S W E E T S | Luke Patterson

I Missed Them

Twenty Seven ~ I Missed Them

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Reggie and Julie had been Keeping their secret from the boys, so they had decided to try and Focus on getting to play at the Orpheum and hope Presley knew what she was doing.

Meanwhile on Presley's side, she was becoming more and more desperate to see her friends. She was practically going insane. So here she stood, in front of the Hollywood Ghost Club to talk with her father.

"Oh Presley my dear, how lovely to see you." He mused.

"We need to talk. Now." she demands, dragging her father to his office.

Presley had learned many things while away from the boys, one being that her father is nowhere near as strong as he makes himself out to be.

"What is so important that you dragged me up here? Presley you know it makes me look bad!"

"Oh shut up. I'm over this shit. I want you to loosen my leash."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, I want to see my friends again. I want out of that dusty old treehouse. I'll do practically anything."

"Anything?" he raises an eyebrow.

"Practically, I'm not going to be your wing-woman or anything."

"Be my spy." he intertwines his hands as he speaks, when presley gives him a 'your what now?' look, he speaks again, "My spy, dear. Much like Willie. You are allowed to talk to them but you must report back about what you learn."

"Will you lessen the Jolts?" he shrugs, as in saying 'sure' and Presley thinks over this agreement.

'You could lie to him.'

'Dont do it.'

the two sides of her brain arguing with each other made Presley just decide "Fine!" she huffs. "I'll be a fucking spy."

"Wonderful." Caleb snaps his fingers and it feels as if Presley was healed, the ache was gone and her clothes were replaced, although Reggie's flannel remained. "I suppose you can keep the musty boy's flannel."

Okay he's being too nice... why is he being nice right now? "Feel free to stay for a bit. William is in his quarters." and then Caleb is gone.

Presley walks past Willie's room and back to the treehouse, preparing herself to go home. "Reggie?" she asks when she poofs in seeing Reggie, cuddling a teddy bear.

"Presley!" he stands up, "where were you?"

"My weekly attempt to negotiate with Caleb, what do ya got there?" she pokes at the bear.

"Oh! This is for you. Your birthday is coming up, and I wanted you to have something. I named it Leia, I was going to name it Reggie Jr. but I assumed you would want something more... Original."

Reggie's rambling made Presley's heart happy. 'I missed him' she thought. "I am assuming Leia as in Leia from StarWars?"

"DUH! i think she's really pretty, and Also Julie showed me her as Leia for halloween and that was even prettier... so technically I am naming it Leia because of Julie," He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly

"Oh boy Reg, I gotta get you with Julie." the two smile, "Let's go."

"I have to leave already? Why so soon?" his face twists into the puppy dog eyes that make Presley melt.

"I'm coming with you, you dork. And quit it with the puppy eyes you know I hate them!"

"You're coming with me?! Oh my god why didn't you just say so!" he grabs her cheeks and smooshes her face while smiling brightly "Lets go!" he grabs her hands and they're gone.

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"I'm home," Presley says, barely above a whisper, but it's as if they can sense her presence because Alex, Luke, and Julie had practically flew across the studio to greet her.

Luke got there first and quickly kissed her, like he had been lost without the taste of her cherry red lips.

"Okay move!" Alex said, pushing Luke out of the way so he could get to the girl. He turned her head in all directions, looked at her arms and said "Are you okay? Are you hurt? WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN!" all in one frantic breath, then pulled her into a hug.

"It is so not fair that I can't hug you!" Julie pouts.

"Where have you been Press?" Luke speaks up again, "what was it that you needed to do alone?"

"There's something I need to tell all of you, sit." she points to the couch, and once all four sit, Presley explains how Caleb is her father bla bla bla, getting mixed reactions.

"How?" Alex said, to which Reggie responded comically.

"Well Alex, when a mommy and a daddy love each other very much-"

"NOT like that dipshit,"

"Don't be mean to Reggie, Alex." Everyone laughs.

"No but for real Presley why are we just finding out now?" Luke asks.

"Well I didn't tell you when I was alive because I hated my father because he ruined my Life back in sacramento... and I didn't tell you while we were ghosts before because he is currently trying to ruin my afterlife."

The group shrugs mumbling things like "fair enough," or "makes sense,"

"You've been gone for like 5 days, so just so you know we have a plan with Willie in a few days to get the gig at the Orpheum... but for now." Luke opens his arms "Cuddles!"

The group of friends discussed the plan and Luke didn't loosen his grip on Presley for a second.

'Who knew I missed them so much..'

A/N:

Hi All,

Short chapter, but it is a double upload!! who knew I was capable?! Anyway, I felt bad bc of last chapter, so here is Presley's return. ♥

As always Please VOTE and COMMENT for more uploads!!

xx Lee (she/them) ♥