Yay, Chapter 5! With it, there will actually be gasp a conflict! All because of my dear friend Bonnie Lass. So, without further adui...
(three weeks later)
The bedsprings creaked as Luke sprung up off of his matress. He paced the floor and read every section meticulously. Was this really how he wanted to spend his summer, sneaking around with a girl that was ashamed of him?
Basically, I don't know her in public, she is not and never will be my girlfriend, and all I'm really good for is 5 minutes of make-out time a day. Luke thought angrily.
The hems of Grace's soft grey lounge pants dragged on the ground as she stumbled down the steps. There was an envelope shoved under the door with a hasty "Grace" scribbled onto the front. If this is a love note, so help me God...
Grace,
Obviously, we weren't thinking very clearly when this started. I'm not afraid to tell you that I really do care about you and I want a real relationship with you - not just 5 minutes of make-out time everyday. I've been reading over the contract. You really are ashamed of me, and I don't know if I can take that. Maybe we should take a walk and talk about this.
Luke
Not exactly what I expected. She wasn't quite sure, an end this early would take care of getting too attached. But do I want that?
(two hours later, walking through the park mentioned in Chapter 4)
With the clouds overhead and the tall, thick trees looming in every direction, the park seemed the perfect place for a discussion like this. The two walked slowly, no one wanting to have the first word.
"I'm not sure what you expect me to do, Grace. Do you think that I'll just settle for being pretty much nothing to you until you have five minutes to spare?" Luke seemed hurt, but respectably angry, as he spoke. "I would never string you around like this, you know. You're..."
"I don't want to know what I am!" Grace responded with force and slight panic as she turned to face him. Her voice shook a little, then became more clear. "For all intents and purposes, we are nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. We mean nothing, this is just... Fun. Just a way to spend our time."
"So that is what I'm wasting my summer doing! Just being strung along for fun. Whenever you feel like five minutes of 'fun', snap your fingers, because you know I'll be right over!" Disappointment, even more than anger, was evident in all of Luke's features.
"I never told you to turn this into a 'relationship'." She was confused. She needed space and time to sort this out.
Luke watched her go. He wasn't entirely sure if he was ready to follow.
Oooh, intrigue! Yeah. Is that enough of a problem, BonBon and my other critics? I knew I needed a conflict.