"Mom, I'm home!" Charlie shouted, walking in the front door as Jess trailed behind her. "Charlie - You brought company."
"Yeah, sorry I didn't call. We're studying for a science project."
"Who did-" Her dad came out, setting eyes on Jess. "Where are you studying?"
"My room." Charlie stated as Jess looked around what he could see of the house. "Keep the door open." Her dad said to her.
Charlie rolled her eyes. "James, hush. They're just studying."
"Clara -"
"Sweetheart, just go ahead upstairs." Her mother said, a smile on her face. "Danny might be up there with Ben and Brian, okay? I'll bring up something for you two to eat in a bit."
"Got it, why are Ben and Brian here?"
"Band thing." Roy stated, walking through the house as he was putting on his coat. James, Charlie's dad, had left the room. "I'm picking up Ashley from the airport."
"Oh, her flights in?" Their mother asked, Jess began to grow impatient as Charlie blocked his way up the stairs. "Ashley is back, since when?"
"Since now." Roy laughed, walking out the door. Charlie groaned and walked up the stairs, Jess following her.
The sound of a keyboard piano, an electric guitar and a bass being played filled their ears as they walked down the hall. Charlie almost groaned.
She pushed open the door, the sound becoming clearer as she did. "Keep it down, we're trying to study."
Danny and Brian nodded but Ben just continued to play electric guitar over her. "Listen, buttmunch, keep it down or I'll kill you." Charlie threatened. Ben stuck his tongue out at her.
"Really mature, Benjamin." Charlie replied, walking out and closing the door behind her. Jess watched her with an amused look on her face as she showed him her room. "Its kind of a rats nest in her, but y'know..." Charlie trailed off with a shrug.
Jess looked at everything. It looked, well - Normal. Tan walls, wood desk, dresser, closet, bookshelves and her bed.
"How many books do you have?"
"A lot." Charlie replied as she took off her coat and shoes. "Make yourself comfortable." She told Jess as she closed the door slightly. Her took his coat off and sat on the desk chair she had.
"No beanbag?" Jess questioned, looking at the few posters on the wall. "And not a lot of posters... You're boring."
"Excuse you, I have posters. I can only have six up at a time though, its my mom's rule. But as for the beanbag, I use to have one." Charlie informed, flopping on her bed before taking out her science book.
They began studying, eventually Charlie would move from her bed to sit on the ground, then to sit on her desk, then to be back on the ground and roll around till she was back on her bed.
"Can you not hold still?" Jess snapped, watching her glance up at him. "Look, puppy, I can do what I please."
"Knock, knock!" Came from behind the door. Charlie's mother came in with cookies and cheetos. "Right on - Hey, thanks mom."
Charlie's mom nodded as she stood there, a smile on her face. "You can go..." Charlie trailed off, her mother sighed and walked out. It had been two hours since they began studying.
"Did you ever call Luke to tell him where you'd be?"
"Was I supposed to?" Jess countered, an eyebrow raised. Charlie sighed as she finished off the cookies. She didn't say anything, they continued to talk for another hour after getting bored of studying.
"Favorite color?"
"Green. You?" Charlie asked.
"Red." Jess replied as they heard the front door open. They asked numerous questions before Jess decided it was time to go, he was halfway down the street as he heard running behind him and turned around, Charlie almost smacking into him.
"Uh, crap - Sorry..." Charlie breathed, catching her breath as she put her hands on her knees and then stood. "I want to give you this." She told Jess as she handed him a black envelope, with red writing across the front.
"What's this?" Jess questioned as he looked at the red writing. It had Bienvenue across it. "Its French for welcome." Charlie told him, watching him turn it over to see an official wax seal on it.
"Its also a party invite." Charlie added, watching him nod. "I mean - You didn't say you wanted to go, and you don't have to. I just thought, y'know, if you wanted to you might as well have it."
"Cool." Jess replied, shrugging and holding it a certain way so he didn't crush it.
"Cool." Charlie repeated with a nod, walking backwards. "Hey, quick question?"
"Yeah, what?" Charlie replied, her brows furrowed in confusion.
"Are you a cat or a dog person?" Jess asked. Charlie pursed her lips.
"I love cats, but I think dogs are pretty cool... Y'know big dogs, like Dobermans, Rottweilers, Great Danes... Y'know, dogs like that."
"Got it." Jess responded, turning around as he held the invitation. Charlie walked back to her house as Jess did the same, Luke questioning where he was. He didn't reply, instead he tucked the invitation under his pillow and put on work clothing, going down to help in the diner.
