No Sharing Allowed \Muke/

16. My Best Friend

~Dedication: topbunklucas cause you're so amazing and ily so much<3~

-Michael's POV-

When I wake up the next morning, I feel a little sore. More like very sore. Memories from yesterday replay in my mind and a flood of emotions wash over me. I roll over in Luke's bed to find he's not there. I begin to panic slightly. What if he left? Is he mad at me? I screwed everything up. Just as all these thoughts rush around my head, Luke enters the room.

"Hi, sweetheart. How'd you sleep?" he asks softly and climbs back into bed.

"Lukey, are you mad at me?" I ask, completely ignoring his question.

"No, of course not. If anything you should be mad at me." he states and rubs my back soothingly.

"I'm not mad either. And I love you, so much." I say and kiss him gingerly.

"So," Luke begins. "I was wondering, if you didn't send me that text then who did?" Holy shít. I had completely forgotten with everything that was happening. My so called best friend tried to end my relationship with Luke. I feel anger bubble inside and I shoot out of bed.

"My God damned 'best friend' sent that text." I say angrily and begin pacing around the room. "I thought she was someone I could trust but clearly not."

"Wait, who?" Luke asks confused. Oh right. I never told Luke about Ivy.

"Oh, uhm, well. At school, I have this friend who, like, I've known for a few years. Her name is, uh, Ivy." I stutter out, afraid of what Luke will say. We just got through a major argument and I don't think I can handle another one. Luke stills for a moment probably pondering what I just told him.

"A best friend? Why have I never met her?" he asks looking hurt.

"I, well I assumed you'd, I don't know. I guess I thought you would freak out about it." I say with a sigh.

"I guess you're right..." Luke says trailing off. I look at him surprised because I never thought he'd admit to over reacting.

"Wow." I breathe out. "Not what I was expecting."

"I'm trying, remember?" he says with a raised eyebrow.

"Right, right." I mumble and sit back on the bed. I put my head in my hands and sigh, frustrated.

"Why would she want to break us up? Clearly she's not a very good friend." Luke mutters angrily and crosses his arms like a child.

"I don't know. I was ranting to her and she decided that all my problems root back to you. Of course that's ridiculous, though." I look over at Luke to see him staring intently at the wall with furrowed eyebrows.

"Yeah, well, she sounds like an asshole." he grumbles. I try not to giggle at his childish actions and shake my head slightly.

"Well, she's not my friend anymore. At least for a while. She needs to learn to not control my life like that." I say with a finality.

"Huh." Luke says as if he's just realized something.

"What?" I ask curiously.

"Ivy and I seem to have something in common."

"Luke that's different..." I trail off. It's really the same but I love Luke and I know he's trying to change for me. It just feels different.

"It's not really. I was trying to control your life and you left. Ivy tried to do the same and you left her. We're quite alike it seems." he says grumpily. "I don't wanna be like her though."