A/N: So here's the third chapteroony. It's been really sunny this weekend and I've been outside to catch the most of it while it lasts (I live in England…) so sorry if I take ages to update. I got detention because I wrote this instead of doing my homework, so enjoy!

And thank you so much everyone who has reviewed and favourited this story! It makes me smile :)

"Wait! Sierra! Do I have to do this? I mean maybe it's too soon…" Mitchie stuttered nervously, stopping on her way to answer the door.

Sierra groaned and rolled her eyes. "Mitchiee- You have to get over Shane! And besides, it's too late now. He's already here."

She gestured towards the outline of a figure on the other side of the front door, causing Mitchie to squeak fearfully and cast a critical eye over the knee-length green dress she was wearing.

Seeing this, Sierra sighed and pushed her friend towards the door. "You look great Mitchie. Now go get him!"

The door opened slowly to reveal a good looking guy with shaggy blond hair and piercing blue eyes.

"Hey Mitchie- you look great." He swept his eyes over her figure, making her blush. Mitchie automatically told her self off before realizing that this was what she wanted.

Putting on a brave smile, she took his out stretched arm. "Hey Luke; Thanks, you look good too." He smiled back at her and led her to his car that was waiting in the street.

She glanced back over her shoulder at Sierra who was waving excitedly. "Bye Mitchie! Don't stay out too late!"

Mitchie giggled as she climbed into the passenger seat. The butterflies she could feel in her stomach were the wrong ones. Everything was telling her to run away, to go and tell Shane her true feelings, but she knew that it was hopeless. Her best bet would be to forget him and try to have a good night.

"You ready?" he asked enquiringly. Mitchie gave Luke her best smile and nodded in what she hoped was an enthusiastic manner.

The car started up and they left. Leaving Sierra standing on the doorstep, wondering if her friend really was ready for this…

Shane sat up straight as Caitlyn walked in the room, causing Nate and Jason to look up from the video game they were playing.

"So? Did you call her?" Shane enquired impatiently, desperate to hear what Mitchie had said.

"Umm…yeah I did." Caitlyn said; a downcast look on her face as she sat down opposite him.

Shane's heart dropped as he saw the look on his friend's face.

"Well? What did she say?"

Caitlyn sighed heavily before replying. "Well, I told her that she should consider her feelings about you and I was about to tell her about Anabel but she just jumped in and said she already knew. She sounded pretty angry…"

Shane's mouth dropped open, his face twisted with confusion. "What? But how- I- I never- she…what?"

Caitlyn shrugged uneasily and glanced over at Jason and Nate who quickly turned back to their video game; eyes focused, trying not to look like they had been eavesdropping.

"Maybe Anabel told her? I mean, its way too soon for hot tunes to have caught on to this." She reasoned skeptically.

"Nuh uh." Shane shook his head immediately. "She doesn't have Mitchie's number…"

There was silence on the bus, except from the video game music, as everyone tried to think of a reason Mitchie would already know about Shane and Anabel's break up.

Caitlyn broke the stillness suddenly. "Well, whatever Shane. All I know is…she definitely knows about this. And she's angry."

Shane's mind was spinning. How could Mitchie have found out? And why was she angry? Maybe she didn't want what he wanted after all; maybe he should never have let himself hope.

Mitchie looked at the floor shyly as Luke escorted her back to the front door. They paused at the step and she glanced up at him.

"So…thanks for tonight. It was really nice." Luke smiled at her words and shuffled nervously.

"Umm…Mitch?" he began uneasily, "I was wondering if you might, you know, want to be, uh, my, uh, girlfriend?"

Her head snapped up and she forced herself to smile. She had secretly been wishing that Luke wouldn't like her, that he would just go away and she wouldn't have to get over Shane.

"Oh wow, Luke…umm, yeah. I mean, yeah, I'd love to!" he let out a breath thankfully and relaxed, pulling Mitchie into a hug.

"So I'll see you at school then."

"Yeah. See you." Mitchie stood on the step and waved as Luke's car pulled away.

