A/N: I have decided to use everyone's real name.. One of these days I'll
get a cast list up.
"Oh my god..look how time flies. I really have to get home, my little boy's waiting for me." Jaclyn (A/N: Also known as Lucky) said, gathering her books and purse.
"You have a kid?" Jack asked, taken back.
She nodded. "That doesn't bother you, does it?"
"No, that wasn't what I meant. I was just a bit surprised." He replied. She smiled.
"It surprises most people. I got married when I was 17 and had him a little over a year later, then I got divorced about 6 months ago and moved here." She said, giving him a quick synopsis. "Well, it was nice having coffee."
"It was. Here, let me have your number. I'll call you and maybe we can do it again sometime." Jack said, giving her his cell.
"Don't forget Jack Sullivan. Remember we have class together, so its not like you can avoid me." She said, walking out of Starbucks.
"How was class, Jax?" Jessica (A/N: Stress) asked, letting Jaclyn into her bathroom. "Meet any cute boys?"
Jaclyn smiled. "A couple. I went out with some people to Starbucks after class. It was fun. You'll never guess who's in my class." She said, as she closed the door to Jess's bathroom.
"Who?" Jess asked, leaning up against the outside wall.
"Jack Sullivan." Jaclyn said, tying her deep blue bikini top.
"Is he really?" She asked, somewhat amused.
"He is." Jaclyn said, opening up the door and starting to walk towards the pool.
"So its like you're socializing with the enemy. What's he like?" Jess asked.
"I don't really know." Jaclyn said. "We didn't really get a chance to talk – especially with the hatred he has towards the Pulitzers because of that stupid feud. But, he is gorgeous. He has that whole rugged cowboy look going for him."
"Really?" Jess exclaimed, licking her lips. "Sounds like my kind of guy." Jaclyn laughed.
"Tell me about it. But since you're a Lynch and friends with us, then there's no way he'd ever talk to you." Jaclyn said, as Jess playfully punched her arm. "Where is everyone?"
"Raven's in the kitchen making some popcorn. Trey (A/N: Blink) and Logan are in the pool playing with Marc. And I'm here talking to you. You know," Jess started, looking at her slyly. "Logan's really good with Marc, and Marc seems to like Logan quite a bit as well."
"Jessica." Jaclyn moaned. "Please do not start with that again. I do not even know if I want to start up a relationship with Logan!" She exclaimed, entering the kitchen.
"Jaclyn." Logan said, opening up a Mountain Dew. "How are you?"
"Hey!" Raven mumbled, turning around – her face stuffed with popcorn. "How was your first day of class?"
"Pretty good." Jaclyn said. "I have an amazing history teacher so the class should turn out to be pretty exciting."
Jess rolled her eyes. "I do not know how anything could make a class exciting, except for some eye candy in it." Jaclyn laughed.
"You have one thing on your mind and one thing only." Raven commented as her friend shrugged.
"So its getting pretty toasty in here with the oven going and whatnot." Stress said. "Let's join Trey and Marc in the pool, shall we?"
"Did you get the job?" Christina (aka Gin) asked Bess as she and Crystal (aka Books) opened up the door to their apartment.
"I did!" Bess squealed. "I'm so excited! Not only is Micheal Pulitzer extremely handsome, this will be an extremely easy job. And maybe, if Micheal likes me, he could get me published because you know how the Pulitzers own one of the most prominent publishing companies in the world."
"Of course he'll like you. Who couldn't? Not to mention, you're writing is fantastic. Comparable to Joyce Carol Oates." Crystal threw in.
"I knew there was a reason I kept you two around." Bess joked. "Hey, I've got to run. I have a little orientation session with Mr. Pulitzer in 15 minutes." She grabbed her keys and left.
"I'm betting 50 bucks, she falls in love with him," Christina said.
"You're on." Crystal said, shaking her hand.
"What a bitch." Riley muttered.
"Are you still on this whole Jaclyn thing?" Drew and Sapphire asked simultaneously.
"Of course. How can I get off it? I can't let them get back together." She stated, slamming her fist down on the kitchen counter. Her face lit up malevolently. "I got it!"
"What exactly are you planning on doing?" Drew asked, hesistating.
