I was at my audition for the play. Mom specifically told me that I would have to audition like everyone else for this. I sat down at the piano. The lessons that she made me take were paying off. I was auditioning for Mack.

Putting my defenses up
Cause I don't wanna fall in love
If I ever did that I think I'd have a heart attack

Never put my love out on the line
Never said yes to the right guy
Never had trouble getting what I want
But when it comes to you, I'm never good enough

When I don't care, I can play him a like Ken doll
Won't wash my hair and make him bounce like a basketball
But you make me wanna act like a girl
Paint my nails and wear high heels
Yes you make me nervous that I just can't hold your hand

You make me grow, but I cover up won't let it show
But I cover up won't let it show
So I'm putting my defenses up
Cause I don't wanna fall in love
If I ever did that I think I'd have a heart attack
I think I'd have a heart attack
I think I'd have a heart attack

Marissa was also auditioning with me. She was auditioning for Lela.

The power of love is a curious thing
Make a one man weep make another man sing
Change a hawk to a little white dove
More than a feeling, that's the power of love

Tougher than diamonds, rich like cream
Stronger and harder than a bad girl's dream
Make a bad one good, make a wrong one right
The power of love will keep you home at night

Don't need money, don't take fame
Don't need no credit card to ride this train
It's strong and it's sudden, it can be cruel sometimes
But it might just save your life, that's the power of love
That's the power of love

As soon as we got out of the auditorium, I noticed Jordan was standing outside with a troubled look on her face.

"Can you go wait by the car for me?" I asked Marissa. She nodded and walked away so Jordan and I could have a private conversation. "What's wrong?"

"Edmund told me that he loved me." She replied. "We have been dating since the winter break to see if we could handle being parents together, and he told me that he loved me."

"What did you say?" I questioned.

"I didn't say anything. I didn't know what to say." She responded. "Did he ever say it to you?"

"No." I responded. "But Marissa did declare her love for me in front of the courtyard. So yeah, we're out now."

"How do you feel? Does being in love feel good?" She asked me.

"I don't really know how to describe love. It does feel kind of awesome. The important thing that I need to tell you is my mom is dating my dad."

"Wait, what?" She questioned.

"My mom is dating my biological father." I explained. "It's really weird because he is so much younger than her. I mean she's 48 and he's 32."

"How has your quest to find out who your biological mother is?" She asked me curiously.

"It hasn't gone anywhere." I answered. "I haven't been able to find out any more information. I should probably go. I think you'll know what to say to Edmund soon. Maybe you don't love him, but I think you at least like him enough to raise a baby with him."

I then headed out to my car where Marissa was waiting. Luckily, it wasn't snowing, but it was still quite cold.

"I'm sorry." I told her as I gave her a kiss, hoping to warm her up.

"If you want to try to warm me up another way, you can, but I don't think that will work." She responded as I opened my car doors.

We drove to my house to do our homework together. I had to leave the door open, which was embarrassing. I don't know why it was a big deal if we were having sex. I guess she didn't want to walk in on it.

"So do you think your mom would want to come over for dinner sometime?" I asked as she petted my hair.

"I can talk to her." Marissa stated. "She has been working more day-shifts since the divorce. Maybe we can do that."

"It would be nice to get to see her for more than a few seconds." I added. "I can't believe that my first serious relationship ever is with a girl. I mean I wouldn't have believed this last year. I guess I just hadn't met anyone as amazing as you are."

"Well I am definitely falling for ya." She stated. "So do you think that we'll get the leads in the musical?"

"Well Mack is the only lead and Lela is a lead in the musical." I pointed out.

"I always thought it would have been better if Mack and Lela were together though." She pointed out.

"Well we gotta be with guys in this one." She explained. "I can't help but wonder who's going to be playing the guys. I guess we'll have to watch the auditions."

So the next day, we did just that. We were seated in the audience as the guys started to go through their auditions. Liam was up first. He was auditioning for Tanner.

Girl, I've been thinking about us, and you know I aint good at this stuff
But these feelings piling up won't give me no rest
This might come out a little crazy, a little sideways maybe
I don't know how it'll take me but I'll do my best

If you'll be my soft and sweet, I'll be your strong and steady
You'll be my glass of wine, I'll be your shot of whiskey
You'll be my sunny day, I'll be your shady tree
You'll be my honeysuckle, I'll be your honeybee

Next up was Edmund who was going to be auditioning for Brady. Well this could be a little uncomfortable, but we had already danced together in the winter recital. It wasn't ideal, but sometimes you have to work with people that you used to date. We did have chemistry, so I guess we could pull this off. I don't know if this was his ideal choice for a musical, but you have to start somewhere.

Everybody's always talking at me
Everybody's trying to get in my head
I wanna listen to my own heart talking
I need to count on myself instead

Did you ever lose yourself to get what you want
Did you ever get on a ride and wanna get off
Did you ever push away the ones you should've held close
Did you ever let go did you ever not know

I'm not gonna stop, that's who I am
I'll give it all I got, that is my plan
Will I find what I lost, you know you can
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it
I'm gonna make it right, that is the way
To turn my life around today is the day
Am I the type of guy who means what I say
Bet on it, bet on it, bet on it, bet on it

We also noticed that Dean was auditioning for the role of Butchy. Butchy was just kind of a dick. He wasn't a villain, but he was a dick. It wouldn't be an easy role to play.

