A/N: Another chapter on my quest to finish on November 4th!! Please enjoy!
…Eh, not gonna bother with a disclaimer this time.
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"Stop playing games, Kevin," Jonathan practically growled at me, leaning towards me over the table, his face only inches form mine, his eyes fiery, "Get the job done."
I swallowed, not pulling back away from him as every bone in my body was telling me to do, "I will; don't worry. I'm meeting him to hang out at Java in an hour. I-I'll do it then." I had to hold back the look of disgust on my face at what I promising to do, but it satisfied Jonathan, or at least, he pulled back and turned his glare to Lance, whom he proceeded to yell at for not getting some kind of brochures printed out when he had wanted them.
Exactly forty-five minutes later I sat inside Java, trailing one finger absentmindedly around the rim of my cup. Luke was supposed to be here soon, and he said that Noah wouldn't be here to work for a while after that, so we could have a drink and then he basically told me I had to get lost before Noah got here. Again, he must be really scared the two of us will get into a fight or something. As if I'd actually fight someone for Luke's 'love' or whatever. Then again, apparently that's what I'm supposed to do according to Jonathan.
I made a disgusted face at my drink at the thought, when I heard a voice in front of me, "What did that coffee ever do to you?" Luke asked teasingly, slumping into the seat across from me.
Leaning back in the chair, I just smiled at him, "Nothing, I was just thinking."
"You seem to be thinking a lot," he mused, "Be careful, suddenly being brought back into the natural world so abruptly could throw your brain for a loop."
"Smart ass," I muttered under my breath, laughing slightly. Putting on a more serious face, I stared at the table for a moment, then looked back up at him, "Actually, I was thinking about you," I said quietly. When he looked shocked, I continued, "I-I think this whole 'friendship' thing isn't really working for me…"
"Why?" Luke asked quietly, though I saw that he could read the answer out of my eyes. Honestly, Jonathan should be glad he got me of all people for this; no one else could be such an actor and convince Luke this real! It makes me sick, and I almost wish I was a terrible actor, and he could see straight through me. Then I could just tell Jonathan I tried, and forget about it.
I bit my tongue, gathering my thoughts and every bit of nerve I had together, and swallowed my pride, "Can you honestly look me in the eye and tell me you don't still have feelings for me, Luke?" He looked like he wanted to look away from me, but couldn't, so I leaned in closer, forcing a single tear to cloud my vision, "How do you stop loving someone?" I paused, wondering if I should say it, then decided I had to pull out every stop, and lowered my voice to barely above a whisper, "Because if you've figured out a way…then please tell me what it is…."
Luke shook his head hard, as though trying to shake away all the thoughts clouding his head, then abruptly stood, "I have to go," he said hurriedly, and started towards the door.
I was barely quick enough to stop him, jumping from my seat and catching him by the wrist. Damn am I glad this place is so abandoned when people are in class around this time!! Anyways, I pulled him back around to face me, pulling him a bit closer than I meant to, but I didn't move away, just putting my other hand on his chin and tilting it up to make him look at me. A lump formed in my throat when I saw his face, stained from tears that I had caused, "I'm sorry," I said, probably the only truth I had spoken to him lately that didn't have a hidden meaning behind it, "I didn't mean to upset you, I just-" I let my voice catch in my throat, and stared into his eyes. But out of the corner of my eye, I saw Noah come through the door, and freeze, staring towards us. He didn't try to interfere, he just stood there, I guess waiting to see what I would do, or what Luke would do. But I stood there, looking at Luke's face, ignorant that his boyfriend was standing only yards behind him.
I've been his friend for too long to not know what he's thinking from the look in his eyes, and I almost wished I hadn't been able to see the thoughts running through his mind. He was confused, because he did still care about me, maybe even still loved me; but he had forced that down by convincing himself that I was a jerk, and could never care for him like that. But just recently, I've broken down every barrier, every excuse, everything that gave him reason to hate me…
A thought sparked in my head, and I knew it was cruel, and I knew I was risking getting my neck broken. But, I thought it could be easier than convincing Luke to break up with Noah.
So I leaned slightly towards Luke, then paused a couple inches away from him - I think he took it as one of those sappy romantic moments - to swallow the bile that had risen in my mouth at the thought. Deciding that I couldn't gather anymore nerve or swallow any more pride than I had right then, I closed the distance between us, and pressed my lips against his.
I felt Luke tense for a moment, then he started to kiss me back when I raised a hand and curled my fingers around the blonde locks of his hair. Gross and disgusting, of course, but I had to try not to smirk as I kissed him. The reason: I knew Noah was standing there watching us. Now, I don't know the guy, but he must be a terrible boyfriend if I can steal Luke from him with a few sweet words and one kiss.
No sooner had I thought this, however, and Luke pulled away from me with an abrupt jerk, his hand clapped over his mouth and his eyes wide in horror. I glanced at the door, but Noah was gone.
Without a word, Luke turned and practically ran out of Java. I lunged, trying to grab his wrist, but missed, and didn't quite feel like chasing him, so I just fell back into my chair and put my face in my hands.
And that's when it really hit me. No matter how much I hated Jonathan's plan, no matter if I thought he was the scum of the earth for even thinking up such a thing; there's was no going back now.
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A/N: Ahhhh! I know! Luke kissing someone other than Noah!! Absolutely revolting!! cough Kevin thought so too! Lol. Anyways, please, tell me what you think! I love getting reviews!! They make me want to write more!!
