A/N: Thanks for all the alerts and reviews. Here's the next chapter. Enjoy!
BTW, saw Night at the Museum 2. Jonas cherubs are adorable. And their new song was awesome!
Kadence
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Chapter 6
Friday, the last day of Week 1 classes...
"Okay all, great work today," Bailey said. "Now, for those of you girls who are interested, I will be offering an beginning pointe class next week. Anyone who is interested must have some ballet experience already, and needs to come by the studio before dinner tonight to be fitted for your pointe shoes."
"I am so going to be the best at that," Tess said to her new lemmings.
"Miss. Tyler, there is no room for competition in that class," Bailey said. "My instructions must be followed to the letter. You risk great injury if you try showing off."
Tess scoffed and most of the other girls in the class smiled, enjoying seeing Tess get lectured.
"Whatever," Tess muttered under her breath.
"Moving on," Bailey said. "Next week's other classes will be two beginning classes like this, as well as an advanced hip hop class and the pointe class. Brown is giving everyone a chance to review the other classes for next and pick what they would like to take. Brown, Dee, myself, and the other instructors will be available during the lunch and dinner hours for everyone to make their schedules for next week."
Bailey handed out the list of offered classes for the following week to the campers. She saw Mitchie's attention had moved to the door of the studio and she shook her head.
"You might as well join us Shane," Bailey said, smiling.
"Just thought I'd check out my replacement," Shane said. "How's she doing?"
"Better than you," Caitlyn said with a laugh. She and Shane were always teasing each other. They were very much like brother and sister in that way.
"Well normally, I'd question that," Shane said. "But I've seen her. She could wipe the floor with me."
"Thank you," Bailey said. "Before we run through the routine again, for anyone interested in seeing a pointe routine, I will be performing in tomorrow night's Campfire Jam. Now, line up and we'll take it from the top one more time."
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Campfire Jam, the next evening...
Tess had just put on yet another performance of Too Cool, a song she apparently performed at the Campfire Jam every year.
Shane rolled his eyes as he watched from the backstage area where he and Jason were tuning their guitars while Nate was playing an imaginary drum set with the drum sticks in his hand and Bailey was stretching out for her performance.
"I still don't know how you do that," Shane said as he watched Bailey rise up on her toes again.
"Practice," Bailey said.
"You look really nice," Jason said. Bailey was dressed in a pink leotard and a mid-thigh length pink skirt. Her red hair was pinned up in a bun, covered by a silver bun cage and her makeup was done in very pale, shimmery pinks and silvers.
"Thanks," Bailey said.
"You're up," Brown said to Bailey.
Bailey made her way to the stage and did a beautiful pointe routine to Jon McLaughlin's So Close from the movie Enchanted.
"Isn't she amazing?" Brown asked when he returned to the stage. "So graceful. A real prima ballerina."
Bailey did one more turn and took a bow before making her way offstage.
"That was amazing," Nate said.
"Yeah, all that stuff you do on your toes like that is so cool," Shane said. "But doesn't it hurt?"
"You get used to it," Bailey said, sitting down to take her pointe shoes off. "Can someone grab me a bottle of water please?"
Jason quickly handed her one, which she opened and drank half of before pouring some on her heels and her toes. With her feet free from the pointe shoes, she wiggled her toes before slipping her sandals on.
"So what are you guys doing tonight?" Bailey asked.
"We picked one of our older ones," Shane said. "For you."
"It's called Just Friends," Nate said.
"For me? Oh, um, that's sweet," Bailey said. "I can't wait to hear it."
"Guys," Jason said when Bailey headed to seating area. "Why are you doing this to me?"
"We just thought you needed a little push," Nate said. "I was originally against it, but I've been watching the two of you this week. There's definitely something there."
"But she's comfortable with just being friends," Jason said. "And I'm fine with that. She's a little guarded and I don't want to push her."
"You'll never know if it could be more if you don't try," Shane said. "You could be missing out on something amazing. Like what Mitchie and I have."
"Or me and Caitlyn," Nate added.
"Alright, we'll sing the song," Jason said. "But that's it. No more 'helping'."
"To close out this Campfire Jam, please welcome Connect Three," Brown said.
"Hey guys, we're gonna change things up a bit tonight," Shane said as he walked onstage, holding a guitar.
Nate took a seat behind the drum set and adjusted the microphone while Jason did one last check on his guitar.
"This is one of our older ones," Shane said.
There she goes again
The girl I'm in love with
It's cool we're just friends
We walk the halls at school
We know it's casual
It's cool we're just...
I don't wanna lead you on
No
The truth is I've grown fond
Yeah
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
'Til the end of time
'Til I'm on her mind
It'll happen
I've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I'll just keep on dreaming
But it's cool cause we're just friends
Everyone was still singing along and Bailey just watched Jason, who looked over at her every once and a while and offered her a smile.
