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Thalia

“Get up,” I shook Luciano awake as I sat down on his bed.

He got up quickly and looked at me in confusion, rubbing his still-sleepy eyes.

“Thalia?” he asked, confused. “What are you doing here?”

“Get up,” I shook his shoulders, ignoring his last question.

He sat up on the bed and ruffled his hair.

“What’s up, bambi? Why’d you wake me up at…,” he glanced at the bedside clock. “4 o’clock in the morning?”

“Get dressed,” I said, “We’re going on a date.”

His eyes widened in surprise, and his posture straightened.

“What? Date?" he asked, perplexed.

I chuckled and removed the duvet from his body.

“Yes, a date. So, get up.”

“What’s gotten into you, bambi?”

“You’re the one asking me on a date?”

I nodded my head.

“Why? Don’t you want to?” I cocked one of my eyebrows.

“I want to,” he quickly answered. “But I haven’t planned for a second date yet,” he reasoned. “Why don’t we go tomorrow, hmm?” he gently asked.

I shook my head. “I want to go now,” I said. “You don’t have to plan for t