Hey guys, sorry for the long period of no update. I've been dealing with some…stuff. Also is you guys are huge Broadway fans like me, you'd know about Broadway Con. Well tickets go on sale on my birthday, so my mom and I are staying up till midnight on the day before to get tickets. Also, I decided I'm gonna try and update almost all my stories this week.
And one more thing. I'm thinking of starting a one-shot series of Jack and Katherine. Let me know if you'd be interested in that. Well, I hope you enjoy this next chapter!

Rehearsals were tough lately. Katherine was trying and trying, but she never seemed as good as Morris. She had heard rumors from other contestants. Apparently, Morris was singing Imagine by John Lennon. Now Katherine was worried. If you played your cards right with that song, you could get everyone's votes.

Liz could tell Katherine was stressed. The week had been tough, and she wasn't really sleeping well. She and Jack would stay later in the theater to rehearse more. Liz wanted her to do well, but she didn't want her to go crazy with stress.

Katherine walked next to Liz. It was Thursday. The show was Friday night, and Liz told her she wanted o do something to take her mind of it. They walked down the boardwalk; they stopped and leaned over the rail, looking at the water. "So, did Jack give you the gift?" Liz asked, trying to start a conversation.

Katherine stopped fidgeting with her hands to acknowledge Liz. "Uhh, yeah. It was really sweet." Katherine had never felt like they way she felt now. It was so awkward. She and Liz always had something to talk about. But she could tell, this competition was changing her. "Katherine, there's only two more weeks, you understand that right." Liz said, now looking at her.

"Yeah, I know. So?" Katherine asked. "Well, it looks like there's gonna be two possible endings: you and Jack win and get the record deal. Or you go home and never see Jack again. I'm just saying, you need to be careful. I don't want you getting hurt." Liz said, getting it off her chest.

Katherine didn't know what to say. Of course she was shocked, but that's not what she was really feeling. She was mad, so mad. "Are you kidding me?" Katherine practically shouted. "You were the one who convinced me to give him a chance, and now you're telling me it won't last?"

"No, Kath I'm not saying that I'm just saying-"Liz was cut off by Katherine. "UGH! You know what, if you don't support my relationship or me in this competition, then why are you here? You know what you've changed." Katherine began to storm off when she heard Liz shout her name.

"Katherine! You know, you can walk away from this playing the victim and acting like I'm the bad guy. Or you can grow up and realize- you changed! The old you knew that even if you lost, just coming here was a big risk, and the old you knew what could have happened if you dated Jack. I've tried to be there for you during everything, but I can't be this. You need to grow up and finish what you started."With that Liz pulled her penny-board out of her bag and skated past Katherine, back to the hotel.


Katherine walked into the theater, her head hanging low in shame. Liz didn't talk to her all yesterday after their fight. Katherine really screwed up this time. She didn't know what to do. She really wanted to fix things with Liz, but she didn't want to lose Jack.

She walked over to the first row and buried her head in her hands. She felt someone's hand touch her head. She looked up to see Jack. "Hey, Ace. Ya feelin' okay?" He asked, sitting next to her. "No, I got into an awful fight with Liz and now she won't talk to me." Katherine said, as she buried her head in his chest. "What about?" Jack asked, stoking her hair.

Katherine explained her situation and waited for his response. She expected to hear something like 'We could get through anything. She's wrong," But that was not what he said. "Hey, Katherine." Katherine looked him in the eyes, taking note of how he used her really name, not Ace. "I love ya, but I don't wanna come between you and ya best friend." Katherine got worried; she thought he was breaking up with her.

"No, no you're not! I promise, I was out of line. She's just worried that our relationship won't last if we lose." Katherine said, cupping his face with her hands. He smiled at how genuinely worried she was over him leaving her. "Well, we'll figure somethin' out if dat happens. But da last thing I wanna do is hurt ya. I think you should fix things with Liz." Jack said.


"But I can't! You don't get it!" Katherine pushed herself out of Jack's lap and stormed into the hallway of the theater. She ran to the corner by the bathroom, sank to the floor and buried her head in her knees. She cried, she cried and cried. Katherine couldn't possibly fix things with Liz; she accused her best friend of not supporting her. No way would she accept her apology that easily, she knew how stubborn Liz was.

Katherine came to the realization she'd been crying for awhile. She suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. She expected to look up and she Jack. She expected to hear him go on about how he understood and how he'd help her through this. But that's not at all what she saw.

She looked up and saw one of the last people she'd expect to see. "Simon?"

So how was that? Sorry for no update. I'll be back soon! As always, read and review! Reviews are confidence boosters!- Aly