Now Or Never

Chapter 19

So towards the end of the chapter, I tried a little something different I don't typically write. It wasn't full smut but there's clear signs that certain things did happen. If it makes you uncomfortable (mentions of sex, mentions of anything like that!) Please don't read this chapter. Thanks guys!
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Another jolt causes me to wince and squeeze my eyes close. My window slides open and Luke climbs inside. "I'm here, I'm here.." He quickly comes over, wrapping me in his arms. I lean my head on his chest. "I'm so sorry that you experienced these." I say quietly. He shakes his head and holds me closer. My eyes stay closed. A jolt happens again making me cling onto Luke. "I brought these.." He takes my hand gently and places the rings onto my ring finger. They fit well together. That's why I liked wearing both of them. My hand shakes a little. Luke watches as both of the bands glow around around my finger. I didn't even notice because of how focused on the pain I was. That's when the pain stopped. It wasn't an immediate stop but it was definitely a change from how it was before. "The rings.." Luke says quietly and I slowly open my eyes. The palm of my hand begins to glow and it begins to move down my arm. There was a stamp that Caleb must've created when he possessed Josh. The glow circles the stamp before it slowly fades away.

"How is that possible?" I ask, leaning my head back to look at Luke. "Pure love. You say it overcomes pure evil." He says and looks at me. "It does overcome evil. It always will." He takes my hand gently and feels over the rings.

"These will protect you. I see that now." Luke says, smiling softly. I smile up at him and nod. "The day you promised to love me forever.." I reach my hand up to cup his cheek gently. He leans into my touch. I rub my thumb across it and smile more. "I'm just glad you're okay." He says quietly to me. I nod at him. "I am. Now that you're here." He smiles at me and nods. I needed to check on Josh. I stand up slowly with Luke by my side. We slowly peek out my door and walk downstairs. Josh sits on the kitchen floor, still very confused as to what even happened.

"So you're telling me, he's a ghost?" Josh asks, pointing at Luke. I shake my head. "Not anymore it seems. He was at first but he came back to life. Everyone can touch him and see him." I explain making Josh nod a little uneasily. "You've got to promise you won't tell anyone." Luke says and looks at Josh. He nods again quickly. I guess the idea of Luke being a ghost (who came back to life) startled him since he just got possessed. Josh ends up leaving but Caleb is no where to be seen. He must've sensed Luke show up or something. He was gone as soon as I went upstairs and there was no sign of him. "What if he comes back tonight?" I ask, leaning on Luke a little. He wraps his arm around me. "I'll be here with you. I'm not leaving anytime soon."

My grandparents had gone out of town for the day and I had no idea. Caleb's mess caused me to not even pay attention to my family. Luke and I sat in my room. I was finishing some studying while he laid on the bed beside me. My thoughts still were crowded with everything that happened. It made it hard to focus on anything. I was also worried and didn't feel like I would be able to sleep at all tonight. I was glad I had Luke though. He was always good company and made me feel ten times safer. I look over at him. His eyes are closed with a pair of earphones in his ears. He's listening to some old band he used to like.

I took my time to admire him. A curl of his brown hair laid on his forehead. His lips turned up into a soft smile a bit. I lean down to kiss him gently. He seems startled since he was listening to the music but eventually reacts to kiss me back. I smile softly. Luke moves to sit up on his elbows a little. My hands move into his hair, accidentally knocking the earphones out but he didn't even seem to notice. Our bodies move even closer to each other's. The feeling of our legs brushing made me smile more. I notice his hand move under my shirt slightly to rest on my side. It makes me shiver at how cold his hands are. It takes me a minute to get used to them as I move my legs on either side of his, only breaking the kiss for a split second to catch our breathes. My hands move to tug his hair softly before sliding to his shoulders. Luke's teeth catch my bottom lip which makes me gasps quietly as I wasn't expecting it. We'd never made it further than kissing.

He pulls away slowly. Our noses brushing briefly. "We don't have to.." He says quietly. I rub my thumb along his jawline softly. "I want to.." I whisper and look at him. He looks up at me. "Don't ask me if I'm sure either.. because I've never been more." I say before leaning back in to kiss him gently. He kisses me back and easily flips our positions, using his hands to push up so he didn't crush me. My hands guide his shirt up his sides slowly. Luke breaks the kiss to pull it over his head. I bite my lip softly and look over him a little. My stomach bundled with nerves but I knew I was safe with him. His eyes meet mine as his way to ask if I was okay. I nod and he slowly slides my shirt over my head. The air made me shiver once it hit my exposed skin. He leans down to press soft kisses along my stomach. The contact warming it up as the goosebumps continued to appear. My hands find his hair again while he continues to move lower. He reaches the hem of my pants and the goosebumps can't help but appear.

It was probably the best night I'd ever experienced. I fell asleep with my head on Luke's chest. His arm wrapped tightly around me as my blanket covered us both. I nuzzle into him more as we sleep. He leans down to kiss my forehead softly. "I love you.."