The Spark: Julie and the Phantoms

Chapter VIII

LUKE'S POV:

Julie and I had finished writing Hindsight when Alex and Reggie came back from inside the house. The boys, Julie and I had all sat with our instruments putting the final touches on the music. By the time that we had put all the final touches on the song Julie had got a text from her dad that she had to come in for their family dinner. Once Julie had left to head inside the house the boys and I decided to clean up around the garage, putting all the instruments back into their proper spot.

"So Luke where did you actually go off to last night?" Reggie asked as he put his bass back on its stand.

"Oh I just went for a walk."

"All night?" Reggie asked, confused.

"Yeah..." I replied busying myself by trying to tune my acoustic.

"Luke the longest I've ever seen you do exercise for was when you were running away from a dog," Alex smirked. "Come on Luke where did you go?"

"I went to the school."

"What?" Alex and Reggie asked, shocked at the same time.

"I went to the gym where we first played as a band." I sat down feeling embarrassed already, I didn't really want to have this conversation.

"Is this about Julie?" Reggie asked genuinely. Alex quickly giving him his usual are you kidding me look.

"Seriously Reg," Alex looked disappointed.

"Yeah it was about Julie."

Alex sighed looking down "Luke we are so sorry if it was something that we said last night, we never meant to make you feel uncomfortable."

I put my head in my hands leaning forward placing my head on my legs. "You guys were right."

"Right about what?" Reggie whispered to Alex thinking that I couldn't hear him.

I couldn't help but look up smiling, Reggie always had a way of making any situation that was really serious fun and calming.

"Julie," Alex whispered back trying not to laugh.

"What about Julie?" Reggie whispered back again.

"His feelings," Alex whispered back.

"You are both such idiots sometimes," I laughed out.

"What do you mean we were right though Luke?" Alex asked, ignoring my previous comment.

"I like her, I'm so stupid. I can't like her guys." I got up pacing up and down the room next to the couch.

"Why not?" Reggie asked.

"Why not? Reggie I'm dead, What kind of relationship could I even have with her?"

"Luke, what did you tell me at the Hollywood Ghost Club when you found out I liked Willie," Alex asked me.

"I told you I was happy for you."

"Luke we are happy for you, dude you have never focused on anything other than your music. You never even dated anyone cause you thought it would distract you from your passion. But Julie, she is just as passionate, she is part of your passion now. That's nothing to be worried about that is so rare. Hold onto it dude." Alex spoke passionately.

"Alex why would Julie want any sort of relationship with me if I can't offer her anything?"

Reggie spoke up after, "The relationship where she can be herself and know that you would never judge her, where you would do anything to make her happy. Where she can share her biggest passion, where she can write music again like she did with her mum. Luke! You could offer her everything, relationships are not just the physical. Real relationships come from your heart, who cares how you ended up together, dead or alive you are here now. Make it count."

"Wow." I stood there shocked.

"Wow." Alex was shocked too.

"What? I can be deep and emotional too." Reggie smiled looking confident.

"Yeah you can Reg," I replied pulling him in for a hug.

I reached out for Alex too standing in the middle of the garage in a hug for a good couple minutes.

"What are you guys doing?" I heard a voice call from the doorway.

All three of us turned around and spotted Julie leaning in the doorway looking really confused.

"What can't three bros share a hug?" Reggie asked.

Julie laughed before walking into the studio, "Let's run through Hindsight again boys. Oh sorry that is if you are done."

"Not quite," I answered leaning against Reggie and Alex giggling.

"Nah he's done" Alex answered moving backwards too fast. I lost my footing and feel straight onto the ground. I could hear Julie, Alex and Reggie all laughing as I laid on the floor.

"What no one's going to help me up. Come on, Julie?" I asked

"Fine, guess I can't use the I can't feel you anymore excuse," Julie mumbled as she walked over.

As she reached for my outstretched hand I grabbed her wrist pulling her down quickly to join me on the floor. I couldn't help but laugh at the surprised look on her face. As she turned to me she started laughing too. For one moment I almost forgot the guys were still in the studio with us. 

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