A/N: Here's the next chapter! Enjoy! And Linds, I'm so sorry. I can't review your last two chapters. You have no idea how many times I've tried but I just can't find the right things to say! How the hell am I supposed to review that! Well done to anyone who managed! Lol.
It was Friday night – the night of Olivia, Mason and Elliot's school disco. All three of the kids were in a good mood and looking forward to night with their friends. Olivia was getting ready at the Walker penthouse; Elliot was getting ready at Jack's and Mason was at another friend's house.
'You were meant to live large, Come on, take charge, Let's go light the world up, Let's not wait until the end, To be the things we wish we'd been.' Olivia was wandering around trying to find her shoes, singing at the same time. She was sure she'd left them lying somewhere.
'You were meant to live li-' Olivia's singing was stopped by a bunch of clothes hitting her face. 'What the hell?' Olivia entered Karen's room. Karen was obviously panicking. 'Um, what are you doing?' Olivia asked.
'I can't find the right outfit!' Karen yelled.
'For what?' Olivia asked, wondering why clothes were getting Karen in a state.
'I'm going out with Jack and I CAN'T FIND THE RIGHT OUTFIT!' Karen hollered.
'Oh yeah. Okay. Right, let me have a look. This is nice. How about this?' Olivia said, holding out a red dress from Karen's wardrobe.
'No! It makes me look fat.' Karen said, grabbing the dress from Olivia's hand and throwing it in the direction of the door.
'Okay, who the hell are you and what the hell have you done with Karen?' Olivia said in a serious tone. She was really joking. 'What the hell are you worrying about? Let's take a look at some of these outfits you…threw away. Or why don't you wear your new Gucci suit?' Olivia hoped she was helping but she wasn't holding her breath for it.
'No it's too casual.' Karen answered desperately.
'Well, what about dress?' Olivia held out a black evening dress.
'Too fancy.' Karen answered.
'Where are you even going? That might help me out.' Olivia asked, annoyed that her help wasn't helping.
'Balthazar.' Karen answered.
'Then what was wrong with the suit? It's not too casual for Balthazar.' Olivia was confused with why Karen had dismissed the suit.
'It's too casual for a first date and I don't have shoes to go with it.'
'How the hell can you not have shoes to go with it? You have every pair of designer shoes in the world!' Olivia yelled, before going back to raiding Karen's wardrobe.
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'Jack for the last time, you… booked… a … table… at… Balthazar.' Elliot said in a mocking tone after Jack asked yet again if he had remembered to book a table.
'Did I-' Jack was about to ask another question.
'Yes, you remembered the flowers.' Elliot answered, annoyed at the constant questioning.
'Did I-'
'Yes, you also remembered the gift.' Elliot said, handing Jack a small necklace box.
'What if she hates it? What if she thinks it's ugly? What if-' Jack was getting himself into a panic.
'Calm down. Take a chill pill.' Elliot began. 'She'll love it.'
'Are you sure?' Jack asked worrying about what could happen.
'Yes, I'm sure. Now what time are you picking Karen up?' Elliot continued a calm conversation with Jack.
'Eight. What if the cab is late?' Jack got himself back into a panicked state.
'Oh for the love of god. I'm never going to get to the disco am I?' Elliot whispered to himself.
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'Okay Karen. I've been through every item of clothing in your wardrobe. You have two options. Option number one- this Prada suit with these shoes or option number two- this black dress with this wrap and these shoes.' Olivia displayed each of the items before placing the carefully on the table.
'They're not good enough.' Karen answered.
'Okay then.' Olivia began walking out of the wardrobe. 'I'm gonna have to call Grace and see if you can borrow something of hers then.'
'Black dress! I'll wear the black dress!' Karen yelled.
'I knew that would work!' Olivia whispered to herself.
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'Hey Mason! Where are Olivia and Elliot?' One of their friends asked.
'I have…no idea! Olivia was getting ready at home and Elliot was getting ready at Jack's so I don't have the faintest idea where either of them has got to.' Mason answered, a hint of concern evident in his voice.
'Oh my god! Jack is so annoying.' Elliot had arrived at the disco.
