teeth → l.h

chapter three;

"Cal and I are going to see the new IT movie, y'all wanna come?" Ashton calls out from behind Helena's door.

Helena looks up at Luke, raising an eyebrow at him, and Luke nods. "Yeah, sure. When are we leaving?" Helena calls back.

"Like twenty minutes probably." Ashton replies.

"Okay, we'll be down in a minute."

"A minute?" Luke asks in amusement. "You are completely naked."

"So are you." Helena laughs. "At least we weren't actively having sex this time."

"God, don't bring that up." Luke winces at the memory. "That was terrifying."

"At least we locked the door." Helena replies as she sits up, leaning over the side of the bed to grab her underwear.

"Still, the idea of having a conversation with Ashton through the door as I am literally inside his sister is morbidly humiliating." Luke scoffs. "Also, don't wear shorts." He adds when Helena stands up.

"Why?" Helena furrows her brows, turning to glance at the backs of her thighs. "Jesus christ, those are full fucking handprints."

"Yeah," Luke laughs. "And you liked it, so I wouldn't say anything."

Helena rolls her eyes. "Don't you blame this on me."

"Too late!" Luke enthuses, jumping up from the bed and wrapping his arms around Helena's waist as he kisses her jaw. "It's probably cold outside, anyway."

"I'm not entirely sure I've taken my birth control in a few days so I may or may not pop a plan B tomorrow or something, just to be safe."

Luke laughs. "Sorry."

Helena rolls her eyes. She's almost mad at Luke, and would be if she didn't need him for moral support as they watched the movie.

"No, no, I'm sitting next to luke. no." Helena scoffs as she shoves past Ashton, plopping down in the seat next to Luke. "Horror movies are very bad for me."

"Alright, well," Calum huffs dramatically, standing back up. "I'm not sitting next to them. They're all gross and cuddly and shit."

Calum meant nothing of it, of course. He meant nothing of it when he leaned into Helena, jokingly telling her it looks like she and Luke are honeymooners. Calum also meant nothing of it when he mumbled, "married couple," under his breath when he glanced over to see Helena clinging to Luke. It wasn't until they all got back from the movie and Ashton went back to his car to grab his phone, that Calum realized it actually, definitely, did mean something.

Helena and Luke start for the stairs when Calum stops them. "Are you guys together?"

Helena drops her candy, and Luke gasps. "What?" Helena manages to squeak out. She doesn't think she's ever been more terrified (and she just voluntarily saw a horror movie).

"Are you guys together?" Calum asks again, crossing his arms.

"Fuck." Luke swallows.

"We're not-" Helena searches for the words to say. She can't find them. She is so grossly unprepared for a situation like this.

"Kinda, yeah."

Helena nearly has a stroke.

"We're not like together-together we're just having sex and we have been for like eight years so-" Luke is rambling until shock and confusion washes over Calum's face and Helena groans loudly.