eighteen

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jake and ava visited the girls at the dance studio after the competition was over with small flower bouquets and gifts.

"GUESS WHO'S GOING TO FINALS!" rosie exclaimed, running to give jake a hug.

"congratulations girls," ava smiled, giving each one of the girls a hug.

"i promised the girls a trip to the ice cream shop, so do you two want to tag along?" mrs. park invited, receiving two nods.

the ice cream parlor was only a two minute walk away from the studio. with parents tagging along also, the parlor was busy in no time.

"so ava and jake," mrs. park began as everyone sat down at a table with their ice creams, "we've been told that there will be a teacher's feature in the finals and was wondering if you two would like to be in it.."

ava immediately sat up straight with a bright smile and turned to see jake with a confused face.

"a teacher's feature is a performance that teachers participate in with their students i'm assuming," ava explained, turning to mrs. park for confirmation.

"right," mrs. park nodded, "so if you and ava were to do the teacher's feature, you'd be performing a special dance on stage with the girls. it's a little addition to the competition for entertainment."

"so what do you say?" ava asked jake with a smile.

jake looked at ava and lifted his eyebrows, "do you want to do it?"

ava nodded immediately as jake leaned back and pretended to think.

"we're in," jake smiled.

"fantastic!" mrs. park cheered, walking to the table of parents.

"we're?" ava asked.

"you're going to need a partner," jake replied, "and plus .. it'd be fun."

"are you sure? even with training?"

"i'll figure something out," jake assured.

"we'll figure something out," ava corrected with a smile, "as your friend, it is my job to help you through anything no matter how small the situation is. and that is exactly what i'll do."

"and as your friend, it is my job to eat your ice cream."

as ava was bringing her ice cream cone up to her mouth, jake leaned over the table and put his lips on her ice cream, taking a little bit of it.

the face to face position the two were in made the girls and parents stare at them as they stared into each other's eyes.

oh boy. this is going to be quite the friendship.

Amore||Jake ShimWhere stories live. Discover now