Only Average (EDITING)

Chapter twenty nine

Luke’s P.O.V

“I think that’s the last box.” I sighed falling to the floor leaning against the other boxes that I have just carried in. “You’re such a wimp.” Marie said laughing quietly next to me while sitting down beside me, clearly just as exhausted as I am. We have been moving boxes into this pent house for five hours now. Who knew we had so much shit combined? “Yeah well it’s not my fault that you have twenty three boxes of just movies and books, yeah I counted.” I added at the end when she raised her eyebrows at my last statement. “Yeah well it’s not my fault that you have thirty boxes of toys and comic books.” She retorted back to me. I held up one finger stopping her “one, this is not toys it’s action figures that is worth a lot of money and two, this is not ‘comic books’” I said using two fingers to quote her “it’s graphic novels.”I finished clearly happy with my comeback “And let me guess, they are worth money too?” She asked grinning widely. “Yes, as a matter of fact they are first additions from when I was five through fourteen.” I replied matter-of-factly. She rolled her eyes and stretched out on the hardwood floor. “I’m so exhausted!” she said while popping all of her joints.

 I laughed and then checked my watch, oh shit! I have a meeting in twenty minutes. “I have to leave love. I need to take a shower and then put a clean suit on and make it to the meeting in twenty minutes.”  I stood up quickly even though my muscles were protesting the whole time. Marie made a sad face and then got up slowly. “Okay…” looking at me with big puppy dog eyes the whole time. “Please Marie, not today this meeting is important. I actually convinced John into giving me half of the net worth that my dad would have actually gotten.” I said pleadingly. She knows that the puppy dog eyes always work for me. “I know…” she replied looking around at the empty unpacked pent house and sighing. “Don’t worry I will hire people to unpack for tonight. Why don’t you have a girl’s night with Sarah? Go get pedicures and shop or whatever it is that you girls do together and then sleep over at your old place one last night…” I told her handing her my debit card.

“Weeeelllll….. if you say so…” she said grinning wildly. She kissed me on the lips and then grabbed my card stuffing it into her pocket while pulling out her cell phone to call Sarah, and then left our new living room. I looked around the room and smiled happily to myself taking out my phone to call the guys. I walked to the bathroom to take a shower when Ryan picked up the phone. “Hey dude, want to come over here tonight and help me unpack? I told Marie to get Sarah and have a girl’s night at her place one last time.” I said as I turned on the water. “Yeah sure dude, but I’m calling the guys too. Fuck if I’m doing it all by myself.” He replied. “Hey! I will obviously help!” I told him defending myself. I could almost hear his eyes roll over the phone “You know you man, you get distracted so easily will little things that if you were to unpack with just me it will take five years.” Ryan responded chuckling to himself.

“Yeah whatever, call the guys, be here tonight by six and there’s beer and pizza in it for you.” I told him pulling off my shirt and then looking into the mirror. “Yeah well I’m bringing Jack, if I’m unpacking all night I will need something stronger then beer.” Ryan said into the phone and then hung up. I put my phone into my work pants hanging up and then hopped into the shower to quickly wash myself before having to go back to work.

---------------------------------------Later that night------------------------------------------------------------

I threw a piece of pizza at Jake who was making fun of me about this one weekend we went to Vegas for a show and I ended up fighting a bouncer. “Yeah well at least I didn’t throw up on the stage.” I said looking at Jake. “And at least I didn’t pass out in the bathroom with the door locked and was found covered in my own puke and shit.” I laughed at Mike. Mike just shrugged and smiled at me like it was nothing new. “And you!” Pointing to Ryan “At least I didn’t fall in love with a stripper and follow her around the club the whole night looking like a lost puppy.” This was right when we were starting out as a band and hadn’t made it big and right after Ryan got fucked over by Shelby. We were all laughing at how sad our ability to hold alcohol back then was. “Yeah well I was so drunk I probably would have fallen in love with a statue.

We had finished unpacking about an hour ago and now we were all sitting on the floor in the living room reminiscing about how stupid we used to be. “And if I recall I kicked that bouncers ass and then still went home with a dancer.” I said standing up and stumbling a little. We had been drinking since we started unpacking and were just now starting to get really lit. “Yeah well that’s nothing new for you. You could pick up a chick that was blind and deaf.” Ryan responded getting up to so he could refill his drink. He was actually getting drunk with all of us. Probably because he knows we are all sleeping here and not leaving. “So who wants to talk about the time in Amsterdam and Luke got to smoke weed with Chris Rock and then they both stole the police car.”

Zach, the new band member, looked at me with huge eyes. He looked so shocked. I started laughing and nodding my head in confirmation. Jake jumped into the story since he is the best at telling stories.  I sat back down on the floor with my back against the couch and looked around the room and my old band mates.  I missed these times but at the same time I’m glad that I have my own thing happening now and wouldn’t trade anything in the world for what I have now. I felt a vibrate in my pocket and grabbed my phone it was a text from Marie “Thanx 4 today bby. I had a good day. Going 2 bed. Luv u and have a good night w/ the boys ;)” I smiled to myself and replied “I’m glad u had fun. I luv u 2 bby:)” and then I put my phone back into my pocket and finished listening to Jake tell stories about our past.

Sorry about the late update but this was the first day Wattpad would let me back on :( but I hope you enjoy this chapter. Only one or two chapters left :(