tonight for my date with Luke!"
"Meg, you don't exactly have to worry about some other girl snagging him away from you or anything. He's not what the common girl would call, how do I put this, cute," I informed her. Meg looked appalled.
"Are you saying that Luke is ugly? He is not ugly at all!" Meg shrieked.
"He's not ugly, he's just not.hot," I said.
"Roxanne!" Meg cried. She picked up a pillow and hit me in the head, therefore messing up my perfect hair. I picked up another pillow, and a pillow fight began. We were laughing and screaming so hard that I didn't notice that JJ walked in. I turned around and flung my pillow, resulting in accidentally hitting JJ square in the chest. Meg began laughing hysterically, and I tried to contain my own laughter as I apologized.
"Oh my gosh, JJ, I, um, didn't mean to hit you," I mumbled out the last part because I immediately broke out in laughter.
"Uh huh, very funny," he said sarcastically. "Anyways," he continued,
"Meg, you have to watch Will tonight. It's your turn. Patty's spending the night at a friend's house, and mom and dad are going out."
"JJ! You know that I have a date! You can't make me do this! I can't just cancel out on Luke!" wailed Meg. "Why can't you watch him?"
"I'm going out," he simply replied.
"Out where?" I asked. My curiosity had been sparked.
"Somewhere, and it's none of your business," he snapped.
"He's probably going somewhere with Colleen," Meg said.
"The older woman, I see," I said slyly. "Being naughty, are you?"
JJ blushed. "Rox, it's not like that, and stop it." He grabbed the pillow from my hands and hit me with it. I was too shocked to retaliate. It was not like JJ to become all flustered. Interesting.
"Yeah, yeah. Well, since I'm just such a great friend, I'll watch Will," I volunteered.
"Rox, I love you!" Meg screamed.
"Yeah, thanks," JJ said as he left.
"So, what do you want to do with your hair?" I asked Meg.
"I don't know. Can you make it really curly, and then put it up halfway?"
"Sure. What are you going to wear? Definitely not our dreadful uniform."
"No way," she laughed. "I was thinking about wearing my pink cardigan set with my blue skirt."
"Are you sure?" I asked with disdain. Meg didn't have bad style, but it was just too innocent. But oh well, I guess Luke liked those kinds of girls: pristine, innocent, and naïve.
Promptly at seven o'clock, Luke came to pick up Meg for dinner and a movie. Mr. and Mrs. Pryor had left at six, and they said that they weren't going to be back till ten. JJ was leaving at eight o'clock, so he was upstairs getting ready. Patty had left at five, leaving Will and me by the TV. Will was watching one of those macho cowboy and Indian movies, and he seemed thoroughly engrossed. I, however, was very bored. When the doorbell rang at seven-thirty, I was pleasantly surprised. It was probably JJ's date, and she was pretty early. Maybe she would put an end to my boredom.
"Roxanne," I heard JJ call out. He had probably just gotten out of the shower. "Just let her wait in the living room or kitchen, just somewhere! I'll be down in ten minutes."
I walked to the door and opened it. I had never seen Colleen before, and I must say, I think JJ would do better with Beth. Plus, Colleen was too old for him. It was scandalous for a younger high school boy to be dating a grown woman! You certainly didn't see that very often. She wasn't very tall, only around my height. I could tell that she was surveying me as well.
"Oh, I'm sorry," she began, "I think I've gotten the wrong house."
"Oh, no, you must be Colleen. Yeah, you're a little early, so JJ's not ready yet. Come in!"
I led her to the kitchen, because Will would probably say something like, 'You aren't Beth.'
"I'm Roxanne. I'm Meg's best friend, but I'm acting as the temporary baby- sitter for today."
"It's nice to meet you," she said nervously. Wow, she must know that it's kind of weird to be dating a younger man.
"So," I began. I really didn't have anything to say to her.
"So you're Meg's friend. You must be a sophomore at East Catholic."
"Yup, that's me," I smiled.
I heard a rap on the back door and I turned around to see Beth knocking. Colleen obviously knew who Beth was, because she immediately stiffened. I opened the door to let Beth in.
"Hey, Beth, what are you doing here?" I asked.
"Will called me. He said that no one wanted to baby-sit him, so I came over to. Didn't he tell you?" she asked.
"Oh, no. I'm baby-sitting Will, but feel welcome to stay. I need the company!" I said, causing Beth to smile.
"Oh, Beth, this is Colleen. Colleen, this is Beth." I watched both of their faces, and saw a look of apprehension fill their faces.
"Hey Colleen," JJ began and kissed her cheek. He obviously didn't notice that Beth was standing by the door.
"Hi JJ," Beth said, in a false, cheery manner. This was going to get interesting.
"Beth, what are you doing here?" JJ seemed very bewildered.
"Your brother called me. He asked me to come and baby-sit him."
"Roxanne is baby-sitting Will."
"Yeah," I said, "but I invited Beth to stay to keep me company. We can have girl talk. So you just go and have fun." I could tell that Beth was beginning to tear up at the mere thought of JJ going somewhere with another woman. Everyone knew that Beth still wanted to be with JJ and that she's madly in love with him. I don't know what's wrong with JJ. I mean, what does he see in Colleen?
Right after JJ and Colleen left, Beth immediately broke into tears. * * * A/N: Please Review!! Tell if you like it or if you don't!
Roxanne's P.O.V.
Meg and I walked into the Pryor household laughing and talking. During our last period of school, I had once again made a smart comment to Sister Rosemarie, and she had become red-faced. It was hilarious! The whole class was laughing, and that made my day even better. Gosh, those nuns were just too uptight sometimes. Meg began gushing on about Luke as we half walked and half ran up the stairs.
