Bulletproof || l.h. (Criminal!5sos)

XVI

All the feelings and sensations were hitting me all at the same time, like they were competing in a dangerous race against each other trying to figure out which one would hit me the hardest. The contrast between the temperature of my freezing and shaky hands and the salty tears running down my face as I hold on to Luke's shirt, despite so evident, couldn't seem more confusing.

"It's over Chloe." Luke continues, trying to calm me down.

It's impossible not to notice how scared and fearful I am. The sound of my gritting teeth and my heavy breathing couldn't make it more clear.

Suddenly I hear footsteps behind me while I was still sitting on the floor as Luke held me, making me lift my chin up and look in every direction around me. Fortunately my instincts were wrong and only Ashton and Calum came in the room.

"Chloe..." My name leaves Calum's full lips in a worried tone while I cry even harder against Luke's chest.

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A long and stressful hour passed by and after multiple failed attempts to try calm me down, Luke finally manages to make me sit on the edge of his bed while he rested on his knees in front of me, holding my hands.

"Here" Ashton comes back from the kitchen holding a water bottle, passing it to Luke.

Luke lets go of my hands to open the bottle for me, and even those split seconds lacking his touch make me panic.

"Drink some water, it will help you stop crying."

I do as he instructs.

"I'm gonna call Michael and Rena." Calum speaks up.

"Yes do that." Luke agrees.

"N-No." I finally manage to speak, still shaking. "I don't want tha- that many people around me."

"Chloe" Luke looks deep in my eyes, his voice sounding tender, sweet and peaceful, something that I've never heard before. "You're ok. I'm here. I've got your back and I won't let anyone hurt you, I promise." He puts a strand of hair behind my ear and wipes my tears with his thumb. "You're ok, you just need to calm down now and tell me what happened."

"Just- just thinking about it makes me even more-" I can't avoid to start shaking again before even finishing my sentence.

"Shhh hey..." He whispers at me. "Look at me. Look at me Chloe." He lifts my chin up, making me look back into his deep bright sky blue eyes. "I'm right here, relax. You're ok." He hugs me close to his chest again as I took deep breaths, in and out, like he told me to, trying to calm down. "Was it Tobias?"

"Yes" I answer in a sigh.

"Did he hurt you?"

"No"

"Did he see you?"

"No" I hold him tighter.

"Good, that's all I need to know." He rubs my back, trying to comfort me.

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After a while, Michael and Rena eventually arrived to Luke's house, repeatedly asking what the hell had happened, since almost every corner of the house was covered in pieces of broken glass and random objects. Ashton and Calum told them that Tobias' men broke into the house searching for me when I was home alone. They were obviously worried, but not surprised.

Luke told them it would be better if all the boys went to finish the delivery to the teenagers that night. He thought that that big delivery could be an ambush, and if it was, only one person alone wouldn't be able to handle it. So Michael, Calum and Ashton went out to take care of that, while Rena and Luke stayed at home with me.

"Listen, I get that the boys couldn't go alone, but someone could have stayed here to help me clean up this mess." Rena speaks up from the living room while she swept the floor and threw away everything that had been destroyed by Tobias' men, a couple of hours after the boys left.

"Let it be Rena, don't worry. I can finish that tomorrow morning." Luke speaks from his bedroom, not leaving me alone for one second while I drank my tea to help me fall asleep, which to me would be almost impossible. "It's late. We should all have some rest."

With that being said, Rena leaves the living room and heads to the guest's bedroom, before letting Luke know she'd keep her phone turned on in case any of the boys needed some backup.

"What about you? You're not sleepy yet?" Luke asks me almost in a whisper: soft and tender.

"I'm scared Luke. That's it. How am I supposed to fall asleep after all this?"

Without answering me, Luke takes the empty cup of tea off of my hands, putting it on his side table, before picking up my legs gently, making me lay down on the left side of his bed. He lays down next to me and covers both our bodies with his sheets and a warm blanket, cuddling me in. I slightly push my legs up, shifting my position in bed, but as soon as Luke notices my discomfort he rests his hand on my waist, gently pulling me to him, inviting me to rest my head on his chest.

I feel him breathing in and out through his nose, the air softly passing by the temples of my head. The sound of it along with his heart beating against mine is like the most beautiful lullaby ever written. His smell of cigarrettes and cheap cologne is the most satisfying perfume I have ever felt. To me it is like time suddenly stopped, and all I could think about was having him holding me close, despite the fact that all my problems and worries were spread on the living room floor amongst the pieces of my broken heart, just like the pieces of the broken glass window.

My muscles start to relax and my eyelids don't resist to close.

Everything in that moment seemed to fade away, just like the sunlight fades as the night settles in.

Everything but us.

And it never felt so right.

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A/N: hi babES

I tried to make this chapter as cute as possible bc why not

I hope you guys like it anyway....I'll edit this one later

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