CHAPTER FOUR

    Luke pulled me out of the elevator, and we booked it straight to his room just in case Austin was following us. I quickly shut the door and we were both out of breath from running then I finally let reality hit me. The first boy I ever loved actually cheated on me. He was the last person I ever thought was going to break my trust, but I guess I was very wrong. I slid down the door as I burst into a fit of sobs and pulled my knees tightly to my chest then buried my face in my hands unable to keep myself together anymore. "Alleah...?" Luke asked cautiously as I let out another sob and shook my head.

  "I just want to be alone right now, Luke." I choked out between my sobs, and I heard him slowly sit in front of me.

  "I'm definitely not leaving you alone when you're this upset, Allie. You just need to breathe." He said gently and I looked up from my hands to glare at him.

  "Gee Luke, I'm sorry if I'm just a little heartbroken after finding out that my boyfriend has been cheating on me." Luke backed up a little bit and held up his hands.

  "You're right, I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to come off in a rude way or anything, I just... hate seeing you cry." He admitted and I shrugged as more tears started to fall down my cheeks and I didn't even bother wiping them away.

  "Sorry for snapping at you, I'm just in shock." I chuckled humorlessly then remembered that he never answered my question. "I need you to be one-hundred percent honest with me, Luke. Did you know that Austin was cheating on me with Brooke?" I asked and I began to grow worried at what his answer might be.

    Honestly, if he had known about Austin cheating on me and didn't have the decency to tell me then I wouldn't just lose Austin tonight. I would also lose Luke as a best friend. He shook his head at me quickly. "Of course not, Alleah! I would've told you the minute I found out. The fact that you think I would do something like that actually kinda hurts." He admitted with a small frown, and I sighed.

  "I'm sorry, I just needed to know the truth. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."

  "It's alright, I can't stay mad at you." He nudged me playfully and I gave him a sad smile as I could feel another sob trying to escape as the aching in my chest returned. "I can't believe he would cheat on you." I nodded as I let out a small sob and shrugged.

  "Me either. I thought he loved me." I laughed as more tears started to fall from my eyes. Luke frowned at me, and I couldn't stand seeing him upset so I buried my face in my hands again as I continued to cry.

  "He did love you, Alleah. It wasn't your fault. I mean he and Brooke dated for years until she dumped him last year and I guess maybe he never got over her." I looked up at Luke in confusion at what he had just said because I was told a completely different story from Austin.

  "Wait, I thought Austin dumped Brooke because he didn't have feelings for her anymore?"

  "Austin told me that Brooke dumped him because she didn't want to be in a serious relationship her senior year and it left him heartbroken..." He trailed off nervously and after I heard that it felt as if my heart officially broke into dust. I let out a scoff as I wiped away tears angrily and shook my head.

  "So, basically, I was his rebound girl." I said sarcastically and Luke quickly shook his head.

  "No, of course not, Allie. God, I'm just making this worse. Look, I'm so sorry for telling you I thought you knew, and I don't have any idea why he did what he did." I shook my head as I sniffled.

  "You don't have to be sorry, Luke. You didn't do anything wrong." I assured him. "I guess she was just more beautiful than me and I was just the girl he settled for when she left him." I sobbed and leaned forward to rest my head on his shoulder and Luke didn't even hesitate as he wrapped his arms around me.

  "Yeah right, Alleah. You are literally the most gorgeous girl at our school. He's just a selfish dumbass that wants both of you and to be honest, you can do a thousand times better than that dickhead." I chuckled and pulled back to look at him as I shook my head because there was no way I was going to find someone better than Austin. "I'm serious! You are the most amazing, kind, intelligent girl I've ever met. Ever since you came into my life it has been nonstop fun and I never want to be away from you." He breathed out as he slowly reached his hand out to wipe away a tear then started to gently stroke my cheek.

    That was the moment I realized that all of Austin's suspicions about Luke were right. As he stared deeply into my eyes, I knew that he had feelings for me and somewhere deep inside me, I think I had feelings for him too. Something snapped inside me, and I suddenly leaned forward and pressed my lips firmly against his taking us both by surprise. "Whoa, Allie. What're you doing?" Luke pulled away slightly and stared at me in disbelief.

  "Oh my God, I'm sorry! I just... I wanted to thank you for being so sweet to me." I admitted and Luke chuckled as he started to blush and loosen his tie. "I know I shouldn't have done that because now I know you only see me as your friend-"

  "Alleah, are you joking? I've been crazy about you since the day I met you. But you and Austin just broke up and-"

  "Luke, I want you to kiss me." I whispered and he stared at me with his mouth open in shock and I giggled. He studied my face intently, searching for any sign that I didn't mean what I said. When he didn't find anything, he took a deep breath then pressed his lips gently against mine.

    This kiss wasn't as amazing as Austin's, but it still caused my heart to beat frantically and distract me from the pain inside my chest. I wasn't going to lie and pretend that I wasn't using Luke to get back at Austin. He was always worrying about Luke liking me and since they were friends, I thought that if he found out what I was planning to do that it would hurt him almost as much as he had hurt me.

    Our kissing grew more frantic as we pulled each other as close as we could be to one another, but I could still see the image of Austin and Brooke in my mind. I pulled away from Luke and he stared at me in confusion as he watched me slowly stand up from the floor then walk over to the bed. When he saw me start to unzip my dress, he jumped up from the floor and placed his hands over mine to stop me. "Alleah, are you sure you want to do this?" Luke breathed out hoarsely as he struggled with his feelings, and I stared at him hesitantly for a second.

Should I actually do this? What if this ruins our friendship? And what if they both get hurt by my actions? I shook those thoughts out of my mind and gave him a reassuring smile as I slowly pulled the zipper down. A grin appeared on Luke's face as he cupped my face in his hands and crashed his lips against mine and this kiss took my breath away.

{{Oh boy!! Do you think Alleah was wrong for hooking up with Luke right after breaking up with Austin? As I wrote this chapter, I was like oh girl, idk if that was such a good idea! But I guess we'll just have to find out what happens in the next chapter! Thank you for taking the time out of your day to read my story! It means a lot to me❤️ have a great day y'all! Love ya! 💜 ~Ariel}}