Luke's POV
The guys couldn't believe how good she was and neither could I. The way she was swaying around the stage and leading this whole thing was so amazing. I had never ever seen her dance like this before. She stole my heart over and over again. With every move she made I was enchanted. The only thing I didn't like was that Jaimy dude who was all over her. Okay, he was her dance partner. But still he seemed a little too eager to touch her. And he hadn't seem too happy when I had showed up. But still. After seeing all of this I knew why they were having this show. She needed to express her talent. Just like we had to as a band. We loved performing almost as much as she loved dancing. I could never take this from her.

Christina's POV

Dancing like this made me so happy. I wasn't even nervous anymore. I was just dancing because it was a passion. I caught some glances around the room and it was packed. This meant that we had done really good with those flash mobs. I was very pleased with it. Luke was out there somewhere. And so was Conor. He was watching us to see it we were good enough for his tour. I really hoped we were. This was everything I had ever wanted in my life, besides Luke and 5SOS. This was one of my biggest dreams. I needed this.
Dancing was my outlet. At this moment I was really happy that Luke was here and I just knew everyone could tell. I just hoped he was enjoying this too. He had come all the way from L.A. to see me.. Man I got nervous again, thinking about him. But it was the best surprise ever. I loved him for that. Even after all the trouble we went through, he was still here by my side. It made me see we were meant to be. And he looked so hot.
I went backstage. I had a little break. But in a few me and Jaimy had to go in again to dance our solo. To 'Say Something'. It was a sad song and we were going to do something different. We had been practising for weeks to nail this. It had so much emotion in it. Both the song and the dance. I just hoped we could bring the emotion out and let people see what it was like. I had choreographed it all myself. And our teacher was very pleased with it. She had said: "You had me in tears.." That was one of the biggest complements you could ever get from her.

"Are you ready for this?" Jaimy asked me. 

"I hope I am.." 

"I know this will all turn out right, you're amazing at what you do. And we dance so well together. This is meant to work", he said while winking at me. 

He put me at ease. I was completely ready for this. And when they called our names I went on stage with a big smile. The room was pitch black. We positioned ourselves on each side of the stage. And when the music started the spotlight was on us both. We walked towards each other. And then I was in his arms. This was a modern dance. And he picked me up. He turned me around and put me back down. I swayed my arms and totally lost myself in the music. My face probably looked the same. I felt all the emotions of the song in my bones. As we danced, the room vanished. I was one with the song. I didn't even realize how many people were watching. The only thing that mattered was getting lost in the music. Just doing what I loved most. And knowing I was good at it. I never was good at anything in school. This just made me happy. 

When the song ended we just stood there. Everyone was applauding. They were standing straight and just cheering us on. Jaimy turned and hugged me really tight. The show was over. And we nailed it. 

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Luke's POV

She was dancing to 'Say Something'. And she was amazing. The way she swirled around the room and was just beautiful. It was a modern kind of dance. Everything was just plain. The decor was black and there were 2 spotlights. One on her and one on Jaimy. He picked her up and turned her around. I tried not to look at that and just concentrated on her face. She was feeling the song. It was like she would burst in to tears at every moment. I felt her pain. I didn't want to read into the song, but I did. I had ignored Chris for a while. I didn't know what to do with it all. Being away from her was so painful, but life was going on. She was always waiting for me to call or text and I didn't want to be depending on someone, or have someone depending on me. I would just disappoint them. I always did. I hated the way I had to report back everything I did. I wasn't very good at relationships. But I knew how it felt to lose her. She was slipping away from me and that was the moment I knew I had to keep her. She was the best thing that had ever happened to me (besides this band). I loved this girl. And when you loved someone you should fight for it. 

After the song was over she looked around and everyone was cheering them on. It was amazing. They danced like nobody was watching and they did it so well. The guys were still watching through FaceTime. They were quiet too. 

"Luke, man.." Ashton said through the phone. I turned the camera back to me.

"I know.." was all I could say. 

"You guys should talk", was all Mikey said before ending the call.

I knew we had to talk. I didn't want to talk about all of this. But I knew it had to be done at some point. Her school was coming to an end and we needed to change this situation we were living in. I couldn't keep this up. Being away from her was awful. I was the worst thing in this whole world. But this had to be solved. I couldn't do this. 

I went backstage to find her. She was standing in a group of people. They were all laughing and patting her on the back. She seemed so happy. She seemed so young when she smiled like that. I wasn't used to seeing her like this anymore. She was carefree. I felt guilty for giving her so many worries. She should be carefree, she was seventeen. Suddenly she stood still and she looked at me with a crooked smile. She had noticed me looking at her. I was sure I looked like a complete dork, just standing there and looking. But she just smiled. Like she liked the way I was watching her. Her look told me she was happy that I was here. She turned her body towards me and excused herself. As she was slowly walking up to me I was going mad. I had so much to talk to her about, but she just kept on smiling, making me question my existence. She did these things to me. She had this hold over me. She was nearing me, just keeping that crooked smile on her face. Her dimples were showing. I loved those so much. And her eyes had a little sparkle in them. She looked better than ever before. 

