Wake Up | E. Caswell [SLOW UPDATES]

twenty | dedication

"Congrats, Kourtney! Good luck tonight, girls!!" Carter called around a mouthful of cupcake. Nini and Kourtney both looked at Lucy confusedly.

"Was that?" Kourtney asked.

"My dad and his breakfast cupcake," Lucy giggled, holding up her own for reference. Nini and Kourtney both laughed and nodded understandingly.

"Thanks, Mr. C!" Kourtney called.

"Yeah, thanks, Mr. Carlisle!" Nini added with a giggle. Lucy looked over at her dad who flashed a thumbs up.

"He says you're welcome," Lucy translated, with a small chuckle.

"Oh! Luce, what are your plans before call time?" Nini asked curiously.

"Oh, actually it's tradition that I go get lunch with the Caswells and then the four of us go over to the school from there," Lucy clarified, she looked at the time on the stove.

"Speaking of which, Ej said he was gonna be here at 12 and it's 11:55, and knowing him he will be on the dot, so I have to get my shoes on," Lucy quickly rushed upstairs to grab her shoes.

"Your cupcake!" Carter called after her.

"I'll eat it when I get home! Thanks, dad!" Lucy called back.

"Speaking of Ej, did you two ever talk about what happened during tech week?" Kourtney asked suggestively.

"No, because there's nothing to talk about," Lucy said pointedly.

"Lu, you guys almost kissed. That is something to talk about," Nini reminded her.

"Look, if Ej brings it up we'll talk about it, but right now I'm avoiding my feelings in all aspects of my life, so," Lucy replied, quickly tying the laces to her black docs. Just as she finished doing so, her phone buzzed with a message from Ej. "Speaking of, he is outside my house right now. So I have to go before he starts honking, because he's impatient. I love you both so very much, all the kisses in the world I love you both. Mwah, mwah."

"Bye, Mama Lu," Kourtney laughed.

"We love you too! See you at the school!" Nini added. Lucy giggled, waved goodbye, hung up, grabbed her show bag (making sure everyone's letters were in there first, Ej's was the longest), and quickly raced out the door after saying goodbye to her dad.

"Okay, I'm here, I'm here. Sorry, my dad and I had to do our one tradition and then Nini and Kourt called to tell me that Kourt's playing Taylor, and— I am so hungry. I should have eaten my cupcake this morning," Lucy rambled as she got in the back seat with Adam.

"Kourtney's playing Taylor?" Ashlyn asked, quickly turning around in her seat to face them. She shot Adam a look and he side eyed her for a moment. Lucy could tell the twins knew something she didn't but Lucy shrugged it off anyway.

They had lunch at their normal spot that they ate at every year, then all headed over to the school with one another to get ready for the show before their official call time. Lucy was in the process of handing out everyone's letters that she had written, to everyone that was there so far.

"Hey, you!" Lucy chirped to Ricky who was pacing nervously. "I have something for you... boop!"

She passed him the envelope with Little Brother Richard written on the front and smiled widely. Ricky smiled softly at her and let out a nervous chuckle.