After seeing the credits scrolling on the screen, the two girls decided to wait at the theatre door for their group to leave.
Jada and Kelan exited first. Arms around each other. Smiling and chatting. Spotting Briella and Renna, they made their way through the crowd to them.
"Everything alright?" Jada asked, untangling Kelan's arm from her.
"Yeah," answered Briella. "Everything's fine. We'll fill you in later."
With a nod, Jada looked behind her at her boyfriend who stood tall to see over the many heads in the departing crowd. He scanned it back and forth until he stopped and waved someone over.
Levi pushed his way through the crowd; Jensen following behind him. He gave Renna a smirk and he threw his arm over her shoulders, pulling her in. "I can't believe you left right at the end," he told her, giving her a double squeeze.
"Sorry."
"You girls doing good?" she heard Jensen ask Briella over the chatting crowd.
"Yeah," she replied. "But its a shame I couldn't hold it for any longer, because I missed the ending."
"You just had to make it ten more minutes."
"I know but I couldn't. I made Renna run to the bathroom because I didn't have much time to spare."
Renna smiled. Warmth surrounded her heart hearing her friend stand up for her. I have the best friends.
"Don't worry," said Kelan. "I'm sure we can fill you two in with what you missed."
After the crowd left, they all walked back to the lobby. Levi held Renna's hand. Briella and Jada walked together, talking low. Jensen and Kelan followed behind the group; talking loud, laughing, and jumping around like energetic teenage boys.
"What should we all do now?" Kelan asked as they stepped out the door.
The group stopped outside and stood in a wonky circle, thinking of new activity ideas.
"The markets are open today," Jada suggested. "We could go check them out?"
The markets interested Renna but before she could express it, Levi said, "Nah. Sounds boring. What about paintball?"
"No thanks," said Jada.
Renna agreed with her. "Ouch. No." Paintball sounded painful and not fun at all.
"Mini golf?" Jensen chimed in.
"Oh. Yes. Mini golf. Let's do that." Renna looked up at Levi, searching for approval.
"Yeah. Sure," he answered.
"Sounds fun," Briella added and Jada nodded.
"Great," said Kelan. "Let's go."
The boys started to walk into the car park, but Jada stopped them when she said, "I have to walk back that way." She gestured the way they had come from. "I left my car back at the café."
"Me too," said Briella.
"You can ride with me, baby," Kelan said to Jada. "I'll drop you at your car later." Jada accepted his offer and he turned to Briella. "You too."
"Thanks."
"What about you, babe?" Levi slung his arm over Renna. "Is your car back there?"
"No, I walked."
"Of course you did." He laughed. "Well, you can ride with me."
The two groups split up, finding their own cars. Renna became aware of Jensen following her and Levi when she spotted Levi's car in the distance. She didn't know what Jensen's car looked liked so she didn't know what to look for, but the longer he stuck with them, the more she understood why.
Upon reaching the car, Levi let her go to walk to the driver seat, and Jensen rushed around her.
"Shotgun," he called out as he jogged by, making it to the passenger door, looking over at her and flashing an amused grin.
She rolled her eyes, but got into the back without argument. Not that she cared enough to argue.
"Seriously?" Levi said, slamming his door shut.
"Seriously." They stared at each other a moment; nothing but blinking. Then, Jensen held out his hand and said, "You can hold my hand if you want."
Levi replied by sliding the key into the ignition and pulling out of the car park, and Renna couldn't help but smile as Jensen placed his hand over Levi's hand on the gear stick, earning him a smack on the hand.
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