One Last Dance

Chapter 4

I stayed up late last night to finish all the mixes, to sell today.

The day started the same as always.

When Music class started, I felt my nerves coming.

I went to my desk and sat down with my head down.

"Hey." Came a voice next to me.

I looked up and sow it was Ian.

"Hi." I gave a small smile and got one in return.

"I was thinking, I could wait after school with you and we can drive to your house together. What do you think?" He whispered.

"Sure. That would work for me." I replied back just as Mr. Slayton started to speak.

After Music, nothing special happened.

When school was over, I went to my locker and got my bags before going to my car.

As I played music, Ian and his friends came and stood close to me.

"So man, any hot girls who gave the birthday boy a present?" Duke joked, making everyone of his palls laugh.

Ian was faced so I could see his face, while Duke and the others has their backs turned to me.

"You could say so." Ian said as he looked at me.

About 25 minutes later, Duke and the others walked past me, Duke gave me a nod and walked on.

"I was thinking we could stop for Ice cream. Seeing how warm today is. What do you say?" Ian asked as he stood right behind me.

He stood so close to me, that I can smell his aftershave.

"Sure. But I am buying dinner this time." I joked remembering our little thing we did.

"I can't believe you remember that!" Ian exclaimed excitedly. 

I just gave him a smile and switched everything off before closing the trunk.

"You ready to go?" I ask Ian as we both stood next to our rides.

"Try to keep up this time cupcake!" Ian said and got on his bike.

I jumped into my car and started her up just as Ian pulled away.

I followed close behind him.

"You gotta do better than that." I joked as I got closer to his bike.

As we take the same route we always took, before everything happened, we drove side by side till we stopped at the diner.

"You practiced?" Ian asked with shock evident in his tone.

"Well I had nothing better to do with my time. If you can remember." I said and went into the diner.

"Oh my goodness! Henry! Come quick!" Mrs. Collins yelled as she sow me and Ian came through the doors.

"What! What's wrong? Is the baby coming? Should I call the police or should I call the ambula.." Mr. Collins came running in from the kitchen, phone in his egg and flour covered hand. Ready to call, but stop short when he sees us.

"Your back together again or not?" Mr. Collins ask with a confused look on his face.

"What! No. We are just doing a project together for 4 weeks." Ian exclaimed loudly and way to quickly.

"Oh. Well. The usual I presume?" Mrs. Collins ask with a warm smile on her face.

"Yes please. But in a take away please. We have to practice and I have a thing on later tonight." I said and after that Mrs. Collins told us to have a seat until the food is ready. But in the meantime Ian got us Ice cream.

So that is what we are doing right now as we wait.

"What thing do you have on later tonight?" Ian asked with a little anger showing up.

"You should know. Duke said he told you." I said and went to the counter when Mrs. Collins called us.

"Have a lovely day. And just between the two of us. Ian looks mad. Did you tell him that Duke asked you to DJ at his party tonight?" She asked in a whisper.

"Of sorts. But Duke is in for something!" I said as I looked at Ian outside talking on the phone.

"I better go. See you Nancy. Bye Henry!" I called and left out the door.

"You done getting mad about a job I need to do?" I spoke in a soft voice.

"You could of told me. Now I feel like an idiot." Ian said and turned around.

"Let's just get to my house. My parents are coming at 7pm because they went to visit my grandparents." I said and got into my car.

I started to drive to my house just as Ian said I should so he can cool off.

When I was done taking everything inside of the house, Ian came to a stop next to my car.

"Just on time. Like always." I said and made room for him to pass by me.

"Okay. Well you go to the gym, while I change my clothes." I said and went up the stairs to my room.

"Um. Before you start to undress. Can you tell me where the gym in this place is?" Ian spoke as I took hold of the bottom of my top.

"Shit. Sorry. You can wait here. I'll just change in the bathroom." I took my clothes I'm going to wear and went into the bathroom.

I got changed and pulled my hair up into a bun before going out.

Ian was looking at my wall that is covered from top to bottm with photos.

"I can never forget this one. Even If I tried." He spoke as he traces the outline of the photo.

I moved closer and sow which one he was talking about.

"Your dad came home while your mom was in the hospital. He came home to get the baby bag that they had forgotten. I came over to help you get everything ready for your new baby brother. We fell asleep on the couch as we started to watch a movie." He said as a warm smile came to his face.

"Then my dad took the photo and sent it to my whole family and to your mother." I said as I let out a small laugh.

"We didn't even finish the damn movie!" Ian laughed too. His laugh was so contagious that I started to laugh too.

After some time, we sobered up then it went silent.

"Why did we even break up?" He asked with a sad look on his face.

"I ask myself that every day." I said as a lone tear rolled down my cheek.

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