The Angel to my Scars

Chapter 7

****Three days later****

**At the airport**

"I'm going to miss you so much." I cry into Luke's shoulder. Eight months without him. Eight months is going to feel like eight years. We had three months worth of summer plans together. Now, they've all flown out the window.

"I'll miss you too." He tells me.

"Tell the boys I said hi." I laugh.

"I will. I promise." Luke says. After Hugging for a while, we finally look up at each other. Then we kiss. Four days of dating and we've finally had our first kiss together.

"I love you!" I holler as he walks away with his friends.

"I love you too!" He hollers back.

I can't believe it. Eight months. Without him. Its too long. Skyping, calling, texting, and all those ways of communication, won't feel like enough than to actually see him in my own eyes. Standing right in front of me. Being here in person. Not virtual.

After seeing his plane leave, I leave the airport. Eight months is all it is. Eight months and he'll be home and I'll be in his arms. Eight months is all I need to last.

I get a text from my dad reading 'Hi sweetie, your mom wanted me to tell you, you need to come over to my house today.'

Well, at least I'll be with my dad. He's a ton more company than my mom is. He cares a heck of a lot more than my mom does. The drive to my dad's house a fairly long. Mainly because he lives clear across town.

"Dad! I'm home!" I holler when I enter.

"Hey sweet heart. How's your day been?" My dad asks. He's a lot more cheery than my mom is.

"I really don't want to talk about it." I answer covering my face.

"Claire, I'm your father. You can tell me anything."

"Luke and I are dating and him and his friends started a band and they're on tour for eight months starting today.

"Sweetie, it'll be alright. I'm right here and what happened with you and Brandon?" My dad explains opening his arms for a hug.

"Him and Tasha were dating behind my back." I explain. Its easy now not to cry about them. I no longer hangout with either of them or even talk to either of them. Ever since that day its been Luke, his friends my new best friend Ashley, and me.

"Well, why don't we watch our favorite movie." My dad suggests.

"Bench Warmers!" I say smiling.

"There's my little princess I remember." My dad laughs.

Bench Warmers has been my favorite movie for as long as I can remember. Luke would always come over to my house every day so we could watch it. Then we would go to the baseball fields and play a small round of baseball. Only I would throw softball fast pitch style.

By the end of the movie, tears rush down my face. I miss Luke like insanity. He's always been around me for as long as I could remember. Now that he's not here, its a foreign feeling.

"If you don't mind, I'm going to the batting cages for a little while." I explain leaving.

"Alright, I'll see you later sweetie."

The batting cages are in practically the center of Portland. "Twelve rounds please." I ask for the tokens to play. I'm handed a bat and helmet. I step into the cage and start the machine. Pitch after pitch I hit line drives. Best I've ever hit.

All I can think of is what am I going to do for eight months without Luke. I love him. I miss him. I need him.

"Ms. we're closing in five minutes." the clerk tells me.

I haven't been hitting for that long. Have I? Last I checked it was four o'clock. I check my phone. It's 7:55!!!! I better get home. I wonder if they made it to I want to say Moscow.

I get home and turn on my computer immediately. Then get on skype. He's online thank goodness. I send a video chat request. Finally his face is shown on the screen.

"Hey babe." Luke says.

"Hey," I say.

"Claire, Luke misses you!!" I hear Michael holler.

"He kept crying the entire way here!" Calum hollers.

"Non stop talk about you!" Ash yells

"Will you guys shut up for once!" Luke snaps at them.

"So, how was your flight?" I ask.

"It was alright. Way too long though." He explains. "How was your day?"

"Baseball loaded." I explain. "First I watched Bench Warmers, then went to the batting cages."

"Just like old times I see." Luke laughs.

"Luke, I got a joke to tell you." A familiar voice says

"Harry, I'm trying to talk to my girlfriend please not now." Luke begs. Oh my gosh. Its freaking Harry Styles.

"Okay, then I will tell the both of you." Harry says sitting next to Luke in front of the video camera. "Oh pretty girlfriend you have there. Okay, so, what do you get when Obama eats broccoli."

"Dear lord help us." Luke says pinching the bridge of his nose.

"Barrocli." Harry says slapping his knee and laughing.

"Ash can you go get either Niall or Louis please?" Luke begs.

"That's pretty funny Harry." I fake laugh. "Harry can I tell you something?"

"Oh course love."

"I am such a huge fan of you guys. When I found out Luke was going on tour with you guys I psyched to find out." I explain.

"Why thank you." Harry says smirking.

"Harry, quite disturbing Luke's girlfriend." Niall says walking in.

"Hi Niall." I wave.

"Hi uh Luke what's her name again?"

"Claire."

"Hi Claire! Okay Harry, lets go." Niall demands grabbing Harry by his wrist.

"Bye Claire."

"Bye Harry. Okay, so what all has been going on with you guys?" I ask.

"Not much. Harry making his dumb jokes. Ash acting like the three year old he is. Michael playing video games the entire way here. Calum snapping at everyone on Twitter who thinks he's Asian. Me being me. Louis talking to his girlfriend Eleanor. Zayn begging everyone to by Little Mix's new CD. Liam crying about breaking up with Danielle. And Niall laughing at everything Ash does and begging to be in the band." Luke explains.

"Well, sounds pretty casual to me." I laugh.

"Yeah," Luke says biting his lip. "I miss you."

"I miss you too." I say trying not to cry. "I love you."

"I love you too."

"Luke and Claire, sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love then comes marriage," The boys start chanting.

"If you say anything about a baby in a baby carriage, I will make sure Josh or someone pours water or something on your guys' heads." Luke snaps.

"I'm getting kind of tired." I yawn.

"Just keep the skype call going and fall right asleep. I won't mind." Luke explains as I fall asleep. I wish he was here. I wish I could fall asleep in his arms like I have been. Not through a Skype call.

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