Jasmine POV
I woke up to a small humming sound.
I rubbed my eyes, and then opened them, to see Anthony next to me, humming "Harvest for the World."
I smiled and asked, "Were you watching me sleep again?"
He softly laughed and brushed some strands of my hair off my face.
"Hmm... maybe"
I laughed and groggily sat up on the bed.
Just then, my phone buzzed. It was a text message from the group chat between Renee, Pippa, and I.
Spill. Now.
I laughed, and replied,
Let's meet at 10. At the pizza place.
Renee: Ah... of course pizza. But anyway, you better tell us EVERYTHING!
Pippa: EVERYTHING!
"I'm going to meet up with Pippa and Renee later" I told Anthony, still laughing. I hadn't realized that he'd been looking over my shoulder, so he was also laughing.
"Okay..." he said innocently.
"Shut up, Anthony! I won't tell them everything..."
He reached over and kissed the tip of my nose.
"If you say so... well, after you go, I'm going back to my apartment. Lin sent me stuff to do"
I hid the disappointment from my face, and replied, "Okay."
We got up, and then he made me scrambled egg sandwiches.
It was 9:30.
He picked up his few things while I got ready. I decided to wear the shirt Anthony bought me- a dark orange with patterns, and shorts.
"You look gorgeous" Anthony pointed out while I picked up my purse.
I rolled my eyes and lightly blushed.
"You always say that"
"Because it's always true"
I smiled and put my sunglasses on.
"Bye Anthony"
"Goodbye, Jas"
I kissed his cheek, and as I closed the door, I caught a glimpse of him knocking down my shoe rack.
I took a taxi to the pizza place, and saw Pippa and Renee there.
"SPILL! NO DETAILS MISSED!" squealed Pippa.
"Okay, okay! Can we at least get the pizza...?"
"Sure..."
We ordered the pizza, and then we sat down and I began telling them just about everything of our trip. Key West, Cozumel, Miami. Our pizza arrived, and I got a little more focused on the pizza.
They said "aww" in synchronization whenever I told them anything sweet Anthony had done.
"That's so cute!" Renee exclaimed.
"I know!! I'm going to faint.." Pippa said, dramatically placing a hand on her forehead.
We laughed and finished our pizza, and then my phone ringed again.
An email now. I opened it, and found out that I'd been cast for "Mistress America," something I auditioned for in March.
"Oh my god.." I whispered.
"What?" They said.
"I was cast for 'Mistress America', is what"
"Really?!"
"Yup"
They hugged me, and then they got quiet so I could call Anthony and tell him.
I called him, and he responded one second later.
"Hi, baby girl"
"Hi Ramos... news"
"Tell me" he said. I faintly heard his computer keyboard typing away.
"I was cast for 'Mistress America'" I said, squealing.
"You were?!"
"Yes!"
"Oh my gosh... that's wonderful! I actually have an audition next week, for a movie called White Girl" (note:plz don't mention anything about this movie y'all 😂)
"That's amazing! Oh my goodness.."
After a short pause, he whispered, "Jazzy?"
"Ya?" I whispered back.
"I love you"
My heart fluttered, and I responded, "I love you too"
"Call me later, okay?"
"Okay. See ya"
"See you"
I turned around, and then Renee said, in the most serious voice, "It should be illegal"
"What?" I asked, laughing.
"For you two to exist..."
"RIGHT!" said Pippa, a little too loudly.
Then I told them I had to go back to my apartment, because I was going to visit my mom afterwards, which I did.
For the next few days, I hung out with my mom and some of her friends, along with my dad.
Anthony and I texted each other those days, and on the day of his audition, I made time to go visit Anthony at his apartment.
I knocked on his apartment door at 6 am that day.
A few minutes later, he opened the door, still looking sleepy.
"Jasmine!"
I giggled and hugged him.
"I thought you wouldn't come..." he said, planting a kiss in my hair.
"Of course I'd come, Anthony!"
"Hmm... come sleep with me. It's too early..."
"Okay.. do you have a sweater? I'm kind of cold.. it's raining outside"
"I think so. Yes"
He handed me his grey sweatshirt, and I put it on over my shirt.
We sat down on his couch, (he hadn't gotten around to getting a mattress yet) and I cuddled into his chest.
I'm not sure at what time, but eventually we fell asleep and we woke up at 8:00, due to Daveed calling Anthony on his phone.
"Hmm... hi Daveed" Anthony said, while I pretended to be asleep.
I'm not sure what Daveed was saying, but then Anthony said, "Oh.. that's nice. Okay. I'll tell her. See you"
"Jasmine... love"
He tapped my arm and I groaned.
"Love... wake up! I have news"
I groaned again, but then mumbled, "More news?"
"Well, yes. Guess what?"
"Hmm?"
"We're going to the Drama Desk Awards with Daveed"
That got my attention. I jolted up from Anthony's chest, making my head spin.
"Hey, careful, Jas!"
He laughed and smoothed out my hair.
"Are you serious?!"
"Yup"
I squealed and then looked at my watch.
"Time for my favorite boy to get ready.." I said, standing up and heading to his drawer.
He rolled his eyes and went to the bathroom.
I picked out my favorite shirt of his, a red and blue plaid shirt, and his jeans.
He got dressed, and I quickly made him pancakes.
"Delicious..." he said.
I rolled my eyes and smiled.
9:00.
