JATP season 2

13 ~ 'Taking the Deal'

Reggie's POV

I was half awake when I saw Luke poof out of the studio in the middle of the night. Kinda sus if you ask me. So I decide to wake up early in case he decided to not come back. 

I look at the clock hanging on the wall of the studio and it reads 6:57am. I turn and see Alex asleep on the air mattress on the other side of the small loft and I look over the railing and see that Luke isn't in his usual spot on the coach. I was right, he never came back. I decide to interrogate him when he gets back, but I have to look intimidating.

I poof down to the main level, standing in the middle of the room and facing the door. I stand up straight, cross my arms, and furrow my eyebrows. When Luke comes in, he's gonna be so scared and intimidated by me. 

I stand there, still as a statue, for about 10 minutes. I can't risk moving, then Luke will come in and he won't be intimidated! After about fifteen minutes of me staring at the doors, they finally open. I try really hard not to smile as I see Luke freeze when he sees me. Im so proud of myself, I intimidated him! But I have to keep this act up. I put on my best overprotective dude voice, speaking lower and more authoritative than usual.

"Where have you been?" I ask. Luke struggles to come up with an excuse. 

"Well- uh I- it's- just like- you see-" he stutters, unable to form a sentence. I can't keep it up any longer, i burst into a huge smile and jump a little. Luke looks at me, really confused. 

"I did it! You were so intimidated, you couldn't even speak!" I say giddily. Luke lets out a small fake laugh. 

"Ha ha, yeah, you got me" he says. I got him good. "Rays making breakfast, wanna go watch him while we wait for Julie?" My smile grows bigger.

"Of course I do!" I say before running out of the studio and into the kitchen. 

Julie's POV 

I walk downstairs to see reggie and Luke sitting on the kitchen counter while my dad cooks. 

"Morning mija" he says, 

"Morning jules" Luke says, looking my way. 

"Good morning," I reply 

"You feeling better today?" My dad asks. 

"A little, not much though" I say. He walks over and gives me a hug and a kiss on the forehead. 

"You can stay home from school again" he says. I let out a sigh of relief. He pulls away. "Well I wish I could stay, but I have to hurry, I'm running late for a photo shoot. I'll be home before dinner." He looks around the kitchen, trying to find his keys.

I clear my throat "next to the coffee maker" I say. He smiles at me and grabs his keys. 

"Thank you." He says, walking towards the door. "Have a good day mija, and get some rest," 

"Bye papi" I call before he closes the door behind him. Just in time, I'm hit with another jolt. I lean against the kitchen counter trying to steady myself. 

Reggie is the first to come to my side. He helps me over to the couch in the living room. "You alright?" He asks. 

"Yeah, I'm fine" I lie. Luke sits down next to me.

"Julie, it's ok if you're not fine." He says gently. 

"No really, I'm fine. Don't worry about me" I say. "Where's Alex?" I quickly try to change the subject. Luke lets out a defeated sigh. 

"Still sleeping." Reggie says, "you know him, always needing his beauty sleep." 

I get a playful smirk on my face, "you thinking what I'm thinking?"