Chapter 4: Looking And Feeling Better

Luna had gone home, but as she did her chores and helped her mom in the kitchen, she couldn't stop thinking about Lewis. Her mother noticed.

"Luna? Are you alright?" She asked. "Did you and your boyfriend make up?"

Luna looked at her mother. "You mean the two-timer I wasted my time with?" She asked. "No way."

She saw her mother looked confused. "Mom, he played me," she said. "He just asked me to the dance to embarrass me in front of the school and to mock me."

"Oh, sweetie, I'm sorry," her mother said sympathetically. "That does remind me. Where were you last night?"

Luna sighed. "I was so upset from being played that I left the school and went for a walk. As the sun was going down, I found this mansion that was glowing pink."

"A mansion?"

"Yeah," Luna said. "It was huge and looked beautiful. It seemed to draw me in, along with the music the owner was playing. He let me stay the night."

"He?!" Her mother asked in shock.

Luna looked at her and blushed. "A young man owned the mansion," she said. "But don't worry. He was a gentleman, just like Dad."

The older woman looked at her. "Are you sure he was a gentleman?" She asked.

"He was, Mom," Luna said and then realized what she said. "I mean, is. He is a gentleman, Mom."

She pulled out some green bell peppers and potatoes to wash. "He did kind of scare me at first because he snuck up on me, but he was so refined, even called me 'miss' until I told him my name," she said and then sighed with a smile. "He's so handsome."

She heard her mother chuckle. "Well, I'm not completely okay that you stayed over at his place, but I know you're smart and a good judge of character," she said.

Luna then looked at her mother. "Mom, how come I'm not feeling hurt about my ex-boyfriend's betrayal?" She asked. "I mean, it kind of went away when I met this other guy."

Her mother smiled. "Because a true gentleman takes away the pain of a man who was unfaithful to you," she said.

"And vice-versa," said Luna's father. "A true lady takes away the pain of a woman's betrayal."

The older woman smiled. "We knew each other's pain," she said.

"And we helped each other through it and fell in love," he said.

Luna smiled as she continued her part of making dinner. "Should I put garlic into the pot roast?" She asked.

She didn't get a verbal answer, but saw her father give her a thumbs up.

After dinner, Luna just couldn't wait and headed out, promising her parents she's be back in a couple hours. She took her car to the mansion this time and when she pulled up, she noticed it seemed to be looking more cheerful. Smiling, she pulled up and went inside.

"Lewis?" She called out.

Hearing her call him, he came down the stairs and she spotted him instantly and smiled as she noticed his suit looked spiffier than last night. She then heard the Deadbeats singing another song, a love song that she recognized and she began harmonizing with them again, singing along as she drew closer to Lewis, standing before him and smiling at him.

Lewis wordlessly reached forward and gently touched her hair before carefully entangling his hand into it. Luna didn't mind that he did because he was being gentle and she looked up at him with a smile.

He smiled back, despite not having a jaw. Luna moved closer and leaned her head on his shoulder, letting him hold her and the ghostly skeleton let out a happy sigh that the girl heard and it made her smile again.

Yes, a little more romance. :)

Next chapter focuses a bit on Lewis' past, so stay tuned! :)

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