That Boy ~Jack Met - AJR~

Chapter 3

You wake up the next morning feeling so excited! Tonight you get to see Jack again! You get up off the couch where you slept, you don't know how you got there. You must have been pretty exhausted.

"Emalee? Veronica?" you call out.

No answer. They must still be sleeping. You go to your room but Emalee's not there. You grab a pair of shorts, a crop top, and your high-top converse, and head to the bathroom. You strip down and get in the shower. You can't stop thinking about that boy.

After showering and drying off, you get dressed, brush your teeth, and put some makeup on. You don't wear a lot of makeup, just some mascara and a little bit of eyeliner. Makeup also helps because, being 5'3" and petite, you look like a 12-year-old without it. You dry your hair and, feeling confident with yourself, curl it as well.

You walk out of the bathroom, "Emalee? Veronica?" You call out again. Still no answer.

You search the whole apartment. You can't find anyone, how odd. So you call Em.

Ring. Ring. Ring. Ring....Ring, voicemail. Cool.

You head to the kitchen to get some water. There's a note on the table.

"Didn't want to wake you, Em and I went downstairs for breakfast, come downstairs for your surprise." It read.

Okaaayy? It's like almost noon.

You check yourself in the mirror one more time, grab your phone, and head to the lobby.

You look around, no one. You wander for a few more minutes until you find them in a small cafe around the corner with three guys. As you get closer, you recognize them.

Adam, Jack, and Ryan. You can already tell you have the cheesiest grin on your face. Why are they here? Em turns around and sees you, then all heads turn and smile. Your cheeks turn red.

"Surprise!!" Ronnie yells to you.

Ohhh you get it. "Hey guys!" You call to them.

Jack looks at you and pats the empty chair next to him. You go over and sit down next to them. Em looks really cute today, like really cute. Her hair is curled, like yours, and she's wearing a long, chevron high-low skirt and a crop top with vans, her makeup looks really good, and You can smell her from across the table. She smells good too.

"How's it going?" Jack asks.

"Awesome!" you reply, "What are you guys doing here?"

"We live here! Remember yesterday when I said I had an upstairs neighbor named Veronica? That's your sister!" He says enthusiastically.

"Wow, small world, huh." You say.

"Ronnie and I went to school together too." Adam states.

You don't think Adam has said two words since you've met him. Weird.

Ronnie looks down with a sad expression but quickly recovers, and Adam looks outside for a while. You wonder what that was about, but you say nothing.

You look at Em, but she's staring at Ryan while twirling her hair....she has a boyfriend! Doesn't she? Ryan looks at her and she quickly looks away. Emalee Porter has a thing for Ryan Met.

Ryan interrupts the awkwardness, "Umm, y/n I know you just got here, but we have to go get ready for tonight."

"Okay, that's fine!" you say.

Jack, Adam, and Ryan all stand up to leave. Adam goes to the counter and pays for their breakfast, and Emalee walks over to Ryan. She says something to him but you can't hear what she says because Jack is behind you talking to Ronnie. Em pulls out her phone and types something into it and walks to you with a grin.