Invitation to a Better Life (Seductive Secrets Part Three) (standard:drama, 5532 words) [3/8] show all parts
Author: Siobhan	Added: Sep 30 2002	Views/Reads: 2707/2085	Part vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The tensions build in Brandon's group and Jessica knows that something bad is going on with them, some bad history but no one is talking. Meanwhile, a handsome little "outcast" boy has designs on her, undermining Brandon.

The next day, a girl, named Jocie, invited her to sit with her group. 
Jessica agreed for they reminded her of her old group.  Though, she 
realized with laughter in her stomach, they were the group that Rhonda 
had said to stay away from.  Oh well, she made the decisions on who she 
hung out with, not Rhonda or anyone else.  She sat with them, expecting 
a quiet, mediocre meal but they were loud, obnoxious, and completely 
fun.  She immediately hit it off with Joey, a tall, geeky brunette with 
warm, brown eyes and a welcoming smile. 

"If you ever get in any trouble here, you tell me and I'll take care of
it," he promised and gave her a sly grin.  She was smitten with his 
cute dimples and ownry smirk.  He had such a corky and friendly 
personality, it was hard to not like him. 

"He's telling the truth," Martha, a short, chubby blonde added, her
brown eyes glittering with humor.  It was hard to believe how closely 
intertwined the group was, even though there were only about eight of 
them, they were more like siblings than friends.  She hoped that maybe 
she would be brought into that group as strong as a sibling, but 
hopefully not with Joey.  He was really quite cute, in an adorable way, 
and she felt completely comfortable with him.  It wasn't like with 
Brandon who she felt that she needed to keep on her toes with for her 
own safety. 

"I believe it cause he already has me believing," Jessica laughed.  She
had never met such a fun loving group and they swiftly got into a food 
fight.  It started with an innocent passing of the ketchup that got 
thrown back.  Suddenly it was open and ketchup was squirting all over 
Martha's backpack.  In an amused rage she took mayonnaise, and squirted 
it all over Lucas's shirt.  With a cry of supprize his water bottle was 
pouring out all over Martha, Jessica, and Lewis.  That was when the 
security guard caught wind of what was going on and pounced on them 
with fire in her eyes.  She angrily escorted them out and told that 
them that they were not welcome back in for a week. 

Once they were kicked out of the cafeteria, they just stood outside for
a few minutes, milling about unsure of what to do.  So, they began to 
play tag.  Joey got picked as it and he raced after her.  He threw his 
arms around her, causing them to both to collapse to the ground, where 
they were giggling hysterically.  He discovered that she was ticklish 
and he held her to the ground where he tickled her until she was 
crying.  Finally he let her go and he helped her up.  After she 
finished brushing the grass off her, she suddenly looked into his dark 
brown eyes.  Something in them drew her close, not with desire but 
warmness unlike Brandon, and she decided she had a crush on this silly 
boy.  How could she not, he was so sweet and so much fun. 

"Sorry about that," he apologized and he blushed profusely.  She wanted
to tease him and pick on him, but she suddenly realized her cheeks were 
just as red.  She looked nervously down at the ground for a moment, 
trying to figure out what to say.  She knew that no matter what she 
said, she would have no fear of a rude rejection.  He wasn't like that, 
if he wasn't interested, he would let her know gently and it would all 
be okay but if he was interested, he would be just as flustered as she 
was. 

"I didn't mind," she decided.  He smiled slyly again and she smiled
back.  How could she not?  She knew right then that he was definitely 
interested, which was way cool cause he was a much better choice than 
Brandon.  She was about to add on to her flirtatious reply when she saw 
Joey's eyes narrow into angry slits.  She was about to turn around when 
an all too familiar voice spoke into her ear. 

"Hi Jessica," Rhonda was at her side without any warning and she looked
at Joey with mirth in her eyes, "I see that you found a nice group to 
hang out with."  The way that she said that made Jessica squirm, it 
carried a lot of disappointment and insult in it.  She saw Joey bristle 
and he seemed as if he had just emotionally withdrawn from her. 

"Yeah, this is Joey," Jessica felt uncomfortable and wished that Rhonda
had not shown up.  His eyes kept flicking between the two of them and 
though he wore no expression except for menace, his eyes held deep hurt 
as if Jessica had purposefully wounded him.  She wanted to tell him 
that she didn't mean to upset him but then she thought about it.  Why 
should she be apologizing?  She could be friends with whoever she felt 


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