Without You

Part 25 "You're gonna regret that"

*LUKE'S POV*

I freeze at my sudden realization.

I'm falling for her.

"You okay?" She tugs on my shirt to get my attention.

"Huh? Oh yeah." I snap out of it.

"How will that blow your cover?" I question.

"Because-" Eli cuts her off running up to us.

"Aubrey! I've been looking all over for you!" He pants.

"Go away," I tell him.

"Hush now," he raises his hand up to my face and I smack it away.

"This guy right here," he points to me, "broke my tibia."

"Broke your tibia?" Aubrey questions confusedly.

"Yes, he kicked it so hard, I couldn't breathe for like a minute and a half," he explains.

"Well that's no good," Aubrey plays along.

"I know...tell him to not do it again."

"I've gotta go, they're walking in!" She spots the girls walk into the cafeteria and she goes to meet them.

"Ha," I deadpan.

"How rude," Eli pouts.

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*AUBREY'S POV*

"Oh great, she's back," Jessie rolls her eyes when she sees me walk up next to Izzy. I feel a small pang in my chest, but I shove it aside.

That one hurt just a little.

We take a seat at our regular lunch table and begin eating.

"I'll go get you your food, Jessie!" Olivia jumps up and begins walking to the wrong side of the cafeteria. I look towards Izzy and I see she's trying to hide the smirk on her face. I tap her arm and furrow my eyebrows in question.

"She's going to give her something nasty and say it's cafeteria food," she whispers in my ear.

"I think she said she was going to give her fish," she explains further and my eyes widen. I'm heavily allergic to seafood. Doesn't matter what kind it is, if it lives in the sea, it can't be anywhere near me.

Hey, that rhymed.

I look over at Jessie to make sure she isn't looking before leaning in to whisper in Izzy's ear.

"I'm allergic to fish."

"Go sit with Luke, I'm sure he won't mind," She whispers back with a smirk. I roll my eyes at her and bite down on my lip to keep from smiling.

"Hurry, she's almost back!" She nudges me and I grab my lunch bag and start the journey to Luke's table.

"Where's she going?" I hear Jessie ask and I can only leave it up to Izzy's wild imagination to make up the reason why I'm going to sit at Luke Taylor's table.

I tap on Luke's broad shoulder softly when I get to his table and he turns around. A small smile breaks out onto his face and he pulls me by the hand until I'm sat beside him.

"I thought you sitting here would blow your cover?" Luke smirks.

"Well I'd rather have my cover blown than have an allergic reaction," I take out my food and set it neatly on the table.

"What?" Luke, Ryan, and Eli all say in unison.

"I'm allergic to seafood," I sigh.

I've always wondered what seafood tastes like. Is it good? Is it bad? I've heard that some people love it and some people don't.