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Timeline: Day after party in Part One of Series
Concept : Juke texting
mynameisluke : So... slumber party? ;)
mariposamolina : That wink just made it so dirty
mariposamolina : Our parents aren't going to let us have any more of those now you know.
mynameisluke : We don't have to tell them anything.
mariposamolina : You think we can hide it?
mynameisluke : I think so. I mean, how would they know? Like we could possibly spend more time together?
mariposamolina : Well, that's true. We spend an awful lot of time together as it is.
mariposamolina : We'd have to make sure to be purely platonic in their presence however.
mynameisluke : That would make things even more suspicious. Like when are we ever not touching, Jules?
mariposamolina : Not like completely... just no kissing!
mynameisluke : I'm just not ready to give up on our sleepovers yet.
mynameisluke : We just discovered how awesome they could be.
mariposamolina : Oh, you mean the making out? And I thought music was the only thing on your one track mind…
mynameisluke : Well, yeah, that part is awesome, don’t get me wrong but I also like the waking up next to you and not leaving like two feet of awkward space.
mariposamolina : That's nice too. I loved that part.
mynameisluke : We just... have to resist making out like in the living room. We can still watch movies and cuddle. I am NOT giving up Julie cuddles.
mariposamolina : Mhmm, that's true. We always did that. No wonder everyone made comments.
mynameisluke : And it's not like we haven't spent a lot of time in your room in the past.
mariposamolina : Also true.
mariposamolina : This might be easier than I thought.
mynameisluke : Am I really convincing you to lie to your dad?
mariposamolina : um... yes?
mynameisluke : Shit, baby, I think I like this side of you.
mariposamolina : Which side is that? And I think I love when you call me that.
mynameisluke : The rebellious part… it’s a new part I’m discovering
mynameisluke : Yeah, you liked that? I mean, it's not like too early for nicknames?
mariposamolina : No, I love it. I got that warm feeling when you said it.
mariposamolina : And it can't be too early considering how long we've known each other.
mynameisluke : Well, yeah, but we just started dating. This is dating right? Like I can call you my girlfriend if I want to?
mariposamolina : Uh, duh Luke! Of course you can. I think declaring love for one another sort of gets rid of the need for the “what are we” conversation.
mynameisluke : Should we tell people? I love you, but I'm not looking forward to all the ‘I told you so’s’.
mariposamolina : I wasn't really looking forward to those either. It's up to you... I wouldn't mind keeping it to ourselves for a little bit but I want to tell everyone eventually. Especially so all the girls at school will stop hitting on you.
mariposamolina : Or at least pretend to stop.
mynameisluke : Can we just... be ourselves and let people figure it out on their own? Like they’ll get the message if they see us kissing.
mariposamolina : We can do that.
mariposamolina : We might still get ‘I told you so's’ though.
mynameisluke : Yeah, but maybe we won't have to get all of them at once.
mynameisluke : Anyway, I meant that first slumber party as a question.
mynameisluke : As in do you want to have another?
mariposamolina : Oh! Of course.
mariposamolina : Your house this time?
mynameisluke : Well, yeah. I mean my bed's feeling a little left out.
mariposamolina : Poor bed! We'll have to include it immediately!
mynameisluke : YES! So, you've had time for lunch and a shower, you should be totally ready to come over.
mariposamolina : Eager, are we?
mariposamolina : I'm afraid I have plans today, thank you very much.
mynameisluke : Plans? With who? You're going to tell Flynn and she's going to tattle to Reggie who will tell Willie and Alex and then we’re done for.
mariposamolina : Wow, dude, you're ranting.
mariposamolina : I'm going shopping with Flynn. I will not tell her so she won't tell anyone. Relax.
mynameisluke : Flynn is like... she siphons rumors out of people, especially people like you who are too nice to say no. You like her too much.
mariposamolina : Luke! So, what, you expect me not to go out with friends because there's a possibility it might come out? Be reasonable!
mynameisluke : I just want ONE more night with you before it all explodes.
