𝑫𝑰𝑨𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑫// 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑹𝑨𝑫 𝑭𝑰𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑹¹

𝘛𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯

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It had now been a couple of days since I last talked to Conrad, Dylan and I have now officially stated that we are only going to see each other and it's been going great. Belly and I have a deb rehearsal today and I still haven't asked Dylan to be my escort so I'm really thinking that maybe I should do it today so I'm not dancing by myself

"Hey, Dyl?" I ask walking over toward him as he sits by the pool "Yea?" He asks looking up at me "So you know the debutante ball that happens every summer?" I ask

"Yea, what about it?" He says "So I'm kind of a deb this year and I was wondering if you'd be my escort?" I ask hopefully

"Yes, I'd love to be your escort," he says while leaning in for a kiss with a smile on his face and I do the same "Great, now that you've said yes, you should know that there is dance rehearsal today at the club," I say smiling

"What time?' He asks while I lean my head on his shoulder "4, but if you can't make it today that's fine," I say looking down at my feet as they tangle in the pool

"I'll be there," He says and I smile "Great, wear a suit," I say looking at him

"Oh, I look great in suits," He says letting out a light laugh "Oh? Do you?" I say laughing

"You're gonna fall in love with me once you see me in the suit," He says going in for a kiss and I do the same "Get a room," I hear a voice say coming from behind me

"Did you ask him?" Belly asks while coming to sit down next to me with Cam following behind her "Yes," I say looking at her

"And he said yes I'm assuming?" She says while lifting an eyebrow "No, I said no," He says with a straight face "We decided it would be better if he'd not go,' I say going along with him

"Wait, actually?" Belly asks concerned "No, we were joking," I say as Dylan and I laugh

"Fuck you both," She says while laughing

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"Hey," Shayla says while she and Steven walk up to Dylan and I "I'm so sorry I was such a mess, the other day. I really hope I didn't screw things up with you guys," I apologize feeling so embarrassed

"It's okay," Shayla says while looking up at Steven "We're good," She says looking back at me with a smile

"I'm so glad," I say smiling "Yea, but you were a complete mess," Steven says while laughing causing me to laugh

"Attention everyone," Paige says while walking into the room with an old lady following behind her "Please welcome our debutante waltz instructor, Ms. Covington, all the way from Ms. Covingtons school of ballroom dance in Newton,"

"Thank you, Paige. As you all know the waltz is the most highly anticipated part of the ball. So, please join your partners now," She says and I turn my body fully toward Dylan with a smile "And we will begin with the fundamentals starting with the box step," She says

"It's a simple step. Forward with the left, slide to the right, and then fett close together," Ms. Covington says as I watch my feet to make sure I'm doing this right "You're doing great. Stop stressing," Dylan says causing me to lift my head

"At any moment I could step on your foot and that would hurt," I say looking at him with a smile "That's fine," He says smiling

Ms. Covington continues with trying to teach us all the right moves and proper way to move, I think after the 5th time of trying Dylan and I got it down perfectly. I did however step on his foot a few times but we just laughed it off

Nicole was there and she was staring me down like she was a predator and I the prey. I don't exactly know why, if anything she should be happy that I no longer talk to Conrad, she should be thanking me. I just shrugged it off and tried not to pay too much attention to her though.

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After we had finished rehearsal, Dylan and I went back to Susannah's house while Belly and Cam went whale watching. We didn't do much other than swim and watch a movie. A movie that he left halfway through because his mom called him

"Heyyy Tate," Susannah says while her Laurel walks into the house "Hey," I say turning around on the couch to face them

"Did Dylan leave?" She asks while a wide smile "Yea, his mom called him." I say while turning off the tv

"Wanna come raid the kitchen with Laurel and I," Susannah says like a little puppy "Are you high?" I say while laughing

"No, just hungry," She says while skipping to the kitchen and I follow after her "So what's going on with you and Conrad," She asks while grabbing; the chips out of the cupboard and Laurel goes for the fridge

"Nothing," I say while sitting down across from where she was standing "I don't think he likes the idea of you and Dylan hanging out so much," she says with wide eyes

"But he'll just have to get over it, he lost his chance," Laurel says while setting down some drinks "yea, he and Nicole are getting pretty serious though, he told me he loved her," I say causing Susannah and Laurel to gasp

"No," Susannah says in disbelief "He told you? that he loves her?" She asks shocked "Yea," I say while grabbing a chip from the bag

"Do you love Dylan?" Laurel asks "No, but I feel like I could," I say with a faint smile spreading across my face "He seems like a good guy," Susannah says

"But I'll always secretly want you with Connie," She says while smiling "You and Connie were so cute," Laurel says while grabbing my snacks from the cupboards

"Eh, we had our moments," I say while shrugging "Oh, my God, can we watch a movie?" Susannah asks

"yes, let's watch grease," Laurel says while running to the living room "Tate, come on," Susannah says while grabbing my hand and pulling me behind her

We grab blankets while Laurel goes back and grabs snacks, I turn on the TV and go to grease and press play. Laurel lays out all the snacks she grabbed and gets under the same blanket Susannah was under

About 20 minutes into the movie we all heard the front door open and it's like Susannah had a motherly instinct and knew who it was "Connie! Come here," She yelled while still eating the chips

Conrad walks into the living room and was confused by the sight "Mom? why do you guys have so much food out here," He asks "Uhh, we are watching a movie, come join us? Sit next to Tate," She said ignoring his question

He hesitates but walks over toward me and tries to sit as far away on the couch as possible "What's going on?" He whispers "They're high," I say not looking at him and just keeping my focus on the movie. I feel him shift uncomfortably after I said that but I just shrugged it off

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Weasleyspie speaks!

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