Promises - l.h

Chapter 44

"Charlie, I don't like fighting with you at all."

Luke's P.O.V

I woke up feeling like shit. My head hurt from drinking, my nose & eye hurt from the fight & my heart heart from the fight with Charlie.

I needed ice for my eye, I wanted to keep the ice on it just to numb the pain. When I walked towards the kitchen, I saw Charlie in there with Calum. I had no idea how this talk would go but I guess I was about to find out because it was happening now.

"Charlie, I'm so sorry. I fucked up, big time."

"Yea, you did, Luke." Charlie's tone was so cold. I absolutely hated it. Hearing her answer me that way just made me see how big I really did fuck up.

"I don't know what came over me. I know I overreacted to the entire situation."

"Mhm."

"I just couldn't stand to see anyone looking at you that way. I was so fucking jealous, I'll admit it. I was jealous."

"But does jealousy need to translate into beating a guy up?"

"He touched you, Char."

"I know & it's not like I wanted him to but he was drunk, we were drunk & he walked away right away. Guys are dicks & I can't change that. I didn't want to cause a scene & then you went over you had to attack him."

"Because I didn't like that he touched you."

"I get that but how do you think I feel?"

"Wait, feel about what?"

"About you being in 5sos. Fans have twitter handles about marrying you, posters about sexual things that they hold up at shows & when you meet fans, you kiss their cheeks or they kiss yours. I get to jealous too, especially when there's a stunning girl that I can see you guys all notice & gush over. I see that all the time but I let it go because at the end of the day, I know I'm with you. But I feel that same jealously & I don't beat people up because of it."

"You should never feel that way babe. Those girls don't matter to me the way you do to me, they aren't Charlies."

"& the guys last night weren't Lukes. But you didn't listen to me when I said to stop."

"I know. Adrenaline took over. Once I started, I couldn't stop."

"You were so angry."

"I know, Charlie. I'm sorry you had to see that side of me."

"It was horrible. You were so intense & now you have this bruised up face."

"Yea. That's all my fault."

"It is."

"Charlie, I don't like fighting with you at all."

"Me either."

"So then what do we do?" I asked her.

"I don't know."

"Well." I took a deep breath. "I am going to try to work on my jealousy then, okay? You're right, you have to watch me around the fans & you seem to be able to handle it so I need to learn how to handle it too. Duh you're hot, people are going to stare at you but I have to know that it's okay & that you're still mine. I promise to work on that."

"Thank you. & please no more fights. It scares me so much."

"It scared you?"

"Yea baby, it did. I was afraid something really bad was going to happen to you. I mean you have a black eye & you almost busted your nose but I was scared for you. I didn't want you to get more hurt than you already are. I just don't want you fighting for me."