"Come here, I'll tell you."
"Its been fun." Jaclyn said, putting Micheal's shoes on. "But I told Grandfather we'd be home for dinner, so we're going to take off."
"Call me tomorrow after your classes." Raven said as Jaclyn opened the door.
"I'll walk you out." Logan said, following Jaclyn, as the others exchanged knowing looks. "So..." He said.
"So.." Jaclyn echoed. "Logan?" She asked. "Did I break your heart when I left?" He looked at her, puzzled for being asked such a question.
"Of course not. I'm a man of steel." He joked, pounding his chest in mock- Tarzan fashion.
"Seriously..."
"Seriously?" He asked, helping put up the roof on her convertible. "I guess you did. I mean, you were my first love and when you disappeared like that without even as much as a goodbye....it hurt." He picked Marc up and placed him in his car seat. "I thought you had forgotten all about me." She looked up at him before unlocking the driver's side door. She brushed the side of his face with her finger.
"I'm sorry for ever hurting you Logan." She whispered before kissing his cheek. "Good night." And she pulled out of Jess's driveway.
"Mama, j'ai faim." Marc whined, squirming in his car seat.
"Marc, I'm not going to listen to you unless you speak English." She responded, glancing in his direction and noticing his pouting face. God, he was beautiful.
"Mama, I'm hungry. When will we eat?"
"Whenever we get back to Grandfather's house. I'm sure Cook will have something fantastic waiting for us." She said, ruffling his hair as the sounds of Sex and the City filled the air. She flipped open her cell phone.
"Hello?" She asked hesistantly, not recognizing the number that appeared on her caller ID.
"Jaclyn? Its Jack Sullivan, we had coffee earlier." The voice said, crackling over her phone.
"I remember. What's up?"
"I was wondering if you'd like to have dinner with me tonight?"
"Tonight? Its just that I have my son with me and I doubt you want him tagging along."
"No. I love kids...for the most part. Bring him along. We'll go to a family friendly place."
"Alright, if you really don't mind Marc tagging along." She said, hesitating.
"No, I don't mind at all. I'm actually right by a great hamburger place I know, Tibby's."
"I know where that is. I'll probably be there in 10 minutes?"
"I'll see you then."
"Bye." She sighed, before dialing her father's number to inform him that she would be at Jessica's house, watching a movie.
"Marc, we're going to have dinner with my friend Jack, from one of my college classes. You have to do me a big favor and not mention any of the people you met today, or Grandfather. If you promise, I'll buy you ice cream after dinner." He looked at her, before nodding his head, his long brown hair falling into his eyes.
"Stop, Jack, please." Jaclyn said, wiping her eyes as she tried to restrain her laughter.
"Well, if you liked that story, you'll love this one." Jack said.
"Actually, its getting late. We have to start heading home. He's starting preschool in the morning." Jaclyn said.
"But Mama!" Marc exclaimed. "You promised me ice cream."
"Did she?" He said, tousling his hair. Jaclyn sighed.
"I did. I was hoping he'd forget."
"How about if I treat both you and your mommy to ice cream at Ben & Jerry's down the street?" Jack asked. Marc nodded furiously.
"No. You paid for dinner, I'll treat you to ice cream."
"You have a deal." Jack said, shaking her hand.
"So why did you decide to move from Paris?" Jack asked, taking one of Marc's hand as Jaclyn took the other. They swung him in the air as Marc laughed hysterically.
"The interior design firm I work for wanted to start an office in New York City and they asked me to head it. It was too good of an opportunity to pass up. Right now, the building is being remodeled and after this semester of classes and I graduate, it should be ready."
"Why choose Fairmont though?"
"Its only a 45 minute drive to New York City, and that's in bad traffic. Not to mention, I have some family here and they told me it would be a good place to raise Marc. Why are you in Fairmont?" She asked, turning the tables.
"My whole family is here and FU (A/n: say that aloud lol) has a really great medical program."
"You want to be a doctor?" She asked.
