Close as Strangers

Chapter 6

I headed to meet Luke, blazer draped over my bag, smacking my leg as I stride down the street, excited to meet up just like old times.

Entering the cafe, I looked around to see that Luke was sat in the corner of the cafe with two smoothies, one of which was my favorite. I couldn't hold back the smile on my face and I headed over to greet him.

We sat talking for hours, catching up again, talking about his touring, school, my art, everything we've missed these past eight months. I sat sipping on my smoothie, my lip gloss making the straw sticky, listening to Luke, watching the way his eyes light up when he talks about touring, playing guitar and singing. I knew that it was truly what he loved. Even if he says he loves me more then it all, it's music. I knew I couldn't hold him back from it before. I love him more then anything, and I can't hold him back from what he loves; music.

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I loved talking to her again, it was as if something was missing in my life that I haven't realized I missed. She talked about art and how it made her feel, I knew that was her first love. She never really made time for dating before me, it was her everything. I wanted to be permanent in her life, screwed together by my love, but I wasn't even though I wanted to be. Art was what was permanent in her life, she was bound to it like a chemical fusion and I couldn't come between her and art, as much as I loved her, I can't make her follow me around the world on tours in the future if that means she'll be away from her art. She slowly stopped talking about it, realizing she was talking fast, making her face blush.

"Sorry, I just, art is one thing that's kind of there for me."

"Iz, I don't want to make you choose between your art and me, it's been the one consistent thing in your life, and I can't take that from you. I love you, but I want you to be happy."

"Luke I want to be with you, when the timing is right. I love art, but I love you. I don't want to make you leave music behind for me, music is your everything, and I can see it when you talk about it. I can't make you stop performing, I can't make you bring me along on tour, holding you back from your full potential."

"Izzy, you're not doing any of that, you're not going to, I just want you to be happy, I love you and I want you to be happy."

"Luke." She smiled, brought her hand to my face. I looked down and held her hand to my face. I missed her so much. We can't date yet though, we have to stick it out until the timing is perfect. We can't ruin things by jumping too fast. We continued talking and we headed out, I walked her home, feeling my phone vibrate in my pocket the whole way home, knowing it was either management or the group chat with the lads. I brought Izzy to her house, walking her to her door, giving her a kiss on the forehead good bye.

Opening my phone up on the way back home I saw that I head three missed calls, and the guys were texting up a storm. I sent them a text saying;

"What's going on guys?"

Michael replied first saying; "Dude, we're going on a world tour!" Yes! Another tour, I'm excited and I can't wait to go with my best friends around the world.

"That's great!! When do we go?"

Calum answered next, "We leave in two weeks." Two weeks, but I just started talking to Izzy again, that's no time at all and I just got her back in my life.

"That's so soon."

Aston replied, "Yeah but it's okay, you and Izzy are okay now, right?"

"Yeah, but I'm not completely sure how we're going to be when we go away."

Michael answered next, like clockwork "It'll all work out man, don't sweat it."

"Yeah thanks man." I put my phone in my pocket and headed continued home having no clue what I was going to do.

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