You and I go hard at each other like we're going to war
We keep throwing things and slamming the door
You and I get so damn dysfunctional we stopped keeping score
You and I get sick, yeah I know we can't do this no more

But there you go again there you go again making me love you
Yeah I stopped using my head using my head let it all go
Got you stuck on my body on my body like a tattoo
And now I'm feeling stupid feeling stupid crawling back to you

So I crossed my heart and I hoped to die
That I'd only stay with you one more night
And I know I said it a million times
That I'd only stay with you one more night

That night, I headed to Koehler's to spy on my mom to see if she actually was dating Noah. I wasn't exactly sure how I would do that. I had brought Jordan with me.

"This seems like a bad idea." She stated. We were currently seated a table where we could see her, but she couldn't see us. I then noticed someone that I wasn't expecting to see.

"Whiskey, you work here?" I asked, noticing he was a bus boy.

"I want to spend more time with Kayleigh." He explained to us as he put his stuff down.

"Are you two back together or something?" Jordan inquired.

"Yeah, she's really progressed in overcoming her social issues." He told us. "She asked me on a date last week after her solo and she suggested that I get a job here because they needed help. So what are you two doing here?"

"Beth is spying on her mom." Jordan explained. I wished that she hadn't put it like that. I did look over and happened to notice that Mom was indeed meeting with Noah, but I couldn't tell what they were talking about. I would need to get closer. I decided to go to the bathroom since it was closer to the table they were at. I also did need to pee. After I came out of the stall, I came across another familiar face, only this wasn't a friendly one.

"Well, hello Beth Corcoran." Shiloh greeted me. She was in a very short dress. "Are you here with your girlfriend tonight?"

"No." I answered, wondering how she knew that I had a girlfriend.

"Why not? Is there trouble in paradise?" She questioned with a giggle.

"No, we're just not together tonight." I replied. "What are you doing here?"

"I am on a date." She declared. "You might know her, she's in your Glee Club."

Well since I was dating Marissa and Lexi was dating Liam, Kayleigh was dating Whiskey, and Jordan was with me and dating Edmund, that only left Jaque.

"You need to leave her alone." I told her.

"You can't tell me who I can't date." She argued. "I don't know if you know, but we are going to beat you at Regionals."

"You talk a big game for someone so small." I remarked. I wasn't going to let her get under my skin.

"I need to get back to my date." She replied, not even looking at me before she walked out. That was weird. I knew I had to do something. I might have to talk to Jaque to see if I could talk some sense into her. Yes I knew that Shiloh was insanely hot, but she was also in a rival Glee Club and she would most likely try to use that to her advantage by either trying to get Jaque to leave the school or quit the Glee Club so we didn't have enough members. I should see what my mom thinks about this.

I went home from the restaurant, deciding to wait for her and leave the stuff with my dad on the backburner for right now. She got home around 9:00.

"Mom, I have something that I need to talk to you about." I declared. "I recently found out that Jaque is going out with the lead singer from Crawford Country."

"I actually went through a similar situation with this before you were born." She told me. "It was actually Rachel and Jesse. I don't know what this girl's motivations are, but we shouldn't do anything about it."

"Mom, we can't just let them date." I argued. "She might try to lure Jaque away from us."

"If it happens, we'll have to find someone else." Mom explained. "I'm not forcing any of you to be in Glee Club."

"So when are we doing the musical anyway?"

"It's going to be after Regionals." Mom explained. "Are you going to be ready if I give you the part that you want?"

"I think I have time." I responded. "I can't believe that you're being so lax with this. It's not like we can just replace someone. We only have the minimum."

"Beth, I think you need to calm down." She told me. "You should go to your room and cool off."

"We need to talk about how you're dating my dad." I replied.

"No, we don't." She declared. "I really don't like your attitude right now. If you don't want to be grounded and lose the part, you'll go to your room."

I sighed and walked away. I don't think I've been this angry since she told me that she couldn't be at my performance when I was 14. Once I was inside, I started to realize that maybe I was being a brat about it.

In the morning, I wasn't sure what to do with the knowledge that I had. I guess above else, I needed to talk to Jaque about it.

"I know that you're going out with that girl from the other team." I declared.

"Look, it's not what you think." She replied. "I can tell you right now that I'm not looking to defect and I only agreed to go out with her because she wouldn't leave me alone. We didn't kiss or anything and I'm still with Thomas. I am still dating Thomas."

Okay, that ended up being much ado about nothing. I guess I should have known better than to take her word for it. I still did need to figure out what was going on between Mom and Noah. Maybe I needed to talk to someone who knows more about this stuff. I called Rachel, but I only got her voicemail. I decided to leave her a message saying that I needed to talk to her.

Mom put up the cast list and I went over to look at it. I smiled seeing that I had got the lead. It read as.

Beth Corcoran: Mack
Edmund Sawyer: Brady
Marissa Nelson: Lela
Liam Eaton: Tanner
Dean Martinez: Butchy
Thomas Williams: Seacat
Lexi Wild: Giggles
Jaque Howard: Struts
Jordan Clark: Aunt Antoinette
Whiskey Hawthorne: Dr. Fusion
Craig Tyler: Camembert
Kayleigh Koehler: Assistant Director

So the roles have been set, but the play won't be until after Regionals. Next chapter is the Winter Formal. The songs in this chapter are "Heart Attack" by Demi Lovato, "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis, "Honey Bee" by Blake Shelton, "Bet On It" by Zac Efron, and "One More Night" by Maroon 5. Please don't forget to review.