AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thanks to all of you who read this fanfic, again. It really means a lot to me. I'm sorry about updating this late, it's just been a very busy week and I didn't have time until now. I hope you enjoy the chapter. I will be updating Saturday for those who want to know :)

Chapter 4

Saturday, December 5, 2011, outside the theater

Cory turned around as he heard the extremely familiar voice, right away recognizing Lea's sweet tone in her voice. He gasped softly as she was there standing there, right in front of him. "L-Lea?" He said as he walked up to her. "W-What are you doing here? Isn't, um, the show starting soon?" He asked hearing his voice shake a little as he spoke to her once again.

She nodded noticing his nervousness through his voice. "Yeah… I-I usually come out to relax before the show starts." She bit her lip as he walked closer to her and stood there, looking handsome as always. "W-Why, um, why are you here?" She gulped nervously, losing confidence as she spoke.

"I came to see you. I-I kind of lost your, um, phone number. So, I'm sorry I didn't call you earlier…" He said biting his lip not sure if she was happy to see him again.

"Y-You are?" She said with a smile ignoring his comment about losing her phone number, glad to see and speak to him again.

He nodded and gained confidence as she smiled and flashed his signature smile at her. "Yeah… I had to find out everything about your show. I-It took me forever to get here." He chuckled softly glancing into her big brown eyes once again.

Lea smiled widely and Cory heard her take a breath as she was about to say something, but a voice from backstage interrupted her. It was Marley, her best friend, who Cory didn't know yet. "Lea!" She said as she ran outside laughing softly and tugged on her arm. "Come one babe, the show's gonna start soon!" She looked over at Cory and gasped softly then bit her lip noticing it was probably a really bad time to walk in. "Ohh… I'm sorry to interrupt." She said shyly to Cory. "I would leave, but, um, Lea we really gotta go!"

Lea sighed heavily and nodded. "Yes, I know I'll be there in a second. Go back in Marley."

She sighed softly to herself since she wanted to stay and eavesdrop or something since she knew Lea had a huge crush on the guy. "Yeah, sure, I'll see you inside." She slowly walked away and went inside since Lea had kept an eye on her to make sure she did.

"I-I guess we both better go or it'll be late." He sighed softly and looked into her eyes again then flashed his signature smile, "Good luck Lea… I'm sure you'll be amazing."

She couldn't help but smile as he wished her good luck. "Thank you Cory…" She saw him slowly walk away and stopped him by tapping on his shoulder before she went inside. "W-Wait…"

He turned around and looked at her, "Yes?"

She took another piece of paper and wrote her number really fast then gave it to him. "C-Call me after the show if you want to… Maybe we could go get a coffee as you said." She said in a little of a nervous voice with a shaky tone.

He nodded and smiled softly as he looked at her. "Of course I will… Now, um, go inside Lea. I don't want you to be late because of me."

She nodded, "Yes, I will. Thanks for coming by the way Cory. It really means a lot to me for you to come watch me. " She smiled at him and looked him in the eyes, wanting to kiss him more than anything, but she knew if she did she would be taking things too fast. She slowly turned around and started to walk in the theater. Cory watched her go in the theater and sighed as he heard the door close. He finally made his way in the theater and took his seat. He looked around the theater only to see more people than he expected to come watched. His face indicated his impression by how big, fancy, and crowded the theater was. He looked back at the stage, where he knew Lea would be standing, and smiled to himself. Knowing he was about to watch her do what she loved most. He then heard the loud speaker announce that the performance was about to being, and he felt himself get chills just by thinking of Lea and how wonderful and amazing she was going to be up there.

He stood up excitingly as the curtain call began. He saw some of the cast come up as the last song played, Cory clapping and cheering loudly for the whole cast. When Lea came up he couldn't help but smile widely and cheer the loudest as he finally stood up giving her a standing ovation. He saw Lea glance at him a couple of times as she was on stage, which made him smile even more. He looked directly at her as he cheered and clapped loudly from his seat, and even though he knew how much people were there, he was almost sure Lea could hear him from how loud he was. When the curtain closed and the lights turned back on again, he couldn't wait to see her and congratulate her in the amazing performance. He had never seen such a huge and amazing performance before. He walked out of the theater and saw some people running back to an area where he had remember Lea go by to go back inside before the show started. He followed and found out that there was a place where the fans waited, and by what he heard, the cast always came out and signed a few autographs before leaving the theater. He waited outside for what seemed like forever to him, which all the voices of excitement to see the cast from the fans and the thoughts that went through his mind.

