Damian's POV

"Like the year prior y/n was my prom date and like the year prior Mrs. Ottomano was making her dress well both her dresses as I was y/n's prom date to her senior prom," I said looking at y/n as we were getting ready to recount my senior prom. Demi had handed both senior prom photos to me as we took a break from helping moving y/n into my place.

"Claude offered to make two. I was going to wear the same dress but since Claude offered," shrugged y/n as she taps the photo of my senior prom "But this dress was my favorite."

I smirk "Mine too," I said. It was black, short and strapless . The bodice fit her like a glove while the skirt was a flared A-line. "Like the year prior I was at every fitting and well my crush on you was even bigger."

Y/N blushes lightly "I was already smitten with you but dumb ass me never had the courage to tell you."

"We were both dumb asses," I said nuzzling her nose before pressing my lips to hers.

"Can we please get to the story?!" said Demi making Matt, y/n and myself laugh.

"Okay. Okay," y/n and I said.

Friday, May 26, 2000
One week before Luis's prom in
the Bronx

Y/N stood in her nude heels. Mrs. Ottomano was pinning the hem of the skirt as we listened to a mix cd that y/n had burned. The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson blasting through the speakers. Y/N singing along. I chuckled as Mrs. Ottomano was finishing the skirt. Y/N was looking at herself in the full length mirror. She wore her hair up in a ponytail.

"Claude?" said y/n looking at her.

"Yeah y/n?" she murmured as she had a pin between her lips.

"The tulle underneath to poof up the skirt is sticking out right here," she said playing with the tulle sticking from under the skirt.

"Okay," said Mrs. Ottomano as she moved to quickly fix the hem.

"Claude this fabric is fabulous!" said y/n as she ran her hand over the fabric of the dress that was made of black sparkling fabric "Where did you find it?"

"JoAnn's," said Mrs. Ottomano as she stood "Do you like the length?"

It was at least twelve inches above her knee. If y/n didn't like the length I certainly did. Y/N looks at herself in the mirror.

"I love it. So now should we do the dress for my prom?" she asked.

Mrs. Ottomano shook her head "We can fix that next week. You're here for the next two weeks anyway," she said "I wanna hem this skirt and besides you're spending the weekend over at Luis's anyway."

"WHAT?!" shouts Demi scaring both y/n and me.

"What what?" I asked.

"Your parents were just cool with you spending the night at Luis's house?" asked Demi looking at y/n.

"As long as we didn't sleep in the same bed," she said "And before you ask Luis's dad had the same rules."

"Okay. Continue," said Demi.

"Demi can we keep the interruptions to a minimum?" chuckled Matt.

Demi stuck her tongue out at him.

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Y/N smiles at me and I can't help but feel my cheeks flush.

"Can we do a Crazy for Swayze marathon?" she asked giving me puppy dog eyes as Mrs. Ottomano smirks as she put away her pins into her sewing kit as You Make Me Smile by Jennifer Love Hewitt began as y/n began singing along.

"Of course," I said looking at her as I stood and walked over to her taking her hand and began dancing with her.

"Be careful of the pins," warns Mrs. Ottomano as we float across the living room before she left the room.

"Luis. Let me get out of the dress," said y/n.

Matt laughed "Y/N he would have easily helped you with that," he said and Demi smacked him upside the head "Ouch!"

"Shut up!" said Demi "Continue."

"Anyway," I said giving Matt a look.

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"Okay," I said letting her go as Hey Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song) came on and y/n began dancing to the song. She was watching herself in the mirror as she danced and sang along.

"Y/N!" calls Mrs. Ottomano and y/n hurried off as the music continues as I turned I jumped as Angelo was behind me.

He smirks "Dude I saw that," he nods.

"Saw what?" I asked.

"You drooling over y/n," he said.

I subconsciously wipe my chin "No," I said.

"You are so screwed," he chuckled "And you just jumped at the chance to have y/n spend the weekend while we go to Ma's cousin's wedding in North Carolina."

