2-Southern Belle

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It's been a week.

Which means I leave today. 

My family and Austin were still apprehensive about me going. 

Grandma was in full on support mode this week. She's my own personal hype woman.

If I could I would take her with me to California.

"All set?" Rachel asks and I nod. I've never been on a plane before so I didn't know what constituted as 'airplane' attire. 

Playing it safe I decided on a pair of black leggings, a white tank and a gray jacket. 

I didnt feel like doing anything with my hair so I threw it up in a ponytail. 

They all come with me to the airport. I mean everyone my mom, dad, Rachel, Austin, and my grandma. 

We had to take my moms van just to fit everyone. 

Once we are at the airport I say my goodbyes. Austin is the last one so him and I stand outside the car alone. 

His hands are planted on my waist, "You'll FaceTime me every night right?" He asks and I nod, "And you'll tell me how things are?" Another nod. 

"Good." He says kissing my cheek, "Love you." He says stepping away and opening the car door. 

"I love you too." I say as I watch him get inside the car. 

My parents wait until I am inside to leave. 

I check in and wait for my flight. Then first the first time I step onto an airplane.

I think I made the right choice to wear a jacket. 

Once we take off I put my headphones in listening to some music. 

The agency told me that someone else who models for them was looking for a roommate and since I can't afford my own apartment I took them up on moving in with her. 

I haven't met her yet...obviously. 

All I know is that her name is Desiree Clemons. She is twenty two and is one of the top models of the company. 

I looked up pictures of her and she's beautiful. She's got dark golden skin and brown eyes. She's taller than me at six foot even. Oh and she has tattoos. I saw one on her wrist and one on her back. 

Then I did some research on other models in the company. I still can't believe they chose to hire me, especially looking at these other girls. 

I know I shouldn't compare myself to them but when they look like freaking goddesses it's hard not to. 

The flight attendant asks me if I want anything and I get chips. 

My flight is five hours so I decide to sleep for a while. 

When my plane lands I get off and go get my luggage, then I take an uber to the apartment address they gave me. 

Hopefully she likes me, sometimes my rambling can scare people off. Austin says I just have to try and organize my thoughts before I talk. I wish it was that easy. Usually I just try and gage their facial expression, to see if I need to stop talking. 

It doesn't work every time though. 

The car pulls up to an apartment complex and I grab my bags heading inside. 

It says that the apartment is C109 which I find out is the third floor on the left side of the hall. 

Once I am in front of apartment C109 I take a breath before knocking on the door. 

A guy answers the door. The sides of his head are shaved but the top is long and he's got caramel skin and green eyes. 

"Oh um is Desiree here?" I ask wondering if I got the wrong room or something. 

He smirks before turning his head, "Dez someones here for you." He calls out. 

I hear some rustling, "Let her in Luca." She says and he opens the door wider so that I can enter. 

The apartment is gorgeous. There is a kitchen area to the left and a living room to the right. If I head straight I see a small hallway with three doors. 

"You must be Ava." I turn to see Desiree coming out of one of the doors. "Yeah, and you're Desiree?" I ask and she nods.

"You can call me Dez." She says then points to Luca, "That's Luca and Ash is in the bathroom but you can meet her when she comes out." She says. 

"Here let me show you your room." She takes one of the bags and leads me to the hall and through the door on the left. 

There is a bed in the center with a night stand on each side. Across from that is a dresser with a tv mounted above it and to the left side is the closet.

"The door in the middle is the bathroom and the one across the hall is my room." She says as I take in my room. 

She sits on the bed as I continue to look around the room, "I've never lived somewhere with working a/c before." I admit and she laughs. 

"So I was thinking it's pretty late so today you can just settle in and then tomorrow I can show you around the city if you're game."

I turn to look at her, "Really? That would be great thank you." I was worried about having to learn the area alone. I don't have a car...or a license. 

I honestly never needed it. I lived in a small town and everything was walking distance. Plus we only had two cars well one technically. The truck was for my dads job so all we had is the van. 

Anytime I had to travel a distance usually Austin would drive me in his truck.

"No worries I know how intimidating moving to a new place can be. I moved here when I was eighteen just like you actually." She says and Luca enters the room plopping down beside Desiree. 

"Do you know what's taking Ashlynn so long in the bathroom? I gotta pee." He complains bouncing his legs. 

Desiree rolls her eyes, "She's probably sitting in the shower reading a book." Then Dez turns to me, "She's not really a people person."

"Ash get out of the bathroom before Luca wets himself." She calls out and I silently chuckle. 

The door opens and a blonde girl walks out. 

She's wearing a black long sleeve skin tight dress and a beret. 

When she turns to look at us I see she's got these light blue eyes. Her eye's are shaped almost cat like. She's stunning. 

Luca runs past her to get into the bathroom. 

Rolling her eyes she comes to sit beside Desiree. 

I wave at her, "Hi I'm Ava." I say and she just stares at me before saying, "Is that southern belle accent real?" She asks. 

I fiddle with my fingers, "Yeah well I was born and raised in Georgia so I just kind of picked it up you know." I say. 

She rolls her eyes, "Great."

Dez gives her a look, "Be nice Ash." She warns and the girl mumbles, "I am."

She looks really familiar, then it clicks. 

"Oh you're Ashlynn Winters, I saw you on the website." I say and Desiree smiles, "Yeah Ash is also a model."

Ashlynn is also one of their top models. I mean I see why. She's five ten, has golden blonde hair and blue eyes. I read that she's twenty one and is actually from California, just a different part more north. 

"So do you live here too?" I ask and she responds dryly, "I have my own place."

Luca comes out of the bathroom and sits on the floor beside the bed. 

I sit down on the floor across from him. 

"So are you single?" He asks wiggling his eyebrows. 

I shake my head, "No, I have a boyfriend back home. His name is Austin." I say and he asks me to show him a picture. 

Dez looks at it too and I can see Ashlynn peaking at it as well. 

"You could do better." She says and I can't tell whether I should be offended or not. 

Looking at the time I see it's nine p.m. it really was a late flight. 

I yawn and Desiree stand looking at Ashlynn and Luca, "Ok lets let the girl sleep." She says and they stand leaving the room. 

She turns back to me, "Unpack settle in, remember tomorrow I am taking you out." She says pointing at me before leaving the room. 

I begin to unpack, putting what I own in to the closet and dresser. It honestly isn't that much. 

Then I head to the bathroom and take a shower before changing into a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. 

Heading back into the room I open the window and breathe in the night air. 

I'm actually out of Georgia. 




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