"Surprising, isn't it? I'm probably one of the most self-centered people I know, and that's saying a lot." He laughed. "This probably sounds ridiculous but what I want to do is help people that really need it for free. My family used to have summer home up north, in Massachusetts and every summer we'd drive up there and we'd pass through this tiny, poor town. You've seen them before, the towns that flourished and then something happened and now it' kind of like a tiny shadow of what it was. Well, this town, its called Cedarville, was really prosperous during the 20s and then the Great Depression hit and the town never fully recovered. Anyways, Cedarville has some beautiful Victorian homes that lay right in the center of town. A year ago, I bought one and am slowly fixing it up. Right now, I hired some people from town and they're doing all the things I can't do myself. That's where I'm going to have my practice once I get my medical degree at the end of the semester." Jaclyn stared at him.
"Wow, that's fantastic. I'd love to see it someday." He looked at her.
"You can help me decorate it!" Jack exclaimed. "Its funny..you're the only person I've told this too that hasn't pointed out that there's no way I'll ever make any money."
"I know how it is. My grandfather, who lives in California, is extremely wealthy and so I inherit most of his fortune when he dies, hopefully not anytime soon. But it leaves me free to do whatever I want." She paused. "Wait, so if you're going to graduate after this semester, why are you taking European History?"
"Well, when I was an undergrad, the class was always full and one of my passions is history, especially that of Europe. So I'm taking it now."
"You should go to Europe." She said. "Its amazing, especially if you love history. You can see everything like it was. I loved it there."
"Do you want to move back?" He asked.
"Eventually. Right now though, I've found things I just can't bear to part with here." She smiled at him. "Oh my god! Its almost 9! I have to get home and put Marc to bed!"
"What are you doing tomorrow?" Jack asked, turning around and heading back the opposite direction.
"I have a class then I'm looking at some apartments and then another class."
"Do you want to come with me? One of my friend's mothers is a fantastic realtor, she'll show you everything and tell you anything you want to know. We could go out to lunch before." Jack suggested. She smiled and bit her lip.
"That's fine, I just need a babysitter for Marc, he'd get too antsy looking at apartments all day."
"My little sister can watch him. She owes me a couple of favors."
"Call me tomorrow. My Interior Design class ends at 11:30."
A/n: This is kind of a filler chapter because I really don't know where I'm going with this. So that's where YOU, the reader, comes in! Give me any idea you have, please! And review!!
"Oh my god..look how time flies. I really have to get home, my little boy's waiting for me." Jaclyn (A/N: Also known as Lucky) said, gathering her books and purse.
"You have a kid?" Jack asked, taken back.
She nodded. "That doesn't bother you, does it?"
"No, that wasn't what I meant. I was just a bit surprised." He replied. She smiled.
"It surprises most people. I got married when I was 17 and had him a little over a year later, then I got divorced about 6 months ago and moved here." She said, giving him a quick synopsis. "Well, it was nice having coffee."
"It was. Here, let me have your number. I'll call you and maybe we can do it again sometime." Jack said, giving her his cell.
"Don't forget Jack Sullivan. Remember we have class together, so its not like you can avoid me." She said, walking out of Starbucks.
"How was class, Jax?" Jessica (A/N: Stress) asked, letting Jaclyn into her bathroom. "Meet any cute boys?"
Jaclyn smiled. "A couple. I went out with some people to Starbucks after class. It was fun. You'll never guess who's in my class." She said, as she closed the door to Jess's bathroom.
"Who?" Jess asked, leaning up against the outside wall.
"Jack Sullivan." Jaclyn said, tying her deep blue bikini top.
"Is he really?" She asked, somewhat amused.
"He is." Jaclyn said, opening up the door and starting to walk towards the pool.
"So its like you're socializing with the enemy. What's he like?" Jess asked.
"I don't really know." Jaclyn said. "We didn't really get a chance to talk – especially with the hatred he has towards the Pulitzers because of that stupid feud. But, he is gorgeous. He has that whole rugged cowboy look going for him."
"Really?" Jess exclaimed, licking her lips. "Sounds like my kind of guy." Jaclyn laughed.
"Tell me about it. But since you're a Lynch and friends with us, then there's no way he'd ever talk to you." Jaclyn said, as Jess playfully punched her arm. "Where is everyone?"
"Raven's in the kitchen making some popcorn. Trey (A/N: Blink) and Logan are in the pool playing with Marc. And I'm here talking to you. You know," Jess started, looking at her slyly. "Logan's really good with Marc, and Marc seems to like Logan quite a bit as well."