"Whatcha looking at?" she asked me, knowing well enough I was looking at her. 

"Nothing, my girl, that's all", I said while pulling her in for an embrace.

We stood there for a moment. I was sure she could hear my heart beating out of my chest, since she rested her head on my chest. I was a fucking giant compared to her. She didn't move. And for a moment I wished time would just stop, because nothing would ever be as perfect as this moment. The words that were spoken with this embrace were overwhelming. Because we weren't saying anything. At this moment if I could chose a superpower, it would be stopping time. I was hopeless.

"Christina?" a male voice said from behind me. 

I turned around and saw some guy standing there. I recognized him. He was Conor Maynard. He was a pretty good singer and from the UK. I hadn't met him before, but I knew who he was. But how the hell did he know Chris? And why was he here at all? Did he have something for her? Was he chasing her? He better didn't do that, she was mine. Chris smiled at him. 

"I guess we should have that talk now," he told her while he smiled back. 

"Yeah, I'll be out in a sec," she told him. 

"See ya! Nice meeting you Luke Hemmings!" he told me when he turned around and walked away again. 

What did they have to talk about? How the hell did they know each other? 

"I'll have to go and talk to Conor for a sec. I promise I won't be long," she told me while pecking me on the lips. 

"About what?" was all I managed to choke out. 

"I can't tell you just yet, honey. Be back soon." 

And she just disappeared. What the actual fuck? 

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Christina's POV

Conor had totally ruined my moment with Luke, but we had to talk. Luke had seemed so lost, looking at Conor and me. But I couldn't tell him just yet. This was all so fragile. 

"So? What did you think?" I asked him, a bit nervous. 

"I thought you guys kicked ass, you were great!" he said while he embraced me. 

"Oh my god! I am so happy! So?" 

"So, I talked to my tour manager and he said it's okay. He's here too today, and he thought there would be no one else as perfect as you guys. You're hired!" 

I was jumping up and down and clapping my hands. Conor Maynard had just hired me and my dance crew to be on his tour. To be his backup dancers. What the hell was happening to life. 

"Do you want to tell the others? Because I need to tell Luke. He needs to hear from me", I tell Conor, while winking. 

"Sure, I'll go and tell them right now!" 

I had no clue how Luke was going to react to this, but I hoped it was good. I was going to be on the road for the rest of the summer. This was about the American leg of the tour. But maybe we could go to Europe too. I had no clue. This meant seeing Luke even less. I wished he would understand. 

Walking back to Luke, all kinds of things were going through my mind. Would he understand? Damn, I really hoped he would be as excited as me. But one could never know. This meant seeing each other even less than we did before. With my busy schedule and his, how would this work? But this was a huge step in the right direction for my career. And his was not the only one that counted here. This was one of my dreams. Why should he be the only one allowed to live his dreams? But we weren't there yet. I first needed to tell him. 

I walked around a bit, not knowing where he was and not carrying my phone with me. This outfit didn't have any pockets. I knocked on every door and walked in to every room. Most of the people had left. The only ones left were in a room with Conor, while he was telling the good news. I made my way into the stage room. There was only one person left there. Luke. I saw him sitting in a chair by himself. He looked lost. His head was in his hands and they were moving through his hair. He was thinking about stuff. I hadn't seen him do this very often. Only when his departure neared, 3 weeks ago. Had it really only been 3 weeks? Suddenly, like he felt I was there, his head snapped up. He flashed a big smile. With teeth and all. I loved when he smiled like this. His eyes twinkled. I liked it. I quickly made my way over to him. He stood up and towered over me. I kissed him for a few seconds and he held me close. The way someone does when they really like you. And I felt safe. For those few seconds, my world was perfect. But then it was time to let go and just tell him. This could make or break everything. 

"Can I tell you something first?" Luke asked me. 

"Ehm, yes, mine can wait." Coward, my inner self said. 

"So, I wanted to talk to you, ever since our conversation on the phone, a few days back. I need to get some things off of my chest. I know I've been a dick. But I was scared. Scared by my feelings for you. I have way too much time to think when you're not with me. And I tend to over think everything I do. And for some reason it seemed good to push you away. Because I realized how hard I was falling for you. I was falling so fast, it really scared me. I couldn't help myself. And in that process I hurt you. You deserve so much more. And seeing you here today made me realize I can not live without you, I NEED you with me. So the boys and me were thinking you could join us, in L.A. and maybe later on in the tour. We're touring with One Direction this summer. Maybe you could come before Uni starts. And we could go home, to Australia, and you could meet my family. I mean, you have the summer off. It would be so nice. And yeah, that's all I wanted to say.." 

I didn't know how to react. The words got stuck in my throat. He was asking me to come with him during the summer, while I had to go on tour with Conor. This was my worst nightmare. 

"Please say something," he begged me. 

"Luke.. I can't" was all I could say. And his face just made my heart drop.