"Mmm, it's always better when we're together." He glanced at me with a smile.

"Yeh, we'll look at the stars when we're together." His big brown eyes made eye contact with mine.

"Well it's always better when we're together." He started walking closer, plucking the guitar with his fingers.

"Yeh, it's always better when we're together." I sang out, walking toward him.

He strummed the guitar one last time and winked at me.

"Yeah!" The audience cheered.

Drew flipped his hair to one side grinning. As bounced off the stage he came up behind me and slid his warm hand into mine. Our friends gathered around us screaming compliements.

"You should have kissed her, just for the judges." Leo punched Drew in the arm.

"There are no judges." Sophie said rolling her eyes.

"Shut up, I need to get a picture that I can show at their wedding when I'm the best man." Leo said.

"Hey, I'm gonna be the best man. I've known him longer!" Tyler argued.

"Guys, guys, I'm marrying Kate Uptown remember?" Drew said.

"Leo needs to be the best man cause I'm gonna be the maid of honor and I am not walking down the aisle with you." Alex said.

"Hey what's wrong with me?" Tyler raised his eyebrows and winked at her.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa who said your gonna be the maid of honor, I am." Nicole butt in.

Drew grabbed my hand again and pulled me away.

"Great job up there." He grinned.

"Thanks, you too." I said blushing.

I glanced around the crowded auditorium looking for Mrs. Miller but all I couldn't see beyond all the sugar rushed kids.

"She's by the candy bar." Drew said, reading my mind. He pulled me over to her and I could smell his amazing cologne.

"Tess, Drew, you were incredible." she said, pushing the bridge of her glasses up her nose.

"Thanks." Drew said "But we couldn't have done it without you."

"Oh stop, I can encourage you but at the end of the day, nobody can fake your parents signatures better than you can."

Drew blushed. She was referring to Drew's last minute decision to sing with me and since it was the last day for applications, he faked his moms signature, which didn't go well with the principal but he was only helping me which is sooo cute.

Mrs. Miller laughed, "I'm only joking. You guys go have fun while you still can. You should go join Mr. Happy other there, he looks like a ball of fun." She said looking over at our principal's 95 year old father who she brings everywhere. He was sitting in his wheelchair wearing a crooked party hat with a glossed over dead look on his face.

We laughed and walked back to our friends who still hadn't noticed we left.

"Okay, okay, I got one." Tyler said. "Why did Sarah fall off the swings?"

"Why?" I asked rolling my eyes.

"Because she had no arms. Knock Knock."

"Who's there." Alex and I asked in unison.

"Not Sarah!"

Even though it wasn't even funny, we laughed until we couldn't breate(literally, Leo had to use his inhaler, which made us laugh even harder)and until the next performance came on.

A little sixth grade girl named Abby sashayed unto the stage carrying a purple clarinet. She raised it to her lips, and I swear she just blew as hard as she could and frantically slid her fingers up and down. We walked out the doors and into the fresh night air. The parking lot was full of cars, including Tyler's white Range Rover we came in. We hoisted ourselves onto the roof of it and and sat down. We just sat there for a second, smiling, happy to be here, right now, with each other(cheessssyyyy)

"Wanna play Truth or Dare?" Leo asked raising a perfectly waxed brown eyebrow.

And in about .5 seconds what went from a quiet, peaceful reunion went to a loud, obnoxious game of truth or dare.

After a while, Leo decided to go ask his mom when we're leaving and one by one everyone went with him. Except. Drew. and. I.

We both lied on our backs staring up at the stars talking.

"You know this is just a ploy to get us alone, right?" Drew asked

"I figured."

"Do you think I suck?"

"What?!" I sat up and giggled.

"Well, I don't know, Leo said he saw a thing that said most girls secretly think their boyfriends suck." He sat up, blushing.

I laughed. "And you listened to him?"

"Yeah, I don't know I was just kinda worried about it." He looked up into my eyes and smiled.

He scooted closer. I scooted closer. The smell of Old Spice wafted into the air.

"Drew?"

"Yeah"

"You don't suck." And that sweet nothing right there is how Drew asked me to be his girlfriend. Yep. That's what he said.

He leaned closer. I leaned closer. I closed my eyes.