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When Vanessa told Colton she was co because his father the Franklina reelection event at their house and Colton hates glad-handing

Rory ood progress on my new screenplay, Tattoos of the Clinically Depressed"

"I hate dances," Colton says, lifting his nose in the air like he just smelled a pile of manure

Vanessa rolls her eyes at Colton "Go take a nap over there, then," she replies, pointing at the bleachers

His eyes light up "Great idea" He hustles over to the bleachers, sits down, leans his head back, crosses his feet and arms, and places his ball cap over his eyes

"When we first met," Vanessa says, "I asked Colton what his hobbies were, and he replied, ‘Sleeping and TV’"

We laugh together as I take in the scene "We are definitely the oldest people here"

"We’re gonna be wearing Depends undergarh with her Rory looks over at us, and when he sees her s, he smiles too

"We could do what my brother and his friends used to do," Vanessa says

"What’s that?"

"See how fast we can get kicked out of the dance"

"Seems pretty easy All you’d have to do is whip out a flask or so" She crooks her finger, beckoning Rory He raises an eyebrow "Let’s dance," she y before Popping and locking, doing the robot, grinding against each other Kids crowd around theonna be scarred for life"

I whip around to find Jack standing there in a white T-shirt and faded jeans, barefoot His hair is still slicked back with gel I sishing I could touch his biceps and run my hands across his shirt He looks yu here?" I ask, folding my arms across my stomach "What about your sister’s party?"

"Colton texted and said you guys were co than watch a bunch of ym "But I sure as hell don’t knohy you’re here"

I roll reat dancer"

"And huood dancer," I say with a strong voice "I saw you with Abby Winchester tonight"

"You were spying on h

"You lied You said nothing was going on with her"

"Nothing is going on with her" Jack finds my eyes "My dad wants to buy Paradise Park frooes on, "My father thinks that if I piss Abby off, her dad will call off the deal"

"That’s kind of sick And what kind of businesss?"

Jack shrugs "I know…buton honor and family and stuff"

"Honor can’tMarcus’s behavior"

"Savannah…"

"How can I trust that you aren’t treating reat to my face so I’ll take care of your horse? What if you hate me behind my back?"

"I could never hate you" He raises his hand tocontact with , you know?"

"Your dad expects too onna be over, anyway? How long do you have to keep the Winchesters happy?"

Jack drags a hand through his long hair "Dad says Winchester’ll behis decision in the next couple of weeks We should know soon if he accepts Dad’s offer It can’t coh, you know?" He looks over at Rory and Vanessa "So what’s going on there?"

"I think they’re gonna hook up tonight"

"Ohhh reallllly" He cups his o, Whitfield!"

Rory flips Jack off

"Dance with ive him an answer

Kids quickly yoddamned Red Sea Girls stare at hie for a dance

Jack beckons htly When that doesn’t work, he waves his hand around like he’s using a lasso He pretends to captureto pull me out onto the floor

"Really?" I say

"Really," he

I join Jack, Vanessa, and Rory, and we all start doing the worst dances anyone’s ever seen A lot of the junior guys glanceout my skinny jeans and the sparkly tank top I borrowed fro when Jack does "the robber" It’s a dance where hetheet our pictureat the &uuirls’ locker rooether, because everybody wants to forever reroan as Vanessa grabs estures for Rory and Jack to follow Colton is still snoring away over on the bleachers