Reckless // luke hemmings

Chapter 6

|Jess|

Calum ran to go answer the door, slightly more excited then someone should be for seeing a friend, but I can tell he really wants this band thing to go well.

I heard the front door open and two voices exchange hellos. Calum's and I'm assuming this 'Luke' guy was the other voice.

I hear their footsteps walking towards the living room. My phone rang indicating I had revived a text message. I looked at it to see it was from my moms overprotective, cop boyfriend.

I honestly don't see why he gives the slightest damn about me. None of her other fuck buddy's did, so why does he. Why can't he just ignore me like the majority of her other boyfriends did?

I read the text.

'Where are you? your mother and I are worried sick!'

Sorry to brake it to him but my mother doesn't give a damn about me. Never has, never will.

"Hi I'm Luke." The boy introduced himself to us. I still hadn't looked up from my phone yet, why should I? It's not like he's going to actually matter to me. I stuck my hand out for him to shake it.

As soon as he touched my hand it started tingling. I don't know how else to describe it. It was like my hand was numb and my stomach seemed to have erupted with a strange feeling. I've never felt this before.

I finally looked up to have my brown eyes connect with the most precious blue eyes I'd ever seen. It might've just been me, but when I looked at him his eyes seemed to light up, or sparkle. When I looked into his eyes, it was like I'd known him my whole life. I saw us walking down the aisle. I saw what our kids looked like. I saw the house our children would grow up in. I saw us growing old together. And that was only me looking into his eyes.

I looked at the rest of his face. He was the most attractive boy I'd ever seen. He was perfection. I looked at his hair. it was an awful haircut, but I thought he looked amazing.

"Hi." I smiled at him. But not like my usual smile. This one was real. "I'm Jess." I drew my hand back. I'd been staring at him for what seemed like forever, but it was only 4:01.

He smiled back at me. His smile made my insides turn to mush. His smile could could light up a whole country.

"I'm Michael." Michael said sticking his hand out for Luke to shake. Which he did, taking his eyes away from mine in the process. My smile faded as our stare broke. Leaving my mind swirling with questions.

What was that feeling? Did he feel it too? Could it be love?

I immediately ruled out the last question. There's no way it was love. Love doesn't exist, and no boy is going to change my opinion on that.

He took a seat next to me, a little closer than someone would usually sit. Especially next to a stranger, but whatever maybe I'm just paranoid. He tapped my shoulder making it tingle again. I turned to face him again, staring into his beautiful crystal blue eyes.

"I like your shirt." He said his cheeks turning a slight shade of pink. Not too noticeable, but I noticed. I smiled, for real again. I felt my cheeks heat up slightly. Not enough to call it blushing, but enough so that I could feel just a little more awkward than usual. Which is completely strange I never blush.

"Thank you." He could not even like nirvana and I wouldn't care. And that says a lot.

I need to leave, I need to see Hannah and talk to her about this. I've never felt like this and I need someone to help me figure out what's going on.

"I-I um I need to go." I said stuttering. I never stutter. What the actual fuck is going on? I stood up.

"Why do you have go so soon?" Luke asked and grabbed my hand making the tingling feeling return.

"My mom would be worried." I lied through my teeth. I hate lying. To anyone. I just feel really guilty every time I lie. I'm a good lier, meaning I've never been caught in my lies. But this time when I lied, when I lied to him, it was like someone had reached into my chest and ripped out my heart. Or maybe that would've been less painful.

"Oh." He said, sounding extremely disappointed. Now it was like someone squeezed my heart till it exploded.

But again maybe that would be less painful. He weakly smiled at me and slowly let go of my hand.

"By Cal, nice meeting you." I fake smiled at him.

"You too." He smiled and waved back.

"Bye Mikey." I fake smiled and waved at him as well.

"Don't you need a ride?" He asked reaching for his keys.

"No I'll call Hannah." I reassured him.

"Bye Luke." I said smiled and waved at him. My smile being real this time around.

I walked out the door and began to close it when Michael appeared in the doorway.

"Are you sure Hannah will pick you up? I mean she did ditch you at that party." Michael said.

"Yes, she will. She left me at the party because I've told her not to wait up for me." I said slightly pissed off that he had the audacity to bring that up.

"Ok well bye, call me if you need anything." He said taking my phone from my hands and adding his number. I had it out about to call Hannah.

"Ok, bye Michael." I waved bye and turned around, hearing the door slam behind me.

I sighed and called Hannah, I asked her to meet me at the gas station by here to pick me up. Man it sucks having to rely on someone for transportation. I don't like relying on anyone for anything, but I have no other choice. I put my headphones, put on 99 revolutions by green day and started off to the gas station.