**Thanks for the reviews! They really keep me going! I'm really going to try and get some L/C in this chapter, but if not, definitely in the next one! I just write, I don't plan these chapters out at all, so that's why they haven't interacted just yet.**
"okay, Elizabeth, are you ready to go yet?" Jessica asked impatiently. "Yeah sure, just one sec.. umm I want a glass of water, ok?" Jessica sighed and tapped her foot listlessy.Once Elizabeth had finished her glass, Jessica opened her mouth again. "So, we're ready now?" Elizabeth frowned. "Well, we would be, but I just have to make a pit stop to the bathroom, ok?" Letting out a moan of frustation, Jessica glared at Liz. "Fine. But hurry." Jessica said stressing the word hurry. 5 minutes passed. "Elizabeth.. what is taking so long??" Jessica asked while pounding on the bathroom door. "Oh! Nothing, sorry, it's just, my eyeliner doesn't look quite right. I'll be out in a second!" Liz said nervously. "Elizabeth Wakefield.. you have TWO minutes.. or else!" Elizabeth couldn't help but giggle. "Or else what?"
"Don't worry about that, just hurry up!" As quietly as she could, Jessica walked into her room. She grabbed the doorknob that connected to their joint bathroom, and stepped in. Elizabeth was sitting on the counter, looking dazed and confused. Jessica sat down beside her. "Okay Liz.. what's wrong?" Elizabeth shrugged. "I just don't know Jess... I'm nervous and scared and I dunno it shouldn't be like that." Jessica stared Elizabeth right in the eyes. "Why are you so scared and nervous? It wouldn't be because of a certain guy named Conner, would it be?" Liz averted Jessica's stare and looked at the bathroom wall. "Well.. not per se..." she trailed off. A silence followed. Jessica sighed. "Liz, it's gonna be okay. I promise. Honestly, nothing bad is gonna happen. You guys parted on great terms, if I remember correctly, and I'm sure I do. So let's just go. I know you're dying to see Tia and everyone, and even Conner too. Please?" Liz's face broke into a smile. "Yeah.. I am really psyched to see everyone. You're totally right Jess." Jessica laughed. "And when am I not?"
"Umm let's see.. the time you dumped Jeremy for Will.. when you wore the dark green nail polish with the matching lipstick, when you thought that-"
"Okay Okay Okay! I get it!" Now they were both at the point of tears from laughing so hard. They linked arms and walked out together. Everything had changed, but somehow, everything was the same.
Tia, Andy and Evan walked into HOJ. "That triple mocha is gonna taste so amazing! No one makes them like HOJ." Tia exclaimed happily, taking in the familliar decor of HOJ. Everything looked the same. The same tables, the same furniture, it was all wonderfully perfect."Isn't it so great how HOJ looks exactly the same? I like it. It's something you can always count on. Like if Jessica and Jeremy broke up, which is totally impossible, HOJ would still be the same. You know if HOJ has changed it's like time for the apocalypse or something." Tia said, still looking all around HOJ. Suddenly, a figure caught her eye. *That looks a lot like... Conner... doesn't it?* she thought. He was sitting at a table with a tattered notebook and a cup of coffee. *I bet it's straight black coffee* Tia thought, an amused smile playing on her lips. It was amazing how well she knew Conner. "Hey, guys?." she said quickly, interupting Evan. "Looks like our master plan didn't go quite as expected.. in fact it went better." Tia said cockily. "Umm what? Tee.. I have NO clue what you're talking about..." Evan looked confused as he said this. Smiling coyly, Tia pointed her long manicured nail at Conner. "Could it be, that that's Conner, Stoic Boy, who we were planning on meeting after HOJ?" Andy and Evan laughed. "That's weird how it all worked out like that. I admit it Tee, you're good." Evan said smiling in the direction of Conner. "Alright, I say we go over. C'mon guys." Tia said,already walking towards Conner. She was surprised she hadn't lost her composure and ran giddily the whole way, but she knew he wasn't fond of making a big scene in public. Besides, she could save the big scene for Liz and Jess. Behind her, Andy and Evan followed, much more slowly, seeing as Andy was still half-asleep. That much was obvious, he hadn't made any sarcastic remarks for too long. The familliar bell on the door of HOJ rang out. Tia looked to the door, and saw two blonde twins walk in.
Conner Mcdermott:
Okay, so yeah, this thing with my mom blows.
Really blows. But I shouldn't do the classic
me thing and take it out on people who don't
deserve it. Like Liz. I know I can't have her,
so of course, it's like that stupid saying
what you can't have, you can't resist.
