groupie // lrh

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victoria woke up in luke's 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, something she was well used to. 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 far for whatever they had going on. she was lucky he let her stay the night at all.

victoria rolled off the bed and redressed herself in last nights clothes. looking at them she could see there was a stain on the sweats that she hadn't noticed in the darkness of the night.

her phone was on the bedside table, 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 his 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 she breathed in deeply and took in her surroundings. the driveway was impressive, as were the members cars that sat unused most of the year.

she reached her car and turned on the engine wasting no time in pulling away as the gates automatically opened. she glanced up to luke's room but the curtains were still pulled shut, definitely no sign of him.

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

a couple of new bath towels were thrown into the cart along with some essentials for her home and a cactus in a pot that had definitely seen better days.

even though victoria had been living in her appartement for almost a year, it was still half decorated and full of mismatched furniture. her oven hadn't been working properly for a few weeks now and the lack of smart storage solutions 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 was proud of her apartment of course, she'd worked hard with her best friend building their business since they were teens, but she knew the luxuries luke was used to.

victoria and melissa had opened a clothing boutique a short journey from her current apartment when they graduated high school, and in the last few years they had managed to expand across the state. her growing business meant she allowed herself a healthy salary. unfortunately, the part of town she lived in was nicer than most places downtown so everything cost more.

victoria didn't mind though, she was happy.

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

when she got to the produce 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 as it had only just gone seven o'clock which was way too early for him.

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

condoms and snacks. we can watch a movie or something, finally got the tv in my room sorted

she headed over to find the condoms first. they didn't need them but she was conscious of how many other people luke slept with.

it was ironic. right across from the condoms and lube were boxes of pregnancy tests. the next isle down stocking maternity pads and prenatal vitamins along with tiny baby clothes and bottles.

it was almost as if it was a timeline of the consequences of going bare, 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 rerouted to get snacks. before the band had moved into their house, victoria had spent a few hotel visits lay in bed with luke watching a series or movie, snacking until they felt sick. 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.