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

XVII

The first rays of sunlight reach my pale white skin, making me slowly open my eyes. I couldn't resist to look up at luke after realising that my face was still resting on his chest and his hand holding my waist. His bright sky like blue eyes were wide open, facing the ceeling. I move my body slightly and run my hand down his chest over his grey cotton shirt, holding him a little closer to me, before taking a deep sigh through my nose.

"Good morning, sleepy head."

"Good morning Luke." I let out, still in a cuddly mode. "For how long have you been awake?"

"I don't know. I don't sleep much." He says, sofly playing with the ends of my hair. "How did you sleep?"

"Surprisingly good." I lift my chin up, staring deep into his blue eyes again after rubbing mine. "Thank you for hmm letting me sleep with you, I guess." I say, shyly.

"Don't worry about that." He lets out a little giggle. "It's fine."

After a couple of minutes of awkwardly cuddling each other in silence, Luke decides to speak up again.

"How are you feeling?"

My heart stopped for a second, bringing back all the bad memories I had from the day before.

"Better than I expected. I mean, as long as I'm not alone I guess I'll be fine."

"I won't leave you alone, don't worry." He smiles at me. "I'm gonna check on Rena and attempt to make ourselves some breakfast."

"Can I go with you?"

"Sure." He laughs at me. "Why are you asking that?"

"I don't know. Being alone in a room even though someone I know is in the house seems a bit terrifying."

"Don't think too much about it." He holds me close to him one last time before getting up and heading to the kitchen. "Now come on, let's get you something to eat."

Rena was already in the kitchen, eating some toast.

"Good morning Rena."

"Good morning sweetie, how are you feeling?"

"I'm fine enough I guess."

"You are just fine Chloe." Luke rubs my back and gets closer to the kitchen counter to make us some more toast. "Did Calum text you last night?" He asks Rena.

"Yea he texted me, everything turned out fine."

My muscles relax at her answer. Words can't describe what it feels like to put someone at risk because of you. That's just how I feel. I feel responsible for all that happened, despite the fact that I didn't ask for it and also despite the fact that all this happened because I was caught up at the wrong place at the wrong time. Wrong circumstances brought me here even though I'm still skeptical when it comes to coincidences.

I let out a long sigh and head to the kitchen counter to make myself a quick breakfast.

"Luke, you're going to have to call someone to fix the broken window." Rena says as she takes little bites of her chocolate chip cookies.

"Yes, I'll take care of that." He assures, taking his phone and typing a number on it.

I return to the kitchen counter and finish spreading the butter on my fresh made toast, hesitant to join the converstaion.

"You're going to have to hide me again, right? I mean, from whoever that is coming over to repair the window?" My quiet voice makes its statement, before the conversation turned into an awkward silence. "Am I going to have to be alone again?" The sillence fills up the room again. "Will you please answer my question, Luke?"