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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐃 at the door of the airport as their parents said goodbye to them,

"Stay safe you two," Tara smiled as she hugged the duo,

"We will," the couple spoke at the same time as they tried to subtly roll their eyes for what felt like the fifth time,

"Hey we don't see you guys again until June so be nice!" Francesca backed up the other mother as she nodded,

"Look we gotta go if we want to catch our flight," Ethan let out a sigh as he looked at his watch,

If Lillian had to be a trait, she'd be unpunctual.

"Bye guys!" Lillian smiled as she quickly pulled her father into a hug,

"Don't let him hurt you again," Matt warned as he spoke in a low mumble hoping that the boy wouldn't make the girl upset again.

"We aren't together dad," the girl pointed out as she furrowed her eyebrows,

"Statement still stands," her father smiled as she clearly held back a smirk,

"Bye Dad," Lillian sent her father a salute before she followed Ethan into the airport,

"You ready to go back?" Ethan asked as he turned around seeing that their parents were no longer paying attention letting them hold hands,

"Yeah," the blonde nodded as she grinned,

She missed the boys.

"I miss my bed," she added as she was also looking forward to the idea of being back in her blanket central,

"You do?" The brunette swore that she wasn't fussy about her bed,

She slept for what felt like forever in any bed.

"Yeah, the dreams I have on that thing are top tier," the soccer player explained before she joined the line for check in,

She was ready to go back to Michigan.

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 !

𝐥𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬_𝟎𝟔 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 !

𝐥𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬_𝟎𝟔
THERE WAS A DOG

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫
I KNOW

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫
Ethan didn't let me pet it though

𝐥𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬_𝟎𝟔
Why were you with him?

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫
We flew back together

𝐥𝐡𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐬_𝟎𝟔
What happened to the other guy?

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫
What's with all of these questions?

𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐫
He flew back before us if you must know

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Ethan hadn't even had the car come to a stop before Lillian bolted out of it to go say hi to the boys,

"Luke!" Lillian squealed as she ran into the boys arms,

It was safe to say that she had missed her best friend.

"Lilly!" Luke smiled as he spun her around before placing her back on the ground,

"Hi boys," the girl sent the rest of the boys a wave as she watched them get off of the couch to say hello,

"How was it?" Mark asked as he pulled the girl into a hug,

They hadn't really spoken since the night he phone her when she abruptly hung up.

"It was nice being back," the blonde explained with a smile,

"We missed you," the brunette had to admit that there was something too quiet about not having her actively present in his life,

He hadn't seen her for three weeks, but it felt like three months.

"Trust me I missed you too," the soccer player missed not having the boys to go irritate as they had grown to be her version of siblings.

"That's true," Ethan nodded in  agreement as he walked into the house,

"Oh hey bro," Luke sent him a glance before turning his attention back to the girl,

"No entrance like her?" The Canadian teased as he sent the girl a smile,

"Not a chance," Dylan shook his head as he ruffled the girls hair,

"I think your teammates like me more than you," Lillian shot back at the boy as she watched him nod,

"Can you blame them?" Ethan took her by surprise by holding sending that flirtatious comment to the blonde.

"Come on guys," the Brit had to mask the blush that formed on her face with a cough,

"I wanna heart about all of your trips!" She added as she threw her arms around Luke and Marks shoulders pulling them to the couch,

It was safe to say that her boyfriend was a little shit.

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As much as Luke was dying for a nap he had some burning questions for his best friend.

"You did not need to walk me back," Lillian smiled as she watched him take her suitcase,

She might have been home for just under three weeks but she still took a suitcase and a duffel bag with her.

