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Lucas turned pink immediately, sitting up and covering his mouth, coughing to clear away his embarrassment.
“Ash—Ashley!” He groaned before realizing something. His cheeks still warm, he looked at Ashley. “Wait… so you think my body is hot.”
(Lol! XD)
Ashley laughed at his reaction and turned so she could look at him better. “Babe, really? Of course I do. Why wouldn’t I?”
Lucas shook his hand, a smile still on his features.
“Well, all the more reasons to age from neck up, right?”
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“Mmhm… Definitely,” Ashley agreed, reaching up to kiss him softly. “Which do you think I would prefer, babe?”
Lucas thought for a while before shrugging.
“Neck up,” he guessed. “I don’t know.”
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Ashley hummed as she thought about it. “That depends on how I aged… If I could age relatively well from the neck down if I chose that, then I’d like to keep my wits about me. But if I could age well from the neck up, then I might choose that,” she decided with a shrug. “I dunno, I guess.”
Lucas burst out laughing.
“Are we seriously have such a serious discussion about this?”
He laughed, pressing a kiss to her cheek.
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“Hey, you started this! Ducks and Hulks and hands and legs… What even was the point of that, anyway?” Ashley asked with a light laugh.
Lucas chuckled, shaking his head.
“I don’t know,” he answered honestly. “For fun?”
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“Whatever it was, it was completely random,” Ashley chuckled, snuggling into him more. “Now, shh… Let’s finish this movie so we can watch the next thing.”
Lucas played with her hair.
“All right, all right, let’s watch Cap throw himself into the ocean,” he said, looking at the screen once more.
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“Oh, hush. Dramatic much?” Ashley teased, swatting at his leg.
Lucas rolled his eyes.
“As if it’s not true,” he said, a smile on his features.
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“Shhh… Let me enjoy the movie,” Ashley murmured, reaching up to kiss his neck softly before cuddling back into him.
(Skip?)
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(Sure. You wanna skip a few days or to the thing we had planned?)
(Er, I guess we could skip a few days only?)
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(All right. You wanna start? ☺️)
(Okay. 🤣)
Lucas was practicing his choreography in the dance room with his partner right before he slipped.
“Shoot,” he cursed, rubbing his ankle. “I think I twisted it when I slipped.”
Vanessa frowned, rubbing the back of her head.
“Ah, I guess we can’t practice anymore,” she murmured, lost in thought. “Let me ask Adrian if he’s willing to help you to the infirmary.”
After Lucas found out about Ashley’s jealousy, he talked to Vanessa about it. The girl took it nicely and kept her distance. Lucas appreciated it.
“All right. Thanks, Vanessa,” Lucas smiled gratefully. Vanessa grinned back.
“Don’t injure yourself further, all right? If I see Ashley on the way, I’ll let her know her idiot boyfriend twisted his ankle while practicing the most easiest step ever.”
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(Lol. Ashley would laugh before going to help him. 😂)
Ashley sighed as she stuffed her books into her backpack. The class was finally over, and she had about a half an hour before her next one. She had plenty of time to go to the library, which she was glad for. Spending a little extra time on assignments never hurt anyone.
On her way, she had to pass the room where Lucas was. She walked by a little slower than usual and peeked through the windows, trying to catch a glimpse of her boyfriend.
Lucas glared at Vanessa as she laughed at him. He ended up getting his foot bandaged and the nurse telling him to go easy on his foot, but in the end, he still returned to the practice room so he could at least look at how Vanessa wasn’t doing.
But the girl would not stop mimicking his fall. Each time she reached that step, she would trip dramatically and fall over, clutching her foot tightly and gasping dramatically.
“My foot! My foot!” She exclaimed through laughter, rolling on the ground. Lucas wanted nothing more than to strangle her, but his foot prevented him from doing so.
Suddenly, she stopped being a drama queen and smiled out of the window, waving at someone. Lucas looked out curiously to see his girlfriend looking through the window.
Vanessa went ahead and pushed the door open, waving at her to come inside.
“You’re Ashley, right? Your idiot boyfriend twisted his ankle while practicing the most simplest step ever.”
Lucas wanted to murder her.
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Ashley gave the other woman a small smile, remembering how she’d been jealous of her. She chuckled a bit and shook her head at her words.
“Well, that’s Luca for you,” she said, glancing in at her boyfriend. “Hey, babe. You doing okay?”
Lucas smiled at Ashley before he shot Vanessa a venomous look.
“I’m fine, Ash, she’s just being dramatic,” he told her with a grimace. “I just need to make sure I don’t put too much pressure on this thing.”
Vanessa, from behind Ashley, fell to the floor quietly, clutching her foot, stifling her laughter.
“Listen, sweetheart,” Lucas looked at Ashley with the softest smile he could ever conjure. “If you ever find out about a brutal murder of an annoying person, the killer would be me. I’m just telling you so you don’t find out from someone else.”
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Ashley laughed and glanced between the door, snickering a bit at Vanessa’s dramatizing of Lucas’s fall.
“Well… Do you mind if I come in for a moment?” she asked, taking a step closer.
Lucas shook his head.
“Of course not,” he grinned, motioning her inside. “You’re always welcome in here, girlfriend. You’re free right now, right?”
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“Yeah, I’ve got about a half an hour before my next class. I was just about to head to the library when I was passing by,” Ashley explained as she walked over to him. She sat beside him and kissed his cheek gently. “How’s your ankle feeling?”
“It barely hurts, Ash~” Lucas grinned, throwing an arm around his girlfriend, pulling her close.
Vanessa snorted.
“Right, because that’s exactly what you said to the nurse,” she said sarcastically, walking nearer to the mirror to fix her hair.
Lucas ignored Vanessa and instead focused on Ashley.
“Do ignore her, please,” he said, smiling brightly. “Anyway, what were you going to work on?”
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Ashley chuckled a bit and rested her head on his shoulder. “Just an assignment for Chemistry. I have some research that wouldn’t hurt to be done a little early. What about you? You guys were working on a dance?”
Lucas nodded.
“We’re still trying to come up with a routine,” he answered. “So far we’ve come up with only one part, and I injured the ankle before we could get far.”
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“Well, I’m sure you’ll figure it out soon. You’re smart and this seems like it comes naturally for you,” Ashley said softly, kissing his cheek gently. “And if you ever want an outside opinion on anything, you have someone living with you who would be glad to help.”
Lucas grinned.
“Thanks, Ash,” he wrapped an arm around her tightly. “You’re the best. You always know what to say.”
