Lux enjoyed the dinner with Craig and his family. The happiness of the
entire family for Craig managed to overthrow any possible awkwardness
between Craig and Lux. The dinner that Joey spent so long on was finished
off with sugar cookies cut out especially by Angela. Lux bit on her second
cookie, feeling happy, sleepy, and full. Joey and Caitlin began to clear
the dishes.
"You guys go ahead and do whatever you do, we'll clear up in here," Caitlin said before Lux could even offer to help.
"Craig," Angela whined, lifting her arms to him. Craig hoisted her into his arms.
"Are you tired?" he asked the girl as she shook her head vigorously.
"I want to play with you and Lux," she said.
"I think Angela is actually very tired," Joey said as Angela tried to stifle and yawn.
"No Daddy," Angela began to complain.
"I'll read you whatever story you want," Caitlin bribed, as she stood beside Joey.
"Even Peter Pan?"
"Even Peter Pan," Caitlin said as she took Angela from Craig's arms. "Say goodnight to Craig and Lux."
"Goodnight," Angela said resting her head on Caitlin's shoulder. Lux smiled at the girl as she watched Caitlin carry her up the stairs.
"I better head home too," Lux said looking down at her watch.
"What? It's only 8 30!" Craig said. "There is no way you're going home, come on," he said as he grabbed her hand. Lux looked confused as Craig pulled her into the garage.
"Wow, nice garage," Lux said looking around as Craig flicked on the lights.
"Thanks, this is where our band practices," he explained. Lux nodded and sat down on the couch. She unconsciously wrapped her arms around herself.
"Cold?" Craig asked watching her. Lux nodded her head. Craig brought her over a blanket and sat beside her. "Yeah I've been trying to convince Joey to get heat in here, but he said it was a waste of money. Now that I'll be leaving, I'm sure that we won't even get heat in here." Lux listened as she pulled the blanket around her tightly.
"Aren't you cold?" she asked him, looking around for another blanket for Craig to use.
"I'm used to it," Craig said. Lux nodded and leaned back on the couch. A silence passed that could only be described as awkward. Craig suddenly sighed and flopped back on the couch.
"What's wrong?" Lux asked.
"Are you still with Sean?" Craig asked, knowing very well the answer already. Lux looked surprised by the question.
"Yeah," she said, not meeting his eye. Craig nodded his head more to himself than anyone else. "Why?" Lux finally asked looking up. Craig stayed quiet for a few moments. Then he spoke,
"I know this will never work, but I can't stop thinking about you. And I know you're with Sean, but I can't help how I feel. And." Craig trailed off.
"And what?" Lux prodded. Craig looked into her eyes, his shining.
"And I really want to kiss you," he said quietly. Lux's eyes widened. "Look, I know I've put you in a really awkward situation," Craig began, his voice wavering again. Lux reached over and touched his hand gently.
"It's alright, I'm glad you told me," Lux said.
"You are?" Craig said looking confused. Lux nodded her head.
"You're hands are so cold," she said as she ran her fingers over his. Craig couldn't help but be surprised by this statement. After everything he just said, she noticed his hands.
"Yeah, guess I'm not as used to the cold as I thought," he said. He watched as Lux unwound the blanket from around her and handed him half of it. He smiled slightly as he pulled it around him, pulling her towards him in the process. He rested his head against hers, smelling the scent of her shampoo.
"Craig," Lux's voice interrupted the silence.
"Hmm," he said, enjoying the closeness of her too much to speak.
"I'm glad you told me what you did, because I really want to kiss you too," she said simply. Craig's head snapped up as he met her eyes.