"Rox, you just have to help me do my hair tonight for my date with Luke!"
"Meg, you don't exactly have to worry about some other girl snagging him away from you or anything. He's not what the common girl would call, how do I put this, cute," I informed her. Meg looked appalled.
"Are you saying that Luke is ugly? He is not ugly at all!" Meg shrieked.
"He's not ugly, he's just not.hot," I said.
"Roxanne!" Meg cried. She picked up a pillow and hit me in the head, therefore messing up my perfect hair. I picked up another pillow, and a pillow fight began. We were laughing and screaming so hard that I didn't notice that JJ walked in. I turned around and flung my pillow, resulting in accidentally hitting JJ square in the chest. Meg began laughing hysterically, and I tried to contain my own laughter as I apologized.
"Oh my gosh, JJ, I, um, didn't mean to hit you," I mumbled out the last part because I immediately broke out in laughter.
"Uh huh, very funny," he said sarcastically. "Anyways," he continued,
"Meg, you have to watch Will tonight. It's your turn. Patty's spending the night at a friend's house, and mom and dad are going out."
"JJ! You know that I have a date! You can't make me do this! I can't just cancel out on Luke!" wailed Meg. "Why can't you watch him?"
"I'm going out," he simply replied.
"Out where?" I asked. My curiosity had been sparked.
"Somewhere, and it's none of your business," he snapped.
"He's probably going somewhere with Colleen," Meg said.
"The older woman, I see," I said slyly. "Being naughty, are you?"
JJ blushed. "Rox, it's not like that, and stop it." He grabbed the pillow from my hands and hit me with it. I was too shocked to retaliate. It was not like JJ to become all flustered. Interesting.
"Yeah, yeah. Well, since I'm just such a great friend, I'll watch Will," I volunteered.
"Rox, I love you!" Meg screamed.
"Yeah, thanks," JJ said as he left.
"So, what do you want to do with your hair?" I asked Meg.
"I don't know. Can you make it really curly, and then put it up halfway?"
"Sure. What are you going to wear? Definitely not our dreadful uniform."
"No way," she laughed. "I was thinking about wearing my pink cardigan set with my blue skirt."
"Are you sure?" I asked with disdain. Meg didn't have bad style, but it was just too innocent. But oh well, I guess Luke liked those kinds of girls: pristine, innocent, and naïve.
Promptly at seven o'clock, Luke came to pick up Meg for dinner and a movie. Mr. and Mrs. Pryor had left at six, and they said that they weren't going to be back till ten. JJ was leaving at eight o'clock, so he was upstairs getting ready. Patty had left at five, leaving Will and me by the TV. Will was watching one of those macho cowboy and Indian movies, and he seemed thoroughly engrossed. I, however, was very bored. When the doorbell rang at seven-thirty, I was pleasantly surprised. It was probably JJ's date, and she was pretty early. Maybe she would put an end to my boredom.
"Roxanne," I heard JJ call out. He had probably just gotten out of the shower. "Just let her wait in the living room or kitchen, just somewhere! I'll be down in ten minutes."
I walked to the door and opened it. I had never seen Colleen before, and I must say, I think JJ would do better with Beth. Plus, Colleen was too old for him. It was scandalous for a younger high school boy to be dating a grown woman! You certainly didn't see that very often. She wasn't very tall, only around my height. I could tell that she was surveying me as well.
"Oh, I'm sorry," she began, "I think I've gotten the wrong house."
"Oh, no, you must be Colleen. Yeah, you're a little early, so JJ's not ready yet. Come in!"
I led her to the kitchen, because Will would probably say something like, 'You aren't Beth.'
"I'm Roxanne. I'm Meg's best friend, but I'm acting as the temporary baby- sitter for today."
"It's nice to meet you," she said nervously. Wow, she must know that it's kind of weird to be dating a younger man.
"So," I began. I really didn't have anything to say to her.
"So you're Meg's friend. You must be a sophomore at East Catholic."
"Yup, that's me," I smiled.
I heard a rap on the back door and I turned around to see Beth knocking. Colleen obviously knew who Beth was, because she immediately stiffened. I opened the door to let Beth in.
"Hey, Beth, what are you doing here?" I asked.
"Will called me. He said that no one wanted to baby-sit him, so I came over to. Didn't he tell you?" she asked.
"Oh, no. I'm baby-sitting Will, but feel welcome to stay. I need the company!" I said, causing Beth to smile.
"Oh, Beth, this is Colleen. Colleen, this is Beth." I watched both of their faces, and saw a look of apprehension fill their faces.
"Hey Colleen," JJ began and kissed her cheek. He obviously didn't notice that Beth was standing by the door.
"Hi JJ," Beth said, in a false, cheery manner. This was going to get interesting.
"Beth, what are you doing here?" JJ seemed very bewildered.
"Your brother called me. He asked me to come and baby-sit him."
"Roxanne is baby-sitting Will."
"Yeah," I said, "but I invited Beth to stay to keep me company. We can have girl talk. So you just go and have fun." I could tell that Beth was beginning to tear up at the mere thought of JJ going somewhere with another woman. Everyone knew that Beth still wanted to be with JJ and that she's madly in love with him. I don't know what's wrong with JJ. I mean, what does he see in Colleen?
Right after JJ and Colleen left, Beth immediately broke into tears. * * * A/N: Please Review!! Tell if you like it or if you don't!