A.N// hiii, do me a solid and enjoy this...read the author's note at the end for a little news! okay go!
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Luke's POV

I woke up to a ton of hair in my face. Kate was turned away from me, sound asleep. I sat up slowly, my body still getting used to being awake, and I rubbed my eyes.

After a few minutes of just sitting in my bed in silence, I checked my phone for the time. It was well past noon, so I got up to see what everyone else was doing. I normally didn't sleep in, but it felt good to every once in a while.

I decided to let Kate sleep, leaving my room to brush my teeth and use the toilet. I washed my hands quickly before making my way downstairs to get breakfast from the kitchen.

When I got there, I didn't see anyone. Usually if my parents were home, my mum would be making something, whether it'd be late breakfast or some lunch. No one was here though. I wondered if everyone slept in and I was the first up, but I quickly ruled that thought out. My mum was always up early.

I went back upstairs and checked my both my brothers' rooms, where I also found no one. I then went to my parents room, and they weren't in there either. The only other thing I knew to do was to call, so I did.

I called my mum first because she was most likely to answer, and I wasn't surprised when she picked up on the first ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey Mum. I was just calling to find out where everyone was. I just got up and the house is empty besides Kate," I explained. I didn't mind being home alone, obviously, but I just wanted to make sure everyone was okay.

"Yeah, we all got up early to do a little bit of Christmas shopping. I told Kate just before she left because she was awake. We should be back within the next few hours," she quickly informed me. I could tell they were at some mall by the loud chattering I could hear in the background.

I took a seat on the couch in the lounge room and let out a huge sigh of relief. I knew Kate and I were planning to tell my brothers, but I couldn't help but to be relieved by the fact that I could put it off if only a little bit longer. I had a few more hours to mentally prepare myself for it.

"Oh, alright. I guess that's all I needed then," I said.

"Okay, bye Luke."

"Love you, bye," I told her, hanging up the phone afterwards.

I couldn't stop thinking about how my brothers would react to my news. I knew I was being very irrational about this entire thing, but I couldn't help it. They didn't completely know about my secret, but they knew enough to accidentally say something about it in front of her. That's what I was the most afraid of.

I needed to be able to sit her down and tell her myself, instead of having her find out from someone else. That would raise question and make the situation seem way more dramatic than it actually was.

My stomach growled, and I suddenly remembered that I came downstairs for the sole purpose of finding something to eat. I got up from my spot on the couch, and I went to the kitchen. It was already past breakfast time, but I didn't care so I grabbed a box of cereal out of the cabinet and some milk from the fridge.

I prepared it the way I liked, then I sat at the island to eat. After about twenty minutes, I was finally done with my makeshift meal and Kate had come down from my room.

"I would say good morning, but it's well past that," I chuckled, standing from my seat and putting my dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Kate sat down in the seat next to the one I had been sitting in and she nodded.

"Yeah, I was awake earlier, just for like fifteen minutes though," she started. "Your mum came in and told me that she, your dad and the boys were going out Christmas shopping."

"Right, I talked to her a bit ago, and she told me," I said. Kate had her elbow on the countertop and her chin rested in her palm. She looked bored. Why was I being so boring? "Do you know if Jack or Ben came in at all?" I asked.

"Not that I know of." Her eyes still didn't meet mine as she was focused on the patterns in the granite counter.

"Oh okay," I sighed, and a few moments passed before I spoke again. "I'm still nervous about telling them, and knowing that were doing it today is making my head spin." Her head snapped up, and we held eye contact. It was almost like she was trying to read me by my eyes, but I shied away, breaking the gaze.

"Luke, it's okay. I'm gonna be there, standing right next to you. There's nothing you need to worry about," she told be, but that's where she was wrong. If only she knew.

I needed to find sometime soon to tell her. I knew that would be particularly hard for me though because, I've had problems telling her things and expressing myself in the past. I didn't want to do it this time, but it was almost like I couldn't avoid that part of myself.

"I know. I love you," I stated honestly. I could see a small smile creep onto her face, but she still wasn't looking at me. Suddenly, I wondered what she was thinking about.

"I love you too."

"Are you okay?" I asked. She seemed really off, and I could tell there was something wrong.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" she countered, and I shrugged in return. I hadn't thought of any reason why she would need to be upset other than revealing our relationship to my two brothers. She'd been handling it very well, so I didn't think that was it.

"I don't know, you aren't acting like yourself," I confessed. I was standing across from where she was sitting, but I walked around the island to make my way to her.

"Well I'm fine, so don't worry," she said softly, still not focusing her attention in my direction. I sighed and reached over, cupping her chin in my hand. This made the chair she was sat in spin so she was facing me, but she still wasn't looking at me.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes Luke," she basically whined. I was probably annoying her, but I just wanted to make sure she was okay.

There was a crease between her furrowed eyebrows and placed a light kiss there. It went away as she relaxed from my touch, so I very slowly pressed my lips to hers. She sighed into the kiss, started gravitating towards me.

I walked closer so I was stood directly between her legs. The more relaxed I became, the more I let my hands roam her body. They went down her sides before resting on her upper thighs, right where my shirt bunched around her waist from her sitting down.

I had to bend down quite far to reach her mouth, but I didn't mind. We were sharing short and sweet kisses, no one that lingered for too long. It felt like some of my stress was taken away with every single one, and as more time went by, I felt better and better.

After a couple minutes of light kissing, I pulled away and rested my forehead on hers. Kate's forearms were on my shoulders, and she was finally looking at me, a smile playing on her lips. I leaned in to kiss her one more time before pulling away completely and taking her hands in mine.

"I'm just making sure Kate," I said.

"I know, and I'm fine. Don't worry." She stood up from the stool and let my hands go. I knew there was something that she wasn't telling me, and I wasn't going to drop it until I found out what was bothering her.

She grabbed the box of cereal I had from off of the counter, and she got the milk out of the fridge. Kate got dishes out of the cabinets to make her cereal while I tried to figure out was was bothering her.

"Please tell me," I begged. It drove me a little crazy not being able to help Kate be the happiest she could be. She deserved all of the happiness in the world, and I wanted to give that to her.

"You wouldn't understand." Her tone had a hint of annoyance in it, but I didn't really care.

"Kate," I said sharply. She was done making the cereal, so she went back to sit down.

"Luke," she challenged, followed by a slight wince. It looked like she was trying to cover it up so I didn't see, but I caught it. Again, I walked closer to where she was.

"I saw that," I called her out. "Now, tell me what's up." I didn't know what could be so bad that she wouldn't just tell me. She put a spoonful of cereal in her mouth, chewed and swallowed it before speaking again.

"Ugh, just cramps Luke," she groaned before quickly moving her hand to her stomach.

"Oh." I didn't know what I was supposed to say because I hadn't expected that to be the problem.

"I told you," Kate muttered, rolling her eyes.

"Sorry, I just wasn't expecting that," I told her honestly. There were a few beats of silence that passed before I spoke again. "Is there anything you need?"

I didn't have much experience with girls and periods, but I knew about all of the basic stuff. My mum made sure to educate me about it so I would know what to do if situations like these came up.

Apparently I had to be extra cautious about my choice of words and very nice, so I didn't get punched in the face or kicked between my legs. I was also told that not all girls were like that, but I need to be careful just in case.

"I want to go home." I didn't want her to go home, but deep down I was happy because I basically got out of having to tell my brothers today. That meant I could continue with my mental preparation.

"Um okay. Are you ready now?" I asked. Kate nodded and stood from her seat, not finishing the rest of the little bit of cereal she had left. I was guessing that she didn't have much of an appetite, which was weird considering. "You can just get your stuff from upstairs and I'll be in the car." She nodded again and made her way upstairs.

I let out a deep sigh before going to retrieve my keys from the hook near the door. I quickly slipped on a pair of flip flops, and I went outside to start the car. Once it was running, all that was left to do was wait for Kate to come outside.

About ten minutes later is when she finally returned and walked to the car after locking the front door. She had changed out of my shirt and put the clothes she wore to my house back on. She slipped in quietly and put her seatbelt on.

I put the car in gear, and I drove out of the driveway so I could head to her house.

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see her resting her head against the window. I'd never seen her like this before.

