Author's Note: Okay, here's possibly the fluffiest funnest chappy I've ever written… the Morp one!!! Woohoo! Enjoy, and review. There's only one more chapter to this story. I'll be sad to part with it, but of course, I can't just be done with it, I'm writing a sequel to it. so I hope you all enjoy. The next chapter shouldn't take me so long to update. I'll thank all my faithful reviewers in length in the next chappy.
After the talent show, a lot of students were asking others to re-perform their act; they were so awed. A lot of students were now going to Emma's lessons to watch her ride. There had also been a lot of requests for Daisy and David to sing, which they avoided. Practically everyone Shelby ran into was begging her for some more ballet. She squarely refused. Scott loved how giddy the attention was making her. And it was… tasteful attention, for once in her life.
Unnoticed by all was the passing of time. It was now a week into June, and school was quickly winding down. Most students were preparing for the summer months, whether they were spending them at Horizon, or at home. However, the senior students were starting to panic. Those that were heading to universities and colleges were preparing for that big change. The other's head to get their lives planned out as much as possible. Peter, Sophie, Roger, Frank, Jeff, and many other counselors were working hard trying to get students the help they needed, while still dealing with their emotion problems.
That Friday, Sophie and Peter held a Cliffhangers and Rivergliders group. It was after dinner.
"So, how are you all feeling?" Sophie began. A lot of students rolled their eyes at the conventionality of the question.
"Fine," Emma replied, speaking for most of them. Sophie sighed and Peter laughed. The kids still weren't willing to volunteer their feelings to be analyzed… then again, not many teenagers were.
"Peter, does this group have a purpose?" Shelby asked.
"Yeah, cause we've got a lot of stuff to do," Scott added. A couple of the girls giggled at this.
"Yes, it does have a point," he added, pointedly looking at the couple. "The end of the year is coming and with that comes the--"
"Morp!" Juliette squealed.
"Peter! We wanted to sleep tonight!" Daisy sighed. How were they supposed to get Jules to shut up now? He scowled at her.
"Yes, it is time for the Morp," Sophie acknowledged. Despite themselves, the faces of every student's face lit up.
"So, when do we get to 'shop'?" Emma asked sarcastically. "Jules talks," she explained when Sophie looked perplexed at how she knew this.
"Hey!" Juliette whined, but everyone else laughed.
"Right, well, the guys are going into town next Thursday for the tuxes. We still have the ones from the wedding, so the Cliffie guys are staying here," Peter said. Half the guys started sighing and moaning disappointedly. "And the girls are getting all the dresses delivered Thursday as well. As 'tradition' would have it, you guys get first pick." The girls' faces brightened considerably.
"Well, we'll make the most of it," Leonie said, speaking for everyone.
"And no more fights, girls," Sophie said, eyeing Juliette and Shelby, who consequently burst out laughing.
"Right, well, as long as Scott sticks around, I think we'll be alright," Shelby said.
"Well, he's not going anywhere… not without the ol' ball and chain," David replied. Shelby stuck out her tongue instead of firing something else back at him.
"Right, well, the Morp is next Friday. You guys can all disperse, group's dismissed. There's still an hour till lights out," Peter said, clapping his hands. The students got up and left, visibly relieved that they weren't to have a real touchy feely group session. Those were the good days. Besides, most of them had existing outlets for their feelings.
"Isn't this great?" Jules squealed. "In no time at all, the Morp will have arrived! I can't wait!"
"So, what's this fight I hear of?" Scott asked. "Kat said a little about it at the wedding, but I never got the whole story."
"Why do you think?" Shelby said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
"Oh, I'll tell it!" Juliette said.
"No way! You're biased. You were in it. I'll say it, as Kat's not here," Daisy said. They were all still sitting around where they'd been for group. Shelby sighed.
"Oh, well, it had to come out sometime. I guess Daisy's the only one who can tell it properly from an outside point of view," Shelby sighed.
"That's the right attitude," Leonie said.
"What are you talking about?"
"Well, we all want to hear the story, but if Shelby's mad, we're all dead," Kristen reasoned. The group laughed.
"Right. Anyways," Daisy began, "it was a few days before the Morp."
"The day before, actually," Shelby corrected.
"Doesn't really matter."
"Yeah, it kinda does. See it was just hitting me just how much I was gonna really miss Scott. I didn't know how to deal with it… that's why the fight broke out," Shelby explained.
