ON HOLD // the other brother •• lrh [au]

three

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ella rolled her eyes and paused the game, earning groans from the two boys beside her.

"i gotta help luke," she stated, "besides, it must be exhausting your asses handed to you, i know i'm tired. take a breather. up your game. i'll be back soon, losers."

me: hold your horses i'll be there in a sex

me: *sec whoops

breadstick: ay getting suggestive are we? ;)

me: i guess you'll just have to eat dinner in sweatpants bye

breadstick: NO I LOVE YOU IT WAS A JOKE PLS HELP ME

although "i love you" was a phrase they through around often, it affected her in a different way more recently. she knew he didn't "love" her but she couldn't help but to feel butterflies in her stomach when he said it. so when she responded, she responded with truth but with an insult to lighten the mood:

me: i wish i didn't love you, asshole

breadstick: :-)

ella made her way up the basement stairs, and then up the ones that lead to the second floor. luke's door was wide open which revealed him being shirtless and in his underwear.

why the hell is he doing this to me? ella thought to herself. she took a deep breathe and walked into the room and smiled.

"i heard you were in need of assistance?" she said to his back which caused him to jump slightly. he laughed lightly and opened his arms as if to emphasize his dilemma. ella looked around and noticed luke's clothes scattered throughout his room. some loosely hanging on hangers, some on the closet floor as if they fell or were pulled off, but most were on the floor by his feet or laying on his unmade bed.

"el, i don't know what to do. i suck at this shit," luke said. "and i also wanted to steal you away from my brothers. you're mine." he pouted his lips and scrunched his eyebrows, looking at her intently. ella felt herself blush and looked over to find a nice, white, 3/4 sleeve button-up. she walked over to his bed, ignoring his comment, and picked the shirt up to look at it better. she turned to luke and showed him the fabric.

"this," she said, "put this on."

he took the shirt and slipped it on both arms. he buttoned up all the way and sighed.

"i feel suffocated, i hate this." luke complained. ella rolled her eyes.

"you don't seem to mind that when you're wearing your skinny jeans," she retorted. she made her way closer to the boy and reached to unbutton the two buttons. as she did this, she could feel luke's heart speed up and his breath in her hair due to the height difference. she thought nothing of it and laughed. there's no way luke could feel something for her. "calm down tiger, I'm only trying to make you more comfortable." ella joked while stepping away. "even though i just ridiculed your skinny jeans, i think a darker pair would go nice."

"please ella, as if you could ever make me feel some type away," luke joked back.

ella couldn't help but to feel a little hurt by his words. she scoffed and turned on her heels. she made her way to the door and before exiting she turned her heard to face him.

"i'll be in the basement if you need me."

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this was short but idek i wanted to update soOo i hope you like and i wanted to thank you guys for 100+ views! means a lot and i hope you guys enjoy further plans i have for the story :)
-rachel x