"Sandy, Steven is giving you and Cole a really weird look." Theresa whispered to me.

I did a double take. "Steven? Didn't he melt?"

"Harriet saved him when you weren't looking," she whispered back.  "He's still giving you guys weird looks."

Cole noticed this as well and put his arm around me.  I rested my head against his shoulder and looked at Steven.  He just gave Cole one evil look and went back to warming up. I winced as sour note after sour note came blasting out of the end of his trumpet.

The jazz band started to perform and Cole's arm remained around my waist.  Let's just say that Steven didn't play very well. "Is that guy always that bad on the trumpet?" Cole whispered to me.

"No.  I think he may be just a tiny bit jealous."  I whispered back. He laughed.

"Well, he should be. I'm sitting with the prettiest girl in band."

I blushed. "Thanks."

"I hope that clears up by July." 

"Why?"

"Didn't I tell you?" 

"Tell me what?"

"I'm going to be in band next year." 

"Really!?  What are you going to play?" 

"Clarinet!" 

I leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.  Steven just happened to look over our way at that moment. His eyes widened, and he looked like he was about to cry.

"Is that guy alright?" Cole asked. 

"I'm not sure." I replied.

"Did something happen between you guys? Is that why he's so mad? Maybe it was a mistake coming here."

"That's what's weird.  Nothing has ever happened between us.  I don't know why he's acting like this.  Anyways, I'm so glad that you came."  I leaned over and kissed him on the cheek again. Before we knew it, the Jazz Band was done.

Steven came over to join us. "I can't believe you'd do this to me," he spat. "You were supposed to be my girlfriend." He stalked off.

Cole glared at me. "So that's it, huh? He's your boyfriend. I see how it is." He stalked off in the other direction.

Steven came back. "Now that I've gotten rid of him, what do you say you sit next to me when we watch the choirs?"

"Leave me ALONE!" I yelled at him and ran after Cole.

Vicky stopped me. "Hold on, Sandy, we're going to see the choirs now. They're over there."

"Can I catch up with you?  I need to use the restroom."  I asked.

"Sure, but hurry up!"  I ran in the direction that Cole went.  I saw him up ahead, slumped against the wall.

 "Cole!!" I yelled. 

"Get away from me!" 

"Listen to me." 

"Why don't you tell it to your boyfriend?" 

"I'm trying, but you won't listen!!!"

He looked at me. "Are you saying that I'm..."

I felt myself turning red. "Only if you want to be," I said shyly.

He looked confused. "But what about that other guy?"

"I don't know why he did that, but there is nothing going on between us, I swear, and..."

He cut me off with a long, slow kiss that quickly turned into something that required us to find a dark corner.