❦Broken❦ (Luke Hemmings)

❦Chapter 9❦

My parents sat down and I swear Liz looked at our hands but didn't react to it, only smile to herself.

"How did the two of you get here earlier than us?" My Father asked me and I shrugged, I always took the back roots because it's rush hour.

"Darling, I saw Matt over there, he's our waiter, I do wish you two would get back together" my Mother said then looked like she didn't mean it, I felt Luke's grip falter a bit so I squeezed his hand and we went back to properly holding hands.

"Well I didn't enjoy that relationship Mother. He was mean and not good for me after the incident." I told her, I knew she understood, nobody really helped for a while after Stefan. Nobody knew how.

"We understand darling, now what's everybody having?" My Father interrupted and changes the subject, everybody picked up their menu and me and Luke shared one because we were still holding hands. We were laughing together at the fancy names of food here, our parents seemed to notice, we stopped and they carried on their conversation.

I ordered my food and so did Luke and everybody else, Matt came and asked for drinks, Luke ordered for me and Matt's face was a picture. If looks could kill, I would be arranging Luke's funeral.

He brought the drinks and stood beside me brushing me gently and gave out the drinks, he bent down and whispered to me

"Can I speak to you please?" he asked and although I didn't want to, I owed it to him.

I simply nodded and he walked to the kitchen, I come here a lot so nobody would mind if I walked into the kitchen.

"I'll be back in a sec, try not to miss me." I whispered in Luke's ear and he looked at me and pulled a puppy dog face but reluctantly let go off my hand.

"Excuse me" I said and got up and walked through to the kitchen, I saw Matt stood in there and walked over to him.

"Hi, look I can't stay long I've got to get back." I told him quietly, he scoffed at me.

"What, so you can be with your new boyfriend all lovey-dovey eh? That makes me sick to my stomach, you said you couldn't be in a relationship and then you go and do that! You're a hyprocrite and a liar!" He harshly whispered with a disgusted look smouthered across his face, I laughed at him.

"That's a big word for a small man. We aren't going out, I only met him yesterday we just hit it off, he'll be going back to Australia before you know it so don't worry. Not that you ever did anyway." I walked up to where all the food was and saw mine and Luke's order and picked them up, I looked at Matt.

"Well aren't you going to do your job, I'm feeling extra nice so I'll help." I mocked sweetly shoving the door open with my foot and walking out towards our table, Luke noticed me and looked confused as I had our food in hand. I put the plates down and sat down, Matt soon followed in pursuit. I saw Matt put down the food out of the corner of my eye as I talked to Luke, he walked away and I started eating my food.

"I thought I would give him a hand, it's a lot of food to carry." I told them, they nodded.

We all endured our food and they all ordered their pudding but I didn't have any, I found it pointless, Luke thought I was mad. He scoffed his down but still found himself hungry somehow.

My Mother thought we should go back so we piled into our cars, I saw Matt walking out and getting into his car but I didn't care. Luke got in and we both sat there in comfortable silence for 30 seconds.

"I know we aren't together, together but thanks for saying that stuff and not backing off me." He said seriously and then shoved my shoulder playfully and laughed.