Before being girlfriends, they were friends. They'd already built that foundation of trust and understanding before moving on to something more. Which made their relationship seem not exactly easy, but on far more solid ground than her friends back home and their relationships seemed to be. Did that sound smug? Okay, maybe she was a little smug.

And Lexi felt the same way about Luz, feeling that friendship turn into attraction within the friendship. Though, she wasn't sure she'd ever have gathered the courage to say something if Luz hadn't said something first.

What happened to Cassie made Lexi kind of afraid of relationships for a long while. If someone who claimed to love her sister could do that to her, Lexi was afraid she'd end up the same way. And granted, it seemed like a guaranteed pathway to fame and influence on Instagram was to show as much skin as possible without being completely out there, but honestly? Lexi mostly followed celebrity cats and dogs on Instagram and was happier for it.

"Sonnets about me? How can I pass that up? Though, I'm terrible at poetry other than haiku. I like the structure it requires. So if you want haiku about your beauty and our love, all you have to do is say the word," Lexi offered shyly.

And that made Lexi laugh gleefully, unabashedly. "Deal. And you'll do all of the sweet talking."

Orville was a gentle hedgehog. Much like his person. He loved to show affection towards Luz, just as Lexi loved to show affection to her.

"Then...maybe it's a good idea? Something to plan? After bad movie night, that comes first." Lexi didn't think she'd be herself if she didn't have a plan. Except for when Luz smiled at her, then all of her carefully formulated plans went out of the window, replaced by 'pretty and she loves me. ❤"

Lexi couldn't help grinning. "You---you---oh, c'mere!" And it was time for another kiss.