Bailey knew that Jason had nothing to do with this little setup of playing Just Friends. She and Jason had gotten closer over the past week, but part of her was still holding back.
Small talk on IM
Just one word sentences
It's cool we're just friends
And if I had my way
We'd talk and talk all day
Yeah
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
'Til the end of time
'Til I'm on her mind
It'll happen
I've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I'll just keep on dreaming
But it's cool cause we're just friends
Thinking about how
We're gonna say our vows
It's cool we're just friends
As she walks down the aisle
I see all my friends smile
Cause now we're more than friends
Meanwhile, Tess was still reeling from Bailey having reprimanded her in class the day before. No one made Tess Tyler look stupid and got away with it. Tess didn't even care that Bailey was an instructor. She would find a way to make Bailey Madison pay.
Everyone knows it's meant to be
Falling in love, just you and me
'Til the end of time
'Til I'm on your mind
It'll happen
We've been making lots of plans
Like a picket fence and a rose garden
I'll just keep on dreaming
Keep on thinking
Of when we used to be just friends
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la
When we used to be
When we used to be just friends
La la la la
La la la la (yeah)
La la la la (yeah)
When we used to be just friends
"Thank you!" Shane said when they finished.
"Wow. What a great show," Brown said. "Thanks to everyone who came out and performed tonight. You guys keep us rocking. Good night!"
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The campers had gone back to their cabins to be in bed by curfew. Bailey had changed out of her dance outfit and put on a pair denim cutoff shorts and a tank top.
"Hey," Jason said, coming out of the bathroom, towel drying his curly hair.
"Great performance," Bailey said.
"Thanks," Jason said. "Um, do you want to go for a walk?"
"Sure," Bailey said.
The two headed out of the cabin and as they walked towards the docks, Jason offered Bailey his hand.
"How did you like your first week?" Jason asked.
"I loved it," Bailey said. "I got to dance everyday and teach others to do what I love. It's perfect. It's exactly what I needed."
"That's what Shane, Nate and I like about coming here," Jason said. "We get to do what we love, but we can get away from the craziness for a few weeks."
"I just love that it's so far away from everything," Bailey said. "It makes me feel like I've walked away from the real world for awhile. I can forget about all the crap going on in my life and just dance."
"You know what else might be fun?" Jason said, a smile creeping to his face.
He looked at Bailey and then looked at the lake. Bailey saw the gleam in his eye got ready to run.
"No," Bailey said, trying to run away. "Oh no."
Bailey squealed as Jason managed to get his arms around her waist and pull her into his arms. Picking her up, Jason took the last two steps to the end of the docks and jumped into the lake with Bailey in his arms.
"I can't believe you did that," Bailey said, pushing her wet red hair off of her face.
"Aw, come on," Jason said. "You can't tell me it wasn't fun."
"A little," Bailey admitted. "But cold."
"Yeah, I guess I hadn't thought of that," Jason said. "The water's not as warm when the sun goes down."
"Maybe next time you decide that we should go for a swim, we could have swimsuits, and the sun could be out," Bailey suggested.
"Good plan," Jason said as they swam to the ladder on the docks.
"We should head back," Bailey said when she climbed out of the lake, shivering.
"Before you catch pneumonia," Jason said. "Sorry 'bout that."
"It's okay," Bailey said. "It was fun."
"See?" Jason replied.
"I really needed that Jason, thank you," Bailey said.
"You're welcome," Jason replied.
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Back in the cabin...
"Here," Jason said, wrapping a clean towel around Bailey's shoulders.
"Thanks," Bailey said.
Bailey shivered again, but this time it wasn't from the cold. Jason was rubbing her arms, trying to warm her up a bit.
"Still cold?" Jason asked.
"A little," Bailey said, biting her lip. "We should probably get dried off and go to bed."
"Yeah," Jason agreed, though neither of them moved.
Standing in the middle of the cabin, soaking wet from their late night swim, Jason finally leaned down and kissed her. It was a soft kiss at first, but when Bailey kissed him back Jason pulled her closer to him while Bailey wrapped her arms around his neck and let one hand play with Jason's wet, curly hair.
"Good night," Bailey said softly when the kiss finally ended.
"Night," Jason replied.
He kissed her lips softly once more and watched her walk into the bathroom to dry off and get dressed for bed.
In the bathroom, Bailey leaned against the door, her fingers touching her lips, which were still tingling from Jason's kiss.
Now she was really confused...
Song credit: Just Friends by the Jonas Brothers
A/N: So Jason and Bailey are finally getting somewhere. Of course now the question is, what is Bailey going to do? Will she tell him? And conflict is coming. Will Bailey/Mackenzie's secret be out?
Thanks for reading!
Kadence