Whatever. I'll deal with it as it comes.
"okay, Elizabeth, are you ready to go yet?" Jessica asked impatiently. "Yeah sure, just one sec.. umm I want a glass of water, ok?" Jessica sighed and tapped her foot listlessy.Once Elizabeth had finished her glass, Jessica opened her mouth again. "So, we're ready now?" Elizabeth frowned. "Well, we would be, but I just have to make a pit stop to the bathroom, ok?" Letting out a moan of frustation, Jessica glared at Liz. "Fine. But hurry." Jessica said stressing the word hurry. 5 minutes passed. "Elizabeth.. what is taking so long??" Jessica asked while pounding on the bathroom door. "Oh! Nothing, sorry, it's just, my eyeliner doesn't look quite right. I'll be out in a second!" Liz said nervously. "Elizabeth Wakefield.. you have TWO minutes.. or else!" Elizabeth couldn't help but giggle. "Or else what?"
"Don't worry about that, just hurry up!" As quietly as she could, Jessica walked into her room. She grabbed the doorknob that connected to their joint bathroom, and stepped in. Elizabeth was sitting on the counter, looking dazed and confused. Jessica sat down beside her. "Okay Liz.. what's wrong?" Elizabeth shrugged. "I just don't know Jess... I'm nervous and scared and I dunno it shouldn't be like that." Jessica stared Elizabeth right in the eyes. "Why are you so scared and nervous? It wouldn't be because of a certain guy named Conner, would it be?" Liz averted Jessica's stare and looked at the bathroom wall. "Well.. not per se..." she trailed off. A silence followed. Jessica sighed. "Liz, it's gonna be okay. I promise. Honestly, nothing bad is gonna happen. You guys parted on great terms, if I remember correctly, and I'm sure I do. So let's just go. I know you're dying to see Tia and everyone, and even Conner too. Please?" Liz's face broke into a smile. "Yeah.. I am really psyched to see everyone. You're totally right Jess." Jessica laughed. "And when am I not?"
"Umm let's see.. the time you dumped Jeremy for Will.. when you wore the dark green nail polish with the matching lipstick, when you thought that-"
"Okay Okay Okay! I get it!" Now they were both at the point of tears from laughing so hard. They linked arms and walked out together. Everything had changed, but somehow, everything was the same.
Tia, Andy and Evan walked into HOJ. "That triple mocha is gonna taste so amazing! No one makes them like HOJ." Tia exclaimed happily, taking in the familliar decor of HOJ. Everything looked the same. The same tables, the same furniture, it was all wonderfully perfect."Isn't it so great how HOJ looks exactly the same? I like it. It's something you can always count on. Like if Jessica and Jeremy broke up, which is totally impossible, HOJ would still be the same. You know if HOJ has changed it's like time for the apocalypse or something." Tia said, still looking all around HOJ. Suddenly, a figure caught her eye. *That looks a lot like... Conner... doesn't it?* she thought. He was sitting at a table with a tattered notebook and a cup of coffee. *I bet it's straight black coffee* Tia thought, an amused smile playing on her lips. It was amazing how well she knew Conner. "Hey, guys?." she said quickly, interupting Evan. "Looks like our master plan didn't go quite as expected.. in fact it went better." Tia said cockily. "Umm what? Tee.. I have NO clue what you're talking about..." Evan looked confused as he said this. Smiling coyly, Tia pointed her long manicured nail at Conner. "Could it be, that that's Conner, Stoic Boy, who we were planning on meeting after HOJ?" Andy and Evan laughed. "That's weird how it all worked out like that. I admit it Tee, you're good." Evan said smiling in the direction of Conner. "Alright, I say we go over. C'mon guys." Tia said,already walking towards Conner. She was surprised she hadn't lost her composure and ran giddily the whole way, but she knew he wasn't fond of making a big scene in public. Besides, she could save the big scene for Liz and Jess. Behind her, Andy and Evan followed, much more slowly, seeing as Andy was still half-asleep. That much was obvious, he hadn't made any sarcastic remarks for too long. The familliar bell on the door of HOJ rang out. Tia looked to the door, and saw two blonde twins walk in.
Conner Mcdermott:
Okay, so yeah, this thing with my mom blows.
Really blows. But I shouldn't do the classic
me thing and take it out on people who don't
deserve it. Like Liz. I know I can't have her,
so of course, it's like that stupid saying
what you can't have, you can't resist.
Whatever. I'll deal with it as it comes.