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"Alright, guys! That's it for today's rehearsal! Move out to the main room for snacks and drinks." Mrs Jen calls out. Sighing, I dropped my arms and made my way over to my bag.

"What did your mom say about Saturday?" Isabella asks as I grabbed my phone out of my bag. "She's cool with it. What did your mom say?" I replied, placing my bag over my shoulder. "She's fine with it, just as long as we look over each other." She replied, following me out to the main room as I looked through my phone.

'Hey, does Baby Driver work for the movie? I know it's a bit older, but I've heard you like it? We can choose between 9 AM, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, and 6 pm.' Austin's text read.

"What time works for you?" I asked, showing Bella my phone. "Six works." She nods, grabbing a bag of chips from the counter. Nodding, I texted him back quickly before stuffing my phone in my bag.

"Hey, can you hand me that Fudge Round?" I asked. Beth nods and hands it to me before turning back to the group.

•••

The school week went by fast, and so did all our practices. Mrs Jen told us we're going to be in a couple competitions.

It was finally Saturday, and I was growing more and more nervous as time went on. Isabella and I got ready together, mainly because she's spending the night after the movie.

"You ready?" My mom asked, opening the door to my room. Nodding, I got up from my bed and followed Isabella down the stairs with my phone in hand.

"You guys look nice." She smiled. Nodding, we followed her out the door and to the car.

•••

We met the guys in the movie theater lobby. They were dressed up, but casual still. "Hey, guys." We greeted, they looked up from their phones.

"Hey, girls." They smiled. Connor's wasn't his normal smile, but I just brushed it off. The four of us got some snacks and drinks before going into the theater.

Isabella and Connor decided to give us their space, and sat a couple seats down from us.

Austin and I made jokes as we munched on the snacks and watched the previews. I've already seen this movie, in fact I have it at home, but I love it so much.

Our conversation came to a close when the movie began. For some reason, he had sat us down in the back. I wasn't complaining, but I would like to be a bit closer.

Sharing the popcorn with Austin, I watched Ansel Elgort sing along to Bellbottoms.

•••

Towards the middle of the movie, I felt Austin start nudging his hand towards mine. At first I thought he was going for my hand, but instead he placed his hand on my thigh. It didn't feel right to me, I didn't want his hand there.

Brushing it off, I turned my attention to the movie. Instead of taking the hint, he places it there again. "Stop." I warned, pushing his hand off again. Either he didn't hear me, or he purposely kept putting his hand there.

"If you put it there one more time, I'm leaving your ass here alone." I rolled my eyes, getting ready to grab my bag. With the way this night is turning out, I just wanted to go home and watch Stuck in the Middle, mainly because of the guy who played Aidan.

Austin insists, pushing my hand away and setting his hand on my thigh once again. Grabbing my bag and my drink, I stood up and stormed down the steps of the theater. Thank god I had a straight shot down, past Isabella and Connor.

Pushing the door open, tears began to cloud my vision as I made my way to the nearest bathroom. I thought Austin was a good person, and respected women, but I guess I was wrong.

Sighing, I closed the bathroom door behind me to find no one was in here yet. Placing my bag on the counter, I looked at my tear filled eyes in the mirror. I really liked him, and instead he does this. As much as I wanted to give him another chance, I knew what he did was wrong.

The door opened, revealing Isabella. "You alright? I've looked everywhere for you!" She exclaimed as I pulled my phone out of my bag. "I'm fine, you can go back to Connor if you want." I sighed, texting my mom to pick me up.

"He wants to talk to you, he's outside." She softly says. "Austin or Connor?" I replied, answering my mom back.

"Connor." She softly says. Nodding, I placed my bag over my shoulder and followed her out of the bathroom.

Connor looks up from his hands as I walked out. "Did you know?" I asked. "He told me that he was going to try and do that tonight, and he was going to do it no matter what. I tried to talk him away from it, but he wouldn't listen." Connor sighs. I looked down at my shoes as tears threatened to flow again. "Thanks for telling me." I nod.

"Um, do you need a ride?" I asked, realizing he rode here with Connor. "Yeah, that would be great." He gently smiled. Nodding, I lead them outside where we waited for my mom to pick us up.