Let Me Show You

24. Tears

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By the end of his story Luke is in tears and when I reach up to brush some hair out of my face I realize that I've been crying too.

I don't even need to ask why he kept the lights off because I used to do the same thing.

The whole time I was waiting for Luke to use the word "love" but he never did.

"Luke listen to me... you were never in love with this girl! You need to realize this and let it all go" I say as more tears run down my face.

I don't know why I'm so upset. Perhaps it's the connection of feeling broken that we share. Or perhaps it's the connection I feel towards him that I unsure if we share.

"I never said I loved her..." 

"I know you never said it but I know you were thinking it" I reply regreting it the second it escapes my mouth. "Luke I'm here for you! We have both made mistakes now let's just put them in the past and start over!"

By the end I'm whispering in his ear, practically on his lap. I know he can feel my breathing on his face I just hope he can feel the emotion that I'm breathing as well.

"You're right" he says with a sudden change in attitude. I feel him get up and hear him walk over towards the front door. I'm scared he is going to leave me alone but instead, to my surprise, he switches the lights on.

I'm momentarily blind but as soon as I regain my sight I see Luke looking right at me. He's smiling but I can still tell he's been crying. I don't even want to know how bad I look...

"I'm Luke Hemmings! It's nice to meet you!" He says holding out his hand. A smile creeps onto my face as I place my hand in his.

"I'm Dakota Lively! It's nice to meet you too! You're that guy from that band 5 Seconds of Summer right?"

"I am! And you're One Direction's photographer!"

"I think I'm also you're photographer" I say and we both laugh. He wraps his arm around me and asks if I "want to watch some TV?"

I nod my head and snuggle up close to his chest. I'm the perfect height to rest my head right on his heart and listen to it beat. I can feel him starring down at me and I can only imagine what he's thinking.

"You better not tell me what a mess I look like right now!" I playfully yell at him.

"Trust me! I look WAY worse!"

"Shut up! You look like a hot rock star!"

"You shut up! You look like a hot model!"

"STOP NO I DON'T" I angrily yell at him through a huge smile.

"I like you..." 

The room goes silent except for the TV commercials and I can feel Luke's heart beating faster and faster as he waits for my response.

"And I really like you" I say turning my head up to look at him. I feel my own heart beginning to beat faster and faster as Luke leans in for the kiss.

"ALL RIGHT TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS!" Ashton yells bursting through the door as I jump off of Luke. "Oh they are already on, that's weird! OH! Oh my god I'm so sorry I'll just, umm I'll just go now, you two have fun or whatever! Bye!"

I snap my head back to look at Luke and we both look scared to death. The smiles start to grow on our faces and we both begin to laugh like crazy.

"Where are you going?" Luke asks after he controls his laughter.

"I'm going to shut the lights off" I say walking over to the light switch. The TV is on now so it's not as dark and I find my way to Luke much easier. I plop down on the couch and Luke wraps his arms around my pulling me back closer to him.

We continue where we left off leaning in towards each other. This is it...

"DAKOTA!" The room quickly becomes flooded with light as I once again jump off of Luke. "You need to read this... like NOW!"

It's Lara.

She comes running over and hands me her phone to read some article.

BREAKING NEWS IN THE 5SOS FAMILY:

        Tonight when lead singer of the famous band, 5 Seconds of Summer, Luke Hemmings ran off the stage due to a "stomach ache" it was noted that within a minute, a young girl around Luke's age who had been taking pictures of their performance was immediately taken backstage. 

        There are no witnesses willing to speak who were backstage at the time, but as soon as Hemmings returned to the stage, the young girl returned to taking pictures of these young men.

        Fans from the concert said that "Luke didn't look or sound sick at all" and that "there is no way any medication could have helped him that quickly even if he was sick!"

        Fans are outraged and want to know who this girl is. Obviously she has some connection to the singer and the fans want to know if Hemmings is still single. Many fans have also seen her hanging around the One Direction boys during rehearsals and such earlier this month.

        It has been rumoured this girls name is Dakota from fans who spoke to her minutes before the boys came on stage. But the name Lillie has also come up in recent discussions on Twitter and Instagram between dedicated fans.

        Will Hemmings come clean and tell us who she is? With this mystery girl step into the light on her own? Or will she go into hiding and will we never see her again?

I drop the phone in front of me and seconds later Luke picks it up quickly scanning the article.

"DAMN IT! I knew I should have gone for the mess up with the guitars act! Stupid stupid stupid" he repeatedly mumbles as he hits his forehead with his fist.

"Luke stop!" I cry out, "you're going to hurt yourself!"

He stops and looks at me with tears threatening to spill.

"I don't understand... it's fine! So what if they noticed that I helped you get back onto the stage when you were having some problems? So what if they saw me DOING MY JOB at One Direction's rehearsal? That's not going to change anything! It's not going to change how I feel about you... and I hope it doesn't change how you feel about me" I add looking away from him.

"You don't understand..." he whispers "your life is going to become hell!"

Memories of me telling Sophia the same thing flash through my mind. My breathing gets heavier as I remember what else I told her about being in a relationship with a celebrity.

I can feel the continuous stream of tears running down my blank face as I stare at the wall. I think Lara tries to talk to me but I can't hear her. She gives me a hug but I can't feel her warmth. Luke rubs my arm but I don't actually feel it. Once Lara is gone Luke kisses my cheek but I still feel nothing.

I just sit there until he leaves.

I get up and walk over to the bathroom knowing what's going to happen. I'm so out of it but I can't resist. I pull my necklace out from under my shirt and lightly press the back of the locket. It snaps open and I see a tear fall onto it.

My vision on the locket blurs and focuses on a pale yellow folded up piece of paper on the bathroom floor. It must have fallen from my locket.

I slowly unfold the tiny paper and read it to myself.

Everything is going to be okay -Hunter

I begin to feel cold metal in the hand that I'm holding the locket in. I feel the wetness on my face and hands from the tears. I can even still feel the tingling from where Luke kissed me minutes before. 

Everything is going to be okay I repeat to myself over and over as I close the locket and lay down on the cool bathroom floor.

Everything is going to be okay...