The Fluke

15 - Jules

Luke: You're a lone soldier, baby. Everyone is still hanging out 🙄

Luke: Two down. Amber and Nate just said good night

Luke: Gavin and your brother cracked another beer, I don't think I'm sneaking over there anytime soon

Luke: Unless there's a hidden path to get across the yard... brb

A giggle bubbles out of me as I read the texts that came in from Luke after I excused myself to bed last night. The evening had been wearing on and I thought if I headed off then others would do the same. Not so much.

I continue reading the play by play as I lay in the cloud bed, buried beneath the duvet and pillows, feeling giddier than I did when I was 13 and Marcus Townsend told me he loved me over MSN messenger.

Luke: I went on a quick recon mission to the back of the house but couldn't see shit out the windows in the dark

Luke: Now would be a really good time to have an invisibility cloak like Harry Potter

Luke: Speaking of Harry Potter, Ron was totally fine with Harry marrying his little sister. Just saying

Luke: I excused myself, those two idiots pulled out the Jägermeister. Tonight is not our night

Luke: Soon. I need you all to myself. Sweet dreams, gorgeous

I couldn't keep the enormous, shit eating grin off my face if I tried. I click the camera button, snap a photo of me smiling and press send. I normally wouldn't feel comfortable showing a guy I liked and was just getting involved with how I looked moments after waking up. I have been guilty of sneaking out of bed after spending the night with a guy, primping my appearance in the bathroom, then sneaking back to bed so he thinks I wake up looking refreshed and with impeccable lipgloss.

I don't even hesitate sharing the photo with Luke. And I'm not disappointed by his response.

Luke: What I wouldn't give to wake up to that beautiful face for real

Um. Swoon.

Jules: If you're trying to win points it's working. I'm sorry I didn't say good night, I PTFO'd

Luke: As long as it wasn't the Harry Potter comment then we're good

Jules: Tbh I wasn't really a Harry Potter kid, I was way into Twilight

Luke: Vampires? Over wizards? Really?

Jules: It was always the werewolves that did it for me and my wretched 15 year old heart

Luke: That's acceptable. Team Jacob all the way

Val phones me and interrupts my chance to respond to Luke but I'm happy to take her call.

"So it's been 24 hours. Spill."

I laugh and give her a quick update. Luke is amazing. Luke is sexy. Luke kisses like it should be illegal. Predictably, she eats it all up.

And then I get to the really juicy part.

"So there's something else," I say.

"Of course there is. I seriously feel like I'll never get enough of this guy. He's, like, perfect."