the next morning ; 5:15 am
my eyes slowly fluttered open, waking up to the smooth and slow touch of fingertips running up and down my back.
i lay on my stomach, facing my gigantic window which let in the early morning sunrise across my bedroom.
it was so early that it was still somewhat dark out, but the birds still chirped, chiming through the crack in my window.
my eyes still felt a little heavy from crying all last night, i didn't feel like doing anything today.
suddenly my thoughts were torn apart by the gentle touch of lukes lips pressing against the back of my head.
he lingered there some, whispering in my ear, "good morning sunshinnee." he said in a sing-song voice.
my lips creased into a smile as i flipped over in bed that i was now facing one sleepy luke hemmings, his head rested in the palm of his hand, propped up so he gazed down at me.
i instantly pushed myself upwards to his height and pecked gently at his lips, "hi baby boy." i teased him slightly.
and then some how his hands found their way to my own, lacing them together. no matter what we were doing lukes hand always wanted to hold mine.
it was a sign that he wanted to keep my protected.
as he peered down at me laying on my paisley patterned sheets, he used his free hand to push the fallen hair out of my face.
"how'd you sleep?" his thumb slowly brushed against my cheek.
i smiled in his grasp, "good," i tried to remember falling asleep, "how did you manage sneaking into my room, my mom went through all that trouble to set up the guest room for you." i teased him once again, bringing his hand to my lips and pressed down on the palm slowly.
after the graduation ceremony my parents insisted that luke had to come over and spend the night. technically he really did not have much of a choice, since he was only here for one night.
my whole family came back to my house and we celebrated just the five of us, and my parents would not stop telling luke baby stories about myself.
watching luke bond with my family was quite the picture.
the way he offered to help my mom out with the dishes, and the brightest and genuine smile she returned to him.
and the way luke and my dad tried their hardest to find something in common and then suddenly realizing that they are both are shamefully obsessed with blink 182.
and when felicity, my sister, and luke played twister and lukes long lanky body collapsing on top of her, crushing her causing her to giggle beneath him.
i swear my whole world felt like everything was finally falling into place. having this boy in my life is the best thing that has ever happened.
and then finally my mom had surprised me once again with that one envelope.
and inside that envelope held not just one, but two one way tickets to Australia.
which left today.
i had not even spoke to my parents about spending the summer down there, i was planning on telling them when i had finally got the money in order to go.
but they both insisted that this would be my graduation present, and there was no need to pay for it by myself.
so now all that was left was me packing up today, with lukes help of course, and leaving by midnight tonight.
luke traced my fingertips, "i came in after you were sound asleep and snuck in bed with you." he smirked, causing me to stare at that lipring of his which drove me insane.
"looks like i have myself a bad boy then." after these words were spoken luke bent down once again and pressed his lips against mine, feeling that cold lipring on the corner of my mouth.
he hummed against my lips slightly and then pulled away, "we've got a lot to do today, baby."
i watched as he tore the covers off his long lanky body and pushed himself out of my double bed.
he towered over me, extending his long arms out and stretching them in the air, his biceps flexing just enough.
he was shirtless and the only thing he wore were his ninja turtle boxers and a pair of black socks. who sleeps in socks?
luke apparently.
i bit down on my lower lip as i gazed up at him, "can't we just stay in bed allllllll day." i whined.
and that's when he made his way around to the other side of the bed and stuck his arms out in order for me to take them.
and then before i knew it his arms tackled my waist, pulling me off the bed forcefully and tossing me over his shoulder.
i squealed into his ear, pounding my fists on his back, "luke put me down!"
he then began giggling getting so amused by this, and then he started swinging round and round in circles so i was basically flying.
i squeezed my eyes shut and giggled against his bareback, my hair falling over my face.
"you are getting me dizzy." i kicked my feet back and fourth obnoxiously in order for him to set me down.
he began hopping up and down, "im waking you up so you have enough energy for our last day in california together."
i felt his body vibrate against my ear that laid on his back as he laughed against me. my arms dangled down his back, feeling completely weightless.
