"So I hear your mother is away again." Dr. Hearst commented.
"Well you heard correct." Jackie responded absently playing with a piece of bright purple hair.
"That's twice this week." He said. Jackie hummed in response.
"How does that make you feel?" the doctor asked.
"How does what make me feel?" the blue-eyed teen asked now surveying her black painted nails.
"You're mother always being away. You always home alone." Hearst clarified.
The teen shrugged nonchalantly. "First off I'm not always home alone, Ronnie or one of the boys usually stays with me. Second why should I care what she does it's her life."
Suddenly phone rang shrilly. Before the doctor could move to answer Jackie nimbly moved forward and picked up the phone.
"Candy's Escort Service how may we pleasure you?" she said in greeting. She heard a choking sound, then a struggle. 'Give me the phone Baby Boy.' Jackie smiled, now knowing who was on the other line.
"Hi, I'm looking for Dr. James Hearst." A smooth male voice said.
"I'm sorry Jimmy's unable to come to the phone right now, he's exchanging dirty words with his wife. If you like, I can take down a message for him." Jackie said her voice serious, but she smiled sweetly at the older man. The boy on the phone chuckled, and then she heard another struggle begin. 'Reid fuck-off man. Give me the god-damn phone.' She laughed silently at her brother's troubles.
"Jacqueline give me the phone." Hearst said rising from his chair and extending his arm towards the girl.
"I'm sorry what was that doctor?" Jackie teased.
"Do I know a synonym for…well doc that's dirty enough don't you think." She continued.
"Jacqueline Marceau the phone." James said firmly and clearly, Jackie heard a sharp intake of breath when her full name was mentioned.
"Sorry it seems the doctor's libido is low today, he can take your call." Jackie said pleasantly. She held the phone out, and the doctor snatched it from her.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked as the teen rose from her chair.
"To go have steamy, passionate, kinky sex with a random hot guy." Jackie answered matter-of-factly
"Stay we have five more minutes." James ordered. The girl pouted but complied, turning to stare out the window, ignoring the conversation her shrink was having with her 'brother'.
Jackie sighed as she walked into her dorm room. She threw her bag onto the floor and flopped onto her bed. It had been a long day and all she wanted to do was relax for a while, and she did, until the whirlwind she called a best friend waltz into her room and went straight to her closet.
"Uh, what are you doing? The black-haired girl asked from her bed. "I'm picking something out for you to wear." Veronica replied. "Pour quoi?" she asked in French."'Cause we're going out with the boys." Veronica answered the French-American's question. Jackie sat up when a shirt landed on her head.
She surveyed what her friend was wearing; a pair of black skinny jeans, a dark blue shirt that said 'Blonds Do It Better', and a pair of navy chucks. She then looked at what her friend had chosen for her. A mini jean skirt, a black shirt that had the Cheshire Cat from 'Alice in Wonderland', that said 'We're All Mad Here', in hot pink and a pair of hot pink converse.
"Idontwannago." She whined.
"To bad, get your ass out of bed and change." Veronica responded sitting on Jackie's bed and shoving her off. Jacqueline did as she was told muttering French curses.
"Ready." Jackie said before her friend dragged her out of dorm.
"Uh, where exactly are we going?" Jackie questioned her older, blond best friend as they entered the parking lot.
"There aren't any exciting parties to go to so just Nicky's." Veronica said as they slid into her black Mustang and stuck the key into the ignition.
"Oh, alright, the boys there already?" Jackie questioned the 15-year-old as she fiddled with the radio.
"Yup"
"Awesome, let's hit the road!" Jackie exclaimed raising the volume of 'Curse of Curves' by Cute Is What We Aim For. Veronica peeled out of the parking lot, both girls singing along.
~At Nicky's~
"Ready to lose Garwin?" Aaron taunted as Tyler set up the pool table.
"In your dreams Abbott." Reid sneered back as Brian and Brody flanked either of Aaron's sides.
"We break." Brian interjected before anything could escalate. The two youngest Sons acquiesced. Aaron move forward, ready to break when he was distracted by a squeal.
"AARON!"
The curly haired boy barley had time to brace himself before something collided with him. "Omph"
"Someone's happy." he commented looking down at the brunette in his arms. Veronica sauntered up smirking mischievously at the three.
"Yup!" Jackie exclaimed before moving towards the other two.
"Oh boy, someone had a little somethin' somethin'." Brody teased as the younger girl attacked him.
"You had to give it to her, didn't you," Aaron groaned as the tiny girl moved on to Brian.
"Not my fault, she found the six pack in my car," the blond said shrugging and leaning against the pool table.
"How many has she had?' Brian asked. The two Sons, one watching in amusement, the other impassive, were completely forgotten.
"Two and a half, Ronnie took my third." Jackie said saddling up next to Aaron, said boy just shook his head.
"That much shit is dangerous." Brian commented.
"Nuh-uh." Jackie replied sticking her tongue out at him.
"It's just Red Bull, imagine if it had been Monsters." Veronica told them, catching the growing glare from a certain blue-eyed brunette. The other shuddered at the thought. Jackie pouted.
"Hey I love this song!" Jackie exclaimed skipping into the crowd as the beginning strains of 'Pour Some Sugar On Me' by Def Leppard sounded through the bar.
"Not it"
"Not it"
"Not it," Ronnie, Aaron, and Brody said quickly.
"Damnit." Brian muttered before delving into the crowd looking for the now dancing Jackie.
"What the hell did you guys give her?" asked Reid watching Jackie dance. Ronnie smiled, "It's just Red Bull. I didn't bring vodka tonight."
Reid grinned. "Damn what is she like drunk?"
Tyler elbowed him. "Let's go they have to take care of her."
Aaron rolled his eyes. "Asshole doesn't give a shit about his own blood." Ronnie giggled. "Like you have any right to talk Aaron."
Reid and Tyler stared at the group and they could have sworn the younger boy's eyes turned completely black but it must have been a trick of the light.
Then the jukebox short-circuited saving Brian from stopping Jackie.
"Hey the music stopped." They heard the brunette complain.
"Awww," Brian mocked pulling the girl back to the table.
"But I wanted to dance." She whined. She turned to Veronica.
"Ronnie." She moaned. The blond shook her head and pointed to Aaron.
She turned her blue eyes to her friend and pouted. He sighed in defeat.
"Fine let's go." He said. Jackie let out an excited squeal and dragged him outside.