"Right. So, the day before the Morp, Sophie brings the dresses over to our dorm. She finds a nice one and goes to try it on."
"Why is that relevant?" Emma asked.
"Because she wasn't in the room when the fight broke out," Juliette explained.
"Gotcha."
"Anyway, Sophie's gone, and Shelby's looking at a pile of dresses. Juliette comes in, and they end up throwing insults at each other," Daisy said
"What sort of insults?" Marc asked, getting into the story. Shelby rolled her eyes.
"Not important," Daisy said.
"Yeah, I need to complete my mental image," Alex said. Emma punched him on the arm.
"Fine, I said there must've been something perfect in there for her so called 'body'," Shelby said, getting it over with. Juliette scowled slightly.
"And I said that they all looked used and pre-worn, like Shelby," Juliette said, trying only slightly to get back at Shelby for it.
"Ouch, that's harsh Jules," Scott said.
"What can I say? We were both mad," she replied.
"No kidding," Auggie said, putting an arm around Jules.
"Right, so what happened next?" James asked.
"What are you so excited about?" Shelby asked sarcastically.
"Cat fight!" Alex, James, Marc, and Andrew cried at the same time.
"Right…" Daisy said slowly. "Anyway, Jules started to go into Shelby's pile. That set her off. They started fighting about a dress. They were tugging at it really hard."
"Did it tear?" Scott asked.
"Nope, I let go," Shelby said, chuckling softly.
"Yeah, which sent me flying," Juliette added.
"Shel, that's not funny!" Auggie cut in when Shelby started to laugh harder at the memory.
"Well, anyway, we actually started fight, as in throwing punches, and pushing each other over," Shelby said. "And I think you guys are taking way too much pleasure in this," she added.
"What happened afterwards?" Ezra asked.
"Well, Sophie came in, and we had to run two miles," Juliette said, blushing.
"Oh yeah, and then we had the punishment," Shelby reminisced.
"Which was…?" Jess asked.
"Well, we sort of had to say why were fighting, but from the other's point of view. I said Jules' side," Shelby explained.
"And I did Shelby's," Jules added.
"So, what were your reasons?" Emma asked.
"Well, that is not to be repeated," Shelby said, giving Juliette a shake of the head. Jules nodded. "Anyway, I'm going to bed. Scott, you coming?" He nodded and got up.
"Good night, guys," he said.
"Yeah, good night. See you all tomorrow," Shelby added. The rest of the group waved or said their goodnights.
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The next week past remarkably quickly. Every single student was almost literally bouncing off the walls. What with the end of the year, and the Morp arriving all in one week, this was huge!
That faithful Thursday finally arrived, warm but rainy and humid, and people were all over the place. It was right after lunch, as afternoon classes were cancelled. Some people were making decorations, some were doing last minute schoolwork, some were setting up the lodge, and some were just talking. All the guys, except the Cliffie guys, were going into town, while the girls were going "shopping." The Cliffie guys were all moping around the guys' dorm.
"What're you all doing?" Shelby asked, walking in with Scott before she headed off to the girls' dorm to paw through the dresses.
"Nothing," David replied.
"Well, thank you Captain Obvious," she replied sarcastically.
"You're welcome, Lieutenant Sarcasm," he said mockingly. She just smirked.
"Why don't you go and help out with the decorations?"
"Do we look like we'd do decorations?" Auggie asked.
"Good point."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Scott asked. Shelby rolled her eyes.
"Oh, never mind. What are you all planning on doing?" she asked, trying a new approach. The guys, including Scott who was now sitting at the foot of Auggie's bed, looked at each other and, at the same time, answered.
"Nothing," they said nonchalantly. Shelby laughed at their perfect timing.
"Right, well, have fun. I'll check on you later."
"Why do you need to check on us?" Auggie asked.
"Because I'm scared this boredom may lead to destructive behaviour," she replied sarcastically, walking out of the dorm and running to the girls' dorm. She was, in fact, the only girl who had admittance to the guys' dorm freely. She went over to the other dorm and found them all looking through piles of dresses. "Any diamonds in the rough?" she asked, wiping her face off.
"Not yet, but we're searching," Daisy replied. Suddenly, they heard a loud squeal and turned around to see Juliette, jumping around, holding a dress to her chest.
"Well… let's see it," Emma said, staring at her sister. Juliette held it out to full length. It was a beautiful light blue. It had spaghetti straps. It was fading beaded sequin tulle over taffeta. Either way, it was beautiful! All the girls were struck dumb for a moment.
