How to choose the one

Bidders choice

Cast!! When I think of the characters, I think of them looking like the four amazing people above!

Ellis (Stefanie Scott) Kind of a girl next door beauty and a whole load of sass.
Candice (Dove Cameron) The lips, the eyes, the hair, the bod!
Lexi ( Zendaya Coleman) Looks and charm and confidence to boot!
Bayne (Oliver Jackson Cohen) I did originally have Dominic Sherwood but @BlueBawd suggested Oliver and well , what can I say? I like it!

I hope you approve!

Ali xx

As Candice and I stand side stage awaiting the winners announcement, I start to fidget with my various volcanic eruptions. The red feathers are begging to be ripped off and the more I move about, the more it all itches and irritates me.

Maybe it's just my nerves, they are being stretched and extorted to my very limits tonight. I am starting to wonder whether I actually have an anxiety disorder because this is becoming a constant issue. Maybe I'm more like my mum than I think?

I swallow down that worrying thought and focus on the scene before me.

I take some affirming breaths and mentally slap myself. This is all a part of my cheer position. Being in the public eye, it's part of the persona I adopt when I am part of a team as popular and sought after as this one I am lucky enough to be a member of.

Besides, I feel as though I know that Lexi is not the kind of person to put any of us through something that could be harmful or hurtful in anyway at all. And deep down, I know that if I protested enough, she would let me out of any obligation.

But I won't. Because this is going to be fun. Meeting someone new, conversation and company for a few hours. I can do that. Nothing else beyond that is part of it, unless I want that. And I can't see that occurring, with my limited track record, I'll keep it strictly PG.

Unless it's Bayne. Wow. My subconscious is a little slaggy tonight, I think.

I silently chuckle at my internal dirty mind and shake off my fear as Lexi ascends the steps, ready to announce who we will be hanging out with tonight.
God I hope it's someone nice! And preferably easy to talk to. Or look at.

Geez. I'm surprised that I am even having these thoughts. It's not like me at all. I'm pleasantly surprised. But that is definitely enough champagne for me tonight. I'm getting a little loose with my thought process and I don't want to embarrass myself by portraying myself as someone I am not. I would never do that.

Lexi stands at the mic, ready to deliver the news;

"Alright all you bidders! It's time to announce which of you were loose enough with your dollars to earn yourself some much sought after, one on one time with my beauties here!" The crowd reaches fever pitch, mostly because the time lapse has given them all more space to drink and bid and repeat until there is a collective excited buzz surrounding us.

One by one,  Lexi reels off the winning bids, bidder and the corresponding cheer member they have won time with. There are cheers and boos each time as the lucky guy or girl flashes their biggest winning grin and steps forward to collect their pretty trophy.

Candice is wriggling like a worm on a hook next to me and when Lexi calls her name, she glides to the podium, waiting to hear who she will be awarded to.

As if we don't already know.

As Lexi calls out his name, the sea of people part to allow room for the huge frame of Max to slide down the man made aisle to collect his prize. I feel as though I'm watching a scene from dirty dancing, where Baby waits on the stage for Johnny to dance his way up to her, crowd watching with anticipation as they finally meet. So cliche but so adorable. Because, unlike every movie we have seen where she is a bitch and he is a complete ass, these two are sweet and adorable! I love it. I can't help the huge smile that erupts over my face. I'm a sucker for a good meet cute.