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Now that it's done here is chapter 9, hope you'll like it.
"But..." Mitchie started but was silenced by Shane's lips on hers.
Chapter 9:
Everything was great between the two couples. Everyone was fine with them dating, even Brown and the other teachers.
The summer was almost over and in every class, the campers were preparing for final jam. Like almost every year, Connect 3 was judging the campers' performance, but this year there was a fourth judge, someone from outside the camp. No one really knew who it was but he or she would be here tonight.
"So it will only be Tom at final jam." Mitchie asked her students during voice lesson. "That's final?" She asked again and they all nodded. They all had somehow over came their stage fright, and it made Mitchie proud.
Only Tom had never performed at a jam that summer, so the others told him he had to represent the voice lesson. "You can stay to practice, Tom, and the others you can go enjoy camp before you have to go to your next class." Mitchie told the other students who ran out of the cabin.
"Okay, Tom, do you know what you'll be performing at final jam?" Mitchie asked the boy.
"Yeah, I was thinking about a song that I wrote but..." Tom started and it reminded her of her first year at camp.
"No buts, Tom. Lets hear it, okay?" Mitchie told him and he went to take his guitar. They practiced the song unaware of the time until Shane barged into the cabin, furious.
"Tom, hip hop class, now!" He said coldly, and Tom almost ran out of the cabin. "We'll talk about that later." He said when Mitchie opened her mouth to apologize.
Mess hall (a little before dinner.):
"Mitchie!" Caitlyn called when she entered the kitchen a little before dinner time. She found her quickly and proceeded to tell her the bad news. "It's Tess! The guest judge, it's Tess!"
"What?" Mitchie asked. "Just what my day needed." Mitchie sighted. Caitlyn looked at her questioningly. "Shane was mad at me earlier. I kept Tom to help him with his song for final jam and he was late for hip hop." She explained to her best friend. "Are you sure about this Caitlyn?" Mitchie asked her. Since her first year at camp Mitchie and Tess hadn't been the best of friends, so Mitchie wasn't really thrilled to learn this.
"I saw her and Brown confirmed she was the fourth judge, I can't be more sure." Caitlyn told her.
Hip hop class:
Shane had just finished his last hip hop class of the day. "Tom can I talk to you for a sec?" He asked knowing that he wouldn't say no. "The others I'll see you for our next class."
The other students hurried out the door. "I'm sorry for earlier, we were practicing my song for final jam and we lost track of the time." Tom apologized when they were alone in the cabin.
"Tom, I know you don't want to become a dancer but you have to be on time at least." Shane told him nicely, his anger had died down.
"I'm sorry it won't happen again." Tom said and went to the mess hall to have dinner.
"Why, isn't this 'the famous Shane Gray'?" Someone asked from the door when Shane was about to leave. He turned around and saw Tess in the door way.
"Tess? What are you doing here?" He asked a little tense. He didn't have the best memories of the last time he had seen Tess.
"I'm the fourth judge everyone's talking about." Tess said in a 'duh' voice and walked into the cabin. "So, you and Mitchie uh?" She asked.
"How do you know?" Shane asked her back. It wasn't like it was all over the magazines yet.
"Words travel fast Shane." Tess told him, and got closer making him a little uncomfortable.
"I have to go to the mess hall, so I'll see you around." He told her casually and hurried to the mess hall everyone already eating.
"Hey, where have you been, we were waiting for you." Nate told him when he took a seat next to Mitchie.
"I was talking with Tom." He said and he felt Mitchie tense next to him. "And Tess came to say hello." At that Mitchie tensed even more. She knew that Tess would try to make a move on Shane, and she didn't like the idea of the two of them alone in a cabin.
Feeling that Mitchie wasn't relaxing, Shane took her hand under the table and squeezed it gently.
After dinner came the moment that Mitchie was slightly dreading. "Shane I'm sorry. We didn't see the time and ..." Mitchie started to apologize when they were alone in Shane's cabin.