mynameisluke : Before I'm banned to the living room.
mynameisluke : In your house AND mine.
mariposamolina : I didn't say I'd be gone all night! Just for a few hours and then I'll come over, okay?
mariposamolina : I promised Flynn ages ago we'd go shopping.
mynameisluke : Fine, but I need a pinky swear that you won't even begin to say anything about what happened last night… and this morning.
mariposamolina : I promise. If she asks, I'll tell her we went to talk and then left early because we were both tired.
mariposamolina : You gonna be all possessive of me now?
mynameisluke : Now? That depends on how creepy I'm allowed to be.
mariposamolina : Are you saying you've been possessive all along?
mynameisluke : Would it upset you if I was?
mariposamolina : Not entirely sure. Depends on the situation… I am a modern woman after all and all that…
mynameisluke : I know it's not right, I'm sorry.
mariposamolina : I don't mind it a little... it’s when you start referring to me as your property that I have a problem with it.
mariposamolina : you don't do that, do you?
mynameisluke : I don't think I ever went that far. Maybe there were a few times I told some guys at school that if they dated you I'd kick their ass.
mynameisluke : And maybe I did have a word with Nick after you started dating. But nothing terrible, I swear!
mynameisluke : *sigh* Fine, go have fun, we'll have one last sleepover before our friends ruin it. Just be prepared for Flynn and her smart ass remarks.
mariposamolina : Luke, you need to chill. Have a little faith in me, okay? I can handle Flynn. You know I can handle things myself. You've seen me handle things myself many a time. You like to call me a wrecking ball for a reason.
mynameisluke : I know babe, but Flynn is your best friend, and she's like crazy scary when she's trying to get information out of you.
mariposamolina : I'll be fine. You're overthinking this and you know overthinking is usually my job.
mariposamolina : I will definitely be over tonight for a sleepover.
mynameisluke : Okay, rad. Just be careful, I don’t want anyone in our little bubble just yet, Jules.
mariposamolina : I'll handle it I promise. I have to go, she just texted that she's on her way. Call you when I'm done?
mynameisluke : Nah, it's cool, you don't have to, I don't want to be that clingy guy either.
mariposamolina : I want to. I wouldn't have said it if I didn't. Stop worrying about being a certain kind of guy and just be you. I didn’t fall in love with someone who wasn’t you, Luke.
mynameisluke : Okay. Love you, Jules, have fun.
mariposamolina : I love you, too. You, Luke Patterson, not some weird version of him. <3 See you later.
****
mynameisluke : Hey.
mariposamolina : Hide me under a rock please.
mynameisluke : He’s not going to call my mom or anything, is he?
mariposamolina : I sincerely hope not.
mynameisluke : So, I'm guessing sleep overs are a no go now?
mariposamolina : Not unless we sneak them.
mariposamolina : It was fun while it lasted and we knew it would stop eventually right? I just wish it hadn't been like that!
mynameisluke : Am I allowed near you at all?
mariposamolina : Yes, of course, but we have to "keep the door open".
mariposamolina : We can still try for sleepovers at your house if my dad doesn’t call your mom. We’ll just have to… be a little sneaky about it.
mynameisluke : Ugh, Jules, I don’t want to be like banned from seeing you or something!
mariposamolina : We'll figure it out.
mariposamolina : I don't want to give it up.
mynameisluke : It's only a few months, then we'll be out of our houses and we can do what we want where we want.
mariposamolina : We've always managed to see each other and sneak sleepovers in the past, even when we weren't allowed. You remember that one time when we were 10 or so and our parents thought it might be best if we tried to be separated for a while?
mynameisluke : Um.... not really. You have crazy girl memory where you remember everything…
mariposamolina : You don't remember them saying we needed to spend time apart and try and find other friends? And the way we both freaked out? And how we snuck into each other's room's almost every night because we couldn't take it?
mynameisluke : Oh, shit, yeah... I remember spending a lot of time with the boys and guys at school telling me that it was stupid to have a girl best friend anyway.
