Photographs (Luke Hemmings)

Chapter 31

"See that wasn't so bad," I said to Luke as I cleared the table so my aunts could lay out the dessert.

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Luke and I made our way around the room telling my family goodbye, and explaining that his family was having a dinner at his house. Once we got into the car Luke let out a sigh of relief, making me chuckle.

"See, nothing to worry about," I smiled. Luke wouldn't admit how nervous he was to meet my family, but I saw it on his face when he first showed up at my house.

"You're next, Parker," he said smirking at me. I then began to feel nervous about meeting his family, I was now in his shoes.

"You'll be fine." he said putting his hand on mine as he drove. I laughed silently because I was telling him that exact same thing earlier, how ironic.

We pulled into Luke's driveway and I let out a deep breath.

"They'll love you almost as much as I do," he said kissing my forehead, "Come on." he said taking my hand as we walked into his house.

I immediately became the center of attention, which I didn't exactly enjoy. Luke's relatives, primarily the women, had swarmed around me. They smothered me in hugs, compliments, and questions.

Dinner went smoothly; like Luke said, I had nothing to worry about.

His family was easy to get along with, they all made the conversation flow easily.

I talked about books and shopping with his aunts, and sports with his uncles. After hours of conversation, it was getting late so Luke announced he should drive me home.

While saying goodbye to his family, they all made me promise to come around when I could before they left for Australia at the end of the week.

Once we stepped outside, I let out a big sigh and started to fan myself with my hands.

"Are you okay?" Luke asked, looking at me with suspicion.

"It was really hot inside," I said as I felt the winter air cool my skin.

"They all loved you." he said as we got into the car.

"I hope they did."

I found myself relaxed as we drove towards my house. I was glad the day was over and I no longer had to worry about meeting his family and what they would think of me.

Meeting his family was not only nerveracking because I wanted them to like me, but because Luke and I were becoming serious.

We had been together for six months, and our relationship was slowly beginning to mature. You only ever brought your boyfriend or girlfriend to meet your family if you thought about having them around for a long time.

Of course that's what I wanted; to be around Luke for a long time, but that also meant I was going to start falling in love with him.

Falling in love scared me like nothing else.

Falling in love with him gave him the power to hurt me.

Falling in love made me completely vulnerable.

Not to mention that I was a teenage girl who had her days numbered. If Luke and I fell in love, that would make me feel guilty because one day I would have to leave him alone on this earth and I didn't want to hurt him.

Before I knew it, we were pulling into my driveway. I got out of the car and Luke did the same to walk me to the door.

I turned to him once we got to the top step in front of my door. He was smiling at me, which left me at a loss for words and I broke out into a smile as well.

Luke leaned in, and met my lips with his. I smiled into the kiss because Luke made all the worries and stress I had disappear. Luke slid his one hand to my waist pulling me closer, and the other to my neck to deepen the kiss.

After a long moment we both pulled back, and my breath hitched. It was like all the air in my lungs was gone.

I turned on my heels, and dug my keys out of my pocket. My legs felt wobbly, and I just needed to sit down. I tried to put the key into the lock, but the keys fell out of my hand.

Luke reached down at picked them up, "Clumsy," he said teasingly, handing them over with a smile pulling at his lips. I tried to mutter a thanks, but my head felt fuzzy.

I heard Luke ask if I was okay and I looked at him. He put a hand on my back as if he was trying to steady me. I tried to tell him I didn't feel so good but when I went to speak, I leaned over and let the contents of my stomach out.

Luke called my name one last time, and again I tried to speak, but nothing came out of my mouth. I remember the worry in his blue eyes staring at me before everything went black.

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A/N

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