The Next Step: The Next Generation

Strong ... (3)

Jake's P.O.V.

I just walk. I don't even know where I was going. All I know is that I can't face my sister right now. I don't know why, it just hurts.
It's not that cold, for february tho. I mean I live in Canada I know how it is when it's really cold and right now it's not. I keep walking down the street, it seems familiar here but I don't know why.
"Jake?" a voice calls my name.
I turn around to see Liv sitting on a bench.
"What are you doing here? Did you came here alone? You walked? You know that you live like 3 miles away?" she seems shocked
"Yes I did. I just needed some air" I say walking over to her.
"I understand that. But did you leave Jessy alone?"
"Hell No! Mom and Dad are with her. She told us everything, well not everything because I couldn't stand it anymore and left."
"Seems like the only way to escape this, right?"
"Yes..."
"Are you okay?" she asks
"Not exactly, but I need to be strong... for her"
"You actually don't!"
"What?"
"You don't need to be strong for her. She wouldn't want that. It's you... you want to be strong for yourself."
"I don't get it!?"
"Remember when Tory's and Julien's brother died?"
"Yes"
"Well I thought I needed to be strong for them. But that just made it even worse. They just felt even worse. I discovered that I was the one who couldn't deal with it... I was the one who thought when I pretend I am strong I will actually be strong. But I wasn't."
"So what am I supposed to do?"
"Don't pretend like you don't want to cry. I know you, Jake. I know that you like to express your feelings by beating someone and in this case I can totally understand it. But please don't let your anger get you in trouble, you're way too smart for that. And Jessy... well she knows that you would do anything for her, even if you don't beat someone up."
"But..."
"No buts... Just think about it.
And now come inside. You must be cold" she stands up walking to her front door.
I just sit there.
"Come on"
I sigh and stand up before I walk behind her inside the house.

James's P.O.V.

"Mom, Dad, I am back!" Liv yells as she enters the room. But she wasn't alone behind her I saw Jake.
"Oh my God Jake. What are you doing here? Did you came here alone? You must be freezing!" Riley says completely shocked on why he's here.
"I'm fine." he says and smiles at us.
"I'll call Emily she will pick you up." I tell him already grabbing my phone.
"Okay"

After 10 minutes Emily picked Jake up and they drove home.
Now we are all sitting in our dining room to eat lunch. Nobody talked. Until Riley breaks the silence.
"I am thinking about cancelling all rehearsals for the rest of the week"
"I think that's a good idea" I tell her.
"No! Why?" Liv asks.
"It's the best thing you could do!" Riley tries to explains.
"No it's not. Dance is the only thing Jessy always loved, since she was little. She is so passionated about it. If you close the studio now you would take the only thing away that she loves and that is left in her life."
"But we can't just act like nothing happened and like we don't even care!"
"You know that's not true! And she knows that too. But you know that if you cancell rehearsal now she knows it's because of her, don't you think that would be even worse?
I mean what would you do to understand all your feelings? You would dance! And I am not letting you cancelling all rehearsals!"
"Liv, I am the owner of the studio I'll do whatever is right!" the argument got a little louder. Liv stands up, her chair falls on the ground.
"Mom, I am the dance captain. I never wanted to be it but now that I am I need to do what's best for the team. And it's best for the team to dance. Dance is the only thing that can help her, that can help all of us. Dance is our lifes, don't you get that?"
And she runs upstairs leaving a confused and shocked Riley behind her.

*at the evening, 10pm*
Riley's P.O.V.

I am so confused. Liv is kinda right, but I don't know if this is the right thing to do.
I am currently sitting in mine and James's bedroom and just stare at the wall.
"Riles?"
"Mmh?"
"You're fine?"
"Sure"
"Don't lie to me, babe." he says and sits next to me "Tell me"
I sigh and break the staring contest between me and the wall to look at James.
"I am confused... about everything! What am I supposed to do?"
"It's about Liv, right?"
"Mainly. (A/N is that a word?) I mean it's logical what she said, but what if that doesn't help her?"
"Riley?"
"It's not about cancelling rehearsals, isn't it?"
I look down. Why does he always knows what I am thinking, he just got better over all the years.
"I am scared! What if something like that happens to one of our girls or is already happening? We don't know! I can't lose any of them!" tears filling my eyes.
"Hey hey hey, stop worrying! The girls are fine."
"How do you know?"
"I just do"
"But what if..."
Hey cuts me off by connecting his lips whit mine.
"They're fine, trust me."
I just nodd. I hope he's right.
After the conversation we go to bed and James didn't leave my side. His arms were always around me pulling me close to him.
This might sound cheesy, but it helped me to sleep better. It really did.

A/N there you go another update!
There will be a 4th part of this is entire story line and then I'll might start with Nationals. 😏
Don't mind the Jiley fluff at the end and don't get used to it! 😏😂

BTW my birthday is tomorrow (17th January) and damn I am turning 17... I feel old 👵

Anyways have great day or night (It's currently 10:15pm in Germany so don't blaue me for gramma mistakes and words that might not exist)

New Update when I have 3 comments 💬

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