Cigarettes

Chapter 44

Layla's POV

We've just come home from Calum's place after he invited Luke, me, Michael, Lisa, Ashton and Hannah over so we could all hang out. We played just dance, Play station and a bunch of board games. I felt like I was 10 again.

Luke and I were always forced to be in separate teams whenever we would compete because everyone accused us for not paying attention but it was still fun because we all laughed a lot.

Now we were sitting on the living room floor, just like we always did. The tv was on but we weren't paying much attention to it, it was more like a background noise so the room wasn't in complete silence.

"I liked spending the weekend at your mum's." Luke put a gummy bear in his mouth and smiled.

"I'm surprised she didn't make me move out when I told her we're together now." I laughed, remembering her smile growing when I told her about Luke and I.

"I think she knew before you told her." Luke mumbled and winked at me. I blushed, knowing exactly what he was talking about.

Ever since our make out session it kind of started to happen quite often and I noticed Luke loves sucking on my collar bones and my neck. Right before we left to my mum's he did a great job at giving me hickeys and I, idiot, forgot to hide them so my mum probably saw but didn't want to say anything.

"What if I gave you a hickey on your neck and we went to your parents' place?" I asked, crossing my arms in embarrassment.

"I wouldn't mind." Luke shrugged. "You've never even tried to give me a hickey anyway."

That's because I don't know how. Do I just suck the skin or is there a special technique?!

"Well maybe I will." I raised my chin in the air and pretended to be offended as Luke grabbed my foot and pulled it, making me end up sitting in his lap.

"Go." Luke smirked and I cupped his cheeks, pretending like I was going to kiss him. His face became hovered with lust and concentration and I couldn't help but start laughing.

"You're so cute when you're so horny." I slightly slapped him on his chest as a manner of humor.

"You're so rude." Luke frowned and I pecked his lips.

"I have to tell you something." I changed the subject into something more serious and Luke nodded, letting me know I can continue.

"I thought about this a lot and I wanted to tell you badly. My grandpa died a long time ago and ever since then I thought that hole in my heart would stay empty like that. I thought that it could be filled with another kind of love, the love that I saw married and old couples have in their eyes when they looked at their significant others.

But I gave up searching for that because I was disappointed. I thought that kind of love is a scam, a lie. And now I realize I was wrong. I'm so happy when I'm with you, Luke. I'm the happiest I've ever been.

You say I've helped you up when you were down and the truth is, we were both down. We both helped each other to stand back up." I smiled and Luke seemed to be left speechless. He briefly tugged at his lip ring and then let it go again, smiling.

"I love this confession." Luke said quietly and placed a kiss on my forehead, making me blush again.

"I love yo-" I stopped myself before I ended the sentence and slapped my mouth with my hand, turning my face away from Luke's.

"What did you say?" Luke's voice was quiet and confused and I kept staring through our living room window with my eyes widened.

I then shook my head with my hand still on my mouth, hoping he would shrug it off.