"what can i do in order for you to put me back on my feet?" i chuckled some more as he guided me around my room.
and then finally he came to a sudden stop, intensely setting me back down on the carpet, and locking his baby blue eyes straight into mine.
his arms draped against my waist, "kissss meeeee jade."
and the without another word he dipped me so i was close to falling on the ground, but i knew i wouldn't because i was in his strong grip.
and our lips met, my eyes falling shut feeling as if this was our first kiss and he still took my breath away.
i giggled agains his lips as he pulled away and lifted me back up so we were now standing up completely straight.
i was smiling like an idiot, gazing up at his tall figure. i was in awe, completely speechless as to how this boy was so incredible.
we stood there in silence for quite some time, breathing heavily from luke jumping up and down with me on his back.
and then i grabbed hold of both his hands, "how did i get so lucky?"
he ran his tongue over his lips, "how did I get so lucky to have you?"
i felt my checks flush as my eyes fell to the floor, my idiotic smiling filling me with nothing but happiness.
and then he brought his hand to my chin and raised my face up so i had to look up at him once again.
"i mean, my girlfriend is extremely hot." he teased, ruining the cute moment, shooting me a quick wink.
i rolled my hazel eyes and gave his shoulder a nudge, causing him to stumble on his clumsy feet with a chuckle.
i crossed my arms over my chest and made my way over to my closet doors, still dressed fully in my lacy pajamas.
i swung the doors open and viewed all of my hanging clothes. i heard luke in the background shuffling through his overnight bag, looking for god knows what.
i let out a simple sigh, "i have no clue what you have planned to do today, but i have a lot of packing to do babe."
i would practically be spending my whole summer in a different continent and that requires multiple outfits. in order to be fully ready i would probably have to pack all day with no distractions.
unfortunately i had one immature 18 year old in my bedroom who can't keep his hands off me, so i had every distraction in the world.
i spun around on my heels to find luke sitting back down on my bed, scrolling on his phone screen.
i ran a hand through my curled hair from yesterday and made my way over to the messy unmade bed. i plopped down next to him, leaning my cheek against his boney shoulder and gazing down at his screen to check out what he was looking at.
turns out it was nothing too interesting, he was just scrolling through his Instagram timeline, double tapping pictures of puppies dressed in super mario bros costumes.
apparently to luke this was just hilarious.
"but this is your last day in your town for a while, don't you want to do something fun?" lukes deep sleepy voice began to show, not looking up from his phone.
i shrugged my shoulders slightly and began to think about this.
sure i would miss some parts of this small town, but i would be going to an incredible city in exchange.
and i just was way too excited thinking about everything luke was going to show me where he grew up to even bother thinking about missing this place.
anywhere that luke was, i wanted to be right by his side.
"ill do whatever you wanna do, I guess." i considered this.
and then luke let out a long breath of air, locking his phone screen and dropping it into his lap. then he brought a hand and ran it through his fluffy hair, trying to make himself not look like a bed head.
"what do you want to do?" i reassured, actually wondering what he had planned today.
knowing luke he wanted to do something totally insane and go all out on our last day. this boy was crazy.
he then turned to face me quickly so that we were so close, our noses brushed up against each other.
"i want to take you out." he bluntly responded.
as soon as he spoke these words i felt the presence of his hand cuff around my thigh, resting there for some time. this sent chills down my legs, his strong grip inching closer.
i bit down on my lower lip, "w-where do you want to go exactly?" my eyes didn't leave his for a second.
his eyes trailed to my lips and stared at them while he spoke, "i want to take you to your favorite restaurant."
i raised an eyebrow, "is that so?"
he nodded slowly, "i want to spoil you there, you can buy anything you want."
my eyes scanned his sleepy face for quite some time as i took in his offer. i fell in love with his droopy eyes that were surrounded by dark circles and his tiny nose that looked so kissable.
and then before saying another word i pecked my lips against his for what seemed like the thousandths time since i woke up, and smiled as i did so.
his hand tore off my thigh and he cupped my face with both of his hands, depending the kiss even more.
and when we had finally pulled away, he rested his forehead against mine.
