I'll be yours

Chapter 4

It's been three days since that night. And i haven't received one message from Luke. No phone calls. But that is okay because we've spent every waking moment together. I had skipped classes twice and was planning on doing it again today. I turned on the shower and climbed in. Letting the hot water relax my tired muscles. Luke said he was going to be here around 11 last night. I thought about the last three days. The morning after our date, he showed up here at 9 am with coffee. He guessed how I would take it. But he guessed perfectly. No sugar just cream. We sat and talked over coffee then went to the local music store. That was it. Another simple day, but all of the little moments that it withheld were amazing. The next day, he had an interview, nearby to where I took classes. I ran into him on my way to class and he talked me into skipping and we went out to dinner. He came back to my apartment and we ate cookie dough ice cream and watched delivery man. He left me at 1 am with an amazing kiss and a half empty gallon of cookie dough ice cream. Promising to be here tomorrow. Now today was Thursday. Luke had 2 more days before he had to leave. And I couldn't help but wonder if he wanted to spend those two days with me.
I climbed out of the shower and got ready for the day. Not knowing exactly what would happen but hoping it would be just as fun as the last three. There was a knock at my apartment door and I quickly made my way to answer it. "Hey" Luke shot me a half smile as i greeted him. "Hey your early" I said motioning to my wet, unbrushed hair. "I like it" he laughed pulling me into a hug, making his way into the apartment. "Lia! I swear to god if you ate all of that Cookie dough ice crea-" Katie stomped in. Caught off guard by Luke's presence. "I did. This is Luke" I said to her silently praying that she wouldn't freak out. She looked like she was about too. I wasn't sure if it was because I hadn't told her I had been out with him. Or the fact that Luke Hemmings was standing in our living room. Even I wasn't used to the sight honestly.
"Hi Luke I'm Katie" she said shaking his hand. "Hi" he smiled politely. I hated to admit it. But I was glad he didn't pay much attention to her. She did Like the band before me. And I didn't know how she would feel about me being with Luke. If you could even call it that.
"So where do you wanna go today?" He asked me, following me into the bathroom. "Oh I'm sorry" he quickly turned to leave. Getting red in the face. "No it's fine I'm just doing my hair you can stay if you'd like" I laughed pulling on his arm. He Re entered and stood against the wall. Watching me through the mirror as I straightened my hair. "I'm out of ideas honestly. I would say bowling or something but I really don't like bowling" I admitted, bringing a smile to his face. "We could go to the beach." He said. " Luke this is Seattle" I said motioning to the window that revealed the rainy day outside. "Let's do it anyway" He shrugged. "Okay" I sighed. He took a seat on the couch and waited as I changed into a bathing suit. We got into his car and made our way in the direction of the beach.
When we finally got there an hour later. The beach was empty and it was cold. But i decided to try to make the most of the situation. We made our way to the water and I put my feet in. Trying to get used to the cold. I shivered and ran away from it. As if the waves were chasing me up shore. Luke laughed at the sight, then pulled me into a hug to warm me up. "Let's go swim!" I said trying to encourage him. "Alright" he smiled. I pulled my shirt over my head and pulled off my shorts. Noticing his eyes wandering. "You coming?" I said as I made my way to the water. He left his shirt on and followed me. As soon as he was in reach I splashed him. He flinched. But didn't splash me back. He grabbed my arm and pulled me to him. He kissed me softly and I held my breath. He grabbed my legs and started carrying me into the water. A wave made contact with my barley covered body and I shrieked. "You alright there princess?" He laughed. "Oh shush you would have too" I answered him slapping his chest. "Hey that wasn't nice" he said setting me down. I noticed how tall he was compared to me. I was 5'5 and the waves came up to my upper thighs. Not nearly that high on him. "You're so little" he teased, Noticing the difference. I jumped on his back and had him carry my back to shore. When he set me down. The rain started to come down on us heavily. We raced back to the car. Laughing as we slammed the doors shut as if we beat the rain in some way. He shook out his hair and attempted to spike it up once again. But it just fell flat again. I just watched intently. Noticing his face fall and I could tell he felt self conscious. I turned his face to me and kissed him. Hard. When it ended he looked at me. Shocked by my actions. I was too to be honest I was never the one to kiss him first. He didn't say anything. He just kissed me back harder. As our lips crashed together he pulled me over to his seat onto him. I straddled his lap and he worked his tongue into my mouth. He held my hips as my hands danced through his hair. When i pulled away several minutes later. We both just smiled. I rested my head on his chest and embraced his body. We layed there for a few more minutes until his phone lit up.
