let me go || l.h.

s e v e n t e e n

luke guided me upstairs into his room. it was huge. the feature wall behind his bed was covered in movie and film posters. i walked towards his desk, and saw that it was covered in photo frames. one of luke and his mum. another of luke and his brothers, and one luke and his dad. luke also had a picture of him, ashton, calum and michael. i smiled at luke's cheeky grin.

luke opened his wardrobe to reveal row upon row of movies and cd's. "wow," i said, amazed. luke smiled proudly, "i told you i had a stellar movie collection." i ran my finger along the rows of discs, chuckling at some of the options before me. "mean girls? really?" i asked. luke smiled, "it's my favourite movie!" i shook my head in bewilderment. luke hemmings, rock star in the making, really liked the movie mean girls? i pulled the movie out of its place and popped it in the machine. "well in that case," i said, "we have to watch it!"

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luke and i flopped down on the bed, side by side. he put an arm around me and i lay my head on his chest, listening to the steady hum of his heartbeat. i shivered a little, and luke sat up. "are you cold?" he asked worriedly, running over to his wardrobe to fetch me a jumper before i even had the chance to respond. i shook my head as he came back. "i didn't even answer you!" i cried, as he pulled the jumper over my head. it was soft, and smelled like luke. he kissed my forehead before responding, "well, i wouldn't want my princess to be cold, now would i?" he responded.

i'd seen mean girls before, and judging by the way he recited the dialogue, luke had seen it too. regardless, it was a really funny movie. i could see why it was his favourite, although i still couldn't wrap my head around that fact!

during one of the closing scenes of the film, i lifted my head up off of luke's chest and gazed into his blue eyes. without meaning to, i let my gaze fall to his lips. before i knew it, i felt the pressure of luke's lips on mine.

i'd kissed luke before, but this was different. where our other kisses had been soft and sweet, this kiss was unlike anything i had experienced before. luke's lips were hard and forceful against mine. i kissed him back with equal force, and felt his arms slide down my back, leaving a trail of warmth in their wake. i felt the coolness of his lip ring on my mouth and shivered. somehow, luke's body ended up on top of mine, pinning me beneath him. his breath was hot in my ear as he left a trail of soft kisses down my neck. i arched my back in delight. his lips found soon found mine again, wild and hungry. i took his bottom lip between my teeth and bit down gently, evoking from him a moan of pleasure.

luke's tongue stopped at the entrance of my mouth, as if asking for permission. i granted it, and felt him explore me even deeper. my hands raked through his hair with passion, and i pressed my body even closer against his. i wanted no space between us. i felt my stomach contract as his hands brushed against my thigh. i grabbed a handful of his singlet and pulled him down, wanting as much of him as i could get. "i love you," luke murmured against my lips.

"i love you too," i whispered.