Wide awake

Chapter 5

Luke woke up to Alex shaking him violently. "Dude we gotta go to school, get up!" Luke rolled his eyes. "Can we just skip today? Also are you sure you want to go to school looking like that?" Alex had forgotten that his face was beat up. He rubbed his head and sighed. "Yeah, I guess we can skip." Luke grinned and pulled Alex on top of him for a kiss. Alex kissed him back for a second but then pulled away.

Luke raised his eyebrows. "What's wrong?" Alex shook his head. "Nothings wrong Luke it's just...what is this?" He gestured between him and Luke. "Well what do you want it to be?" Alex took a deep breath. "Listen Luke, I really like you, obviously more than in a friend way, well we literally made out last night so you probably already knew that, but anyways I just-" Luke shut him up with a quick kiss. "If you want me to be your boyfriend, just ask and I'm yours you dummy."

Alex blushed and looked down at the brown haired boy beneath him. He could stare into his grey eyes forever. "Do I really have to ask?" Luke rolled his eyes. "Fine, I'll do it for you. Alexander Mercer, will you be my boyfriend?" Alex never thought he'd hear those words. "Of course Patterson." He gave him another quick peck on the lips before getting off of him and laying next to him instead.

"So, should we tell Reggie and Bobby about this?" Alex asked while playing with Luke's hair. Luke shook his head. "Nah, let's just let them find out on their own. It'll be fun sneaking around until we get caught." Alex let out a laugh. "Woah, didn't know my boyfriend was such a bad boy." Luke smirked. "Well what did you expect from a boy that wears beanies and skips school?" Alex let out another laugh and then curled up into Luke's arms.

A couple hours later Bobby and Reggie arrived for rehearsal. Bobby set his bag down by the couch and walked up to his guitar. "Why weren't you two at school today? And Alex what the fuck happened to your face?" Alex looked to Luke, and then Reggie. "Anyone wanna explain for me?" Luke and Reggie both shook their heads and Alex sighed. He told Bobby everything that had happened, but he left out the detail that his mom caught him and Luke holding hands and just said that he came out to them instead. "Damn, that's fucked. I'm sorry man. You can always stay here if you want." Alex nodded. "Thank you Bobby." Bobby shoved him lightly. "Don't get all sappy on me Mercer." The four broke into laughter and then went on to rehearse.

"Remember boys, we've got a gig tomorrow after school. We need to play better than we ever have, there could be some important people there." The boys nodded and continued to practice. During the songs, Luke and Alex would make eye contact here and there, causing the other to blush or smirk. Luke even wiggled his eyebrows at Alex which sent them both into a full on laughing fit, so everyone stopped playing. Bobby and Reggie gave each other a look. "Did we miss something?" Alex and Luke made eye contact again which made them laugh even more. Reggie and Bobby just rolled their eyes and waiting for them to compose themselves.

This went on the whole practice, they'd burst out laughing, sing while starting directly at each other, or Luke would even come up to Alex's drum set and sing to him. So much for being subtle.

Bobby suggested they take a break. Everyone agreed and Luke and Alex sat down against the wall. Reggie and Bobby went to the other side of the room to talk about who knows what. While they weren't looking, Luke slipped his hands into Alex's and placed a kiss on his neck. Alex rolled his eyes. "Not here Luke." Luke went up to whisper in Alex's ear. "What? Afraid to get caught?" For some reason, Alex found that extremely attractive. He was just about to say something when Bobby coughed. Luke dropped Alex's hand. "Should we get back to practice now?" Everyone nodded, and they all went back to work.

Practice seemed to drag on for hours. All Alex could think about was Luke. Once they were finally finished, Reggie collapsed on the couch. "Please tell me you're not gonna fall asleep again." Bobby whined. "'No promises." Luke sat down next to Reggie. "I'm hungry." All three of the boys responded with "same" so they got up and went to find a restaurant.

