Chapter 1: After the Isle

After they had returned to Auradon, Jay met Lonnie before practice.

"So what's the plan, captain?" Lonnie asked.

Jay smiled at her. "You're going to be the captain."

Shock and confusion spread across Lonnie's face, "What?"

Jay pulls out the rulebook. "A team must comprise of eight men and one captain. It never says the captain has to be a man."

Lonnie smiles at the realization of the loophole. "Are you sure though?"

"I saw you fight on the Isle. You can hold your own and you belong on this team."

Lonnie shrieked and threw her arms around Jay's neck. "Thank you!" Jay just laughed and hugged her back.

"One more thing," Jay said as Lonnie pulled away from him.

"What?"

"Will you go to Cotillion with me?"

Lonnie let out a laugh. "Of course I will."

Jay smiled at her. "Great. Now wait here until I call for you."

Lonnie nodded and watched him walk into the gym. She listened to him talk to the team. Finally, she heard her cue.

"Welcome your new team captain," Jay said as Lonnie opened the doors to the gym, revealing herself.

"What?!" she heard Chad yell as she came to stand next to Jay. He removed the whistle from around his neck and placed it over her head. She was now in charge.

They were running a little late to Cotillion due to having practice beforehand. The ceremony wasn't until a little later, but Cotillion had technically already started.

Lonnie found the dress that Evie made for her in her closet when she got back to her dorm. She put it on and quickly finished getting ready.

There was a knock on the door as Lonnie was putting on her shoes. She opened the door to find Jay on the other side.

"Wow. You sure clean up nice," Lonnie said, noticing how Jay's hair was neatly pulled back into a bun and how handsome he looked in the jacket Evie had no doubt made for him.

"You look beautiful."

"Thanks," Lonnie blushed a little. Jay offered her his arm. She took it and they made their way to Cotillion.

After Uma was dealt with, Cotillion finally began. Mal became a lady of the court and the party portion of the night began.

Jay stayed at Lonnie's side all night. Which, despite the fact that they had come to Cotillion together and she was his date, Lonnie was a little surprised by. Jay was super flirty and always showing off for other girls. The only other girls he even talked to that night were Mal, Evie, and Jane, but other than that, she had his full attention.

Lonnie hated to admit it, but she's had a crush on Jay for a while, but had always kept it at bay. She was not like the girls who constantly fawned over him. She was content just being friends with him because he seemed to like the flirty bachelor lifestyle. But lately, especially in the last few days, not only has her crush resurfaced, but she was actually falling for him.

The way he had been looking at her all night didn't help. The feeling of his hands on her waist when they slow danced really didn't help. And when he kissed her hand when he left to get her a drink definitely didn't help. Lonnie was in a state of bliss the whole night.

After Cotillion, Jay walked Lonnie back to her dorm. They were talking and laughing the whole way. As they walked down her hallway, the girls that were still out were trying to get Jay's attention, smiling, waving, calling his name, but he paid no attention to them.

When they reached her dorm, Lonnie turned to face Jay.

"Thank you," she said to him.

He smiled. "For what?" He seemed to be deep in thought.

"For everything. Letting me come with you to the Isle. For making me the captain. For taking me to Cotillion."

He laughed and looked down for a moment. "Can I ask you something?" He almost looked…nervous.

"Sure," Lonnie said, now a bit nervous herself.

He was now looking right at her. She could've gotten lost in his eyes. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

Lonnie almost didn't hear him, and when she actually realized what he said, she was seriously wondering if she had heard him correctly. But when she realized the way he was looking at her, the same way he'd been looking at her all night, she realized she did hear him correctly and her heart just about burst out of her chest.

She could have sworn she had been staring into his eyes for hours, but it had probably had only been a few seconds before she answered, "Yes."

A huge smile broke onto Jay's face that Lonnie couldn't help but reciprocate. He pulled her into him and she gladly linked her arms around his neck as he lifted her up. She laughed a bit for the few seconds that her feet were off the ground.

When Jay returned her to the ground, they went back to looking into each other's eyes for a few seconds before Jay started to lean in. Lonnie's breath hitched in her throat as he continued and connected their lips together.

Lonnie swore she could hear the sounds of disappointment coming from the girls that were still watching them, but she didn't care. She was too focused on the feeling of Jay's lips on hers.

As they pulled apart, the door to Lonnie's dorm behind them opened.

"Oh, good, Lonnie, you're home!"

Lonnie turned around to see Audrey standing in the doorway.