I'll be yours

Chapter 26

"Lia I've got to go to an interview so it's just you, your friends and Michael and Cal okay?" Luke whispered, shaking me in a rushed manner.
"Okay" I rubbed my eyes.
"Do you wanna Come with me?" I knew exactly why he was hesitant.
"No it's okay Luke, you look like your running late. Have fun with ash" I smiled as best as I could.
He frowned a little but recovered quickly, kissing me and quickly heading out the door.
I laid in bed for a while and stared at the ceiling. The nausea that had become my familiar companion hit me once again. I hurried into the direction on the bathroom. I pushed the door opened and quickly vomited. Not exactly caring that Elliot and Michael were making out on the bathroom sink.
"Are you alright?" Elliot asked not phased at all.
Michael on the other hand look very uncomfortable.
"Yeah, it must be from drinking last night" I finally answered, sitting back against the wall.
"You've puked like four times since you've been here Lia" Michael pointed out.
"I'm fine" I shrugged it off.
"I'm taking you to the doctor." Elliot said.
I don't exactly know why she was so concerned. When I look back on it now, she probably knew more than anyone else did.
"Ew no" I said. "I'm fine just Hang out with Michael, I'll go get something at rite aid" I emphasized the words "hang out" and quickly exited the bathroom.
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"Awesome news" Luke walked into the hotel room and headed straight in my direction.
"What's that?"
"What's the date Lia?" He ignored my question.
"December 20" I pulled him into a hug.
"We're going to Australia tomorrow morning"
He looked into my eyes. Maybe that's what he saw when he closed his. Maybe he just needed home. I really hoped that was all it was.
I stood on my toes and kissed him.
"Me too?"
"Yeah you, my mom wants to meet you"
He said.
"Your mom is queen" I laughed.
His face twisted and his expression was filled with confusion.
I blushed at first, but then laughed at the sight.
He caught on and laughed too. It was funny how awkward we were together sometimes.
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"Elliot?" I asked walking outside onto the balcony.
"I needed air" she said quickly.
"It's 3 am"
"Sometimes 3 am is suffocating" she said. I watched as she brought a cigarette to her mouth.
"You smoke?" I asked, taken aback by the sight.
"Yeah" she shrugged.
"they're bad for you" I accused
"Want one?"
"Please" I laughed.
I lit the cigarette and sat down next to her.
"Life sucks man" she said after a few minutes of silence.
"Are you and Michael a thing" I asked, knowing the conversation was leading to him.
"No" she tapped the end of the cigarette and watched intently as the ashes fell to the ground.
"He likes you though!"
"Yeah well he really likes other girls too" she ran her bony fingers through her ponytail.
"He said he wants to see me, but he just wants to fuck around when he's in town" I noticed a tear fall on her leg. She wiped quickly at her eyes.
She was slipping into the vulnerable state I had only witnessed a couple of times before, the only thing I knew about it was that it was dangerous.
"Do you love him?" I didn't exactly know how to react.
"I don't know, I've never really loved anyone before" she shrugged.
"Loving people is a good thing" the light in the hotel room went off.
"It also means letting them in"
"That's true too" I agreed.
"You can go inside of you want, I'm not exactly a riot to be around" I could tell that this was when she was trying to hide it all, push me out and away.
"Not if your not okay" I said quickly.
She just looked at me.
"Are you okay?" I held her stare.
She bit her bottom lip and took a deep breath to try to keep it together.
"No" her voice caught and a tear came racing out of her eye, followed by many more.
I moved closer and pulled her into a hug.
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After we had all said our goodbyes to Katie and Elliot, we headed for the airport. I hadn't bothered to tell my parents anything that had happened, let alone that I was about to go to Australia for Christmas.
"Ready?" Luke grabbed my hand once we were settled in the seats of the airplane.
"Yeah, I love airplanes!" I exclaimed.
"Oh yeah me too" he smiled back.
I could tell he was lying due to the way he squeezed my hand when take off began. Along with closing his eyes shut.
We made it safely into the air, Luke nodding off slowly, resting his head on my shoulder.
He intertwined his fingers into mine and fell asleep. Causing me to smile.