5 Seconds to Love You

Chapter Fifteen - Luke

Chapter Fifteen

*Luke*

I'm sitting on the edge of the fountain waiting for Angel. I hope she got my note. I've been turning this question I have for her over and over in my head. I don't even know if I'm brave enough to ask, but I know I'll regret it if I don't. The other day, when I kissed her, I felt a feeling I've never had before. I felt like the whole entire world just stopped for a second, and she and I were the only two people on earth. I know she still loves Braden, and I know my timing was horrible, but it felt so right. 

I look around the courtyard for Angel. I don't see her anywhere, maybe she's not coming. I stand up, ready to leave, gathering my backpack, when I see her dirty blonde locks out of the corner of my eye. She walks up next to me as I sit back down.

"Hey." I say.

"Uh, hey." She replies warily before taking a seat. 

"So, um," I hesitate, "I have a question for you." I shift my position so that I'm facing her. 

"It's about the kiss isn't it?" She groans.

"Wha- what?" I ask a little taken aback. 

"Well I mean, I know I've been thinking about it, so I'm just assuming you've been too." She says nonchalantly, standing up as if to leave. 

"Um, well I guess we could talk about that also." I run a hand through my hair. 

"It's whatever," she shakes her head, "Its done and over with. I'll forget it if you forget it." She turns on her heel and starts to walk away. 

"Wait Angel." I get up and follow her, but she keeps walking. "I don't want to." At those words she stops dead in her tracks, frozen. I put my hand on her shoulder and she slowly turns around. 

"Wha-" She tries, but just shakes her head in frustration, yanking away from me.

"Angel! Angel stop please." 

"Look Luke." She turns back to face me once again, and I can see tears forming in her eyes. "You can't expect me to be okay with this! I have relationship problems, I thought you realized that! You try loosing someone that meant the world to you! It's not easy!" A few tears fall from her eyes, but she wipes them away quickly.

"Ang-" 

"And I can't help the way I feel, okay? And when you kissed me I felt something," my mouth drops open a little. She felt something? "And I don't know if I want to or not. Love scares me Luke. I can't loose someone again, I just can't."

"You, you felt something?" I manage to say through my shock.

"I, I don't-" 

"Angel." I cut her off. She looks at me with a pained expression as I search her eyes for answers. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done it, especially after we had just been talking about Braden. But I had to know if there was a connection, I'm kinda thinking there was. I'm an idiot and I'm truly sorry." 

"Luke you-" She tries but I cut her off again.

"The day you took me to Braden's grave, I promised myself I was going to help you through this. And I meant it. Angel, every time I look at you my heart starts to beat faster. Every time I hear your voice, your laugh, I feel like I can't breath. You make me feel something I've never felt before. The feeling of everything just stopping for a split second, and nothing mattering but you and I. I know your still trying to get over Braden, I know that. And I know we just met but... I just need you to know how I feel." Silent tears are falling from her eyes as she locks them with mine. And then, suddenly, she wraps her arms around me. I feel that feeling again, the indescribable way she makes me feel. 

"I'm sorry I'm such a mess." She sobs. "I think, I think I'm going to try to, to let you help me." 

"Okay." I smile into her shoulder.

"Okay." She Echos.

(A/N) Sorry for the "The Fault in Our Stars" feels at the end there! I just had too!!! Anyways, love y'all and enjoy the story!