The Voice (Luke Hemmings)

27. Breakfast

After I said goodbye to Luke I went in Anna's and my apartment, which was unlocked already. I guess she was able to unlock the door on her own. I locked the door behind me and made sure Anna was really home. I walked to her room and heard soft snores as she laid sprawled over her bed like a starfish. I chuckled and closed the door. I grabbed a glass of water and drank it quickly before walking to my room. I undid the shoelaces of my shoes, and- Fuck. I was still wearing Luke's shoes. How could I forget that? Wait... How could he forget that? Now he has to walk on his socks again... There's no way he didn't notice. I unlocked my phone and texted him.

Me: You forgot your shoes...

Luke: Keep them, these heels are quite comfortable.

I chuckled.

Luke: Can I come and get them tomorrow?

Me: Sure :)

Luke: I have an interview till 1pm, so I'll be there at 1.30?

Me: Okayy, I'm very tired, so I'm gonna sleep now.

Luke: Goodnight xx

xx? What does xx mean according to him? This is so confusing. Why am I nice to him all the sudden? And why do I want to see him tomorrow? Ugh.

Me: Goodnight :)

I laid Luke's shoes by the door and walked back to my room. I changed into my pyjamas and jumped onto the bed, almost immediately falling asleep.

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I woke up with the sound of my phone buzzing. I groaned and protected my eyes from the bright light. I had a text from Luke.

Luke: Hey, I'm done with the interview now, I'll be there in 20 :)

What? How late was i-. Oh fuck. It was 1.10pm already. I opened my curtains and walked to my closet. I got some underwear and went to the shower. When the water was warm enough I stepped into it and began washing my hair quickly. After that I rinsed the shampoo out and applied conditioner. After 10 minutes of being in the shower I was done. I dried myself and put on my underwear and a bathrobe, going to the living room. "Why didn't you wake me up?!" I whisper yelled to Anna who looked like shit. "Because I was afraid what I was going to see..." She said. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Is Luke in your room?" She asked. I looked at her weirdly. "No? GOSH NO! What are you thinking, gosh!" I said. "Dude, his shoes are laying by the front door! What do you think I was thinking?" She said while sipping from her coffee she only made for herself. I sighed and make some coffee for myself. And that was when I heard the doorbell ring. "Shit." I said a little bit too loud, because I heard Luke chuckle. "Stay here. Don't open." I whispered to anna while running to my room. "Be there in a sec!" I yelled. I went through my closet and put on the first things I saw: Black skinny jeans and an oversized Ninja Turtles hoodie. While I put them on I stumbled to the front door. I took a glance in the mirror next to the door and scrunched up my nose. I looked like I just woke up. Which I did, but still. I opened the door, revealing a bright smiling Luke. His smile turned into a smirk when he saw the hoodie I was wearing. "Nice hoodie." He said. I opened the door wider, so he could come in. "Thanks. It was the first thing I saw. I kinda just woke up." I said sheepishly. He frowned. "Oh, am I too early? I thought it was 1.30pm? I'm sorry if I woke you up..." Luke rambled. Gosh, he was so cute when he did that... "No, it was 1.30pm, but I overslept, and blablabla. Gosh, I didn't even get my coffee yet!" I said frustrated and he chuckled. I walked to the kitchen with him trailing behind me. Anna wasn't here anymore, so I guess she was in bed again. The coffee I made earlier was done and I poured it into a cup. "You want coffee? Or something else?" I asked. "Sure, what do you have?" He said. "Erm... Lemonade, orange juice, coke, red bull..." I said. "Orange juice is okay." He said. I nodded and poured a glass for him. I handed him the glass and sat in front of him at the kitchen table, sipping from my coffee. "Oh, here are your heels." He said while raising a bag he had in his hands. I smiled at took it from him. "Thanks. Wait, lemme get your shoes." I said. I put my coffee down, walked to the front door, got my heels out of the bag and put his shoes in it. I walked back to the kitchen and gave him the bag. "Thanks." I sat down again and we both drank our drinks in silence. "So... I was thinking... Maybe you want to go somewhere to have breakfast? For me it'll be my lunch, of course, but I thought that maybe you'll like that. But if you don't you can just say so, you don't have to-" I cut off his rambling. GOSH why did he have to be so cute. "Luke, it's okay. I'd love to." I said. "But first, I'm going to drink this coffee in piece and I'll have to change into something else." I said. "Why? I like these clothes..." He said with an innocent smile. "Sure." I replied sarcastically.

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40 minutes later we were sitting at a table at Jones', only because I said they have the best breakfast here. And they do. "Skyler? Hey! What are you doing here? I thought you had a week off?" Jake said while walking towards us and giving me a hug. "Yea, I do. I'm just here to eat with my... Friend, Luke. Luke, this is Jake, Jake, Luke." I introduced them. "Wait, I know you... You're Luke Hemmings." He said. "Yes, that's why you need to lower your voice and give us a table at the back." I said. "Yes ma'am." Jake saluted and we followed him to a table at the back. He handed us our menu's and helped some other customers. "How do you know him?" Luke asked with curiosity, but also a bit of jealousy in his eyes. I chuckled. "I work here...?" I said. He should know that. He frowned and looked around. "What? Wow this place changed. It's so much... Fancier now." He said and I nodded. I spotted Ben and quickly waved at him. "Skyler! It's good to see you! Who's this? Your boyfriend?" He whispered. I almost choked on my spit and laughed nervously. Gosh, why did it have to be nervously. "No, he's just a friend." I said. "Yea, yea. We've all heard that story." He said and turned to Luke. "Don't worry, she likes you." He whispered loud enough for me to hear. "Ben!" I said frustrated. He laughed loudly. "I'll be going now, leaving you lovebirds alone." He said and I slapped him playfully. I slapped myself in the forehead when he was gone and my head turned red in embarrassment. "Awkwaardd." I said and Luke chuckled. So I decided to concentrate on the menu, even though I already knew what I wanted to order. "Do you have to go to the studio tomorrow? To know who you have to battle in the Battle Rounds and all that?" Luke asked. "Oh gosh, I almost forgot. I got a mail about it last night." I said. "Are you nervous? You didn't look nervous at the audition..." He said and I shrugged. "Not really. I mean, I have enough experience from singing here, so I think that really helped, and I also don't really see this whole thing as a competition. I just wanna have fun, and maybe after this I'll know what I want to do with my life." I said. "But of course I hope I won't have to battle against someone who's really good, just someone like me, average and-" He cut me off. "What? Average? Stop right there." Luke cut me off. "You think you're average?" I shrugged. "Ed and Katy are still whining because you didn't choose them. We all wanted you on our team, because you're good. Wait, you're not just good, you're amazing. So don't say that you're average, because you really aren't." He said. A blush crept on my cheeks. "I just... I just... Ah whatever. I just don't want a batmanultrapentakill singer against me." I said. Luke laughed and I noticed his dimple. And how I've always wanted to poke it. And the way it was only visible when he laughed, and the way his eyes lit up. Gosh, I sound like some 12 year old who's daydreaming about her and her celebrity crush. Staph it. Actually, the only thing that's different is that I'm not twelve years old... I mean, He is a celebrity. And I do have a crush...? I don't know. I did, for a long time. But I thought those feelings were over the minute they left us. But I guess not. But what does it matter anyways? He has thousands of girls swooning over him. He has no reasons to choose me. "Can I take your order?" Jake shook me out of my thoughts.