5 Seconds to Love You

Chapter Eight - Luke

Chapter Eight

*Luke*

I stared into her beautiful blue-green eyes as she stared back, neither of us saying anything. Her name suits her so perfectly; her skin is flawless, her long blonde hair falls over her shoulders in just the right way, she has just a few freckles on her nose, which my family has always called angel kisses. 

"Is your hair naturally straight?" I ask, breaking the silence.

"Yeah." She giggles. "I still straighten it anyways though. I used to curl it a lot but..." She hesitates. "I just haven't for a while." 

"I like it." I smile.

"Thanks." She runs a hand through her hair and looks down at her feet."

"Why do you do that?" I ask.

"Do what?" She brings her head hallway up, so she's looking at my chest.

"Whenever I compliment you," I begin, "you take your eyes off of me and close yourself off." I tilt her chin up so her eyes are on mine again. "Why?" 

"I, I don't know..." She trails. "I guess I'm just not used to people complimenting me." I think I see tears start to come to her eyes, and I quickly try to cheer her up.

"No, Angel don't say that. Look I mean everything that I say." She wipes away the tears and I let out a breath of relief. I'm about to speak again, when her phone rings.

"Oh, um, I'm sorry, it's my mom." She hurriedly grabs her phone from her purse.

"It's fine, I'll just hang on the couch." I say as I begin to sit down. 

"Mom? Oh- Well yeah I guess- okay- yeah see yah." She comes up to me and flops down on the couch.

"What was that about?" I ask.

"My mom needs me to come home." She sighs. "She has a meeting for her dumb magazine company tonight and I have to make a stupid cake cus' the company is coming over tomorrow to get to know my mom or something like that."

"Oh," is all I say.

"Um, do, do you want to come with?" She hesitantly inquires.

"Uh, yeah, that'd be great." I smile.

"I'll give you directions to my house, since you probably want to drive your own vehicle." She giggles a little. 

"Probably." I agree also laughing as we head upstairs. I grab my keys and let the guys know I'm leaving.

"Ash! Mike! Cal!" I call out. "I'm goin to Angel's house so don't wonder where I am!"

"Ooh don't have to much fun!" Mike calls as Ashton and Calum laugh.

"Ooh don't have to much fun." I mock under my breath as Angel laughs.

"Come on let's go you dork." 

"Oh so I'm getting a nickname already?" I shrug my shoulder into hers.

"Just come on." She opens the door to leave and I follow her.