Fate (L.H.)

Chapter 10

*Luke's POV*

When I came to Jacquelyn's house yesterday I didn't expect to see her like that. It really hurt me to see how upset she was. I didn't know the fans had been talking shit about her and that really pissed me off because if I was happy, shouldn't they be happy for me? I would like to think so, but I guess it's not going to be that way unfortunately. And finding out that she used to self-harm hurt me even more. She's too beautiful to put a blade to her skin, she should never have to be in the position to feel like that's the only option. It makes me sad that she felt and feels that way. All I know is that I'm going to help her keep fighting and I will be there for her forever and always. Her happiness comes before anything, even though she may not think it should be that way, it is.

On another note, she actually said yes to being my girlfriend and I couldn't be more happy. After all of these years of wishing I could call her mine, she finally is and it's the greatest feeling. I've fallen hard for her and I can only hope she's fallen as hard for me.

*Jacquelyn's POV*

Last night Luke ended up staying the night, we had dinner that consisted of pizza and salad, and we cuddled and talked about pretty much everything. It's really nice to be able to talk to someone about things that you've kept bottled up and know that they won't judge you and will support you. Luke really makes me happy and I like being able to call him mine.

We shared little kisses here and there, which is always nice. We ended falling asleep at about 12 on my bed, both of us holding onto each other with my head in his neck. Being in his arms made me feel safe and protected, and that's a really good feeling.

We both woke up at about 10 and Luke had a text from Liz saying that he had to be home by 11 because they had to get ready for a lunch with their neighbors. So Luke left at about 10:30 and I was alone again.

I've been on the couch for about half an hour and I suddenly got a call from my mom,

"Hi baby, how are you?" She asked sweetly.

"I'm good, how are you guys?" I responded, sitting up from my laying position on the couch.

"We're good, but we just wanted to remind you that Carly is going to be arriving at the house at around 12." My mom informed me. I totally forgot she was coming! Ahh, I've missed her so much!

"I forgot! Yay! I can't wait to see her! Thanks for reminding me haha!" I told my mom. We talked for a few more minutes and then we ended the call.

I'm so fucking glad Carly is coming. I don't know how I even forgot! She's like the sister I never had but always wanted, but she's my cousin so that's close enough. Carly is 16, and with me being 17, we get along great. She had beautiful brown hair that had blond highlights. She's about 5'6, has the perfect body, and a fucking gorgeous face. I've always been jealous of her, which she probably doesn't know. She's athletic, outgoing, sweet, and her beauty helps with all of that. She's going to be a junior this year, but she sadly lives in San Francisco and I live in L.A. But on most breaks either I go up there or she comes down here which I enjoy.

Right now it was 11:30 so I decided I should get dressed to look slightly decent for Car. I went upstairs and threw on some American Eagle shorts, and a pink/orange shirt that had flowers on it. I did my usual makeup, braided my hair, and put on my glasses and headed off back down stairs. I went into the kitchen and grabbed an apple, snacking on that as I waited for Carly to arrive. I glanced up at the stove to see the time and it was 11:56 and I heard the doorbell ring. I got up and ran to the door, excited to see her. I threw the door open and pulled her inside.

"CAR!" I screamed and pulled her into a hug.

She hugged me back just as tight and screamed "JACK!" right back at me laughing.

We both settled down after asking each other how we had been and brought her stuff inside. I took it into my room, laying it down since she would be sleeping in my room with me.

We were sitting on the couch catching up, I told her about Luke being my boyfriend and she was really happy, then I got a text from Ashton. It said,

"Do you want to come over, all the guys and Jerika are coming over to hang out?"

"Would it be ok if I brought Carly, she arrived today?:)" I texted back, everyone knew her because she came to visit so often. I always felt that Ash liked Car, he would always get excited when she was here. She liked him, and I think they would be a cute couple. I didn't think 2 years was a big age difference, plus Carly was very mature for her age and I trusted Ash.

"CARLY'S HERE? Yay, of course she can come! Come over whenever." Ash texted back shortly after.

"Hey do you wanna go hang out with the guys and Jerika?" I asked her looking up from my phone.

"Sure! I miss 'em all! She told me smiling.

"We'll be over in about 10-15 minutes." I told Ashton. He replied with an ok and a smiley face at the end.

We grabbed our purses and phones, slipped our shoes Vans, mine back and hers sparkly black, and headed off to Ashton's house. He lived about 7-8 minutes away, so it wasn't a long drive. On the way we sang along to whatever random songs came on the radio and laughed at how weird we were singing and dancing. We soon arrived at Ashton's house and I parked on the curb, and we headed to the front door. I knocked and Luke opened the door, he pulled me into a hug and pecked me on the lips.

"Hey Carly!" He waved and smiled at her bringing her into a hug. Hey had sort of a brother/sister thing and it was adorable. We walked in and went to the basement which held everyone. As soon as we reached the bottom, everyone squished Car into a group hug, telling her they missed her and whatnot. I plopped onto the giant couch with Luke, his arm around my waist, my head leaning on his shoulder, while we waited till they were all done with Carly. After they finished, they all took a seat, and Cal and Jerika sat on the floor criss-cross, his arm around her waist and her head on his shoulder. They were too cute.

I looked down the row and saw Carly sitting next to Ashton. Fuck yeah! They need to get together, I'll have Luke help me with this later. After sitting around and talking for a little bit, Mikey suggested we play flashlight hid and seek in the dark seeing as it was 8:30 and fairly dark out. We all agreed, putting our shoes on, we grabbed some flashlight and paired up. Calum and Jerika, me and Luke, Ashton and Carly, and Michael all by himself, which he insisted he was completely ok with. Michael wanted to be the seeker, we all ran off into the dark, I grabbed Luke's hand and we were off to find a place to hide. I could hear Mikey counting down from 100 loudly.

This is going to be a fun night, I can already tell.

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