The moment Lea had gone off stage, after hearing Cory's loud enthusiastic cheers, she couldn't help but smile widely at the thought of him watching and liking the show. She still couldn't believe he had gone to see her, and only her. She knew, deep inside, that she had feelings for him. Even if she had only saw him about two times and didn't really know him really well. She just felt like the moment she met him, something, more than a spark, had been felt between them. She went in her dressing room to change out of her costume so she could go out and meet her fans as always. She closed the door and took her normal clothes then got in the bathroom. After changing her clothes and getting ready to go out, she walked out of the theater with her best friend, Marley and walked through the double doors only to see their fans waiting for them. She took a look around and spotted a tall body behind the fans. She smiled widely knowing it was Cory not being able to believe he actually had come and waited for her outside. She tapped Marley shoulder as she couldn't help smiling and whispered in her ear. "Would you mind taking care of the fans for a while… I-I gotta go see someone…"

She raised an eyebrow and looked down at her. "S-Someon-"She looked around as she said that and saw Cory standing there, "Ohh.." she laughed softly and slapped Lea's butt playfully encouraging her to walk up to him then whispered back. "Go get him, babe!" Lea laughed and hesitantly walked through the large crowd of fans all the way to where Cory was. She tapped his back gently and smiled, feeling herself getting nervous already. "H-Hey…"

He turned around as he heard Lea's voice, already smiling just by the sound of her voice. "Hey, Lea! T-That was amazing!"

Lea smiled shyly and blushed at his compliment. "Thank you, Cory! I'm so glad you liked the show!"

He chuckled and looked at her. "Liked? I-I didn't like the show…. I loved it! Y-You were so amazing! I had no clue you could sing like that!"

She laughed again, this time feeling more confident. "Thank you so much Cory!" She smiled looking at him with her blushing cheeks.

He took a deep breath and smiled at her. "So… um about the coffee-"He asked but she cut her off.

"Yes!" She answered instantly and laughed. "S-Sorry... Go on I didn't even know what you were gonna say…" she looked down a bit embarrassed.

"I-I was gonna ask you if you still wanted to come, but, I, um, I guess you do." He said confidently as he gave her his signature smile.

She laughed and bit her lip nervously then nodded. "Yes. I-I would love to… But, um, right now?"

"Yeah." He said with a smile, "Unless you're busy. I mean, you have so many fans here to meet and-"She cut him off again.

"Don't worry. M-My friend is there right now, I'm sure they won't mind if I'm not there for a night…" She said with a bit of a nervous tone trying not to seem too interested.

"No Lea. Go ahead and at least sign some autographs. I know what you feel, like it's not that of a big deal, but it can be for some fans." He smiled softly, "I-I'll wait here. I have nothing to do anyways."

She smiled widely and nodded. "Ok, I'll try to not take too long. I'm so sorry, I feel so bad for keeping you waiting for me."

"It's not a problem, Lea, Really, it's not."

She smiled widely and felt the need to kiss his cheek, but she didn't. He was so sweet and gentle and she could tell he had- at least the minimum amount- feelings for her. She turned around, feeling her heart beat slowing down as she walked away from him heading back to her friend to sign autographs. Marley grinned as she saw Lea come back and whispered. "How did that go? Oh my gosh, are you two going out?"

Lea laughed softly and shook her head. "N-No! Well not really, not yet. W-We're just going out to get some coffee after I'm done with the fans."

"So… a date?" Marley asked impatiently.

"W-Wha- N-No… we're just gonna go get some coffee Marley. Its not a date! Is it clear?"

"Yeah sure, Lea. Say whatever you want. Next time I see you you're gonna be telling me all about how an awesome boyfr-"

Lea hit her arm playfully before she could finish the word. "Stop it Marley. We're just friends for now."

"But you want more than that, don't you?" She grinned knowing she did.

She sighed and rolled her eyes playfully. "Maybe I do… but can we please stop talking about this and get done with this so I can go?"

Marley laughed and poked her arm teasingly. "Someone's in a hurry…" she winked.

"Shush! I-I'm not. I-It just doesn't feel right to keep him waiting for me there."

She laughed again and rolled her eyes playfully at Lea then smiled at her. "You go get your coffee, babe, I'll take care of this. You already did enough for your fans for performing."

She shook her head and smiled widely at her friend. "You're the best friend ever, did you know that?"

Marley chuckled and looked at Lea. "No I didn't cause that's a lie!" She winked. "Anyways, go get your man. I'll see you tomorrow."

"He's not my ma-"She rolled her eyes playfully. "Fine say whatever you want to Marley, but we're not a couple… yet!" Marley laughed as she added the "yet". She saw Lea walk away heading to Cory. Marley could notice how happy she was without even looking at her face. She went up to Cory and smiled.

"You ready?" He asked in a rather nervous tone but sounding excited at the same time.

"Yes." She nodded and smiled at him wanting to reach for his hand and hold it on the way there, but she didn't. He started walking and so did she. There they were, walking happily beside each other not being able to keep their eyes off each other. They both knew they were in love with each other; they just weren't sure enough to confess it to each other. They both walked to the coffee shop together and smiled at each other as the got there. Lea couldn't wait to sit and talk to Cory, only to get to know more about him, and neither did he.