when to let go | l.h.

thirteen

"hey bub.." luke mumbled quietly rubbing my back. he had tried once already to wake me up but i remained laying quietly on his shoulder. he hadn't known he was successful the first time because i made no effort to move due to the pounding in my head.

"lai, we should get up." he chuckled softly and moved to brush some hair from my face earning a small grumble from me.

"no, my head hurts." my words came out mumbled due to the fact i had my faced smushed against his arm. this only caused him to chuckle again.

"which is why we need to get up so we can get some aspirin and food. we can cuddle later though, i know i'm just so cuddly." 

i let out a soft groan and moved to lean up on my elbow, rubbing my eyes. i had an evident pout on my lips as i looked up at him with furrowed eyebrows. luke brought his hand up and pinched my lower lip between his thumb and index finger before bringing his face closer to mine.

"stop pouting and i'll make you breakfast." he said lowly, his voice still deep from only waking up a short while before. my breath caught in my throat and i nodded slowly as he released my lip.

"o-okay." i said softly, blinking up at him before moving to sit up. i pulled my lower lip between my teeth and reached for my phone on the night stand.

luke only smiled proudly and stood up, stretching his long limbs and running a hand through his wild curls. "i'll bring you some aspirin, yeah? you can lay here until breakfast is done."

as promised luke brought me some aspirin and i got to lay in bed for another twenty minutes before michael came in and told me the food was ready.

when i entered the kitchen, there was a chorus of "morning" from the boys as i sat down at the table. we all ate our breakfast quietly, enjoying the sweet pancakes luke had made and focusing on getting rid of our hangovers.

after breakfast, the other boys left with excuses as to why they needed to leave, leaving luke and i to clean up the mess of dishes. i moved to start bringing all of our plates to the sink, humming quietly.

"hey lu, if you want to go get ready or whatever, i can handle the dishes." i smiled over at the tall boy leaning on the counter beside me. i felt like it was the least i could do considering he made breakfast.

luke only shook his head. "we're better together." he shrugged. "wash or dry?"

the next thirty minutes consisted of us flicking water at each other and washing the dishes from breakfast.

"hey lai, i need to go to the store today, you want to come with me?" luke asked as i dried the last dish and placed it back in the cabinet. i shut the door and turned to him with a shrug.

"yeah why not." i smiled. we both agreed to shower first and get ready before heading out. i quickly showered and changed into some leggings and an oversized t-shirt while luke took petunia for a walk. once i finished, i played with the small dog while it was luke's turn to get ready.

"we're just going to the store luke." i grumbled as he came out almost an hour later with his wild curls perfectly placed on his head, clad in a white t-shirt and jeans, paired with a black jacket.

"sorry some of us like to look nice when they leave the house." he teased as he slipped on his shoes and grabbed his keys. i pouted following behind him with my arms crossed as we walked out the door.

"you saying i'm ugly?" i grumbled with a playful glare.

"never sweetheart." he chuckled and opened the passenger door for me as we stepped outside and made it to the car. "you're the prettiest girl i've ever seen." his words came out quickly and he shut my door before i had a chance to respond.

i felt my cheeks heat up slightly and shook my head to myself as he was probably just saying that to be nice. during the short ride to the store we sat in comfortable silence as the music played softly in the back ground.

once we arrived we made our way inside, grabbing a cart, and beginning to look for anything we needed. as we made our way through the store, we laughed and joked around with each other.

i huffed quietly as i reaches up to grab a jar that was just a bit too high on a shelf. i blew a strand of hair from my face and turned to luke.

"lu, can you reach the sauce for me?" i pouted over at him as he turned his attention from what he was looking at to me.

he laughed and shook his head with an amused smile evident on his face. "sorry sweetheart, your on your own."

i groaned and tried once more to reach it but again failed. luke laughed once more as he watched the sad scene play out in front of him.

"what would you do without me?" he joked as he easily reached above my head and handed me the jar.

i sent him a playful glare as i placed the jar into our cart. "ask a stranger." i grumbled. "you're mean."

he smiled at me, obviously unfazed by my words. "come on bub, let's check out." i followed behind him with a playful pout still on my lips as we made our way to the front of the store to check out.

luke gave me a glance as he began to place our groceries on the counter for the lady to scan. "if i buy you a candy bar will you stop being mad at me." he raised his eyebrow questioningly with a small smirk on his lips.

"maybe." i mumbled. "and you have to watch perks of being a wallflower with me tonight"

he sent me a goofy grin and nodded. "pick a candy bar." i chuckled and did as he said as the lady began scanning our items.

"you guys are a cute couple." the older woman behind the counter said with a smile on her lips.

i felt my cheeks heat up and went to correct her but luke grabbed my hand spoke before i could. "why thank you, i couldn't be happier." he sent me a wink as if saying to play along so i nodded my head sent the lady a small smile.

the lady chuckled fondly as she finished scanning our items and luke quickly paid for the groceries.

"hey, i told you i would pay." i frowned and luke just leaned down and pressed his lips to the top of my head.

"don't worry about it babe."  he smirked and i rolled my eyes playfully.

"you guys remind me of my husband and i when we were younger." the lady chimed in with a smile. "don't lose what you have."

my cheeks seemed to burn brighter than they already were as i looked up at luke who was already looking down at me. "thank you." he said to the cashier but his gaze never moved from mine. i sent the lady a small wave as i nudged luke to push the groceries out to the car.

his hand didn't leave mine until we got to the car door and started placing the groceries inside. "what was that?" i asked luke as he shut the trunk of the car.

"just having some fun." he chuckled with a small smirk on his lips before he got in the car.

{author's note}
i suck at writing fillers but this chapter is also super cute and i love lula sm.
question: what do you think is going to happen next?
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