-Chapter One-
Christie Nelson rolled out of her twin-sized bed, rubbing her eyes and scratching her head. She looked @ her clock to see that it was 9:30. It had been about five years since she had first found herself in Canada, living with her cousin, going to a new school, and finding the man of her dreams.
Sure, not everyone finds the person they want to spend the rest of their life with in 11th grade, but that was what happened for Christie. She had stumbled upon Craig Manning, probably the absolute most wonderful guy in the entire solar system. She smiled just thinking about him.
Christie now found herself living with her two best friends, Manny Santos and Emma Nelson, in an off campus apartment complex, across town from her boyfriend Craig, Emma's boyfriend Sean, and their friend Jimmy. Christie looked around and saw that Manny and Emma's beds had already been made. Per usual, Christie was the late riser, Emma always woke up around 7:30 and went for a jog. Then she picked Sean up around 8:30 and went to breakfast. Manny could usually be found watching something on TV in the living room with her morning coffee.
She walked into the bathroom across the hall and flipped on the light. She looked in the mirror @ what used to be a head full of long, chocolate brown tresses. Christie had become bored her freshman year of college and decided to cut her hair into a shoulder length style with lots of layers, and she added blonde highlights throughout her head. She ran her fingers through her hair and went to turn on the shower. After her shower she put on a pair of baby pink terrycloth, drawstring shorts and a white tank top. She swept a light pink glitter over her cheeks, lips and eyes, added black mascara and eyeliner and quickly combed through her hair. Spraying it with a concoction used to create waves she set off for the kitchen.
"Morning sleepyhead," greeted Manny.
Christie smiled as she grabbed her purse off the counter and ran over to the couch to join Manny.
"How's the coffee?" she asked.
"Good, as always," said Manny," get an iced mocha when you go okay? It'll be good for today."
Christie nodded. She turned her attention to the TV and saw that Manny was watching a Days of Our Lives rerun on The Soap Network.
"Ohhh this is the one in the cabin with Brady and Chloe huh?" said Christie.
"Yup," said Manny," they're so lucky they found each other. Kinda like you and Craig."
"Speaking of him, I'm off to wake him up!" announced Christie. She gave Manny a quick hug and stepped out the door into the hallway. She walked down to the stairs and made her way to the bottom floor, waving at a few people on the way. Approaching the front door she stepped out breathing in the fresh summer air. She went to her car and unlocked it, making the lights flash and a slight beeping noise. She put her key in the ignition and started it up. It was a beautiful day and she just took in the sights as she took her fifteen-minute drive to Craig's.
Christie pulled up to the sleek, high rise and parked. She hopped out and buzzed herself in making her way up to the boys' apartment. She knew that Sean was out with Emma, and Jimmy was playing his morning game of basketball at the nearest sports center, this meant that she and Craig would have the apartment all to themselves. Christie smiled as she thought, and came up to the door of their apartment.
Craig was still sleeping. Tangled in a web of sheets he was dreaming about, what else, Christie. It wasn't enough that they saw each other almost every waking moment, but every sleeping moment as well. He was sprawled out, hanging off of his twin sized bed, when he heard the door buzz. He groggily sat up and rubbed his eyes, standing up next to his mirror, he stretched and patted his stomach. Craig walked out of the bedroom and towards the door. He opened it up and smiled as he looked at the girl in his dreams. She looked cute, as always, in her little shorts and tank top. Her hair was still wet and her face was glowing.
When Craig opened the door he was kickin' in it nothing but a pair of boxers. His curly hair was messy, and his eyes still had that "sleepy look". He had been working out a lot with Jimmy and Sean so the muscles in his arms and stomach were looking perfectly toned.
"Hey you," he said stepping out of the way so Christie could come in. She walked past him and turned to face him and he shut the door behind her.
Christie grabbed his hand and laced her fingers into his as he turned around," Can you please not wear more than this, ever?"
