Alexis POV
"Can I ask you a question?" Luke asks me as we lay lazily on the couch, I'm in his arms and he's holding onto me tightly.
"Yes, you can." I say half asleep.
"Why didn't you move back to your home state when we broke up? You always talked about how you missed your mom and dad and Amelia." He says and I look up at him.
"There's a few reasons.." I say and we both sit up.
"I'm listening.." He tells me and I sigh debating if I should tell him or not.
"Well.. First, I just fell in love with Cali, I love it here a lot, second, this one is silly.. But I didn't want to be away from hunters grave, even though he's dead, I still felt like I would be leaving him behind.. Ya know?" I say biting my lip and look at him slowly.
"I understand" he says quietly and he moves some hair from my face.
"You know.. You seem pretty lonely in this apartment, I think we should get you a dog." He smiles wide
"Ummm no, I'm barely home enough to be a real owner to the dog, maybe when I slow down on work and actually have time for one I will." I tell him with a smile, he returns the gesture and I kiss his cheek.
"Oh alright." He chuckles.
"So where are you going to be staying now that your girlfriend has kicked you out?" I ask him.
"Shoot, I didn't even think that far ahead to be honest.." Luke groans and lays back down, I chuckle and lay down as well, laying my head on his chest again, I listen to the beat of his heart for a few seconds.
"You could stay here, you know.. Until you find a place." I tell him, I don't want to rush back into things.. But I also don't want him sleeping in a car in an alley.
"That's very kind of you, I might take you up on that, but just for a few nights, I don't want to invade your privacy." I feel his gaze shift down to me, and his hands make there way up the back of my shirt. I squirm and squeal as his cold hands hit my bare back.
"Are my hands cold?" He laughs at my reaction and I nod squirming around.
"Luke!" I groan and pout
"Sorry, it's cute to make you mad." He tells me and pecks my lips.
"No it isn't" I roll my eyes and take his hands into mine, making them come out of my shirt and I kiss one hand and intertwine my fingers with the other.
"Yes, it actually is." He smirks and I poke his cheeks with my fingers, I lay back down and everything seems perfect in that moment. I wish I could lay here for hours, not move, not face the world, just me and Luke, laying here. Cuddling. The familiar feeling of safety flows back, I feel safe in his arms.
"I should probably go get my stuff from my ex's house.." He finally says and I nod sitting up and letting him up, he stands up and kisses my head. He flips his hair and it makes me die inside, and he walks out the door.
"Be back soon, love you." He calls after me.
"Love you too" I say as he shuts the door. I go into my office room and start to move things around, I move some things into my bedroom and then some things I take into the living room, forming a pile of things to take to a used store, or to sell. Once the space is cleared for a bed and a little mini dresser, I walk to my car carrying things that will go to used stores, and then I drive to the used store, I walk inside.
"Hello, can I help you?" A lady, middle aged with short black hair asks me.
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"Yes actually, I have boxes of things I'm donating." I tell her and she nods and we walk out to my car, she grabs some of the boxes and I help her, we take them inside and she shows me where to sit them.
"We're actually doing a new thing where we give people who donate, money. Not what everything is worth of course, but just a little something to say thank you. So here you go" the lady smiles at me and hands me 55$
That's amazing and so nice,they must either really care about others, or have so much money they aren't sure what to do with it. I take the money after thanking her and then I drive to the nearest furniture store, I walk inside and take a look around at beds and at night stands, dressers, everything a bedroom might need.
"Hello, I'm Liam. can I help you find anything?" A fine looking man asks as he comes up to me.
"Um.. No! I think I'm good, thank you" I give him a warm smile and he returns the gesture.
"Alright, well if you need anything just let me know, and if you're ever ready to check out, come see me and me and my crew will help you move it to your destination. Woah, nice.
"Thank you!" I tell him as he walks away. I find a bed frame that I really like, it's simple and not very expensive, and a mattress. after that I pick out a mini dresser, just big enough for him to fit his clothing in, and then I also grab a little nightstand that can sit beside his bed. Again, nothing too expensive. I find Liam and pay him for the items, his crew comes out and starts helping take it all to there moving truck. I help out the best of my ability and then I get into my car, they get into the truck and then they follow me back to my apartment.
Once we get everything moved in and set up, I give them a tip and they leave, I put sheets and blankets and pillows on the bed, a flower, lamp, picture of Hunter, and tissues, on the nightstand and then I go into the living room, I take all of the items that I have that I need to sell, and take them into a little storage unit I have. Once I get back into my apartment, I lay back down and wait around for Luke to get back.
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"Alexis, I'm here" I hear the familiar voice say as he walks through the door, I run to him and hug him gently.
"Welcome back!" I tell him and he laughs
"You seem in a good mood" he tells me and I just grin.
"I've got a surprise for you" I tell him and he looks at me confused.
"Follow me!" I grin and carry his bags that he currently sat down.
"Why does my bags need to come?" He laughs at me trying to carry his bags when they weigh basically the same as me.
"Because of this!" I say pushing open the doors.
"What the.. Alexis.." He looks around in shock.
"It's a bedroom, for you. You needed somewhere to stay.. And now you have it. For as long as you want" I smile at him And he smiles wider at me, he the pulls me into a hug and kisses me gently, I kiss him back.
"You're the best girlfriend ever, you know that right?" He says all cute.
"Yeah I've always had that title." I wink and we both laugh hugging each other.
"Do you like it?" I ask him nervous of his answer.
"Like it..? I love it." He tells me and pulls me into a hug and he swings me around again. I squeal and squirm telling him to put me down.
