Mr. Perfect

Two

Amelia

"So, tell me about Mr. Perfect." Jake said with his face rested on his palms. We haven't met since he and Olivia went to the party because he was hangover from all the alcohol he drank.

But I couldn't wait two days to tell him about Marcus, in fact I texted him as soon as I got back home, I wrote him this one big paragraph with all the details of that night.

The employee called Jake's name for him to get his drink before I could start.

Yes, I told him about everything with great detail. But he needs to hear it. Face to face.

He placed my cup of hot mint tea in front of me and started drinking his coffee as he sat down.

He motioned me with his eyes for me to start and I took a deep breath and started talking about Mr. Perfect.

Jake was excited, he was grinning from ear to ear as he hears my talk about Marcus. He said the sentence "you should definitely ask him out." At least three times. Like, I know you want me to stop bugging you and Louis, but am I really that bad? I swear when they fight, I'm the one who makes up between them.

"Also, he knows Mr. Davis." I added, and Jake snorted, "Yeah right."

"No, really. He didn't tell me how he knows him, but he said I'll find out soon. Or whatever that means." Jake's eyes softened and he pouted his lips at me like I was some puppy he saw in the street. He cupped my face in his hand from across the small table, my eyebrows furrowed. "Oh, honey. Is Marcus another man of your scenarios?" I yanked his hand away from my face, "No. He is. Real." I said with a forced smile.

I know, I invented a lot of fake boyfriends in my twenty-three years of living. But this time he's real. He may not look real – he looks ethereal – but he is technically real.

Jake smiled, "I don't believe you." I rolled my eyes playfully, "Okay, you'll see."

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Jake was stuck talking to one of his friends, but I went to class as soon as I could, since Mr. Davis hates late and I'm kind of a teacher's pet. Only in art class though.

I flung the door open as I heard Sinatra's voice playing inside the classroom. I don't remember signing up for a music class.

everyone's eyes focused on me I just apologized for my impoliteness and went to sit in my seat and prepare my brushes and I think we're using oil paint today since everyone has it in front of them.

I eyed the model, and yes! You are one hundred percent right; the model is no one other than Mr. Perfect. So that's what he meant when he said, "you'll find out soon."

He flashed me his perfect smile with a playful eyebrow raise, and of course I smiled in return.

I asked Jade since she was already sitting beside me about what we were supposed to do, and why the Mr. Davis had music in class. And turns out we were supposed to picture the song and paint it, and Marcus is our reference.

"One for My Baby (And One More for The Road)" was the song playing on the speakers. I was so thankful when I realized that it's one of the songs in the movie "Young at Heart" so not to brag or anything, but my painting is going to be perfect.

Why you may ask?

Because "Young at Heart" is one of my favorite movies of all time. And I remember that scene of Sinatra playing the piano and singing at the bar when Doris Day arrived the bar to reveal that she'd sold the bracelet.