Into Him, Into Her

Into Our Wedding : Eleven

LEAH'S POV

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Luke had been carrying me in his arms and my heartbeat skyrocketed. I didn't know why I suddenly felt this way, but I did. It was unusual.

It first happened when we had raced and I had seen the concern he had for me, even though it was indeed his fault. It made something light up in my heart.

Then it happened when he was looking, studying, me when I told him that I was a woman too and he should look at me. His gaze was engraved in my mind.

I tried to push those thoughts away but I couldn’t. Luke and I had a little banter while travelling back home.

I was reminded of how he dealt with my bloody leg. I reminisced about another bloody incident.

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Flashback

It was an ordinary day at the university. We were supposed to attend Business Communication right now but Luke and Lauren were nowhere in sight.

I already had a terrible feeling and an aching stomach. I had a bad feeling today.

These two could never be on time.

"Rennie! Where the hell is Luke?" I inquired her, glancing at my watch. They both were the ones who believed in being fashionably late.

"He's right behind you." She asserted pointing behind my back and I turned around to see Luke had a worried glance.

While stepping towards me, he removed his jacket and speed-walked towards me.

He wrapped his arms around me from behind and plopped his head on my shoulder. I looked at him and his face was very close to me.

I looked down to see him tying his jacket around my stomach.

"What are you doing, Luke?" I asked him and stepped away once he finished fastening his jacket around me.

"Don't untie it." He warned and I glanced up at him.

"You leaked," Lauren whispered to me and my face went red with embarrassment.

"Hey, don't worry. I have my extras in the car. I'll bring them to you. You leave with Lauren." He instructed and I nodded.

We both went to the washroom and I cleaned myself. I washed the stained clothes. I felt terrible and no longer wanted to attend the class.

"Here, fresh ones." Lauren handed me Luke's long shirt and a jacket. I changed into them.

I wore the shirt and tied the jacket around me. It was enough to cover me until I went home.

"I prefer to go home," I grumbled the moment I stepped out. I was feeling the terrible ache inside me. I always had the painful way.

"I'll take you home," Luke said but it sounded like a command.

"I'm not the one to jot down the study junk so you better do it. I'll take her home." He explained as it was logical.

"Great then. I'll see you at home." Lauren hugged me and immediately rushed to the class while we both left.

We were just walking towards the car when Robert stopped us. We both glanced at him.

"Aren't you the one who leaked?" He commented and laughed. I looked down feeling pathetic.

"Why don't I show you what leaking means?" Luke grunted and then a loud bone c***k was heard.

I looked up to see Robert's jaw bruised and bleeding nose. My eyes widened.

"This is called leaking, bloody ass! You get lost!" He yelled at him. He clutched my hand and took me with him and perched me in the car.

He rushed to the driver's side and sat in, starting the car without wasting a second.

He looked outside and glared at Robert who looked scared of Luke. He did a 'slicing the neck' action and zoomed towards the gate.

"We could've handled that a little subtly, why did you have to displace his jaw?" I questioned him, folding my hands.

"That was subtle enough, Leah. A broken hand or leg would've been a little better though." He confessed with pride and I shook my head.

We soon reached home and I rushed towards my room. I took a bath and felt a lot better. I wore my clothes.

The terrible ache was still present and I felt like killing a person to subdue this pain. I sat on the couch and switched the TV on.

"This could help you." I heard Luke's voice. He had a big tub of Ben and Jerry's in his hands. It was chocolate flavoured. I grinned.

I snatched it from his hands and dug in. I loved the flavour and it was soothing my stomach, making it feel cool.

"I'm not stealing your current favourite flavour." Luke chuckled but I paid him no heed.

I stuffed a lot and then huffed.

"You had too much." He said and I nodded. He kept the ice cream in the mini-refrigerator I had in the room.

"Come here," Luke said softly once he relaxed on the bed. I followed his words and went to the bed.

"Lay down." He put his hand out and I nodded.

I slid on the bed and hummed, feeling comfortable. He wrapped his arm around me and caressed my hair.

"Rest, I'm here." He mumbled softly and forgetting today's incident I let myself fall into darkness.

End of Flashback

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Even that day he didn't feel eked or uncomfortable but handled the situation. I sought comfort from him.

That day I knew, no matter what would occur, small or big, he'd be there to handle it and I became dependent on him.

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We finally reached home and I was almost sleepy. Luke had been carrying me and my heels, too. I had to laugh, but I was too sleepy.

Still unable to resist, I opened my eyes a little to see his face. He was talking to Rob and gave him such a face that I wanted to laugh but I didn’t.

I knew I weighed on him but the way he didn’t want to show it to me, made me want to just giggle at his cuteness. We finally made it to my room.

Before I could say anything, Luke dropped me down to the floor. I felt like a big flash of pain on my butt which made me scream in agony.

"What the...Lauren?" I was talking to Luke but when I saw where he kept on looking, I was so shocked that I didn’t blink for a moment or even breathed.

"Surprise!" Lauren yelled and I couldn't believe I was seeing her after an entire year. She was still as beautiful as ever. Her brown-red hair dangling in curls and her green eyes sparkled looking at me.