"Because Pops and I couldn't see her spending the weekend alone," I said.

"Sure," he smirks as the sewing room door opened as We Belong Together by Ritchie Valens ironically began.

"Zip it," I hiss at Angelo as he raised an eyebrow and I turned to look at y/n "I will go get the den ready for the Crazy for Swayze marathon. Do you want yellow cheddar cheese or caramel or regular popcorn? We got the tin."

Y/N giggles "How about all three?" she said.

"Okay," I said turning as Angelo turned and made an obscene gesture to me "Knock it off," I said only loud enough for him to here.

"Obscene gesture?" asked y/n "Knowing Angie it was a
hole and a finger and the finger went into the hole."

I nod and she rolled her eyes.

"Okay I know he is your cousin but he sounds like an absolute turd," said Demi.

"Back then he was. But since Ginger and he had Layla when they were nineteen he changed," said y/n.

"He lived to torture me about my massive crush on y/n," I said.

"And he was your friend?!" said Matt.

"I told Luis countless times he didn't need to let Angie torture him about things," said y/n.

"Yeah why did you allow it?" asked Matt.

"I was a fool in love and he knew it. He was also the one who kept pushing me to tell y/n too," I said.

Demi shook her head "I would have told you
too but wouldn't have tortured you about it."

"You were also three," said y/n.

I cringed "Baby let's not remind ourselves of that," I chuckled.

"Sorry," said y/n kissing my cheek.

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By the time I had set up the den. Y/N was knocking on the door. I quickly ran to get it nearly knocking my Pops over in the process. He had music playing on his record player as Dancing In The Street by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas play as I opened the door y/n smile.

"Y/N come in. I got the den ready," I smiled as I stepped aside letting her in before closing the door.

"And I got the movies," she held up the DVDs as Pops changed his record and he put on Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers. Y/N smiles "Love this song Señor Martínez," she smiles at him.

"I do too y/n. Remember you have Luis's room and Luis you sleep in the den," he said.

"Pops!" I said.

"Luis," he gave me a warning glance.

"We know Pops," I said.

"Good. Dinner will be delivered shortly. Go have your Crazy for Swayze marathon," he said as he sat in his arm chair, grabbing his book.

"Come on. I got everything set up," I said grabbing y/n's hand lacing our fingers and we walked to the den. Once in the den she tossed her duffle bag onto the arm chair. I shut the door taking the movies from her "Get comfy," I gesture to the blankets and pillows laid on the floor.

"Luis this is almost like when we were kids and would watch movies in here," she giggles kicking off her sneakers before sitting on the floor.

"I know," I said.

"It's absolutely adorable how you did this," she said.

"So what movie?" I asked holding up the stack of DVDs desperately trying to hide my flushing cheeks.

"You chose," she said. I took a deep breath and looked at the stack of DVDs. I smiled lightly. She obviously had Dirty Dancing, Ghost and To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar her favorite Swayze movies but she also had Red Dawn, Road House and Point Break a couple of my favorite movies by him and The Outsiders which we both enjoyed.

"You actually brought some for me?" I asked looking over my shoulder she smiles.

"Of course. I'm not going to let you sit here and be tortured by just my movies. I'm not cruel," she said as I pop in a DVD into the player.

"You never have been. So judging by these we are having Crazy for Swayze the entire weekend?" I asked looking at her as I walked over to our little cozy spot as we dubbed it as kids.

"Yeah. Is is that a problem?" she asked her eyes searching my face to know if I was upset.

"Y/N. Not at all. It'll be fun snuggled up watching movies all weekend," I said as I sat beside her and she moves closer to me. I wrapped an arm around her. She laid her head on my shoulder as I started her movie, the movie she has loved since she was a little girl. As Dirty Dancing begins she looks up at me before kissing my cheek.

