A/N: I don't own Lemonade Mouth.

Taking Chances

Lemonade Mouth was waiting in the green room backstage to be interviewed by yet another talk show. It had been nearly five years since that fateful day in detention. Now Lemonade Mouth was a household name. The band was closer than ever. Mo and Scott were still going strong; even her father finally accepted them. They were getting married that summer. Stella and Charlie had become close friends. About a year earlier they realized it was more than that and they started dating and hadn't looked back. Then there was Wen and Olivia. They had always been close friends. They wrote songs together and hung out together every chance they got. Neither one of them would let their friendship turn into something more. They were both afraid of something going wrong and losing their best friend so they settled for friendship. They had each tried dating other people but it never worked out for either of them which brings us back to the green room. Wen had been watching Olivia for awhile. She was sitting on one of the couches by herself. She wasn't talking to anyone so Wen knew something was wrong. Finally he couldn't take it so he walked over and sat down by her.

"Hey Liv are you ok?"

Olivia looked up with a sad smile.

"Yeah it's just that Jeff called me last night and broke up with me. He said he was tired of never seeing me because of the band."

"Oh Liv. I'm so sorry." Wen leaned in and hugged her. Deep down Wen was glad. He had never liked Jeff because he was way too controlling. Maybe now he would have his chance with Olivia if he was brave enough to take it. That gave Wen an idea.

"Hey Liv after the interview do you want to go back to the Hotel and order room service and then we can talk?"

Olivia looked up with a smile.

"Yeah I'd like that. I really didn't feel like going out tonight but I didn't want to disappoint anyone."

Wen smiled softly at her loving how she always thought of everyone before herself. Just then someone came to get them for their interview. Wen whispered to Olivia.

"Ok so afterward just you, me and room service?"

"Yes. It's a date. Well not a date date… just two friends having dinner…" Olivia trailed off nervously.

Wen just smiled at her stumbling. "I know what you mean. We better get out there."

After the interview they were all back in the green room gathering their things. Everyone was talking about how great the interview had gone and what they wanted to do that night. Mo, Scott, Stella and Charlie all wanted to go out dancing and were deciding where to go. Wen looked at Olivia who was being as quiet as could be.

"I'm really beat. I think I'm just going to go back to the Hotel and order room service and watch a movie."

Olivia spoke up then, "I'll go with you if you want some company."

"Yeah I'd like that."

Stella spoke up then not thinking anything about Wen and Olivia having dinner alone, "Well I guess we're all set. See you guys tomorrow."

Everyone said their goodbyes and Wen and Olivia caught a cab back to their Hotel.

"I'm going to go change and I'll meet you in your suite and we'll order dinner." Wen said.

"Ok see you in a few."

They parted ways. Olivia was nervous. She had always felt comfortable with Wen. Deep down she knew she cared about him as so much more than a friend. The connection had been there since they had met in detention. She was always afraid to show it to him not wanting to scare him off. She couldn't believe he could want her as more than a friend. She had never felt that confident in herself. She never wanted to get her hopes up and then be disappointed. Sometimes she would see Wen looking at her but she never wanted to believe it was anything more that friendship. She tried dating but it never seemed to work out, case in point, Jeff. Actually this relationship lasted longer than any other, almost two years. She knew Jeff wanted more but she just couldn't seem to give it. Jeff even told her there must be someone else. He told her if she didn't learn to open up she would end up alone with her cat. She denied it of course but knew deep down he was right and she just didn't want to admit it. She was scared. What if she opened herself up to Wen and he only wanted friendship? It would devastate her not to mention what it could do to the rest of the band. She didn't want to be the cause of them breaking up. Now that she was single again she decided to see if Wen made a move. If not she would see if she could find the courage herself. For now she just changed into lounge pants and a t-shirt and sat on the couch waiting for Wen to come.

As Wen walked to his room to change his thoughts were on Olivia. He knew he shouldn't be so happy that her boyfriend broke up with her. He didn't want her to be sad and heartbroken but on the other hand he knew deep down he didn't want her to be with anyone but him. He had felt connected with her since they met in detention. That connection was there in everything they did together especially in the songs they wrote. It seemed to Wen that what they couldn't say to each other they said in their songs. As he changed into sweat pants and a t-shirt he felt the nervous energy flowing through him. He felt like tonight could be a turning point for them. Even though Jeff only broke up with Olivia the night before Wen knew it really had been over for awhile. They never saw each other and when they did it just seemed like there was no spark there anymore. Wen secretly hoped it was because Olivia really had feelings for him. Maybe he would find out tonight. He didn't want to pressure her. He knew Olivia really needed to talk things out but if an opportunity presented itself he was going to take it. Olivia was the person he wanted to be with and he had known it for a long time, he just hadn't wanted to admit it before. The other girls he'd dated had never meant anything. No one could ever match up to Olivia in his eyes. Unconsciously he had compared all his girlfriends to her. Olivia was his ideal. Now if only he could get her to see that. If they didn't take a chance they would end up being miserable wanting each other from afar. As he walked to her suite he walked with an extra spring in his step anticipating what this night held for them.

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