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All Grown Up

Chapter 2 Leave

Word Count: 1227    |    Released on: 31/01/2024

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d that he would laugh soon. Not that he was that kind of man. Of course, he didn't laugh, and I f

ntinued to watch

sed an eyebrow at me. "I mean, of course yo

hing else. Six months would mean that I would miss out on casting

r how much I wanted to. "Just give me a month off," I pleaded. "And then I

and then you'll need time to train yourself back up to your full strength. That's the way it goes. I think six months gives you e

en worrying about with the injury in general. I didn't think that I had ever had an in-depth conversation with the director of the ac

like I didn't h

ve to go home. That's just a suggestion. But you won't be able to live in t

sked, my voice faint. "I've lived here for two years, and you're giving

said firmly. The way he said it gave me a litt

ix months," I r

position is for you, but I like well-rounded dancers on my crew. People who can bring their other experiences

nk that I'm good enough?" I ask

r other interests and passions. I want you to come back here ready to push the envelope even more. I know that

make my dancing better didn't make the six months of

s halfway home. She sounded surprised to hear from me. "What's up, twinkl

hat I knew the answer. Mom had been asking for me to come home for a whil

arolina now. I would be bored to tears after two y

ent nearly every day with over the past two years. And anyway, Mom had been good about c

onth, until I figured out what else to do. I couldn't really afford to joyride around the world for

it were research. What exactly did he think I was going to fi

d excitedly, and I could tell that she

ght details," I said, tryi

to reimburse me, then they could bite the cost. The director didn't even blink when I went in to his office the next day and showed

ibly forever. I tried n

r a few times since I'd left for the conservatory, but in the back of my head, I still thought of her as fifteen. We hadn't c

I didn't want to think about him. From what Mom had told me about him already, he sounded like a total tool. The fact that h

use with all of them, at least until I f

d hard after I recovered, I'd be able to get the director t

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1 Chapter 1 Nothing Major2 Chapter 2 Leave3 Chapter 3 Not So Lonely4 Chapter 4 Back Home5 Chapter 5 Missing Paris6 Chapter 6 Bite Your Tongue7 Chapter 7 Man Eater8 Chapter 8 Two-Bar Town9 Chapter 9 Almost Worth It10 Chapter 10 A Sign11 Chapter 11 Getting Ready12 Chapter 12 At The Bar13 Chapter 13 Buy Her a Drink14 Chapter 14 Matchmakers15 Chapter 15 Time To Go16 Chapter 16 In Her Bedroom17 Chapter 17 Not A Possibility18 Chapter 18 Not My Life19 Chapter 19 Have to Get Back20 Chapter 20 Only Friends21 Chapter 21 It Slips Out22 Chapter 22 Digging A Whole23 Chapter 23 Not A Date24 Chapter 24 Bowling25 Chapter 25 The Night is Young26 Chapter 26 Letting Him In27 Chapter 27 Signals Crossed28 Chapter 28 Still Here29 Chapter 29 What Now 30 Chapter 30 Plans For Paris31 Chapter 31 Guilty32 Chapter 32 Sister Knows33 Chapter 33 Come Over34 Chapter 34 Stringing Him Along35 Chapter 35 His Place36 Chapter 36 When I Grow Up37 Chapter 37 Impatient38 Chapter 38 Falling For Her39 Chapter 39 A Month Gone40 Chapter 40 Pushing It41 Chapter 41 Where I Belong42 Chapter 42 Bruised43 Chapter 43 You Don't Understand44 Chapter 44 Scared45 Chapter 45 Throw It All46 Chapter 46 Can't Compete47 Chapter 47 It's All Over Now48 Chapter 48 What He Deserves49 Chapter 49 Find A Hobby50 Chapter 50 Training Chance51 Chapter 51 It Would've Been You52 Chapter 52 All To Myself53 Chapter 53 Adorable54 Chapter 54 No Fixing It55 Chapter 55 The Life He Built56 Chapter 56 Placing Her in Bed57 Chapter 57 Go-Getter58 Chapter 58 Less Important59 Chapter 59 Homesick For Paris60 Chapter 60 Contract61 Chapter 61 Pizza And a Movie62 Chapter 62 Catching Up with Sis63 Chapter 63 Not What We Ordered64 Chapter 64 Wildflowers65 Chapter 65 The Most of It66 Chapter 66 A Nice Date67 Chapter 67 Casual68 Chapter 68 Missing Out69 Chapter 69 Private Dance70 Chapter 70 Undone71 Chapter 71 More Than Dancing72 Chapter 72 Losing Her Already73 Chapter 73 It's All An Act74 Chapter 74 Unexpected Phone Call75 Chapter 75 Three Weeks76 Chapter 76 Running Out of Time77 Chapter 77 Selfish78 Chapter 78 Get A Room79 Chapter 79 He Doesn't Know80 Chapter 80 Favorite81 Chapter 81 The Right Decision82 Chapter 82 A Realization83 Chapter 83 Those Three Little Words84 Chapter 84 Impatient85 Chapter 85 Already 86 Chapter 86 How Long 87 Chapter 87 A Distraction88 Chapter 88 Role of a Lifetime89 Chapter 89 All My Fault90 Chapter 90 Ghosts91 Chapter 91 Back In Paris92 Chapter 92 Some A dvice93 Chapter 93 Gone Girl94 Chapter 94 Calling Her95 Chapter 95 Just Water Weight96 Chapter 96 Hung Up97 Chapter 97 Like Crazy98 Chapter 98 It's Only Water99 Chapter 99 Symptoms100 Chapter 100 Thinking Of Her