A/N: So I'm extremely glad that election time is over. And extremely satisfied and hopeful as to where this country will go with President Elect Barack Obama. And I'm super sorry that this chapter took FOREVER to get up. Between a case of writer's block and my laptop not working, I've been slowly but surely trying to finish this chapter.
A Chance to Love
With the party well underway for day two, Jocelyn was located in the kitchen with Casey and Lindsay engaged in deep conversation. "So, did you have Randy stay over last night?" Casey asked in a hushed tone incase Maddie or one of her spies were hanging around.
"Yes, but we never meant for him to end up here." The girls laughed at Jocelyn's comment as the blonde placed a bottle of Corona to her lips and tilted it back to take a sip. "And before you two ask, nothing happened."
Bright smiles took over Casey and Lindsay's faces, as unbeknownst to Jocelyn, Randy snuck up behind her.
Quickly, he wrapped his arms around her slim waist, pulling the blonde back into him. At first, she tensed up, but upon recognizing the tattoos, she eased back into his chest.
Randy took her hand into his and spun her around to face him. When he placed his lips to hers, her two best friends tried to stifle giggles. "Nothing happened, huh, Joce?"
Still in a tight lip-lock with Randy, Jocelyn stuck her middle finger up at her friends. "Touché, J.J.," Casey added as a joke.
Once the two pulled away from one another, Jocelyn's face broke out in a bright smile. Dressed in the dress she bought earlier at the mall with Randy, a silver lariat necklace with two diamonds dangling at the bottom and silver stiletto boots that reach halfway up her calf, she was dressed to the nines. Randy placed his lips to her ear and whispered, "Can we go talk for a bit?"
The blonde nodded and swallowed the rest of her Corona before placing it to the counter and grabbing two out of the open case in front of her. She handed one to Randy and turned to her best friends. "We'll be back in a minute."
Casey and Lindsay nodded before separating as well; Lindsay to John and Casey to the living room in search of Chace. Randy slipped his hand around hers, noting how their fingers intertwined right away. Randy opened the front door for Jocelyn, who stepped right outside with the brunette behind her.
"So, what's up?"
"I was thinking," Jocelyn nodded before letting go of Randy's hand to smooth the back of her dress as she sat on the brick steps in front of the sorority house. "I know you're really busy with your schoolwork, and I'm really busy with work."
Again, the blonde nodded, not exactly sure of where this conversation was headed. If it was headed in the direction she thought it was, they had a fun day together. "But I have a few days off coming up. And I was curious if you could take the weekend to come to St. Louis."
She pursed her lips together before they slowly turned up into a smile. "I'd love to." J.J. noticed Randy holding his breath for her answer, and giggled when he released the breath.
"Awesome. It's next Thursday to Sunday. I technically have to be back at work Monday morning in Toledo."
No matter how hard she tried, Jocelyn couldn't erase the smile on her face. On one hand, she was just glad that the conversation did a complete one-eighty from where she thought it was headed. On the other, she was excited to know that she would get to see Randy again, especially so soon. "That sounds great. I have class until noon on Thursdays, and Friday is my free day, so I'll grab a flight out Thursday night."
"You're not paying to come visit me."
Jocelyn only shook her head. "I can't expect you to pay for me to go. It'll be worth it to see you," she added, a bright smile intact on her face.
"I'm paying. End of story." The blonde rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out at Randy. "What did I tell you about stickin' your tongue out. Only if you plan on using it."
As she stood from the cold concrete, she offered Randy a playful wink. "Maybe I do plan on using it."
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The three girls sat in the basement on an olive colored oversized plush couch and watched John and Randy as well as a few of their friends play Beruit. "So, what did you guys talk about?"
Jocelyn licked her lips as a smile broke out across her features. "I'm going to St. Louis to visit Randy next weekend."
"That's awesome, Joce," Casey stated. "Leaving after your class on Thursday?"
Jocelyn nodded. "At least I'll have something to look forward to during my Intro to Social Work class." J.J. took a sip of her sixth Corona of the night and watched Randy. With his lifestyle, she couldn't believe how quickly he became friends with her group of friends. It was as if Chace and Randy had grown up together and were the best of friends.
Randy downed the last of the cup of beer in his hand and placed it to the side of the table. He stepped over to Jocelyn and crouched down in front of her, offering a bright smile. He placed a kiss to her lips before standing back up to continue playing.
"J, he's super cute."
Jocelyn shrugged. "I wouldn't say cute, but whatever floats your boat, Cooli."
"Did he ask you out or something last night?"
"Kind of. We're just seeing where this goes together."
Lindsay grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze. "He seems like a great guy, J.J."
Randy turned to look at her, and as the two locked eyes, Jocelyn nodded. "Yeah," she stared before turning to Lindsay, "he is."
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