Having Luke

Chapter 2

Luke unlocks the car he looks at me extremely weird asking why I'm smiling like a fool. "James just gave me his number" I say almost screaming. He gets in the car, turns the music all the way up and doesn't dare to look at me except the rode. I glare at him in disgust as to why he is acting like this. Is he jealous? No he can't be, he probably just doesn't want to see me get hurt. As he pulls in front of my house I tell him to come inside and look at his house, to see his fathers car there. He pulls in the drive and doesn't say anything to me. I unlock the door and step inside to smell pizza! I immediately drop my bags and run into my fathers arms to feel his arms wrapped around me and a kiss upon my forehead. he of course asks me how my day went and I say ok, I don't dare mention what happened with Seth. I unfold the paper and place it on the counter to show my dad. He gives me a high five only to be startled as Luke drops his bags on the floor and practically stomps upstairs. Dad gives me an uneasy look and I hurry and make a plate of pizza slices for me and him. I go in the guest room to find him laying on the bed with his eyes closed. I sit the plate on the desk and lay right next to him. "why have you been acting so weird ever since I got James's number, what's wrong?" I say almost forced. He doesn't look at me or even flinch at my voice, just simply replies "because I don't want to see you get hurt, all of a sudden he shows an interest in you after the Seth incident?" he says harshly. "I don't know but I promise I won't do anything stupid". He looks me in the eyes this time and doesn't say anything. I have to get started on my English I say and walk out. I go into my room and sit down. I put my phone on my speakers and play the song classic that I'm obsessed with. I type it on my computer to tell me the number of words. as I reach 803 I finally save and print the assignment and turn off my music. I head to the office and get the paper and stick it in my folder. I go in my dads room to find him laying down watching some tv. I ask him if we can go out to dinner and he says yes and with that I practically skip upstairs. I walk into the guest room and tell Luke, he says sorry. " no need I get it, I should actually say thank you for the thing with Seth" I say looking at him. He grabs me and hauls me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and drops me on my bed and walks out getting dressed. As I apply some mascara and change into white shorts and a pink shirt I head downstairs. Luke is watching tv on the couch with my dad. They both get up and we get into my dads Audi and head off to a new restaurant. The restaurant is called "El parrie" supposedly a French restaurant, as we walk in I see a very familiar face. James! I excitedly greet him with a hug!!! OMG I can't believe I just hugged him, I've never done that woah! he exchanges a nod with Luke and a hand shake from my father as he introduces himself. "I hope I meet you better another time instead of like this" he says which makes me and my dad smile, but Luke's jaw clenches tight. He places menus on the table and helps me with my chair. I order a dr. pepper, my dad orders a glass of wine, and luke just gets water. great luke is in a hissy mood which means he will fight with me when I get home. I order spaghetti and meatballs and so does Luke, my dad gets manicotti. As the food comes out I give James a big smile and he returns it with a wink as he walks away. I dig into the delicious food and so does everybody else. My dad pays the bill and leaves a really good tip and I write my number on the back of it and hug James back one more time before we leave. The car ride seems long as my dad keeps telling me things he liked about James. "he has a good personality and seems well mannered" my dad exclaims! that's it Luke gets out and slams the door and runs inside with a slam of the side door also. Fuck I think to myself he is pissed off! my dad gives me a

sympathetic look and asks why he is acting so weird? " he is afraid I'm going to get hurt?" I reply coming out more of a question than an answer. my dad just nods his head in understand meant and parks the car in the garage. I give my dad a kiss goodnight and apologise for Luke's behaviour and run upstairs. I know exactly where he is.