"can we dress up all fancy and look like a sophisticated couple?" he giggled slightly, sounding like a little boy asking for his mothers permission to do something.
i nodded my head against his, "as long as you let me pack this morning."
"deal." he quickly spat out, and then pressing one last kiss on my forehead, allowing me to get up and begin packing.
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later that night - 8:00 pm
after dinner was over luke and i had decided to go for a stroll through the park.
it was pitch black out, and we were guided by lampposts that gave off a yellow tint on the pavement.
the park was completely empty, making it somewhat creepy, yet soft jazz tunes played throughout.
luke and i walked side by side, shuffling along holding hands. luke kept a strong grip onto me, swinging our connected hands back and fourth as he whistled the tune of the song.
dinner was amazing.
we had gotten ready together in my crammed bedroom. luke and i both sat on my bedroom floor in front of my full length mirror, helping one another choose what to wear.
of course luke picked out a little black dress for me to wear, telling me how incredibly hot i looked in it over and over.
and then once we went downstairs to leave my mother almost bursted into tears at how cute we looked.
luke in his grey suit and matching bow tie.
she just had to bring out her camera and snap a few pictures as if i went back into high school and attended prom all over again. gross.
and this time luke drove us to the place. one hand on the steering wheel shouting the lyrics to green day, pointing to me whenever he wanted me to sing to him like a duet.
when we arrived at the fancy restaurant, luke had already made reservations. the hostess guided us to our table which happened to be outside, underneath a set of hanging fairy lights.
luke sat across from me, reaching out over the table and took my hand in his. and we just talked about everything for a solid hour and a half.
he told me about his family and how excited they were to finally meet me. he spoke about the plane ride and how incredibly long it was going to be.
and then he paid for it all, like the true gentlemen he really is. and in that moment i have never felt more special in my life.
luke treated me like a princess and made me feel like one every time we were together. as cliche as that sounded, it was the truth.
and i loved this boy, oh god i loved him with all that i had in me.
so as we walked in this empty park, the silence falling between us, all i wanted to do was smile,
smile because i had him in my life, and he wasn't going anywhere.
and then suddenly luke stopped in his tracks in the dim lightening and gazed down at me.
no matter how long we were together, his big blue eyes still gave me butterflies to this day.
i giggled up at him, "what?" i questioned as to why he stopped walking.
he smiled at me, "jade everhart." he spoke my name so softly.
I bit down on my lower lip, "yes, luke?"
"will you do me the honor and dance with me in this empty park?" he backed away from me and stuck out his lanky arm in order for me to take.
my eyes shifted to his draping hand and smiled like an idiot at this. it was something out of a movie almost.
i jokingly gasped and placed my hand on top of his, "how on earth could i resist?"
and then with one swift motion luke swung me into his chest, one hand on my waist and the other grasping my hand.
we swayed side to side to the old- romance jazz song that echoed in the park. lukes gaze remained in mine as he had a proud smirk plastered across his face, not breaking eye contact once.
"you look beautiful." he boldly stated, swinging us around.
my hand gripped onto his shoulder tightly as i blushed, "and you are very light on your feet i must say."
luke couldn't help but grin as he raised his hand, still connected with mine, up in the air.
"spin, jade."
and then i did as i was told and turned myself around on the pavement, my dress twirling with me as i did so.
once i faced luke again, my hand was placed back onto his lower shoulder. we instantly went back into motion.
silence fell between us as we danced, the stars glowing down on us. nothing could make this moment more perfect for the two of us.
and then i couldn't help but break the silence, "luke?" i said in a questionable tone.
"hmm?" he hummed.
"i love you." i reminded him, but this time it seemed different.
this time i genuinely wanted him to feel something. i wanted him to understand that he consumed my thoughts and i would do anything for him to be happy.
his lips creased into a smile, "i love you too, jade."
and he simply leaned inwards, kissing the top of my head. after this i fell into his chest, leaning my head against his heartbeat as we continued to dance in that sketchy park.
and i never wanted this moment to end.