Tenille Arts as Josephine "Jo" Hanson

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Jo sighs at the sight of her name on the door alongside another written on two paper tractors. It's the floors theme; every dorm floor has a theme and theirs is farming.

J. Hanson and R. Green.

She didn't want a roommate. She was so close to getting her own dorm but at the last minute, she was put with some chick named Riley.

She's not happy about it but she figures she's going to be out more often than not so seeing this girl in passing won't kill her.

Jo uses her key to unlock the door then she tosses her duffle on her bed. She still can't believe she's here and no longer in Kentuckiana.

She takes some time to put her sheets on the bed and take over half of the closet in the room, also taking the side of the room that doesn't have the microwave, trash can or mini fridge. Yes, it's a shitty thing to do but she was there first.

First dibs.

Jo kicks her duffle under her bed then stands on the mattress to pin some of her favorite hangings to the wall; an Alan Jackson poster with tour dates from the eighties, a back the blue flag and a whiteboard where her class schedule is written out.

She checks her phone and decides to head to the cafeteria for some shitty college food before she has to prepare herself to meet this Riley girl.

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Jo returns past dark- two in the morning to be exact. She met some of the guys that are on the football team and made friends with them. She quietly shuts the door behind her when she sees a figure curled up on the bed opposite hers. She strips down to her panties and a t-shirt she stole from her boyfriend then climbs under her sheets.

She stirs when she hears an alarm clock go off. She lifts her head and checks her phone.

Jo scoffs under her breath then pulls a pillow over her head, trying to block out the ringing alarm.

Who the fuck gets up at three in the morning!?

She hears the bed squeaking and groaning as her roommate gets up. When the door shuts, she sits up.

Jo looks at her roommate's decor; Carhartt, fishing, and music.

Interesting combo.

She shrugs it off as she turns on her opposite side, pulling her Roll Tide blanket further up to her shoulders. She quickly falls back asleep.

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Classes started today and she still hasn't met her roommate. They're both pros at avoiding each other. Jo is sitting at a table in the lounge of her dorm building as she types her first assignment due Friday.

She sighs as she types on her laptop keyboard, headphones over her ears and a Carhartt beanie. She licks her lips then mouths along to a Haggard song, not even worried about anyone around her.

She bounces her knee, reaching over to take a drink of her coffee. She huffs rather loudly and drops her head back, already hating her classes.

Jo shuts her laptop and gathers her things, heading to the elevator.

She drops her things on her bed, her coffee cup on her desk before grabbing her towel and shower caddy. She needs a relaxing shower after a stressful first day.

College is no fucking joke.

High school doesn't get anyone ready for college.

Jo returns to her room with a short towel wrapped around her still damp body, her long blonde hair still dripping. She pulls her key from her caddy and unlocks the door.

She jumps when she sees a boy sitting on the bed opposite of hers.

He jumps when he sees a girl standing in his dorm room.

"What the hell!?" She gasps, clutching the top of her towel after dropping her caddy.

"Who the hell are you!?" He shouts back, standing. He's shirtless and wearing a pair of low riding gray sweats that hang off his toned body.

"This is my dorm!"

"No it's my dorm!"

They stare at each other. "You're Riley?"

"You're Joe?"

"Jo; J-O." She corrects him, flipping her hair over her shoulder. "There's- there's gotta be a mess up. It's a co-ed dorm but guys don't room with girls."

"I'll go talk to the front desk." He sighs, reaching over for a t-shirt.

"No, I'll go talk to the front desk." She says, grabbing a pair of panties that she slips on under the towel. Riley turns away from her to give her privacy. She smiles slightly as she dresses in a pair of shorts and a baggy shirt.

"We'll go talk to the front desk." He decides, stepping into a pair of slippers. She slides on a pair of sandals then they're on their way down to the lobby.

The elevator ride is awkward and quiet but quick.

"Hey, excuse me." Jo says, leaning an elbow on the desk.

"Just a sec." The guy behind the counter says. Riley leans both elbows on the desk next to Jo, looking between the two. "Okay, what's up?"

"There's been a mistake. We're roommates." Jo states.

"Names?"

"Jo Hanson."

"Riley Green."

The guy types something into his computer. "Ah, I see what happened." He clicks something. "Yeah, neither of y'all clicked your gender so they put y'all together by name, I guess."

Jo snickers and Riley rolls his eyes.

"Okay, well, I don't wanna be roommates with her."

Jo scoffs and clenches her jaw. "Asshole." She mutters.

"Lemme see what I can do."

Jo sighs, pushing her wet hair back. Riley side eyes her. She's pretty, he'll admit but first impressions are everything. He already doesn't like her.

"Unfortunately-"

"Oh no." She huffs.

"There ain't any openings in the building and you can't move to another one so y'all gotta be roommates til summer."

"What!?"

"Are you serious?" Riley groans. "Seriously?"

"Sorry y'all."

Jo glares at Riley as he glares back at her.

She scoffs and heads back to the elevator, Riley behind her.

"I can't believe this." She scowls.

"I ain't happy 'bout it either." He mutters back. "But, we're stuck with each other for the rest of the year so we might as well enjoy it." She rolls her eyes and crosses her arms.

Jo unlocks their dorm then flops on her bed, kicking her feet up on the headboard. "This is fuckin awkward."

"We could try to get to know each other."

"No." She says back, looking up at the ceiling.

Riley shakes his head as he sits on his bed, his long legs stretched out in front of him. "C'mon, Joey."

Her head snaps up. "Don't call me that."

Riley bites his lip to hide a teasing smirk. "So, what're you doin' here?"

"Here? I'm stuck here with you-"

"No, college. What're you doin here?"

"Nunya."

"Nunya?"

"Nunya damn business." She says then stands, picking up her phone when it starts ringing. She glances at Riley then answers it. "Hey Sean. What's goin' on?"

As she talks on the phone, Riley takes this time to take everything in that is Jo Hanson. She's taller than average height, fit. She's got legs that go up to heaven and a pretty smile he's seeing for the first time.

If they weren't roommates, he'd make a move on her in a heartbeat.

But first impressions are everything.

She's a borderline bitch but feisty and he loves that in a girl. She has a sweet side that he'll probably never see but he's experiencing it now.

The way she's talking to Sean is enough to know she's a sweet country girl.

"Who's that?" He asks, trying to be pleasant.

"My boyfriend." She replies smugly.

That look she has on her face makes every manner of his fly out the fucking window. She wants to be a jerk, fine.