Sex Lessons | L.H

38. Stubborn

A.N// aye, ily so don't forget it. okay, you can read now. have fun, see you at the end!!
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Kate's POV

I had Luke sit down on the counter, near the sink, while I went into the closet to find a fresh wash cloth. When I came back, Luke was sitting exactly where I left him. Except, his elbows were placed on his knees, and his head was rested in his hands.

I walked over to where he was and took a seat next to him on the counter, wash cloth in hand. I turned on the faucet of the sink, and I waited until the water warmed a little.

I completely understood why Luke was upset with Calum, but I didn't understand what the need to fight was. I got that there were some unsaid words, but never in a million years did I think they would resort to violence.

I checked the water, and when it felt good, I put the cloth under it for a second to get it a little damp. I tapped his shoulder to get his attention, and when he looked up, I could see a trail of tears that had rolled down his face, but they we're starting to dry up. I started on his nose first, wiping up the small amount of blood there. The whole time he sat still, watching me intently.

I switched the water to cold so I could run the blood out, something my mom showed me how to do when I was about twelve. I turned the water back to warm and dipped the cloth in again.

I then moved to his busted lip, dabbing the blood from there. He flinched a little, probably because it stung, but I kept going until it was clean. I repeated these steps until the bleeding stopped, and once I was done, I hopped off the counter and had Luke follow me into our bedroom.

"Stay in here. I'm gonna go get some ice and a few plastic bags," I told him before walking out. I grabbed my key card from off of the table, and I left the room with the ice bucket in hand.

I didn't exactly know where the ice machine was, but I thought I saw one further down the hall, so I went there to check first. There was in fact an ice machine at then of our hall, and there I saw Ashton standing and Calum sitting against the wall across from him.

I could tell Ashton had been yelling at him, but he stopped as soon as he noticed me. Everyone was silent as I filled the ice bucket, and when I looked over to Calum, he looked lost in his own thoughts. He didn't have any cuts or anything on his face, just a bruise on his cheek.

"Hey, Kate. We're going to be heading back home in a few minutes," Ashton said just as I was about to walk away. I turned around and nodded, saying goodbye to the both of them, then going back to Luke and I's room.

Luke was laying down on our bed with his legs hanging over the edge when I came back. His eyes were closed, but he wasn't sleeping.

I put the bucket of ice on the bed, and I scooped out even portions to put in the bags I found in the cabinet.

"Luke," I called. His eyes popped open, and he sat up quickly. I instructed him to sit against the headboard of the bed, so he moved there. I handed him two of the bags and said, "Put one of your jaw and the other on you cheek so there won't be as much discoloration or swelling."

He did as I said, and I started to go around the room and pick up random clothing articles that were laying around so I could put them back in our bags. I did this until all of our clothes were picked up, going through the dresser, closet, and checking the bathroom.

I got all of our toiletries out of the shower and off of the counter, and I put them in our bags as well. When I was done, about fifteen minutes had gone by, so I told Luke he could take a break from the ice.

He took them off and put the bags on the bedside table.

No words had been said, just dead silence. I knew I needed to talk about this with him, but I didn't want him to shut down on me. I needed to know what happened between he and Calum to make them physically fight instead of the normal verbal assault, and I needed to know soon.