"Surprise!" Ian says as he hugs me, lifting my feet off the ground and spinning me in a circle.
"Wh-what are you doing here?" I ask in shock.
"Aren't you happy to see me?" He asks as he puts me down.
"Y-ya of course I am. I'm just kind of taken by surprise." I say.
He smiles before leaning in and kissing me. I couldn't help but think about how minutes before, my lips were touching someone else's other than Ian. I kiss back quickly before lightly pulling away.
"How did you find me here?" I ask him.
"Well, I asked your dad where your mum lived, but when I went there you weren't there. She was drunk out of her mind but she managed to tell me you and your brother left with Luke, so you'd most likely be here. So she gave me his address." He explains.
I can't read his face. I can't tell if he was mad that I was staying at Luke's or not.
"Right. Look, we're just staying here because my mum's a nightmare right now. I swear there's nothing happening with-" I begin before he interrupts me.
"It's fine. As long as Michael's here with you guys." He says.
I raise an eyebrow. "What do you mean? So, if my brother's not here, I can't hang out with my friend?" I ask, putting emphasis on 'friend'.
"Well, I think under these circumstances it'd be a pretty shitty move on your part."
"Under what circumstances? How many times do I have to tell you? You're my boyfriend, not Luke. He's Michael's best friend. God, Ian." I yell.
"Whatever, May. I just got here so let's not fight." He huffs.
"Alright. Well, come on. I'll show you around the town." I grab his wrist and take a step outside before he pulls me back in.
"No, let's stay here. I haven't seen you in weeks." Ian smirks and kisses me.
I knew what he wanted, but I wasn't about to have my first time with a boy that I was questioning my feelings for.
He begins to deepen the kiss when a voice interrupts us.
"May?" Luke asks, weakness in his voice.
I immediately pull away from Ian and wipe my mouth.
"Luke, hey." I say.
"Who's this?" Luke nods towards Ian.
"Uh-Ian. My boyfriend."
"So this is Luke." Ian says, stepping towards Luke, anger apparent in his face.
"So this is Ian." Luke says, stepping towards Ian.
"You're the one that's been trying to get with my girl?" Ian asks.
I step in between them and put a hand on each of their chests, backing them away from each other. "Can we not do this please?" I ask.
"You're right. I came here to see you." Ian says taking my hand and sitting on the couch.
"How long are you staying for?" I ask.
"Three days." He says. I nod.
"Where are you staying?" I ask.
He shrugs his shoulders. "That motel a few streets over. My bags are there already."
"No, you shouldn't have to stay in a motel. How about you stay at my mums? I'll stay there with you." I say.
"Sounds great babe." Ian says, kissing my cheek.
"What?" Luke asks.
"What?" I ask, referring to Luke's 'what'.
"You're going back to your mum's?"
"Just for a few days." I say.
"I don't think Michael will like that." Luke says.
"Well Michael doesn't control me, Luke." I spit. Before he could reply, Ian butts in.
"I'm gonna go get my bags from the motel and bring them over to your mums. I'll explain what's going on to her. Meet me at your mums in a few hours babe?" He asks.
I nod. Ian looks at Luke and then cups my face and kisses me roughly, purposely because Luke was standing there. I can't believe how spiteful he's being. I'm not a toy that can be fought over. I pull away.
"I'll see you in a few hours." I say.
Ian walks out the front door, making sure to bump shoulders with Luke on his way out.
"You can not be serious?" Luke yells once Ian is gone.
"I didn't know he was coming! He just showed up!"
"You're not staying alone with him for three days!" Luke yells.
"I won't be alone. My mum will be there."
"Please," He scoffs. "You're lucky if she's even home for an hour out of those three days. She'll be drunk out of her mind."
"Well it's kind of late to tell him now." I say.
"Just tell him he can stay at your mum's. Alone." Luke says. I sigh.
"Or, you could just tell him about us and then he can go back to Melbourne." Luke says.
"What do you mean us?" I ask, putting air quotes up on 'us'.
"You're kidding right? You're seriously gonna do this again, May? You know there's something between us. Just dump him so we can figure it out." Luke says angrily.
"Luke. I'm not just going to break up with him." I sigh.
"Why not? He treats you like shit. May, come on. It killed me to even see you kiss him."
"Look Luke, the kiss you and I had- well, the kisses you and I had-they were just kisses." I pause and look at the floor. "They meant nothing." I say in an almost whisper as I turn, beginning to walk towards the door.
Luke grabs my wrist and turns me around. "No, I don't believe that. I know you felt something with me because I felt it too. I can't keep control when I'm with you, and neither can you."
"Luke, please just stop. We can't continue this. I don't know what I was thinking. I have a boyfriend and you're best friends with my brother. There's nothing going on between us-" I say when Luke cuts me off.
"That's bullshit!" Luke yells. "If you can honestly look me in the eyes and tell me you felt absolutely nothing when we kissed, then I'll let you go. I won't bother you again and you can go run off to be with Ian. But I know you won't be able to do it because I know you felt the same thing I did."
I look up and stare Luke in the eyes. I knew he'd hate what I was about to say next because I hated it too. I hated myself for having to lie, but this couldn't continue.
"I felt nothing when we kissed. I'm in love with Ian and feel nothing for you at all. Those kisses were just in the heat of the moment. You need to let it go and stop trying to make something of it." I say as I turn around and run out of the house, slamming the door shut.
"Fuck!" I hear Luke yell from inside, followed by a loud bang, assuming he threw or punched something. I run down the street as I sob uncontrollably. I hated myself for telling a complete lie to Luke. I didn't love Ian. I couldn't deny I felt something with Luke. It was more than I had ever felt with Ian.