Jade put her phone in her pocket before walking on stage. Once the judges had her name, transcripts and name of her high school, she began. As soon as she hit her first note, all she could think about was if she was doing well enough for NYU. It is such a difficult school to get into, and there were already so many auditions before her. She knew she shouldn't be thinking this way. Of course she was good enough for her dream school. She had spent so much time preparing for this and she was not about to second-guess herself, so she decided not to think so negatively.

She hoped Beck felt confident in how he performed, because she couldn't wait to be with him in New York with no one to bother them. She thought about how amazing it would feel to get away from her disapproving father. Even though he didn't respect any kind of art form, he had agreed to pay for Jade's college so he would finally be free of hearing his daughter constantly expressing herself through song. Although Jade and her dad never really got along, she knew she could never pay for college on her own, so she kind of appreciated him for that. Just thinking about New York with Beck made Jade sing every note even more flawlessly, even though deep down inside she still doubted her abilities just a little bit.

When she hit the last note, she knew she did her best. The judges thanked her for her time and announced that it was about a six week waiting period for either an acceptance letter or a letter declining her for their top-notch school. She had no idea how she would keep herself together for the next six weeks.

She then pulled out her Pear phone to text Beck that she was all done. When Beck finally received the text he had been waiting for, he pulled out of his parking space and picked up Jade right at the entrance of the Staples Center.

"How'd it go?" He asked cautiously, trying not to upset Jade or make it seem as if he didn't expect her audition to go amazingly.

"Fine." Jade answered emotionless.

"Do you want to go get some coffee?" Beck knew this would open his girlfriend up a little more about her audition, since she loved coffee more than she loved her family.

"Yeah, sure." Jade was fully aware that Beck was only trying to get her to talk more about her audition, and she was willing to share as long as she had some caffeine in her hand.

The couple pulled up to the coffee shop, got their beverages, and were soon back at Beck's RV. They cuddled up on Beck's bed and just relaxed as they unwound from their exhausting day. They both talked about their auditions and enjoyed each other's company.

"When did they say you'll get your acceptance letter?" Jade questioned.

"They said it takes about a month." Beck replied.

"A MONTH?!" Jade couldn't believe she had to wait two weeks more than Beck did.

"Yeah, why?" Beck was confused as to why she found his waiting period so infuriating.

"I have to wait six weeks! SIX!" How was she supposed to wait even longer than Beck had to? But then she remembered that there were a lot more people auditioning for NYU than there were for Juilliard, so that was probably the reason.

"Just calm down, I'm sure that with all the preparation for graduation day, the time will just fly by" Beck knew just how to calm his girlfriend down.

"Yeah, you're right. Plus we have like a whole semester to live up" Jade pointed out.

"Do you think, maybe we should apply to other colleges, just in case New York doesn't work out? I'm not saying it won't, but maybe we should have some sort of backup plan." Beck had thought long and hard about how to ask Jade this question and he was eager to hear her response.

"That's actually not a terrible idea" Jade tried her best to stay positive about her audition, but having a safety net just in case didn't bother her.

They once again stayed up all night applying to other colleges that were either the same, or very close, just to be sure they would always be near each other. They felt like adults making all these plans for the future, but in the end they were just two kids in love and perfectly happy for the time being. They felt prepared to go to school on Monday and tell all their friends about their plans.

Author's note: Thank you guys for reading and please be sure to review! I appreciate all the feedback I've been getting and I hope you're all enjoying the story just as much as I enjoy writing it for you all(: