These Lights

Fifteen: Luka Knows

"Open up!!" There was so much banging on the door I jumped, Aaron groaned behind me, I took a look at the clock, it was three in the afternoon, the banging started again!

"Open the door!" Aaron slowly got up, slipped on his bandana and looked out his bedroom door and at the apartments entrance, I move myself slightly to watch him.

"Who is it?" He responds calmly, A familiar voice shouted back.

"Luka!" Aaron opened the door to reveal her, Katelyn wasn't with her, so she must be at work, I saw her look around for me.

"Where's Aph?" She asked him, and I closed my eyes, I was still tired, I didn't really sleep, Aaron wouldn't stop kissing me all the time we were in bed, not that I minded.

"Still asleep." I heard him say, and she immediately giggled, Uh oh...

"Why is she in your bed Aaron? Hmmm?" If Luka knew she would tell Katelyn and Katelyn would then proceed to murder both of us.

"Couch was wet." He lied, and Luka sounded disappointed before creeping up on him again.

"Did you two sleep together?" He grunted Because she had laid a hand on his back and he didn't like contact with people, other than me obviously.

"We slept as in, we were unconscious while in the same bed, Yes." He elaborated, glancing over at me and catching me with my eyes open.

"Hehehe." He chuckled, Luka looked over at the bed where I was and suddenly I was being prodded by a long finger.

"Aphie! Wakey Wakey eggs and bakey." I groan a push her away, covering my head with the blankets.

"Unless you plan on actually making eggs and bacon, I'm not getting up." Aaron chuckled and I heard him crash around the kitchen.

Luka pouted next to the bed, but she didn't for long, because a wonderful smell of bacon and eggs wafted through the air.

I flung up from the bed, Aaron was already looking at me and giving me a knowing smirk, but Luka, what she did made me heart stop.

"Oh my Irene.... Couch was wet my butt!" He had her hands over her mouth trying to stop from laughing, Aaron rushed over and started chuckling.

"Wow Babe.... you bruise like a peach...." I was confused, so I took my phone and looked at myself.

There was a long purple bruise going down my neck where Aaron had kissed me for all those hours.

"Irene.... You two really are.... He really made a mark on you." Aaron bent over and grazed him fingers over it, I seethed and pushed his hand away, holding the bruise out of embarrassment.

"You did this!" I yelled at him and he put his hands up like he was getting arrested.

"Guilty." He snickered And Luka looked between us a smile getting larger and larger on her face.

"It'll be gone in a week, until then.... everyone's gonna know your mine." He smirked and my face went pink.

"I have to work! What if Gene sees me? He doesn't need to know!" He was still holding on to his lopsided smile, and he chuckled.

"Have you seen what you did to my back?" I went red and gulped, and he had a victorious look on his face.

"D-don't change the subject." I muttered and finally Luka squealed, hugging me.

"Ahhh! You two are so cute! Oh wait until I tell Katelyn!" She sped off before I could even say a word and slammed the door behind her, I sighed and Aaron took another long look at the mark he made on my neck.

"Is it sore?" He asked and I nodded, it stung, it felt like a carpet burn, he slid of his bandana and handed it to me.

"Wrap this around your neck, It'll hide it." He went back into the kitchen as I held the thin piece of red cloth in my hands and tied it around my neck.

"Though I don't know why you'd want to..." He chuckled as I started making coffee, I didn't look at him, I felt sick to my stomach.

It wasn't like I was sick, I just felt like something bad was gonna happen, a nervous ball growing in my stomach.

I felt Aaron wrap his arms around me, laying his head on mine as I watched the coffee drip into the pot.

"Are you really mad about the hickey?" I sighed, for such a confident man he really was insecure about his relationships.

"I'm more upset that Luka knows. Katelyn is gonna Kill you." I heard him growl and roll his hands up in my body.

"I know..." He pouted Before reluctantly releasing me and pouring the bacon and eggs into a plate.

"He sat them in the counter and I brought him his coffee, sitting down next to him, staring into space.

"Hey... I wanna know.... Ein." He spoke up and my blood ran cold, I looked over at him with a grim expression.

"What about him?" I asked with a tension in my voice, I know he heard it, maybe he was trying to ignore it.

"Sorry, I know it's a touchy subject, but why did you get with him to begin with, he sounded like an ass." I sighed, I knew we'd have this conversation eventually, I guess now was as good a time as any.

"He... was there when my mother died. He made me feel loved, he would take me out and take my mind off it." Those few years were not happy years of my life.

"He was my escape. I loved him." I admitted, and I saw Aaron flinch at the word love.

"But... he turned into a jerk, he started to blame me for his lack of a job, started staying out later. And that's when I found out he was cheating." He chuckled, but I didn't find it so funny.

"Sorry, I was just thinking he was insane to give up such a beautiful girl." I smiled and, after sharing, I felt better, and I sighed in contentment.

"Maybe your right..." I close my eyes for a moment and finish my breakfast, picking up my headphones by the door.

"I'm heading-"

"Can I Come with you?" He interrupted, his face went a little red, but I giggled at his bashfulness and nodded.

"Yeah, come on." I was about to open the door when a small knock echoed from the other side.

Confused I open the door.

And my heart falls down into my stomach.

Two grayish blue eyes stared back at me, a faded blue streak in his dark hair, and a large toothy smile.

Ein.