Susanna Gilmore is a small-town girl, and she loves everything about it. Now, she and her sister are going from a public school to an elite private school. Despite feeling like she doesn't belong, she determined to make it.
Anna picked up the phone as soon as she saw it was Jess. She had been screening her calls, not wanting to talk to Emily yet. "We got it, babe!" Jess cheers. She could hear the guys in the backyard cheering.
"That's great you should invite the guys over for some beers." She listened as he offered and the guys accepted. Anna got off the phone with Jess. "They got the investors." She announced to the apartment that it was filled with Jess, Matts, and Chris's friends. They had been preparing a party to celebrate the guys' hard work.
"Thank god, or this would have been bad." Danni sighs.
"I knew they were going to get it. This is a great idea that helps artists." Jaci was lighting the food warmer cans under the aluminum pans.
"I admit I was nervous. It's a great idea but not a guaranteed money maker." Anna put her hands in her back pockets. "The meeting was at the bookstore, so the guys should be here soon." They hurried to put on the finishing touches.
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"I got a toast to make." Danni stood up to raise her beer bottle in the air. Despite it being the tenth toast that was made of the evening everyone cheered her on. "This one is too Jaci and Anna. Here to our two favorite girls for getting a promotion at work." Everyone let out yells of cheers and congratulations.
"You got a promotion." Jess looked at his girlfriend in surprise.
"Yeah, I interviewed for it last week. I found out today that I will be a line cook." She nods while sipping her beer.
"Why didn't you tell me?" He tilts his head.
"I was going to tell you tomorrow. I didn't want to take your shine. I feel like we're always celebrating me and my accomplishments. I wanted today to be about you." She tips the bottle in his direction.
"I'm surprised you were able to keep it a secret. You tell me every little detail about your day, down to how many times you went to the bathroom." He teased her.
"Shut up." She pushed him, making him sway in his seat. She did talk about her day with him over dinner. It was mostly about work drama: who was hooking up, fighting, or screwed up majorly. Jess knew everyone's business and was even invested in some of them.
"Seriously though, don't ever deem your shine for me. Us moving forward in our careers means security for us as a couple." He felt that her hiding it almost put a damper on his success. "One of the things I love most about you is how you fill-up the room, so to think of you shrinking yourself to make me bigger is upsetting." He watched as tears built in her eyes. "Oh, shit I didn't know you were at this stage of being drunk yet."
She throws her arms around him as she sobs in his chest. "I'm sorry, I'll never do it again."
"It's alright." He rubs her back. "You won't do it again, so it's fine."
"You forgive me?" She leaned back to wipe the tears away with the back of her hand.
"Yes, of course." He was happy that talking her down when she was in this state was easy.
