Mechanic girl

Chapter 9: Easy there tiger

Later that night
In Alexis's room

He left me crying. I jumped in bed, with the scene with him leaving replaying over and over.
How could I be so stupid? Was I stupid? Was Luke stupid? Were we both stupid?
But I couldn't understand why I was crying. For what? For the fact that I started to work on a car of someone who didn't believed in me in the first place or over the fact that I have been lied?
I don't even know. I just don't know what's wrong with me.
I tried to stop myself from crying by taking deep breaths, and I ended drifting in a deep sleep.

In the next morning

Beep! Beep! Beep!

I groaned at the sound of the alarm.
"Fuck off!", I let it out and I rub my eyes. Damn it, my head hurts like a bitch. I looked at the clock and it showed me 10:37 A.M.
Fuck! For how long have I been knocked out?
I jumped in the bed and I dragged my feet lazily towards the bathroom.

After a shower and few good minutes looking and talking to myself in the mirror, I make my way to the closet and I choose a black pair of jeans and blue t-shirt and I changed into them.
I take my phone and I go downstairs where Maya and Luke are in the kitchen.
What the hell is he doing here?

"Morning", I say and I take what I need for making coffee.
"I'm going to leave you guys", May says and she leaves.

I start to humming a song to keep myself distracted from the fact that Luke is here.
"Alex, please stop ignoring me", Luke says. His voice sounds hurt.
"I'm not ignoring you. I just don't want to talk"
"Well, I do. I want to say that I'm sorry for shouting at you. I just - I don't know what happened to me", he says. I smile a little bit.
"Yes, you know. But you don't like to admit it"
"It's not-"
"You don't like it when someone does something to your car and you don't know", I say. He lets out a chuckle.
"Yeah, well, you're damn right", he laughs shortly, smiling after.
"Then everything is okay between us?", I ask.
"I have one more thing to do", he says and he hugs me. I let out a small laugh.
"Easy there tiger", I say and he laughs. To be honest I like his hugs.
"Well I gotta go. The boys are waiting for me to play games"
"I thought that you could enjoy me at a cup of coffee", I say and immediately I slap my mouth for saying such a thing.
"Actually you know what? I think they can play without me", Luke says.
"Are you sure? I don't want to intertwine between you and your friends"
"Oh don't worry. You don't. Plus they won't mind. So what did you say about that coffee?", he asks and I smile like a little child. Oh Gosh, please tell me that I don't fall in love.
"Um, it's okay if I put some music?", I ask.
"Yes, sure. But can I choose first?", Luke asks.
"Yeah, go ahead. My phone or yours?"
"Mine", he says. He puts Sweather weather from The Neighborhood.
"I love this song", and I start humming.
"You do?", he says and he takes a sip of coffee. He moans at the taste of it. "Oh my God, this is so fucking good"
I blushed a little bit.
"Thanks, I guess", I say a little bit awkward.
"So tell me Alexis. Why did you choose mechanical engineering?"

Oh, fuck!

"Well, because I love cars and everything about them"
"Your parents must be proud", he says.
"Yeah, only if they're home", I say in a low voice.

He reached out for my hand, taking it in his.

"Everything will be fine", he says.

Only if you know.

"I hope so Luke", I say.        

I hope so.

"Well, I should go. I have something to take care of. Thank you again for the coffee"
"Anytime. Let me walk you out", I say and we get up from the table.
"I hope I'll see you around"
"I am everyday at the garage", I say.
"I'll pass by these days. It's that okay, with you?", he says.
"Yeah, sure. See you"
"See you", and I close the door.

Later that day

"I am home", the voice of May echoed in the living room.
"I am on the couch", I say. After Luke left, I decided to watch some movies.
"So how was the talk with Luke?", May asked.
"It was great. We are starting to get along", I say. "It's just..."
"It's just what? Oh, please tell me that you're not falling in love with him. Although it would be cute", May say.
"May, I can't fall in love with him. He's a player"
"Just because he looked like that doesn't mean that he is"
"Still, he's a player. Sooner or later you will see"
"The boy looks at you like you're a star"
"It's only your imagination"

At the club

"So how was with Alexis?", Elijah asked.
"It was good. She's a..umm..a cool girl", I say.
"It's that a blush that I see?", Damien says in a baby voice.
"Pff, it's your imagination"
Soon, a girl brought the drinks that we ordered. She left winking at me. I slowly rolled my eyes.

"You rolled your eyes at that chick and you didn't get up after her? Man, what's with you?", Ryan asked.
"Nothing. I'm just a little bit tired", I say.

How could I say to them that Alex is on my mind?