Amanda's POV

I step into the room where our dance is being held, with Jen, Hunter and James at my side. "Holy macaroni, this is insane," Jen whispers and I nod in agreement.

The room is a huge aquarium, and every wall is made of thick glass, and behind the glass is thousands of fish and other creatures. The room has tables lined along the sides and in the centre is a large dance floor.

We were kind of late, and so people have already started to dance to the slow music, and all the parents who were taking pictures are now gone.

The aquarium is placed on the top level of a hotel. There are rooms on the levels below it and Jen and I are sharing a room for tonight, instead of going back home.

I grab Jen and pull her onto the dance floor, and we dance to the song overdose by Alessia Cara. We dance for a while, until my legs start to hurt and the high heels I am wearing feel like they are melting into my feet.

I step back, trying to do the sprinkler, and I accidentally bump into someone. "Oh, I'm so-" I spin my body around, coming face-to-face with Austin. I go silent, staring at the gorgeous boy who has always looked amazing in a tuxedo.

"Hey, Miss jelly tots," Austin says and smiles.

"Hi," I pull of the black corsage and hold it up for Austin to take back, "Give this to one of your fuckbuddies, or whoever you decided to bring tonight." He takes it with a frown.

I turn around, to find Jen, and she's already dancing with Hunter. I sigh and look around for James, but when my eyes land on him, I groan. He is sucking faces with another girl.

"I didn't come with anyone, Amanda. The only girl I wanted to come with tonight, is you," Austin says from behind me.

"Please will you-" Austin gets cut off.

"Amy, Hunter and I are going down to the rooms. Most people here aare doing the same, because the food apparently sucks. Rather just order room service. Okay, I'll see you later?" Jen says to me and I nod.

She gives me a key and then walks out the room with Hunter at her side.

Ooooh, someone is getting laid tonight. That someone definitely isn't me, although I don't mind because all I really want to do is sleep for a few centuries.

"Okay, well I'm done with dancing." I say, assuming Austin knows that I'm leaving. I walk away, deciding to get some food before going up to my room.

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Jen and everyone was right, the food sucks. It tasted like plastic. The burgers literally like rubber. I think I am scarred.

I pull on my Minnie Mouse pajamas and walk to the bathroom, but I stop in my tracks when I hear the shower on. "Jen?" I shout, hoping she'll hear me.

The door is pulled open and Austin steps out the bathroom, only wearing a towel around his waist.

"Austin? What are you doing in here?" I ask, staring down at his body. There are warm droplets of water rolling down his toned body and I can't help but stare.

"Hunter told me that I must come here..." He frowns, checking his phone. "Room eighty three."

I am going to kill Hunter and Jen. I pick up my phone and dial Jen's number, putting it against my phone.

"Hello?" Jen answers after three rings.

"Jen, I am going to kill you. You put me in a room with Austin. Just picture me ripping your head off with a fork," I threaten her.

"That was Hunter! I swear. Austin apparently wouldn't stop thinking about you or talking about you. Hunter just wanted you two to talk out whatever shit happened. You wouldn't say what happened after you came back from the police station, and you and Austin were just not talking to each other, and James said we have to ask you or Austin. So, um, please don't rip my head off with a fork," Jen explains.

I let out a long, exasperated sigh. "I'll just book a new room."

"They're fully booked," I hear Jen whisper.

I groan and end the call. "Austin, get out. This isn't your room," I state.

"Fine, I'll just book another one," he says and walks out the bathroom, still naked, grabbing his suitcase to take out his clothes.

I stare at him, watching the muscles in his back as he unzips the bag and pulls out a black shirt and blue shorts.

"Turn around or you will be blessed with the view of my ass," Austin mutters, not looking back.

I quickly turn away, internally screaming. He knew I was staring at him! Could my life get any better?

"Um, the hotel is fully booked," I say, still blushing and completely embarrassed.

"So I'm stuck with you?" he asks.

I turn around with a frown, "Stuck with me? What's wrong with me? I don't understand why you became such a cookie cutter all of a sudden. I didn't do anything, you're the one that is acting like an asshole," I say, starting to feel annoyed. Why did fate put me with Austin? Why couldn't I have gotten some kind gentleman that isn't a douche all the time?

