A/N I'M BAAAACK! I'm sorry, I had to say it MOVING ON!

DANCE UNTIL TOMORROW is the best (and only) Christmas present I got. AND PARTY AFTER PARTY who knew even Joe would come out with some new music? two awesome songs at Christmas time.

Chapter 10

"Shane do you have to go?" I asked when we were all standing at the front door ready for the boys to go when their tour bus showed up.

"Mitchie, it's only for two weeks tops and then we get to come back here to New York and we can have all the time in the world to ourselves where we can go on dates and spend time together without time limits."

"That does sound pretty good," I admitted and Shane nodded. "But... Don't you have to record another record after the tour?"

"That doesn't start until at least a month after the tour ends Mitch. Why won't you let me talk to the record for you it would make things so much easier especially if you go in with a high recommendation from Connect Three who are at the top of the music world at the moment."

"But Shane, then people would think I'm using you for your fame and I'm NOT trying to do that or using you in any way for that matter!"

"I know Mitch and I understand but it would make this a lot faster!"

"No Shane just no!"

"Fine but I'm giving you a business card in case you change your mind," Shane said handing me a card. "Just give it a call and ask for my manager, he already hears a lot about you from me, Nate and Jason so he should know what to do."

"Shane, I'm not going to promise you anything because I can't, I'm not that confident but I will promise you that I will think about it and when I'm ready, I will either talk to you or I will call the number, whichever comes first."

"Thank you Mitchie," Shane said, he leaned up and gave me a short passionate kiss just as the tour bus showed up. I turned away from Shane and gave Nate and Jason hugs and exchanged numbers with them which I hadn't managed to do yet and sent them to the bus. I kept Shane 'till last because when I sent to him, he immediately pulled me into his arms and whispered I love you which I happily returned.

Shane turned to go to the tour but and walked all the way up to it with me watching and tears slowly falling down my face. Shane looked back but turned away and took a shaky breath before walking onto the bus, the doors closing right behind him and the bus drove off into the night to the next stop on the tour. Caitlyn was staying the night and leaving late tomorrow afternoon to go back to her boarding school.

Mom stopped us on our way back into the house to help her clean up in the kitchen.

"So Caitlyn, do you enjoy going to the boarding school?" mom asked when we were washing up all the dishes.

"Um... No not really, there are a lot of bullies and they're worse than Tess was so it's not really that fun and the teachers are really strict so we don't have much recreation time and if we do I spend it alone because I don't have any friends on campus."

"Oh my goodness Caitlyn, that doesn't sound good at all!" Mom exclaimed.

"Caity I'm sorry, I wish there was something I could do for you to get you out of there!" I exclaimed, sad foe the fact that her life actually sounded worse than mine because she never saw her parents.

"Yeah it's not like I could just leave, I have no house or family to go to because mine are gone all the time on cruises."

"You could always come live with us," Mom suggested and I could swear everything was dead silent in the house, you could hear the sounds of the highway, a couple of blocks from the house. Caitlyn was the first to break the silence in the room.

"Are you serious?"

"Of course Caitlyn, you're like a daughter to me and your one of Mitchie's best friends, you would have to ask your parents but I would be perfectly happy for you to come live here."

"OH MY GOD THANK YOU CONNIE!" Caitlyn shouted and gave mom a bone crushing hug.

"Your welcome Caitlyn but that doesn't get you out of school, we would have to enrol you at Mitchie's school."

"Of course that's okay do you mind if I just go call my mom?" she asked and mom nodded and Caitlyn took off, phone in hand.

"Mom is you serious?" I asked grinning like a mad woman.

"Judging by the smile on your face, I'm going to have to say I made the right decision."

"Of course mom this makes me really happy but what will dad say?"

"He probably won't like it but he's going to have to deal with it, she really is like a second daughter to me along with Sierra."

"Thank you so much mom, you have no idea how much this means to me," I said and wrapped her into a hug.

"I love you mija."

"I love you too mom, thank you," I smiled and then Caitlyn burst into the room, her smile bigger than mine which I didn't think was possible.

"SHE SAID YES!" she yelled and we both started jumping up and down screaming.

"Girls, please go scream somewhere else, Caitlyn I will call the school for you, you both better get some sleep, seems like you have a big day tomorrow for both of you," she smiled and we walked away laughing.