Bobby and Reggie walked in front, so Luke and Alex brushed their hands together whenever they could. Reggie stopped walking and turned around. "I think this is it right here." Bobby opened the door and walked into the pizza place. "Dude, we eat pizza everyday, could you have picked somewhere else?" Bobby asked sounding annoyed. Reggie smirked. "Nope."

The four walked in and sat down at a table. Since no one could see, Luke slipped his hand into Alex's. The waitress came by and took their orders, and then came out with their drinks. She shot a smile at Luke and then walked away. See Reggie and Bobby somehow got into an argument about the best pizza toppings, so Alex and Luke decided to hop in.

"See Bobby that's where you're all wrong. Pepperoni is a classic." Bobby shook his head. "Just because it's a classic, it doesn't mean it's good Reg. Mushrooms on the other hand are amazing." Alex put his hands up. "You guys clearly don't have any taste. It's all about the olives." Luke mumbled something under his breath and then spoke up. "Boys, why are we arguing about which topping is best when you can have all of them at the same time?" Just as he said that, the waitress came by with their pizza. She gave Luke another smile but he ignored it.

They all scarfed down their food, so fast that Reggie almost choked. Once they made sure Reggie wasn't going to die, they called the waitress over so they could pay and leave. "I've got this one guys." Charlie said as he gave the waitress some money. The waitress came back with the receipt and then slid Luke a note with it. He looked at it, glanced at Alex, and then shoved it in his pocket. Thankfully the boys were all talking and didn't seem to notice. Or so he thought.

"Damn Luke, why do you always get the hot ones?" Luke shot a look at Bobby. "What? It's true." Alex turned to Luke. "What's he talking about?" Bobby laughed. "That hot waitress just slid him her number." Alex froze. "I'm not gonna call her, take it if you want Bobby." He slid Bobby the piece of paper that said "thought you were super cute, call me if you get the chance. -Destiney" Bobby grabbed the paper. "You really gonna pass this up? Thanks man." Luke nodded, and then Alex stood up. "I think I'm gonna head back to the studio, catch you guys tomorrow." Luke went to grab his hand to pull him back, but decided against it because he didn't want Luke or Bobby questioning anything. Alex walked out the door, and didn't look back. A couple minutes passed and then Luke stood up. "I'm gonna go work on lyrics, see you guys later." Bobby and Reggie gave each other a look and then waved goodbye to Luke.

Alex arrived at the studio and plopped down onto the couch. He closed his eyes but the peace didn't last long, because Luke arrived and opened the door panting. "Damn Alex why do you walk so fast?" Alex shrugged. Luke walked over and sat down next to Alex. "Why did you leave?" He could hear the hurt in his voice. "It's just.....hard to see other people making moves on you. That girl back there was so much prettier then I'll ever be, and it just makes me doubt myself. You have tons of girls hitting on you constantly, everywhere you go. They're smart, kind, beautiful. Everything I'm not. What in the world made you choose me?"

Luke looked into Alex's eyes. "Look Alex, I chose you because you make me feel things I never have for a person before. You make me feel alive. The only other thing in the world that gives me that feeling is music. You're the most amazing person I have ever met, and no one can compare to you. I get butterflies every time I glance in your direction." Alex smiled. Luke gave Alex a quick peck on the lips before moving to his ear. "And for the record, you are way hotter than that girl back there."

Before he knew it, Luke was pushing Alex down onto the couch and climbing on top of him. He crashed his lips onto Alex's, desperate for his touch. Alex didn't know he was craving Luke's lips until they were on him. They both pulled back for some air after a minute, and then Luke went straight to his neck. He pressed kisses all along it until he found a spot that made Alex squirm and his breath hitch. He sucked on it, making Alex let out a quiet noise. "Fuck Luke, we have a gig tomorrow. You're gonna leave marks." Luke stopped and smirked. "I know." And then went right back down to his neck.

A/N
Sorry Lucy, I know you wanted some more spice but I gotta keep that for a later chapter 👀
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