Hey guys! So I couldn't help but update again…I stayed up late last night writing and wanted to get the fanfic actually started. The prologue was short and just had a bit of background info. Anyways here's the next chapter, hope it's alright…review and let me know :)

The Green House

I was at the restaurant working…wow that pretty much summed up my life, but it was true. I worked, went out with my friends from work, and went home. The next day I'd start the process all over again. Some people would call my life boring, but to me it was just fine…I liked stability. I could rely on work, or with a co-worker to go out and have a drink with, it reminded me that some things were stable, unlike the two families I'd had. So to say work was my life was a bit of an understatement.

I had been working all afternoon so I was finally on my break. Deciding that I didn't want to leave I sat at the bar looking around the place.

The Green House was a very high class restaurant. It was situated in the middle of New York, bringing in all the wealthy CEOs who were cheating on their wives. Although I hated the cliental, they did tip well. Deciding to not bother watching the clients, since they'd just make me angry, I watch my friends instead.

Maia was probably my best friend out of the bunch. She was a 21 year old girl. She had beautiful dark skin, brown eyes, curvy body, and dark brown hair that was all braided. She had this look about her that just showed her love of life. She was just a nice person to be around. Although we were close, she still didn't know about my past…the only one who knew here was Hodge. I didn't particularly feel like being the center of a pity party, so with that I kept my past a secret.

Moving on I saw Aline. She was a self-centered girl who all too willingly threw herself at any good looking guy, but other than that fact she was a nice girl. Her half-Asian heritage gave her an exotic look, topped off with her amazing body and she had all the guys' attention…not that she didn't know or play up the fact with her slutly clothes.

I continued to stare at the familiar faces, until I saw him…Jace. He was the only person I wasn't really close with. I don't know why but we never bothered with each other. It could have been the fact that I looked like a real life Cabbage Patch kid – a short, ginger with freckles, who had a skinny body and no curves – while he looked like a Greek god. The best word to describe him would be golden…golden blonde hair, tanned skin, golden eyes, even his personality could be described as golden. He was the typical nice boy to everyone that mattered, although if you didn't he was a class A ass.

He had joined the staff about a year after I did and worked his way up to be Hodge's second right hand man. Although Hodge looked to both Jace and I for the important jobs, we never got close. He wouldn't go out with the same people I'd be going with and we never talked to one another unless we had to. Basically our relationship was just acknowledging the other if they were around…although that never stopped me from staring, he was extremely good-looking…

I was broken out of my daydreaming by our bartender, Sebastian. Seb was nice and all. Plus he had a gorgeous bod and a super model face, but things were a bit awkward between us. No matter how many times I refused his offers to go out, another one came…I honestly didn't think his learning curve was the best, but then again he was a nice guy. The thing was I didn't want to date, I knew in the end that they'd leave to and I didn't want to go through another heartbreak. To love is to destroy. I had gone by that motto ever since I heard some guy in the parking lot say that. It was just so true, love did nothing but break your heart when it decided to leave, and for that reason I avoided dating at all costs.

"Sorry Seb, I didn't catch what you said there." "Well I just wanted to tell you Hodge was looking for you. Said he had something important to tell you, but I also wanted to know what you were doing later?" Honestly I used to reject him in a nice matter before, but now I couldn't help but have a bit of fun with it, especially when he set himself up. "Thanks for telling me about Hodge. But about later, I'm not sure what I'll be doing, I just know it won't be you." And with that I walked to Hodge's office, hearing a muffed reply in the background.

Well I hope everyone liked it. I know my descriptions aren't the best, I was never good at them, but it's alright because I just wanted everyone to know the basics. I promise it will get much better once I get through all this introductory stuff.

Bye for now, Ashley :)