my sister's boyfriend (l.h)

epilogue

what was that? oh—did somebody ask for a two year late epilogue? ... actually—no, BUT !!! here's one anyways

i love and miss you all

thank you for everything. forever and always 💗

(oh p.s. there is a quick lil inclusion of some mature-ish content)

Lana's pov

First came the dreaded month of August:

"So... I guess this is it for awhile?" Luke nodded with a sad look on his face as I stood in front of him, my back leaned against his car. He had driven me home from his house in the morning, and had stayed for as long as he could without spending the night.

"We're going to get through this, though, okay? You have faith in us... don't you?" I laughed tiredly at Luke's words, but nodded my head.

"Of course I do, Luke... I'm just sad about it. I know we're going to be okay, but that doesn't make me any happier for it to have to be this way." Luke placed his hand on my cheek and brushed his thumb against my skin as he stared down at me.

"As soon as I get the chance, I'll make a trip—" I laughed before cutting Luke off.

"I know you will, I'm not worried about it. But I also don't want you to make yourself crazy trying to plan a trip over here, okay?" Luke nodded, but I could tell he was starting to genuinely become sad. I had been sad enough for both of us the last few days, but I supposed it was finally his turn. "It'll be easier after the first month of school... we both know that. As long as we get through beginning-of-the-year-insanity, we will be smooth sailing."

"Yeah, you're right," Luke agreed and looked up at the sky for a moment, thinking to himself. "You'll call me whenever you need me?"

"Only if you do the same," I said, and Luke nodded with a small smile playing on his lips. "This sucks... but we'll be okay?"

"We'll be more than okay... we've got this. I can handle not cuddling my favorite girl for a few weeks or so... I got through two... I can do more..."

"You're not convincing me," I told him, which caused him to sigh; I watched as his shoulders slumped before he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his chest.

"I don't think I've let myself realize how sad this is going to make me." I squeezed Luke tight and started to draw small shapes on his back, knowing he'd want to hold me for a long time. "We can have video chat sleepovers," Luke suggested which caused my stomach to flip; I simply thought he was the cutest human being on the entire planet. "We can stream movies together... we can do homework together virtually. The possibilities are endless."

"We can do all of that," I told him, laughing quietly as I agreed.

"But... this is also a good time to realize that we don't require each other's presence to survive, yeah?" I nodded and smiled sadly, into Luke's chest. "This'll just make us appreciate each other more."

"Absence sharpens love, they say," I quoted, causing Luke to softly laugh. "We'll be so happy to see each other once we get the chance... we'll be all over one another."

"I'm already longing for that day," Luke pouted, which caused my heart to skip a beat. I pulled away from him, but stayed close, and he looked down at me as I lifted my chin to see him better. "We're really bad at goodbyes."

"We don't say goodbye, Luke, we say—"

"'See you later'... my apologies." I smiled up at Luke and he leaned down to bump my nose with his, giving me a nose kiss. "I guess I should get going... even though it's the last thing I want to do." I nodded and stepped away from Luke ever so slightly, but he simply pulled me back into his chest.