CHAPTER 29

"You going to ‘practice" with Timothy again?" I"m walking past Andi'e"s open dorm door with my bag and jacket when her voice has me pulling up. I step into her doorway, taking in the sight of my friend reclined on her bed, notebook in her lap. "What"s with the finger quotes?" I ask. "You"ve been spending every second together all week. If your strategy is to get close enough to back stab the competition, you"re running out of time." "We"re competing, but our biggest competition is the dozens of other people auditioning." She cocks her head. "You realize there"s only one closing spot." Which is why even though we"ve practiced together a few times, those long looks and teasing touches have been as far as it"s gone. "I wanted to give you that night