Hey guys, I didn't expect to get this chapter to you as quickly as I have done but I really hope you enjoy it. I know at the moment I am only posting when the chapters are available, but I think you will all agree that it is a good thing as you are getting chapters sooner rather than me holding onto them. Much love, RSD xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo.

As I started to make my way back towards the others in the VIP section I couldn't help but pull one brow up in concern, I understood how it may have looked to Evie but she knew that I didn't want anyone else. I did know that she did struggle with other people flirting with me or trying to get my attention, of course I didn't encourage it. Far from it! I dismissed every advance and situation that arose. I know deep down Evie knew that I didn't want to attention but I still think that she found it hard to deal with, I had told her in the past that some of the problem may be taken away if people knew about us. But this didn't go down very well, it actually ended up in Evie telling me to leave her alone for the evening which was hard considering that we shared a dorm. I continued to be patient with her as I knew that this was a very new thing to her, but I was starting to think that me and Evie were going to have to sit down and try and talk about this once more. If she didn't want to tell people about us yet, then that was fine but she was going to have to work with her feelings out in public. This was the third time that this had happened now where someone had spoken to me, flirted with me or tried to push their advances on me and it all ended the same - Evie leaving like this and the pair of us arguing over it.

"Where's Evie gone?" I asked Carlos as I stood in front of him.

"Home" he answered politely which made me nod to myself, of course that is where she has went.

"Did she say why?" I questioned innocently as I sat down next to him on his right hand side.

"She said she doesn't feel very well" he explained. "So Jay is walking her back to the taxi rank, Jay said to wait for you to come back so you could go with her but she said she didn't want to ruin your night" he added further. I had to stop myself at the end comment, Evie knew as soon as I knew that she had left it wouldn't be very long before I was following after her. I actually questioned whether I should stay a little bit longer, however I didn't really think that this was the best thing to do. Even though I hadn't even done anything wrong the longer that I left it I knew it was only going to get worse by the time that I got back to my dorm.

"Ok" I nodded. "Well I better go and see if she's ok" I advised as I reached over and picked my dark purple and green leather jacket. "If she's not ok I will probably have to stay with her" I added as I quickly pulled my jacket on before bending over and picking my dark purple leather hand bag up and throwing the strap over my right shoulder.

"You are a good friend Mal" Carlos slurred back at me. 'If only you knew' I thought to myself as I shrugged my whole body slightly to readjust my bag on my shoulder and jacket onto my shoulders. "I try to be" I offered, before I slowly turned and walked away from our friends.

It took me a few minutes to get through the busy crowds in the bar before I stepped out into the cold night Auradon air and I couldn't help but shudder at the chill. I kept my head down as I started to walk along the street to the taxi rank however I stood still when I heard a very familiar voice say my name.

"Mal!" Brad sang as he quickly ran up to me and quickly pulled me into a hug. I automatically froze in his arms for a few seconds before I cuddled him for a few seconds before I pulled away and looked up at him and smiled. I really hoped that Evie wasn't about to see me talking to Brad, seeing someone talk to me on the dancefloor and me talking to Brad was different. Me and Brad had history and Evie knew this, I know it felt bad to say but I hoped she was already in a taxi. I didn't want to have our current situation any worse than it already was, however before I could fixate on my panic any sooner Brad broke my train of thought. "How are you?" he slurred as he staggered back slightly which told me that he was really drunk.

"I'm good, what about you?" I replied politely with a smile.

"I'm very good" he grinned at me. "Long time no see" he pouted at me.

"I know it has been a while" I answered.

"So how is tricks?" he questioned.

"Very well" I nodded. "What about you?" I enquired politely.

"Well since we stopped dating things have been a little thin on the ground" he admitted as he pulled a funny face which meant he widened his eyes slightly as he pursed his lips together.

"Sorry to hear that" I quickly replied. In all honesty I did feel bad for him saying that, however it wasn't exactly my issue. It wasn't my fault that he hadn't had many dates since I had stopped dating him, that had nothing to do with me. I only hoped that he would start to meet someone new soon, so it wasn't so awkward when we bumped into each other like this.

"Well we could pick things back up?" he questioned as a hopefully glint entered his eyes.

"Sorry Brad" I quickly apologised. "I'm currently dating someone at the moment" I confirmed and as I watched as his face dropped slightly.

"Exclusive?" he asked slowly as he pulled one brow up in confusion.

"Yes" I nodded at him as I started to hope that he wasn't about to be as insistent as Samuel had been a few moments before. I was about to dismiss this thought as I didn't think that Brad was like that but then I started to mentally prepare myself, as in all honesty Brad had had a lot to drink and I didn't know how he was going to respond to me exclusively dating someone else.

"Darn!" he exclaimed. "Well maybe some time in the future?" he smiled happily at me, which made me sigh at how well Brad was taking this information.

"Well you never know" I shrugged. "I better get going" I explained. "I need to go and get a taxi" I quickly added as my nervousness started to build up at how much time had passed since Evie had left, and Lucifer only knows what is currently running through her mind. I needed to get to her and quick, and hopefully I was about to be able to get a taxi quickly so I could talk to her and put her mind at rest.

"Ok" he answered. "See you later baby doll" he smiled at me as he opened his arms open for a hug.

"See you later darling" I answered as I quickly hugged him and when I pulled away from him I felt him press a brief kiss against my right cheek. So not to make it awkward I pressed a brief kiss against his left cheek before quickly spinning out of his arms and I walked away from him. I then started to continue my walk to the taxi rank, and I pulled one brow up when I saw that Jay was walking towards me - alone.

"Hey Mal" Jay grinned at me as I started to wonder where Evie was right now.

"Hey!" I sang happily. "Where's Evie?" I quickly asked, hoping that Jay was going to be able to give me some information which would prepare me before I saw Evie.

"Oh she just got into a taxi" he advised as he nodded backwards towards the taxi rank. "She said she's not feeling very well" he continued as he pursed his lips together sadly.

"Oh" I muttered as I threw him a concerned look. "I better follow her, it's not good for her to be on her own" I explained as I also pursed my lips together.

"No" he stated as he shook his head. "Probably not" he agreed. "I was just coming to tell you" he advised. "As I don't know if it is the best thing for her to be on her own" he continued as concern started to show in his eyes. "But Evie was insistent that she wanted to be on her own, and that she didn't want to disturb your evening" he told me.

"I see" I noted as I pursed my lips together. I didn't really know what to think about what Jay had just said about how Evie wants to be on her own, and how she doesn't want to disturb my evening. If only Jay knew what was actually going on between me and Evie he may be acting differently, especially given the fact that Evie was completely fine up until this point until she saw Samuel talking to me on the dancefloor. I know that seeing me talking to someone on the dancefloor wasn't going to be something that shocked Jay, I talked to a lot of people, he just didn't know what Evie leaving actually meant - unfortunately. "I better get back to our dorm to check on her" I told him as I continued to think about what was about to happen when I got back to mine and Evie's dorm.

"Ok" he smiled at me. "I'll walk you to the taxi" he offered happily.

"Thanks Bro" I smiled warmly back.

"You're very welcome" he answered as he slid his left arm around both of my shoulders. We both then started to walk towards the taxi rank, and as we did this I couldn't stop myself from feeling anxious. I knew the real reason why Evie had decided to leave, of course I understand how she feels. I wouldn't like it if the roles were reversed, I only hoped that Evie was going to let me explain before she flew off the handle. However given how she had responded on other things that had happened recently, I wasn't about to hold my breath.