"Jessica." Jaclyn moaned. "Please do not start with that again. I do not even know if I want to start up a relationship with Logan!" She exclaimed, entering the kitchen.
"Jaclyn." Logan said, opening up a Mountain Dew. "How are you?"
"Hey!" Raven mumbled, turning around – her face stuffed with popcorn. "How was your first day of class?"
"Pretty good." Jaclyn said. "I have an amazing history teacher so the class should turn out to be pretty exciting."
Jess rolled her eyes. "I do not know how anything could make a class exciting, except for some eye candy in it." Jaclyn laughed.
"You have one thing on your mind and one thing only." Raven commented as her friend shrugged.
"So its getting pretty toasty in here with the oven going and whatnot." Stress said. "Let's join Trey and Marc in the pool, shall we?"
"Did you get the job?" Christina (aka Gin) asked Bess as she and Crystal (aka Books) opened up the door to their apartment.
"I did!" Bess squealed. "I'm so excited! Not only is Micheal Pulitzer extremely handsome, this will be an extremely easy job. And maybe, if Micheal likes me, he could get me published because you know how the Pulitzers own one of the most prominent publishing companies in the world."
"Of course he'll like you. Who couldn't? Not to mention, you're writing is fantastic. Comparable to Joyce Carol Oates." Crystal threw in.
"I knew there was a reason I kept you two around." Bess joked. "Hey, I've got to run. I have a little orientation session with Mr. Pulitzer in 15 minutes." She grabbed her keys and left.
"I'm betting 50 bucks, she falls in love with him," Christina said.
"You're on." Crystal said, shaking her hand.
"What a bitch." Riley muttered.
"Are you still on this whole Jaclyn thing?" Drew and Sapphire asked simultaneously.
"Of course. How can I get off it? I can't let them get back together." She stated, slamming her fist down on the kitchen counter. Her face lit up malevolently. "I got it!"
"What exactly are you planning on doing?" Drew asked, hesistating.
"Come here, I'll tell you."
"Its been fun." Jaclyn said, putting Micheal's shoes on. "But I told Grandfather we'd be home for dinner, so we're going to take off."
"Call me tomorrow after your classes." Raven said as Jaclyn opened the door.
"I'll walk you out." Logan said, following Jaclyn, as the others exchanged knowing looks. "So..." He said.
"So.." Jaclyn echoed. "Logan?" She asked. "Did I break your heart when I left?" He looked at her, puzzled for being asked such a question.
"Of course not. I'm a man of steel." He joked, pounding his chest in mock- Tarzan fashion.
"Seriously..."
"Seriously?" He asked, helping put up the roof on her convertible. "I guess you did. I mean, you were my first love and when you disappeared like that without even as much as a goodbye....it hurt." He picked Marc up and placed him in his car seat. "I thought you had forgotten all about me." She looked up at him before unlocking the driver's side door. She brushed the side of his face with her finger.
"I'm sorry for ever hurting you Logan." She whispered before kissing his cheek. "Good night." And she pulled out of Jess's driveway.
"Mama, j'ai faim." Marc whined, squirming in his car seat.
"Marc, I'm not going to listen to you unless you speak English." She responded, glancing in his direction and noticing his pouting face. God, he was beautiful.
"Mama, I'm hungry. When will we eat?"
"Whenever we get back to Grandfather's house. I'm sure Cook will have something fantastic waiting for us." She said, ruffling his hair as the sounds of Sex and the City filled the air. She flipped open her cell phone.
"Hello?" She asked hesistantly, not recognizing the number that appeared on her caller ID.
"Jaclyn? Its Jack Sullivan, we had coffee earlier." The voice said, crackling over her phone.
"I remember. What's up?"
"I was wondering if you'd like to have dinner with me tonight?"
"Tonight? Its just that I have my son with me and I doubt you want him tagging along."
"No. I love kids...for the most part. Bring him along. We'll go to a family friendly place."
"Alright, if you really don't mind Marc tagging along." She said, hesitating.
"No, I don't mind at all. I'm actually right by a great hamburger place I know, Tibby's."
"I know where that is. I'll probably be there in 10 minutes?"
