Niall's Sister [L.H.]

12. We Do What We Want

Jacklynn's POV

"Well, looks like we are finally back." I lightly laughed, trying to be quiet as we stood in the hallway. It was somewhere around 1am, we just returned from what Luke liked to call, our 'long way home.' It wasn't that we walked too far away from the hotel, we actually weren't as far away as we thought we were. The reason we were returning so late was because we had stopped at a little diner once we got into the city and ended up talking for a few hours. We lost track of time way too easily.

"We are." Luke lazily smiled, looking very sleepy as he leaned against his hotel room door. I was ready to fall asleep at any moment as well, we did a lot of walking today. "Goodnight, Luke." I smiled at him, grabbing my room key out of my back pocket. "Goodnight, Jackie." he grinned, walking up to me. I was going to ask him what he was doing, until he wrapped his arms around me. I hugged him back, a warm feeling taking over my body. "I'll see you tomorrow." he mumbled, kissing my forehead.

I basically melted on the inside as his lips stayed there for a few seconds, giving me one more squeeze then letting me go completely. He grinned again as he walked backwards to his door, picking his key out of his pocket before turning around and entering his room. I stood in the hallway for a few more seconds, smiling to myself before turning around and going into my room. Today was a day I would never forget.

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Luke's POV

"Hey, Luke." a voice said as I shut my door, making me jump. I quickly turned around to see Niall and Ashton sitting in front of the TV and a big box of pizza on the ground, mostly aten. "You guys scared me." I chuckled, putting a hand on my chest whilst trying to make my heart rate go down. "Sorry, mate." Niall laughed, wiping his hands on a napkin. "What are you guys doing up so late?" I asked, walking into the kitchen and pulling out a water. "Watching movies. What were you doing out so late?" Niall asked, furrowing his eyebrows. "Yeah mate, what were you doing at one in the morning?" Ashton giggled, like he knew. Well, he probably did know. "Just walking." I answered, shrugging and walking to my bed. "With anyone?" Ashton asked. I need to remember to punch him later. "Uh," I glanced at Niall, "Jacklynn and I got a little lost earlier and-" I was cut off. "Woah, wait. You were with my sister for the last 12 hours?" Niall asked, confused. "Yeah..." I sighed, looking down. It didn't feel like 12 hours when I was with her, I thought we were only out for a little bit, not half of a day. "Luke, can I talk to you in the hallway please?" Niall asked, standing up. I gulped, nodding before following him out the door. I gave Ashton a hopeful glance, only to find a scared expression on his. That didn't help at all. When I shut the door I slowly turned to Niall, terrified of whatever he was going to say.

"Look, Luke," Niall said, looking down at the ground. He ran a hand over he is face before continuing, "Jacklynn has been through a lot." He said it like it hurt him to say it, his eyes where scrunched a little and he was playing with his fingers. "I know." I nodded, afraid of were this conversation was going. "A-and a lot of those things she's been through a lot of things that no one should have to go through, let alone grow up with their entire life's." He was beginning to pace in front of me, twiddling his thumbs and running a hand through his hair. "What do you-" I was cut off, "Luke, I love you as a brother, but I can't chance you hurting her Luke." he ran a hand through his hair, shaking his head. "Niall, I would never-" I was cut off again, "I know. I know you wouldn't mean to, but neither did anyone else. I know you like her, we all do. You make it pretty obvious." he lightly chuckled, "But I can't let her get hurt. She is just starting to get used to everything happening, and I want it to stay that way." he said sternly. I nodded, knowing what he meant. She briefly told me about what happened before she found Niall and her birth parents, but she ended up in silent tears and I ended up cheering her up by tickling her. That was about a week ago.

"I understand." I kept my head down, trying not to sound too upset about it. I was actually planning to ask her out when we got back to America, but obviously that isn't going to happen after everything Niall just said to me. I didn't want to get on Niall's bad side, and I my crush wasn't that big of a deal anyways. I would get over it, it wasn't a big deal. She wouldn't feel the same way anyways.

Right?

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Jacklynn's POV

I quickly changed into my sweat pants and a baggy shirt that I believed was Niall's. I walked to the front door, were I had lazily thrown my bag while shutting the door, and grabbed my phone from were I thought it would be in my backpack. That was until I remembered, Luke had it. He stole it while we where at the diner because I kept checking the time. "Shit." I whispered to myself, standing up to go get it from him. I was about to open the door until I heard voices on the other side. "-she's been through a lot of things that no one should have to go through, let alone grow up with their entire life's." a voice said, I think it was Niall's voice. Who was he talking about? Was he talking about me? Why was he talking about me? "What do you-" another voice said, and I could tell right away that it was Luke. My insides twisted. "Luke, I love you as a brother, but I can't chance you hurting her Luke." Hurt me? Luke would never hurt me. Would he? "Niall, I would never-" he sounded desperate to speak . "I know. I know you wouldn't mean to, but neither did anyone else. I know you like her, we all do. You make it pretty obvious." Niall laughed, and my whole body froze. Luke liked me? Why would he like me? Was it really obvious? "But I can't let her get hurt. She is just starting to get used to everything happening, and I want it to stay that way." Niall said sternly and I frowned. He may be my brother but he can't help if I get hurt or not. I'm 16, turning 17 soon. He can't treat me like a little kid. It was silent for a little while, only my breathing I could hear, oh and my heart pounding. "I understand." My heart shattered. I guess he doesn't like me as much as Niall made it sound.

I heard Niall pat him on the shoulder, "Thanks mate. get some sleep. You look like yo are going to fall over."I could feel Niall's smirk, I rolled my eyes. Niall can be such a dick. I heard him walk away, down to his room most likely. A few moments after Niall shut his door, I could still hear Luke's breathing. I slowly opened my door, finding Luke with his hands over his face, sitting on the ground against his door. He looked up when I closed my door, and I wanted to jump off a cliff when I saw his face. He had tears in his eyes, his face becoming a dark shade of pink. I sat down across from him against my door, keeping my mouth shut. I didn't know what to say. "What are you doing up, you should be asleep by now." he said quickly, rubbing his hands over his eyes, trying to make the tears go away. "So should you." I told him, crossing my legs and pulling my knees under my chin. "How much of that did you hear?" he shook his head, not looking back up to me. "Enough." I whispered, playing with the fabric of my pants. He gave a loud sigh, looking up at the ceiling. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" he gave a breathy laugh, lightly shaking his head again. He finally looked at me, his bloodshot blue eyes meeting my glossy ones. "Do you really like me?" I asked, so lightly I could barely hear myself. His lips became a straight line as he began looking into space. I was about to give up for an answer when he nodded, making my stomach flip.

"Not that it matters." he whispered, looking down at his hands, playing with his thumbs. "What do you mean?" I whispered back, tilting my head to the side a little. "You don't like me back. And even if you did, your brother wouldn't allow it." he shook his head, keeping his eyes down. "Well,-" I began, standing up and going next to him, "for starters, I do like you." I looked down at him. he brightened up at my confession, but then remembered what he had just said. "But-" I cut him off, sitting down next to him. "Second, my brother has no decision on who I like, or who I get hurt by." I said, a small smile on my lips. He seemed to take a few moments to register what I had said. I let him think in silence, my eyes taking in all of his features as he looked ahead into space.

"So, now what?" he asked, turning his head to me. I thought for a few seconds, a smile brought to my lips. "We do what we want."

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GAH GIVE ME THIS RELATIONSHIP

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