The only thing I really knew about cramps was that they hurt, sometimes only a little and other times, a lot. That mostly explained her behavior, but I didn't want her to be in pain.

It was a short drive to her house was quiet, my soft humming and the cd I had in providing background noise. I had my free hand rested on her knee until we pulled into her driveway.

I turned the car off while Kate got out and headed to the front door. She let the both of us in and we took our shoes off by the door.

I followed her to her room where she immediately started taking some clothes out of different drawers. I assumed she was about to shower, but she turned on her television and left it on a channel playing a show with girls trying to find their dead friend.

Kate then laid the clothes she picked out across the foot of her bed. She left momentarily, telling me she was going to the bathroom and that she'd be right back. By the time she came back, I was sitting on her bed with my back against her headboard.

"You're staying?" she asked, closing the door behind her.

"Yeah, you don't want me to?" I countered. Kate didn't respond, but instead walked to her bed and climbed on. She took her phone out of her pocket and did something on it before shutting it off and placing it on her bedside table.

She grabbed the remote and turned the volume of her television up to fully capture what was going on. When she was done, she crawled over to where I was and sat next to me.

"Of course I do, but I didn't want you to be bored here." I gave her a confused look, and she laid her head on my shoulder.

"That's nonsense, I like being wherever you are," I said honestly. It was one of the truest things I've ever told her.

"Luke, oh my god. That was cheesy," she laughed.

"Don't laugh at me, I'm serious." Kate didn't listen though, she continued to laugh until she was out of breath. It put a smile on my face.

"I know," she responded before returning her head to my shoulder. I don't know what I was thinking, but one of my hands quickly attached itself to her lower abdomen. I started mindlessly rubbing and Kate looked up at me.

"Does it feel any better?" I asked her, continuing to place my focus on the site of her cramps. I could see her nodding slowly out of my peripheral vision, so I continued to rub. I had no idea if it would do anything at all, but I decided that it was worth a try. "Have you taken anything for it yet?" I followed up and she nodded once more.

"Yes, but it either hasn't kicked in yet, or it isn't working," she sighed, eyes still on me.

"Does it hurt really bad?" I questioned.

"Yeah, and I would tell you how bad, but I don't think there's any other pain I can compare this to." I chuckled lightly. If there really wasn't anything comparable to the pain Kate was experiencing, I personally didn't think it should exist in the first place.

The only good thing about this was the certainty that Kate wasn't pregnant, which also meant that I wasn't going to be shot dead by my mum.

"I'm sorry baby," I said sincerely. I thought it was stupid that girls had to go through this twelve times in a year, but I guess that's how it had to go if they wanted children in the future. "You just relax today, okay?"

"I will, Luke," she mumbled, sounding a little tired even though she'd just woken up a little over an hour ago. Kate leaned up and placed a light kiss to my jaw before setting her head back on my shoulder.

An uncontrollable heat spread throughout my body, and I had to quickly remind myself that now was not the time in order to calm down. Instead of focusing on myself, I encased Kate in my arms and attached one of my hands to her lower stomach. I gently rubbed in a circular motion and she hummed in response.

We stayed like this for about a half an hour before Kate eventually got up. Besides the television playing, the room was otherwise silent.

It felt weird because we were in a really good and steady place at the moment, which had never happened before. I just started to feel a little bit bad because there was still a secret that needed to be revealed. I didn't know exactly how she would take it, but all I could hope was for an okay reaction.

"I'm just going to go get in the shower. You don't have to stay if you don't want to," she told me, but I shook my head.

"I'll stay," I started, getting up from my spot and following her out of the room. We stopped by the door of the bathroom, and I continued. "But I'm gonna go to the store really quick. Do you want or need anything back?"

She thought for a moment before responding, "Um, no thank you."

"Okay, I'll be right back then." With that, she went into the bathroom and shut the door behind her. I took the steps two at a time until I reached the bottom. After putting on my shoes, I went out the front door, closing and locking it behind me.
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Kate's POV

I made sure the water was extra hot a sit ran down the front side of my body. Heat always helped when I had bad cramps, and sometimes even better than pain medication.

I didn't get them every month, but when I did, it felt like Satan performing surgery on my uterus while I was awake and messing it up just because he could. How was I going to survive having kids?

