Austin's POV
A few days later
I say "do you know who's going to be here to see you?" Vince says "mom, dad, grandparents, maybe my aunt. What about you?" I say "Eric, mom, dad, and maybe Eric has a road buddy or something." We chuckle as we stretch, getting ready for dress rehearsal after a long week of long practices. Vince says "I like Eric. I see you two being together for a long time." I say "I hope so. Things are really good right now."

I look in my bag of stuff saying "where the hell is the shirt? Oh my god, I forgot to pack my shirt for our duo." Vince says "we're not allowed to leave, we don't have time." I say "I'm calling my mom. It's on my bed." I call my mom saying "uh, code red. I forgot my shirt, it's on my bed." My mom says "what the hell, Austin?! I'll be right there" sighing and she hangs up. I say "great, moms mad at me. She'll get over herself. Want to mark it?" The rest of our group is chilling with us and one says "that might be a good idea."

We get up and we stretch a bit more. I say "alright, let's get it." Vince counts us in and we do our thing and we're just marking it or going full out depending on what each of us need. The upper age group hangs out in the biggest studio when we're performing on our stage. A girl says "there's a hottie in the doorway" in a loud whisper. I hear a chuckle that's very familiar and I look over at Eric. I smile and he looks at me and I say "what are you doing here?" I get up and he says "I stopped by your house and your mom told me to bring it to you" handing me my shirt.

I smile saying "you are my savior. I love you" and he says "I love you too" smiling. Eric says "how is everything coming together?" I say "I think we're good. I'm ready and that's all that matters to me" quietly. Eric says "people watch the dress rehearsal, right?" I say "yeah, why?" Eric says "I know you wanted me to wait till tomorrow, but I'm bored and my mom won't get off my ass and damn, your ass looks fine in these pants" turning me around.

I chuckle saying "yeah, you can stick around." Eric says "I'll see you out there?" I say "yeah" smiling and he kisses my cheek. He says "I gotta go home tonight though." I say "that's ok, I'll get you tomorrow night and I'll be too tired to say no to you." Eric says "mmm, just what I love. No consent" rolling his eyes at me. I say "go away, I trust single moms are less likely to snatch you up than people our age. Get out of here." Eric smirks saying "you know that the old ladies love me."

I say "I know too well." He says "you look good, I'll see you after." I say "you're hot, go away. Go flirt with Katie's mom or something." Katie says "hey!" One of the guys in my squad says "she's hot though" and Katie says "she's my mother!" Eric says "I'm not gonna flirt with your mom. She might with me but I won't with her." Eric says "bye, I'll see you after." I smile saying "bye" and he leaves, shutting the door behind him. All the girls in the room squeal and I say "shush" and one says "does he have abs? Is he a dancer?" I say "yes and no."

Vince and I run our duo just marking it and people start going on stage. The littles to the oldest, my group being last and the duo being third to last, giving Vince and I one song to change. We're changing in the wings for this one. My group does a warm up and we circle up. I say "let's get it. We're going to kill it and we've been doing this for months, so make it fun. We're not virgins to this dance, it's muscle memory at this point, so now there's no excuse to screw up. Although, if you are going to screw up, today is the day to do so. Let's do this."

We go out to the backstage area and Vince and I drop our bags out in the wings. We jog out onto the stage and I mumble "god I love Jack Harlow." We all chuckle and the song comes on. I hear loud clapping on beat from Jacklyn at the front of the stage. Some people from school came to watch the dress rehearsal and they're getting into it. Jacklyn says "hit! Hit! Hit! That's on the one three five! Not one two four! Yes. Bitch. Hit. It. Snap and quit! Yes!" The last part being on my freestyle. I smile and when we finish we get a few claps.

Vince and I go to the wings to change then by the time the song ends for the dance between my two and we go out. I say "I think we should vogue the whole time" when we walk out. Vince says "give them a little one two" and I chuckle then Jacklyn says "I'm gonna throw you two out the window. Let's get it. Clean lines, you got it. I can't believe I'm letting you two dance to this in front of children and your mothers." She starts the song and I say "vogue in my feeestyle" when we take our positions.

We get into it really well and when we finish, Jacklyn says "I need the graduating class that's leaving the program out here" over her headset. All of us get out there, no more than ten of us. Jacklyn says "give a wave, a curtsy, a bow, whatever the hell you want. Smile and wave like the princesses you are" making us all chuckle. Vince says "that's all you" and I say "boy, don't act like I don't know your some guys bitch." Vince says "you and your daddy kink can shut the hell up." I say "who told you about that?!" Vince says "no one, I assumed" making us both laugh.

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