looked like
he’d been there all night. Empty water bottles and candy
wrappers littered the floor. Automatically, she started to pick up
the garbage and throw it away. Luke came out of the bathroom, having
just showered, with a towel slung low on his hips.
“ Why
is Mike sleeping on the couch? You guys have a fight?” She
quipped, refusing to look up, knowing she wouldn’t be able to
keep herself from staring at Luke’s perfectly sculpted chest
and abs. Freaking
Adonis.
Luke retreated to
the back room to put clothes on. When he reemerged he was wearing
faded jeans and a black t-shirt, his hair still wet and messy from
the shower. He had started to grow some scruff on his face a few
days ago and hadn’t shaved it. But it looked good on him. Made
him look older. He stepped towards Lenny and took the now full trash
bag from her hands to tie it closed.
“ He
was watching a movie last night and decided to sleep out here,”
he explained in a hushed voice. He was standing close to Lenny so
that she could hear him and she could smell the fresh shampoo from
his shower and his minty breath. Suddenly, she was very aware of her
coffee breath and took a step back. She smiled casually, ignoring
the flush she felt creeping up her neck, and opened the refrigerator
to give it a quick scan.
“ What
movie was it?” She asked, surprised at the steadiness of her
voice despite the pounding of her pulse. The intensity with which
her body consistently responded to Luke's presence was alarming, to
say the least.
“ Rear
Window with Jimmy Stewart.” His voice was close again, just over her
shoulder and she swallowed hard before turning around.
His crystal blue
eyes scanned her face slowly. He had successfully backed her into
the corner of the kitchenette. She licked her bottom lip nervously
and saw his gaze drop to her mouth and stay there.
“ I
love that movie, too.” Lenny reached for the trash bag,
grazing his hand with her own as she slipped it from Luke’s
grasp. He inhaled sharply and she stepped around him quickly, backing
towards the door.
“ I’ll
make sure you guys get a refill of water before we take off.”
She paused, trying to get her heart rate under control, “I'm
riding on this bus today so...I'll be right back.”
Luke took a step
toward her, “What are you going to do tomorrow?”
“ Maybe
go to the beach with Tanya and the other merch girls,” she
lied, looking away from his penetrating gaze.
“ That
sounds like fun…” Luke acted like there was more he
wanted to say but couldn't think of it.
“ Yeah…so
I’ll be right back.” She repeated, but this time she
turned around, finally breaking the tension between them and walked
down the steps.
***
Mike watched their
interaction through slits in his eyes and held back the deep chuckle
that wanted to escape.
“ That
sounds like fun,” Mike mocked softly from the couch.
Luke turned to him,
clearly surprised that he was awake. “You’re an ass,”
he muttered to his friend on his way to the back of the bus.
Mike let the chuckle
out now; he enjoyed giving his best friend a hard time. Luke didn't
really have crushes, so there was so much more material to be worked.
Luke had never had a hard time getting women. He'd usually just give
them a lip curl and a wink and they were suddenly topless. To Mike,
it was very interesting to see Luke struggle so much with basic
conversation around a girl.
“ Maybe
you can help put lotion on her back,” he continued to tease.
Luke huffed and
closed the door to the back lounge, leaving Mike on the couch
laughing.
***
“ What's
in the notebook?” Mike asked with curiosity, nodding towards
Lenny. She looked up and Mike thought he detected a bit of panic on
her face, but she quickly smoothed it out.
“ Just
my journal, sort of,” she muttered, closing it and tucking it
back into her bag.
“ You
don't have to put it away, I was just wondering,” Mike
reassured.
“ I
was finished anyway,”
he’d been there all night. Empty water bottles and candy
wrappers littered the floor. Automatically, she started to pick up
the garbage and throw it away. Luke came out of the bathroom, having
just showered, with a towel slung low on his hips.
“ Why
is Mike sleeping on the couch? You guys have a fight?” She
quipped, refusing to look up, knowing she wouldn’t be able to
keep herself from staring at Luke’s perfectly sculpted chest
and abs. Freaking
Adonis.
Luke retreated to
the back room to put clothes on. When he reemerged he was wearing
faded jeans and a black t-shirt, his hair still wet and messy from
the shower. He had started to grow some scruff on his face a few
days ago and hadn’t shaved it. But it looked good on him. Made
him look older. He stepped towards Lenny and took the now full trash
bag from her hands to tie it closed.
“ He
was watching a movie last night and decided to sleep out here,”
he explained in a hushed voice. He was standing close to Lenny so
that she could hear him and she could smell the fresh shampoo from
his shower and his minty breath. Suddenly, she was very aware of her
coffee breath and took a step back. She smiled casually, ignoring
the flush she felt creeping up her neck, and opened the refrigerator
to give it a quick scan.
“ What
movie was it?” She asked, surprised at the steadiness of her
voice despite the pounding of her pulse. The intensity with which
her body consistently responded to Luke's presence was alarming, to
say the least.
“ Rear
Window with Jimmy Stewart.” His voice was close again, just over her
shoulder and she swallowed hard before turning around.
His crystal blue
eyes scanned her face slowly. He had successfully backed her into
the corner of the kitchenette. She licked her bottom lip nervously
and saw his gaze drop to her mouth and stay there.
“ I
love that movie, too.” Lenny reached for the trash bag,
grazing his hand with her own as she slipped it from Luke’s
grasp. He inhaled sharply and she stepped around him quickly, backing
towards the door.
“ I’ll
make sure you guys get a refill of water before we take off.”
She paused, trying to get her heart rate under control, “I'm
riding on this bus today so...I'll be right back.”
Luke took a step
toward her, “What are you going to do tomorrow?”
“ Maybe
go to the beach with Tanya and the other merch girls,” she
lied, looking away from his penetrating gaze.
“ That
sounds like fun…” Luke acted like there was more he
wanted to say but couldn't think of it.
“ Yeah…so
I’ll be right back.” She repeated, but this time she
turned around, finally breaking the tension between them and walked
down the steps.
***
Mike watched their
interaction through slits in his eyes and held back the deep chuckle
that wanted to escape.
“ That
sounds like fun,” Mike mocked softly from the couch.
Luke turned to him,
clearly surprised that he was awake. “You’re an ass,”
he muttered to his friend on his way to the back of the bus.
Mike let the chuckle
out now; he enjoyed giving his best friend a hard time. Luke didn't
really have crushes, so there was so much more material to be worked.
Luke had never had a hard time getting women. He'd usually just give
them a lip curl and a wink and they were suddenly topless. To Mike,
it was very interesting to see Luke struggle so much with basic
conversation around a girl.
“ Maybe
you can help put lotion on her back,” he continued to tease.
Luke huffed and
closed the door to the back lounge, leaving Mike on the couch
laughing.
***
“ What's
in the notebook?” Mike asked with curiosity, nodding towards
Lenny. She looked up and Mike thought he detected a bit of panic on
her face, but she quickly smoothed it out.
“ Just
my journal, sort of,” she muttered, closing it and tucking it
back into her bag.
“ You
don't have to put it away, I was just wondering,” Mike
reassured.
“ I
was finished anyway,”
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