Love Is in the Air by A. Destiny

Author:A. Destiny
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Chapter Fifteen

I don’t stick around too long after Branden leaves. After heading back to my room to send my parents a quick update text, I leave and go straight to the practice area—just a small patch of grass behind the school where I’m pretty certain the college smokers go, given all the ­cigarette butts on the ground. I’m met there by Riley, who’s doing her usual juggling by herself. This time she’s not actually juggling, though apparently it’s still considered “object manipulation.” She’s playing with a diabolo, which is basically a spinning top she wraps and tosses from a string held between two sticks.

“Hey, slacker!” she calls when she sees me. She flings the diabolo high in the air, spins twice, and catches it on the string right before it hits the ground. “Wanna try?”

“That looks way too complicated,” I say. “Besides, I’m trying to keep my focus on not choking or losing my voice.”

“Yeah, that would bite,” she says. She sets the diabolo down, carefully folding the string around the sticks. “Can that even happen?”

“No clue. But I don’t want to find out.”

“What I do want to find out is how the boys look,” she says with a grin. “I had a feeling they’d all have short shorts, what with them being athletes and all.”

I shake my head. As much as I can’t believe I’m about to say it, I can’t actually get excited over the thought of Branden as a backup dancer; I’m too worried about making a fool of myself in front of the entire troupe. Again. I’m pretty certain it’s impossible to lose your voice in less than an hour, but it would be just my luck.

Thankfully, I’m not given much time to worry; the boys all arrive at the same time, chatting with one another as they make their way across the lawn. They’re each in lime-green T-shirts and bright-white shorts and sunglasses. I’m pleased to see that Branden’s even wearing the brown vest from the costume ­challenge—must mean he owns it, which is cool. He has a good fashion sense.

“How the heck did you guys have all that?” I ask. “I mean, you match pretty perfectly.”

Tyler shrugs. “Never question a circus boy’s wardrobe. We gotta come prepared for anything.”

“That and we talked to our RA about pulling from the costume shop,” Branden says.

Tyler slugs him on the shoulder. “Stop giving away our trade secrets!”

“Break it up, ladies,” Riley says with a laugh. “We’ve got work to do. Tyler, are you ready with the moves?”

Tyler nods, suddenly completely serious. Kevin smirks beside him—clearly, Tyler’s the only one who’s really getting into this. I wish I had half his enthusiasm. Or Riley’s.

“Okay!” she says, a huge grin on her face. “Tyler, I’m leaving you in charge. I’ve got the music whenever you want it. And Jennifer?” she asks, turning to me.

“Yeah?”

“Try to keep up. This boy’s choreo is killer.”

• • •

Practice goes way too fast.

Not that that keeps me from feeling completely overwhelmed in the little time we have.

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