"¡Gracias por empezar con Dirty Dancing, Luis," she said settling back into my side laying her head on my shoulder as I can hear Pops's music ironically it's Put Your Head on My Shoulder by Paul Anka. I turned the volume on the tv up. (Thanks for starting Dirty Dancing, Luis)

"Sé lo mucho que te gusta Dirty Dancing, Squish," I said. (I know how much you love Dirty Dancing, Squish)

"Squish?!" asked Demi and Matt.

"It was a stupid nickname I gave her as a kid," I said "It's a name that stuck until our mid twenties."

"I miss that nickname," said y/n "And you called hugs squishes when we first met and that's how the nickname came about."

"That's right," I said.

"That's really kinda sweet," said Demi as she leans against Matt.

"Do you want me calling you Squish again?" I asked y/n and she nods.

"Okay. Then you are once again Squish," I said pecking her lips.

"And you will be once again Pookie," she giggles.

I chuckled "Still can't believe I allowed that nickname until I was twenty five."

"I do. It's because y/n gave you it," said Demi.

"Fair," I said "And now as a forty two year old man I guess I'm Pookie again."

"I could also call you mi pequeño trasero peludo,"
she teased as she got
that from NCIS. (my little hairy ass)

"Pookie is perfectly fine."

Y/N giggles.

"Can we continue?!" asked Demi.

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"You're the best Pookie," she said as we watched the opening credits of Dirty Dancing as Be My Baby by The Ronetts played over pictures of dancers dancing.

"No you are, Squish," I said as she looked up at me with a smile and I felt my breath hitch in my throat as our eyes met but thankfully I was saved by....

"That was the summer of 1963 - when everybody called me Baby, and it didn't occur to me to mind. That was before President Kennedy was shot, before the Beatles came, when I couldn't wait to join the Peace Corps, and I thought I'd never find a guy as great as my dad. That was the summer we went to Kellerman's," said Jennifer Grey as Baby, y/n turns her attention to the screen. She wrapped her arm across my torso as she drapes her leg across mine when a knock came on the door. Y/N untangled herself from me as I pause the movie. I went to answer the door.

"Pizza and wings are here," said Pops "Come grab some while it's hot."

"Yum," said y/n as she was at my side before slipping past me and Pops heading towards the kitchen as Pops and I both followed her. Y/N has a plate taking a slice of pizza from the box "Señor Martínez what sauce is on the wings?"

"Honey Bourbon BBQ. I remember that's one of your favorites," he said.

"¡Gracias Señor Martínez! " she smiles at him.

"You're welcome y/n," said Pops as she took some wings and some celery before grabbing a bottle of pop from the table.

"I will meet you back in the den," she said looking at me before skipping off towards the den. I watched as she left before turning to grab food myself but jumped when Pops stood in my way.

"Luis Berrios you remember that you sleep in the den. Y/N has your room," he said his arms folded across his chest.

"Pops. I know. Trust me I know. I know your rules and Mr. and Mrs. y/l/n's rules. I promise. Now can I get something to eat? I want to go back to the den to continue Dirty Dancing."

"Luis. I have seen the way you look at y/n."

"Pops. I'm not going to try anything okay? I don't even think y/n feels that way," I said "And I would rather keep her in my life even if it's just as a friend. So I won't try anything."

Pops nods and put his hands up "Okay. You may eat," he said stepping aside.

I grabbed my food and headed back to the den. Pops's words playing over and over in my head. Y/N lit up when I walked into the den.

"Goodie you're back. I can unpause the movie," she said grabbing the remote and starting the movie as I sat beside her. Two small tv trays sat before us.

"Squish, you didn't have to wait till I got back," I said.

"Pookie, I had to it wouldn't be a movie marathon without you," she said giving me doe eyes that made me melt.

I kissed her forehead "Bien. Gracias Squish," I said.

She unpaused the movie. Baby and her family had just arrived at Kellerman's and Lisa was talking about her shoes.

"I can't believe how incredibly shallow Lisa is at the beginning of the movie," she said shaking her head.