Craig laughed," You like the 'sleepy man in boxers' look that much, huh?"
Christie nodded, she ran her manicured fingers over the muscles on his stomach and looked up at him. He leaned down and kissed her softly. She ran her hand up his stomach and placed it around his neck, kissing him back. Just then, Sean and Emma walked in.
"Uhh, whoops," said Sean. Craig pulled away from Christie and turned around to see the couple smiling at him.
"Hey guys," he said dissatisfied. Christie and Emma exchanged hugs as Sean mouthed 'sorry' to Craig. Craig shrugged it off, he knew there would be more times.
"Well, we brought some breakfast back here, thought maybe you guys would want some," said Emma.
"I'm starved," said Christie.
"And I'm half naked," replied Craig," I'm going to go put some clothes on now."
Christie turned around, muffin in hand and frowned. "Sorry babe, we have company."
"Bye-bye sleepy man in boxers," she said sadly.
Emma and Sean laughed as the three of them sat down to have breakfast. Craig came out a few minutes later in a pair of khaki shorts and a white, striped polo shirt. He kissed Christie's cheek and joined the group at the table.
"So guys, what is on the agenda for the night," he asked.
"I was thinking, movies with Jimmy and Manny, and then dinner?" said Sean.
"Yeah that sounds good," said Craig," oh wait, Jimmy and Manny have that lecture tonight for Sims class."
Emma agreed," Yep, Manny was groaning about that earlier."
"They won't be able to go to dinner." Said Craig.
"Oh, that's right," agreed Sean," Em, how about that sushi place you like?"
"Ew, sushi," said Christie, crinkling her nose.
"You look like Angela," laughed Emma," sushi sounds good to me."
"Cris, we'll go somewhere for Italian, okay?" said Craig.
Christie nodded taking a bite of her muffin. "Movies are still cool tho, Jimmy should be back here any minute and then we can go pick up Manny and chill somewhere, figure out what we wanna see."
"Good," said Sean," sounds like a plan."
Christie Nelson rolled out of her twin-sized bed, rubbing her eyes and scratching her head. She looked @ her clock to see that it was 9:30. It had been about five years since she had first found herself in Canada, living with her cousin, going to a new school, and finding the man of her dreams.
Sure, not everyone finds the person they want to spend the rest of their life with in 11th grade, but that was what happened for Christie. She had stumbled upon Craig Manning, probably the absolute most wonderful guy in the entire solar system. She smiled just thinking about him.
Christie now found herself living with her two best friends, Manny Santos and Emma Nelson, in an off campus apartment complex, across town from her boyfriend Craig, Emma's boyfriend Sean, and their friend Jimmy. Christie looked around and saw that Manny and Emma's beds had already been made. Per usual, Christie was the late riser, Emma always woke up around 7:30 and went for a jog. Then she picked Sean up around 8:30 and went to breakfast. Manny could usually be found watching something on TV in the living room with her morning coffee.
She walked into the bathroom across the hall and flipped on the light. She looked in the mirror @ what used to be a head full of long, chocolate brown tresses. Christie had become bored her freshman year of college and decided to cut her hair into a shoulder length style with lots of layers, and she added blonde highlights throughout her head. She ran her fingers through her hair and went to turn on the shower. After her shower she put on a pair of baby pink terrycloth, drawstring shorts and a white tank top. She swept a light pink glitter over her cheeks, lips and eyes, added black mascara and eyeliner and quickly combed through her hair. Spraying it with a concoction used to create waves she set off for the kitchen.
"Morning sleepyhead," greeted Manny.
Christie smiled as she grabbed her purse off the counter and ran over to the couch to join Manny.
"How's the coffee?" she asked.
"Good, as always," said Manny," get an iced mocha when you go okay? It'll be good for today."
Christie nodded. She turned her attention to the TV and saw that Manny was watching a Days of Our Lives rerun on The Soap Network.
