JATP season 2

9 ~ We Need a Plan

Luke's POV 

As the sun rises, I immediately rush over to wake Alex and Reggie up. I couldn't sleep at all last night, I was too busy trying to think of every possible way out of this whole situation. I'm really eager to get the day started and start to form our plan. 

I throw a pillow at Alex's face. 

"Hey! What was that for?" He yells after waking up. 

"Wake up. We have a lot to do today." I say as walk over to where Reggie is sleeping on one of the old air mattresses Julie brought out for us after the Orpheum. I shake him awake.

"Luke what do you want" He mumbles into his pillow.

"Wake up reg" I say.

"Luke, what time is it?"Alex asks sitting up from his bed. 

"No clue" I answer. "I only know that the sun just rose." 

"You stayed up all night I'm guessing?"Reggie asks, standing up from him bed. 

"Of course" I say "how were you guys able to sleep? I was wide awake all night." 

"We understand that we won't get anything accomplished if we're exhausted" Alex says  "Sure, we love Julie, but we're not IN love with her."

 "believe me, sometimes I wish I wasn't." I say before realizing. It's too late though. I look up embarrassed. Alex and reggie both look very shocked. Then they both smirk at me. 

"I KNEW IT" Reggie screams. I let out a sigh. 

"Finally!!" Alex says "we've known all along but at least your being honest with yourself now. When are you going to tell her?" He says with a wink.

"Ok ok stop. First of all, we have way more important things to think about right now. Second of all, she totally doesn't feel the same way. It's obvious. Third of all, I'm kind of dead. I have nothing to offer her. She deserves someone who can give her everything in the world." I say with a sad expression. 

"Man your falling hard." Reggie says with a sad smile. I just nod my head. I look over at Alex and he just looks really annoyed. 

"Alex what's wrong with you? Are you really that annoyed that I'm telling you guys how I feel? I thought that's what you wanted!" I say angrily. How dare he get so annoyed with me! He's been pestering me to talk to him about Julie and now that I have, he's annoyed?

"Ok Luke I'm done watching you two losing your minds over each other and not doing anything about it. I know it's not my place, but I've lost my patience." He says "YOURE AN IDIOT! OF COURSE JULIE FEELS THE SAME WAY AND YOU SHOULDNT JUST SIT AROUND FEELING BAD FOR YOURSELF FOR 'NOT HAVING ANY CHANCE BECAUSE YOURE A GHOST'" I look at him shocked at his outburst. He takes a deep breath and calms down a bit. "It's obvious you both care a lot about each other. You need to sit down with her and talk things through. You can't just assume that you know what she thinks or what she wants."

"But she doesn't lik-" I start he cuts me off.

"Shut up."He says, putting his hand up. "She's gonna kill me for saying this but like I said, I've lost my patience. She told me she likes you too and she's convinced you don't feel the same way." I look at him even more shocked than earlier. 

There's no way that's true. Julie feels the same way? I've spent these past few weeks telling myself that it's never gonna happen. But now, I'm filled with hope, and it scares me. If I get my hopes up, I'll watch them fall. I don't want to loose Julie and if trying to be something more than friends means I might loose her, then I want to keep our friendship just friendship.