ROBBERS // Luke Hemmings

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a little fight never killed nobody...

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“Sing for me Luke.”

Kodi sat on the counter in Luke’s kitchen as he was making a cake. She wore one of Luke’s t shirts, underwear, and knee high socks. Luke was in his boxers. They finished sex and Kodi announced that she wanted something sweet. So here they are at 2am, in the kitchen making cake.

This was a little while after the first time they robbed the store. Everything in their relationship seemed perfect.

“Sing?” Luke whined.

“Yes Lucas. Sing.”

“Lucas what the fuck.”

“I like calling you Lucas.”

“Lucas makes me sound like some nerd or some shit like that.”

“And what does Luke make you sound like?”

“A bad motherfucker who fucks girls and gets money and…”

“Luke… you are none of those things.” Luke scoffed and threw a handful of flour in her direction.

“You’re just a hater.”

“Please sing for me. I’ll pay you in sexual favors.” Luke looked at her. She batted her eyes. Her hands clasped together, pleading him to sing.

“Okay fine.” She grinned and rubbed her hands together in anticipation. Luke turned to face her and cleared his throat.

“YOU’RE INSECURE. DON’T KNOW WHAT FOR. YOU’RE TURNING HEADS WHEN YOU FALL THOROUGH THE DOOOOOR.” Luke belted out in an off key voice. Kodi just stared at him in disbelief. Then said.

“I’m pretty sure it’s walk through the door not fall through the door.”

“Whatever.” Luke waved the whisk in his hand in a shooing motion. Kodi rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.

“Luke, be serious. I want you to sing for me.”

“I’m making a fucking cake. Stop with the demands, Jesus.” He went back to making the cake.

“Really Luke. This is how it’s going to be.”

“What the fuck are you even talking about?”

“Why won’t you sing?”

“Maybe I don’t want to fucking sing!” Luke yelled. “It’s my voice, my decision.”

“Quit being a jerk.”

“When you stop being a royal bitch.” Kodi gasped.

“The fuck, Luke. All I asked was for you to sing.”

“And I said no I don’t want to.”

“I don’t know what happened to you Luke but I’m going to need you to take the stick out of your ass.” Then Kodi stalked out of the kitchen and left Luke standing there. He wanted to break something. They never got like this before. In their 4 months of being together.

Luke set down the whisk not in the mood to make a cake for an ungrateful bitch. He walked out of the kitchen and down the hallway. He stopped at the smell of weed coming from the bathroom. Twisting the doorknob he pushed the door open.

Kodi sat in the bathtub with her legs dangling over the side of the tub. In her hand was a blunt. Smoke escaped her lips. Luke just stood there, staring. She glanced at him and quickly averted her eyes.

“Kodi, I don’t want to fight with you.”

“Luke, I…”

“No listen.” Luke sat down on the toilet seat and grabbed the blunt out of her hand. She protested but he silenced her. After smoking a bit, he spoke.

“I don’t want to sing because the last time sung was at my grandmother’s funeral. She meant a lot to me. She was the only one who believed in me. So I’m so fucking sorry if I need time to ease back into singing.” Kodi was silent for a moment.

“When did your grandmother die?”

“Last year. I went back home, though it doesn’t feel like home anymore.” He put the blunt back in his mouth and breathed in. He leaned forward and she leaned forward and he blew the smoke in her mouth.

“Home is overrated.”

“Yeah. Fuck yeah.” He breathed out. “All that I can relate to home is a brokenness that I don’t want to experience again. Yet I feel it every fucking day. I feel like hollowness inside me. A derelict heart. Abandoned.”

Kodi stood up and reached Luke quickly. She straddled him and wrapped her arms around his neck.

“I can be your home.” She kissed him. “I can fill that void.” She kissed him again. “I’m sorry, Luke. Fuck, I’m so sorry for being a bitch to you. Shit.”

Luke kissed her long and hard. His hands holding her at the small of her back.

“Kodi, I want you to be my home. To be my lighthouse that guides me. I want you.” Luke kissed all over her face. She laughed and pinched his cheeks.

“I love you, Luke.”

She didn’t love him.

awww shiiiiiit Kodi

why say love if you don't mean it smh

ilysm