I made sure to wash my body and hair before just letting the water run over me. It's almost felt like the cramps had totally disappeared and I was grateful for that. I made a mental note to look for the heating pad when I was done showering so I could try and keep the pain away for as long as I could.

I didn't know if Luke rubbing my tummy had actually done anything, but it felt like it was working, and I really enjoyed that.

Luke was being really sweet to me and extra cautious today, and that was one of the many reasons why I loved him. Honestly, he didn't really have anything to worry about. I wasn't the type to be moody on her period, so I wasn't going to lash out on him or anything like that.

In fact, I tried to stay exceptionally happy during this time just to add a little positivity to my body wanting to rip itself apart.

The only thing that was maybe slightly moody was if I got a little too emotional. It was like I couldn't stop crying sometimes, but when was I ever not crying? Other than that, I was generally cheerful so no one had to worry about me going into a rage.

I wasn't really worried about us for the first time out of the whole time we'd been dating. So far we had proven that we could keep a strong relationship with minimal to no fighting, and I was so glad that everything was finally headed the right way.

There was only one thing I had steady on my mind and that was Luke's Christmas gift. I didn't know exactly what I wanted to get him, but I knew I wanted it to be absolutely perfect.

I had a few more days to try and pull something together because I didn't want to wait until the last minute. I didn't think there was any way I was going to be able to make it to a mall or something to look, but I really needed to go soon.

I would probably try when my cramps weren't so bad so I could actually focus on buying a gift instead of the pulsing pain in my lower abdomen. I honestly just wanted to lay down until they went away, but I understood that that wasn't a reality.

Exercise always helped me anyway, so I was planning to go for a walk sometime tomorrow. Maybe if Luke was down for it, we could go together and I wouldn't be alone the whole time. I could also try to figure out what he wanted for Christmas during that time, making my life a whole lot easier.

I spent a few more minutes under the water before getting out. I dried off quickly and went back to my room to get dressed. Once I was in comfortable clothes again. I dried my hair so it wouldn't soak my pillows when I laid down again, and then I went on my hunt for the heating pad.

I ended up finding it in the linen closet by my parents' room, so I took it back to my room and plugged it in by my bed.

After sitting and continuing my television episode, I checked the time because Luke hadn't made it back yet. He left almost an hour and a half ago. Where was he?

The heating pad was working wonders for me, and I was so comfortable. My eyes couldn't help but get heavy. They slowly started shutting, my consciousness slipping away.

Just went I was about to be pulled under, there was a light thud nearby, making my eyes shoot back open.

"Shit," someone cursed. I blinked a few times to clear my vision, and I sat up, causing the heating pad to slip off of me. Luke was bent over, and when he stood back up, our eyes met. "Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you," he said.

"It's okay, I wasn't really asleep all the way," I laughed, waving him over. He had a plastic bag in one of his hands and a small square box in the other.

"Sorry it took so long. I couldn't figure out what size to get, so I just..." he trailed off, handing me the purple box.

My eyes scanned over the item quickly and I almost immediately recognized it to be a box of tampons. Heat rushed to my cheeks, and when I looked at him again, his were the same. He came closer to my bed so that his legs were touching the edge and gave me the bag as well.

I looked inside and found some chocolate, popcorn, more pain killers and a few bottles of water. My heart warmed, and I could've sworn my eyes were glossing over. Why did I always have to be so emotional?

"Luke, you didn't have to-" I was about to say, but he cut me off.

"I know, I wanted to," he said slowly. I turned off the heating pad, and crawled across my bed to where he was.

"I hate you, you know that?" I told him standing up. I didn't know what I did to be rewarded with the best boyfriend I could ever ask for, but I silently thanked whoever, if anybody, was listening. Being with him was actually the best decision I'd ever made. "I don't deserve you."

"Of course you do. You deserve everything and more, and I don't want you to ever let anyone tell you otherwise. I love you," he voiced. I knew that it was my emotional side and my unbalanced hormones that made me start crying.

I guess Luke was used to it because he used his thumb to wipe the tears away, and he pulled me closer to him by my waist. My eyes peered into his, and my breaths became shallow. I cupped his cheeks into my hands, and like always, he met me halfway.

