A/N: Hey guys! I'm sooooo sorry for the horrendously late update...I've just been really busy.

I changed my penname, as you have all probably seen by now, from I Heart Herondale Boys to Sarah Odair. Next chapter will be dedicated to you if you know where the last name 'Odair' is from! :)

Aaaaaanyways...enjoy chapter 3!

~ Sarah Odair ~

A Second Chance At Life
~Chapter Three~

Jenny opened the door to Michael, Audrey, Zach and Summer. They smiled at her, but as soon as they saw Julian and his hand in hers, their smiles dropped, their expressions ones of terror.

"Holy shit!" Michael exclaimed, pulling Audrey behind him. Zach grabbed Summer's arm and jerked her toward him. Had it been a different situation, Jenny would have thought that Zach's protectiveness of Summer was cute. "What the hell, Jenny?" he asked angrily.

Jenny sighed. "Mike, it's okay. Julian isn't going to hurt anybody."

"The hell he isn't! How can you trust him?"

"Michael, stop being a drama queen," Dee muttered, coming up behind Jenny and Julian. "Jenny's right. He isn't here to hurt anyone."

Michael stared, open mouthed, at the three of them.

Audrey stepped out from behind Michael to face Julian. "If this isn't another one of your sick Games, then why are you here?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

"I'm here to love Jenny," Julian replied simply, pulling her closer. "I was given another chance to live, and I'm not going to mess it up this time. I swear that I'm done with the lies, done with the manipulation, done with the Games. I'd never hurt Jenny or any of you again."

Audrey must have seen the sincerity in his eyes, because she sighed.

"Okay, fine. But if you do anything, anything to hurt Jenny, I will personally castrate you. Understand, Pretty Boy?" she asked, punctuating his words with a sharp poke to Julian's chest with a manicured nail.

"I understand," he replied.

"Audrey! Are you serious?" Michael asked incredulously.

"Yes. If Jenny and Dee trust him, then I trust him because I trust their judgement."

"I'm not happy about this," Mike grumbled.

Summer stepped forward. "So you really aren't going to hurt us?" she asked timidly.

"No, I'm not," Julian replied, smiling.

"Good. I guess I'm okay with you, then."

This is one of the reasons why Jenny adored Summer. She accepted people so easily, so openly, forgiving them so easily.

"What are you going to do about Tom?" Zach asked warily.

Jenny sighed. "I have to break up with him. I love him, but what I feel for him doesn't even compare to what I feel for Julian," she replied, resting her head on Julian's chest. His arms went around her and he kissed the crown of her head.

"If that's how you feel, then we're behind you one-hundred percent," Audrey said. "Right guys?"

There were nods of agreement from each of Jenny's friends.

Jenny grinned. "You guys are the best," she said. "Now, come in and sit down. Julian can make you breakfast if you're hungry."

Julian raised an eyebrow at her. "Oh, so now you're volunteering me as a cook?" he asked, amused.

"Yep," she replied, popping the 'p'.

"Okay, I'll cook, but you have to help me."

Jenny groaned. "I'll just end up burning it, Julian. I suck at cooking."

"I'll help," Audrey volunteered. "Jenny really is hopeless in the kitchen; I, on the other hand, am a great cook."

Julian grinned. "Looks like I have a sous-chef."

Audrey scoffed. "Yeah, right. You can be my sous-chef."

"Julian, you'd better just agree with her. She's stubborn as a mule," Dee muttered.

Julian sighed. "Fine. I'll be the sous-chef."

Audrey grinned. "Let's get cooking, then!"

Together, they made breakfast for the other four, and for Audrey herself. They made omelets, bacon, toast, pancakes, and just about every other breakfast food imaginable that they could find in the Thorntons' fridge.

"You know what?" Audrey said once they'd finished. "We make a pretty good team."

Julian grinned. "That we do. No hard feelings?" he questioned.

"No hard feelings," she agreed. She gestured for the others to start eating. "Enjoy your food, courtesy my sous-chef and I!"

The others dug in hungrily, making sounds of appreciation.

Audrey cleared her throat. "We haven't heard any thank yous," she said, her voice stern.

There was a chorus of "Thank you Audrey and Julian." from Mike, Zach, Summer and Dee.

Hours later, after they all left, Jenny and Julian cuddled on the couch.

"They all seemed to have accepted you," she remarked, smiling.

"Well, I do have a very winning personality," he replied with a grin.

She rolled her eyes. "Yeah. Sure. But I'm glad that everyone got along today."

"Me too," he said before kissing her softly.

Moments later, they were startled by a voice.

"Jenny? Care to explain?"

Oh snap! Who do you think it is?

Remember, if you know what books the last name 'Odair' is from, you get the next chapter dedicated to you!

Btw, if you're a Hunger Games fan, check out my new story, "The 50th Hunger Games" :D

Until next time, guys :)

~ Sar ~