"I can't believe you have seen this movie a hundred thousand times and you still get annoyed by Lisa," I tease.

She turned to me and playfully stuck her tongue out at me "And I invite you to bite me," she said popping a pepperoni into her mouth.

"How hard was it to not bite her?" asked Demi with a smirk.

Y/N arched an eyebrow looking at me "Well Amor?" she asked.

"Do you know how much I fantasized about doing that? Just going vampiro on that neck of yours back then? Well now too but now I know you would not freak out. But back then? Damn you were definitely many a reason why I had," I am stopped by y/n as she pressed a kiss to my lips.

"Shh," she murmured against my lips as she broke the kiss "Just continue the story."

"Okay. Okay," I said.

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"No lo haré. Eres demasiado bonita para morder," I said. (I won't. You're too pretty to bite)

She raised an eyebrow "No me importaría," she winks with a giggle. (I wouldn't mind) I swallowed hard as my attention is drawn to the movie as Baby sees Johnny for the first time. Y/N tilted her head as she watched before giggling lightly as Johnny told Robbie 'You just put your pickle on everybody's plate, college boy, and leave the hard stuff to me' "Now being older I understand what that means but thank God it flew over my head as a kid."

I chuckled lightly "Well yeah. I mean as kid you're innocent," I said as I ate a chicken wing "When you get older you realize what something means. Like what Johnny said to Robbie about his pickle. You realize Robbie was a man slut and put his pickle in any bun that offered."

Y/N choked on the piece of chicken wing she was chewing "LUIS!" she giggles.

"What? It's true."

"Okay fair," she said with a nod "He did sleep with anyone with a pulse. Well any female with a pulse. Poor Penny," she frowns lightly as she had been cheated on after sleeping with her ex.

"You okay?" I asked placing a hand over hers.

She gave me a soft smile "Yeah. He wasn't worth it. I regret sleeping with him. I regret giving him my most sacred gift. I kinda wish I had saved it for someone worthy of it," she said as her eyes move between my eyes and the tv.

I laced my fingers with hers, resting my forehead against hers before raising my lips and placed a kiss to her forehead "You can't change anything but now you know to save that most precious gift for the right man. I promise you will find him one day," I reach up and caress her cheek as I rest my forehead against hers. I just hope it's me I thought.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST TELL HER THEN!!!"
said Demi.

"Damn Babe. Calm down," chuckled Matt.

"Sorry. Continue," said Demi.

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My heart raced as our eyes met. I cupped her face and as I was about to lean in and kiss her. A knock came on the door causing us to break apart.

I coughed "Yeah?" I said.

Pops opened the door and poked his head in "How is dinner?" he asked.

"Great Pops," I said my face flush.

"Very good Señor Martínez," said y/n as she tucked her hair behind her ear "Is there more chicken wings?"

"Yes," said Pops coming into the den "Let me get them for you."

"Gracias Señor Martínez," she murmured handing him the plate.

"Luis?" he asked.

"More wings too," I said handing him my plate. My heart still thudding against my chest "Thanks Pops."

He nods and headed from the room. Y/N watching the movie. Her eyes not leaving the screen. I settled back watching the movie and it's where Baby confesses her feelings for Johnny and I hear y/n softly saying the lines.

"Me? I'm scared of everything. I'm scared of what I saw, I'm scared of what I did, of who I am, and most of all I'm scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I'm with you," she said.

"And you didn't even realize I turned to you as
I said it," said y/n looking at me.

"Aww," said Demi.

"Really?" I asked.

She nods as her eyes filled with tears
"Yeah. I was praying you would look at me
but you kept your eyes on the screen.
God I wish I had just grabbed your chin
and turned you to me and
told you straight to your face."

I reached up and wipe away the
tears that fell from her eyes.
I lean in pressing a kiss to her lips.

"Why didn't you?" I asked resting
my forehead against hers.

