Photos [Luke Hemmings]

Chapter 20 - Estranged

i'm so sorry for not updating for 3 months!!! i know you all must hate me but i haven't had inspiration for this story until recently, but still this chapter sucks monkey ass. i promise i'll try to be better with updates!!

btw--does anyone have any suggestions for a dare the loser has to do for luke & autumn's bet? read the chap & lemme know if ya'll have any ideas bc i'm out of them

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Chapter 20—Estranged

{ a u t u m n }

"Goodnight," Luke murmured, leaning in and placing a chaste kiss on my lips before pulling away, a smile tugging on his lips.

"Night," I replied, before ducking in and crawling inside mine and Danielle's shared tent.

Our tent was already floored with some blankets and sleeping bags and our pillows, save for the blankets Danielle and I were to use to cover ourselves. We were all are changed into our pajamas, and it was a little close to three in the morning and all I wanted to do was sleep. We had been singing songs and eating tons of s'mores and telling stories, before we finally called it a night.

But instead, I was lying in my makeshift bed waiting for Danielle to come in so we could gossip like we usually do on sleepovers before going to bed. However, it had been almost twenty minutes, and she still wasn't here.

Furrowing my eyebrows, I sat up from my lying position inside the tent before crawling towards the opening. Peering out, I looked around the dark campsite as I searched for my best friend. Suddenly, my ears perked up at the sound of what seemed like breathless pants and... something wet and soft smacking together.

My eyes widened as they flickered to a nearby tree, where I saw two figures clearly having some fun. And as I narrowed my eyes, I couldn't stifle the gasp that escaped me when I realized that it was Danielle and Michael that were kissing against the tree and that I had just lost the fucking bet against Luke.

With my phone in hand, I stumbled out of the tent and on to my feet, staring at my two friends with wide eyes and a slacked jaw. "Are you two kidding me right now?" I questioned, clearly interrupting their little get together.

The two of them broke apart, and Michael turned his head from where he had Danielle pressed against the tree as both of them looked at me. "A-Autumn!" my best friend exclaimed, shock evident in her voice as she stepped away from Michael. Even through the dark, I can see the flush of her cheeks from the obvious embarrassment.

I huffed, furrowing my eyebrows in disappointment as I stared at my two friends--both of whom looked like two children preparing themselves for a scolding from an adult. "Couldn't you two have waited to hook up until after this trip?" I inquired, exasperation evident in my tone.

Unsurprisingly, both of them blinked at my words, baffled at my question. "What?" they finally questioned in unison.

I groaned with a roll of my eyes, crossing my arms over my chest with my hip jutting out. "You guys just made me lose my fucking bet with Luke!" I exclaimed in a pout, stomping my foot on the dirt.

Realization struck across Danielle's face before her blue eyes narrowed, taking a couple of steps towards me whilst leaving a dumbfounded Michael behind. "You and your boyfriend made a bet about me and Michael?" Danielle asked, incredulity decorating her voice as she looked up at me. She was kind of short, honestly.

I pursed my lips, chin up. "Yes," I answered simply, not at all ashamed, before huffing for the nth time. "And you made me lose! What kind of a best friend are you?"