It was gentle, like he was trying to be slow and cautious with this as well, but he didn't need to. I made the first move to deepen the kiss, and he was a little hesitant at first but relaxed once he realized that I was fine.

He slid his tongue past my parted lips and pulled me closer to him, if that was even possible. This wasn't helping my hormonal state, especially because I couldn't do anything about being turned on.

Well, technically I could, but I didn't find the idea very appealing.

We continued kissing, tongues basically intertwined with each other's as my hands found their way to his hair. I tugged on the roots a few times, Luke humming in response and squeezing my sides. He made sure not to squeeze too hard though, so he wouldn't hurt me.

A few more minutes passed, and he pulled away first, leaving a kiss on my temple to compliment what'd just happened.

"Are your cramps better?" he asked awkwardly, his eyes not meeting mine.

"Yeah, a little. The heating pad and shower helped a lot," I informed him. He nodded and took a seat next to me on my bed. "Thank you for the tam-" He cut me off before I could finish.

"Don't say the word," Luke said, his entire face red by now. I just laughed at him. "I'm already embarrassed enough by it. People in the shop were staring at me." He whispered the last half, making me laugh even more. Luke hid his face in his hands, completely mortified by the whole situation.

Once I'd calmed down, he was still hiding, so I kissed him on his cheek. He slowly came out, blush still prominent on his face. He sent me a shy smile.

"It's okay." I picked up the box and inspected it a little. "But Luke," I called and his head snapped up, facing me.

"Hmm?"

"You got the wrong size," I told him. I was a light, and he bought regulars. They would work just fine, but it was hilarious to mess with him. "They're too big."

"Oh, God," he groaned. "I-I can go back, and exchange them. I just thought they would be okay since, you know, I put my d-" he rambled before I cut him off.

"Luke, they're fine. Relax." I knew exactly was he was about to say, and my face held an expression of shock. How could someone be so awkward yet so incredibly alluring at the same time? He didn't even know he was doing this, which made it more confusing.

"Okay, because I was freaking out for a second." His face has finally started returning to its normal color and he grabbed the remote that was next to me, and turned the television up.

"I saw that," I giggled. I turned my heating pad back on and placed it right over my uterus. I felt a sharp cramp just before the device reached its maximum temperature, and I grimaced.

Luke seemed to noticed, and he was suddenly alert and paying all of his attention to me.

"Are you okay?"

"Yep, I'm alright," I confirmed honestly. He eyed me for a few seconds, making sure. Right when I thought he was about to focus on the show playing again, he leaned in and placed a brief kiss on my cheek and then my lips.

"You're so strong," he said against them. I thanked him and took the popcorn and chocolate out, passing it to him. He happily took some and put it into him mouth while I drank an entire bottle of water in like ten seconds.

A few hours later is when Luke got a call. Once he was off of the phone, he put in back in his pocket and turned to me.

"My mum wants me home," he explained. "Are you okay staying here by yourself, or do you want to come with me?"

"I can stay," I told him, smiling. He returned it and kissed me quickly before standing up.

"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow?" I nodded. "Alright, bye. I love you."

"I love you too."
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A.N// heyyooo!!

okay so i hope you enjoyed this little filler bc there's one more big thing to come...i'm not even sure if it's big but let's pretend like it is lol

i got back to school on monday fml and i'm so anxious like i can't stop shanking thinking about it, but i found out today that my sister got accepted into the school that i go to, so that's making feel a little bit better knowing she's gonna be there if i need her. yayy

idk what my updating schedule is gonna look like once school starts, but i've worked writing into my schedule so hopefully it should be okay

what do you think kate is gonna get luke for christmas??

this is gonna be really short bc i literally don't have anything to say lol...

if you wanna see what's going on in my everyday life you can follow me on snapchat BC its nothin but lit (lmao no that's only sometimes) but still i'm pretty sweggy so that should be enough [camisnotonsnap]

i'm thinking about doing something for you guys, it's a secret surprise so i can't tell you rn, but i hope you enjoy it!

that's it for this chapter, just fluffy luke and kate bc why not, it's cute ;-)

ily guys stay cool stay safe and i'll talk to you all later
-cam <3