"Ohhh this is the one in the cabin with Brady and Chloe huh?" said Christie.
"Yup," said Manny," they're so lucky they found each other. Kinda like you and Craig."
"Speaking of him, I'm off to wake him up!" announced Christie. She gave Manny a quick hug and stepped out the door into the hallway. She walked down to the stairs and made her way to the bottom floor, waving at a few people on the way. Approaching the front door she stepped out breathing in the fresh summer air. She went to her car and unlocked it, making the lights flash and a slight beeping noise. She put her key in the ignition and started it up. It was a beautiful day and she just took in the sights as she took her fifteen-minute drive to Craig's.
Christie pulled up to the sleek, high rise and parked. She hopped out and buzzed herself in making her way up to the boys' apartment. She knew that Sean was out with Emma, and Jimmy was playing his morning game of basketball at the nearest sports center, this meant that she and Craig would have the apartment all to themselves. Christie smiled as she thought, and came up to the door of their apartment.
Craig was still sleeping. Tangled in a web of sheets he was dreaming about, what else, Christie. It wasn't enough that they saw each other almost every waking moment, but every sleeping moment as well. He was sprawled out, hanging off of his twin sized bed, when he heard the door buzz. He groggily sat up and rubbed his eyes, standing up next to his mirror, he stretched and patted his stomach. Craig walked out of the bedroom and towards the door. He opened it up and smiled as he looked at the girl in his dreams. She looked cute, as always, in her little shorts and tank top. Her hair was still wet and her face was glowing.
When Craig opened the door he was kickin' in it nothing but a pair of boxers. His curly hair was messy, and his eyes still had that "sleepy look". He had been working out a lot with Jimmy and Sean so the muscles in his arms and stomach were looking perfectly toned.
"Hey you," he said stepping out of the way so Christie could come in. She walked past him and turned to face him and he shut the door behind her.
Christie grabbed his hand and laced her fingers into his as he turned around," Can you please not wear more than this, ever?"
Craig laughed," You like the 'sleepy man in boxers' look that much, huh?"
Christie nodded, she ran her manicured fingers over the muscles on his stomach and looked up at him. He leaned down and kissed her softly. She ran her hand up his stomach and placed it around his neck, kissing him back. Just then, Sean and Emma walked in.
"Uhh, whoops," said Sean. Craig pulled away from Christie and turned around to see the couple smiling at him.
"Hey guys," he said dissatisfied. Christie and Emma exchanged hugs as Sean mouthed 'sorry' to Craig. Craig shrugged it off, he knew there would be more times.
"Well, we brought some breakfast back here, thought maybe you guys would want some," said Emma.
"I'm starved," said Christie.
"And I'm half naked," replied Craig," I'm going to go put some clothes on now."
Christie turned around, muffin in hand and frowned. "Sorry babe, we have company."
"Bye-bye sleepy man in boxers," she said sadly.
Emma and Sean laughed as the three of them sat down to have breakfast. Craig came out a few minutes later in a pair of khaki shorts and a white, striped polo shirt. He kissed Christie's cheek and joined the group at the table.
"So guys, what is on the agenda for the night," he asked.
"I was thinking, movies with Jimmy and Manny, and then dinner?" said Sean.
"Yeah that sounds good," said Craig," oh wait, Jimmy and Manny have that lecture tonight for Sims class."
Emma agreed," Yep, Manny was groaning about that earlier."
"They won't be able to go to dinner." Said Craig.
"Oh, that's right," agreed Sean," Em, how about that sushi place you like?"
"Ew, sushi," said Christie, crinkling her nose.
"You look like Angela," laughed Emma," sushi sounds good to me."
"Cris, we'll go somewhere for Italian, okay?" said Craig.
Christie nodded taking a bite of her muffin. "Movies are still cool tho, Jimmy should be back here any minute and then we can go pick up Manny and chill somewhere, figure out what we wanna see."
"Good," said Sean," sounds like a plan."