𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙋𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 • 𝙇𝙍𝙃

24. ride me

RIDE ME

emma decided to do something new for once. she agreed to meet caleb at a coffee shop before work, currently drumming her fingers along the small table and wondering why caleb was nearly twenty minutes late.

it was out of character for him, he was typically very punctual.

emma consistently checked the time every few minutes, letting out a huff of air as each minute went by.

every time the door opened, emma eagerly turned in her seat, frowning each time when caleb wasn't the one walking inside.

the one time she didn't frown, however, was when luke was the one who entered the small
shop.

the blonde spotted her immediately, furrowing his eyebrows in an amused way as he walked towards her.

"this seat taken?" he asked.

emma shook her head, folding her hands and resting them in her lap.

luke took a seat beside the girl, eyeing the cup sitting on the table. "don't tell me you've started drinking coffee" luke spoke like it would be the most bizarre thing in the world.

"told you my palate has widened over the years" she smirked.

he narrowed his eyes at emma, not sure he believed her, and quickly reached for her cup. emma tried to object, even grab her drink from his hands, but he was stronger and brushed her off easily.

he took a sip, the roof of his mouth slightly burning as the liquid went down.

"hot chocolate" luke wore his know-it-all smirk as he placed emma's drink back, watching her slump down in her seat.

"what are you doing here, exactly?" emma asked.

"seeing as no one in your house likes coffee, i have to get my fix elsewhere," luke gestured around the shop. "now what are you doing here?"

"meeting caleb, supposedly. i have a stressful day of work ahead of me and he promised to drop me off"

luke nodded, happy her fiancé was less than punctual on today of all days.

"it's still okay if i come visit you today, right?"

emma nodded, smiling slightly. "i'll text you when i go on break, it'll probably be later than usual. natalie's been riding me about finishing the budget reports and it's taking me forever" she groaned, wrapping her hands around her cup for warmth.

luke leaned forward in his seat, elbows resting on the table. "remember when you used to ride me—"

"luke!" emma's eyes went wide, her mouth hanging open.

"ride me about writing songs, emma" luke chuckled, watching her cheeks turn red.

"right, yeah, that's what i meant too" emma hid her face in her hands, avoiding luke's amused gaze.

"and you always said i had the dirty mind" luke was enjoying this, entertained by the way emma still got flustered around him.

emma just laughed, shaking her head as her and luke stole glances at one another. her arm brushed against luke's and he gently kicked her leg under the table, catching her attention.

"your phone is ringing," luke said, gesturing to the vibrating phone on the table. he looked at the screen, furrowing his eyebrows.

"is my mother calling you?"

emma quickly declined the call, knowing she could call liz back at another time, before shamelessly looking at luke.

"she calls from time to time, you know that"