A Whole New Freaking World

Luke's House

"You told Lexi I was a slut?"

"What?" 

Luke looks at me like I just grew three heads.

"Lexi. Did you tell her I was a slut?"

He shakes his head furiously. "H*ll no. Why would I do that?"

I ignore his question. "Where did she get the puppy?"

"What puppy?"

"The puppy I just saw her with."

Luke chuckles. "Lex hates animals. She wouldn't adopt a dog."

My irritation turns to anger, and when Luke notices the look on my face, his turns serious. 

"I don't know what you're talking about but my mom wants to make us dinner so will you come inside?"

I cross my arms over my chest and glare. "No."

He smiles again, "You're so cute."

Don't call me cute you handsome jerk.

"I'm going home."

"No you're not."

"Yes I am."

"No you're not."

"Yes I am."

"No you're not."

"Yes. I. Am."

"My mom's waiting."

"So?"

"You can ditch me. But you're too nice to ditch her."

Dang it. Why did my mom raise me so well?

"Fine. But only for dinner."

I go into my car to get Athena. "But I still hate you."

He laughs and Athena barks in agreement.

Luke leads me inside to the living room after releasing Athena to play outside in their yard. 

"If something happens to my baby I'll have your head on a silver platter."

He smiles. "Alright. Deal."

"Hi," I say when I see a little girl sitting in front of a TV playing Spongebob. 

"Hi," she says, staring at me. Aw! She's so adorable.

"I love Spongebob," I say, sitting next to her.

"Really?" she smiles at me and I notice she's missing two of her bottom teeth.

"Of course. What's your name?" I ask as Luke sits on the other side of me.

"Sarah."

I smile. "That's such a pretty name."

"My mom says that too."

"How old are you Sarah?"

She holds up five fingers and exclaims excitedly. "Five!"

I try to act as excited as she is. "Five! You're not a baby anymore!"

She giggles. "Luke thinks I'm a baby."

"Luke is" a lying idiot "just confused. He doesn't want to admit that you're growing up."

She nods her head enthusiastically. "Exactly."

"So how was it losing your two teeth?" I ask when I notice the commercials were on the television.

"It was the best! The tooth fairy gave me $20 for each tooth! And then..."