Finally, homecoming.

And I am going to take advantage of the whole Connor asking Mason to ask me. And I am going to get Mason back for him and Ryan going around school making everyone think I am lonely and single and enjoying watching me squirm.

So, I am down in my kitchen with the both of them and Oaken.

"So what exactly are the plans for tonight? Like, details, limo order, dinner, at the dance, after, so I can be prepared." I nodded.

Connor rolled his eyes. "OK, Limo is picking up Carter, then Ben, then Ryan and Josh. Then they are coming here to get Mason, Oaken, you and I. Then shoot over to Amber's, grab Havannah and Sienna from Sienna's. Then to get Ab, then pick up Tory. Ben says she's nervous so we're giving her time." He nodded.

"Dinner?" I shook my head.

"Don't worry about it." Oaken smiled.

I rolled my eyes. "And what about the dance?" I crossed my arms.

"What you normally do at a dance shit brick. Dancing and spending time with friends." Mason nodded.

"Dates normally wander off and find a janitors office or an empty classroom. We doing that there my darling date?" I smiled.

Mason choked on his drink and just looked at me.

Connor was glaring at me, and Oaken was just smiling.

"Don't ever in your fucking life say that shit again." Connor shook his head.

"Well that's normally how this goes." I shrugged. "And I want the full date experience since I'm forced to go with tweedle dumbass over here." I nodded.

"Stop calling me that!" Mason gritted his teeth.

"So like, since this is a date, shouldn't I be able to dance on my date like everyone else is? You know, rubbing my ass all up and down his-"

"Shut the fuck up!" Connor yelled.

"Who knows, I may even kiss him during a slow dance." I smiled. "Shove my tongue in his mouth maybe?" I looked at Connor.

His face was beat red. "I swear to god, I will literally beat the entire bitch out of you." He nodded.

"You'll be too drunk by then and occupied with Sienna to even notice me drag him out of the gym and take him to the locker room." I shrugged.

"I am so happy right now." Oaken laughed.

"Pin him down on a locker room bench and just-"

"Get up!" Mason stood up and pulled me out of my chair. "Connor if I'm doing this there's going to be rules. Upstairs Ol!" He lightly pulled me out of the kitchen and dragged me up the stairs.

"What in the hell are you doing?" Mason shut my door and looked at me.

"I seem to recall you enjoying me going out of my mind as half the football team asked me to homecoming last week." I nodded.

"That's not even fucking right." He shook his head. "He's going to go ballistic."

"That's my goal. Even though I'm happy, he's trying to control my love life again." I crossed my arms.

"You're really enjoying this, aren't you." He nodded.

"Yes." I smiled.

"Just for that, I'm going extra slow tonight." He smiled.

"We'll see." I shrugged.

He pulled me in for a kiss. And we headed down the stairs.

"Rules. Now." Connor nodded.

"She's not to fully grind on me, light dancing only. Hands do not go below either waist, and she keeps her lips far the fuck away from me." Mason nodded and sat down.

"Cool with you keeper?" I crossed my arms.

He shook his head. "It'll have to do."

"I love you." Oaken smiled at me.

"And I love you." I nodded.

Then my phone started going off.

Hello?

Olivia.

What's up Tory?

Mason and Connor both gave me a look.

What're you doing?

I'm just eating breakfast, then going to get my nails and hair done. Why, what's going on?

I really have no clue what I'm doing. I don't do this stuff.

I thought for a few seconds.

Why don't I come get you, we'll go get our nails and hair done together, grab lunch, and then you and I can get ready together.

Really?

Of course, let me get dressed and I'll be there in 10.

Thank you.

She hung up the phone.

"She alright?" Connor raised his eyebrows.

"Probably not." I shook my head.

"Why?" Mason shook his head.

"Well because you two and Ryan scare her, and she's never done anything like this before." I nodded.

"Why do we scare her." Connor crossed his arms.

"Because you're you. You aren't necessarily the nicest people." I shrugged and walked out of the kitchen.

I went, got dressed and I headed out to get Tory.

We went and got our nails done, we each got french tips. We got our hair done, she got a really pretty curly up-do, I kept mine down in a curly half-do. But she barely spoke the entire time.

We went and got lunch at Panera and sat down at a table.

"Tory are you OK?" I pursed my lips.

"Yeah." She squeaked out.

"You're terrified for tonight, aren't you?"

She nodded.

"Why?" I shook my head. "Ben's nice to you, isn't he?"

"Yeah." She nodded. "Ben is, amazing. But, he's Ben Brooks. Everyone knows about Ben Brooks and his friends."

"Yeah, that's true." I nodded. "But, other than his friends, no one knows Ben as well as I do. And he's actually really interested in you."

"Really?" She looked down.

"Yeah." I nodded. "He thinks you're funny, and nice. Obviously you're smart as hell. But the thing that got him interested, is the fact that you're patient with him, and you don't make him feel dumb." I shook my head. "And I don't want you to take this the wrong way, because you're gorgeous, tonight you're gonna look gorgeous, but, you're also not Ben's typical type. Which means, he's interested in you for what's below the surface, which isn't normal for Ben. He's interested in you, just because you're you. And as far as the boys go, don't worry about them." I shook my head. "I never do."

"I heard the things they used to say about me." She shook her head.

"Yeah." I nodded. "Try living with it. I get called shit brick and put submission holds. But they're just boys." I shook my head. "Let me ask you this. Are you happy with who you are? Like, being smart, funny, and a great person?"

She nodded.

"Then that's what matters." I shrugged. "Tory spending time with you this past week, it's made me realize that even though you like who you are, you let a lot of people get to you with the things they say. And it shouldn't be like that. You should never let other people affect how you feel about yourself. Don't give anyone the power to take your confidence. And you have a lot of reasons to be confident." I nodded. "So tonight, when you put that dress on, wear it with pride. Rock those amazing curves you have, and don't worry what other people think about it. Because the only person whose opinion on you matters, is yours. Maybe Ben's." I smiled.

"Do you think I should go to that party at Will Grayson's with Ben tonight?"

"Not if you don't want to." I shook my head. "But the girls and I are going to, and I think it would be fun. I'll let you wear a track suit if it makes you more comfortable." I nodded.

She took a deep breath, and for the first time since I've actually spent time with her, she smiled. "I don't want to wear a track suit." She shook her head. "I wanna wear, something-" She thought for a minute. "Sexy." She nodded.

I smiled. "OK." I nodded.

"Will you help me?" She pursed her lips.

"Absolutely." I stood up and held my hand out. "Come on."

Well I'm really hoping that this is the beginning of Tory breaking out of her shell.

I have a feeling once she does, it's going to be a lot of fun.

She's smiling. Her hairs not in a pony tail, and after we got done finding her something to this party, she is definitely not wearing a track suit.

Again, if I had a body like that girls, I would not know how to act and it would be hot girl summer all year long.

We got back to my house, and 3 hours later, both of our make up was done, I was zipping Tory in to her dress, and Oaken came barging in to my room.

"Well don't you look nice you little skate rat." I smiled.

"Shut up." He shook his head. "Whose this?" He motioned toward Tory.

"Dude, it's Tory." I nodded.

He raised his eyebrows and looked her up and down. Then smiled. "Tory you look gorgeous." He nodded.

She let out a small smile. "Thank you." She nodded.

"Uh, I just came to tell you Carter and Ben just picked up Ryan and Josh, so they're headed here." He nodded.

"That means you go down stairs so Tory can tie me in to my dress." I shood him out the door.

"Ben is gonna shit his pants." He whispered as I pushed him out the door.

"They all are. Shut up." I whispered and closed the door.

Tory tied up the back of my dress.

"Do you think I should try my contacts?" She pursed her lips.

"I think, you'll look amazing either way." I smiled. "But it's what you want."

She pulled her contacts out of her bag. "Can you help me? I don't really wear them because I don't like touching my eyes. I feel like Ben is gonna be embarrassed if I do." She shook her head.

"Sure." I nodded.

She took her glasses off, I helped her put her contacts in. "I am going to put these." I held up her glasses. "In my clutch just in case." I slipped them in my bag.

"OK." She cleared her throat and looked down.

"You want a few minutes? Just breath and then come down?"

She nodded.

"Whenever you're ready." I smiled and walked out my door.

I hate this god damn tie.

I look like a powder puff in this light blue shirt, white tie, and khakis.

She couldn't chose a dark color dress?

Fuck.

Carter, Josh, Ryan and Ben just got here, and all 7 of us are waiting down in the pates living room.

"What the hell is taking so long." Ryan shook his head.

"We're girls Ryan. That's what's taking so long." Olivia came walking down the stairs.

I no longer hate this color. I'm happy because she came walking down the stairs in a short dress that makes her look like a modern day Cinderella.

"I guess that'll do." I shrugged.

"Fuck off." She nodded.

"Awe, you look like a Princess boo." Josh hugged her.

"Where's Tory?" Ben shook his head.

"She needed a few minutes before she walks in to the Lions Den." She looked at Ryan, Connor and I.

"She having trouble with her track suit?" I pursed my lips.

"Shut up Mason." Olivia shook her head.

"Oh come on Ol. You know he sits in school wondering what it'll be like to unzip that-"

And then before I could even finish, I had the back of Ben's hand smacking in to my nuts.

I groaned, bent over, and grabbed.

"You done?" Ben raised his eyebrows.

"Mhm." I nodded and sat on the couch. "Ow." I groaned.

Connor and Ryan both choked back a laugh.

"Do I have to worry about you three." Ben looked at Carter, Josh and Oaken.

They all shook their heads.

"I like Tory." Carter shrugged.

"Tory's nice." Josh nodded.

"I've already seen her." Oaken smiled.

Finally, we heard heels clacking at the top of the stairs.

And what the fuck?

Tory came walking down the stairs, no pony tail, no classes, definitely not a fucking track suit, in a tight long dark green dress with a slit in the leg.

I couldn't help my face. My jaw just dropped and I looked at Olivia.

"Doubt me again bitch." She crossed her arms.

"What the-"

"Holy-"

And Ryan and Connor were both cut off with backhands to their nuts too.

They both groaned and bent over too.

"Yeah, not so fucking funny now." I shook my head.

"Oh my god." Ryan sat down.

"I'm gonna throw up." Connor choked out.

"Stop it." Ben whispered through gritted teeth and walked over to the stairs.

"Is it OK?" Tory squeaked out.

Ben raised his eyebrows and smiled. He opened his mouth but nothing was coming out. He turned and looked at Olivia.

She was smiling from ear to ear.

He looked back at Tory. "You look-" He paused.

"The term your looking for is hot Ben." Josh nodded.

"You look, way more then hot." Ben nodded. "And I love the fact that you can wear heels and I'm still taller than you." He smiled. "But, uh, where are your glasses?" He shook his head.

She sighed and looked down. "I didn't want to embarrass you by wearing them, so I tried my contacts."

"Tory." He lifted her face and grabbed her arms. "I like your glasses." He nodded. "Don't get me wrong, you look, amazing. But you look amazing with out all of this too." He nodded.

She let out a small smile and looked at Olivia.

Olivia reached in to her clutch and pulled out a contact case and glasses. "Come here." Olivia smiled.

Tory walked over, she held her eyes opened while Olivia took out her contacts, and slid her glasses on.

"There she is." Ben smiled and put his hands in his pockets. "There's the pretty girl who makes me laugh and doesn't make me feel stupid." He nodded.

"OK, that's just cute." I shook my head and looked at Connor and Ryan.

"Our little Ben's growing up." Ryan pouted.

"You want another." Ben turned and looked down at Ryan.

"No." Ryan pursed his lips.

"We have a few minutes before we go get Amber." Connor stood up. "Tory, Ol, drink? White claw?"

Tory looked at Ben and pursed her lips.

"You don't have to drink." He shook his head. "You don't even have to go to the party later. You and I can go do something." He nodded.

She looked at Olivia.

Olivia raised her eyebrows and smiled. "Rock it babe. Don't let anyone take it."

Tory took a deep breath. "I'm going." She nodded. "And sure Connor, thank you." She smiled.

He nodded and walked in to the kitchen.

"That's my girl." Olivia smiled. "Now to go get the girls, eat, and then go shake some ass. You know how to shake that ass?" She crossed her arms.

"What else would I do with it. " Tory nodded.

"Oh." I looked up at Ben.

"As long as you're shaking it on me." Ben nodded.

"Oh!" Ryan yelled and looked at Ben.

"I can guarantee that." She smiled.

"Oh!" Josh yelled and looked at Olivia. "What did you do to the nice girl."

"I told her to fuck what other people think about her and to just have fun." Olivia laughed. "Right Tory?"

"No ones taking it anymore." She shook her head.

"That's right." Olivia nodded.

"I love it." Ben smiled and grabbed her hand.

"To the limo ladies and gents." Connor walked out of the kitchen, handed the two girls a drink, and walked outside with Carter, Josh, and Oaken.

"Hey. Go with Ryan." Ben nodded and let go of Tory's hand. "I'll be right there." He smiled.

"OK." She smiled and walked out with Ryan.

"Ol." Ben pulled her back.

"What's up?" She smiled.

"Thank you." He nodded. "For all that." He pointed out the door.

"I didn't do it for you." She shook her head. "But you're welcome Benny. Now don't fuck it up."

He let out a small laugh and walked out.

"I wanna hear you say it." She looked up at me as we walked out the door.

I sighed. "Tory is fine as fuck." I nodded.

"Told you so." She smiled.

We went and got the girls. Who all looked like princesses. But even with significant others in the limo, we couldn't get past the fact that Tory, of all people, looks like that. Girl looks good in green. But I've got to say, my girl still looks the best.

I may be biased though.

We went and ate, we walked in to the dance.

Tory can in fact shake that ass.

Connor has almost punched Olivia in the face 4 times for purposely bending over in front of me while making eye contact with him.

It actually feels really nice to be with her in front of everyone to an extent.

Ryan and Havannah actually won King and Queen.

And I was finally slow dancing with my girl.

"You know, I don't know what I like better." I looked down at her.

"And what is that?" She smiled.

"The fact that I am currently dancing with the prettiest girl here, or the fact that I have 4 dudes staring at me like they want to cut my dick off and feed it to me." I nodded.

"What?" She let out a small laugh and shook her head.

"If you look to your left, you'll see Grant and Will death staring the hell out of me. And to the right, you will see the king of all tool bags, and my cousin doing the same." I nodded.

She glanced to both sides.

"I have no clue, why Grant is looking at you like that." She pursed her lips.

"I'll give you a hint, and it's the same reason as Will is." I sighed.

"Can you just focus on me tonight?"

"Oh I am focusing on you." I nodded. "And so are they."

"But they aren't the one I'm going home with tonight. So who really wins here?"

I smirked. "You, you win." I smiled. "I love you."

She smiled. "I know." She nodded.

And here we go again.

I have grown to hate the words 'I know'

Hopefully tonight they change.