"Go try it on," Kristen said. Juliette nodded and skipped into the bathroom. All the girls turned to each other and there was a unanimous rolling of the eyes.
"So… do we all have dates?" Emma asked garrulously.
"No, actually, I'm not sure I'm set," Shelby said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Shel! I'm insulted!" Scott said, coming in from the hallway.
"Scott!" a bunch of girls squealed angrily: he wasn't allowed in there. Shelby, Daisy, and Emma were just laughing so hard at their reactions that they could hardly speak. He looked at them strangely. The rest of the guys came in shortly after.
"What are you all doing here?" Daisy finally asked.
"Well, hello to you too, darling," David said sarcastically, while giving her a kiss on the cheek. She rolled her eyes.
"The question still stands," she replied.
"Oh, we got bored," Ezra said.
"You got bored?" Shelby replied, lifting an eyebrow.
"Jules isn't gonna like it if she comes out and you see her all dressed up," Leonie pointed out to Auggie.
"Right, let me know when she's done?" he replied, leaving. "Scott, man, come on, I need some company!" he said, pushing Scott out into the hallway. Scott looked back at Shelby with an apologetic look.
"It's all good! I found a dress to try on!" she cried out. He gave her the thumbs up as he was pushed out of their dorm.
"You did?" Juliette asked, coming out of the bathroom. "Hey, why are you two here?" she asked the guys.
"We got bored. We have nothing to do," David said.
"Oh, why don't you do decorations?"
"They got us to do them last year. This year, it's the Trackers and Sun Dogs," Ezra replied.
"Okay… well, what do you all think?" she asked, twirling around.
"Oh, Jules, it's perfect," Kristen remarked.
"Yeah, it fits you like a glove," Ley said.
"Thanks girls. Daisy? Shelby? Emma?"
"What our opinions not worth it?" Ley asked sarcastically.
"Of course I can, it's just that I know Shel, Em and Dais will give me the absolute truth no matter what."
"I agree with those two," Emma said. "It's just beautiful."
"Yeah, you look gorgeous," Daisy said. Juliette looked at the girls, shocked at the wonderfulness that the truth was. Then, she braced herself for Shelby's reply.
"Well," she sighed, looking her over. "It's just… absolutely perfect." Shelby grinned and Juliette began dancing around. "Anyway, I do have one," she said, as Juliette went back into change. "Emma, let the guys know they'll have to wait a little longer?"
"Sure," she said, going into the hall. When she came back, Shelby was in the bathroom changing, Jess was choosing between two dresses, and Kristen, Ali and Ley were waiting for the bathroom. Daisy and Emma were still the only ones who were dress-less.
"Hey, Dais, Jules, which do you think?" Jess asked, holding the two dresses out.
One was a red halter dress. It was plain satin and around the waist, it panned out slightly, creating more folds. The other was an off the shoulder yellow dress. It was knee length, and was made of light flowing material.
"I'd say the yellow one. It'll show off your blond hair," Juliette said.
"Yeah, I agree. Besides, yellow's a really catchy colour. Go try it on. Ezra, scat!" Daisy replied. Jess and Ezra obeyed quickly. David went out to be with the others. He felt out of place, watching the girls sift through dresses.
"I'm happy she chose the yellow," Emma said. "I want the red."
"Just like you, Em," Jules replied. Emma shrugged, giggling and went to wait for Shelby to be done. It didn't take too long. She came out and shocked everyone there. The girls just stared at her dumbly. She was wearing a shockingly black strapless dress. It had a slit up on side that went half way up her thigh. There was nothing to special about it, which was what scared her about their reaction.
"What?" she asked. "Is there something wrong with it?"
"Wow, Shel," Daisy said. Shelby immediately let out a sigh of relief.
"Wow is right," Jess answered.
"Gee, take a picture, you guys, it'll last longer," she laughed. "But really, what do you all think?"
"It's perfect, Shel," Jules said.
"Yeah, that's it," Emma said. The other three nodded their agreement.
"Perfect," she said. "You think Scott'll like it?"
"If he doesn't, he's an idiot," Kristen said.