"Yeah but I wanted to talk to you," Luke explained as he shook his head,

"What have we been doing for the last two hours?" The blonde teased as she let out a laugh,

"Not like that," the brunette furrowed his eyebrows,

"Look we are always honest with each other right?" He added as he let out a sigh,

"Luke if you got a girl preg-" the soccer player trailed off as her eyes went wide,

"I did not!" The hockey player groaned as he rolled his eyes,

"What did you do then?" Lillian asked as she cocked her head,

"Why are you assuming that I did something?" Luke shot back as they made their way into the dormitory,

"Because why else would you be asking me if we can be honest?" The blonde explained as she thought that it was obvious,

"I have a question for you," the brunette decided that he should just come out with it,

"And I need you to be honest," he added as they walked into the girls floor,

"I won't lie to you Lukey," the soccer player spoke in a serious tone as she grew nervous wondering where this was going to go.

"Is that boy of yours really someone we don't know?" The hockey player asked as he raked his fingers through his hair,

"Well you guys know who he is," Lillian nodded as she didn't want to lie to him,

"Now I won't be mad," Luke began as they opened the girls door,

"You promise?" The blonde looked if her roommate was in the room before she decided that it was now time to tell someone the truth.

"Is it Ethan?" The brunette shut her door as he waisted to hear her answer,

"What makes you say that?" The soccer player tried to remain calm as the colour slowly washed out of her face,

"I noticed the matching necklaces," the hockey player motioned to the new necklace that they were both wearing,

"We both share a number after all," Lillian shrugged as she knew that Ethan would be upset if she didn't put up a bit of a fight,

"You're avoiding the question," Luke reminded her as he crossed his arms,

"Fine okay!" The blonde ran her fingers through her hair as she sat on her bed,

"What does that mean?" The brunette was taken back by her answer,

"I am dating him," the soccer player confessed as she let out a sigh waiting for the speech that was bound to come from this.

"When did this happen?" The hockey player asked as he joined her on the bed,

"You know the night your brothers came over?" Lillian explained as she relived the memory,

"Yeah," Luke nodded as he motioned to her to continue,

"Like two days after that," the blonde smiled as she replayed the memory,

"Ethan got all irritated cause he thought that Jack was flirting with me," she added letting out a laugh remembering how silly that whole idea sounded.

"He was," the brunette muttered as he was still irritated at his brother,

"He was?" The soccer player felt her jaw drop,

"So you're telling me that if he didn't get his shit together I'd have a chance with a nhl player?" She added as she crossed her arms,

"Wow," the girl said as the boy nodded,

"Wow what?" The hockey player furrowed his eyebrows as he didn't understand her reaction,

"Ethan really did pick one heck of a time to confess his feelings," Lillian couldn't help but let out a laugh,

Don't get her wrong she loves Ethan. But the idea of having a chance with an NHL player really did make her laugh.

"Right!" Luke nodded in agreement as he matched her reaction,

"Wait tell me everything," he added as he knew that the girl would be dying to tell someone about what her relationship was like,

"You don't want to know everything," the blonde warned wriggling her eyebrows hinting to the fact that a portion of it was sexual,

"Tell me the parts that don't involve you two making out or getting undressed," the brunette corrected his statement as he lay on her pillow,

He wanted to get comfortable.

"Wait before I do," the soccer player began as she let out a sigh,

"Promise me this," she added as she raked her fingers through her hair,

"You won't tell anyone," the girl didn't think that he was going to go and yell the fact that she was dating Ethan off of a rooftop but she wanted him to keep it quiet.

"I don't get why you guys are keeping it a secret," the hockey player knew that the boys would be more than happy to hear that the couple were back together.

"Because we needed to make sure that we are doing the right thing," Lillian explained as she sent him a soft smile,

"Wait so I'm the only person who knows?" Luke asked as he let out a gasp,

"Pretty much," the blonde nodded as she watched his eyes light up.

"Well this secret safe with me," the brunette pulled the girl into a hug as they both fell back onto her mattress,

"Thanks Lukey," the soccer player cooed as she grinned,

"You gotta stop calling me that," the hockey player groaned as he sent her and annoyed look,

"It's so cute though," Lillian shot back as she looked at him with a pout.

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AN: Luke honestly felt like the right person to learn about it all first.

I didn't even realise this but we are officially more than half way through the book so certain things are gonna have to start picking up soon...