Unfavorable || a.u.

Chapter 19

"Sierra," Anne yelled. "Sierra, I'm coming up." My eyes flew open. I looked over at Luke who was sound asleep.

"Luke, Luke," I hissed. I shook him until he woke. 

"Wha-" he said sleepily. I motioned for him to be quiet.

"Sierra, is everything okay?" Anne yelled. 

"Yeah, hold on. Let me just get something on," I yelled. I jumped out of the bed and pulled the curtain close.

"Get under the bed," I mouthed to Luke. I lifted the bed skirt and pointed under. 

"No way," Luke mouthed back. 

"Get under," I whisper-yelled. 

"Who are you talking to?" Anne asked. 

"No one," I replied. I forcefully pointed underneath the bed again.

"Get under," I whispered at Luke again. 

"No way," he said again. 

"If Anne finds you naked in my room, you will die," I promised as I put my shirt on.

"I'm coming up," Anne yelled. 

"Fine," Luke grumbled as he climbed under the bed. Just in time, too.

Anne pulled my bed curtain open. "Do you need any laundry done?" I saw Luke's underwear laying out. Before Anne could see them, I kicked them under the bed.

"Uh, no I'm fine. I do need new sheets though. My old ones got a hole in them," I said with a smile. I sat down on my bed.

"Oh, I wonder how that happened. Do you want me to fix them?" Anne offered. 

"No thanks. I rather just get new ones. They were old. Just as soon as you'd sew them together a new hole will appear. It's just easier to get new ones," I said. I felt Luke's hand grab my ankle. I kicked him away.

"Okay, well I'm cutting up some fruit. Do you want any?" Anne asked. 

"No thanks, I'm not hungry," I answered. I really wished she'd leave me alone. Luke was probably uncomfortable under the bed.

"Okay, would you mind entertaining me for a bit? I just want to know a little bit of office gossip I guess," Anne said. 

"Go to Louis. He loves to gossip," I said. Please leave. Please leave. Please leave.

Anne laughed. "Well I don't think Louis knows about this. Only you can answer for me." She poked my shoulder. 

"I have a lot of work to do," I lied. 

"And you have a whole day to do it. I promise I'll be quick," Anne pushed. 

"Bu-"

"Do you like Luke?" Anne interrupted. Her eyes were shining with anticipation.

"He's-"

"I don't care what he is. I want to know if you like him. You did spend the whole day on the couch with him," Anne said. 

"No, we're just friends," I said. I mentally added 'with benefits'.

Anne looked disappointed with my answer. "Oh, it just looked like it. I guess I misread it. Well I'll leave you alone."

When Anne left, Luke crawled out from under the bed. He was silently laughing at me.

"So we're just friends?" he said with a laugh.

"Please shut up. I've already told Louis that I 'like' Jack Spearman because of you," I said. I hit him lightly in the chest. Luke laughed at me.