"Well, then we have no problems," Shel replied, returning to the bathroom to change. Ali was next to go and try hers on. It was a long midnight blue strapless gown. It sparkled when the light hit the material. She spun around several times while the girls oohed and ahhed. Then it was Kristen's turn. She'd found quite a different dress from all the others. Hers was deep pink that had a hint of purple in it. It was also a two piece, the skirt being long and flowing. All the girls simply loved it. Then Ley went in.
"So, what do you guys think?" she asked, coming out in a deep red dress with white flower designs along the bottom. The top went up to her neck and circled it, leaving her shoulders bare.
"Wow, that's quite a dress…" Jess said.
"I agree… that's really lovely. It'll just take Andrew's breath away," Daisy said.
"I have no doubt," Ley replied. She returned to the bathroom to change back into her everyday clothes. Jess then got her turn in the bathroom, and Ley, Kristen, Emma, and Ali went to get some lunch as they were getting hungry. Suddenly, Daisy gasped.
"What is it?" Shelby asked. She was lying down on Daisy's bed, flipping through a magazine, one of the few they were allowed at the school. Daisy turned to face her with a grin on her face.
"I found it!" she whispered.
"Well, let's see it," Juliette replied. She was lying on her bed, the one next to Daisy's, looking at her old yearbook that she'd compiled. Daisy held it out and the two girls gasped.
"Oh my god, Daisy," Shelby huffed.
"Yeah, isn't it just…"
"Breathtaking?" Juliette supplied. It was a violet strapless gown. It looked like a wrap around, but there was a lot more material in the skirt part. There was some embroidery along the neckline. All in all it was beautiful. She tried it on, and it fit perfectly.
"Alrighty, you all ready for some lunch?" Sophie asked, coming into the dorm. "The guys already all went." The four girls all got up to go. "But first can you help me put these back in the bags?"
"Sure, hey, are the Glider guys back yet?" Jess asked.
"No, not yet…but they should be back any time now," she replied. "You guys find some nice stuff?"
"Yeah, these dresses are so much nicer than last year," Juliette said.
"Yeah, Peter talked to a second hand store in Agnes, and they sent out to a bigger one of their stores, and this is what we got."
"Nice, I'm not complaining," Shelby said.
"Alright, Sophie, we're off to lunch. Talk to you later," Daisy said. They all waved, and left.
"So, what are you guys gonna do this summer?" Jess asked.
"Well, I'm off to Europe with David," Daisy said.
"Yeah, and I'm gonna be working hard, because I need to pay my way through college," Jules said.
"Shel?" Jess asked. Her sister's attention was not there at that moment.
"Huh?" she asked, focussing again.
"What are you planning on doing this summer?"
"Oh, I don't know. I guess it depends a lot on what Scott wants to do. He's going into law school, and I have to… go to college too."
"Really? What field?" Daisy asked.
"Uh… teaching…?"
"No way! Shelby with the kids?" Juliette squealed. Shelby rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, well, I guess it's one of those things not many people realize about me," she replied.
"Guess not," Jess added.
"I knew," Daisy said.
"Really?" Shelby said, cocking an eyebrow.
"Well, I doubt I need to say it, but it was--"
"In the cards, I know," Shelby cut in.
"Yeah, and the fact that it does show a little," she continued.
"How so?" Jules asked. They were now in the caf and getting their food for lunch.
"Haven't you ever seen her around kids? She's really good with them," Daisy explained.
"When did you see me with kids?"
"Oh, a couple of times when Annie asked us to babysit Gracie when she went to the city," Daisy said.
"Oh, yeah… I had some fun times last summer," Shelby said, reminiscing.
"Yeah, you did. We all did. I liked the idea of not going home last summer," Jess agreed.
"It was a good thing to not be exposed to what got us here," Jules agreed.
"Yeah, I suppose so," Daisy said pensively. She had gone home for the summer; returning three weeks shy as her father had had a relapse with the alcohol. She'd told Shelby about the night that he got drunk, but no one else. Shelby was to her what she was to Shelby: a confidant.
"Hey guys," Jules said, sitting down at the table where the Cliffie guys and all the girls were seated.
"Hey Jules, you find a dress?" Auggie asked.
"Yeah, we all did," she replied.
"Record time, I think," Daisy added.
"There were so many nice ones there," Emma gushed.
"Right, well, that's good, I suppose," David said, trying hard not to laugh. Daisy elbowed him in the side to wipe his smirk off.
"Hey, when are the Glider guys getting back?" Ley asked.
"Right now," Andrew said, walking in and coming up behind her.
