Changes

2.3

*bing*

Luke just got a text. I peek my head in the bathroom.

"Luke you just got a text."

"What did it say?" He says, peeking his head from behind the shower curtain.

"I don't know. Hold on." I say and leave the bathroom.

I pick up his phone and it's from Emily. I open it and I'm in shock as to what I see. A picture of her naked holding her arms pressing her boobs together slightly with the caption, "can't wait to see you goodnight baby ;)."

"Luke!" I say storming into the bathroom.

"What?"

"What the fuck is this?!" I scream and show him the message.

"I...I...I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?! It's a fucking nude from your "ex" girlfriend Emily. And what were you planning tonight?!"

"Alexis. I don't know. You have to trust me. I swear on everything." He says, turning off the shower, stepping out and wrapping a towel around his waist.

"Luke..." I say, putting his phone on the counter.

"Alexis..." He says walking up to me.

"Get away..."

"Alexis please listen to me..." He puts his hand on my shoulder.

"Don't fucking touch me! How long has this been happening?"

"What are you talking about?"

"How long have you been hanging out with Emily?"

"Alexis I'm not! You have to listen to me! Please..."

"Luke," I pause and take a deep breath, trying to hold back tears but one escapes anyways "I want to... Believe me I want to believe you. More than anything... But why did she send you that...that picture when you two aren't seeing each other?"

"I...I don't know... I'm being set up?"

"Really? By who?"

"I don't know that either..."

"Okay well in till you figure it out, I'm leaving..."

*ding dong*

"Oh, who's that? Emily?"

"Alexis..."

"Luke?! Are you here?" It's not Emily. It's Ashton. Maybe Calum and Mikey too?

"We're up here Ashton!" I call out to him. Wiping tears from my eyes.

Then they run up the stairs to the room.

"Oh hi Alexis." Ashton greets.

"Hi Lexis!" Mikey and Calum yell excitedly.

Then they realize both me and Luke are crying.

"Alexis? Luke? Are you okay? What's going on?"

"I don't know. Ask Luke. I was just leaving." I say and try to walk out but Ashton stops me.

"Alexis... Do you need to talk?"

I nod and he takes me into my old room while Luke and the other boys start talking.

"What's going on?"

"Luke... He's cheating on me... I want to leave, hell, I have to leave. But I have no where to go... I can't go home, unless I want to hear a mouthful from Dylan. And I don't have money for a hotel-" Ashton interrupts my ranting.

"Alexis you can stay with me."

"What? Are you sure?"

"Yeah of course. I'm here to protect you. You're like my baby sister. I love you."

He kisses my forehead and as much as I don't want to, my nose scrunches up, causing me to cry more.

"What's wrong?" He asks and pulls me in.

"Luke loves that."

"What?"

"He loves it when I scrunch up my nose. That's one of his favorite things about me."

"Aw I'm sorry Alexis. Let's go in there and get some clothes okay?"

I nod and we walk back into what's now Luke's room, where we immediately see Luke sitting on the bed crying with Cal and Mikey kneeling in front of him.

"Luke."

He sniffs and looks up. "Alexis."

"I'm leaving..."

"I...I know..."

I walk to the closet and start packing to distract myself from crying.

I hate seeing him like this.

I just want to hug and comfort him.

But I can't.

I have to stand my ground.

After packing, I say goodbye to the boys and leave Luke's house with Ashton.

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Hehe.

Guys, this is going to be hard writing them while they're apart. I'm trying to add some drama. No relationships are perfect. But this fight won't last long I promise.

Do you think Luke is cheating?

If not, who do you think "set him up?"

Tell me what you think.
-Mickey

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