"Scared you didn't feel the way I did."

"God we had so many missed
opportunities," I said "Including your
prom and mine."

"Great. Can we get to that?!" asked Demi.

Y/N and I smirk at each other
"We did get side tracked and
we did promise Demi," I said.

Demi leans forward grabbing
both of our chins turning us to face her.

"But finish this story first!"
she said a grin on her face.

"Well there really isn't much left,"
I said "Unless you count you coming into the den
after having a nightmare and
Pops caught us snuggled
together on the den's sofa bed."

"OH MY GOD YES CONTINUE!!!"
said Demi as smile spreading
across her face.

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It was around one am when I heard the den door open.

"Luis?" asked y/n quietly "Are you awake?"

I click the lamp on the table beside the sofa bed.

"Y/N. What's wrong?" I asked.

"I had a nightmare," she said her cheeks stained with tears. I know this was against the rules but she looks so stressed I was willing to break them.

I held up the blankets "Come on," I said as she didn't hesitate crawling into the bed beside me. She snuggled close and I wrapped an arm around her "What was it about?" I asked as she lays her head on my shoulder.

"I was being chased by a man. I couldn't see his face but I heard his voice it was deep and scary. He told me to come back that he wasn't done with me yet. I stumbled," I was rubbing her arm as she recounted the dream "and fell. He gained on me grabbing me. He put his hands around my throat and began choking me as I was about to pass out in the dream I woke up gasping for air. All I saw were his eyes. They were red and evil."

I kissed the top of her head "Well it's over now. You're safe. I got you," I said as she drapes a arm over my torso before snuggling closer to me. Her leg drapes over my leg.

"But my parents rules. Your Pops's rules," she said as I continue to run my fingertips down her arm.

"Sometimes rules are made to be broken," I said kissing the top of her head "I will take the blame. I can tell you won't be able to sleep alone in my room."

"Luis," she murmured.

"Hmm?" I said reaching up and clicked off the light.

"Estoy enamorado de ti," she murmured. (I'm in love with you)

"What?!" I asked but she had fallen asleep. I was shocked as to her saying what she had. I don't know if she meant it or she was sleepy and hadn't meant it. But as sleep took over my body I soon forgot about it and went to sleep myself.

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"LUIS BERRIOS MARTÍNEZ JUNIOR !!!" y/n and I are startled awake by Pops's booming voice. We both jumped before separating.

"Pops?!" I said wiping the sleep from my eyes.

"What is y/n doing in here?!" he asked.

"I'm sorry Señor Martínez. I-I had a nightmare," said y/n sitting up "I came to talk to Luis. We we must have fallen asleep. I'm sorry."

"We have rules for a reason," said Pops.

"Pops. Nothing happened. Y/N literally came in was in tears and was shaking. I wanted to calm her. We just wound up falling asleep."

"I don't care Luis. I'm responsible for y/n this weekend and her parents don't want you two sharing a bed and neither do I."

"Pops we shared a bed as kids! What's the difference now?!" I asked.

"You're teenagers," he said.

"And we are responsible teenagers! We aren't doing anything. I am certainly not pressuring y/n into anything either!" I said.

"Señor Martínez. Don't blame Luis. It's my fault. I'm the one that crawled into bed with him," she said and I knew she was falling on the sword for me.

"After I lifted the blankets and invited you into the bed! I wasn't going to lay there watching you shake and cry. If it wasn't in here. I would have walked you back to my room and laid there with you. Same scenario would have happened. It was one am," I said placing my hands on her shoulders "You're not taking this on yourself. I'm more to blame than you are, y/n. You just had the nightmare by no fault of your own," Pops is still standing there fuming. His arms crossed over his chest.

"Y/N go to Luis's bedroom. Stay there until I come to get you," he said pointing to the door.

Y/N scrambled from the bed leaving the den and I was pretty sure she was in tears. I knew tears were stinging my eyes. It hurt that my Pops didn't have enough faith in us.

