Running [h.s.]

three | luna

I know the beginning is slow... trust the process <3

"Where have you been?" Mackenzie yells over the ridiculously loud music.

"I got caught up, sorry," I say, sparing her the details.

She takes one of the drinks from my hand and brings it to her lips, taking a slow sip. I decide to do the same, only I gulp down a large amount of my drink.

"Jesus, Luna. We have all night to drink!" She giggles. "Why don't we go join Ty and Lucas in the hot tub?" She suggests, pointing towards the guys in the water.

I nod at her suggestion, following closely behind her as she makes her way over in their direction.

"Ty," Mack says as we approach them, "where can we put our clothes so they won't be taken or ruined?"

Tyler opens his mouth to respond, but is cut off by Lucas. "Just put them in the guest room where I am staying. No one goes in there." He says, the corners of his eyes crinkling as he smiles at me.

"Thanks." I say. Turning towards Mackenzie, I ask, "Do you want me to just take your shoes and shorts for you?"

"Yeah sure," She says, "but you better not run off and ditch us. I expect your ass to be in this hot tub in two minutes!" She threatens playfully, pulling the denim down her legs.

She hands me her garments and Tyler whistles, his eyes raking down her body. For her sake, I hope his attention is wanted and that she has consented to the way he snakes his arms around her as soon as her body is in the bubbling water.

I turn on my heel and quickly make my way inside and up the large staircase. I know exactly where I am going, as I have had to stay here several times from my inability to get behind a wheel. I know my mother would disapprove of me sleeping at a man's house if we're not dating, especially in a state of intoxication, but she'd be even more disappointed if she knew I drove home while belligerently drunk off my ass.

I finally make my way down the expansive hallway to the big guest room where Lucas is staying and push the large door open. The room is exactly as I remember it from the last time I was here, except for the open suitcase lying on the floor and the laptop on the bed. Lucas must be staying here more than just one night. When I make it to the large bed, I fold Mackenzie's shorts and place them on the mattress, leaving her shoes on the floor at the foot of the bed.

As I strip out of my clothes, I look around the room and allow myself to imagine what it would be like to live in a house like this. I usually don't let myself indulge in those thoughts, because I truly am grateful for everything I have, including my shared apartment with Mack. Sometimes it's nice though to fantasize about a life of luxury, where I know that no matter what I do, I will be successful.

When I finally am left in just my small black bikini, I place my folded clothes on the bed and rid my mind of the wishful thinking I allowed myself to partake in. A girl can dream.

I wander out of the bedroom and close the door behind me. As my door clicks closed, the door directly across the hall swings open, and two figures exit into the hallway in front of me.

"Harry baby, what is the matter with you?" Sarah whines, tugging her bikini top down so more of her cleavage is visible. Harry stands in front of her with his back towards me, not noticing my presence in the hallway.

"Sarah, I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression. I don't want to sleep with you. I'm not that kind of guy." He says slowly, his silky voice making the sting of his rejection hurt a bit less.

Sarah looks enraged and offended. "Why not? What's wrong with me? Why don't you want to sleep with me? I'm a model for God sakes!" She exclaims. I can't help but feel a little embarrassed for her. Sis, just take the rejection and move along. This is just sad.

He pinches the bridge of his nose with his thumb and index finger and sighs. "There's nothing wrong with you, love. I just don't really hook up with people." I can't decide whether to walk away or not, I don't want them to know I've been standing here this whole time, but I can't go back into the bedroom behind me.

As I silently debate what I should do, I catch Sarah's attention. She rolls her eyes at me over Harry's shoulder and sighs. "The fuck do you want, Luna?" She spits, clearly embarrassed that I witnessed this exchange.

"Um, I-" I stammer. "I was just putting my things in this room, I didn't mean to- I-" I decide to just stop talking and walk away since my brain cannot form a coherent sentence. As I turn to walk away, I catch Harry's gaze and see his features soften before he turns his attention back to Sarah. I quickly rush towards the stairs before I overhear anymore of their conversation.

As I descend down the stairs, I feel my cheeks flame with embarrassment from being caught listening to their private conversation. Sarah already hates me for some reason, I don't need her thinking I'm cock-blocking her from a fucking celebrity.

I find my way back to the hot tub where Mackenzie is seated on Tyler's lap with something between her lips. As I get closer, I see the joint clearly as she pulls it out of her mouth and passes it to Lucas, slowly exhaling the smoke.

"Luna! Come take a hit!" Lucas says as he sees me approach the hot tub. I place my foot in the water and hiss as the heat engulfs my foot. It feels good and I can feel each muscle in my body relax as I sink into the water. I sit down next to Lucas and take the rolled paper from his hand. As I place it between my lips, I look over at Mack whose lips are now planted to Tyler's. Lucas follows my gaze and chuckles, shaking his head. "Gross." He mouths to me. I cough out smoke as I laugh with him, causing us both to laugh even harder.

As our laughter subsides, Lucas leans in closer to me, placing his arm around my shoulders, resting it on the hot tub behind me. I feel his hot breath on my ear as he speaks, "Hey, I'm really glad you came tonight." He pauses, his slurred words indicating that he is quite drunk and probably trying very hard to form his next thought. "And I'm really glad that you came wearing that." I turn to meet his eyes that are lazily wandering over my body in the water until they find their way back up to my face. "You are so beautiful Luna, I've been dying to tell you that." He whispers, his eyes focusing on mine.

"Tha-" I begin to thank him for the kind compliment, but I am interrupted by a raspy voice speaking behind me.

"Mind if I join you guys?"

Team Lucas??? In case you guys are wondering, I am imagining Lucas to look kind of like Zach Roerig. I don't really like "casting" people, but that's just who I am imagining.