AFFLICTION- LRH

BURN.

Maeve's POV:

I have figured it out.

I, Maeve Rhodes,

Am an asshole.

For the last two weeks as Luke continued to heal, I did everything in my power to tease him and make him lose his mind, just as I had hoped for.

However, doing it was making me lose my own fucking mind.

He was starting to get better, and as everyday went on he would warn me of what was to come, saying he's put up with me for far too long to let me just walk away freely.

The moment he heals, it's on.

It was thanksgiving day, and Kouvr had been busy with me in Luke and I's room to get ready for dinner. It was nice that we didn't have to cook, with Michael and my dad doing most of the work.

Putting down her eyeshadow pallet, Kouvr sighs loudly, "I miss sex."

I almost choke on my own spit, slapping the curling iron down on the counter, "I'm sorry, what?"

"Calum and I haven't been able to ya know.." she throws her hands around, "..do anything. He's been too awkward about it with your dad here, aka his boss."

"I mean..." I bite down on my lip, not really knowing what to say to this endeavor, "tell him not to be a pussy and to fuck you? That's about all the help I can give."

Kouvrs jaw drops, "Maeve!" She laughs, "speaking of, Luke is almost completely healed up, I bet you're just about as ready for him as he obviously is for you, huh?"

I feel the color drain from my face, "what do you mean?"

Her brows raise as if it were completely obvious, "Hello? Do you not see the way he looks at you anytime you walk in the room or walk past him? He looks like a tiger ready to pounce."

"I-I wouldn't say that."

"I would," she teases, poking at my side a bit in doing so, "I couldn't blame him though, you're hot. If I wasn't with Calum I'd definitely try to get with you."

My eyes roll, "trust me, I'm not all that special."

"Whatever you say, lover." She smirks, giving the mirror her attention once more as she begins to open her lipstick and apply the sticky gloss to her lips.

Don't get me wrong, I definitely expected something between Luke and I to happen sooner than later. The way we flirted with one another and kept the reuse up really was a turn on for me, and I could say the same thing for him.

But, knowing everyone else sees it? Especially the girl who doesn't even know that we aren't actually together?

It makes you wonder what's really going on inside that curly headed boys mind.

A knock on the door catches our attention, before a pair of familiar blue eyes peeks inside, "hey, are you guys about ready?"

Luke wore a pair of ripped washed jeans and a black t-shirt, complimenting his toned arms as the hem of the sleeves seemed to snug deeply into his skin. His new hair cut was really suiting him, brushing against the back of his neck just slightly.

I made sure to keep the back long enough.

You never know when that would come in handy.

"I'm done now," Kouvr smacks her lips, placing the tube of lipgloss down on the counter before turning to me, "ready?"

"In a sec, you can go on down." I smile, picking up the curling iron once more.

Just had a few more pieces to finish.