When I finally bring myself to open my eyes the first thing that I did was check my phone to see if Luke had tried texting or calling but when I saw that my notifications were clear of his name I quickly locked my phone and put it down.
How could he do this to me? How could he not even bother texting me when I wasn't the one who did anything wrong? How could he tell me he loved me but just abandon me anyways?
I take a deep breath and shut my eyes, millions of thoughts run through my head and they all include Luke.
I open my eyes again and sit up, throwing the blanket I had over me to the bottom of the bed and lift my phone, I stare at it for what feels like a lifetime before unlocking it and going straight to my phonebook.
I call Luke.
"Please... please pick up." I nervously stand and begin pacing my room as I listen to the dial tone over and over again and when his voicemail picks up I hang up and try calling him yet again.
This time it doesn't take as long for him to answer and when I hear a defeated sigh instead of a greeting I try to stop myself from crying.
"Luke?" My voice sounds broken from being asleep and when he doesn't answer me I feel tears falling down my cheeks "Luke... please."
"Please don't cry." He says quietly and I sniff before trying to swallow the lump in my throat "Please Aria." His tone is gentle and soothing but it doesn't help me. "Baby I'm so sorry for what happened earlier-"
"Where are you?" I cut him off, I didn't care about that it was a heated moment. My voice is shaky and I rub my hand against both of my cheeks to try and rid them from tears
"In the airport." He says simply
"Why are you doing this? Why are you leaving me?" I ask,
"Aria you know I'm not leaving you. I'm just trying to get away from everything for a while. I told you to come with me."
I don't reply.
"Look I haven't went through security yet I'm still trying to figure out where I'm going so why don't you come here and we can talk." Luke says and I nod before clearing my throat.
"Yeah... I'll be there, please wait for me." I say before hanging up.
I basically abandon my car in the airport car park and run straight to the departures area. When I get in I notice Luke sitting on one of the plastic chairs against the wall, sunglasses and a hat cover most of his face but I walk towards him and when he spots me he stands up. I practically crash into him and wrap my arms around his waist and he squeezes me tightly in his.
"Please don't go." I cry, letting my tears soak his t-shirt as he kisses the top of my head.
"I have to... I have to go." Luke says quietly and I look up at him "You're breaking my heart." Luke says and I shut my eyes
"Like you're not breaking mine." I say before opening my eyes again to see a small, sad smile on his face.
"You could come with me." He says and I shake my head
"I can't Luke. I just can't."
"Are we just going to have to go our separate ways then?" Luke asks, my stomach drops and my heart rate quickens. "Earlier when you told me not to expect you to wait for me... did you mean it?" Luke asks and I bite my lip.
"I can't do long distance relationships Luke. We're not an average couple, you're thirty-six and I'm almost twenty. It's not like we've just graduated high school and are off to different colleges."
"But Aria..."
"Luke I can't do it to myself, I can't be sitting at home wondering why you haven't texted or called me in days, wondering if you're with other girls when you're supposed to be with me. I just can't."
"So you're telling me that if I get on a plane we're over?" Luke asks and I bite my lip "Because if that's the case then I'm not going."
"This is what you really want to do. I don't blame you for looking to get away for a while so you're going to get on a plane to anywhere you want and when you land you're going to text me to tell me that you got there safely..." I watch as Luke's eyes fill with tears and suddenly he's holding me tight against him again shaking his head
"I'm, I can't Aria." He whispers and I pull away from him to look up
"Yes you can. You need to take time for yourself." I breathe out, I cup his face with my hands and rub a tear off his cheek
"I will never stop loving you. You will always be my love." Luke says and I nod my head
"Forever and ever Luke."
I lean up to place a kiss on his lips and we stay like that for a while, wrapped in each other's embrace.
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Super short, I know. Next chapter will be up directly after this, I just wanted to leave this chapter like this... There will only be a few more chapters left of this book. xx
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