Consider Me

Chapter Twenty Eight: Lucas

"I see the crystal raindrops fall. And the beauty of it all. Is when the sun comes shining through,"  I sing the lyrics as I hop off my bike and beeline to the elevator. "To make those rainbows in my mind. When I think of you sometime. And I wanna spend some time with you," I whistle, press the button to my floor and rotate the bike keys in my forefinger. 

The elevator reaches my floor and I wait as the door opens smoothly before I start singing the next verse with the biggest smile on my face.

"Just the two of us. We can make it if we try. Just the-" What the fuck? I stop on my tracks as I see my two brothers hanging casually at the corridor outside my room. "Man I was really in a good mood today,"

"We can see," Anthony smirks,

"And hear," Cal mutters. 

Putting his hand inside his front pocket and leaning back against the wall next to my door, Anthony asks. "Something happened?"

"Or someone happened," Cal clarifies with a stoic face standing straight like a bloody bodyguard. 

"None of your businesses," I go to them and put the keys inside my pocket. "What are you both doing here? Don't you have your own home where you can loiter outside. You are ruining the look of the floor with your faces,"

"Just open the fucking door before I break it down," Comes from Cal in a groan. 

"He might do it. We've been here for an hour waiting for you,"

I look over my shoulder to them. "You were? Why didn't you call me?"

"We did idiot. See your recent calls,"

Before I take my phone out, Cal reaches out and holds my wrist. "Stop irritating me Luke and open the stupid door,"

I shove his hand away and look at Anthony, "What the fuck is his problem?"

"Language brother," He smiles empathically and pats Cal's shoulder, "He's just testy because he needs to use the washroom,"

When Cal doesn't disagree, I laugh and look away. "Wow, the great Callaghan Hawthorne needs to pee. You know there's a bathroom on the first floor,"

"There's bathroom on the first floor?" They both said at the same time and I just shake my head.

"How am I the youngest I'll never know,"

"Why didn't you tell us that there's bathroom on the first floor?" Cals almost shouts. 

"Every floor has a bathroom. You should know. You gave this building to me Cal," The door opens with a click once I put my new passcode and hold it wide open for them. "Your age is seriously affecting your memory,"

He flips me off as he rushes to the bathroom and I shut the door behind me, toeing my shoes off and getting inside the living room. Anthony makes his way toward the couch and I saunter to the kitchen then open the cabinet above for three glasses and a bottle of water from the fridge. "You thirsty?"

"Please," He opens both his arms at me as I pass the glass and hop on the side couch, propping my legs on the coffee table and drinking the cold water as a bliss. 

"So, why are you guys really here?"

"We were both free tonight. Thought we'll visit you," he holds the glass on the armrest. "Why? You're not happy to see your brothers,"

Not the night I had my first kiss with Lily. "I am so so happy,"

Anthony gently nudges me on the thigh with his foot and laughs, "Tell me why you were singing. Something good happened,"