love under the full moon

Ch. 4 The Makeup and Invite

Annika POV

BEEP!BEEP!

'Stupid alarm' I think to myself. At least today I dont need to be at school an hour early so I'm able to take my slow sweet time getting ready. I lazly get out of bed and make my way downstairs to the kitchen. When I get there I am shocked to see my mom actually home and shes ...COOKING. ok I must be dreaming still.

"Mom?" I ask not believeing my eyes.

"Good morning sweety. Sleep well." She asks setting eggs and bacon on a plate for me.

"Umm.. I slept good. Mom what are you doing home I thought you were away on a trip?" I ask.

"I was but I needed to come home to pack more stuff to meet your father in California to launch the new idea for the company." She explains like its no big deal.

"O Ok how long are you guys staying there?" I ask as if I could care less.

"At least two months." I freeze the longest time my parents have been away on trips was two weeks at the most. I mean I could easily survive without them here even when they are here they are always at work. Still they would be away around the time of my birthday and they were always home for at least that event of my life. "Honey are you ok?" My mom asked noticing my lack of words.

"Umm... Ya its just will you guys be home for my birthday?" I ask even though I already know the answer.

"Of course. Your father and I would never miss our baby turning eighteen." She explains but I already knew that they will need to stay longer and miss it.

"Ok. cool, I got to go get ready for school. Love you mom."

When I am at school I already want to go back home and sleep. 'God its only the second day of school suck it up' I say to myself. So I get out of my car ready for the day to end. After my mom explained her trip to me I didnt even try to look nice for school. I simply put on a pair of yoga pants, simple t-shirt and pulled my hair into a messy bun and not even one inch of makeup on my face.

Walking into school I head straight for my locker. When I turn the corner the last person I thought I'd see is leaning on my locker.

Luka?

I slowly walk up to him and walking up to him I instantly become selfconcious. 'Of course he would pick a day I look awful to talk to me' I thought to myself. I don't know why I care what he thinks, normally with other guys I could care less about what they think of me, but Luka... Luka is... hes different. He is wearing a tight grey t-shirt and dark jeans. Man those shirts are going to be the death of me

When I reach my locker he doesn't notice me but I clear my throat. He then turns and looks into my eyes and all I can think of is why are you so dam hot. He talks and I am snaped out of my thoughts.

"Hey Annika" He shyly says with puppy dog eyes and I swear I'm going to die but I pull my self together.

"Come to tell me more things about myself I didn't already know." I rudely say crossing my arms over my chest.

"No, I came here to appoligize for being an ass to you yesterday, you were just being nice and I was a dick." He says looking down and moving out of the way so I can open my locker.

"Ha ya you were but its ok. I forgive you. Just don't do it again." I say the last part in a fake serious voice and get him to laugh and smile at me.

"Yes mom" He jokes. Now I'm laughing

"Hey don't call me that." I explain hitting his bare arm. I don't know what it was but I felt sparks in my hand were our bare skin touched. I guess he felt it to because all he did was stare at me and I gladly stared back. We were inturupted by my phone going off, I look and its from my mom saying she just left and for me to be safe and to look after Laural. as usual.

"Everything ok?" Luka asks

"Ya its just my mom." I say anyoed. "Hey I almost forgot, there is a back to school party at the lake tonight at eight. You should come." I ask almost begging him to come.

"Sure why not, I'll see if I could make it." he says. I just simply smile.

"Great". The bell rings and we have to go to our home room. "We better get going, don't wanna be late." we start walking next to eachother in a comfortable silence down the hall.

Luka POV

We start walking to our home room and I kept thinking to myself that she was beautiful without makeup on, maybe even prettier than with some on. All I want to do is hold her hand to feel that spark through my body again I know Annika felt it to by the way she looked up at me with her beautiful blue eyes, but I faught that urge and just walked. As we were walking I kept smelling her sent that smelled like vanilla and coconut, I wasn't a creep I just have a really strong sense of smell. Now all day long I get to look forward to seeing her at the lake tonight.