Every Time It Rains // L.H.

Part 5

I woke up the next morning in the condo in a bed next to Luke. I was also in pajamas. I really hoped Steph was the one who did that. I already knew Luke was the one who carried me everywhere. I still had my eyes shut though. I liked pretending to be asleep. Luke was awake. He was tracing my face and ears and playing with my hair.

"Oh, Lily. I can't believe I got you." He whispered. I think I wasn't meant to hear that, so I kept my mouth shut. I pretended that I was just waking up by stirring around and lightly yawning. I opened my eyes to a lovestrucked looking Luke.

"Hi." I say

"Hello beautiful." He kissed my forehead.

"How did I get into pajamas?"

"Ashton." he says simply.

"WHAT!?"

"Kidding, Love. It was Steph. You were seriously knocked out."

"Oh. Thank God." I looked into Luke's eyes and we just stared at each other for a moment. Then we both started laughing.

"Okay, Lily, Get up! We have activities planned today."

"Like?"

"Fun stuff." He said then picked me up brought me to the kitchen where Michael had made pancakes and we ate.

"Okay everyone. Today is a beach day. So Steph, Lily, bikinis." Michael said then winked. Then he laughed playfully. Luke came around me and grabbed my waist. 

"I like the sound of you in a bikini." He said flirtaciously. Then I got nervous. I didn't like the idea of being seen in a bikini by anyone other than Steph. I know Luke wouldn't judge but I was insecure. I had a few scars from when i was younger that were barely visible, but still there. I decided to not dwell on it though. While we all split up I pull Steph aside.

"Bikini?" I ask a bit scared.

"Lily, it's Hawaii, you knew you'd have to wear it when you brought it."  I just nodded and smiled. Once she left, I went to my suitcase and got my pink bikini. I went to the bathroom to change, letting Luke change in the room. I looked at myself after i changed. Quickly i put the sundress over myself. I was scared. Oh well. Not much I can do now about it. I went back into the room to Luke lying on the bed so I ran up to him and jumped onto the bed, straddling his body.

"Hey Lily-pad." He laughs. I lean down and kiss him. He moves me over and now he's the one straddling me. I look into his eyes. "That's not fair. You get to see me in a swimsuit why cant I see you in one. I tried to push him off so I could get up, but him being much stronger than me, he had to get himself up. So once i stood up I took off my sundress. 

"Me in a swimsuit." I said. I felt tears forming in my eyes. Because honestly I didn't have a perfect body. I had a scar here and there, a bruise from when I fell on my thigh after my step monster slapped me, and overal I wasn't that pretty. 

"Lily, baby, why are you crying? "He said then he flashed one of his award winning smiles, "Your beautiful." He says sincerely. 

"You really think that?"

"Think? No, I know that." He smiles then wraps me in a hug. "Oh, Lily, I think that without eachother we'd fall apart."

I end the hug to look up him, "why would you think you'd fall apart?" I ask curiously. He then did something I didn't expect him to do. He smirked and then started taking off all the bracelets that covered his wrists. Slowly letting scars appear. Once all of them were off, I took his wrists and traced each of the scars. "why'd you do this"

"My life isn't perfect either. My family ignored me, I was bullied. But things got better." He smirks. "Let's not dwell on it, I want to go to the beach" He starts to jump up and down. then he picks me up bridal style and runs me to the beach. Luckily the condo- think was literally on the beach. We get towards the water and Luke still hadn't put me down.