"Amanda, I had to. You don't understand, I couldn't hurt you any more than I already did. And what the hell is a cookie cutter?" he asks.

"It's a shark. It's a shark that takes bites out of other creatures to survive, and it doesn't give a shit about how much it hurts the other creatures." I sit down on the bed. "You don't understand how much it hurt, seeing Emma kiss you. You kissed her back." A tear slips down my cheek and I wipe it away, feeling pathetic.

"I'm sorry," he whispers.

"She cheated on you! She fucked my boyfriend. Do you understand that she couldn't give two shits about you? She had sex with someone else, probably not even thinking twice about you!" I scream, standing up. "Do you know she was moaning Evan's name? Over and over." I start walking closer to him. "She was enjoying it so much that if someone were to ask if anyone has ever fucked her that hard before, I would have said no."

He grabs me and turns, pushing me back against the wall. "Say that again." He puts his hand around my throat. "I dare you."

"Oh, yes, Evan!" I scream, "Right fucking there." I glare up at Austin.

"You want me to show you how hard I can fuck?" he growls, angrily. His grip tightens, "So hard, the reception will hear you moaning my name."

"Go fuck Emma. You don't care if she cheated on you, you'd fuck her anyway."

"You don't understand, I didn't want to kiss her. I wanted to hurt you," he says and looks down at my lips. "But you make it impossible for me to stay away from you."

"Hurt me? Why?" I whisper, holding onto Austin's wrist, trying to loosen the grip he has on me. He moves his hand and steps back.

"Your dad said I should stay away from you, and he was right. I should, but I can't. I'm addicted to you like you're addicted to Nutella. I can't get you out of my fucking mind and I swear, no matter how much I try to push you away, I want you more every time I see you. I'm insane," Austin says and runs a hand through his soft hair.

"Yeah, you are insane. I didn't want you to go. Fuck you for listening to my dad," I say and bite back a small smile. "I needed you that night and you weren't there."

He pulls me into a hug, squeezing me so tight that I can't breathe. "I'm never letting you go again," he whispers.

"I hate you," I say breathlessly, rolling my eyes.

"I love you," he replies, letting me go so I can breathe.

"No you don't. Maybe you think you do, but you really don't." I shake my head, trying not to smile. No matter how many times he says I love you, it will always make my heart beat a little bit faster.

"I do. I love you. Nothing has changed. I still remember the day I first talked to you. You opened your door wearing your tracksuit pants and your Beatles T-shirt and there was mascara running down your face, and what I am about to say even sounds bad in my head but, when I saw you looking the way you did, it made me feel better. Not the fact that you were sad, but the fact that at that moment in time, you were the one person I knew that felt exactly what I was feeling. I still love that crazy girl that I could hear screaming all the way from up in her room. I remember all of it, the way you were screaming at the T.V because Rose killed Jack." He laughs. "I was there, and that tiny little thing made me laugh. It made me happy when I didn't think I could be and I loved that. You made me happy without even trying."

I smile and nod, remembering that day. No matter how painful it was seeing Evan with Emma, I'm glad it happened. "I remember it all, too. The way the infamous 'bad boy' of the school showed up, holding jelly tots so that I would let him into my house." I laugh and shake my head, making him smile. "The way you jumped on top of me and started jiggling which made me laugh, even though I wanted to cry. I remember the way you knew nothing about me, and yet you brought me pink and black roses and all my favorite things. I remember the way you got me pizza on our first date because it was cheesy, like I wanted it to be, and after that pancakes with Nutella and jelly tots on them. I remember-"

Before I can finish, Austin presses his lips against mine. He puts one hand around my waist, pulling me against him, and he puts his other hand on my cheek.

I close my eyes and slip my arms around his neck, leaning up on my tippy toes so that I can kiss him better. He tastes like sugar and I don't want the kiss to end.

He breaks the kiss and learns his forehead against mine, smiling. "I love you, Miss jelly tots."

"I love you too, Austin."

I believed him when he said I love you. I also meant it when I said it back. They say good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

He was my better thing.

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A/N: IT'S OVER. THE STORY IS ACTUALLY OVER.

*whispers* and they live happily ever after...

Song: Overdose- Alessia Cara

Question of the day: How are you? Be honest.

Lots of love and jelly tots- TPG