Pinn - Memories

Chapter 28

Thursday Afternoon

Piper's POV

'Good job everyone, the semifinals routine is really coming together! See you all tomorrow!', Richelle chirps as dancers begin to disperse.

'You good for quarter past 5?' Amy asks from my side.

'Yep! See you then!', I reply excitedly.

Amy squeals and I quickly cup my hand on her mouth.

'Shh, Amy, or everybody will know!', I whisper.

'Uhh, I think at least half of A-troupe knows already', Amy states.

'What?', I shriek. 'How?'

Amy starts, 'Well, Finn told Henry...'

No surprise.

'And Henry told all the bros...'

Of course.

'Henry told Summer, Kingston told Lily and Ozzy told Richelle. I believe Richelle told Kenzie, who told Heath.'

I roll my eyes. Word really does spread quickly at The Next Step.

I count the dancers in my head.

'So, the only dancer that potentially doesn't know is... Josh', I conclude.

Amy asks, 'Are you going to tell him?'

I look over at Josh who is standing alone on the other side of the room, texting.

'I... I don't know. I don't think so. At least not yet. I'm not too sure how he will react', I say.

Amy nods.

The truth is, he'll probably be ok with it, based on what he's said to me. At least, that's how he'll make it out. But I can't be too sure. He'll find out from someone eventually, but for now I'll be in peace with the fact that he doesn't know.

'Anyway, I've gotta go or I'll be late for my-'

Flip. What appointment did I tell her I had?

'...appointment', I finish.

'Yep! Have fun at the dentist!' she says sarcastically.

I roll my eyes.

That's right, the dentist. Luckily, she doesn't look suspicious.

'Bye Amy!', I chirp, running out of the studio before I make it obvious that I just lied.

*

'So, how would you rate your last week, from 1 to 10?', Emma asks.

'Hmm. I think a solid 7.'

'7! That's a lot better than last week! What made it a 7?'

'Well...', I start. 'I plucked up the courage to tell Finn I like him...'

Emma sits up straight. 'And...', she prompts.

'And he asked me out!', I chirp.

'Yay!', Emma squeals. Honestly, sometimes I forget she is my psychologist.

'So... what stopped it from being a 10?', she asks.

Finn's POV

'Hey Finn!', Millie greets as I open the door.

'Hey. How was your date with Jacob?'

'It was great! We went to a super nice restaurant.'