Closer *SHARNA BURGESS & JAMES HINCHCLIFFE* *JARNA* *DWTS*

two [Sharna]

"if you wanted to be on the all star season of dancing with the stars with me"

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I know it's risky being here, watching James race but I had to come out and talk to him in person and this was the only way I could do it. things are defiantly going to be awkward between us because of what happened on finale night but I'm hoping we've both moved past that.

"you should do it!" Becky replies, placing her hands on his shoulders. "maybe you two can win this season!"

"I don't know" James replies. "I have a bunch of races coming up in April and May.. we'd missed tons of rehearsal time if I did"

"I'm sure you two can work through it" Becky replies. "you should totally do it!"

"yeah" I reply. "I mean, sure we'd miss some rehearsal time but we can make it work like we did last time"

"that was one race" he replies. "we're talking about at least eight or nine races, Shar. it seems impossible"

"I don't think so" I reply, shrugging. "if you say no, I'll have to find someone else and I'm kind of running out of time"

"when's the premiere?" he asks, looking at me.

"March twentieth" I reply. "but we're planning on announcing the cast on March fifteenth."

he sighs softly then looks at Becky. "you really think I should do it?" he asks.

"yes, you should defiantly do it!" she replies.

he looks at me then shrugs softly. "yeah, okay. I'm in." he replies. "but we still need to talk about what happened between us"

"what happened?" Becky asks. and this is what I was trying to avoid. if he tells her what happened, things are going to go down hill.. FAST.

"nothing bad" he replies. "I promise. I can't really talk about it with you"

"I understand" she replies, nodding. "I'll be with your parents whenever you get done"

he nods softly then watches her walk off. he then looks at me then sighs.

"we need to tell her about what happened, Sharna. it's killing me"

"I know" I reply. "it's killing me not to tell Val either"

"it's just going to be awkward when we start dancing together again." he replies. "that's why I had to think about it. if we do that again and one of them catches us, we're dead"

"then we'll just have to be careful" I reply. "I don't know what it meant but, I know it meant something to the both of us since neither one of us stopped it."

"yeah" he nods. "it obviously meant something, but what? I mean, we're both in relationships with people we love and care about. I care about you but in more of a sister way."

"I know" I reply, nodding. "I care about you in more of a brotherly way. I honestly don't know what the kiss meant"

"me either" he replies. "but we better come up with something. because if Val and/or Becky asks us what it meant, we need an answer"

"I know, I know" I reply. "you don't think we like each other, do you?"

"I-I don't know" he replies. "maybe we do and we're just not seeing it. and if that's the case, we're obviously blind."

"obviously we are" I reply. "what are we supposed to do then? Jenna's not coming back this season so she can't really replace me for a couple of weeks"

"she's not coming back?" he asks. "that sucks. I wanted us to do another trio together."

"yeah, I did too" I reply. "maybe we'll get Lindsay or Witney if they're not still on the show"

"doing one with Lindsay would be cool" he replies. "but it would've been nice to have Jenna again, that's all. she would've made things less awkward between us"

"it's not really that awkward" I reply. "I mean, it kind of is. but once both Becky and Val find out what happened, it's going to be even more awkward."

"true" he replies. "but I'm waiting awhile to tell Becky. I just don't have the guts to tell her right now"

"tell me what?" Becky asks, walking over to us. don't do it, James. don't do it. please don't say it.. please don't say it.. we're both dead if you do..

"well?" she asks, looking at us. "what is it?"

James sighs softly then looks at me. I shake my head then sigh. I look at Becky then sigh again.

"this is hard for both of us to say so please understand that" I reply.

"and it meant nothing to either of us" James replies. "well maybe it did. I'm not sure"

"what is it?" she asks. "you're both scaring me right now"

"we uh" James starts then sighs. he looks down at his feet then up at Becky. "on the night of the finale, when you and Val thought we were backstage hugging.."

"no.." she replies. "no. you didn't. you didn't!"

"I'm sorry, Becks" James replies. "it meant nothing"

"if it meant nothing, then why the hell did you do it?!" she asks, now in full on tears.

"Becky, we didn't mean for it to happen. it just did" I reply. "we never meant to hurt you"

"do you two love each other or something?! is that why you did it?"

"I-I don't know!" James replies. "maybe."

"well" Becky replies. "if you love her so much, maybe you should just be with her. I can't be with someone that I don't trust, James. you know that!"

"Becky, please!" James begs.

"no." she replies. "I need time to think. so for now, we're on a break. don't talk to me or call me. I just need to think" she sighs then starts walking away.

"I knew this was going to happen" James sighs. "I knew this was going to happen. I should've stopped it. I should've done something to stop it."

"James.." I reply. "it's my fault too. I'm the one who kissed you back.."

"so then maybe we do like each other" he replies, looking at me. "you DID kiss me back.. but both of us could've stopped it.."

"true" I reply. "what are we supposed to do now?" I ask.

"I don't know" he replies. "but if we're doing the show together, we better keep this off our minds while we rehearse and dance live"

"I agree" I nod. "otherwise, people will start asking questions."

"just like Becky did" he replies, sighing. "well that three year relationship is down the drain now"

"and Val's going to be pissed.." I reply. "this sucks"

one of his pit crew members looks at him then calls him over. James and I look at each other then walk over to him.

"what's up?" James asks.

"it's Becky.." he replies.

"what about her?" I ask.

"she got hit leaving the arena.." he replies. James and I look at each other then James sighs and looks at his feet.

this is NOT good..