"I've been lying my whole life. It's usually easy. But. It's different with you."

"So only on special occasions then?"

"You're a very special occasion."

He kisses her on the cheek.

"I think we should probably go to bed."

"I can sleep on the floor? I don't actually think you want me anywhere near your bed dressed like this."

She picks at her dirt and blood stained clothes.

"It might be hard to explain to my parents. I can sleep on the floor, too."

"Or you can give me something else to wear?"

"I'm not sure I have anything that fits."

He manages to scrounge up a t-shirt and sweatpants.

Juliet changes into them quickly. They do not fit well at all and she laughs quietly.

"Do I look ridiculous?"

"Perfect."

Kiss?

She accepts the kiss with a smile and then sits down on his bed.

"This is not how I expected this night to go."

“I’d want people to believe me. And honestly, being part of a supernatural romance novel is one of the better things to happen to me this week.”

She laughs and lies down on her back.

"Convincing my dad to let me go to high school was the best decision ever."

”Keep that in mind when you get your first test.”

He lies down next to her.

She snuggles up close to him, closes her eyes and whispers back.

"Good thing I have a brilliant and dutiful boyfriend to help me."

Her brilliant and dutiful boyfriend probably agrees, but it’s hard to tell when he nods off instead of responding.

Juliet follows suit quickly, but not before huddling as close to him as possible.

Then sleep.

Then wake!

She most likely wakes up before Matt, since he's still asleep well after his alarm goes off.

She turns the alarm off and then spends some time just looking at him.

And also listening. Are his parents awake?

His parents are awake!

They're downstairs, though, and show no signs of disturbing them.

Juliet will let him sleep for a bit longer then and take the time to inspect his room in more detail.

The room contains a variety of posters. Gruesome photographs: of women in distress, dead animals, and of shadows. These are interspersed with comic book posters, featuring Spiderman and the Flash, by and large.

Photography equipment takes up most of the floor and desk space, although there's also room made for a framed photo of him and another boy, with curly hair.

Women in distress is not something she'd have in her room, but she can see the artistic appeal.

Does she recognize the curly haired boy? She's never really met anyone Matt would call a friend.

He doesn't seem obviously familiar.

Matt stirs.

Juliet watches him wake up, silent.