Chapter 9

"Nate! Jason!" I called when they got out from the tour bus that was parked in front of my house for the moment because it had to go back to the venue from the other night for storage (it was HUGE!)

"Hey Mitchie!" they called back getting off the bus and running up to my front door. As soon as they were inside, the bus left so to not attract attention in my normal suburb street with a lot of teenage girls.

"So where did Shane go? He said he'd meet us here and then he left in the limo and didn't tell us where he was going?" Nate asked and I laughed.

"Inquisitive child aren't you?" I asked and he shrugged. "I ain't gonna tell you where he went because I'm under strict orders not to tell you Nate."

"Oh come on why me?"

"Because you're the one that is going to like it and I've already said too much so... MOM!" I yelled.

"What?"

"Nate and Jason are here!" I told her and she rushed into the lounge where we were all standing.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" she asked.

"Because they just got here."

"Oh ok, hi Nate, Jason. Where's Shane?"

"How come everyone wants Shane now?" I asked with a humoured expression.

"I don't know he IS your boyfriend."

"Yeah he'll be here soon anyway is there still room for the extra person?" I asked and she opened her mouth to speak but decided against it when she saw the look I was giving her.

"Yes of course there is I'm surprised it took you this long to get her here."

"Who is her?" Jason asked looking completely confused.

"You'll see," I told him smugly. Nate looked equally as confused as Jason as my mom walked out but he knew better than to ask because he knew me too well. "Anyway, what do you guys want to do because Shane should be here in about half an hour and dinner is whenever he gets here so..."

"Oh can we build a birdhouse?" Jason asked excitedly and Nate and I rolled our eyes.

"No Jason we can't build a birdhouse but I think Shane is going to."

"But Shane didn't build me one when he went to camp why would he build me one now?"

"Oh I don't know maybe because he feels guilty?" I asked smiling and Nate burst out laughing.

"Shane... Guilty... Jason... Birdhouse...!" Nate said in between laughs.

"And they call Jason the dumb one," I muttered and Nate instantly shut up. "I don't know how Caitlyn puts up with you," I told him sadly.

"Don't worry about him, he's been eating skittles because he claims that he misses Caitlyn too much and it helps," Jason told me rolling his eyes at Nate who's face lit up with the mention of Caitlyn and skittles.

"Right so he's on a sugar high?"

"Yeah pretty much."

"Oh my God you're telling Caitlyn not me," I laughed and the boy's faces became confused.

"What do you mean tell Caitlyn?" Nate asked.

"Um well... I don't know just tell her how you deal with missing her," I stuttered.

"But then she would think I'm weird and might break up with me," he frowned.

"Yes that or she might think you're awesome because that's usually how people start doing weird things like drugs or cheating on their girlfriends so... I think you're doing okay," I told him.

"I don't think I can handle a hyper Nate right now this is why Shane should hurry up!" Jason exclaimed sadly.

"Yeah..." I sighed and all our heads perked up when there was a knock at the door. My phone beeped and I looked at my new text message; 'only send Nate to the door I'm out the back.'

"Nate, I think you should get that," I told him.

"What? Why me? Why can't you or Jason or you're mum get it?" he exclaimed.

"Oh hyper and lazy," Jason muttered just loud enough for me to hear and I whacked him in the chest.

"Just go Nate trust me," I told him and I gave him a shove in the direction of the front door as I heard the back door open and close. Nate walked out and Shane joined us in the room giving Jason a surprise but he stayed silent never the less. All three of us walked towards the front door and got there in time to hear Nate and Caitlyn exclaim each other's names and jump into each other's arms which we laughed at.

"You... What... How... When...?" Nate stuttered and we all laughed again.

"Yes I'm here courtesy of Mitchie and me. I wanted to surprise you and Mitchie wanted to show me something. It was planned last night and Shane left to pick me up from the airport. Was that it?" Caitlyn asked, we all shrugged indifferently and Nate nodded frantically at a loss for words. When words returned to him he could only laugh and let go of Caity, instead walking over to me and wrapping me in a hug.

"Thank you thank you thank you," Nate repeated and I had to laugh and push him off me, his tight embrace was replaced with a more protective one and I smiled.

"No one is allowed to hug my girlfriend except for me," Shane said jokingly while tightening his embrace on me.

"Hey I am perfectly happy for hugs... Maybe tomorrow I should wear a free hugs shirt?" I asked and Shane frowned.

"But that would mean randoms from your school would be hugging you," Shane said and I frowned.

"Why'd you have to remind me? I wasn't thinking about it until now."

"Um guys doesn't school start on Monday?" Jason asked.

"Yeah Jase what's your point?" I asked confused.

"It's Saturday today," he pointed out.

"Yeah so... Oh! YES!" I screamed and practically jumped on Shane in excitement.

"Whoa! Thank you?" Shane said making it sound like a question.

"NO MORE SCHOOL UNTIL MONDAY! THANK YOU JASON!" I screamed and hugged Jason really tightly.

"Whoa okay? Air?" he choked out.

"Right yeah sorry 'bout that," I said as I stepped back and back into Shane's arms.

"EVERYONE DINNER!" my mom shouted from the dining room.

"COMING!" I shouted back and started ushering everyone into the next room.

"Hi Mrs Torres," Caitlyn said and smiled.

"Hi Caitlyn, Shane."

"Hi Mrs Torres."

"What did I say about formalities? All of you may call me Connie, Mrs Torres makes me sound old," mom told them all.

"Alright whatever let's eat, I'm hungry," I said and we all sat down at the table and began eating the meal (cough feast cough.) The conversation throughout the meal was little as we were all stuffing our faces with moms delicious food and then her cake for dessert which was deemed the best cake ever by everyone at the table except Shane who believes the cupcake that he was eating the day he met me was the best, he was being bias by my standards but is WAS a good day for both of us never the less.