So I said I was re-writing this story, and this is another replacement chapter, I had someone check it over, so enjoy! And please review.
Chapter 1.
New Orleans was the start of Jennifer "JJ" Jareau who was far away from her small-town home of East Allegheny, Pennsylvania, it was a fresh start from all the bad that had happened in her short life.
Her long golden blonde hair hung down her back tucked behind her ears, she placed her hands on her hips of her athletic figure, adjusting her top, she looked around at her surroundings, she noticed many people staring at her as they went past, taking a quick glance at herself in her car window JJ smiled to herself, hoping a boy may finally take an interest in her.
Locking the trunk of her car, JJ grabbed the final box, before heading into the dorm that she would call home for the next three years. Walking through the dorm to the furthest bedroom, she placed the box down on the bed. As she started to unpack her things, she heard someone enter the apartment. Walking to the bedroom door, she looked out into the hallway to find a girl with long dark hair looking back at her.
"Hi there," JJ said.
The girl smiled."Hi, I'm Emily"
"I'm Jennifer but everyone calls me JJ"
"Nice to meet you," Emily replied."So what rooms are taken?"
"I took this one," JJ said, gesturing over her shoulder.
"I guess I'll take that one and our other roommate can take the last one," Emily replied, pointing towards the nearest empty bedroom.
"Need some help with your stuff?" JJ offered.
"Yeah, that would be great" Emily smiled softly.
It didn't take the girls long to get Emily's things into her room."Thank you for your help by the way" Emily said as she placed the last box down
JJ looked up. "You're welcome. How about we both unpack then we can see what kitchen things we need to get?"
"That sounds good"
After unpacking, both Emily and JJ made a list of stuff they needed before heading to the local store. They grabbed a few basics, enough to get them through a few days, before heading back. Re-entering the apartment, JJ put the bags down. Her eyes were drawn to the brightly colored accessories added to their place.
"I think our roommate arrived" JJ smiled.
"Oh hi! Sorry I just thought this place needed some color," came an excitable voice. The girls looked up to see a girl coming into the room, her hair as bright blonde as JJ's and her clothes just as colorful as her décor.
"It definitely did" Emily smiled looking at JJ.
"I'm Penelope," said the colorful girl.
"I'm Emily and this is JJ," Emily said, gesturing between herself and JJ.
"I think we're all going to get along really well," Penelope said with a smile.
JJ smiled."Are you hungry? We just bought some stuff from the store"
"Perfect" Penelope smiled.
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"So what are you studying JJ?" Penelope asked.
JJ took a bite of her pizza slice, before placing it back on the plate.
"Journalism and Criminology," she replied.
"Oh cool!" Emily said.
"Yourself?" JJ asked.
"Criminal Justice and Sociology," Emily replied.
"I'm doing IT" Penelope chimed in.
"Wow look at us" Emily smiled, "We could all be crime fighters one day"
JJ and Penelope laughed. "Maybe one day" JJ smiled.
"So we have a few days until classes start. How about we hit up a party?" Emily said
"I'm in," JJ said with a smile.
/
The music was up above the level at which a normal conversation would be held, but despite that, it was the atmosphere everyone was looking for to start off their college lives.
Standing by the staircase with a beer in hand, William "Will" LaMontagne Jr, was chatting easily with his new roommate. Born and raised in the south, Will couldn't have had a more different upbringing from Derek Morgan, A tall African-American boy who was itching to dive into football training, but the two boys had hit it off instantly
Taking a sip of his beer, Will looked at his roommate. "So here's to college life"
"Cheers" Morgan smiled, bumping his beer against Will's.
"So are you here to mingle or have a fun night? " Will asked.
Derek looked around, his eyes landing on the three girls who had come in about ten minutes earlier."How about we mingle" Derek raised his brow "I haven't spoken to any college ladies yet" he sipped his beer.
Will turned his head, seeing the two blondes chatting with a taller, dark-haired girl."Lead the way" he smiled watching as Derek took the lead towards the women.
"Hey look," Penelope said, nudging JJ as she spotted the two boys looking at them.
"Oh they're cute," Emily said with a giggle.
"Why don't we say hi?" Penelope smiled sipping her drink.
"Too late," JJ said with a grin as the boys started towards them.
"Can we get you ladies something to drink?" Derek offered.
"Sure" Emily smiled at the tall man in front of her taking a quick glance at his toned arm muscles.
Morgan disappeared around the corner but was back moments later with three fresh drinks for the girls.
"I'm Derek, Derek Morgan but everyone calls me Morgan"
"I'm Emily, this is JJ and Pen," Emily replied. Taking the drink off him, As both JJ and Penelope smiled taking the drinks.
"This is Will," Derek said, gesturing to his friend. Will nodded, sipping his drink. He froze when he felt his phone go off, excusing himself from the conversation as he pulled it from his pocket.
I need you to take Henry, something has come up.
"Sorry to cut this short, but I have to go," he said, looking up at the group.
"Man, the party is just getting started," Derek said.
"Sorry, something came up," Will replied, excusing himself from the group and heading towards the front door.
