So I figured I would try and do some quick updates because I've kind of left you guys waiting for a while in between chapters. This chapter is more fluff filled because I know that some of you guys have been waiting for this. Pretty sure you are going to be happy with how some of this has turned out

Can i also say that you guys are amazing with your reviews. I'm up to 400! That's insane.


Chapter 26

Shane couldn't believe what he had just heard. The song was for him? Mitchie liked him? That part was a little obvious the night in the hotel room. She hadn't exactly been complaining when he was leaning in to kiss her and he was certain that she was leaning in as well. But there were a few things that Mitchie was right about. Now wouldn't be a good time. He had broken up with his girlfriend a few days ago and Mitchie's mom had passed away. Neither of them was in a place for a relationship but maybe they could talk about all this and say that they were willing to wait a little bit. He contemplated walking into the tent and telling Mitchie that he had heard her conversation or he could go in there and act like he knew nothing. Deciding to go with the latter for now, Shane took a breath before walking into the tent.

"Hey Mitchie" he greeted. Mitchie looked up from what she was writing and smiled at him.

"Hey yourself. Shouldn't you be walking around with the others?"

"The rain was starting to get annoying." Shane replied and Mitchie laughed. "What about you huh? Why aren't you out there?" Mitchie shrugged.

"Couldn't be bothered" Shane nodded while he took a seat.

"Are you writing another song?"

"Kind of." Mitchie said as she looked down at what she had written. Catch Me. Mitchie shook her head at the words and scribbled it out. She looked back up at Shane. "I can't seem to get the words right"

"Would you like some help?" Shane offered. Mitchie smiled.

"Maybe next time. This song is a little personal" Mitchie explained, hoping Shane would understand. His smile told her that he did.

"I'm going to hold you to that"

"You got it" Mitchie said with a laugh.

"So can I ask you a question?" Shane asked after a minute. Mitchie nodded her head. "I know that you are probably tired of hearing this from everyone, but we are all really curious. Who was the last song about?" Shane watched as Mitchie seemed to freeze up.

"Um….. someone?" Mitchie offered. Shane raised his eyebrow.

"Someone?" Mitchie nodded. "And do any of us know this someone?"

"Possibly" Mitchie answered hesitantly. She knew she was close to Shane finding out, but something was stopping her.

"What's stopping you from telling me?" Shane asked softly.

"A lot of things" Mitchie admitted. Shane smiled inwardly. He was getting somewhere.

"You can talk to me you know" Shane said. Mitchie sighed.

"I know that… it's just that there are some things….that are… harder to talk about than others" Shane nodded.

"Look, if there is anything that you do want to talk about, I just want to let you know that I'm not going to judge you or think of you any differently. I want you to be able to trust me"

"I do trust you" Mitchie said instantly and Shane smiled.

"So talk to me"

"And…. and you won't judge me?" Mitchie asked. Shane shook his head.

"I'm not going to judge you"

"Ok" Mitchie said with a sigh. Shane sat back patiently and waited for Mitchie to start. At least he had a heads up on what she was about to say. "Look, ever since Connect 3 started out, my celebrity crush was always on you. And then, after that day at the station…. things started to change I guess" Mitchie could not believe that she was saying this. She could feel that the blush covering her cheeks was an intense red as she brought up the day in which they had met. Shane could feel Mitchie's discomfort placed his hand on hers reassuringly. He smiled encouragingly which helped Mitchie to continue. "I was… jealous when you introduced us to Monica and then the whole thing with my mom; you stayed by me the whole time."

"The song?" Shane asked softly. Mitchie looked at him with a weak smile.

"I'm sure you can guess by now" Mitchie said quietly. Shane nodded. "So what now?"

"What now is we work out what is going to happen from here" Shane said.

"So is it safe to assume that we both feel the same….. way about each other?" Mitchie asked. She was scared to ask the question but she had to. She had to be sure.

"It is safe to assume that" Shane said. "But I don't want to rush things"

"Me either" Mitchie agreed. Both sighed.

"This isn't the best time to talk about this, hey?" Shane said with a smile. Mitchie laughed.

"No, not really" Both leaned back against the chairs in the tent. Mitchie rested her head on Shane's shoulder.

"Let's wait a couple of weeks until things die down" Shane said. "Then we can talk about everything and see where this goes"

"That works for me because there are a few things that I do want to tell you, seeing as the other boys already know" Mitchie said.

