My American Idol//Luke Bryan and Katy Perry

Chapter 2

Luke's P.O.V.

I took Katy's advice and put some ice on my knee when I got home. I changed out of my jeans into shorts. That's when I saw that my knee was starting to bruise up. So when I went to bed, I put a paper towel on my knee and taped it down so it wouldn't fall off over night.

The next morning, I woke up, and the ice had melted into water. I untapped it and took off the paper towel. The bruising seemed to have gone down a lot. It was barely noticeable.

When I got to the American Idol studio, Katy seemed a bit off, but I didn't press her. One of the contestants cam in with a tiny speaker and a phone. She's set them on the piano on the other side of the room. "Tell us who you are." I said. "My name is Michelle Susset." She said with a kind of Mexican accent. "Okay Michelle, let's see what you got." Lionel said. Once she started singing, I was really impressed. It was all good until she said, "Come on, dance with me!" I turned to Katy and her eyes went wide. Lionel, on the other hand, stood up immediately and started dancing. I stood up next. I was thinking about doing what I did yesterday, but then I remembered my knee. So I just playfully took the shoulder part of my jacket off and started rolling my shoulder in kind of a sexy way. Then, unexpectedly, Katy got up and went around the table and started dancing. "Oh my god I can't believe this." Michelle said as Lionel was dancing with her. I don't blame her. I was a big fan of Lionel Richie when I was a kid. But then something happened to Katy. There's a reason you don't see people dance in heels very often. She fell flat on her stomach. And I could clearly see from where I was standing, under her dress. Lionel started to try to pick her up, but failed. I fell on my knees laughing. "Oh dear god!" I yelled. Lionel just tried to hide her backside from the camera. I bent down and put one hand under her arm, and the other on her back as she placed hers on my shoulders and I lifted her up. Lionel and Michelle just kept laughing. I was rubbing my eyes trying to erase what I saw out of my memory. I failed. "There are things, a man can't unsee." I said sitting down in my chair. That just made Michelle laugh more.

 Auditions again went by quickly again today. I guess Katy was sweating a lot because I saw her wipe her face off. Then some of her concealer came off. That was when I saw it. A bruise on her left cheekbone. I was suddenly overwhelmed with concern. I knew it was none of my business, but I had to find out what happened. "Katy." I said. She looked up at me. "Yeah?" She said. "Where did you get that bruise?" I asked. She looked down. Her eyes were filled with worry. "Hey, you know you can talk to me right?" I said. She nodded. "It was Orlando." She said. My eyes went wide. "Your boyfriend Orlando?" I asked. Again, she nodded. "What happened?" I asked.

Once she explained everything to me, I was a little confused. "We're you being distant?" "Yeah." She said. "Why?" I asked. "It's nothing." "It's not nothing Katy, it's obviously bothering you." I said. She took a deep breath. "I'm just gonna say it. I like you Luke Bryan."