It's Just A Cafe || Luke Hemmings

chapter 20

Luke's POV

"...I won't leave as long as you don't want me to."

I stared at our interlocked pinkies and dozed off.

How could I be so stupid? So fucking stupid! If I wasn't such a dick this wouldn't have happened and everything would be perfect.

Mac would be mine and I could- wait. She's not even mine. Does this mean she is mine? Is it socially acceptable to call her my girlfriend? What are the qualifications of a girlfriend? Are there even qualifications? Or do I actually have to ask? Oh, fuck. I'm too scared to ask. What if she says no?

You dumbass she just said how much she liked you. Why the hell would she say no?

Well why the hell would Oprah get her own kind of tea at Starbucks? Okay, off topic.

I have to ask her. If I don't now I never will. Fuck, I'm scared.

"Luke? Luke, you can let go of my pinky now." Mac laughed lightly. I immediately unlocked my pinky from hers and slapped my hand down to my side, my cheeks showing a light shade of red. I guess that's called pink, but whatever.

"Would you like something to drink? You look a little pale." She said sounding concerned. I shook my head and sat down on the couch. Why couldn't I speak? Why was I so frozen? Probably from shock.

I wiped my sweaty hands on my jeans and stared straight ahead. I noticed threw my peripheral vision that Mac was walking back towards the couch with two cups in her hand. She sat down next to me and held a glass of water in front of me.

"Drink." She commanded. My mind forced my fingers to wrap around the glass and bring it to my lips, gulping down the cool water that I didn't know I needed until now.

"Why are you so still? You look like you just saw a ghost or something." Mac sounded even more concerned. Dammit, why can't I say anything so she doesn't have to worry about me. I'm fine, well not really but still.

"Do you wanna have another movie day? It's only 1:30 in the afternoon, we can still be completely antisocial like we always do on Saturdays?" Mac tried to lighten the mood, or perhaps snap me out of whatever state I was in right now. But it didn't work.

"I'll get the drinks, you get the popcorn." She pointed her finger at me and jumped from the couch to walk to the kitchen. But I didn't move, wow shocker.

When Mac had realized that I hadn't moved at all for the past five to ten minutes and I didn't follow her to the kitchen, she came back and sat next to me on the couch once again.

"Luke, can you even speak anymore? Why are you acting all weird?" She asked in disbelief at me.

"Why am I acting weird? Why are you acting so normal? You're acting as if we haven't kissed and you didn't just admit to liking me. You're acting like none of this shit has happened and we are just buddy buddy but I can't do that! I don't know what to do, or what we are, or what the guy is supposed to do in relationships. I just don't know!"
I finally spoke up, a little too loudly at the end.

"Calm down. I am only acting like this because you weren't doing anything and I didn't want to push you into talking about it." She said in a calming voice. "Now, what is this talk about relationships?"

"Well, ya know, once two people like each other don't they like get a label or something? You're better at this than me I don't know what I'm talking about!" I complained embarrassedly. I've never had a girlfriend and when I kissed Mac last week that was my first kiss. I'm 17. And a loser.

Mac laughed lightly but composed herself again. "Yes Luke, that is what happens."

"So, are you my girlfriend now?" My eyes widened in shock as the question escaped my brain and ran through my lips.

"Well do you want me to be your girlfriend?" She laughed slightly once again. Her laugh is cute, so I don't mind.

"Yes?"

"Why does that sound more like a question?"

"Well, because, I, ugh, I don't know what to do in relationships. I don't know how I'm supposed to treat you or when I'm supposed to show affection. I've only seen it in movies and I don't want to do anything wrong." I confessed. My cheeks weren't pink now they were like fucking tomatoes.

"Nothing you do will make me like you less. I think it's cute when you're clueless. It contradicts the quiet badboy lip ring guy vibe you have going on and shows you're a little vulnerable." She holds up her thumb and fore finger to show 'a little'.

"What am I supposed to do now?" I breathed out.

"This is the part where you would ask me to be your girlfriend. But to save you the trouble, just consider it a yes." She winks at me and I'm completely confused.

"Wait, what? So like, your my girlfriend now? I can like, kiss you whenever I want? And hold you whenever? And talk to you whenever? And compliment you whenever? And call you my girlfriend and say you are mine? And do whatever whenever?" I questioned.

"Yes, those are the perks of a girlfriend." Mac is laughing so hard now and I'm still confused and embarrassed.

"This is cool. I have my first girlfriend and my first kiss was last week." I whispered to myself but I guess I wasn't quiet enough.

"Luke have I ever told you that you are adorable?" She looks at me with fond eyes.

"I don't know."

"Well you are." She responds as she leans into me. We both freeze mere centimeters away from each other's faces and I caress her cheek.

Well damn, this is easier than I thought.

I pull her gently towards me and connect our lips in a kiss that's not a surprise from me spontaneously going for it. Mac pulls back slightly but our lips are still touching.

"Consider this your second kiss then." We both smile slightly and I run my thumb over the top of her cheek bone.

"So I'll get the drinks and you get the popcorn?"

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hola muchachas
the feels tho
and luke being a cupcake alrighty
happy new year!!!
everyone have a great 2015
-caitlin