Small Town Girls, Big Time Secrets
Chapter One: Maroon 5.
Aubrey was definitely a fan of this band. She blared "She Will Be Loved" as she drove through Kansas City, Missouri. Her roommate/best friend had never been a fan of this band until recently. Her best friend had been studying for her forensics final at UMKC in their dorm when she had left.
It was their junior year in college at UMKC and it was already almost over. Aubrey was so psyched to finally have a free summer. She hadn't seen anyone since her and her best friend had left their small town life at Rockerville. They had always hated living there. At a young age they both got on the internet, looked up the farthest away college, and set their hearts on going there. And they accomplished it.
They never visited Rockerville. Never even saw their family. Their family came to them. They just wanted to be away from every single person there. Aubrey was so excited to get a full golf scholarship to the university and her best friend had gotten a full ride with academics. Her best friend was the smartest person she knew and in a way, she envied that. She envied her life and everything in it. But she never told her best friend this.
When Aubrey convinced her best friend to give Maroon 5 a chance, she finally realized they weren't that bad. They both left the dorm at 2:30 A.M., went to TARGET, and bought every maroon 5 cd they had. They were always doing crazy things like this. Like every Saturday night, at exactly 1:00 a.m., they went to a diner only they knew of called Uncle Sam's. And yes, you could say Uncle Sam's wasn't the classiest place. But it were cheap enough for two college girls who usually just bought coffee and talked to the regulars. Like Frida, a crazy old woman who worked there, that told them stories that made them laugh for hours or an old man named Calvin that always offered them free donuts. Of course they would politely take them, but neither of them tried them, just in case. People can be crazy in Kansas City!
Although they both never told anyone about Uncle Sam's, because it was their secret place ever since freshman year, this is where Aubrey met Troy. Troy had just graduated from college when they met. He was studying to be a dentist and Aubrey knew he'd be the best one yet. She still remembered the first day they met two years ago.
"I'll take one black coffee." her best friend had ordered. "I'm going to go play the jukebox. Anything you wanna hear?"
Aubrey looked at her in a way, "I don't care, but please no Backstreet Boys."
She just smiled, "No promises. Tell me when my coffee is here." and she walked off leaving Aubrey to sit at the bar alone and stir her water with a straw.
"Just water, huh?" A voice said beside her.
She looked at him dumbfounded. "Huh?" She was mesmerized by his looks. He had short blonde hair, very professional looking. He had blue eyes that looked like oceans. He was perfect. Not one flaw on his skin and straight, white teeth.
"You're just having water?" He repeated flawlessly. His deep voice was gorgeous.
She smiled and looked down at her drink. "Uh, yeah. I'm not much of a coffee drinker. I'm more into sweet stuff. My best friend loves it black." She said with a laugh.
"Once you go black, you never go back." He laughed, she joined too.
The rest of the night they chatted and eventually switched numbers. She spent the next week telling her best friend all about this perfect, charming guy. And that's where it all began.
That's where Aubrey was heading now. To Troys condo. He was rich, Aubrey found out later. And very, very smart. She looked down at the rock on her left hand and smiled. It was a gorgeous ring. Just what she had always dreamed off. They would be getting married next summer and it would be perfect.
Just like him. He was perfect in her eyes. But as she drove silently, not listening to the Maroon 5 music anymore, she questioned herself.
If no one is really perfect, what is he hiding?
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