"Like what?" Shane asked. Mitchie bit her lip before answering.

"After the whole prom incident, I formed an eating disorder. There are times when I still battle with it but when I think about it…. I have never been more ashamed of myself" Mitchie said with a shake of her head while tears leaked out of her eyes. Shane pulled Mitchie closer to him. "Why aren't you saying anything about how disgusted at me you are?" Mitchie asked. Shane just pulled Mitchie tighter against him.

"Like I said before, I'm not going to judge you on anything you say. We all have skeletons in our closet like that"

"What skeletons do you have?" Mitchie asked.

"I'm not all I'm cracked up to be in the media. I have lied a little bit about my past because to start of with, I was ashamed of where I was from. I'll go more into it later but yea. That's one of my skeletons" Shane said. Mitchie smiled.

"Thank you" she whispered. Shane smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Don't mention it" he replied in a whisper. After a few minutes of sitting in the silence, Shane spoke again.

"I know that this is going to seem like a really weird question and feel free to say no if you want to, but… can I…. may I kiss you?" Shane looked at Mitchie to see that she was blushing again.

"What? Why?"

"Well because the first time it was a dare and the second time we didn't even kiss, it was just the lead up. And because I want to seal this, that we're going to wait a little bit before we go anywhere" Shane explained. Looking at Shane, Mitchie bit her lip and shyly nodded her head. Shane smiled before dipping his head down and capturing her lips in a sweet kiss. It only lasted for about 5 seconds but it was enough for the both of them. Mitchie smiled shyly up at Shane who smiled straight back at her.

Nate and Caitlyn wandered around the area slowly. Both Shane and Jason had disappeared off somewhere. Nate had resorted to lending Caitlyn his jacket to help shield her from the rain.

"This is nice" Caitlyn commented offhandedly.

"What?" Nate asked.

"You and me just walking around" Caitlyn said. Nate smiled.

"It is pretty nice. The weather could be better though"

"I love this weather" Caitlyn said with a smile. "It gives it that magical feeling"

"How so?" Nate asked. Caitlyn blushed a little bit.

"Don't you know how many girls out there dream of dancing in the rain or kissing their crush in the rain? It doesn't end up like a normal date. It's just… special" Caitlyn said.

"Is that what you dream about?" Nate asked with a smile. Caitlyn smiled and nodded.

"I did when I was a little girl and my brother would come home from a date and he would tell me everything that happened. He told me how on one date, the night ended up storming but it didn't stop them from having fun. Ever since then, I would wish that a guy would come and sweep me off my feet and dance with me in the rain"

"I never would have pictured you for the type" Nate said. Caitlyn glared at him.

"I'm still a girl though. We all have our fantasies. Mitchie's is the same as mine but hers has already happened"

"What?" Nate was confused now. He wasn't thinking straight as he looked at Caitlyn. Her hair had gone limp from the rain and her eyes were alight with excitement.

"That day at the train station when Mitchie kissed Shane because I dared her, it was raining then"

"When do you think those two will get together?" Nate asked.

"I don't know. I'd like it to be soon" Caitlyn replied with a shrug. "Mitchie needs a little happiness for herself right now"

"And what about you?" Nate asked. They had stopped walking now.

"What about me?" Caitlyn asked quietly.

"Don't you deserve some happiness?"

"Seeing my friend's happy makes me happy" Caitlyn answered. She realised how close Nate was to her but there was no way that she was going to move away.

"Is that enough though?" Nate asked as he moved in closer.

"It's worked for the past few years and I'm sure it can work for the next few years" Caitlyn said. She could feel her heart racing and she was having difficulty remembering to breath with Nate so close to her. Nate could see that Caitlyn was fighting hard to keep him at a safe distance within her life.

"What's stopping you?" he asked. This question caught Caitlyn off-guard and a wave of emotions hit her. She tried to step back but hadn't even realised that Nate had taken hold of her hands.

"I don't have time to think about myself. Mitchie's needed me the past couple of years because she's so insecure. So I set aside my own happiness to help make her happy and that made me happy" Caitlyn said.

"Let me try" Nate said softly. "Let me try and make you happy"

"Is this your weird way of asking me out?" Caitlyn asked with a small smile, trying to lighten the mood. Nate laughed.

"Kind of. Is it working?"

"Kind of" Caitlyn replied, mimicking Nate. Nate smiled warmly at Caitlyn before leaning over and softly kissing Caitlyn.

Did that satisfy some of you? :p