"You do?" he asked. Lux nodded her head and subconsciously licked her bottom lip. This motion made butterflies appear in Craig's stomach. Gently he leaned down and kissed her. Lux sighed into his kiss and let her lips linger on his. When she felt him pull away, her hands went to the back of his neck, pulling him into her. She felt Craig smile against her lips as he kissed her harder, his hands lingering in hers under the blanket. When he finally pulled away, he bent down and whispered in her ear,
"Still cold?" Lux looked up at him and leaned up again, proceeding to kiss him. Craig leaned against her, causing Lux to lie down on the couch; Craig supported himself over her with his arms. He groaned loudly when Lux moved her lips down his face, and gently sucked on the skin on his neck. "Shit Lux," Craig panted. Lux pulled away.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing, nothing." Craig said flinching a bit. He captured her lips with his again. Lux nearly melted. No one had kissed her the way Craig did. She moaned against his lips and pulled him closer. Craig let himself rest on top of her, their legs entwined. He turned to his side and pulled her in position with him. His fingers gently were entwined in Lux's hair. Craig kissed her chin and began to kiss her neck.
"Craig," Lux said weakly.
"Hmm," Craig said against her skin.
"I should go," she said quietly. Craig stopped moving.
"Why?" he said, his lips still against her skin.
"We have school tomorrow, and my parents are probably wondering where I am," Lux said. She felt Craig exhale against her neck. He moved up to her lips and kissed them gently again.
"Please, don't go," he said.
"I..have..to," Lux said in between kisses. She really didn't want to.
"Just a few more minutes," Craig whispered. Lux began to protest, but the feeling of his lips against hers and his fingers running down her back convinced her.
* * * *
Lux stood at her locker the next day, rearranging her books.
"Hey," Lux turned around to see Craig standing beside her.
"Hey," she said, a smile lit up her face.
"Did you get in trouble with your parents last night?" Craig asked.
"Get in trouble for what?" A voice came from behind them. Lux turned to see Sean approach her.
"Oh, I went to Sean's for dinner," Lux said, avoiding Craig's eyes. "Craig got into Columbia!" Lux said trying to change the subject.
"Wow, congratulations man," Sean said giving Craig a high five.
"Yeah, thanks," Craig said.
* * * *
Lux stood with her back against her locker in the deserted hallway. She knew what she had to do, and she planned on doing it quickly.
"Haven't seen you for quite a while," Lux narrowed her eyes at the sound of the voice coming at her. She turned around and her eyes widened.
"What are you doing here?!" she asked in disbelief.
"Nice to see you too," the boy answered.
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"You guys go ahead and do whatever you do, we'll clear up in here," Caitlin said before Lux could even offer to help.
"Craig," Angela whined, lifting her arms to him. Craig hoisted her into his arms.
"Are you tired?" he asked the girl as she shook her head vigorously.
"I want to play with you and Lux," she said.
"I think Angela is actually very tired," Joey said as Angela tried to stifle and yawn.
"No Daddy," Angela began to complain.
"I'll read you whatever story you want," Caitlin bribed, as she stood beside Joey.
"Even Peter Pan?"
"Even Peter Pan," Caitlin said as she took Angela from Craig's arms. "Say goodnight to Craig and Lux."
"Goodnight," Angela said resting her head on Caitlin's shoulder. Lux smiled at the girl as she watched Caitlin carry her up the stairs.
"I better head home too," Lux said looking down at her watch.
"What? It's only 8 30!" Craig said. "There is no way you're going home, come on," he said as he grabbed her hand. Lux looked confused as Craig pulled her into the garage.
"Wow, nice garage," Lux said looking around as Craig flicked on the lights.
"Thanks, this is where our band practices," he explained. Lux nodded and sat down on the couch. She unconsciously wrapped her arms around herself.
"Cold?" Craig asked watching her. Lux nodded her head. Craig brought her over a blanket and sat beside her. "Yeah I've been trying to convince Joey to get heat in here, but he said it was a waste of money. Now that I'll be leaving, I'm sure that we won't even get heat in here." Lux listened as she pulled the blanket around her tightly.
"Aren't you cold?" she asked him, looking around for another blanket for Craig to use.
"I'm used to it," Craig said. Lux nodded and leaned back on the couch. A silence passed that could only be described as awkward. Craig suddenly sighed and flopped back on the couch.
"What's wrong?" Lux asked.
