𝙏𝙀𝙈𝙋𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 • 𝙇𝙍𝙃

13. goosebumps

DAY TWO: 3:33am

people do unexplainable things when they're half asleep — luke hemmings is no exception.

he stirred around in his sleep at an ungodly hour before feeling a body next to his. must be maya he thought, shrugging it off like it was nothing.

he felt the girls arm resting loosely around him while his back was pressed against her chest. he was the little spoon—but he didn't mind, he liked being the little spoon.

maybe if luke hadn't noticed the girl shivering, he would've stayed in that position until morning. but he couldn't help himself— he felt compelled to keep her warm. he rolled his body over and pulled the girl into his chest, making sure to wrap his arm firmly around her. he nestled his chin in the crook of her neck and let his eyelids flutter shut— sleep taking over once more.

10:28am

luke woke up with a warm feeling in the pit of his stomach—he couldn't remember the last time he had slept so soundly. sleeping through the night was uncommon for luke, but he still enjoyed it on the rare occasion that it happened.

despite luke feeling groggy, he became very aware that the girl he had been cuddled up with all night was not his girlfriend. he quietly slipped off the couch—careful not to wake emma, who was still fast asleep and engulfed in luke's hoodie and a blanket. he didn't understand how she managed to always be cold, but deep down he thought it was sort of adorable.

luke's plan was to sneak off to the bathroom without anyone noticing or waking up. he had almost made it to the door when he heard michael call his name.

"we need to talk"

fuck, so close luke thought, groaning in annoyance that he had been caught. he wasn't sure if Michael had seen him and emma on the couch together, and for luke's sake he really hoped that he didn't. he shuffled over to the motel bed he should have slept on last night and looked at michael, waiting for the dreadful conversation to be over so he could take a shower.

"what's up?

michael just shook his head. "not here, i don't want her to hear" he motioned towards emma and walked outside, with luke following closely behind him. the boys took a seat on a bench in front of the motel. the weather was the nicest it had been in a while. the air smelled like freshly cut grass and the sun was beaming down without a cloud in the sky.

michael sighed and ran a hand through his crazily dyed hair. he had seen the dynamic between his two friends change drastically since they had first met a couple months ago. he was unsure if it was lust that the two still shared for each other, or if it was something more. for ashton and maya's sake, he hoped it was just flirty banter that didn't equate to anything meaningful.

the two had beads of sweat dripping off their foreheads due to the high temperature, so michael figured he should make this short.

"you have a girlfriend, you know"

luke furrowed his eyebrows, he obviously knew he was in a relationship and wasn't sure what michael had meant, but he soon assumed michael had seen him and emma and thought something more was going on when it wasn't.

"so i guess you saw-"

"yeah, i saw you sleeping with a girl that wasn't maya" michael was quick to cut luke off, knowing he would try to downplay the situation. "that's fucked up, luke"

"It wasn't intentional. i can't control what my body does when i'm asleep" he exclaimed, trying to defend his actions.

"maybe you should just take the couch for the rest of the trip" michael suggested, but luke knew it was more of a demand "alone" michael continued, causing luke to roll his eyes.