JJ watched as he walked away. He hadn't said much, but something about him had caught her eye. She just couldn't figure out what it was.
/
Putting her bag down, JJ sat down in one of the chairs. Looking around the classroom, she noticed how it was nothing like high school. Sighing, she pulled out her notebook. As the last few students arrived, she became aware of someone sitting down beside her. She glanced up, realizing the guy who had just sat down next to her looked very familiar.
The professor stood up at the head of the class. "Okay, welcome to your first college class. Take a few minutes before we begin to get acquainted with the person sitting next to you, as they are going to be your partner for the next three years"
Everyone let out a little laugh. JJ turned, getting a proper look at her new partner. She broke into a grin, realizing she did in fact know who he was.
"Well, hey there," he said with a smile.
"I'm JJ."
"Will. We met the other night, didn't we?"
JJ nodded. "Yeah, you were with Morgan right?"
Will nodded.
"And you rushed out of there"
"Something came up," Will said quickly."You're not from around here are you?"
"What, did my accent give me away?" JJ said with a laugh.
"Just a little," Will said raising his brow. "So where are you from?"
"Pennsylvania"
Will nodded. "Tell you what Pennsylvania, since we're going be spending a lot of time together in this class and I hope out of class, how about I show you the real New Orleans sometime?"
JJ licked her lips. "Deal"
"Okay" Will nodded.
As the class ended, JJ started walking up the steps to leave. She stopped when she felt someone pull on her arm. Turning, she found Will behind her.
"Here's my number. Text me sometime, we should grab coffee"
JJ nodded. "I will"
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Opening the door, JJ stepped into their dorm. Stopping in her tracks, she looked at the bright multi-colored room. "What happened here?"
"I gave this place a Pen makeover," Penelope said happily
"Well, it does look pretty good," JJ replied as she put her bag down, sitting next to her two roommates,
"So how was your first class?" Emily asked.
JJ smiled "Interesting actually"
"Please tell us it was to do with a boy" Penelope smiled.
JJ laughed. "Defiantly to do with a boy."
"Do tell, buttercup" Penelope said eagerly.
JJ smiled. She liked how she got along with both of her roommates.
"Okay," she paused. "Our tutor made us become partners with the person who was sitting next to us"
"And?" Emily smiled.
"Remember that party the other night, and Morgan introduced us to his friend?"
"The one that left?" Emily said.
"Yeah, well, it turns out he's in my class" JJ smiled.
"So what happened?" Penelope asked
"We just talked and got partnered together for class"
"So what is he like?" Emily smiled
"He's hot," JJ said, hesitating before she spoke again. "And he has the sexiest accent ever"
"He's from around here right?" Pen asked.
"Yes! And he gave me his number. Said we should hang out and he'll show me the real New Orleans"
"Then what are you waiting for?" Penelope smiled.
"I don't know. Doesn't it seem desperate to text this soon?"
"No," Emily said slowly. "It's just coffee JJ"
JJ nodded. "You're right"
Leaning over, she picked up her bag. She pulled out the piece of paper with his number on it, before typing it into her phone.
Hey, it's JJ. Let me know when you wanna grab that coffee :)
/
Knocking on the door, Will stepped inside. His eyes landed on his ex-girlfriend, and he let out a laugh. "Wow, someone's dressed to please"
Rolling her eyes, Jessica turned around. "Henry, your father's here"
Hearing footsteps, Will smiled, seeing Henry running towards him. Picking him up, Will ruffled his hair. "Hey bud, you ready?"
"Yeah, I grab toy"
Will smiled as he let him down. He reached down and picked up Henry's bag as Henry came back with his action figure.
"I'll let you know when I'm dropping him off," Will said to
"Thanks"
When he got back to his dorm, he pushed open the door to allow Henry inside. Henry stepped in, a little unsure, and stopped in his tracks when he saw Derek on the couch.
"Henry, this is Derek, can you say hi?"
"Hi," Henry said shyly. He clutched his toy, finding a spot in the corner of the room to play as he took in his new environment.
"So that's the kid?" Morgan asked.
"Yeah, he's well behaved don't worry"
"He seems okay." Morgan nodded.
Will nodded. "So, you're okay with this?"
"Man, you have a kid, I'm not going to stop you. I get it, you want to be part of his life. He can be here whenever"
"Good, and think you could do me a favor?"
"What?"
"Just be mindful when you have girls over if he's around"
Morgan laughed. "Yeah, yeah, guess the same rule applies for you huh?"
"Somethin' like that" Will laughed.
"Daddy, can we play?"
Will nodded. As he stood up, his phone went off in his pocket. He pulled it out, breaking into a smile when he saw the text from JJ. He quickly tapped out a reply.
How's Monday, after class?
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The mouthful of ice-cream was halfway to JJ's mouth when her phone went off beside her. She picked it up, her eyes scanning the screen as she broke into a smile.
"What did he have to say?" Emily asked knowingly.
"Monday after class"
"And?" Pen asked.
"I'm saying yes," JJ said, unable to fight off her smile as she tapped out her reply and pressed send.
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I am going to try to update this as much as I can, I do have some other stories on the go and working on making my writing better so it is taking time, please leave a review.