Without You

Sequel Chapter 6 "I'd do you too"

*3rd Person POV*
-A Couple of Days Later-

Aubrey awoke at the bright and early time of seven-thirty. Waking early had always been one of those things she had done ever since she was little.

In high school, that one tradition tended to annoy Luke to no end. When she would wake early, nine times out of ten, she would get up and do something, therefore leaving him with no one to hold onto.

The night previous, Luke had gotten out of practice a lot later than usual. Instead of getting out a six, the meeting after practice had caused it to last an additional three hours.

Once Luke had gotten out, he went back to his dorm, took a nice, long shower, and he texted Aubrey for her to come over.

She hadn't responded to him and he had grown very anxious and needy for her touch.

Especially under the circumstances that he was about to go through, he just wanted her with him.

Of course, she didn't purposely ignore him, she was just fast asleep. While waiting for the text telling her Luke had gotten out of practice nice, safe, and injury-free, she picked up a book but soon fell asleep with it still in her hand.

Luke had figured that was what happened. Although he had really needed her, he didn't want to wake her.

He'd just have to push through the night.

This morning, he'd awoken to his alarm. His six in the morning alarm. He'd have no problem waking up at six if it weren't for a few things.

One, Aubrey was the first thing he got to see when waking up. He thought it was adorable when his alarm would be blaring and she'd still be sleeping soundly, clutching onto him.

Two, he didn't stub his toe on his bed frame.

Lastly, there wouldn't be as big of a problem if it wasn't his momma's birthday today.

Just the last reason made him want to crawl back into bed. He unplugged his phone and checked it for any messages from Aubrey. He looked over all the condolence messages sent by his family and went straight to her contact.

When he saw no messages and that his text hadn't even been read, he had banged his head on his wall.

"Did you just fall?!" Eli had questioned out loudly but Luke didn't feel like responding.

Knowing his grandmother would get upset if he didn't respond to her text, she was the only other one he responded to. Besides his dad, of course. Who was back in Virginia getting the house ready to sell before moving back to Alabama. But after doing that, he had turned his phone off as the messages had constantly flooded through his mind.

He was thankful his family cared but he was hurting pretty badly at that moment.

He had sluggishly gone and got dressed for weightlifting before eating some breakfast and slamming his fist into Eli's door, a sound which basically meant, "hurry the fuck up."

The two of them had made a new tradition of taking turns driving each other to morning training.

This morning it was Luke's turn.

No words were exchanged between the two. Eli could feel sense tenseness in Luke's movements but he knew better than to say anything. He also didn't want another bloodied nose any time soon.

In the short car ride, Eli, of course, had tried to play music like always. As soon as he had turned it up, Luke reached forward and turned it down.

More often than not, when Eli had wanted to listen to music, he'd let him. After all, it was only a couple minute drive.

Today was different and Eli could see that.