Come find me | Luke Hemmings

Twenty Two: Fucking in love with you

"Keep walking, mate" Luke says after I hide myself against his back shutting my eyes close

"Alaska, when will you stop hiding behind people's back?" Kyle ignores Luke which will make him even more upset. My ex boyfriend took one step closer but Luke blocked his way

"I'm very serious, mate" Luke's voice is so harsh "Leave the girl alone"

"And who are you? The knight on the shiny armor?" Kyle laughs and I wrap my arm around Luke's waist "Aw, how cute. Is this your new boyfriend Alaska?" his voice is annoying and I want to disappear "Welcome to the club, buddy!" he touches Luke's shoulder

I take a step back and watch Luke grab Kyle by his collar

"I'm doing my best to be polite, unlike Andrew I do not care about spending the night in jail and wouldn't be my first time" Luke looks soo badass, like he was one of those mobsters that pulls up a gun over nothing and shoot whatever is in front of him. "So if I were you, I'd walk away" he takes his hands off Kyle and turns to check on me, I rest my head on his broad shoulder

Kyle backs off and I can finally breathe. I look down and every inch of my body wants to curl up in bed and die.

"Come here" Luke says pulling me into his arms, rubbing my bare back with his soft hands

"Take me out of here, please" I mutter against his chest, feeling numb from his scent.

We walk to the parking lot and Luke's arm are wrapped tightly against my waist. I point to a black SUV, that's my Mom's car and I have the keys in my purse. I hand him the keys and we get in, he sets the GPS to a park nearby.

Inside the car I cry all my weight in tears, remembering all I've been through because of Kyle. Luke remains in silence but always glancing at me, making sure I wouldn't drown in my own tears. He parks outside the city park and we walk towards a bench below a tree. I sit down but he's still standing, hovering over me.

"Hey, it's okay now" his voice is sweet and carrying. He rubs his thumb on my cheek, kneeling in front of me. "He won't hurt you, I won't let him"

"This is so fucked up" I say in between sobs. "I hate how he gets into my head" My tears are a mix of sadness and rage. I feel my heart shrinking again, like all the things I've been building so far have been destroyed "Just seeing him after all this time makes me want to kill myself again" I look down, drying my tears

"Again?" Luke notices my secret "Why would you say again, Alaska?" His forehead is frowned "Have you ever tried...?" He lowers his eyes to stare mine. I look down in shame. His lips are shaped on a perfect circle, I guess he didn't see that coming "There was more than just a bad break up, wasn't it?"

I look up to dry my eyes and cheeks. I should tell him, I really should. So I lean against the bench, feeling the cold metal on my bare back, Luke sits next to me but always focused on me.

"After Kyle and I broke up my life turned into a big mess, by then everyone knew he was using me. I couldn't deal with all the staring and couldn't actually see what to do because everything I had known about love or trust was just shredded into pieces" I clear my throat every now and then "Until I couldn't cope anymore so I took all the pills I had and lied in the dark on my bedroom" my voice cracks and everything from that moment came back to my mind, I close my eyes and feel the tears falling

"Who found you?" his voice is hoarse "Your mum?"

"Taylor" I say glancing at him "Then she call Dad and he took me to the hospital. He had to put me into a coma because my body couldn't deal with all at once" I can see my reflection in his eyes, he looks hurt. "I needed more time to heal"