seashells - l.h

twenty six

I called Luke that starry evening and heard a few faint rings in my ear. Doubting that he'll even say yes to go considering he's always getting unnecessary shit from people at school. But it was worth a try. Getting out of the house to go to a sleazy drunken party seemed kind of fun at this time. "Hey, Lil." He said yawning. "Hey I have a question." I said cautiously into the phone. "Shoot." He said. "Michael invited me to Chris's party tonight and he said to bring whoever I wanted..wanna come?" I asked. "Uh..I don't really know.." He said. "Oh come on. It'll be fun." I heard him sigh anxiously. "Fine." He gave in. "Dress nicely!!" I smiled and clicked off.

I ran to my closet and pulled out a cute red short dress that I've been meaning to wear. I had no reason until tonight. I threw it on, put on some nude flats considering I really hate heels, curled my hair, brushed my teeth, and started to head out. I knew Luke hated driving at night so I instead picked him up with my moms car. Her and dad went somewhere for divorcing with his car, I don't know. I took her car out and turned the ignition on and left. I turned the radio up and opened my window. It was about nine in the evening and there was no sign of light except for the dim streetlights. So I turned on my headlights. I drove past all my neighbors and eventually ended up at Luke's house after about twenty minutes worth of driving. I honked my horn three times and he came out of his house. He had on a regular plaid shirt and black jeans. Did I not get the memo to dress casual? I looked down at what I was wearing and chuckled slightly. Luke got in and gave me a blushy look. "You look gorgeous." He laughed and closed the door. "You look normal, but always handsome." That sounded weird.. "Thanks." He laughed. You know what I've been meaning to say? That I feel like I actually like Luke. "So let's go!" He said.

I've been driving for nearly thirty minutes and finally arrived to Chris's house. "So where are your friends?" I asked looking for a parking spot. "Probably at home playing games. They don't like coming to things like this. Freaks them out." Luke said looking out his window. "Are you gonna get freaked out?" I asked. "I don't think so. I'll be fine as long as you're with me." He said. "I'll be with you, don't you worry." I said laughing. After a while, I found a parking spot and parked there. We got out and first person I saw was Michael...with four girls, taking shots on this guys outdoor bar..classy.

"You can be with him if you wanna." Luke said drifting his eyes off me and landing on some girls which bothered me a little bit. "No I don't mind being with you." I said walking with him into the party. We saw Chris there with a red cup in his hand walk up to us. "Didn't you get the memo? No guys allowed with cute girls." He said slinging his arm around my waist. "Let go, you're drunk." I swatted his arm away and walked away with Luke. "This is one of those parties my mom warned me about." I said looking at the dopey kids snorting coke. "Do you wanna leave?" Luke asked quite anxiously. "Not really. Let's stay for an hour or two then leave." I said walking off into the hallway with him. I saw so many girls rested against the walls while their partner was feeling them up. "Hey pretty lady. This your man?" Some guy asked and pointed to Luke. "Not looking for a hookup." I said as I grabbed Luke's hand and went to take a seat somewhere. "I don't like this party." Luke said. "In order to have fun, we have to smoke and drink." I laughed. "I've never done either of those things." Luke sighed. "Neither have I." I said looking down at my feet. "Yo you guys down for some spin the bottle? Truth or dare edition?" A random girl asked. I looked at Luke and saw him shrug. I stood up and grabbed his hand; we followed the girl to the circle of about eight kids including Michael and sat with them. Luke next to me.
"Ready?" A girl asked. Luke and I nodded while everyone was clearly into it. It landed on a girl and another girl dared her to go into a closet for seven minutes of heaven with Michael. CLEARLY Michael would enjoy it. As we waited, I spun the bottle and with my luck, it landed on me. "I dare you to...make out with Shirley." What. "I'm straight.." I hesitated. "Just do it." Another girl said. Luke had a blank face and looked away. Fuck it. She grabbed my face and stuck her long tongue in my mouth. She kissed me I kissed her back. I was still straight though. I let go and wiped my lips and saw everyone was cheering us on. I got up and walked over to Luke. "Let's go to the bar." I said as he stood up and walked to the bar with me. We sat on the stools and waited for the waiter to come by. "How may I help you?" The waiter asked. "Just two waters please." I said. The waiter went off and I turned to face Luke. "Plaid looks really good on you." I said laughing. "And red looks gorgeous on you." He blushed. "How about after we get our water, we ditch the party and go to the beach instead?" I asked. "Anywhere as long as I get to hold you." He bit his lip anxiously. "Of course." I blushed as I saw the waiter place our waters down.

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We got to the beach after an hour and I kicked off my flats. It was so nice and chilly and the water seemed so bright. I ran to the shore and lied down against the soft compressed sand. Luke kicked off his shoes and walked over to me, before he hovered over me. "Don't fall on me." I said laughing underneath him. "Wouldn't do that." He smiled. "You're so gorgeous." He said leaning down and giving me a quick kiss on the cheek. I blushed hard and chuckled. "How long have you been wanting to pull this move?" I asked laughing. "A while." He said pulling something out of his back pocket and laying next to me after he pulled it out. "This may not be the prettiest seashell I've ever given you but I felt if I didn't give you a seashell for everytime we meet I would seem rude. Plus, I tried looking for a pretty one but nothing stood out..you're prettier then any seashell I've ever given you." He said looking at me and smiling softly. He made contact with my lips then my eyes. I got soft eyed. Almost like I wanted to kiss him. "Good with words, huh?" I asked softly. "I've only ever meant everything I say when I'm with you." He said interlocking his fingers with mine. "Im really glad I met you." I said gazing into his eyes. "And I, you." He smiled.