everything i didn't say » luke hemmings (book 2)

ten

"You broke the toaster again?" Michael gapes at Ashton.

"You wouldn't believe how easy it is to," he replies. I laugh at them.

"Dude! We get our own tour bus!" Calum exclaims.

"Oh goodie, I'm so excited to share a cramped bus with four teenage boys with raging hormones who never quit telling the same penis jokes for three months," I say sarcastically.

The bus is a lot bigger than it looks. I'm guessing there's six bunks, meaning there'll be an extra. I throw my bags on the red couch and run to the back.

I was right. Six bunks! I run back to my bags, collect the smallest one, and hurry back to the bunks. I shove it on the middle left bunk.

"I call the middle bunk on the left!" I shout.

"Only if we can share!" Mikey shouts back. I roll my eyes and collect my other bags.

The rest of the boys picked a bunk. Ash is above me and nobody is on the bottom. Luke is on the top on the right, Calum is across from me, and Mikey is under Calum.

"Oh, and sorry for my bitchiness a few days ago! I always get cranky when I start my period," I apologize. I don't get a reply and brush it off like it was nothing.

I hopped onto my bunk and pulled out my phone. I scrolled through twitter for awhile until I was bored to death.

@tatumjonesx: oh hey twitter. how've ya been? this tour bus is....cozy. OH and tweet ash "damn it ash you broke the toaster again" hahaha okay bye

I eventually grow bored and shove my phone under the pillow. I walk to the living room and overhear something.

"-we promise we won't tell her," Ashton says in a hushed voice.

"Tell me what?" I take a seat next to Luke and put my feet up on the coffee table.

"We can't tell you, it's a surprise we're planning!" Mikey blurts. The boys shoot him looks and he quickly tries to recover from what he said.

"A very small surprise. Don't worry, it's nothing," I brush off his awkwardness. Well, he's always awkward.

"So what are you guys doing?" I ask them. I pick up the bowl of chips and place them in my lap.

"We were just playing truth or dare. Wanna play?" Luke asks.

"No no no no. Remember what happened last time? I now have to act like I'm deeply in love with you, Luke Robert Hemmings," I replace the bowl back on the table.

The boys play truth or dare for awhile and I laugh my butt off. I decide to join in.

"Hmm...truth or dare?" Mikey asks me.

"Oh god. Dare," The boys 'ooh' at me and I roll my eyes. I seem to do that a lot when I'm with them.

"We dare you to kiss Luke," I blush and I turn to Luke. His face is redder than mine!

"We don't have to if you don't want to," I say to him.

"Yes you do! A dare is a dare," Calum buts in.

"Fine. You want a kiss? Here's a kiss,"

I lean in and our lips collide. They move perfectly in sync with his. I move in closer to get more and more. One of the boys cough and I instantly pull away.

"If I didn't know your arrangement, I would've thought you two were actually dating."

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"Tatum? Can we talk?" Luke says through the curtain on my bunk.

"Yeah, sure," I hop down and we walk towards the back of the bus where there's another living room.

"What did you want to talk to me about?" I ask.

After a few moments of silence he answers. "The kiss,"

"Luke, it was just a dare! I mean, don't you think I would've kissed you way earlier if I liked you?"

Oh god, stop now Tatum. Stop while you can.

"We've know each other for, like, twelve years. Trust me, if I liked you, I would've made a move,"

The words flow out of my mouth like they mean nothing. But they do. Luke's expression changes and I regret saying anything.

"Luke-" he cuts me off with a hand.

"I'm going to bed, Tatum. Goodnight," he kisses my cheek and walks towards the bunks.

Why do I speak before thinking? Sometimes I hate myself for it.

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tatum is v dumb sometimes lol. sometimes i wanna punch her.

oh and are there any artists or bands i should listen to?? im trying to expand my music taste y'know. I listen to anything grunge/rock/alternative/punk so suggestions PLS!!

sweater paw luke :(: