Unexpected

Chapter 11

That morning Sasha woke up feeling a pair of strong arms around her, she let panic take over for a second before she saw that it was Luke. The tough, annoying, flirty, sexy guy that he’d always been wasn’t the guy laying next to her, this Luke was sweet, kind, protective and still so damn sexy. She turned around so she was facing him, looking at him sleep peacefully. She put the outside of her hand to his cheek and stroke it slowly, it felt so natural to her. Luke slowly opened his eyes and they immediately lock eyes with each other.

”Morning.” He whispered with a smile.

”Morning” She said and returned that smile.

”How you doing?” He asked and she could hear the concern in his voice.

”Fine.” She simply said, not really wanting to talk about it.

”I know that fine isn’t fine and I know you. Just talk to me, please?” He said and he took her hand in his.

”You know me huh?” She couldn’t help but smile at this.

”Yes, I do. Now talk to me.” He said seriously but with the same sweet smile on his face and her in his arms.

”I.. I can’t.” She said as she turned away and tried to get out of his grip, not really wanting to part from his embrace but to avoid the subject.

”Sasha, you can trust me. You know I’m never gonna leave you right?”

”I know I can, I do. But you can’t possibly know that Luke.” A longer tear fell down her face.

”Good, than trust me when I’m saying that I’m always by your side no matter what.” He moved his hands to each side of her face, not letting her turn away from him again.

”Why?” She asked not knowing his reasons for staying with her.

”Because you are amazing, smart, funny, talented and crazy beautiful and that is just the obvious things though.” He said loosening his grip on her and she couldn’t help but to blush.

”Luke..” She started out before she took a deep breath. ”I’ve never let anyone in, not about this. Not even Melody or my mom.” She felt her chest tighten up.

”You don’t have to tell me if you’re not ready.” He didn’t want to push her towards something she wasn’t ready for.

”That’s not it, I just need you to know that you are the only person who know about my d.. about Alex.” She couldn’t call him dad, he had never been that to her and he was never going to. She felt Luke’s arms tighten around her and she felt safe again. ”I don’t want you to treat me any differently because of this.”

”I won’t, I promise.” He already knew, well almost. He had an idea but he wasn’t sure.

”So..” She didn’t really know where to start. ”Where do I begin?”

”The beginning I guess.” Luke said and looked at her.

”I think I was about four when he hit my mom for the first time but it wasn’t until I was six that I realized what was really going on. There was yelling and fighting for as long as I can remember but I still have nightmares about when I saw him lay his hands on her for the first time. I still hate myself for not stopping things right then and there.. Then it wouldn’t have gotten as bad as it did.” She felt some tears roll down her face.

”You were six Sasha, no one expected you to.” Luke reassured her but that didn’t make her feel any differently about everything.

”I know that!” she said loudly, not really meaning it to be that loud.

”I just don’t want you to punish yourself for something that wasn’t your fault.” He said and dried her tears away with his thumbs. The gestured got a small smile to appear on her face before she continued the story about the worst years of her life.

”I guess that I was kind of lucky that he left me alone until I was eleven. I don’t even know why he waited that long to come after me, maybe he thought that the sound of my mothers screams wasn’t torture enough after three years and the sight of it had gotten boring after another two, that it was the only way to get under my skin. But if that had been enough I wouldn’t be like this. I mean the hits and kicks I can take over and over again but I don’t think that I could take the feeling of him watching me undress ever again.” There it was, her darkest secret and it was just about to be told for the first time. ”The feeling of his hand over my mouth and his breath on my neck still gets me to tears.” She was speaking through tears and sobbing at that moment, but she wasn’t stopping. She had to say the words out loud, she needed to. ”Just how his tough felt on my skin and his touch all over me makes me sick. And I hate that he made me so small by his actions and even smaller for keeping me quiet for so long! I hate him and I hate myself for letting him r**e me over and over again.” The words felt heavier than she thought they would but she also didn’t expect to be abel to breathe by letting the words out for the first time.

”It wasn’t your fault Sasha, no matter what he told you or made you think. No one deserves do go through what you’ve been through.. and I hate him too for making you go through it.” He didn’t know what to say but he had to say something, not feeling that whatever he said was right or enough.

”Thank you.” She adored him for not changing around her as she told her story.

”For what?” He asked as he felt he hadn’t done enough or anything at all.

”For not giving up me. I don’t know what I would have done if you hadn’t come into my life at the right time.” She looked up at him and felt herself falling more in love with than she ever thought she would.

”I’d like to think that we would have come to this moment at some point. No matter how we got here.”

”Yeah, me too but after last week and last night with Brian it means the world to me that you’re here.”

”I’m always here for you. What happened last week? I knew that something was up and I heard your songs, did he...” He didn’t get to finish that sentence before Sasha cut him off.

”Nothing happened, I saw him at the Mall and..” Now she was cut off.

”He’s actually still around? If I see him I swear I’ll..” She cut him off once again.

”Luke, don’t. He doesn’t deserve any attention. He didn’t even see me.”

”That doesn’t matter, just the thought of him near my..” He just realized what he was about to say and stopped just in time to stop himself from saying it.

”I’m your what?” Sasha asked curiously at to what his next word would be.

”Eh, ah my..” He didn’t want to scare her off but he couldn’t help but feel the way he does about her.

Sasha didn’t think twice about it, within seconds her lip where on his. The kiss took him by surprise but he soon moved his lips over hers. It was sweet and lingering for a few seconds, it might not have been as heated as it had been before but the same spark and feeling was there. They both pulled apart after a little while, just enough to rest their foreheads against eachother.

”That was..” He was at lost of words.

”Yeah, it was.” She took a deep breath.

”I’ve been wanting to do that for quite a while now.” Luke confessed.

”Me too.” She agreed, still locking eyes with him.

”Then what was with the teasing and dating Charlie?” He asked confused.

”Mel kind of talked about messing a little with you but I wasn’t going to do it. But after the first time it just felt so good to have you near.” She confessed even if she didn’t plan to be as honest as she was.

”You could have just told me that and not torture me for it. And Charlie?” Luke raised an eyebrow to her.

”I know but I was scared.. Charlie was just a way to distract myself I guess. I really like you and trust you, and I haven’t trusted anyone other than Mel and mom my whole life. And I don’t know if I can trust myself around you.” Sasha looked away from him for the first time in what felt like forever.

”Why not?” He asked.

”Because I think I’m falling in love with you.” It just flew out of her mouth, she couldn’t help it and Luke couldn’t help but smile at this.

”Good cause I’ve already fallen for you.” He said and looked into her eyes, they were at the verge of tears once again.

”Really?” She asked with a smile that told him that it wasn’t sad tears, they were happy tears.

”Really.” He whispered and started to lean in once again.

”Good.” She whispered, letting her lips grace his with the word.

While Sasha and Luke was having their heart to heart, Mel and Liam were having one of their own down the hall.

”Good morning love.” Liam whispered and gave her a sweet kiss on her lips.

”Good morning to you too handsome.” She said and kissed him back.

”How’d you sleep?”

”Good, I almost thought that I had dreamt last night though. I’m glad that it wasn’t.”

”Me too.” He kissed her again as he wrapped his arms around her. ”I meant what I said last night Mel. I love you.”

”I love you too Liam. Last night was kind of perfect, wasn’t it?” She asked as she looked up at him with a smile.

”It really was, I’m just worried that Luke and Sasha might be upset that we missed everything.”

”If they are then they’ll get over it. I mean what could we have missed that would matter that much?” 

”I guess you’re right. Then I guess that they can manage without us a while longer.” He said as he started to kiss down her neck while his hands puller her closer to him.

”I think they can live with that.” She moaned as she felt his hands on her butt and thigh as his kisses had gotten down her stomach.

”I thought so too.” He said between kisses.

***

Sasha and Luke just laid in bed for about thirty minutes until they decided to leave the comfort of Sasha’s bed and take a look and last nights damage. Just as they opened the door and made their way out in the hall they both stopped by the sudden moaning and the screaming of Liam’s name.

”I’m guessing they’re having fun.” She couldn’t help but giggle.

”Yeah, that wouldn’t be that hard to miss.” He said as he took her hand in his, intertwining their fingers, and pulled her towards the stairs.

”I’m not sure I even wanna see the mess down there.” She said as she stopped at the top of the stairs.

”I didn’t look around that much when I threw everyone out last night but I don’t think it was that bad.” He said.

”Are you trying to convince me or yourself?” Sasha laughed.

”I honestly don’t know, but it’s not like we can stay up here forever just hoping that it will clean itself up.” He said conflicted about if he wanted to see the mess or not.

”Fine, come on..” She said as she walked down the stairs and Luke followed behind. Once they got the to bottom they turned to look in the living room and stopped at the sight.

”Wow.. this is bad.” He spoke and took in the room around them.

