Dance on Main Street

Day 20

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I woke up sweating and breathing heavily. When I reached for Belle she wasn't in the bed. I stood up and started to look around for her.

Bathroom? Nope.

Living room? Nope.

Kitchen? Nope.

Boys room? Nope.

Balcony? Yes!

She had her legs tucked underneath her bum and a huge sweatshirt dangling off her body. Her hands were tucked into the sleeves and gripping a coffee mug. When I sat down next to her she didn't even flinch.

"Belle?" I softly ask. She turns to me and looks exhausted. The dark circles under her eyes were prominent.

"I can't sleep. Not until after the meeting." She says facing back towards the city. I sigh and take the mug from her hands.

"Bee, you have to sleep." I tell her. She shakes her head no and curls up even more into the chair. "Belle, I'm coming with you to protect you. Nothing is going to happen to you." I explain grabbing her hand.

"I'm not worried about me." She whispers. I pull her onto my chair and hold her. Her eyes close and I rock us side to side. After ten minutes shes quiet and sleeping. When I know she isn't just going to wake up, I fall asleep.

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"Luke. Luke!" Belle yells shaking me. I sit up and she's standing in front of me tapping her foot.

"Hm? What?" I ask stretching my arms. I notice our hair and clothes are wet. "Did it rain?" I ask getting up. She nods and continues to stand there.

"We have 7 minutes till we have to leave!" She yells. I run inside with her trailing closely behind. I toss her underwear, a bra, jeans, and a Coldplay shirt. I grab jeans, a plain black T-shirt, and my Vans. We split up and get dressed.

Two minutes later I run back to the room ready. Belle is frantically trying to put on makeup. I take the concealer out of her hand and put it in her bag.

"Sorry babe. Dont have time for that. And plus you don't have to impress him." I say grabbing her hand.

"I had 3 hours of sleep last night, I'm putting on some of my makeup!" She says in a stern voice. A grumpy Belle is a scary Belle.

"Could you do it in the car?" I ask. She groans and grabs the bag. We run to the door but Belle stops and runs to the kitchen. She comes back out with a bowl of dog food and puts it in the middle of the floor.

-

"Luke I think I'm gonna have a panic attack when he comes." Belle says. Her hands are shaking and she's sitting on my lap.

"Belle, you're gonna be fine." I whisper trying to calm her down. A panic attack is the last thing we need right now. A tall blonde guy walks in and sees us. Maybe Belle has a thing for blondes. He sits in the booth opposite us and glares at me. I tighten my arms around Belle's waist.

"Well what do you want?" Belle asks Putting her hands under the table. Probably so he doesn't realize how scared she is.

"I want to go back to how we were." Tyler simply says. Belle lets out a relieved sigh and stands up.

"Wow, if that's what you called me here for then it was good seeing you because hell no." She says reaching for my hand. Tyler glares at her and starts to stand up.

"Sit down." He growls. Her eyes widen and she sits down next to me. I link our fingers together. "I know you love me. You hide it but those feelings don't just go away. Plus I've changed He says leaning back.