"You ready?" I asked him.
"I guess.."
"Hey, you'll be fine..." I said, gently rubbing his face. Then I pressed a short kiss to his lips, and he smiled.
"I'll try to come back as soon as possible, okay? I have a meeting for Mistress America"
"Okay, see you later, then?"
"Mm-hm. Bye Anthony"
"Bye Jasmine"
Once he was gone, I headed back to my apartment, then to the meeting.
It was about 2 o'clock when I finished all this, and I decided to go to Anthony's apartment and see if he was back yet.
I knocked on his door, and he opened it.
"Anthony! How'd it go?" I exclaimed.
"I have another audition next week, and they said I did pretty well"
"That's good! But... what's wrong?" I asked, noticing how he looked a little sick.
"My stomach hurts.. that's it"
"I'll go get you a painkiller"
"Jas..." he started to protest, but I took his hand and led him to his couch.
"Stay there"
"Okay..."
Then he made a barking sound, like a little puppy, and whimpered.
I smiled and laughed. "Oh, shut it, babe. I won't take long" I kissed his forehead, and he stopped pretending to be a puppy. He turned on his tv, but then said, "Did you just call me babe?"
I blushed and said, "Yes I did just call you babe. Now shut up"
"Okay..." he said, laughing at my embarrassment.
I ran to the store, bought the painkillers and a lollipop for me, and ran back to Anthony's apartment. I fetched a glass of water and gave Anthony one of the pills.
"How are you feeling?" I asked a few minutes later.
"A little better.. I'm kind of hungry now"
"Of course you are... I'll be back"
I went into the kitchen and took an hour and a half making chicken salad. (Well, 15 minutes of that time was Anthony nagging me to give him a Dorito bag, and he finally shut up when I did)
"Yum.. its really good!" He said, after his first bite. I rolled my eyes.
At around 4, we finished eating, and I knew he felt better already when he started tackling me with kisses all around my face.
Finally, June 1st came, the day we went to the Drama Desk Awards.
Anthony and I left his apartment and 7:00 pm, giving us enough time to meet up with Daveed. Anthony wore a suit, and I wore an turquoise and orange dress with patterns.
We took a bus there, and Anthony claimed that he felt sleepy.
"Go to sleep, then" I whispered to him. "I'll wake you up, Sleepy Boy"
"Hmm" was all he responded, and then he laid down on my shoulder and fell asleep.
I laughed and pressed a kiss to his forehead.
"Do I have to be the third wheel???" I heard Daveed mumble and laugh at the same time.
I broke out laughing and almost woke Anthony up.
At 7:30, we arrived at the Town Hall.
"Anthony, wake up" I said, poking him.
He grudgingly opened his eyes, and then said, "I must be dreaming..."
"What?" I asked, confused.
"I see an angel... and her name is Jasmine. She's so beautiful.."
I rolled my eyes, and then my hand slipped into his as we walked into the building.
A lot of people from Hamilton, like Lin, Andy, (our choreographer) Renee, and Tommy (our director) had nominations, so they were already there.
The awards started to be presented at 8.
Every time someone from our crew won, Anthony, Daveed, and I were probably the loudest people in the back seats.
An hour or so later, at 10, the show finally ended.
"Why am I even awake?" I asked no one in particular as we took the bus back home.
After Anthony dropped me off at my apartment, I took a shower and quickly fell asleep.
June 18th came.
Until then, I had been busy all day filming, so I didn't get to see Anthony a lot. The only time I really got to spend time with him was at an alumni baseball game of his.
I managed to clear my schedule for the night of the 17th, so Anthony and I spent that night together.
We were sitting on his couch, at 9:30, watching a movie, when he asked, "How do you feel? About tomorrow, I mean"
I looked up from the spot that I was laying on his chest.
"I'm a little nervous... I've never been on Broadway. This is really new to me"
He kissed my forehead and replied, "Hey, you'll be fine. You're amazing, love"
I sighed and laid back down on his chest.
Anthony POV
As she laid down on my chest, I could tell she wasn't completely convinced with my answer.
I smoothed her curls and began telling her my public embarrassments while on stage.
I told her about the time we were rehearsing for "21 Chump Street," and while I was sitting on those desks, on the part where I was supposed to kiss Lindsay, (who played Naomi) (Jasmine didn't react to this) and the desk fell over.
Jasmine broke out laughing, so I decided to go with it.
I told her another series of embarrassing moments on stage, including the other time when I was waiting in the wings, and somebody accidentally pushed me, so I ended up showing up in a song that I wasn't supposed to be in.
She kept laughing, and then she exclaimed, "Stop- making me laugh!"
I started snorting kisses (if that makes any sense) onto her face, and she giggled more.
"You have really cute giggles..." I pointed out, once she stopped laughing.
"Shut it, Ramos! I'm going to get some water..."
She stood up, but before heading to the kitchen, she pressed a lingering kiss to my cheek.
She came back and smiled before cuddling into my chest again.
"Thank you, Anthony"
"For what?"
"For everything..."
She yawned, and then she swiftly closed her eyes, obviously sleepy.
I turned off the light and wrapped my arms around her.
"Goodnight, my little princess"
"Goodnight, Freckles"
Freckles???
I softly laughed, too tired to complain that she's just called me Freckles.
I fell asleep feeling the gentle beat of her heart.
June 18th came..
The Day of our first Broadway rehearsal.