'Where have you been?' Mason asked.
'Trying to escape from Riverside Drive before Jack starts panicking over whether he even asked Karen out on the date!' Elliot sounded relieved to be away.
'Ah. I see.' Mason said.
'My guess is that that has got something to do with why Olivia hasn't arrived yet.' Elliot explained.
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'Okay, I'm going to leave to go to the disco which I am already an hour late for.' Olivia said.
'Liv?' Karen sounded nervous.
'Yeah?'
'Could you do my make-up? I can't keep my hand steady.' Karen didn't really want to ask Olivia to do more for her than she'd already done tonight.
Olivia took a look at her watch. If she missed the disco, she missed the disco. This was more important. 'Sure.' Olivia answered while searching through Karen's make-up.
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'There you go. Is the make-up okay?' Olivia hoped that she had done a good enough job. Doing make-up wasn't her strong point.
'Honey, it's great. Thank you.'
'You're welcome. Now, am I allowed to leave now or do you want me to wait until Jack picks you up?'
'No, honey. You can go. Have fun.' Karen let her stepdaughter go.
'Good luck. Everything will be fine. Stop worrying.' Olivia tried to calm Karen's nerves. 'You'll be fine. Come here! Stop being so nervous.' Olivia hugged her stepmother.
'Have a good night.' Karen said to Olivia.
'You too.'
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Olivia eventually made it to the disco nearly two hours late.
'Where the hell have you been?' Mason asked her.
'Helping Karen get ready for her date with Jack. She's so nervous. It's so cute.' Olivia said whilst getting rid of her coat.
'Jack was so nervous too. Actually, he wasn't so much nervous as he was annoying. He kept asking me whether he had remembered this, that and the next thing!' Elliot told of his experience.
'You think that's annoying? Try going through every item of clothing in Karen's wardrobe, which is a lot by the way, every pair of shoes she has, again a lot, trying to find an outfit that will meet her standards. The outfit couldn't be too casual or too fancy. I eventually had to use the 'borrowing outfits from Grace' card to get her to choose.' Olivia said.
'What did she eventually go with?' Mason asked.
'A black dress with a black wrap thingy and Prada slingbacks.' Olivia answered.
'Do you know about the necklace Jack has bought her?' Elliot asked.
'No. What is it?' Olivia said, interested.
'He got her a little diamond heart with an inscription. For some reason, he wouldn't let me see that the inscription said.' Elliot answered.
'That's weird.' Mason answered. Just then, the DJ switched the song from and fast tempo to a ballad. Olivia and Elliot immediately recognised the song.
'Is that?' Elliot began to ask.
'It it!' Olivia said. 'Wow, talk about coincidence.'
'Do you want to dance?' Elliot asked.
'Yeah.' Olivia answered.
I can't read the future
But I still want to hold you close
Right now, is all I want from you
So give me the morning
Sharing another day
With you, is all I want to know
And baby I, I've tried to forget you
But the light of your eyes still shine
You shine like an angel
A spirit that won't let me go
I didn't want to tell you
Things I didn't want to know myself
I was afraid to show
But you gave me a reason
A reason to face the truth
To face the truth, face the truth, face the truth
And baby I've tried to forget you
But the light of your eyes still shine
You shine like an angel
A spirit that won't let me go
Won't let me go
Let go of my heart
'I wonder how Jack and Karen are getting on.' Olivia said.
'Let me guess. That song has made you nervous.' Elliot laughed.
'Yep! That's weird. The song that Jack and Karen danced to for the first time as a couple gets played at our disco on the night that Jack and Karen are on their first official date.' Olivia defended her nervousness.
'Hey. Where are you guys all staying tonight?' One of Olivia, Mason and Elliot's friends asked.
'Ah, good point!' Elliot joked.
'Whose place will be safer? Jack or Karen's?' Mason asked.
Olivia pulled her phone out of her pocket. 'Will and Grace's.'
A/N: There's chapter 10! Hope you enjoy. Thank you to everyone who reviewed! And Linds, you better get writing! The song Olivia was singing is 'Super Trooper' by Superchick.