The next day:
The five guys had all gone to meet their managers, so Jess was sitting at home, writing yet again. This time it was a song that she was trying to write. She was waiting for her friend Mallory to come over so they could go to the beach. Mally was a year younger than Jess. The doorbell rang, so Jess ran downstairs to get it. "MALLY!" she cried when she saw her friend standing there.
"Hey there sis!" Mally giggled.
"You ready to go?" Mally asked. Jess nodded. "LEt's go then!"
"MOM! We're going!" Jess called to Miranda.
"Ok, have fun girls! And be careful!" Miranda called back.
"K! Bye!" Jess called back, then dragged Mally out the door to the beach. They laid down their towels and sat down, chatting about everything that had been going on.
"SO, have you met the rest of the guys?" Mally asked.
"Yup," Jess smiled. "They're pretty cool. AJ is kinda cute, actually."
"Really?" Mally asked. "What does he look like?"
"He's about as tall as me, a little taller maybe. Dark hair, beautiful brown eyes." Jess said dreamily.
"IS he nice? He sounds cute."Mally said.
"Yea, he is. Plus, Nick told me he thinks AJ likes me," Jess sighed happily.
"That's so cool!" Mally giggled. She leaned closer to Jess, and in a serious voice, asked "Better than Pat?"
"I dunno, Mallory." Jess sighed.
Meanwhile:
The guys had finished their meeting, and picked a name- Backstreet Boys. They decided to fnd Jess and tell her the good news. When they went to her house and she wasn't their, they walked to the beach, laughing and joking along the way. Nick spotted Mally and Jess first. "Come on," he whispered. The smirked and followed him.
Jess and Mally:
"Jess, you gotta get over Pat. It's obvious he's a dick." Mally said, turning to face the ocean.
"I know...but..." Jess said, a tear falling down her cheek.
"No buts, Jessie." Mally ordered. Jess sighed and wiped the tear from her face. "C'mon, Jess. You know there's other guys out there who like you. You just told me about one of them."
"But I don't know for sure," Jess sighed.
"Jess, please," Mally giggled. "I'm sure he does."
"How come you're so much smarter than I am?" Jess asked seriously.
Laughing, Mally replied, "I don't know. So, how's your butt?"
"It's fine, thank you very much," Jess snapped.
"Well, that floor is pretty hard," giggled Mallory. Jess just stuck her tongue out. "Oh, and you never answered my question last week."
"What question?" Jess asked stupidly.
"Do you like Ryan or not?" Mally asked.
"Ryan, like our friend Ryan?" Jess asked. Mal nodded. Jess made a face. "Sure, he's cute. But he's incredibly lazy. Not to mention he never talks to anyone."
"You never told me about this Ryan guy," Nick said, plopping down on the sand in between Jess and Mallory. Jess shreiked.
"Nickolas Gene Carter! What have I told you about sneaking up on me like that?" Jess scolded, slapping him on the back of his head.
"Ow..." he whined, rubbing his head.
"You told him exactly what you told me," Brian giggled as he walked up. Jess jumped.
"God, you guy trying to give me a heart attack?" she asked.
"Yep," Kevin's voice came from behind Mallory.
"AHH!" she screamed in fustration. "Howie, AJ, get your butts out here."
"Why?" they asked, stepping out so Jess could see them.
"BEcuase I don't wanna have a heart attack!" she giggled.
"Neither do I!" Mally added.
"Yea, her too," Jess said.
"Hi, I don't believe we've met," AJ said, looking at Mallory.
"I'm Mallory. Jess's friend."
"I'm AJ, and this is Howie." AJ introduced.
"JEss, you were right," MAlly said. Jess just grinned.
"About what?" Howie asked.
"Nothing," Jess and Mally said.