"Hey," Ley said, looking up at him. He was standing right behind her, with his hands on the back of her chair. "Did you guys find some nice tuxes?"
"Yeah… we would've been back sooner if Alex hadn't been trying on all those seventies ones!" James replied, giving Alex a glare, and sitting down next to Ali.
"Ah, Alex, good job!" David said, leaning across the table to give him high five.
"Yeah, I know… I'm getting good at this."
"You'll be perfect for next year, when sadly, I won't be able to entertain everyone here so much," David said.
"I resent that! I'm still gonna be here!" Emma said.
"And you, m'dear," he replied. She just rolled her eyes.
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"Guys, get up! It's the Morp today!" Juliette squealed, bright and early the next morning. There was an overall sighing from the rest of the girls.
"Jules give it a rest!" Shelby yelled, rolling over into her pillow.
"Come on, guys, can't you be happier?"
"Not at this time of the morning!" Emma moaned.
"Juliette, I swear to god, I'm gonna find some kind of rule that doesn't allow you to wake us up this way," Ali screamed.
"Don't worry, she's out of here in a few weeks," Daisy said, laughing. Shelby lifted her head up and looked at Daisy, who was in the bed next to hers. She also started laughing. Jules rolled her eyes and bounced into the bathroom. Ley followed and got to brushing her teeth.
Shortly after, Sophie came into the girls' dorm.
"Okay, guys, time to get up!" she called out. Walking over to Shelby's bunk and shaking her awake, as she'd gotten back to sleep. She swatted at Sophie's arm, but Sophie kept annoying her. Finally, she sat up and got out of bed.
"I'm up! Alright? Stop annoying me!" she said tiredly.
"Come on, Daisy, you too," she said, moving onto Daisy's bunk.
"Oh no you don't!" Daisy yelled, getting up before Sophie got to her, and using her pillow as a shield.
"Well, that was fast. Sophie, you're a pro," Jess said, walking past them and going into the bathroom. Shelby and Daisy smirked, while Sophie thanked her warmly.
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"Oh, I can't wait. Morp in 4 hours!" Emma squealed, leaving French class at 3 o'clock that afternoon.
"Oh, I know, it's gonna be so much fun!" Ley added, squealing as well. Those two had become great friends over that year, and both were very happy at the idea that they wouldn't be separated next year.
"Okay, so what do we have to do?" she asked, getting really psyched for the Morp.
"Alright," Ley said, heaving a sigh, and sticking out her hand to tick the list off on her fingers, "we have hair, make-up, dress--"
"Obviously… no, we're going naked!" Emma said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
"Right… hair, make-up, dress… I think that's it actually."
"Oh, showers!"
"Yeah… hey, where are the others?"
"I think Mr. Smith is giving them a little talk," Kristen said, joining the two girls, along with Ali.
"Yeah, we could hear them all the way from psychology class," Ali added. "They were so loud!"
"Sounds just like them," Emma said. "What're they all taking anyway?"
"Well, I have no clue where the guys are…" Kristen said.
"But the girls have English. Didn't you know? You've been here longer than us!" Ley said.
"What? I'm really bad with remembering other people's time tables," she whined.
"Yeah, whatever, Em," Ali said, rolling her eyes.
"Hey! Guys! Wait up!" they heard someone call. All four turned around to see the four missing girls running up to them.
"Hey! What've you guys been doing?" Emma asked.
"Oh, Smith is so annoying!" Jess sighed.
"Yeah, apparently we were too loud…?" Shelby said sarcastically.
"Either way, he didn't like our 'rowdiness'," Daisy continued sarcastically.
"It wasn't even us… it was her," Shelby said, laughing and making a head motion in Juliette's direction.
"Hey! Those Ridge Runner guys are pretty loud too!" she protested.
"Yeah, in a way that would make Auggie cringe," Daisy added sarcastically.
"Oh my god! What were they saying?" Ali asked, as the other girls cried out their "ohhh"s.
"Oh, they were just being stupid," Juliette said.
"Yeah, stupid like the dogs they are," Jess added.
"What's all this?" David asked, coming up behind them, the Cliffie guys in tow.
"Oh, uh, nothing," Shelby said, giving Daisy a look as though she'd been caught red-handed.
"Right… well, we gotta go get ready," Emma said.
"What? You need four hours to get ready?" Scott whined.
"What now?" Shelby asked.
