To the moon ♡ muke

30 - still believe in magic? ☽

the last chapter; thank you so much for reading!

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5 months later

As he walked out through the massive French doors that lead from the Hemmings' family's great library to their massive backyard, Luke smiled widely when he saw his little cousins running towards him.

He kneeled on one knee and embraced all three little princesses he only got to see a few times per year. "Happy birthday, Luke." They said in sync and kissed different spots on his face.

"Thank you." He smiled once more and complimented each of their lovely dresses. "I made sure we got a bouncy castle so you three lovelies could play in it."

Luke only had to point towards the pink castle and his cousins were already halfway there.

"I can't believe you invited my parents." He turned and saw Lia in an all-black attire even though it was horrifyingly hot. "Happy birthday you dork."

Lia was small but her hugs were bone-breaking. Luke kissed the top of her head and squeezed back. "Thank you."

He walked her towards a big table under the tent his grandma insisted on having.

"It's been an eventful year." Luke smiled. "I decided on hosting a huge party to say thank you to a lot of people. Your parents are definitely on the top of that list."

Lia rolled her eyes. "I know, but the chief of the police? That's a bit excessive. Last year it was just you and me, ice cream and bad TV programs."

"Next year, I promise."

That was all he could say to her because he had more hugs and wishes to accept from her brother and Calum. What he wanted to add was a triple-date getaway vacation for his birthday. If of course by then Lia and Ashton would stop not so secretly making out in closets.

Luke could swear that since Calum's oak tree and Liam's water drop tattoos were colored Calum was smiling extra brightly. Which was rare for the normally quiet and moody boy.

"Where's your loverboy?" Liam teased, making Luke blush. He still couldn't quite believe he had a soulmate, that Michael was his soulmate.

"They should be here soon. His entire family is coming so I'm sure they didn't want to be here first. That would be a bit awkward." Luke faked a smile to hide how nervous he was about the matter.

"Entire family?" Calum asked, clearly surprised.

Luke nodded. "First time in fifty years will a Clifford who isn't Michael or his mother enter this residence."

"That's big," Lia commented.

He smiled, it was big. In a good way, in the best way possible. His grandfather himself called Michael's grandad and invited them over. Not only were they accepting him and Michael, but they were also accepting love instead of hate.

"It is, so if you see any Clifford and Hemmings seating too close to each other please seat in between and start a conversation. I don't want this to flop."