Talking About Girls... And Stuff (For Luke)

[percy_jackson]

Though we were done with the home renovations, adding two separate bedrooms to what was now a common area, our work was far from over. We had all of Luke's stuff to unpack and sort. But, being teenagers or not-far-removed-from-teenagers, when we'd unpacked and set up Luke's game console, we paused, considered the massive amount of work still to do

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[luke_castellan]

[percy_jackson]

I opened my mouth to answer, then hesitated. I had no idea how to broach this with Luke, mostly because I had no idea, really, how to broach this with myself. But, after a moment, I figured the best way was just to start at the beginning.

"Have you met Valkyrie?" I asked. "You know, I told you about her? Cute girl? Looks like Thalia?"

[luke_castellan]

[percy_jackson]

I realize afterward by saying the sentences "cute girl" and "looks like Thalia" could make someone join the two. I didn't mean to. Not that Thalia doesn't look nice -- she does. Just not as nice as Valkyrie. Who smiles more.

Luke's patience produces a silence I find rather awkward. I know that's not his intention, but what can I do? I fill that pause, stumbling a little. "Well, we've been seeing each other a bit. You know. At the carnival. And when the Muppets attacked, I got really upset because I won her a teddybear and I knew I'd put her in danger. Her and Coraline. So I had to go and check out their huts."

Coraline's clearly a distraction. I'm sure I'm not fooling anyone.