"Well, I wanted to spend time with you… it's been a long week!" he whined.
"Aren't you cute?" she sighed. "Fine, girls, go on ahead, I gotta spend time with my husband."
"Fine, but be back soon!" Juliette called out to the retreating couple.
"Or I'll release Peter on you!" Daisy added mockingly.
"Release Peter? What? Is he a hound or something?" Emma asked jokingly.
"Hey, you know how Peter gets…"
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"You guys ready?" Scott called out to the guys. It was ten to seven and they were just getting finished up. There was a unanimous "yes" to his question. And so they set off to the caf, where the Morp was being held.
A drastically different scene was in progress in the other dorm. The girls, despite their lengthy preparation progress, were still running around, fighting over the bathroom, and whatnot.
Finally, at seven, they set out.
"You know, I really have no idea how we got this late," Ley said sarcastically, shaking her head.
"Oh, you know, we had a lot to do," Shelby replied sarcastically.
"Yeah, that was one hell of a long list," Daisy added, rolling her eyes.
"I guess there's something to be said for lateness, and its fashionability…" Emma said. all the girls started giving her weird looks. "What? I know they're not words!"
"Good, then we won't have to commit you," Ley said, laughing.
They entered the Morp and the song "Bitch," by Meredith Brooks was playing.
"Hey, this is my theme song!" Shelby said.
"Oh, I know. It fits you all too well," Daisy replied, rolling her eyes. Shelby just smirked.
They quickly spotted the guys and grinned. The guys came over to join them, their jaws to the floor. Several of them wolf-whistling.
"Come on, let's dance!" Alex said to Emma as the song "Higher Ground," by the Red Hot Chili Peppers began. She nodded and followed him onto the dance floor where a lot of the other kids were already dancing. Several of the other Cliffie and Glider couples followed them.
"Come on, Shel," Scott said after a little while, giving her a kiss and taking her hand. She smiled sweetly, perfectly happy with her situation. The song "When You Say Nothing At All," by Ronan Keating started playing. As it played, he slipped his hands around her waist and she put hers around his neck, pulling him close. "What're you smiling about?"
"You! You're so good to me," she whispered, laying her head on his chest. He kissed the top of her head softly.
"Well, you certainly picked a great dress," David was saying to Daisy as they danced cheek to cheek.
"You like?" she asked, twirling around and coming back into his embrace.
"Very much," he said, grinning sheepishly.
"So, where to first?"
"Huh?"
"Europe…" she said, winking.
"You still want to do that?" he asked hopefully.
"Of course. It's a great idea, and I really do want to stay with you after our Horizon days."
"Yeah, those end tomorrow," he pointed out.
"I know, but I'm not scared."
"Yeah, me either, come to think of it." She smirked. "Right, well, how does Paris sound to you?"
"Sounds exactly like a plan!"
"That's cause it is one," he replied with a wink. She laughed and lay her head down on his back. He pulled her into a tight hug as they danced, breathing in the scent of her hair.
"You look absolutely gorgeous," Alex whispered to Emma as the last chords of the song sounded. That's when the song "Crazy in Love," by Beyoncé and Jay-Z started playing. She grinned at him and started shaking her hips, with his hands still resting on them. He gave her a sly smile. She put her hands on his shoulders and got him moving to the fast tempo.
"You don't look so bad yourself, babe," she whispered in his ear, getting close enough so he could hear.
"Do you think we should break that up?" Peter whispered to Sophie watching the couple dance.
"Nah, come on, Peter, it's their day to be normal. Let them have it," she smiled, bringing him onto the dance floor and occupying his attention.
A minute or so later, the song "We're Dancing," by Mandy Moore started playing.
"Oh, I love this song!" Jules squealed. Auggie laughed at how excited she was.
"Yeah, and I love you, Jules," he said, still chuckling. She blushed and brought him to very middle of the dance floor.
"I love you too," she said. When the music got faster, she really started to have fun.
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As the night was drawing to a close, the Cliffhanger and Riverglider couples found themselves meeting up under the gazebo.
"What're you all doing here?" Andrew asked, as he and Ley arrived to find the rest of their groups there.
"Oh, just talking…" Shelby replied from Scott's lap, where she was sitting, wrapped in his arms, protected from the cool mountain air.
"Join the fun," Juliette replied. The couple sat down.
"So, what're we talking about?" Ley asked curiously.
"Oh, life…" Daisy said mysteriously with a wink.