The Bodyguard [Lashton AU]

Chapter 11

AN: You guys probs don't care, but I GOT ACCEPTED INTO A UNI CALLED CSUF (California State University of Fullerton)! I'M NOT EVEN SMART, SO THIS IS HUGE FOR ME! If I get rejected from the other two universities that I applied to, then I'll attend the one that did accept me (:

The picture is of Luke in heart shaped sunglasses and puckered lips XD I didn't even know it existed, haha! Thank you, Mukeaf1357!

Dedication: Petrawr_Nicole [For commenting the name of the correct movie I was watching while writing the last chapter x3]

"I can't believe you're making me eat a burger," I groaned as I reluctantly took a bite out of the oily cheeseburger. Disgusting.

I readjusted my sitting position on the ground, since Luke thought it was a good idea to wait at the rendezvous until Michael arrived. We didn't have anything to sit on, so we were left to sit right on the sand.

The area was quite vacant, but it was winter here after all. I heard it never snows in California and it's usually either hot or warm, but the temperature at the beach was making my skin feel ice cold.

"I'm not making you eat it, and the food's not that bad, princess," Luke said. "It's just a cheeseburger. It's not like it's gonna kill you or anything."

"See this?" I used my hand to gesture towards all of me. "I need to stay in shape, and this greasy, sorry excuse of food isn't going to help me with that."

"You had to eat something, didn't you?" Luke poked the center of my sunglasses that I had put back on my face not too long ago and I whacked his hand away from my face.

"You'll get your greasy fingers on my new sunglasses," I said.

"I bought them for you, princess. I think I have the right to touch them." He reached for my sunglasses again, but I leaned away.

"No, you don't! Go away!" I laughed as I pushed him away, but he just leaned towards me until I was lying down on my back with him hovering above me. I shoved my burger at his face and he immediately pulled back, wiping the ketchup that got smeared onto his cheek.

"Very funny, princess," Luke groaned.

I shrugged. "I wasn't gonna eat it anyway."

Before I knew it, Luke placed his hands on my shoulder and pushed me down until I was on my back and he was above me.

"Luke!" I shouted before he slapped his hand over my mouth. I shoved his hand from my face. "Was that really necessary?!"

"I slipped," he said in a joking manner.

"Get off of me!" I managed to push him off of me, siting upright and ruffling my hair and trying to wipe at the back of my shirt to get rid of the sand on me.

Luke's hand moved to my back and started helping me remove the sand. I looked at him for a brief moment before moving his hand away.

"I can do it myself," I told him.

Luke protested, "It's on your back though-"

"I got this!"

"Wow, you're stubborn."

Once I finished getting rid of the sand, Luke stood up and started removing his shoes and socks. I looked up at him in curiosity and he began rolling up the ends of his dress pants past his knees.

"What are you doing?" I questioned.

"Goin' towards the water," Luke said. "Wanna tag along?"

"But I'm not in the appropriate clothes for the beach."