In Between The Lines • LH/LJ fanfic

Chapter 24

"Lauren, can you please not move and let me do the work?" Luke said lowering himself down.

"I'm not doing anything. Fucking finish it"

"Watch your mouth while I do this"

"Why are you even focusing that much?"

"We need to get this done"

"I fucking hate you" Lauren said lowering her eye level.

"Ah ah ah ah" Lauren said in a very high voice.

"Ahhhh" Luke responded.

"I hate you" Luke said looking at the laughing Lauren beside him.

"How many times have you lose to me?"

"I always lose cause you always interrupt me"

"You're just a loser, accept it"

"No" Luke said crossing his arms together along with his feets in an indian sit.

"C'mon Luke. Don't tell me you'll get annoyed by a game of pickup sticks?"

"I was there. I almost got it removed without the other moving... and then and then you..." Luke said pouting but was interrupted by a knock on his door.

"Dinner time kids. Stop playing there." Jake said and leaving immediately.

They we're on Luke's backseat car, playing pickup sticks that they find at one of the car's pockets. Surprisingly, Ashton keep it just incase he became bored, to where the two found an entertainment.

"Let's go" Lauren said leaving the car with Luke following behind.

They should feel awkward but they aren't. They we're back to their comfortable silence feeling toward each other.

Luke was kicking stones as he remember the events earlier on his head.

"Who said I am going to stop?"

Luke said taking one more last step closer earning a big gulp from Lauren.
Lauren could practically see Luke's perfect features up close, and he was leaning. Close.

Their lips almost touched when a voice came in from behind.

"Lauren? Luke?" Jake said focusing the flashlight on the two people that was standing at the middle of the school field.

Lauren was cut off from her daze and she suddenly pushed Luke lightly and putting her head on Luke's chest. The familiar feeling of safety that Lauren wished to feel for the past months.

"Hey Luke. So how's the Asian tour doing?" Jake said taking one last bite of their cake. There he is again interrupting my thoughts, Luke said in his mind.

"Good. met lots of new people and had fun" He said shoving another spoon of food on his mouth to avoid further questions. He could have gotten his kiss again. But he didn't.

After Jake had interrupted them and asked them to go inside of their house. The two just nodded but Lauren said that they need to talk about something.

Luke did apologize for everything. Explained everything.

But Lauren didn't come back to him.
Lauren said that the stage is where Luke belongs. She told him that he feels like she was holding him back from things. The girl insisted on not arguing further for she only want the best for Luke. Luke just nodded and still told her that he will, infact, wait as long as he can until they both found themselves.

They did felt uncomfortable and awkward afterwards but after Lauren's discovery of the pickup sticks, they settled down on playing it backseat. And now here they we're at the Miller's Residence eating another set of dinner.