Chapter 22 -Maddie-

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"Luke? What are you doing here?" I asked as I opened the door to see Luke stood there. We were back in LA now and so were 5SOS. They were writing and recording.

"I came to see you. We've got a day off"

"Uh, come in, I guess" We walked into the living room. "Would you like a drink?"

"Sure, water's fine" I nodded and walked into the kitchen to get the drinks. I grabbed a couple of bottles of water from the fridge and walked back into the living room to see Luke looking at the photos I still had on the wall of us.

"You've still got these?"

"Yeah"

"Mine are at home now. I don't know where. Mum took them, she was worried I'd get rid of them. She said I'd want them again someday" I smiled at Luke as he pointed at the photo of us at Jack's wedding. "I remember this day so well"

"Me too"

"You were the most beautiful girl there"

"Luke-"

"You were, you looked stunning" He paused. "I remember thinking how much I loved you and that one day you'd be walking down the aisle to me. But I guess it was all too good to be true"

"I know, Luke, I know"

"You're still the same girl I knew two years ago"

"You're the same boy I knew two years ago"

"Except you're five times more beautiful now" He said, stepping closer to me and brushing my hair from the side of my face. "I think you might've shrunk as well"

"And I think you've got taller" We laughed slightly.

"I've missed this, us"

"Me too" He looked down at me for a while before placing his hand at the side of my face again. He lifted my head towards his. He leaned down and pressed his lips to mine. I kissed back, feeling his hands rest on my hips. He pushed me gently against the wall and deepened the kiss. I'd missed how his lip ring felt against my lips. After what felt like forever, we pulled away.

"We shouldn't have done that" I said.

"Why not?"

"You have a girlfriend, Luke!"

"Fuck. I just cheated on Chloe. No one needs to know about this" It went silent for a while, both of us in thought. "Are you feeling as bad about this as we should do?"

"No" I said, feeling bad that I didn't feel half as guilty as I knew I should. "Fuck, Luke, what have we done?"

"Fuck, why can't I control my emotions?" He mumbled, sitting on the sofa and resting his head in his hands.

"Luke, don't worry. We'll sort it out, just stay calm" I told him, resting my head on his shoulder and rubbing his back.

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I woke up at 2am thinking about Luke. Fucking Luke. It's been two days since we kissed. I picked up the photo that was next to my bed. It was a selfie of us. We were both smiling. It was on one of our walks to our place. I got up, grabbing a hoodie that was once Luke's. He left it at mine once and I still wear it. It's comfy. I slipped it on before going out of my room and onto the balcony that was at the end of the hall. I looked down at the picture again and then out at LA. The view at this time of night was amazing. The balcony was lit with small lights and you could see a few lights on as you looked over the city.

I sat out there for another half an hour until I heard a noise. I ignored it but soon Luke appeared at the door of the balcony.

"What are you doing here?"

"I texted you to see if you were up. You didn't reply so I thought I'd come anyway"

"How'd you know where I was?"

"You always came out here to think"

"I need to clear my mind, that's all"

"Why? What are you thinking about?"

"You" I stopped. "Any how amazing you are. I wish I could stop thinking about you and us and those five months we were together but I can't, Luke. I can't do it" I stopped again. "I'm scared that Chloe will find out. I'm scared of what will happen if she does. But must importantly, I'm scared of falling for you" Luke had taken a seat in front of me. He leaned forward, pulling my face towards his and placing his lips on mine. I kissed back, not being able to stop myself. He pulled away.

"Madison Williams, I think I love you" He said. "And if I'm completely honest, I'm scared too. I'm scared of Chloe finding out and I'm scared of falling for you again but I already have and I can't help it. And I wish I could stop thinking about you, but it's impossible. You're on my mind 24/7. I need you, Maddie. More than I ever did before"

"How did we end up in this mess?"

"I have no idea, Madison, I have no idea" He kissed my forehead before draping a blanket that I had brought out over us.

"Luke?"

"Yes?"

"I think I love you too" He smiled. "What about Chloe?"

"What about her?"

"Do you love her?"

"No. We've never said it. I wouldn't want to give her false pretences" It went quite for a couple of minutes. It was a comfortable silence. Luke's arm wrapped around my shoulders and my head on his shoulder. "I think I'm going to break up with her. I can't lead her on, she doesn't deserve it"

"Will you tell her the truth?"

"She deserves to know, even if she hates me, at least I know I didn't keep anything from her"

"You're such a good person, Luke. I never understood why you liked me, we couldn't be any more different. I mean you're so nice and kind whereas I'm such a bitch"

"Opposites attract and all that shit" He said, pressing a kiss to my lips before looking back over at the city.

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