His Guilty Pleasure

Chapter Twenty Six

I hear Luke before I see him and I instantly groan. Him and my mother go back and forth about that stupid trip. Blah, just let it go already. My door is still locked but Joe is long gone.
Maybe I could text him and tell him that I'm too sick for a college trip. There's loud banging on my door, "Danielle! Get up, we have to goooo." Luke yells. Ugh, I graduated early just to wake up early for college.
"Just a minute!"
I throw on some tights and a crop top with flip flops. My hair is a ruffled mess, a bun would be cute.
I look at my puffy face and smile. I'll need to brush my smiley bones if I want to look good. I walk past Luke with my fancy vibrating toothbrush.
"Are you excited?" He asks, leaning against the frame.
"Not hardly." I grumble.
"It's fun. You need to get out."
"With your brother..." I shoot back. I'm not a morning person and I can't help the insults. I know Luke is like my best friend and I don't want to hurt his feelings.
"I'm sorry, I just dont like this early morning thing."
He smiles, hugging me. I hug him back, tighter.
"Today is going to be long. Be prepared."
"Ugh. Already am."

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The university is huge. I let myself be absorbed in the pools of people. Some call out Luke's name and others make cat calls, I'm assuming, at me.
"Welcome to Party Land! Jones!" Luke yells.  I make a face at him, not really interested in conversation this early. Jones walks towards us, shaking his slinky hair. He walks to the side because his hair covers his eyes up; cute but weird.
"What's up man. This your girl?" He says, winking at me.
"Nah. Far from mine, she's my best friend. She just moved here and she's going to our college." Luke says, punching my arm.
"Nice to meet you-"
"Danielle."
He takes my hand, kissing it softly. I giggle and he smiles. What the hell was that? Luke eyes me and I pull away.
"Well I have to get to class. Jones, could you take her to set up a schedule? You don't have morning classes."
"Sure thing, loser. Coming to the game tonight? Emerald will be there."
Emerald? Oh no no no. Luke has Lizzy.
"Lizzy said call her, Luke." I blurt out. He scrunches his face up and I flick him off. Jones starts dragging me in the other direction. I don't like the idea of being with this stranger. I can feel him looking at my assets and its pestering.
"So, you party?" He asks. Way to make conversation.
"I did back home. Not at all, now."
"I can see you partying, I mean..you're f-fine."
I laugh as we walk in to a brick building.
"Danielle?"
I look up and John is smiling at me. I never even texted him back, this is bad.
"Hey! I haven't heard from you." I say.
"Yeah. You dont text back, you go here?"
"Uh sort of."
"Hey kid, we're busy." Jones growls. What's his problem? Luke set me up.
"Text me." John says, continuing on. I forgot how cute he is, an extremely nice.
"You know that loser?" Jones says. I make a face at him. Why is he so rude?
Today is going to be a long day.