The instant he was gone, she collapsed back against the door, letting out a shaky breath and willing herself not to cry. All she could think about was Shane and the fact that it was meant to be him taking her out, him hugging her.

The door suddenly burst open and Mitchie yelled out as she collapsed into her house backwards, falling on something soft.

"Ahhh! Mitchie get off!" a muffled voice yelled from beneath her, hands scrabbling at her back. She jumped up, expecting to see Sierra only to be faced with her mother.

"What were you doing leaning against the door?" Connie said breathlessly, trying to recover from the fall.

"Why were you watching me and Luke?!" Mitchie shot back and Connie winced.

"Well, sorry, mija, but Sierra went home and I've been waiting hours for you to come back and…I can't believe he asked you out!"

Mitchie laughed at her mother and went to sit on the steps, forgiving her for eavesdropping.

She couldn't believe it either.

Incoming call: Mitchie :)

Shane rubbed his eyes sleepily before rolling out of bed and picking up his phone.

"Hello?" he asked huskily, not registering the caller ID on his cell display.

"Hi Shane…" Mitchie's voice said clearly down the line and Shane jumped up, almost dropping the phone with surprise.

"Mitchie! Hi." Shane said quickly, trying not to sound too desperate. "So…what's up?" He asked coolly.

"Well, um, you left like a million missed calls on my phone…" she said uncertainly and Shane immediately cursed himself, his plan for 'not sounding desperate' failing miserably.

"Uhh…yeah. I just- you know, called to say hi… and stuff." He replied lamely, rubbing his temple and trying to decide whether to ask her about Anabel straight out or not.

"Oh…" Mitchie's voice sounded small on the other end of the line and Shane couldn't help but feel overwhelming pity for her.

"Actually Mitch, I was just calling to say that…the record company love you stuff! Yeah, they really like your voice." He said quickly, hoping that what he was saying was true.

"Really? That's great!" she piped, soundly immediately more lively.

Shane smiled softly, imagining the smile that was probably on her face right now…He suddenly frowned, remembering why he had been so concerned before anyway.

"Er, listen Mitch, I have to go. Jason and Nate are fighting about cookies or something. I'll call you later okay?"

After a hasty goodbye, Shane threw down his phone and sighed, sliding lazily back under his bed covers. Why was Mitchie acting like everything was normal?

He shook his head quietly to himself before getting an idea. Jumping up from bed, Shane grabbed his cell phone and dialed in the number of his record company…

Connie closed Mitchie's door quietly and made her way back downstairs, trying not to wake her sleeping daughter as she turned on the TV.

Hot Tunes flashed up on screen and she couldn't help but sigh sadly as she saw that they were showing a story about the Connect Three tour.

It was so odd. She knew that Mitchie had feelings for Shane and it was obvious that he had feelings for her but they were both dating other people.

She sighed again and flicked off the TV to do some stress baking, just as the house phone started to ring.

Connie snatched it up immediately, cutting off the sound before it woke anyone. "Hello? Torres residence."

"Hey Mrs. Torres, its Shane…Shane grey?"

"Oh hi Shane! And call me Connie, you know that." She smiled.

"Yeah, sorry, Connie. I was just calling because the record company has heard Mitchie's voice, and they love it. They would be really happy if she would come on tour with us!"

Connie had to put her hand over her mouth to stop from screaming like a little girl.

"Oh my goodness! Really? That's wonderful news! I would love for her to go!"

She could hear Shane's sigh of relief from the other end of the line.

"That's great Connie! I was really scared you would say no. So how should I tell her?" Shane asked quickly, obviously nervous.

"Oh, of course. Well, we're having a barbeque next Thursday. Would you be free?" she asked enquiringly, still shocked that her baby was going to go on Connect Three tour!

"Yeah, I'll make time to come and see you guys. Thanks again Mrs. Torres- I mean Connie! Bye."

Connie hung up the phone and squeaked with excitement. The only problem was…how was she supposed to keep this from Mitchie for an entire week?

A/N: Tada! You like? I'm probably gonna take ages for the next update seeing as I have to make up for all the homework I've missed (:P) but bear with me okay?

And sorry this one was kinda short...