Kaitlin and Bradin decided to go and see how their friends were doing.
"When do you leave for Spain?" he asked.
"A few weeks," she said, "I asked for a few weeks to spend time with my sick grandmother."
He smiled. "I think she became better," he said placing his arm around her shoulders.
"I think so," she said.
As they got closer to where their friends were, they saw that the couples were making out.
"Get a room!" they yelled. They all looked.
"Kaitlin!" Kylie and Amanda yelled getting up and hugging their friend as tightly as they could.
"Uh, guys. I can't breathe," she said.
"Don't kill my girl," Bradin said, "I'd miss her too much."
"Awe," Mike and David said, "Bradin's in love."
"I am," he said, "So, what were you guys up to?"
"Making out," Amanda said.
"Fun," Kaitlin said.
"Oh you know that you enjoy it," Kylie told her friend. Kaitlin pushed her playfully.
"So, do you guys want to go dancing tonight?" David asked.
Kaitlin and Bradin looked at each other. Bradin wiggled his eyebrows then kissed her.
"I'm guessing that Bradin wants to go," Kylie said looking at Kaitlin.
"It wouldn't hurt," Kaitlin said with a shrug.
"Meet us at the club at six," Mike said.
NIGHT
Kaitlin sat in her room in front of her mirror and looked at herself. She heard her mother calling her name and got up. Right when she was going to open the door, it opened and her mother walked inside.
"Bradin's here," her mother said walking inside. She looked her daughter up and down. "You look amazing," her mother said.
"Thanks. Ma, can I ask you something?" Kaitlin asked as she leaned on her dresser.
"Anything, sweetie," her mother said.
"Did I do the right thing by taking up racing again?"
"I'm not happy. But, it's what you wanted. We're all just scared that you'll crash again," her mother told her.
"I'm scared of that, too," Kaitlin said with a sigh, "I'm surprised that Bradin still wants to be with me."
"Isn't that what you want?"
"Yes," she said, "it's just that we won't see each other for a while if I win and move on to the next rounds."
"If you both feel the way about each other that everyone thinks, it will work out."
"I don't want him waiting around for me. If he finds someone else that he wants to be with while I'm gone, I don't want to be in the way of that."
"He loves you, Kait," her mother told her, "Now don't keep him waiting."
Kaitlin smiled and walked to the top of the stairs and down. She saw Bradin smile.
"Hey beautiful," he said giving her a kiss.
"Hey," she said.
"Ready?" he asked.
"Bye mom. Bye dad," she said to her parents.
The two teenagers walked up to the dance and met up with Kylie, Amanda, David, and Mike.
"Damn, Kait," Kylie said.
"She's mine," Bradin said wrapping his arms around her.
The six got inside and found a spot to sit down. "No," Mike said, "Dance."
Bradin and Kaitlin stayed seated and watched the others dance. Bradin looked at his girlfriend and placed his chin on her shoulder.
"I love you," he whispered into her ear.
She looked at him and kissed him. "I love you, too."
Instead of pulling away, she felt Bradin move her closer to him making them kiss harder. As they deepened the kiss, Bradin moved forwards causing Kaitlin to move back.
"Hey, lovebirds," someone said sitting down.
They stopped and sat back up. They looked to find their friends there.
"Having fun?" Mike asked.
"Are you two going to dance at all today?"
"Yeah," they said.
Hours passed and the six friends sat down at their table talking and joking around.
"I think it's time to go home," Kylie said looking at her watch that read midnight.
Bradin and Kaitlin began walking home silently. Rain began to fall all over the place. Bradin grabbed Kaitlin's hand to run out when she didn't budge. He looked back and saw her with her face facing the rain. He walked back up to her and stood in front of her. She looked back at him and into his eyes.
He became confused and worried. He watched as she walked closer to him and placed her hand on his one shoulder. She kissed him on the lips and then walked away with her arms folded in front of her stomach. He began to wonder why she was acting the way she was. He noticed how far away she was and ran up to her. He placed his coat on her shoulders and placed his arm over that. She looked at him and hugged him. He, slowly, placed his arms around her and held her in his arms. She looked up at him.
When she kissed him again, everything around Bradin disappeared. He even forgot that it was raining. He finally realized why he loved her so much and wouldn't let her go.