romeo + juliet ↠ l.h

17

I woke as the sun was almost finished rising.

Panic immediately filled me. I slept here? And it was already morning? And why hadn't my mom called me?

I moved Luke's arm off of me and stood up, catching a glimpse of my messy hair and smeared mascara in the mirror. I looked awful, to say the least. My rustling around woke Luke.

"What time is it?" he stretched as he spoke.

"Almost 7." I replied, as I looked at my almost-dead phone in dread.

I needed to go home, and I needed to go now. Maybe I'd get lucky. My mom wouldn't be awake and I could walk right up to my room and get dressed for school.

"I have to leave." I disclosed. I didn't want to go. That's the last thing I wanted, but if I ever wanted to see him again I had to.

I pulled my shoes on and looked around for my wallet, which was either lost or completely invisible. I couldn't find it no matter how hard I looked.

"Wait, Emma," Luke started, "I had a great time last night." He was now standing up, wearing only his black jeans and nothing else. When did his shirt come off?

"I did, too," I paused my frantic searching to look him in the eyes, "Really. That's the most fun I've had since, well, ever."

He softly smiled. Or maybe he blushed. I hadn't figured out the difference between the two, and which one meant he was embarrassed.

"I'll see you later. And don't feel bad when I pretend not to know you." Luke laughed, joking about how every day has gone for us since November.

"Don't even think about coming near me or my father will kill you." I joked. His eyes visibly dropped, and the smile left his face. Did I say something wrong?

"I'll walk you out." His mood had changed so quickly. I didn't know why or how I upset him, but I guess I did. I wanted to ask him why, but I didn't think we were close enough. Luke was a pretty closed off guy, and that's just something I would have to deal with for now.

"Will you look for my wallet?" I asked. I had yet to find it, and although it only had $12 cash, it did have my ID and debit card, two things I most definitely needed.

"Of course." Luke started walking, as if to signify it was time for me to leave.

I remembered having it in my pocket when we left the club, so it had to be here. Which then led me to my next question, when were Luke's parents coming home? What if they found the wallet first?

On top of the magnitude of stress caused by losing my wallet, staying out all night, and having to sneak into my house, I was now worried about Luke. Why did he seem so down? What did I do wrong? I thought we had a moment last night. A really intimate moment. What the hell happened to him?

We silently walked out of his house, making sure to use the back door. I'd have to climb through the fence and trek across the grass in heels once again. Now for my next dilemma: sneaking back in. Was the back door even unlocked?

"I'll see you later." I waved as I started to walk away, but something stopped me.

Luke grabbed my hand and pulled it to his mouth. He kissed the top of it before goofily smiling. My cheeks most definitely turned a deep shade of red.

"Goodbye for now." he softly spoke, once again making my heart flutter.

I walked away, no matter how much I wanted to just turn around and go kiss him. The only thing giving me excitement for the day was the thought of seeing him at school.