mariposamolina : The point of this is that we managed to still sneak into each other's rooms when we were ten... we're much smarter now, we can do it again.
mynameisluke : I love you.
mariposamolina : I love you, too.
mynameisluke : And as much as I like... all the stuff that we got busted for, I'm not going to stop loving you just because we can't.
mynameisluke : you know that, right?
mariposamolina : Yeah, Luke, I know.
mariposamolina : That's not why I want to sneak around, though. I want to because... well... I want to.
mynameisluke : you want to because you can’t resist me.... or because you like sneaking around?
mariposamolina : As much as I hate to admit it because your ego will grow even bigger than it is, it’s more so the first one but the sneaking can be exciting too.
mynameisluke : I can't believe I'm still learning new things about you.
mariposamolina : You're learning things about the side you never got to see because it was always platonic.
mynameisluke : Ugh, Jules, I don't want to know about what kinda stuff you got up to with Nick.
mariposamolina : I didn't mean it like that, loser!
mariposamolina : I just meant... relationship stuff.
mynameisluke : Any other secrets I should know of?
mariposamolina : No, you pretty much know everything about me.
mariposamolina : So maybe now you'll stop wondering and worrying. I’ve only ever loved you, Luke. No one else compared.
mynameisluke : That’s a killer lyric, Jules, and makes me love you even more. You’ve turned me into a sap.
mariposamolina : I think, deep down, you were always kind of a sap, babe.
mynameisluke : I will never admit to that.
mariposamolina : Mhmm, sure. So do you think anyone at school's figured it out?
mynameisluke : No one’s said anything. Maybe we’re better at hiding it than we think.
mariposamolina : I think its probably because nothing has really changed… we always held hands, we always sat together at lunch, we always drove to school together, we were always touching in one way or another.
mynameisluke : Oh, yeah, true. Worked to our advantage huh? And you really haven't told anyone?
mariposamolina : Nope.
mariposamolina : Though I think Flynn suspects.
mynameisluke : Yeah? Why’s that?
mariposamolina : She keeps asking questions about you and what we've been doing when we hang out lately. Random and off.
mynameisluke : Isn’t she always nosy like that?
mariposamolina : Not in the way she has been... hinting at things and giving me these expressions like she's bursting with information.
mynameisluke : Nah, I think we’re good. If she really knew, she’d never let us hear the end of it! She’d be commenting on every single touch between us.
mariposamolina : I guess that’s true. Though that is one thing I don't know about you... how do you feel about PDA? Our affection has always been innocent and platonic but I don’t know how you feel about like real PDA stuff.
mynameisluke : Well, I mean we shouldn't make out in front of them or anything, but it's okay to hold your hand, right?
mariposamolina : Of course.
mariposamolina : What about hugs and semi-innocent kisses?
mynameisluke : Of course. I’d be dumb to turn down any kisses from you, Molina.
mariposamolina : Good. And yes, you would be.
mariposamolina : Plus, I wouldn't be able to go completely without.
mynameisluke : Well, you don't have to.
mariposamolina : So should we make some sort of announcement or just be us, couply and let them figure it out?
mynameisluke : How do you announce that?
mariposamolina : I don't know!
mynameisluke : Are we supposed to like get up in front of music class and tell everyone?
mariposamolina : That's why I asked! I figured we could just act like we would if they knew and let them figure it out.
mynameisluke : Yeah, that sounds good. I look forward to the looks on their faces when they realize it’s been happening for a while.
mariposamolina : Of course you do. Okay.
mariposamolina : Though we always kind of held hands and hugged before…
mynameisluke : That's because I've been wanting you to let me do that for a long time.
mariposamolina : But I did let you... we always did that
mynameisluke : I mean, I wanted to be able to hold your hand because I was your boyfriend.
mariposamolina : Oh. Well now you are.
mynameisluke : I can't believe it took this long
mynameisluke : Would it be weird if I looked for apartments near USC?
mariposamolina : Weird? No! I... that would be amazing!
