Almost Alice » l.h

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I was bored out of my mind the next day. My parents were at work and made sure Amy went to school. All of my friends were in school as well and I was pretty sure Luke had anger management classes on top of that. I was left with watching Cartoon Network since Michael and Ashton had brought their Wii back home when they left yesterday.

Toward the middle of the day, my boredom got too much to handle so I decided to just take a nap to pass the time. I figured by the time I woke up it would at least only be a couple hours before school let out.

I was awoken what only seemed not that long after falling asleep by shuffling around, the moving of seats, and the sound of a paper bag. I slowly opened my eyes to see Luke had moved the chair by my bed even closer so he could sit by me. He had a paper bag in his hands and was staring down into it when I was looking at him.

"Luke?" I asked, squinting at the clock on the opposite wall. I'd slept for about an hour since it was now noon and I fell asleep around eleven. "I thought you had anger management now?"

"Skipped it. Don't tell anyone." he smiled sheepishly before holding the paper bag out to me. "Here, I got you this. I couldn't wrap it since I just got it from the gift shop so I just asked them to put it in a bag."

I put my hand in and grabbed what felt like a stuffed animal. I pulled it out and a small baby blue monkey was in my fist. It was smiling as it held a little pink heart that had get well soon embroidered into it. I giggled at it, remembering when Luke had said that I was a monkey and insisted on calling me monkey after I told him it was my favorite animal.

"I know you're already well but it's the only monkey they had." he shrugged, playing nervously with his lip ring between his teeth. "There's one more thing."

He took the bag from me and reached in, coming up with a black box. He took the lid off and showed the me the silver picture frame that was inside that had Friends Love Each Other etched into it in fancy, curly writing. There was already a picture in it as well. It was a picture from what looked like Michael and Ashton's place. Luke, Amy, Ashton, Michael, Calum, and Violet were all in it, smiling and laughing as they stood in front of the pool in their swimsuits. Amy and Violet were in front, bent over from laughing. Ashton had his arms wrapped around my sister as he laughed at the camera, his dimples popping out. Luke stood next to him with an arm draped around his shoulders as he squinted his eyes and poked his tongue out between his teeth. On the other side of Ashton was Michael, who was smiling like he realized his friends were idiots but he loved them completely. And finally, beside him was Calum with his beanie still on his head despite him being shirtless with his tongue stuck out to Violet who was cringing away from it as she giggled. He didn't have a septum in so I assumed it was taken before he got it done.

Amy's hair was blue, though, so it couldn't be that old.

"Just a reminder that you have us." he said with a sigh like he was nervous about something. "There aren't pictures of you with us yet so I just used this."

I smiled widely and looked at him. "Are you okay?"

He furrowed his eyebrows worriedly and looked back at me. "Do you like it? I've never gotten things like this for a girl by myself. Ashton or Calum or Violet usually helps me."

I giggled and nodded, looking down at the picture again. "I love it, Luke. I've never gotten something so meaningful from anyone before. Thank you."

He let out a sigh and seemed to relax, smiling. "Good. I'm really glad you like it. I planned out the picture thing last night. I saw the frame when I was leaving and I thought it was simple but still nice."

"I'm glad you're in the picture." I told him, referencing to the literal picture and also metaphorically. "Yesterday morning, I didn't think you would be today."

"I always knew we'd get back to where we were," he chuckled, "it was just a matter of me taking my head out of my ass and apologizing and admitting to being wrong."

"Sounds a lot like my sister." I laughed.

Luke stood and put the chair back before climbing onto the bed next to me. He laid above the covers, though, so at least there was that between us. He put his arm around me and I leaned forward so it went around my shoulders. He smiled and kissed my head before looking at the screen that was showing Teen Titans Go even though I hated that show - why did the have to get rid of the original? - but there was nothing else on.

I started thinking about Luke and I. Now that he knew about me and was okay and accepted me, was it possible he really could be my boyfriend? Would all the things I thought were impossible eventually come true? My first kiss had already happened with him when I thought I'd never kiss anyone. Maybe I'd actually have a boyfriend and get laid and have a family.

"Alice is drifting off to Wonderland." Luke sang softly before chuckling at his own joke. "What are you thinking about?"

I looked up at him and furrowed my eyebrows. "Are you a virgin?"

He coughed. "Excuse me?"

"Sorry," I blushed, "I was thinking how you're the only guy who's ever liked me and knows about me and actually accepts me. So maybe, and I know I'm thinking very far ahead, but maybe that means that there's still hope for me."

"To lose your virginity?" he asked.

"To have a family at some point and a husband and to be happy."

"You didn't think that was possible?"

"Not really." I sighed. "I couldn't ever have a relationship with someone if they didn't know about me but I was scared that anyone I told would reject me."

"So you think I'm your soulmate?" he smirked.

I giggled and blushed. "No, not necessarily..."

"I'm just teasing you." he laughed, kissing my head. "I know what you mean. And to answer your question, no, I'm not a virgin. Are you...implying something?"

I sighed. "I don't know, I'm still trying to get my thoughts together."

"If you're wondering if I'd have sex with you-"

I felt my cheek immediately heat up even more. "No! I mean, maybe. I mean-"

He giggled. "Do you wanna just watch TV?"

I nodded. "Yes please."

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Extra chapter today bc I wanted some Luke n Alice being cute

Also don't know if I want to write smut for this story bc I suck at smut and I feel like in some stories it ruins everything so idk