The Summer Before Senior Year

0.7

The sound of my phone vibrating on repeat caused me to shift in my slumber a bit. I yawned loudly, opening my eyes to an unfamiliar room. This wasn't my room. I looked down at the arms wrapped around my small torso making my blue eyes pop out of my head. My eyes trailed from the hands, to the broad shoulders, and finally to the puppy like face of a fast asleep Luke Hemmings.

My heart began to beat faster, I carefully picked up his arm from my stomach placing it on his side. Cringing as he shifted in his sleep. His eyes opened slowly until seeing me which made him jump a bit.

"Hi." I said awkwardly sitting up rubbing my eyes to clear my vision.

"I forgot I was supposed to drive you home last night and didn't want to wake you." he chuckled lightly causing me to smile.

"No biggie, I guess." I whispered.

He sat up to look at me, "You were out like a light." he grinned showing off his prominent dimples as I blushed after I finished yawning.

I picked up my phone reading my lock screen which showed 4 missed calls from my mom.

"Shit, Luke." I muttered.

"Hmm?" he hummed.

"I forgot I had a curfew and I didn't go home and my mom is probably freaking out right now." I explained as I watched him stretch his arms in the air taking the blanket and pulling it over his shoulders making him look like a human burrito.

"She's gonna kill me!" I said worrisome. Luke looked at me and frowned as I dialed her number since her 4th call woke me up in the first place.

It rang and rang until she picked up bombarding me with questions.

"Mom! I fell asleep at a friends house calm down."

"What friend?!" She yelled from the other line causing Luke to cringe a bit.

"Uh Lu...Louise yeah Louise." I furrowed my eyebrows hopefully she couldn't tell that was a lie.

I watch as Luke tried to hold in his laughter.

"Alright text me next time for god sake's." she sighed loudly.

"Sorry mom...I'll talk to you later okay?"

"Okay. Love you Hun."

"Love ya too." I said hanging up.

"Louise? really?" Luke let out a long laugh that threatened to leave before the call ended.

"I didn't know what else to say!" I defended.

A turn of the knob on his door caused me to become wide eyed at luke.

"Shit moms home." He muttered quickly.

"Luke what is all this ruck- Oh hello, Luke I didn't realize you had company." She said sternly, looking at both of us, messy hair, and tired eyes, not good for a mother to see from two teenagers in the morning.

"Mom it's not what it looks like okay we didn't-"

"Luke I don't care just please tell me you used protection." She said causing me to tense up.

"But mom we didn't have sex!" Luke yelled over his mother trying to talk.

I look down and hide my face in my hands.

"Ohhhh...?"

"We just fell asleep last night it's not that big of a deal." He groaned in embarrassment then looking at me with a sorrowful look mentally saying he's sorry for how embarrassing this is.

"Sorry then, whats your name sweetie?" The short blonde woman looked over at me.

"Uh Morgan." I look back up at her and managed to smile.

"Oh Morgan, your the girl Luke doesn't stop talking about how-"

"Mom!" Luke face-palmed as I giggled.

"What?" She asked sarcastically, "Anyway Morgan, you can call me Liz." She said soon shutting the door leaving me and Luke alone.

"So you tell your mom about me?"I said turning back to Luke who was blushing madly.

"no..." he dragged hiding a smirk.

"Fibber!"

"Fine, kinda have a bit of a crush on you, I mean you're eyes are intriguing." He said looking at me in the eyes.

"My eyes? That's why you have a crush on me?" I laughed.

"You're pretty, and nice..." He trailed losing eye contact with me.

"Aweeee" I smiled, "thanks Luke." I blushed.

"and funny, kinda shy, kinda innocent but a rebel, you like art, you're clumsy, and you once tweeted about watching reruns of how I met your mother every Saturday." He chuckled.

"I have a bit of a crush on you too.." I admitted quietly as he looked at me in awe.

"Really? Your not just saying that, are you?" He looked at me with hope as I nodded my head no making him smile wider.

"There's this party tonight at some guys place, his name is Brian, i was wondering if you would wanna come?"

"Yes! I mean i have no plans so.."

"Do you just wanna spend the day together then? I mean since you're all ready here we could go out to lunch, my treat." He suggested.

"Sure!" I shrugged, "You mind if I use your shower?" I said as he chuckled looking up from his black iPhone.

"Bathroom is the next door on the right." He smiled then told me to wait a second as he rummaged through his small black bureau.

He then threw a pair of sweat pants and an old band tee my way, giving me something other to wear than my clothes from yesterday.

"Alrighty thanks." I blush.

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Luke parked the car in this guy Brian's drive way. The house was huge, and I could hear the music clearly when in the car.

"Jeez are all your friends rich like this?" I ask Luke as I step out of the car and he holds the door open for me.

"Well he's a friend of a friend so nah not really." He smirks.

"C'mon lets go get drunk." I laugh and grab his hand running toward the house scattered with people.

"Ayyyy baby blue eyes has a girl with him!" Someone yells when we walk in.
Luke rolls his eyes, and my cheeks begin to heat up.

"You wanna grab some drinks first?" Luke asks me. And I nod smiling up at him. He grabs my hand as I blush. I follow his lead through the the moving clutter of people ready to get smashed with the cutest boy ever.