Pensamientos (short stories)

Valentine's Tango (Two)

Girls

"Hold me close and hold me fast, the magic spell you cast, this is la vie en rose." Micheal Buble's charming voice flowed through the speaker, filling the room with music. Grace had dropped her makeup carrier on the bed. Mare and pulled the dresses from the closet and draped them along side it. Alaska had opened the curtains and filled the room with the natural sunlight. They were getting ready. Everything was going to be perfect, they were sure of it.

Boys

"What the fuck Princey?" Logan asked, as he and Kylan stared agape at Andres, who had managed to tangle himself in a tie.

"Ta-da?" He was whirl of limbs and awkwardness, wriggling his arm out of the somewhat elaborate knot. "I'm gonna say that's a no to a long tie and a great big yes to a bow
tie?"

"That'd be right, yeah." Kylan laughed, tugging the tie away from the somewhat frazzled boy, who'd moved on to searching for a bow tie to match his outfit.

Okay, so maybe everything wouldn't be perfect. But close enough is close enough!

Girls

"I'm freaking out!"

"Graciela, if you could kindly relax." Marelyn chuckled as she sprayed watermelon scented hairspray on her hair. "There's no reason to be nervous."

Grace stood up, shaking her arms out. "I've got flutters in my stomach! This is terrible!"

"Nervous is good!" Alaska hummed, pulling on her heels and strutting over."It's like... excited's 2nd cousin!"

"What's excited's first cousin?"

Alaska opened her mouth with a sight smirk, suddenly looking very much like her boyfriend. "H—"

"Happy! She means happy, Grace." Mare nudged Alaska, who snickered a bit.

"Come on girls, lets go, we're supposed to take our pictures before we eat."

"Where are we going?" Grace asked, grabbing her bag

"I kinda want Jack in the Box." Alaska walked to the door and opened it up for Mare and Grace, the latter of which was teetering in her heels.

"We should go to Freddy's!"

A chorus of oohs supported Grace's comment as they left the house and ventured out toward the car.

Boys

"I'm freaking out!" Andres was all hopped up, rocking on his heels and chewing his lip.

"Príncipe." Kylan laughed, clapping a hand to the boys shoulder. "Please chill out." He laughed, shaking his head

"I can't help it!"

"Hey, come on Princey, channel it into a different kind of energy." Logan hummed, squinting into the sun. It was a gorgeous day out, birds chirping and the sun gleaming on the grass. The only thing that would make it more perfect was the girls.

"He means excited, Príncipe." Kylan said, hiding his own amusement, and looking over at Logan with a little brow raise.

"Right. Excited. That's exactly what I'm talking about."

"You're a moron, Logi-Bear." Andres laughed, shaking his head

"Which is exactly why you all love me." He hummed, blue eyes scanning for the girls, who'd be arriving with their driver.

What? You though Logan would let them show up to prom in something less than a limo? Don't be ridiculous. The guys didn't Uber to the park for nothing. Their girls got the star treatment.