A Leap Into Life || m.clifford || book #1

Chapter 3: New Boy

My phone vibrates as I take my peice of pizza out the microwave. Luke and I were supposed to be having a movie night. All chick-flicks, as always. I reach for my phone grabbing it quickly before unlocking it. I had a new message from Calum, which surprised me because he never really texted me.

From: Calum Hood
New boy coming to town.

This message had a link to facebook attached to it. After I rolled my eyes I clicked on the link, a boy's profile pops up. His name was Michael and by the look of it he was hot.

"Heard about the new boy?" Luke asks coming into the kitchen.

"Yes. He's.. pretty hot." I tell him grinning.

"Oh yeah he's so hot." He teases

"We can both agree than." I wink at him biting into my peice of pizza.

"Oh come on. You think ever guy is hot." he tells me.

"As if, you're not." I tease sticking my tongue out at him.

"You just dont want to admit it." he tells me. I roll my eyes shaking my head.

"There's nothing to admit, my dear." I counter jumping onto the kitchen counter.

"I'm too handsome for you to handle."

"As if,"

"Kasey."

"Luke."

"You're the prettiest girl in school."

"You're just saying that."

"Am not."

"Whatever Lucas." I say rolling my eyes.

"Oh come on Beaut's. You know its true." he tells me jumping onto the counter beside me.

"I don't feel that way." I whisper looking over at him. I had tears in my eyes I could feel them, I could feel them coming but there was nothing I could do to stop them.

"Oh Kasey." he whispers wrapping his arms around me tightly. "You're gorgeous.  Drop dead fucking gorgeous."

"Thanks Lukey." I whisper.

"Just being honest." He laughs. Luke has always been so good at making me feel better. And I love him for that. He's the kind of guy that if he sees you crying he'll come pick you up and spin you around repeatedly while telling you how beautiful your smile is and what not.

"I have chocolate ." he tells me.

"I love you so fucking much right now Lucas." I say taking the bag away from him.

"I love you too Kasey." He says jumping off the counter.

"Where are you going?" I ask jumping off the counter too.

"To get your laptop." He tells me. I smile running down the hall. "Kasey Irwin stop running in the house." he teases me. I turn to face him and mouth 'catch me if you can' before turning back around taking off down the hall again.

"Kasey what are you doing?" Ashton asks popping his head out of his room. "All I can hear is stomping."

"Running." I reply

"Why?"

"Because Luke is a wimp and I am trying to whip him into shape." I answer laughing.

"Kasey I don't think its a good-" Luke interupts him when he runs right into me. I end up on the floor with a 6 feet and some inches man child only inches away from my lips. "-Idea." Ashton finishes rolling his eyes at us before slamming his door shut.

"You know Kasey you should probably listen to your brother." Luke whispers, his breathe fanning my face.

"What if I don't want to."

"I didnt say you wanted to." he whispers leaning in. I was 100% sure he was about to kiss me, and the odd thing is I wanted him too. Sure enough Luke's lips find there way onto mine and all I could think about is how I didn't want his lips to leave mine.

"I um.. shouldn't have done that." Luke stutters trying to pull away. I grab his collar pulling him back to me before kissing his again. Luke is stiff at first but finally relaxes giving into me.

"Whoa." he whispers resting his forehead on mine.

"Yeah." I whisper back closing my eyes.

"Why'd you kiss me?" He asks.

"I.. I felt like I needed to." I confess

"Me.. me.. too." he tells me helping me up off the ground.

"Thank y-you." I studder gripping onto his arm.

"Of course." he says pulling me into my room before grabbing my computer.

"What movie should we.. um.. watch?" he questions walking back out of my room.

"The Notebook duh."I tell him running into the living room.

"Of course." he says rolling his eyes. "Always The Notebook."

"Oh  be quiet Lucas. You love the damn movie." I counter grabbing a blanket throwing it over me. Luke soon climbs in next to me putting the laptop on our knees.

"I do love this movie." he tells me throwing his arms around me. "But not as much as I love you though."