”What are you talking about?” She said sarcastically as she gestured around the house.

The couch in the living room was tipped over and was stained from at least four cups of beer, there was cups and spilled beer all over the floor, counters and tables, out on the patio half of the furniture was in the pool and broken to pieces and in the kitchen the fridge stood open with slim to non food left. Not to forget about the broken glasses and fallen paintings around the house.

”We are so dead..” Luke spoke at the sight in front of them.

”You sure are...” They heard an all to familiar voice say behind them in an angry tone.

”Mom, what are you doing home so soon? I thought you weren’t coming home until tomorrow?” Sasha asked her mother, trying to look innocent.

”I got called in at work for some emergency but that isn’t the problem here..” Laura spoke and looked around the house again.

”I know and we’re sorry. We were just gonna have a few friends over and things kind of got out of hand.” He didn’t lie, just a little. It did get out of hand but they might have invited a little more than a few friends.

”He’s right, one person brought a friends and after a few texts the whole school was here.” Sasha continued in a way to sell the lie.

”That doesn’t keep you two from cleaning all of this up and being grounded for two week. Then you will pay of the damage by helping out around the club and here at home.” Laura was hardballing them, they were not getting out of it no matter what they’d say or do.

”Two weeks? Can we still go to the studio cause we are recording this coming week.” Luke asked, concerned for his future career.

”Not my problem right now, but we might be able to work something out when I come back from work. Paul should be here in an hour and I expect this whole place cleaned up by the time I come back.” She said as her gaze drifted between the kids in front of her until they nodded and she walked back out through the front door.

With that they ran upstairs to break Mel and Liam’s love fest up to get help cleaning up and spending time with them since they were only gotta be able to see each other in school for two weeks. They had filled two huge garbage bags with red cups and broken things and fished the furniture out of the pool once Paul came home. They could tell that Laura had called him about the wrecked house since he had a disappointed look in his eyes once he entered the house.

”Mel and Liam it’s nice that you wanna help but you can leave now since these two have lost the privilege to have you here and it’s not your mess to clean up. It’s theirs.” He said, never letting his eyes wander away from Luke and Sasha.

It took about two more hours before the place looked pretty livable just in time for Laura’s return. They were all sitting in the kitchen with Sasha and Luke at one side of the table and Laura and Paul on the other.

”So you are grounded for two weeks, you go straight here after school and then you do your homework and work on some music if you have to. If you are recording one of us will drive you there and back. There is no computers, phones or anything like that unless it’s about your music.” Paul spoke with a stern voice that Sasha had never heard before. If she was being honest she didn’t think he could sound as mad as he had today.

”There is no bringing friends over or going to friends houses. Not even to study, if you need a study group you’ve got each other for that. On the weekends you are working at the club until you’ve paid of your debt.” Laura continued.

That was the rules that was enforced for the next two weeks, plus the working part which would be for about two months. After dinner they both walked to their rooms but after a few minutes Luke heard a knock on his door and when he opened it he found Sasha on the other side with a book in her hand.

”Sasha, what are you doing?” Luke asked, not wanting to get in any more trouble.

”What? They said that we could work on our music and that is what I’m gonna tell them if they ask.” Sasha answered with a smile.

”You’re not so dumb Sasha Harris.” He said as he closed the door behind her. But didn’t let her walk into the room.

”I know, but I’m not really lying cause I do have a song for you to hear.” She said and held her songbook up in front of his face.

”What kind of song?” He asked as they walked across his room, Sasha sat down on his bed as he walked over to grab his guitar and handed it to her.

”A song about us, well.. my feeling about us to be correct.” She couldn’t keep the blush away.

”I already love it..” He said as he gave her a quick kiss before he sat down next to her on his bed.

”You haven’t heard it yet!” She said and hit him playfully.

”Maybe not but you are an amazing songwriter and singer so I know that it’s at least decent.” He joked which earned him another hit from Sasha.

She sat quietly for a moment before she started to strum the guitar.

Let me compare you to moon light

The light leading me to freedom

The sun that sets me free

Remember my words while we’re apart

I can’t help but stop and look at what we have become

Does it make you shiver?

I always believed that hope was free

And with you I’m free beyond belief

With the last note she took she looked up at Luke who looked at her all amazed. He didn’t have any words for her so he just leaned in and kissed her with so much love that he never even thought that he would feel for anyone in his life. This was it, she was it. The one. The only problem was that their parents were engaged and he was in love with his future stepsister.