Julie had always had a little crush on Luke. He was hot, that was no question, and she had a childhood crush on him for as long as she could remember. But it was just that - a childhood crush that nothing could come from. He was an adult, and she was kind of a child. Yes, she was twenty-two now and no longer a child, but Luke was forty-seven years old. Twenty-five years older than her. He was more than double her age, and that's why nothing could ever happen between them.

Julie felt amazing after playing the piano again. She didn't realize how much she missed it until her hands touched the keys again today. She just hated that she couldn't get Luke out of her mind as she laid in her bed that night.

She had always hated that little backflip her heart did every time her hand touched Luke's. It drove her crazy, and not in a good way. She just wanted it to stop happening. She wanted to move on.

Bobby, Luke, Reggie, and Alex had been around her entire life. She was told they were even there the day she was born. And Reggie, Bobby, and Alex were always like uncles to her. Around for dinner a few times a week, especially after her mom died, always making music at the studio. Hell, she and Bobby's daughter, Carrie, are like cousins. And she knew she was supposed to see Luke the same way, but the two of them always had this connection that she didn't share with the other guys.

Yeah, he was always around, just like the rest of them. There was no reason why her relationship with Luke should be any different than with the other Sunset Curve members, but it just was. And she couldn't describe why.

She rolled over in bed and sighed. She hated the feeling of not knowing and the feeling of helplessness, especially since her mom died since she felt that all the time while her mom was in the hospital.

Her phone dinged from her nightstand. She squinted at the light as she picked it up, and saw it was a text from Flynn.

Flynn: did u do the packet for johnson's class? because im so confused

"Oh shit!" Julie exclaimed, jumping out of bed and turning on her lights. She stumbled over to her desk and turned her computer on. She was supposed to do a ten-page packet for her Music Theory 401 class and totally forgot. She and Flynn were seniors majoring in Music Production at the LA College of Music and had most of their classes together. She only had two months of the semester left before she graduated, so her senioritis was really kicking in.

She pulled up the PDF on her laptop and flipped it into tablet mode, pulling the stylus out of its little sheath inside the laptop, and started filling out the questions. Music Theory always came easy to her, ever since high school when she started learning it. It just made sense to her.

She picked up her phone and typed a quick text back.

Julie: which questions do u need help with?

Helping Flynn with homework was a good distraction from her wandering thoughts about Luke. This was just a childhood crush resurfacing after their mini intimate moment in the studio today. He didn't like her like that. There was no way he did... right?

Julie barely got any sleep that night, between finishing her homework and not being able to get her mind off Luke. She almost slept through her first class that morning. Luckily, Flynn called her to ask a homework question and it woke her up. She rushed to get out the door and to class on time, and still barely made it. But she couldn't focus on anything that was going on in class, because she just kept reliving the moment where her hand brushed Luke's. She felt like a teenager with a crush that didn't even know she existed again.

After her last class of the day, Julie was seeking some guidance, so she went to the place where she went to talk to her mom - the music studio. Her mom probably spent more time there than inside the house, so Julie always felt more connected to her out there.

Julie was relieved to see that the studio was empty when she arrived. The last thing she needed was for Luke to be there while she was asking her mom about him.

"Hey, Mom," Julie said into the empty room. "So, I've kinda found myself in a really weird position. So... I think I kinda have a crush on Luke. Yeah, that Luke." She laughed. "I don't think anything is ever going to happen, so I just need your help to get over this. Thanks, Mom."

As she signed and flopped down on the couch, the door opened behind her, and in walked the one person that she didn't want to see, but also wanted to see more than anything - Luke.

"Oh, uh, hey, Julie." He stuttered when he saw her. She looked up at him, but he never made eye contact.

"Hey," she replied, slightly disappointed.

"Uh, I wrote a song last night, and, well," he seemed nervous. "I wanted to... do you want to hear it?"

"Sure." She smiled slightly, sitting up.

"Ok, uh, here it goes." He smiled, grabbing his acoustic guitar.

He took a deep breath.

"Step into my world
Bittersweet love story about a girl
Shook me to the core
Voice like an angel, I've never heard before
Here in front of me
Shining so much brighter than I have ever seen
Life can be so mean
But when he goes I know he doesn't leave
The truth is finally breaking through
Two worlds collide when I'm with you
Our voices rise and soar so high
We come to life when we're
In perfect harmony
Woah, woah
Perfect harmony
Woah, woah
Perfect harmony
You set me free
You and me together is more than chemistry
Love me as I am
I'll hold your music here inside my hands
We say we're friends, we play pretend
You're more to me, we're everything
Our voices rise and soar so high
We come to life when we're
In perfect harmony
Woah, woah
Perfect harmony
Woah, woah
Perfect harmony
I feel your rhythm in my heart, yeah
You are my brightest, burning star, woah-woah
I never knew a love so real (So real)
We're heaven on earth, melody and words
When we are together we're
In perfect harmony
Woah, woah
Perfect harmony
Woah, woah
Perfect harmony
We say we're friends
We play pretend
You're more to me
We create a perfect harmony."

As the song ended, Julie gasped.