Leilani's POV:

Me and Tarni were making our way down the highway, she was playing who she said was New Found Glory and I liked it but I decided to break the silence between us, I was sick of sulking about not having kissed Austin. I turned down the radio.

"You know Tarni," she quickly looked over to me and that back at the road.

"Yeah?" she was curious.

"Austin nearly kissed me back there in the hotel," I bit my lip trying not to scream like a twelve year old at a Justin Bieber concert. Her head suddenly turned back to look at me.

"Oh my god why didn't you go with it?" she was just excited as I was.

"Because," I spat, "You happened to call out because you were too impatient to wait," I mumbled.

"You loser! You should have made me wait!" I didn't even think of making her wait another ten seconds. She pulled into my driveway and shut off the engine.

"It's probably for the best, if he kissed me I don't think I would have been able to stop myself," I giggled.

"Ew girl, too much information," she cringed. As we walked to the front door I realised she hadn't stopped home to get different clothes.

"You can borrow some of my clothes and make up for tonight if you need girl," I notified her.

"For sure, thanks!" she opened the door, "Is your Dad home?" she hadn't seen him since I was put away.

"Nah his car wasn't out the front, I'll leave him a note telling him where I am," I responded.

"You know you really need a phone," I laughed with her.

"Take me to the shops tomorrow so I can get one? I'd have to give my phone number to my parole officer, they like track everything I do and who I talk to. You know they have to know if I consume any alcohol and how much and if I were to sleep with anyone they have to know about that too," I trailed off thinking about the rest of my life walking on thin ice in order to stay out of trouble. I even thought about not wanting to bring Austin into my life, my confusing, messy life.

"That's ridiculous," she was outraged.

"I suppose I am a criminal.." I wailed.

"No Lani, you know that's not fair! He was raping you, you shouldn't have even been thrown in Wacol!" I patted her on the back to calm her down, she had a point.

"Anyway Tarns, enough of the sad talk, what do you want to wear tonight?" she pulled open my cupboard pulling out a black leather jacket, some blue denim high waisted shorts and my old UNIF tank that read "I Don't Trust Me Either", I laughed at my lame shirt from when I was sixteen. She walked out of my room and into the bathroom to get changed.

I straightened out my long hair and added some loose curls at the end and sprayed it over with some hair spray. Tarni walked back in and we rummaged through my make up box grabbing everything we needed throwing it on the floor in front of my mirror.

***

Me and Tarni had been ready for hours now, I just had to get changed, so we were watching re-runs of True Blood. I had missed so much. I lifted myself off from my bed and went out to the kitchen grabbing a pen and paper leaving Dad a note.

Hey Daddio,

I'm going out with Tarns again tonight to a concert so don't wait up for me. I don't know if I'll be back to sleep tonight or if I'm sleeping at hers so don't freak out if you wake up tomorrow and I'm not here. I love you.

Don't miss me too much, xo Lani.

I left the note on the bench and walked back to my room after looking at the clock on the wall. Quarter past four. Better get changed and head back to the hotel to meet the guys. I pulled on some black skinnies, my Nirvana tank top and converses. It was easier to keep it simple.

"How do I look?" she turned to look at me raising her eyebrows almost creepily.

"Girl you are hot!" she winked.

"Not as hot as you!" I winked right back, "Ready to go?" she looked down at her watch before she nodded and we headed out the door.

Austin's POV:

The girls were going to be here any minute now and for some peculiar reason I was nervous. I never got nervous in front of the crowd but the thought of Lani being there right at the side of the stage scared the living daylight out of me. What if she thought I was horrible?

"Austin did you hear me bro?" Alan was shaking my shoulder.

"Uh, nope. Sorry dude lost in my own thoughts, what's up?" he shook his head at me.

"I said calm the fuck down, why are you letting this girl get to your head man, you've had heaps of chicks side stage before? They'll be here at any minute so pull yourself together," he was right but then again Lani wasn't just any girl.

Before I could reply a familiar white car pulled up in front of the hotel as they valet approached them Lani and her friend jumped out. My jaw nearly hit the floor, she was stunning. She walked straight over to me and wrapped her small arms around my waist while her head nuzzled against my chest and as if it was something I did all the time I hugged her right back.

"You know," she started, her face still buried in my chest so I couldn't see her face, "feel free to finish what you started earlier," did I mishear her? I went for it anyway leaving her petite little arms wrapped around my waist but pulling her chin up toward me so I could stare into her killer green eyes. Everyone smirked at her comment and turned away giving us some privacy.

In our moment everyone else around us seemed to disappear and my eyes were only focused on the beauty standing right in front of me. I cupped her face just like I did earlier but this time I didn't let her get away. I closed the distance between us locking our lips together for what felt like an eternity. I gasped for air but not for long before her plush lips pushed back against my own, I obviously didn't mishear her. I couldn't help but smash my lips back into hers more intensely and passionately each time she kissed back. One of my hands was now firmly gripped around her hip and the other was tangled in her luscious locks of hair. I never wanted to pull away.

But she did, "I don't think it's fair for me to do this to you Austin.." what the fuck was she saying?

Notes

Leilani's Outfit
Tarni's Outfit

Sooo I've deleted and re-posted this chapter like three times because it kept fucking up, hopefully it's all sweet this time.