The Lemon Meringue Boy

Part 49

I woke up to a grinning face (with one VERY yellow eye) mere inches from my own. I screamed and shoved Bill off of my bed, scrambling away until my back pressed hard against the wall.

"What the HELL man?!"

He grinned up at me from the floor where he had fallen.

"Wakey wakey Pine Tree! We have a big day ahead of us!"

"What are you talking about?"

Before Bill could answer, (if he was planning to in the first place) Mabel walked in.

"OH! Morning bro-bro! Thanks for waking him up Liam!"

"Mabel, what's going on? Why did you just let this idiot harass me?"

I jabbed a finger at Bill, who was off the ground and brushing off his clothes. He pinned me with a "hurt" expression complete with bright yellow Bambi eyes and a pouted bottom lip. Mabel was too excited to notice.

"It's a DANCE! That's what!"

Before I could ask what she was talking about, she shoved her phone in my face. It displayed a group text from Pacifica, containing a file. I took the phone and opened the file with my thumb, revealing an electronic GIF. Of a prince and princess ballroom dancing. Below, it read;

WHAT: Northwest Manor Annual Town Dance

I smiled. The first time the whole town was going to be invited from the get-go.

WHEN: tonight at 6:00

WHERE: Northwest Manor

RSVP: PacificaNW

Refreshments are provided! Bring nothing but yourselves and your sweet moves!

I handed the phone back to Mabel.

"Sounds good! Can't wait! You have a date yet?"

I knew what her answer was before I even asked.

"Candy and I are going as eligible bachelorettes. Marius is coming over for Grenda. Once those boys see the dresses we're working on, they're all gonna want some! This is gonna be awesome!"

"What about Tom? You've told him about this?"

"Tom says I can have a summer boyfriend as long as he can have a summer girlfriend. That way neither of us miss out! Isn't he smart?"

"You guys are insane."

Tom was Mabel's boyfriend back in Piedmont. They probably had the most lenient relationship in the world. They really only became official so they had somebody to go to dances with. At first when Mabel told me about him I thought he was a player and a douchebag, but he's surprisingly nice. Both he and Mabel like to flirt, so they've set up some weird agreement. I don't like him. I looked up to see Bill tilting his head at me like a puppy who heard the word "walk".

"So who are YOU going with brother?"

I realized then that, because of the bubble, he would have to follow me around the dance like a dog on a leash for the whole night if I was gonna want to go. We'd have to make it casual.

My attention snapped back to his question. He didn't know about Pacifica. I realized that I'd have to fill him in on Gravity Falls' human relations ASAP.

"Pacifica Northwest."

"The girl throwing the party? Fake blonde right? Filthy rich right? The prick with the stick-on lashes? We talking about her? I hear she's a hoot."