Summer Love

Chapter 21.

I stared at the small ring for awhile till I looked up at Luke. He sat staring at me with his lip between his teeth and his eyebrows etched together. I absentmindedly nodded. I couldn't speak but my mouth was open. Luke looked back and forth at my eyes. I sat up some and gently took the ring.

"I have one that says your name on it for me." he said.

"That is if you accept it." he added.

I moved closer to him on my knees. He didn't move. I sat my head on his chest.

"I-I do." I whispered.
He wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head. He took the ring from me and smiled. He took my hand and slid it on.

"This is a promise that i'll love you till the end of time." He announced.

I jumped at the sound of the church bells ringing. I covered my ears and laughed as Luke did the same. Church is finally over and we can leave. Luke stood up and pulled me up too. He handed me the ring with my name on it and I put it on him. He wrapped his arm around my waist as we walked down the stairs. Luke opened the door for me and walked out. People were exiting the building. Luke walked over to his guitar and began putting it back in his case. I watched as Eve approached his nervously. He looked up at her and smiled a bit. I spun the ring around my finger with my opposite hand. He kept nodding and shrugging. She looked upset and nervous. She glanced over at me with sorrow. I looked over at my dad who was making his way out of the church. I began putting my hair up as I walked down the aisle. It wasn't long till Luke was by my side. I looked up at him with a smile.

"What did Eve want?" I asked.
"She wanted me to tell you she's sorry and asked if I wanted to go to her party." he shrugged.
"Are you gonna go?" I questioned and played with my ring.
"Only if you go with me." he smiled.

I looked up at him with a frown. He stopped smiling.

"I'm not aloud to go to parties. Dads rule. He doesn't like how there is drinking and smoking at parties." I sighed.

"Can't you tell him I'll be there with you?" He asked.

"I can but I'm not really in the mood. I just want to watch movies." I said.

"We don't have to do anything there, we can sit." he spoke up.

"Then what's the point of going?" I scoffed.

"To see the drama. Plus you haven't been to one before, you might like it." he shrugged.

"If you want to go Luke go. I'm not stopping you but I am telling you I don't want to go." I snapped.

I walked away and over to my dad. He was speaking to Luke's family, Lucky me.

"You must be Luke's girlfriend." Liz smiled as she stared at me.

"Yep." I slightly smiled.

I held my hand out and she shook it.

"You don't look anything like Luke's past girlfriends."

I began messing with the ring on my finger. my dad pulled me into his side.

"This is also my daughter Melissa." he spoke.

"Your the pastors daughter. That's amazing! That means you're not gonna be rude like his ex's." she laughed.

I laughed a little bit and excused myself from everyone.

I hated when people talked about Luke with someone else. I don't want to hear that's he's had his lips on theirs. Or his hands in theirs. Or him putting a ring on their finger. I don't want to hear anything about them.

I leaned against my dads truck and looked around for Luke. I watched as he walked up to Eve. She was talking to her friends. I feel my heartbeat quicken. He talks to her and she shrugged a lot. When he was done he turned and looked around. Probably for me. I made eye contact with him and he smiles. He jogged over to me, sitting his hands on my waist causing me to sit my hands on his shoulders.

"I told Eve we weren't going." he said truthfully.

I nodded. He cocked his head to the side and began swaying side to side.

"Nothing. I'm fine." I smiled and kissed his cheek.

He moved the pad of his thumb back and fourth over my cheek bones.

"What?" I asked.

"They're all red and swollen." he sighed.

I leaned forward and rested my head on his chest. He ran his hand down my hair and we stood there till my dad spoke.

"Are you two coming back to the house or?"

"We're gonna hangout at home." I spoke turning to look at him.

"Okay, but tonight I have to work late. Won't be home till tomorrow night." he informed.

I nodded and opened the act of the truck. I climbed in with support from Luke's hands on my waist. I sat down and he climbed in. He pulled it shut and sat next to me. I smiled and closed my eyes as my dad began driving. The wind began blowing my hair everywhere. I could feel Luke's eyes on me so I opened mine. He smiled and pulled me into his lap. I quickly tied my hair back into a ponytail and closed my eyes as my head laid on his chest.