oh adeline

family dinner.

<>sunnys pov<>

its been a week since my parents & siblings went back to texas.

and tomorrow classes officially start.

i ate lunch at the dinning hall with maisyn & her brother wesley before driving to the hughes house for one last summer night.

the multiple cars here and i have no idea if its quinn & jacks cars, other family members, or lukes friends.

i parked on the street and started walking up when a very giddy luke came jogging out to me.

although weve been in the same campus for a week now weve been busy. he has practice and im making friends and were both okay with it. id much rather us not need eachother 24/7, than be glued to eachother at the hip.

"sunny baby." he said, hugging me.

i hugged him back as he kissed the top of my head.

"sorry i got here a little early." i apologized.

"its fine, the guys are getting ready to leave." he said.

he wrapped his arm around my shoulder, hes slightly sunburnt and his hair is wet, and walked me up to the house.

we entered through the garage.

"aye sunny!"

i looked up at the 5 guys looking at me as they cheered.

panic.

"hey." i forced out.

"family dinner." one said.

"yes." i awkwardly laughed.

"leave the girl alone and get out of here, be safe, love you guys!" ellen said, kicking the boys out.

"hi ellen." i said hugging her once she got to me.

"theyve been here all day." she laughed.

"you like having us here." one said before shutting the door and leaving.

"i do but its nice to have a girl here. how are you?"

i nodded, "okay i guess."

"miss home?" she asked.

"yes maam. i miss my siblings, they start school tomorrow too."

"isnt it weird how that happens? the universe works weirdly."

"yeah, i guess so." i chuckled.

"you're always welcome here, even if lukes not here." she told me.

"thank you maam."

"sunny." luke called out.

i turned around and saw him in the doorway of the game room.

"chel?"

"sure." i smiled.

i walked in and sat down next to him.

"want to play?"

"nah id rather watch."

-

after we ate dinner, luke & i went and sat in the boat.

its tied to the dock and the suns setting.

"we start college tomorrow." he said.

"crazy."

he pulled my legs over his, his hand feeling the smooth skin on my shin.

"you miss home."

"i do," i said, my eyes filling with tears. "but i dont want to talk about it."

"why?"

"because i-" my voice cracked. "i should be okay, i did my internship for 7 months not at home. ill literally be home for thanksgiving."

"you can cry, its okay." he said.

i wiped my tears and shivered.

"its cold, i should head back to campus."

i stood up but hes holding my hand so i couldn't go far.

"dont leave me."

i feel so had for putting him through this.

he doesn't understand, his family is 30 minutes away.

"im just going back to campus."

"thats still leaving me. you'll lock yourself in your dorm and shut me out because you homesick." he said.

"because i am."

"sunny, dont leave sad."

"you shouldn't see me like this, its embarrassing."

i was pulled into his lap and im now straddling him while hiding my face in his shoulder.

"you mean i shouldnt see my girlfriend like this?"

"luke."

"yeah babe."

"i dont know." i cried.

his hands softly touched my back.

"talk to me."

"im just homesick and delly called this morning and said she misses me and now youre my boyfriend." i cried, feeling so many emotions.

"say that again."

i looked at him, he has that stupid smirk on his face.

"boyfriend?"

"yeah." he went to kiss me but i turned my head.

"sorry." i apologized, getting off his lap.

i slipped my birkenstocks on.

my phone buzzed and i read the text from maisyn.

"when are you heading back to campus?" i asked.

"oh um, later tonight. why?"

"my dorm hall is having a movie night and-"

"so go baby." he smiled.

"you sure?"

"make this place your home." he answered.

he walked me out to my car.

"thanks for inviting me to dinner, you know since im not family." i said to luke.

"you're family sun and i promised delly that i would take care of you."

he opened my car door for me.

"and you're a gentleman."

"oh adeline, you dont even know the half of it."

i sat in my passenger seat, starting the car.

"text when you get to campus, please?" his puppy dog eyes pleading with me.

"yes." i nodded.

"i mean it sun." he said.

"i will if you ever let me leave, you're holding the door open." i joked.

"i dont want you to leave."

"ill see you tomorrow."

he thought about it.

"whats the boundaries for you having a sleepover in my dorm?"

i laughed, "im going to be late for mean girls."

"oh so movie night is more important than me?" he joked.

i shrugged, "maybe."

"be safe & text, i love you."

"i love you too." i smiled back.

he closed my car door and watched me drive away.

sunny
on campus

luke
enjoy mean girls
🫶🏻