Permanent Vacation // 5SOS

23. Tess

"Cody, shower's free!!" I yell as I step out of the steam-filled bathroom, towel still in my hand.

"Thanks." She says, grabbing her pyjamas and general bathroom stuff before heading into the bathroom. I went first because, and apparently Luke does this too, Cody tends to make a HUGE mess whenever she showers. It's like she uses the whole room as a bathtub.

I shove my stuff back into one of my suitcases, then sigh; the couch, both of the beds and almost every other sittable surface is covered with stuff either belonging to Cody and I or the boys. We may not have to share a room with them like we thought originally, but 5 Seconds of Summer apparently have A LOT of luggage so we're their overflow room.

I hear the shower turn on and notice Cody's cajon is right in front of a wall, with a book lying on top of it. Obviously she was reading while I showered. I wonder what the book's about...

I pick up Cody's book and sit on her cajon, getting comfy before opening to the page that's marked. I read the first paragraph and get super confused about the context, but then there's a knock at the door.

"Come in!" I yell, not looking away from the words on the page in front of me. Why is the main character stabbing some poor guy? Why is her sister shooting at people with a bow and some arrows? What the heck is my sister reading?

"Uh, hey." I glance up briefly at the sound of Luke's voice. He steps into the room and shuts the door as I go back to this weird book. "How was your shower?"

"Yeah, good." I mutter, reading on. The main character screams out some random guy's name. Hmm. Must be her boyfriend or something.

"How's your sister?" Luke asks, finally bursting my concentration bubble.

"Uh, she just needs some time to herself to think. She'll probably be in the shower for like, forever." I tell him, closing the book after making sure the page is still marked.

"And how're you?" Luke sees that there's no seating and just squats down in front of me, about a foot away.

"Fine. A lot's happened in the past week." I say slowly, feeling a little weird about talking with him about this. He nods.

"I get it." He says. He's staring at me and I stare back until it gets awkward. I cough slightly and he blinks, looking at the book in my hands instead. "What book?"

"Um, Waterfall." I read off the cover. Luke leans closer to get a look at the cover. "Luke?" He hums for me to continue, looking up at me with curiosity. "Why're you here?" I ask. He goes slightly red.

"Well, t-there's this girl." He starts, stammering slightly. Oh. He wants to see Cody. "She's totally gorgeous. Blonde hair, hazel eyes." I start blushing because he's obviously describing me as well since Cody and I are twins and all that.

"Right..." I trail off, waiting for him to continue.

"I really, really like this girl." He says quietly. I nod, expecting him to ask my permission to date my sister or some weird shit like that, but holy fuck was I wrong.

One second I'm waiting for him to ask about dating Cody, the next his lips are pressed firmly against mine.

And holy fuck he's an amazing kisser.

Oh God, what am I thinking? This is my sister's potential boyfriend!! Fuck. He's gonna die of shame when I tell him.

Slowly, gently, I push him away, knowing that my face is red because I feel so bad for him. Fuck. I don't wanna do this to him, but he has to know.

"So...?" Luke asks hopefully. I lick my lips slightly and nod, remembering the feel of his lips on mine. What's the matter with me? I've kissed loads of guys. I will not get between him and my sister just because he's an absolutely amazing kisser.