Without You

Part 20 "That's my butt"

*Friday*

"Holy freaking guacamole! It is monsooning outside!" Eli removes his hood from his head.

"Looks like there isn't going to be a game tonight," Izzy says causing Eli to pout.

I feel a strong arm land on my shoulders and I look up and meet the gaze of Luke. He smiles and leans us back against the lockers.

We watch and laugh as Izzy, Olivia, and Eli all argue about their ideas on the field trip that is supposed to happen two weeks from today.

"Are you going?" Luke leans close to me and asks.

"I don't know yet," I shrug.

"I'll go if you do," he kisses my cheek and they automatically heat up, "so cute."

Looks like I'm turning in my field trip form.

"I guess we're going then," I smile up at him.

My crush on Luke Taylor has tripled from what it was a week ago. Now, I can't even barely think about him without blushing.

He went from a little crush to the biggest crush I've ever had in only a few days.

"I was really looking foreword to this game too," Eli pouts and changes the subject back to what it was originally.

"The rain'll ease up by then Eli," Luke says from beside me.

A minute or so later the bell rings and Olivia, Luke, and I start walking to English.

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"Luke and you would just be perfect together!" Olivia squeaks.

I take out my chicken salad and dig in.

I think we either need to have two lunches or we need to make our lunch earlier. I am always so hungry when it comes time to eat.

"Why don't we talk about you and Ryan?" I smile.

"O-oh," she blushes, "what about us?"

"Oh come on, it's obvious you are totally in love with him," Izzy snorts.

"Shut up Anthony lover!" Olivia sticks her tongue out a Izzy. Izzy thrusts her fork at Olivia's tongue and Olivia gasps.

"You almost cut my tongue off!" She says disbelievingly.

"Aw, you'll be fine."

"So, what about you and Ryan," I urge.

"I've liked him for a long time. I don't think he likes me. I don't even think he knew my name up until this year," she sighs dejectedly.

"Don't worry, I'm sure everything will work out," I sneak a glance at Izzy remembering our conversation with Eli a week or so back when he told us Ryan liked Olivia.

"Yeah okay! You wouldn't even know! You have Luke practically falling at your feet!" She blurts out before looking at me guiltily for yelling at me.

Luke isn't falling at my feet.

Right? Yeah that's right.

"Calm your tits Olivia, she's only trying to help you," Izzy adds in.

"I know. I'm sorry," she looks at me apologetically, "It's just, unlike you, the person I like doesn't like me back."

I rub my hand up and down her back in a comforting way. I push over my bag of ranch flavored veggie straws to her and she gratefully takes them.

"If you are so sure he doesn't like you then don't waste your time on him," Izzy shrugs when I give her a "what are you doing?" look.

"It's not that easy," she grumbles, "especially when I've liked him for as long as I have."