mynameisluke : It's not completely out of line? or like strangely clingy or whatever? I don’t wanna come off as stalkerish.
mariposamolina : No! You want to live near my school? I mean, you used to vaguely mention it when we were just friends but... it means even more now!
mynameisluke : I mean, it'd be kinda weird if we'd just started dating or if you were just a high school girlfriend. But you're my best friend too, I don't know that I could let you go to school and not be near you.
mariposamolina : I wouldn't want you to!
mariposamolina : I always hoped you'd come with me over there. Even if it was just being nearby.
mynameisluke : Really?
mariposamolina : Really.
mariposamolina : I couldn't be away from you either.
mynameisluke : Never. I wanna marry you someday, Jules.
mariposamolina : I... what? You do?
mynameisluke : I have since... forever.
mariposamolina : You've thought about that?
mariposamolina : Even... even before we got together?
mynameisluke : Well, I mean, I just kind of always figured we would when we were kids. Whenever my mom would talk about my dad and their relationship, she sounded so happy and she would talk about the things they did together when they were younger and I always thought that you were supposed to marry the person who made you happiest and that was you.
mynameisluke : And then when I got older and I really knew what getting married was... I don't know, I didn't really feel any different.
mariposamolina : I love you so much.
mariposamolina : Can I come over?
mynameisluke : You know you don't have to ask.
mariposamolina : I'm coming right now. I need to see you.
mynameisluke : I guess I should say things like that more often, huh?
mariposamolina : I wouldn't be opposed to that.
mariposamolina : Be right over. Love you.
mynameisluke : I love you too.
****
mynameisluke : Juuuulessssssss.
mariposamolina: What?
mariposamolina: Luke, I’m at the library trying to get some work done.
mynameisluke: So? Take a break. Talk to me.
mariposamolina: Luke, you convincing me to take a break every night this week is why I have a paper due in two days and barely anything done!
mynameisluke: Oops?
mariposamolina: Don’t try and be cute with me. This is your fault, babe.
mynameisluke: Yeah, okay, but come on, Jules, you know it was worth it.
mynameisluke: Singing isn’t all I do well with my mouth ;)
mariposamolina: LUKE!
mynameisluke: :D Come on, admit it, you smiled.
mariposamolina: I will not admit that, thank you.
mynameisluke: I love you?
mariposamolina: Nice try. I’m working! You know I love you, too, but I need to finish this essay!
mariposamolina: You know the sooner I finish this, the sooner we can write some songs and do more of that other thing you do well with your mouth.
mynameisluke: Yeah?!
mariposamolina: You’re such a horndog. The promise of some making out will get you to agree to anything, won’t it?
mynameisluke: Guilty. Good thing you love me anyway, huh?
mariposamolina: Yeah, good thing.
mariposamolina: Now leave me alone for a bit so I can get this work done and we can get to the other stuff.
mynameisluke: Yeah, yeah, okay.
mynameisluke: I’ve got some rad chords humming around in my head for a new song and I’ll need your killer lyrics to go with it, heads up.
mariposamolina: Looking forward to it.
mariposamolina: Go write the chords down in your chicken scratch in the meantime.
mynameisluke: My handwriting is not THAT bad.
mynameisluke: …
mynameisluke: okay, maybe it is
mariposamolina: lol yes, babe, it is. Sorry.
mynameisluke: Not your fault. Maybe I should work on that!
mariposamolina: Nah, don’t, your terrible handwriting is endearing. Maybe just work on making it a bit more legible.
mynameisluke: Who’s the sap now, Molina?
mariposamolina: Still you. ;)
mynameisluke: Rude!
mynameisluke: Now get back to work, woman!
mariposamolina: Excuse me?
mynameisluke: I mean… good luck, I love you?
mariposamolina: That’s better.
mariposamolina: I love you, Luke, but seriously, I am putting my phone on do not disturb and finishing this essay.
mynameisluke: Yeah, yeah. Alight Jules, call me when you’re done?
mariposamolina: Will do. <3