Boy Next Door | l.h [completed]

Chapter 28

"What are you talking about?" Luke's hands were shaking, his face was pale. I could tell he really didn't want to tell me.

"Don't play coy Luke. I was in the hall, I heard everything. What did you and Ashton do?" I asked.

"I can't tell you" he said.

"Please Luke. I'm your girlfriend. Were going to get married. We shouldn't keep things from each other" I pleaded.

"Your not going to like this" he said, clenching his fists.

"Please. Just tell me" I begged.

"Ashton and I beat someone up! We didn't know but he had lung cancer and died!" Luke screamed.

"What? You mean to tell me you and Ashton killed somebody?" I was very frightened by Luke right now.

"We didn't know" he sat down, burrowing his head into his face.

"Why? Why did you hurt him in the first place?" I asked, pacing around the room.

"Because. I don't think I should say" Luke mumbled.

"Tell me Luke!" I screamed.

"He kept saying these things how he was going to do horrible things to girls. I over heard him. I was walking with Ashton. When I passed the man, he said that he knew you. His exact words were, I'm going to find Emma Diamond" he finished.

"So you beat him up? There's a thing called the cops" I said.

"We couldn't. I asked the man how he knew you. He told me it was your fathers friend" he said.

"How did you find out he had cancer?" I asked.

"There were other men. After Ashton and I punched his face and his stomach a few times, another man told us. Ashton and I ran" he finished.

"Thanks" I said.

"For what? I practically murdered someone Emma. Because of me, someone died" he stood up, getting closer to me.

"You didn't know Luke. You just wanted to make sure he didn't do anything to me" I cut in.

"Yeah" he answered back, tears rolling down his face.

"Don't you hate me now? Now that you know?" he asked.

"No. I know you wanted to protect me. I can't leave you for that. Yes, he died. But you didn't know he had cancer. Yes, I'm annoyed that you beat someone up. But I know the reason for it" I answered, faking a smile.

"I don't want anything to happen to you" he hugged me.

I started to tear up, hugging him back. I wrapped my arms around his neck tightly, not letting him go.

"Nothing will" I replied.

"Mr. Hemmings?" someone knocked on my door. A police man walked in with Ashton.

"What's this about?" I asked, looking at the police officer to Ashton.

"Mr. Hemmings needs to come with me for some questions down at the station" the police officer answered.

I didn't say anything else, I looked over at Luke who was frozen and looked like he had just seen a ghost.

"Luke?" I choked out.

"Yes? Yes. I'll be back babe" Luke came back to reality now. He kissed my cheek and exited the room with both the police officer and Ashton.

I sat on my bed. Thoughts swirling around my mind.

What now? Then Matthew came to mind.

I grabbed some clothes that were set out for me. I turned the blinds in ever window, locking the door just in case and quickly got changed. It wasn't hard for me but it wasn't too easy either.

I walked over to Matthews room, to open the door to see Natalie.

"Excuse me? What are you doing here?" I asked, taking my baby back from her arms.

"I just wanted to see this bundle of joy. You know, the son that is mine" she said.

"Excuse me? This child isn't yours you creep" I snapped.

"Oh, it will be" she shot back and left the room.

There is no way she is getting my son.