"It's okay Mitchie, I over-reacted and I'm sorry." Shane said, cutting her. "Just try to look at the time next time you help him with his song for final jam." Shane told her with a smile and laid down on his bed. Seeing that Mitchie wasn't joining him, he motioned for her to join him and the cuddled together.
"Is his song any good?" Shane asked later.
"He's really talented. Too bad he's so shy. I just hope he'll do it. He never performed in front of the whole camp before. His only audience was the other students and me." Mitchie started to worry.
"Hey, he'll be fine. You're the best teacher he could have had." Shane told her and kissed the top of her head.
"Biased much?" Mitchie said, lifting her head of his chest to look at his face. "You're too good for me, Shane Gray." She whispered and kissed him.
As they were about to deepen the kiss, someone knocked on the door. "Am I interrupting something?" Tess asked when Shane opened the door.
Shane internally groaned and was about to say yes when she interrupted him. "Your uncle wants to talk about final jam. With the judges." She added looking at Mitchie with a smirk.
"I'll see you later." Mitchie said and kissed Shane on the lips before going back to her cabin. When she passed Tess, her smirk had became a frown and she was glaring at her.
When she arrived at her cabin she found Caitlyn, Nate and Jason watching a movie. "Brown wants to talk about final jam with the judges, you should probably go guys." She told them. The two boys got up, Nate pecked Caitlyn on the lips and soon enough the two girls were alone.
"Do you have a dart game and a photo of Tess?" Mitchie asked Caitlyn who laughed. "She's already pushing my buttons."
"Sorry, Mitch, I don't have that with me but I'm sure you can find something to make a voodoo doll of her." She told Mitchie.
"We can continue the movie; Brown didn't want to talk with the judges." Nate said when he and Jason came back a few minutes after they had left. "Who told you about that, Mitchie?" He asked.
"Tess … What a Bi***. She wanted to keep me away from Shane." Mitchie said. "Have you seen them?" She asked the two boys.
"I think I saw them by the lake when we were making our way back here." Jason said, not understanding why Mitchie was so mad. She stormed out of the room, Nate tried to follow her but Caitlyn stopped her.
"Let her deal with this alone. She'll be mad at you to if you try to stop." She advised her boyfriend, knowing fully well how her best friend would react.
Mitchie almost ran to the lake and saw Shane sitting next to Tess near the canoes. "So, how was this reunion of yours?" Mitchie asked them, staying as calm as possible.
"There wasn't a reunion, Tess misunderstood Brown." Shane explained.
"Yeah and we thought we'd let you catch up with Caitlyn for a bit." Tess cut in.
"Yeah, you thought I wouldn't see right through your act, right Tess?" Mitchie asked the blond, starting to loose her cool.
"I don't see what you're talking about." Tess said innocently.
"Shane is my boyfriend Tess. You can't always have what you want." Mitchie snapped and Shane finally understood what the argument was really about.
"Mitchie we were just talking, nothing more." Shane told her. "Don't you trust me?" He asked his girlfriend.
"I think I'll let you two talk." Tess said before Mitchie could answer.
"I think I trust you but Shane, it's Tess we're talking about and ..." Mitchie started when Tess was out of earshot.
"Wait. You think you trust me. You only think?" Shane interrupted her. "Mitchie, we've been through so many things already and you're not sure you trust me?" Shane asked, disappointed, his heart breaking a little.
Mitchie stayed silent, not knowing what to say. She trusted Shane but she didn't trust Tess, especially with Shane. She wasn't sure that someday Shane wouldn't leave her for someone like Tess.
"I need to think about things, especially your lack of trust in me. I think it would be best if we stopped seeing each other for some time." Shane said shoving his hands deep into his jeans pocket. "I'll come see you when I thought things through." He told her and walked away to his cabin.
Mitchie sat on the pond and let her tears fall. Tess had had what she wanted after all. She stayed there, not caring that it was getting dark and cold outside. She just stayed there and cried.
Soon enough it was pitch black and Mitchie started to shiver. Someone came from behind her and put a jacket on her shoulders.
So hope you liked this chapter, feel free to review.