Welcome Mat

"Katie are you were a door mat?" asked Luke, as he walked up the drive.

"Luke!" she exclaimed, jumping and turning around while trying to keep the door mat from falling or rising.

"Did Victor steal your clothes while you were in the shower or something and lock you out?" asked Luke.

Katie nodded. "Um yeah he stole my clothes, then when I went looking for my clothes he pushed me outside and pulled my towel away."

"Oh so your um," muttered Luke.

"Yeah he locked me outside naked," said Katie. "His fault I was in there in first place the rascal pelted me with mustard and ketchup."

"Cold tonight huh," said Luke.

"You have clothes on," said Katie.

"Oh yeah here take my jacket," said Luke.

"Thanks," she said, as he draped it over her shoulders. "Now the pants."

His hands went to his pants but he glanced at her and could see her grinning.

"Now I know your joking," he said.

"So how's your dad?" she asked.

"Still complicated," answered Luke.

"As complicated as this?" asked Katie, waving a hand at herself.

"No that is a gift from god," answered Luke.

"So you snuck your record into my dad's bag," said Luke.

"You saw that?" asked Katie.

Luke nodded. "So did he. You got your phone on you?"

"Yeah," she answered.

"It fell out of my jeans pocket with Victor grabbed them," answered Katie.

"Good because if it was inside you'd be in real trouble," answered Luke.

Katie opened her mouth to speak when her phone rang.

"Hello," she said.

"Guy Morgan here," said Guy.

"I have spare clothes in my car," mouthed Luke.

Katie nodded and followed him down to his car as she spoke to Guy. He wanted to meet her at his studio after school the next day. They arranged a time and she hung up.

"I'm meeting your dad tomorrow," she said.

"Well you get into the clothes behind the car and then do you want to go for a drive?" he asked.

"Yeah I'd love to," answered Katie.

She crouched behind the car. Luke saw his jacket appear over the car.

"Luke could you put the welcome mat back while I finish getting dressed because I know your watching even though you seen it all before," said Katie, handing him the door mat. "I've been running around out here naked for the past hour. I don't have much modesty left."

Luke headed back to the front door with the mat and when he turned back Katie was sat in his car. He couldn't resist ringing the doorbell and as he got in his car Bev opened the door.

"Did you ring the doorbell?" Katie asked.

"Luke!" shouted Bev.

"Yeah I did," answered Luke. "Sorry."

"Sorry Bev something came up!" he called, before he started the engine.

"Is that Katie?" asked Bev.

"Bye Bev," shouted Katie, as they drove off.

Bev closed the door with a loud slam.

"Who was at the door?" asked Gail.

"Luke he just drove of with Katie," answered Bev. "She just stole my boyfriend."

The next day at school. Katie had meant Guy the previous night – as Luke's girlfriend and they had talked about her music as well. Then she had stayed there, leaving Gail and Bev to fend for themselves.

"You stole my boyfriend!" shouted Bev, storming up to Katie.

Katie was stood in Luke's arms and with Angela and Mickey as the night before had been re-accounted.

"Excuse me?" she asked.

"You stole my boyfriend," said Bev, gesturing to Luke.

"I think you mean you tried to steal my boyfriend," answered Katie.

"He just got here. It was me he was coming to see that last night," answered Bev, smugly.

"But it's me he's been dating for the past three years," answered Katie. "Remember when your mom sent me away to that summer camp? Yeah I meant him there."

Bev scrunched up her nose and stromed off.

"She's going to be even more pissed when she finds out that your Kengiston's new artist," said Luke.

"I'll deal with it," smiled Katie.

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Gabriella Somerfield