Falling For You

Coffee Shop

Luke's P.O.V

So this is how she wants it huh? Well, fine then I guess I have no choice, I have to move on. Clearly her and Calum are going to be around for a while. How could she just do this, I really did think she liked me. I mean, I guess I must've taken her friendship for flirting. Man I hate this.

I jump into my car and drive, drive far away from that apartment. I turn onto the highway and continue down it for a few hours when I finally come up on a cute little coffee shop attached to a book store. Good, I can go in there buy a book and read it while having a coffee. Escape this shit life for a few more hours.

As I pull into the parking lot I pull up next to this car that looks strangely familiar. Then again this is a large city and there is bound to be more than one type of car. I shut off the engine and walk across the parking lot to the book store. Maybe they'll have The Scorch Trails, I finally have a day when I can read it.

I open the door to the book store to see a little Italy café set up to the right of this large shared space between the two stores. I look around at the extravagance that is the book store. Posters of books and movies are plastered all along the walls. Pictures, art, anything you could imagine. I like it here, it's really quite calming. Calm, that's something I haven't felt in a while. I go to the fiction section and see The Scorch Trials on the end of the isle. I grab it and make my way to the cashier to pay for it. As I'm walking towards him I hear a noise that makes me turn my head, and there with her laptop set up on a counter attached to the window I see her. Sara. Of course even 3 hours away I can't escape them.

I pay for my book and walk towards the coffee shop trying to keep my gaze away from Sara's direction. Luckily she isn't facing me so I have that advantage. I go up to the counter and order a coffee and croissant. A few minutes later I'm paying for them and grabbing them walking towards a seat on the opposite side of the café from her. But that doesn't help, the table I chose was right in her eye sight and as she looked up to brush the bangs back from her eyes she spots me. Her eyes, and most likely mine, resembling deer in head lights. I crack a slight smile with a half wave, she does the same and returns to whatever she's so fiercely working on.  

Half way through the book I feel a tap on my shoulder. It's Sara, concern consumed her hazel eyes.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" She asks.

"I-I'm not sure. I just needed to escape, leave for a bit, clear my head and well I was driving and saw this place and it looked interesting." I replied.

She stared me in the eyes, me unable to move looked back. We stayed like this for what felt like eternity until finally she took the seat across from me and sat down. Still silent.

"So...how did you find this place?" I asked, trying to kill the silence between us.

"I found it a while ago, maybe it's been 3 years. I was having a fight with Rosie, shocker I know, and now every time I need to just get away I come here." She said her gaze moving from me to my croissant. I move it closer to her hinting it was alright to take a bite. She did.

"Thanks, anyways what are you doing here, did you and Calum end up fixing things?" She asked.

"Not, no...well I'm not sure really. Like I know he wants to, but I just feel so betrayed, like he knew I liked her....love her and he still went after her." I said my throat starting the burn as the words "love her" came out of my voice box.

"Look I know you won't want to hear this but they were drunk Luke. At least he didn't steal her from you when he was sober." She said. This made a bell ring in my head, she was talking about Rosie stealing me from her.

"I'm so sorry, I-I, when we were dating I really did think we were meant to be. I never thought I was suppose to be with Rosie. I'm sure you think the same thing of Alex. And I still feel so bad but I can't be with someone I don't like." I explained.

"Wow, k, I still at least like you as a friend but I guess you don't even want that from me." She said putting down the croissant, grabbing her laptop bag and heading for the door.

Shit, that wasn't what I meant.

"Hey wait!" I said, "That wasn't what I meant!" But it was too late she was already out the door heading back to her car, the one that looked so familiar earlier.

I run my fingers through my hair with frustration. Why does she always go to extremes when I say anything. Who am I kidding, I know exactly why. I do the same with Calum and Rosie. She still likes me and I still like Rosie. Sara and I are in the same boat. If I needed anyone on my side it was her.

I ran out and caught up with her, putting my hand on her shoulder. She stops, her head lifts and I see the back of her head.

"Wait, look I meant I can't be with someone I don't have feelings for..." I start to say before she cuts me off.

"Oh yeah because that makes me feel better." She says with hurt in her voice.

"Look I'm still so sorry, I always will be. I just, I thought I did like you that way but it was always Rosie. You guys are the same and I've known her all my life and I never had feelings for her before and I guess I just got you guys mixed up." I explained.

"I get it, I thought it was Chuck I liked when it was really Alex. But I mean you can see how that worked out for us. It's just Rosie took Alex from me too and I just, all these memories from that time are swarming back into my mind and I just, it hurts." She said still looking intently at her car window.

"I know, I hurt too. But I was thinking and I realized that you and me. We have the same situation happening. We can't be fighting, we need to be allies. We need each other's support." I said a smile forming on my mouth.

"You're right. But, I just, I stormed out of the apartment, how could I possibly go back there and pretend everything's okay?" She said worried.

"Another thing we have in common. I stormed out too. The way you enter is the way I enter, we're doing this together." I said, grabbing her hand reassuringly.

She looks up, a smile on her face. She goes to her driver side door and gets in. She turns on the engine as I stand next to it and she rolls down the window.

"So what we doing this or not?" She said gesturing for me to get in her car and follow her back home.

"We're defiantly doing this." I said getting into my own car and driving behind her.

This is good, I finally have someone on my side. Someone that understands first handily what I'm going through. Finally someone to talk with, someone I can share my feelings with. This is good.