illegal > luke brooks

chapter 20

it's 5 am, and everyone is still awake. all night, you talked about your life. it wasn't emotional, in fact this is the first time you've spent the night with friends in about 3 years.
"would you even want to go back?" jai asks. your immediate response in no, because what could be better than this. well besides the fact these boys are the most wanted criminals in america.
a car beeps out in front of the house, and it distracts you all. "daniels home!" beau grins. he pulls out his phone, and dials whom I'm assuming is daniels number. "hey, yeah." pause. "grab the pasta from the fridge and come out back to the tree house!" pause. "aw come on, man." beau whines.
beau tosses his phone back down, "he's got to talk to luke." beau rolls his eyes.
"so what is it with him? luke. do you all hate him too?" I ask. "nah, it's just he is such a d*ck." james shrugs. jai nods, and lays back. quickly, I crawl over and jump on him. "no! no! you can't go to sleep!" I wiggle his shoulders. he groans. a tingle shoots up my spine, but i pretend as if nothing happened. "it's not an all nighter if you go to sleep!" you call. "yeah." beau kicks jais side, in which he yells. jai jolts, causing your arm to slip. you fall on him, chest to chest. it is silent for a split second, and you quickly wiggle off of him.
beau and james continue to laugh, as if that didn't happen. jai sits up awkwardly, and the two of you keep exchanging glances.
something about that contact made me feel... amazing. it felt like when I kissed luke at the pool. my mind starts racing and my heart pounds hard in my chest.
"I'm gonna run to the bathroom." I say suddenly. the boys give me a worried glance, but all nod and go back to what they were talking about.
I stride quickly to the house, careful not to make too much noise. I enter the house through the large glass door and make your way through the kitchen. still in a unnecessary rush, I push the bathroom door closed and slide down the wall, finally relaxing.
I cradled my head in my hands, trying to recollect my thoughts. why am I freaking out so bad right now?
then it hits me. the same feeling I had when I kissed luke was the same feeling I got when I fell on jai.
I stand up slowly and walk to the sink, splashing some water on my face. I look up at my reflection, really seeing myself for the first time since I got here.
my blonde hair grown out from the trim I got, the rugged edges hanging far below my collar bone. my green eyes looked tired, much more than they did with my old job.
I also notice a zit on the side of my forehead. I sigh and take a closer look, groaning.
I take a second to look around for some acne cream, but I don't seem to find anything in this bathroom.
casually, I leave the bathroom and walk down the sun lit hall to the stairs. I get to the top of the stairs and stop when a thought rushes over me. I remember when I stood right here, watching luke kiss scarlet.
and then it happens. I find myself knocking on his door. my train of thought collapses and I suddenly don't know what's going on. I faintly hear his heavy footsteps trudging to the door and my heart rate picks up. The door handle turns and the door swings back, lukes tall figure revealing before me. everything is in slow motion. It's quiet for a second. "hey." his raspy morning voice echoes. "is scarlet here?" I ask shyly. he takes a quick glance over his shoulder, "no. no, she's went out for breakfast with some friends." he swallows. I nod, not knowing what to say next. "d-do you wanna come in?" he hesitates. I smile a little subconsciously and nod.
I walk in to the center of the room, and luke follows. the door is shut, the light is off. the only light is coming the the white curtains, shining on the side of lukes face. I see his jaw clench and I get a tingle down my back. I study his face, but it isn't awkward. he takes a step closer, towering over me. he looks down at me and k suddenly can't help myself. his hands grip my jawline and he pulls me close, kissing me. I have a thought to pull away but that only makes me kiss him harder. all of my thoughts fade away when he lays me down on the bed, and all I can think about is him.