The Summer I Got Hot {L.H} ~ Book 1

Chapter Twenty-Five

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Hey guys, quick authors note before the chapter starts. I've been looking at the demographics from my book and its so interesting to see so many people from all around the world reading my story, I literally live in a town in Scotland with like a few thousand people (no we don't walk around with kilts and say words like 'och aye the noo' 24/7)- and its crazy to see all these different people. Here's a list of the countries registered on demographics and write in the comments section where you're from if you're country is listed: The highest percentage is the USA, then the UK, and we also have Canada, Northern Ireland, Ghana, South Africa, Brazil, Mozambique, Jordan, Lithuania, Finland, France, Italy, Oman, Pakistan, Iran, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand.

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"What happened with Luke?" I repeated slumping back into the passenger seat and nervously fixing my hair. "What didn't happen to Luke, more to the point?" Drew looked at me wearily. "Don't worry, I didn't like- you know-" 

Drew stared at me; clear confusion written all over his face. He turned himself so his body was adjusted to face me and balanced his elbow on the door so that he could lean on his hand and rest his head. "I don't get it?" Why was this boy so god damn innocent?

"You know- like- you know-" He raised his eyebrows, slightly bewildered but then his eighteen year old teenage mind kicked in and then so did the realization. "You- didn't have sex?"

"No. He slept at my house though." I was a bit apprehensive to tell him this but we'd just confessed our love to each other and I'd met his mother after a week of dating so I'd say we were pretty keen on each other. Drew had this look; it was if to say go on but I know you're probably going to tell me something I don't want to hear. "And don't worry, I didn't suck his dick either." Drew coughed uncomfortably. "We just kissed a little." He done the look again. "Okay, we kissed a lot. But to be fair I was high and drunk and was feeling pretty adventurous."

"That still doesn't explain why you hate him." Ugh, I want to grab his pretty face and bang it against the dashboard right now; I was getting to that point.

"Anyway, we fooled around for a while. I thought he kinda liked me, you know how shitty he treats me so I though, 'hey maybe he's sorry and decided to stop being a dick', but it's worse than that Drew." I don't know where it came from but my lip started to tremble and my eyes went misty before little tears dribbled down my cheeks. Drew leaned across and kissed me cheek; taking my hand in his, he gave an encouraging smile. "Well you know the whole car crash scenario. Well after that we started fooling around. But then I found out it was all one big fucking lie. He, as in Luke, had made a bet to his friends that he would be able to get in my pants and basically get me to do all kinds of stuff." Drew gulped heavily and his ears grew red. "And I found out, and now he's acting as if it is all my fault." 

"Come here." In one simple movement, Drew shifted me from the passenger seat and basically onto his lap; he then took me in his arms and held me close. His clothes were still soaking wet. "Listen, none of that was your fault. He's a bad guy, he never should have done that."
"I just thought he really liked me. I thought I liked him back. That maybe we could just let by gone's be by gone's and move on." I sobbed. I want to say it was pathetic of me to cry but lets be real; Luke had really fucking hurt me and here was a man who cared enough to listen. "Drew, I don't think that car crash was my fault."
"What do you mean?"
I felt the urge to sing Justin Bieber but I knew it was not the time nor the place in my sad state. "I mean, I took the full blame for that. I said I distracted him, I was drunk and yelling in the car but truth is, I still don't think it was my fault."
"So what do you think happened?"
"Drew, there was  a joint in my car. I didn't smoke anything that night. And I sure as hell didn't leave anything in my car."

"So he had been smoking weed?" Drew stated. "And then drove you and your little brother home."

"He smoked a joint and then offered to drive me home. My little brother was in that car; I was just happy he hadn't been hurt, I never said anything about the joint in my car." 

"Even taking one hit, it could cloud his judgement majorly." He looked so angry yet so calm at the same time. "You and your brother, not to mention him could have been killed."
"I know. He drove my car whilst being high; that's illegal!" 

  And whilst another man sat and held her tight, wiping away the tears and the hurt. Luke sat alone in his room watching the sun go down and wishing she was here to see it. He'd take her in his arms and say "Hey babe, that sunset is pretty, but you're absolutely beautiful." - like some cheesy teen movie, but she was into that old school corny shit. And then he'd kiss her on the neck, the cheek and then the mouth and whisper 'You know I love you, right?' and she'd go 'Of course, I do dummy. You tell me all the time.' Her hidden way of saying I love you too.  But she wasn't. She was with Drew; probably kissing him as the sun went down whilst Luke played sad love songs on his dads old guitar. He was the heartache and the tears that where being brushed away. He was the insecurity and the misery; didn't they always tell you as kids: if you like a girl, be mean to her?- that's how she'll know. Hah, the odds of that happening where not in his favor. He was the poison that made the snake bite sting and he was the judgement that nearly cost them their lives. He was the bad guy- and he probably always would be in her eyes.

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Hey guys!

Woah, getting slightly deep at the end there.

Hope you enjoy this chapter and I just want to say again: this character of Luke is not an accurate portrayal as you all know, he is simply a face to put to a character so fans can enjoy a story!
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