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Ashley leaned into him and pecked his lips quickly. “I would pay to see the looks in their faces when they open the box. I hope Sterling will actually record them. That would be hilarious.”
(I totally just had the weirdest sense of deja vu while writing that…)
(I have that, too!!)
Lucas furrowed his eyebrows.
“But then only Eden would be sprinkled with glitter…” he muttered, but mostly to himself. “And he probably wouldn’t share the video… or would he?”
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“We could have him call us on the video chat?” Ashley suggested with a shrug. “And Eden wouldn’t necessarily be covered in glitter… Maybe they could set the phone up on something and they could both open the box together?”
“I like the video call idea better,” Lucas said. “We could track the package and have them call us, and then we can see their reaction live.”
(Tbh, that’s what my brother did on my birthday. XD)
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Ashley smiled up at him excitedly. "This is going to be awesome. They're going to be so shocked."
“I’m pretty sure Eden would want to drop everything and get to us,” Lucas joked, shaking his head as he talked about his little sister. “Our circle feels so empty without her…”
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Ashley hummed her agreement, nodding slowly. "It does… But we'll eventually make new friends and get to know them. Not that they'll ever take her place because who could possibly do that?" she chuckled.
“Of course not,” Lucas scoffed. “It’s blasphemy to even think about it. They say if you try to replace Eden, she’ll break in your house and take your eyeballs.”
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Ashley laughed and looked up at her boyfriend with a very amused look. "Where the heck did that come from, babe?" she asked, still chuckling.
Lucas shrugged.
“It’s kind of like Bloody Mary,” Lucas replied. “You know?”
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Ashley chuckled again and nudged him playfully. “Sure, babe. I guess.”
“You do know the legend of Bloody Mary, don’t you?” Lucas asked, furrowing his eyebrows.
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“Kinda? That’s the one with the mirror, right?” Ashley wondered, looking thoughtful. “I haven’t heard anything about that since middle school.”
Lucas grinned.
“That’s right,” he laughed. “I remember being terrified of that legend. I refused to go the bathroom alone, especially at night.”
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Ashley chuckle at the thought and nudged him teasingly. “I’d believe that. I never payed much attention to it, honestly, so it never actually bothered me.”
Lucas scoffed, pretending to ignore Ashley’s teasings.
“Of course not. You were never interested in things like that,” he shook his head. “I was honestly the scaredy cat when I was a kid.”
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“A very cute scaredy-cat,” Ashley giggled, winking at him.
Lucas leaned closer and pecked her on the cheek.
“Why didn’t my knight in shining armor save me, then?” He asked her teasingly.
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“She was too busy saving her best friend from herself,” Ashley said softly, remembering how Eden had been.
Lucas’s smile dropped, remembering the time his sister closed herself off from everyone, leaving behind a shell that was once her.
“Ah, yes…” he murmured. “Then Sterling came along…”
Then he winced as if remembering something.
“I… uh… accidentally revealed something to Sterling, thinking he already knew…
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Ashley narrowed her eyes slightly at Lucas. “What did you tell him…?”
Lucas swallowed thickly.
“We were talking, and he mentioned Eden freaked out when they were… y’know,” he waved his hands to prove a point. “And I thought he already knew and was just asking on how to approach her, and I said it was to be expected after what her crappy ex-boyfriend did to her…”
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“Lucas… Gosh… Have they called or texted you at all since?” Ashley asked, chewing on her lip. She hoped things were okay between them…
Lucas ran his fingers through his hair, muttering a curse.
“They haven’t been… reading any of my texts,” he replied, wincing. “Do you want to check up on them?”
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Ashley sighed and nodded slowly. “Do you want to call Sterling while I call Eden?” she suggested.
“Sounds good,” Lucas nodded, reaching out for his phone. “Hopefully I didn’t mess anything up…”
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(Should we actually RP the conversations?)
(Should we actually RP the conversations?)
(Do you want to?)
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(It would help with knowing how they went and how they ended, but we don’t have to. I’m fine with doing to either way.)
(Let’s just skip it to where they hang up.
Also…
Not it 😏)