"Hey cal" he answered it. "Yeah I don't know. Maybe tomorrow? Okay I promise tomorrow" he sighed. He hung up the phone. "What was that about? I asked him concerned. "The guys just being annoying." He answered. I climbed off of him and back into my seat. "About what?" I pushed. "They want to meet you" he simply stated. My mind raced. Did he talk about me to them? Did he want them to meet me? "Do you want them to meet me?" I asked him genuinely. "What? Of course Lia. You're perfect why wouldn't I?" I just heard the part where he called me perfect naturally. "I don't know, I'd like to meet them too" I blushed. "Of course you do you probably wrote fan fiction about them" he teased me. "I did not Luke!" I defended myself. "Do you think Ashton's daddy af?" He turned to me. Imitating a teenage girl. I pushed his upper arm and laughed. "No I do not" I stated. "You're not a real fan" he said gasping. I leaned in and kissed him. "But you are the best one I've met before" he said pulling away.
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When we got back to my apartment, I got dressed and found Luke in the kitchen. "I'm hungry" he whined searching through the cupboard. "What do you want?" I asked him. "I would like a sandwich" he laughed pulling me into him. "Okay so make one" I teased him. "I'm a guest" he gasped, making me laugh. "I'll make you a sandwich" I said bringing my lips to his. He sat on the counter and watched me cook him food. "So is this going to be a regular thing?" He said "what?" I asked. "Are you going to cook for me all of the time?" He smiled. "I'm not very good at cooking" I explained laughing. "That's okay. I'll do the cooking" he said, making my stomach flutter at the thought of him cooking me breakfast One morning in the future. "I like you a lot Lia" he said as I handed him the sandwich. "I like you a lot too Luke." I blushed as I said it. "But I have to leave on Sunday morning" he said. I tired to hide my disappoint up from what was about to happen but I couldn't. My face fell. "I know, it's alright. I understand" I said. "I just wanted you to know that I want to spend every moment I can with you" he said. Making me smile a little more. Tears welled up in my eyes. "But I also want to be with you lia" he blushed. I looked at him. "Like with me, with me?" I asked, trying to read his expression. "Yes with you with you dummy" he laughed at my ditsy behavior. "I want to talk to you all of the time. And I want you to be the one who texts me before shows to wish me luck. I just- if I'm making you uncomfortable I understand. I get that I've only known you for a week. But we've been together most of it and I don't want it to be any other way." A tear fell from my eye as I smiled at him. "Are you okay?" He asked hopping off of the counter and pulling me into him. I stood on my toes and leaned up to kiss him. " Thankyou luke" was all I could get out.

Luke and I spent the rest of the night talking about the future. Not marriage and kids or anything. But just his shows and my college career. It was like our lives as individuals were meant to mold together the way they had. We fell asleep on the couch entangled in each other's arms.
When I woke up the next morning. I kissed his forehead and climbed off of the couch. "Where ya going?" He asked in a groggy voice that made my heart jump. "Just to get some coffee, you want some?" I asked "yes please" he answered. When I came back he was sitting up and on the phone. "Yeah man it was amazing. She wants to. Okay, I'll bring her today" he noticed me and hung up the phone. He blushed knowing I'd heard him bragging. "Wanna go to the guys for lunch?" He asked taking the coffee I handed to him. "Yeah sounds great" I smiled at him. "So lia" he said after a few moments of silence. "Yeah?" I asked. "Why was I the one you like? I mean I just don't get it because the other guys are better and more out there and better looking?" It made me upset to hear him talk like that. "Luke none of that was true. I like you a lot and it's because you're you. It's always been you. I don't just like you because you're in a band. I just found you because of it" I said pulling him into me. It was weird to see him so vulnerable. If anything I should have been the one doubting what we had going on. He could have had any other girl in the world but here he was sitting on my couch in my arms. He smiled and kissed me.