"Pops! Please. Nothing happened!" I said as I got out of the bed "I let her tell me what happened and she fell asleep. I was going to leave once I knew she was asleep but I fell asleep too. I didn't mean to. Don't blame y/n. Blame me. It's all me. I invited her into the bed. I wrapped an arm around her to calm her. I fell asleep once she was calm. It was me!"

"Luis. We have rules. Y/N's parents and your mother and I. We all knew this time would come when our children became best friends and inseparable. But you're a male and she's a female!"

"So automatically we're going to have sex?!" I asked throwing my hands up "Obviously none of you trust us!" I was angry "Thanks for the respect!" I spat "Or is it that because you four don't trust your parenting?!"

Pops's eyes bought popped from his head as he stood to his full height "Luis Berrios Martinez Junior you do not talk to me that way! I'm still your father after all!"

"Then please act like you raised a gentleman and not a guy who can't handle his sexual needs. I love y/n and I respect the living hell out of her. I wouldn't and couldn't do anything she wasn't a willing participant. Unlike her ex boyfriend. I know when no means no!" I stormed from the room making a bee line for my bedroom. I barge in and y/n is sitting on the bed crying "Grab clothes!" I said as she looked at me blinking away tears.

"What?!" she asked.

Pops was hot at my heels "What was that in the den?" he said.

"You heard me Dad," I said and Pops's anger disappeared. I sat beside y/n and wrapped my arms around her.

"What do you mean you know no means no?" he asked.

Y/N blinks at me before looking at Pops "Because my ex didn't. I had, I had," she buried her face into my shoulder crying.

"Pops. She had said yes but took it back," I said looking at him as I held y/n as she cried.

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Demi is in tears as she realized what had happened. She was off the love seat and immediately envelopes y/n and me in a hug and Matt wasn't far behind. Y/N cried into my shoulder as the three of us hugged her.

"I hate I was only three. I might not have been able to kick his ass," said Demi "But I could have kicked him in the shins."

Y/N giggles into my shoulder and I smiled as Demi and Matt sat on the coffee table as y/n snuggled into me. I wrapped my arms around her kissing the top of her head as she looked at Demi and Matt.

"Did anyone know?" asked Matt.

"I only ever told Luis. I called him right after it happened. When he dropped me off at home. I immediately called Luis but I swore him to secrecy."

"Oh my God," said Demi shaking her head as she wipes away tears.

"I know I should have said to y/n to go to the cops but she was terrified. He was the son of a cop and star football player. She knew he would probably get off with a slap on the wrist. I think that's why I got so angry at Pops too. I was just so angry knowing."

"Was this the first time?" asked Demi.

Y/N shook her head 'no' "He just thought that my first yes was for anytime. I told him yes that night but something just made me change my mind and I told him no multiple times but he didn't listen," she explained "Thank God my parents were already asleep. After talking to Luis. I took a shower until I almost blistered and cried the entire time. The next day he broke up with me. It's why I didn't want to be anywhere near him and why I went to homeschooling. Probably why I was so scared for so many years to be honest with Luis."

"One of the many reasons I hate him. If the purge every were to become a reality he is the one who I will be purging from this earth."

"Luis. Please no," said y/n.

"Amor. He deserves it," I said.

"I just don't," she said as I wipe away tears away from her cheeks pressing my lips to hers.

"Te prometo que con todo lo que soy siempre te protegeré," I said resting my forehead against hers. (I promise you that with all that I am I will always protect you)

"Y yo a ti,"(And I to you) she said caressing my cheek as our eyes met "Can we talk about our proms now?"

I smiled before pecking her lips.

"Yes please. I wanna hear something sweet," said Demi wiping her tears the sleeve of her shirt "But only if you're willing," she reaches over grabbing y/n's hand and squeezing it.

"Yeah. I really want to," said y/n.

"Then let's talk about them. Mine first since it was first," I said as I held up the picture "My prom......"