Baby doll | Luke Brooks

Chapter 11 | Forgive and forget

Jai rushed over and made sure I was okay, before leading me over to the couch. Beau sat on the opposite side of me, also attempting to calm me down.

"Sorry, he doesn't really handle this kind of thing well. That's why I was surprised when he handled it the way he did at the beach," Beau said softly.

"I think I've come to have feelings for him," I blurted out, before I could stop myself. Beau and Jai's heads snapped in my direction quicker then I would've expected. 

"Well I think he feels the same, seeing as he doesn't let you sleep in anyone's bed but his," Beau smiled.

"Why would he treat her like that, if he had feelings for her?" Jai questioned.

"Come on Jai, you know he has anger issues and plus, his never dealt with someone that's gone through what Ali has," Beau replied, swinging his arm around my shoulder.

We found ourselves sitting on the couch for another 3 hours waiting for Luke to return. We were obviously concerned, because we had no idea where he'd gone.

Jai pulled out his phone and checked for any texts. "It's 1 in the morning, where the fuck is he?" He groaned, resting his head back against the couch.

Just as Jai said that, the front door slammed shut. Luke walked in, well more like stumbled. He had clearly been drinking. A girl appeared beside him seconds later, she was quite pretty despite the amount of make-up she was wearing, and the incredibly revealing dress. Luke snaked his arm around her waist, pulling her against him.

I sunk back into the couch, but not far enough. I wanted to disappear, I was so embarrassed. Even though I'm sure Luke didn't know how I felt, he knew this would effect me due to the amount of time we spend together. My throat went dry as I looked down and fiddled with my thumbs.

I could feel Beau and Jai glancing at me, but nothing was said just yet.

"Luke, what the are you doing man?" Beau sighed, now aware of my feelings for his brother.

"What does it look like? I brought a beautiful girl home, and now I'm going to take her to bed," Luke smirked.

I felt a few tears escape my eyes, and fall onto my cheeks. I didn't like this side of Luke, but I couldn't stop him from doing what he wanted to do.

"You're being an asshole, is what you're doing," I spat.

"I'll be up in a sec babe, first door on the left," Luke said, pointing the girl towards his and Jai's room.

The girl laid a gentle kiss on his cheek, before following his directions.

He kept his eyes on the girl, until she closed the bedroom door behind her. When he turned to face me, I could see he was seething.

"You have no right to talk to me like that," He said through gritted teeth.

"You fucking promised me you wouldn't, then what? You do it again, god knows how many times?" he spoke harshly.

"Oh," He laughed, "And you basically flashed my brothers," 

That's when I lost it.

"Do you think it's a fucking choice, Luke? Do you ever think for one second, how I feel? How difficult it is?" I shouted.

"And don't you dare use me flashing your brothers, as another excuse to go fuck some girl because you think it'll upset me. You ran out of the bathroom, and I panicked. I didn't know where you were going so I quickly ran after you," I again, shouted.

He didn't say anything, so I continued.

"Whatever Luke, you know what? Congratulations, you have upset me. Because I like you, and I'm starting to question why," I yet again blurted. 

"Honestly, I don't know why you bothered kissing me all those times. It clearly never meant anything to you, if you can go out and make a rational decision like that. And yeah, your brothers didn't know anything about that, probably because you were ashamed or something. I mean, I'm nothing compared to her," I laughed sarcastically.

And that was it, that was all I had. I let it all out and all he could do was stand there, and stare at me.

Before my mind could process it, Luke was moving, fast. His lips smashed into mine and even though I was angry, the familiar flips ran through my stomach. 

He pulled away to soon, and studied my face. "I'm so fucking sorry Ali, please don't be angry. I like you to, a lot actually," he softly spoke.

"I know it may not look like it, because I just brought some girl back, but I promise I do. And trust me, you are defiantly something compared to her," he said, desperation clear in his voice.

I nodded, not really sure how to respond. I then focused my attention, to the angry looking girl standing behind Luke.

He turned when he realised she was standing there. "What is this?" She asked looking at Luke and I.

"You brought me home, and now you're kissing that mess?" She questioned Luke, staring me up and down.

Beau stood up to say something, but Luke cut in.

"Don't you dare speak about her like that, get out of my house!" He shouted, pointing towards the door.

She glared at me, before walking out of the house in a huff and slamming the door behind her.

Luke turned around, pulling me in and hugging me tight.

"I really am sorry," he mumbled into my neck.

"I know you are," I replied, kissing him on the cheek.

"We're off to bed then," Luke pulled away, grinning at the boys.

"Behave you to," Jai smirked.

I laughed and punched him in the arm. "Ouch," he whined.

"Your girl can punch Luke, I demand she be punished," he moaned, rubbing his arm.

"I'm not his girl, and you deserved it," I stated.

"Not yet," Luke mumbled.

Beau and Jai exchanged looks with one another, before glancing at me. I could feel the heat rising to my cheeks. "Looks like she likes the sound of it," Beau teased.

I sarcastically laughed, before throwing my arms around the both of them and saying my goodnights. Luke then lead me upstairs, we climbed into bed and laid there silently for a moment.

I felt Luke feel around under the blanket, I thought he was trying to find my hand so I placed it in his. But to my surprise, he slid his hand up my arm pulling the sleeve up as he did so.

I tried to pull back for a second when I started to panic a little, but he held it so I couldn't. Pulling my arm out from under the blanket, he carefully examined the cuts.

He looked up to meet my gaze, before placing light kisses along the marks that littered my arm. Pulling the sleeve back down, he softly kissed my lips before pulling me closer to him.

I lay there for a while, before the only sound I could focus on were his soft snores. My feelings were growing stronger, and I could only hope his were to.