As promised, here is Chapter 2. I'm almost finished on Chapter 3 too, so that should be up pretty soon :) I have a basic idea of my storyline, but I keep adding more detail to my ideas, so I'm not sure how long my overall story will be. Anyway, review please:)

ipodRlover: Thankyou for your review, I really appreciate it :) Yeah, I completely agree! And no, I wouldn't ever be able to kill one of them off, or have them break up - after everything they had to go through in actual books, I think they deserve to be together now. But they will still be having to face some problems, together. :)

I woke again, a few hours later, to the sound of a low, deep rumble. After careful inspection of the room around me, I realised that the rumble was coming from my stomach. I was starving.

I slowly rolled out of bed, and let my eyes adjust to my surroundings. The sun was now much higher in the sky, still beaming out rays of blinding yellow light. It looked like it was going to be a really nice day.

I searched around the room for my clothes – stumbling on a few steps, still feeling sleepy from the warmth of the bed – and yanked them on quickly. I then hurried downstairs, going straight for the sleek, cherry wood cupboard, and pulling out the first box of cereal I could find. I poured myself a bowlful, filling it right to the brim – hey, I was hungry, okay? – and then scoffed it down quicker than you could have said "Go."

Well, all this late night activity with a certain Rob Wilkins tended to leave me feeling extra hungry in the morning, if you catch my drift.

When I was full, and satisfied that my hunger had been quenched, I went out onto the porch, and stood for a while in the cool morning air. The sun shimmered down onto the pavement, where a group of young children were playing, laughing and screaming in delight as they chased each other around the street. A small smile found its way onto my lips, as I watched one of the young girls squeal with happiness as she caught one of the boys.

I sighed heavily, suddenly remembering that I had to go see my mother, to apparently, discuss mine and Robs engagement. Don't get me wrong, I mean, I'm happy that she's finally accepted the fact that me and Rob are together. Really, I am. But, it gets just a teensy bit irritating, when all she can seem to talk about is wedding receptions, and big flowing dresses, and what special type of fancy-looking paper to print the invites on, and...ugh.

I strolled over to where my bike was parked, hopped on, gunned the engine, and cruised along to my mom's house.

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It didn't take me very long to get there – it's not really that far away, and with my addiction to speed, I always stay exactly at the speed limit, never any slower – so I pulled over, jumped off my bike, and started making my way down the path towards the door.

"Jessica!" my mom called, walking out onto the porch. She always seemed excited to see me now. I wasn't exactly sure why – maybe for her, it just hadn't sunk in yet that I was never going back to New York. Which, I most definitely wasn't. My life was here now.

"Hey mom," I said, forcing a smile as she led me inside. My eyes grew wide, seeing the huge pile of bridal magazines she had, stacked on the kitchen table.

"Oh, we have so much to discuss!" she said excitedly, leading me over to the kitchen table, and opening the first of the magazines, "I found the most gorgeous dress in here the other day! It would look just perfect on you – and it would really show off your beautiful figure! You'd look just like a princess. Oh, and you know what else would be-"

I tuned out, letting her babble on about wedding dresses. Hey, whatever made her happy. I took a seat next to the kitchen table, and watched as Chigger came over to sniff at my hand. The thing my mom didn't realise, is that I didn't want a big wedding, or a fancy dress. For all I care, I'd happily get married in jeans and a t-shirt. Chigger licked my hand for a couple of minutes, before walking beneath the table and stetching out until he was lying down.

"Oh, and I was thinking, we could get one hundred white doves, and let them loose! Just think how romantic it would all feel!" my mom said, bursting with enthusiasm.

Okay, now I was starting to doubt my mom's sanity. "No, Mom," I said, my voice completely serious, "No doves. And no huge, overly priced dress. I've told you before, I just want a small wedding. Just family and a few friends." And I had told her before. Many, many times. But the thing about my mom is, well, she thinks she knows whats best for me. She thinks that if she does this for me, I will thank her for it eventually. Which, I so never will.

"But," she argued, sounding disappointed, and slightly angry, "It will be your big day, honey. Your one day to show everyone about how happy you are."

"I don't want to show everyone, mom." I fired back quickly, getting up from my seat."Why do people have to know I'm happy? I know. Isn't that enough?"

"Well, I'll just have to ask Rob what he thinks on the matter," she said slyly, "I'm sure he'll agree with me."

My eyes narrowed – she was right. My mom had accepted Rob and me as a couple now, and Rob was determined not to screw it up. So he would do pretty much anything to stay in her good books – including agreeing with whatever crazy ideas she had planned for our wedding.

"It's going to be a small wedding, ma," I said, my voice raising slightly louder than I planned, "And that's final."

I started for the door, wanting to be as far from my mother as possible.

I heard her exhale heavily behind me. "Wait, Jessica!" she shouted, following me back out onto the porch, "Please," she sighed, "Just consider my ideas."

Just as I was about to shout "no", jump on my bike, and ride away, I turned to look at her face. And it was filled with disappointment. I sighed. I hated that face. "Fine, ma. I'll consider it."

Her face lifted slightly, and she reached over to give me a tight hug, before returning back inside.

And then I jumped on my bike, yanking the helmet over my head, and cruised over to Wilkins Auto and Motorcycle Repair.

Hope you like it. The actual plot of the story will become more apparent in the next couple of chapters :) Chapter 3 is almost finished, and should be uploaded soon. REVIEW please :)