"Are you still with Sean?" Craig asked, knowing very well the answer already. Lux looked surprised by the question.
"Yeah," she said, not meeting his eye. Craig nodded his head more to himself than anyone else. "Why?" Lux finally asked looking up. Craig stayed quiet for a few moments. Then he spoke,
"I know this will never work, but I can't stop thinking about you. And I know you're with Sean, but I can't help how I feel. And." Craig trailed off.
"And what?" Lux prodded. Craig looked into her eyes, his shining.
"And I really want to kiss you," he said quietly. Lux's eyes widened. "Look, I know I've put you in a really awkward situation," Craig began, his voice wavering again. Lux reached over and touched his hand gently.
"It's alright, I'm glad you told me," Lux said.
"You are?" Craig said looking confused. Lux nodded her head.
"You're hands are so cold," she said as she ran her fingers over his. Craig couldn't help but be surprised by this statement. After everything he just said, she noticed his hands.
"Yeah, guess I'm not as used to the cold as I thought," he said. He watched as Lux unwound the blanket from around her and handed him half of it. He smiled slightly as he pulled it around him, pulling her towards him in the process. He rested his head against hers, smelling the scent of her shampoo.
"Craig," Lux's voice interrupted the silence.
"Hmm," he said, enjoying the closeness of her too much to speak.
"I'm glad you told me what you did, because I really want to kiss you too," she said simply. Craig's head snapped up as he met her eyes.
"You do?" he asked. Lux nodded her head and subconsciously licked her bottom lip. This motion made butterflies appear in Craig's stomach. Gently he leaned down and kissed her. Lux sighed into his kiss and let her lips linger on his. When she felt him pull away, her hands went to the back of his neck, pulling him into her. She felt Craig smile against her lips as he kissed her harder, his hands lingering in hers under the blanket. When he finally pulled away, he bent down and whispered in her ear,
"Still cold?" Lux looked up at him and leaned up again, proceeding to kiss him. Craig leaned against her, causing Lux to lie down on the couch; Craig supported himself over her with his arms. He groaned loudly when Lux moved her lips down his face, and gently sucked on the skin on his neck. "Shit Lux," Craig panted. Lux pulled away.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Nothing, nothing." Craig said flinching a bit. He captured her lips with his again. Lux nearly melted. No one had kissed her the way Craig did. She moaned against his lips and pulled him closer. Craig let himself rest on top of her, their legs entwined. He turned to his side and pulled her in position with him. His fingers gently were entwined in Lux's hair. Craig kissed her chin and began to kiss her neck.
"Craig," Lux said weakly.
"Hmm," Craig said against her skin.
"I should go," she said quietly. Craig stopped moving.
"Why?" he said, his lips still against her skin.
"We have school tomorrow, and my parents are probably wondering where I am," Lux said. She felt Craig exhale against her neck. He moved up to her lips and kissed them gently again.
"Please, don't go," he said.
"I..have..to," Lux said in between kisses. She really didn't want to.
"Just a few more minutes," Craig whispered. Lux began to protest, but the feeling of his lips against hers and his fingers running down her back convinced her.
* * * *
Lux stood at her locker the next day, rearranging her books.
"Hey," Lux turned around to see Craig standing beside her.
"Hey," she said, a smile lit up her face.
"Did you get in trouble with your parents last night?" Craig asked.
"Get in trouble for what?" A voice came from behind them. Lux turned to see Sean approach her.
"Oh, I went to Sean's for dinner," Lux said, avoiding Craig's eyes. "Craig got into Columbia!" Lux said trying to change the subject.
"Wow, congratulations man," Sean said giving Craig a high five.
"Yeah, thanks," Craig said.
* * * *
Lux stood with her back against her locker in the deserted hallway. She knew what she had to do, and she planned on doing it quickly.
"Haven't seen you for quite a while," Lux narrowed her eyes at the sound of the voice coming at her. She turned around and her eyes widened.
"What are you doing here?!" she asked in disbelief.
"Nice to see you too," the boy answered.
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