Lucia...
"Where do you all think you're going?" Grandma stops Ivory Ashley and I. We all look back at her, she had a raised eyebrow and her hand was on her hip.
"I'm going to the airport to say my goodbyes, these are going on tour with the guys" I say pointing at Ivory and Ashley.
"Can I go?" She asks.
"What?!" I gape.
"Can I go?" She repeats.
"But you don't know the guys, there's no need to go" I make up an excuse.
"Well, you'll need a ride back from the airport" she says.
"No, that's fine. I can drive grandma. I'm nineteen" I tell her, she sighs deeply. Ivory and Ashley decide to put their bags in the car leaving me alone with grandma.
"I just want to spend time with you, that's all" she looks down.
"Oh my god" I mumble to myself. "Fine, you can come!" I throw my hands up in the air, she smiles.
"Good now come on" she says walking out past me, I roll my eyes and we all get into the car.
"The guys are at the airport already" Ivory tells us. "I'm going to miss you Lucia" she frowns.
"Don't worry, you'll be seeing me soon" I smile, looking at her in the rear view mirror. She smiles nodding her head.
We arrive at the airport and as soon as I see Luke, I run up to him and into his arms. He squeezes me tightly. "I never want to let you go" he sighs against my neck.
"I'm so sorry I can't go. I'm going to miss you so much, I love you Luke" I look up at him, tears stinging my eyes.
"Don't cry, you'll make me cry" he pouts caressing my cheek. I laugh softly sniffling.
"I'm sorry" I say, he shakes his head.
"Stop saying sorry, you have nothing to apologise for. I love you so so much Lucia. I am going to miss you more than anything" he frowns.
I hug him tightly again. I look up at him and he kisses me passionately. "I'm sorry, I'm going without you" he whispers. I smile.
"Have fun"
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"You really love him don't you?" Grandma breaks the silence in the car. I sigh and glance quickly at her.
"What?" I ask.
"Luke. I see the way you both look at each other. Full of love. The way he lights up when he's around you, he loves you a lot Lucia" she says, I nod.
"I know. I love him so much grandma" I frown. "And now I won't get to see him for I don't know how long, because he's on tour and I'm here..." I sigh.
"I'm sorry if this is my fault" she says.
"It's-it's not okay" I look at her, she nods.
"I wish I had a relationship like yours. How long did it take you to fall in love with him?" She asks me, I furrow my eyebrows.
"Well when we met in school, I had a small crush on him that began developing. I had a secret that he eventually found out and helped me through it, he was there for me when times were rough. He is always there for me when I'm in trouble. No matter how bad it is, he does anything to protect me. So I began falling in love with him. Every time I'm with him my love for him gets stronger and stronger" I smile thinking about him.
"You see. All it took was for you guys to meet in school. I've lived my life and I still haven't found a man I've been truly in love with. I remember when your mother met your dad. It was so so long ago. She was fourteen. We used to tell each other everything, she came home from school one day telling me there was a new guy in her class. The most handsome guy she had ever met. I told her to talk to him, which she did. Since she was so beautiful and outgoing, so... unique, he gained a crush on her and asked her out. They've had their ups and downs but they still had a love like no other, one that I thought I'd get... I guess not" she sighs, I frown and grab her hand.
"I'm sorry grandma, I-I didn't know" I say, she smiles placing her other hand on top of mine.
"You really are a special girl Lucia. You remind me so much of your mother" she says making me smile.
"Thanks grandma" I say, she nods smiling happily.
"I'm going to look for a place as quick as I can so you can go to that wonderful boyfriend of yours" she tells me.
"Thank you"
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"Whoa! What are these?!" Grandma exclaims. I furrow my eyebrows walking upstairs, into the spare bedroom where she was no where to be seen.
"Grandma where are you?" I ask.
"I'm in your room" she calls, I walk into my room seeing her going through my clothes.
"What are you doing?" I ask closing my drawer.
"What are them clothes?" She asks looking at me in surprise.
"They are the clothes I wear, now go to your room and unpack" I say pointing to the door. She chuckles.
"Lucia, honey... I'm taking you shopping, you need some nice new clothes for that wonderful boy of yours" she says making me frown.
"What's wrong with the clothes I have?" I ask.
"They make you look like one of them people that wear a lot of black" she says.
"You mean a goth?" I raise my eyebrow.
"Yeah that's it" she laughs.
"Well I'm not one, I just like this colour" I shrug, she shakes her head.
"Well I'm taking you shopping" she says opening another drawer. "What are these?!" She exclaims holding up my underwear. I take them from her hand and throw them into the drawer, closing it back. "We need to get you some nice lingerie" she smirks. I roll my eyes.
"Grandma, I don't need lingerie" I groan.
"Come on! I just want to help out" she says. "I'll get unpacked, you get ready and we'll go shopping" she smiles going into her room before I could stop her.
I groan loudly and plop on my bed. What am I doing?
-
"This would make you butt look so good" grandma says slapping my butt making me jump.
"Grandma stop" I whine, she's been going through underwear for I don't know how long.
She throws another pair of lace underwear into the basket. "That boy is in for a real threat" she winks at me, I sigh.
"Why are you being so... weird?" I ask, she laughs.
"How am I being weird Lucia?" She asks throwing another pair in.
"You're making me buy lingerie" I say in a duh tone.
"Well Lucia, I might be an old granny on the outside. But on the inside I'm a teenage girl that's up for anything" she winks again.
"Okay. No" I groan wiping my face with my hands.
"Just wait and see how Luke will react" she nudges me, I sigh not bothering to say anything because it's just no use.
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"Look a for sale sign!" Grandma exclaims, for the umpteenth time.
"Write down the number" I tell her, she quickly jots down the number and I start the car again.
"This is actually kind of fun" she smiles. All of a suddwn she takes something out of her bag. I quickly look over to see it was a cigarette she took out.
"No, don't you even dare light that in my car" I say grabbing the cigerette and throwing it out the window.
"You're no fun" she frowns.
"Well I'm sorry the smell of them disgusting things makes me sick. I'm sorry I don't want ugly black shriveled up lungs" I snap.
"Sorry" she sighs, I look at her, she rests her elbow on the door, putting her head in her hand.
"I'm sorry for snapping like that, I just... I don't get why people take things like that. Things that slowly kill you" I tell her, she nods.
"You're right" she looks at me.
"I am?" I question.
"Yeah. Jerry was the exact same. He hated them, banned them outta the house, I actually gave them up for him. But with everything that has been going on lately, I just started again because they calmed me down, made me stop over thinking" she tells me. "They are very dangerous things" she looks back out the window.
I sigh deeply and pull into the drive way of our house.