Sex Lessons | L.H

48. Box

A.N// hiii, do me a solid and enjoy this...read the author's note at the end for a little news! okay go!
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Luke's POV

I woke up to a ton of hair in my face. Kate was turned away from me, sound asleep. I sat up slowly, my body still getting used to being awake, and I rubbed my eyes.

After a few minutes of just sitting in my bed in silence, I checked my phone for the time. It was well past noon, so I got up to see what everyone else was doing. I normally didn't sleep in, but it felt good to every once in a while.

I decided to let Kate sleep, leaving my room to brush my teeth and use the toilet. I washed my hands quickly before making my way downstairs to get breakfast from the kitchen.

When I got there, I didn't see anyone. Usually if my parents were home, my mum would be making something, whether it'd be late breakfast or some lunch. No one was here though. I wondered if everyone slept in and I was the first up, but I quickly ruled that thought out. My mum was always up early.

I went back upstairs and checked my both my brothers' rooms, where I also found no one. I then went to my parents room, and they weren't in there either. The only other thing I knew to do was to call, so I did.

I called my mum first because she was most likely to answer, and I wasn't surprised when she picked up on the first ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey Mum. I was just calling to find out where everyone was. I just got up and the house is empty besides Kate," I explained. I didn't mind being home alone, obviously, but I just wanted to make sure everyone was okay.

"Yeah, we all got up early to do a little bit of Christmas shopping. I told Kate just before she left because she was awake. We should be back within the next few hours," she quickly informed me. I could tell they were at some mall by the loud chattering I could hear in the background.

I took a seat on the couch in the lounge room and let out a huge sigh of relief. I knew Kate and I were planning to tell my brothers, but I couldn't help but to be relieved by the fact that I could put it off if only a little bit longer. I had a few more hours to mentally prepare myself for it.

"Oh, alright. I guess that's all I needed then," I said.

"Okay, bye Luke."

"Love you, bye," I told her, hanging up the phone afterwards.

I couldn't stop thinking about how my brothers would react to my news. I knew I was being very irrational about this entire thing, but I couldn't help it. They didn't completely know about my secret, but they knew enough to accidentally say something about it in front of her. That's what I was the most afraid of.

I needed to be able to sit her down and tell her myself, instead of having her find out from someone else. That would raise question and make the situation seem way more dramatic than it actually was.

My stomach growled, and I suddenly remembered that I came downstairs for the sole purpose of finding something to eat. I got up from my spot on the couch, and I went to the kitchen. It was already past breakfast time, but I didn't care so I grabbed a box of cereal out of the cabinet and some milk from the fridge.

I prepared it the way I liked, then I sat at the island to eat. After about twenty minutes, I was finally done with my makeshift meal and Kate had come down from my room.

"I would say good morning, but it's well past that," I chuckled, standing from my seat and putting my dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Kate sat down in the seat next to the one I had been sitting in and she nodded.

"Yeah, I was awake earlier, just for like fifteen minutes though," she started. "Your mum came in and told me that she, your dad and the boys were going out Christmas shopping."