groupie // lrh

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victoria woke up in the cold room, no sheets over her body. she was naked apart from the panties that she had retrieved from the floor before going to sleep.

the duvet was completely covering luke's body but she was used to that as well. he always seemed to get all of the covers leaving victoria shivering by the morning. she couldn't cuddle closer to him to share his body heat, that would be too inappropriate for what their status was. she was lucky he ever even let her stay the night at all.

victoria rolled off the bed and redressed herself in last nights clothes. looking at them now they didn't match at all which was fine in the darkness of the night but now it would be embarrassing to walk to her car in her outfit.

she spotted her phone next to luke's on the table in the corner of the room, her keys set down next to it. victoria pulled on her hoodie to hide her poor clothing choice then shoved her belongings into the pocket.

with one final glance at luke she crept out of the room, not even bothering to leave a message.

this was standard procedure now. luke would let victoria stay the night but it was an unspoken promise that she would leave as soon as she woke up. neither of them wanted to bother with clinginess of a relationship.

they fucked.

they liked to have fun between the sheets but nothing more. relationships just weren't for them and that's why they worked so well.

when victoria stepped outside there were a few girls scattered around despite it only being the early hours of the morning, the sun was yet to rise. she didn't understand it, surely they'd rather be in bed and not sat on the pavement desperately waiting to catch a glimpse of their favorite band.

none of them even acknowledged her. if only they knew what her and luke had been up to hours ago.

she reached her car and turned on the engine wasting no time in pulling away from the hotel. she glanced up in the general direction of lukes room but most of the curtains were pulled shut, there was definitely no sign of him.

victoria checked the time - 6:17 am. she decided to go to the supermarket a few streets away whilst it would be quiet. she parked fairly close to the entrance and tugged the sleeves of her hoodie over her hands as she pushed the shopping cart.

she decided to get some new towels first and other toiletries. on the way through the isles she spotted more things that she needed for her home.

even though victoria had been living in her appartement for almost a year it was still full of mismatched furniture and her oven hadn't been working properly for a few weeks now. the lack of storage in the apartment was part of the reason that her place was always a mess.

luckily, luke had never been over. he'd never asked and victoria had never offered.

she would feel embarrassed anyway. luke could afford two hundred dollar shirts if he wanted to but victoria couldn't even pay for a new oven. she wasn't poor but she didn't have the money to waste on material things like luke did.

she had a stable job at a clothes store and it paid well but the part of town she lived in was nicer than most places in the centre of the city so everything cost more.

victoria didn't mind though, she was happy.

she headed to the food isles and filled her cart with ingredients for easy to cook meals. things that didn't require an oven for the time being.

when she got to the fruit and vegetables she got a text. it would either be from melissa, her best friend, or luke.

I want to see you again tonight, its been too long

it was luke. victoria was surprised, it was almost seven o'clock by now but that was still early for him.

she replied with a simple okay and let him know that she was at the store incase he needed anything.

condoms and snacks, we can watch a movie or something.

she headed over to the isle where she assumed they'd be. it was ironic. right next to the condoms were boxes of pregnancy tests, a little further down maternity pads and stretch mark creams. on the opposite side were tiny baby clothes and bottles.

it was almost as if it was a timeline of the consequences of not using protection, taunting those who had slipped up and ended up in a situation that they didn't want to be in.

victoria rolled her eyes and reached up to grab the ones she knew luke used.

after that she went to get snacks. it was becoming almost a tradition now for her and luke to spend at least one night lay in his hotel bed watching shit on the telly and eating until they were fit to burst. of course they still had sex (because when didn't they) but it was nice to just occasionally chill out afterwards.

he was usually only around for a couple of weeks before he had work to do or somewhere to be. she appreciated all of the time she had with him when he was in the area.

despite knowing luke for a while now she had never met any of his bandmates; not that she minded. if she got to know his best friends it might seem like the two of them were something more. they weren't though.

victoria was a groupie and she was okay with that.