"I'll see you then."
"Bye." She sighed, before dialing her father's number to inform him that she would be at Jessica's house, watching a movie.
"Marc, we're going to have dinner with my friend Jack, from one of my college classes. You have to do me a big favor and not mention any of the people you met today, or Grandfather. If you promise, I'll buy you ice cream after dinner." He looked at her, before nodding his head, his long brown hair falling into his eyes.
"Stop, Jack, please." Jaclyn said, wiping her eyes as she tried to restrain her laughter.
"Well, if you liked that story, you'll love this one." Jack said.
"Actually, its getting late. We have to start heading home. He's starting preschool in the morning." Jaclyn said.
"But Mama!" Marc exclaimed. "You promised me ice cream."
"Did she?" He said, tousling his hair. Jaclyn sighed.
"I did. I was hoping he'd forget."
"How about if I treat both you and your mommy to ice cream at Ben & Jerry's down the street?" Jack asked. Marc nodded furiously.
"No. You paid for dinner, I'll treat you to ice cream."
"You have a deal." Jack said, shaking her hand.
"So why did you decide to move from Paris?" Jack asked, taking one of Marc's hand as Jaclyn took the other. They swung him in the air as Marc laughed hysterically.
"The interior design firm I work for wanted to start an office in New York City and they asked me to head it. It was too good of an opportunity to pass up. Right now, the building is being remodeled and after this semester of classes and I graduate, it should be ready."
"Why choose Fairmont though?"
"Its only a 45 minute drive to New York City, and that's in bad traffic. Not to mention, I have some family here and they told me it would be a good place to raise Marc. Why are you in Fairmont?" She asked, turning the tables.
"My whole family is here and FU (A/n: say that aloud lol) has a really great medical program."
"You want to be a doctor?" She asked.
"Surprising, isn't it? I'm probably one of the most self-centered people I know, and that's saying a lot." He laughed. "This probably sounds ridiculous but what I want to do is help people that really need it for free. My family used to have summer home up north, in Massachusetts and every summer we'd drive up there and we'd pass through this tiny, poor town. You've seen them before, the towns that flourished and then something happened and now it' kind of like a tiny shadow of what it was. Well, this town, its called Cedarville, was really prosperous during the 20s and then the Great Depression hit and the town never fully recovered. Anyways, Cedarville has some beautiful Victorian homes that lay right in the center of town. A year ago, I bought one and am slowly fixing it up. Right now, I hired some people from town and they're doing all the things I can't do myself. That's where I'm going to have my practice once I get my medical degree at the end of the semester." Jaclyn stared at him.
"Wow, that's fantastic. I'd love to see it someday." He looked at her.
"You can help me decorate it!" Jack exclaimed. "Its funny..you're the only person I've told this too that hasn't pointed out that there's no way I'll ever make any money."
"I know how it is. My grandfather, who lives in California, is extremely wealthy and so I inherit most of his fortune when he dies, hopefully not anytime soon. But it leaves me free to do whatever I want." She paused. "Wait, so if you're going to graduate after this semester, why are you taking European History?"
"Well, when I was an undergrad, the class was always full and one of my passions is history, especially that of Europe. So I'm taking it now."
"You should go to Europe." She said. "Its amazing, especially if you love history. You can see everything like it was. I loved it there."
"Do you want to move back?" He asked.
"Eventually. Right now though, I've found things I just can't bear to part with here." She smiled at him. "Oh my god! Its almost 9! I have to get home and put Marc to bed!"
"What are you doing tomorrow?" Jack asked, turning around and heading back the opposite direction.
"I have a class then I'm looking at some apartments and then another class."
"Do you want to come with me? One of my friend's mothers is a fantastic realtor, she'll show you everything and tell you anything you want to know. We could go out to lunch before." Jack suggested. She smiled and bit her lip.
"That's fine, I just need a babysitter for Marc, he'd get too antsy looking at apartments all day."
"My little sister can watch him. She owes me a couple of favors."
"Call me tomorrow. My Interior Design class ends at 11:30."
A/n: This is kind of a filler chapter because I really don't know where I'm going with this. So that's where YOU, the reader, comes in! Give me any idea you have, please! And review!!