spaces between us (grayson Dolan)

Ch.18 surprises

Tessa(POV)
It was Wednesday, and the whole crew decided we would go see the school play. Apparently it was 'Grease', my all time favorite movie. I practically knew all the lines. The show started around 7:45, so we all decided we would meet at Meghan's house to hang for a bit, then head over. Since I lived in the same neighborhood as Meghan, I decided to leave at 7:10, just because I lived about two minutes away.

It was 7:00 now when I decided to change out of my comfy clothes I had put on after school. I put on faded denim skinny jeans and a long sleeve volleyball shirt that I had gotten from my coach. I straightened my hair, which now reached my lower back, and put on some Converse. I applied some light mascara and took Nick's car over to Meghan's house.
I got there at exactly 7:15 and was greeted by Kylie.
"Wow you look, dressy!" I said looking at her tight
purple dress.

"Ya I'm going to my friend Bridget's party." she said while rummaging through her purse. She seemed to be in a hurry so I didn't talk much. I went down stairs to where everyone was sitting and was greeted by "hi's" and "heys". I sat down on the couch and started to talk to Emma about volleyball and stuff. We had to leave in about 15 minutes so we all just talked and played the Xbox. Of course the boys were the best, but I did beat Grayson in a game of Call of Duty... having an older brother pays off at times. I also think he sorta let me win.
By then it was already 7:30.

Ethan and Emma rode with Meghan, while I rode in Kelly's car with Grayson. I just left Nick's car at Meghan's house.

During the car ride I sat in the front while Kelly drove. Grayson was in the back looking at his phone. I decided to turn up the radio. I listened to the song that was playing. Right then, I felt like getting sick. I wanted to jump
out of the car and run away. MY SONG WAS PLAYING ON THE RADIO! Never have I heard my new single on the radio!!! I would have been thrilled if it had come on at any moment but this. I quickly turned it off.
"Are you ok?" Kelly asked, glancing at me then back at the rode. Grayson looked up from his phone, being pulled away from what he was doing. I slouched down in the seat while I hid my face.
"Ya I'm fine, just got a little hot." I said while turning the air conditioning on." I can't believe my new single was on the radio. I never signed a lease. What if my friends find out? I HAVE TO CALL JAMIE ASAP!!

We were finally seated in the auditorium when I decided it would be a good time to call Jamie. But right when I was about to get up, the lights dimmed and the director of the show came out. She said to please turn off cellphones and to try not to get up out of our seats causing a disturbance. Great. Just Great. I sat there, freaking out.

The lights have been dimmed for about 20 minutes now. Everyone looked a bit confused. Something must be wrong. I decided to go to the bathroom and then call my manager. As I was walking across the hall, my name was called out from behind me.

"Tessa? Oh thank God it is you!! We need you right away!" Mrs. Davis, my music teacher said. I looked behind me and saw her walking towards me from the auditorium. I was highly confused.

"Umm? Excuse me? Mrs. Davis why do you need me?" I asked.
"There has seemed to be a problem backstage. Christine Richy threw up in the changing room and seems that she can not play the part of Betty Rizzo!!! It's all a disaster!" She exclaimed while throwing her hands up.
"I've heard you sing in music class, and if I must say, you have an amazing voice. Do you know anything about Grease?" Mrs. Davis asked while looking me in the eye desperately.
I looked at her, then thought about Jamie, then my secret and if people would find out, but then again the show must go on, right?
"I know every line in Grease Mrs. Davis! I'll do it!" I exclaimed. She sighed in relief and quickly took me backstage. It all happened so fast. I was put in costume and before I knew it I was warming up my voice, forgetting all about Jamie.

"We go together! Like Rama lama lama ka ding a da hinge dong. Remember forever, As shoobop sha wadda wadda yippity boom de boom. Chang chang changitty Chang shoobop!" I started to sing the last song of the play. It felt amazing! We danced and sang while people got out of their seats and sang along. I glanced over the crowd and saw Emma, Ethan, Grayson, Meghan and Kelly. They all had smirks on their faces. And I'm pretty sure at least four of them were recording me. That's when the curtain call started and everyone went wild. The show had finally ended and I ran off stage. Mrs. Davis hugged me and said I "saved the show". After what seemed like an hour of people talking to me about the play, I locked eyes with Grayson. I ran to him and hugged him. I don't even know why I did and I think I caught him off guard a bit.
"You were amazing. You leave to go to the bathroom and the next thing I know you are up on stage!" He said laughing and pulling me into yet another hug. Just then he kissed me on the cheek. We both looked at each other shocked.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to do that." Grayson said letting go of me.
I laughed an awkward "ya" and headed to my dressing room. I closed the door behind me and almost screamed!! I know that it was just a peck on the cheek, but it felt like much more then that.

After changing into my regular clothes, I met up with my friends. They all wanted to go out to eat, so we decided on going to Mellow Mushroom for pizza. The whole time, dinner was filled with everyone laughing and awkward eye contact between Grayson and I. I loved the kiss but it made things awkward. Come ON!