lake house quarantine ~ lumax

7

Days turned into nights as the teens were slowly losing ideas to stay occupied. No one felt like doing anything, and they did not have to. That was until Will had a little announcement for everyone first thing in the morning. He ushered everyone into the living room even if they weren't "awake enough," as Max said.

"Will, it's literally 8 a.m. what could you possibly want to tell us?" Lucas asks as he's trying to rub the tiredness out of his eyes.

"I have a little presentation for you," Will turns around, and the TV is all set up with his pinpoint presentation.

"What the fuck?" El quietly mumbles to Max.

Dustin goes to ask a question, but Will quickly shuts him down.

"I'll be taking questions after my presentation, thank you very much," he adds with a little sass in his tone. Everyone's eyes meet each other as they wonder why Will is taking this so seriously. If he's being honest, this presentation is the only thing Will has been doing in his free time. Mike tells him to start already so they can all get breakfast.

Will clicked his phone, and the first slide came onto the TV. The words WILL'S BRILLIANT IDEA stretched across the screen as everyone grew impatient.

"Now, you may be thinking, what has the genius thought of this time? Well, let me tell ya!" The next slide appeared, and it was full of bullet points.

"Tonight will be a party night! All the booze is being chilled right now. We'll play beer pong, spin the bottle, truth or dare..." Will was spluttering ideas out left and right; he was barely audible.

"WILL! Slow down. We can hardly understand you," Mike chimes in.

"Sorry, I got excited. Anyways, come dressed in your best clothes!"

"Come? Where are we having this party?" El questions.

"Well, the basement, of course!"

"And what time should we be arriving at this party?" Dustin asks.

"8 o'clock, and everyone better show up pretty. I need Instagram photos, and I want to make a TikTok," Will smiles and feels satisfied that everyone is excited about his party.

--4 hours later--

"You ready, El?" Max asks as she slips on her shoes

"Yup, I'm ready to go!"

"Woah, Woah, Woah, where are you guys going?" All of the guys seem to say at once.

"Calm down; we're just going for a walk. We'll be back in an hour max."

The boys quickly lost interest and went back to the TV.

"Did you plan out a route?' El asked.

"Pfft, no. Let's just explore; we don't need a route."

The two girls soon found a trail in the woods to follow. The sunlight peered through the leaves creating a beautiful green glow.

"I know we've been living in the same house for a while, but how are you and Lucas doing?" El asks with a giggle.

"We're actually doing great. I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty worried when I found out we would have to be in the same space for months. But I realized quickly there was no reason to feel like that. It's like as long as I get to fall asleep and wake up next to him every day, everything will be okay."

"Damn. Is Maxine Mayfield going soft?" Max chuckles and rolls her eyes in response.

"Forget about me. What about you and Mike?"

"I sure as hell do not have a gushy response like yours."

"Uh-oh trouble in paradise?" Max teases.

"We didn't fight or anything, but he is just so goddamn clingy. Like I love him, but I need some personal space."

"Have you told him that?"

"Well, no."

"Then just tell him you need a little personal space. He'll give it to you because that boy is totally whipped for you. Boom, problem solved."

"I just don't want to hurt his feeling."

"Oh, please. Mike will be fine as long as you're happy."

"Yeah, you're right."

"I know!" Max laughs as the trail looped back to where they started.

The girls get home, and Max goes to shower while El has her little talk with Mike.

"Shit," Max curses as she realizes the shampoo bottle is empty.

"Hey, Siri! Text Lucas!"

"There is no Lucas in your contacts. Would you like to text someone else?" Siri projects her voice across the bathroom as Max facepalms.

"Yes, text dumbass."

"What would you like to say to dumbass?"

"Can you bring me some more shampoo?"

"Are you ready to send?"

"Yes."

"Sent."

When Lucas came through the bathroom door, he almost seemed out of breath.

"Did you run up here or something?" Max laughs, knowing very well he sprinted up the stairs.

"Maybe." Lucas hands her the shampoo bottle while trying to keep his eyes on hers.

"You look like a scared virgin." Max laughs at him.

"I am not!"

"Well, no shit."

"I'm just trying to respectfully look at the girlfriend, who also happens to be naked."

"I appreciate that! See you later," she smiles.

"Oh, you're mean," Lucas says before closing the bathroom door, leaving Max laughing.

_______

The night quickly falls as the party gets ready for Will's party.

"Which one? Black or red?" Max asks Lucas as she holds up two dresses. Lucas turns all his attention on Max as he decides which dress she should wear.

"I'm gonna say the black one," Lucas concludes with a small grin.

The two head downstairs as they were instructed, but Max made Lucas take a picture with her first, considering they rarely got dressed up.

"Lucas..."

"Right smile with my teeth." He showed his pearly whites for the picture and then got on their way.

Lights came strobing from the basement as the couple looked at each other and wondered how Will put this all together.

"WELCOME TO MY PARTY! THE FUNS ABOUT TO BEGIN!!"

Hey guys!! First of all, thank you so much for reading! #2 in the lumax hashtag is crazy! Second of all, I wanted to say sorry I left you all hanging like that. I was just not motivated to write for a while. I do plan on being more active, but I'm not gonna promise a chapter a week. I also feel like there isn't really a plot to this story, lol but if you guys like it, I can keep writing! If you want some sort of plot or something specific to happen in this book, feel free to comment or message me! I also appreciate any grammar corrections, so feel free to leave some in the comments if you want! I hope you all are happy and healthy!