We both got comfortable on the couch with each a pizza box in our lap, our gaze focused on the The Holiday playing on the tv. The movie was just background entertainment as both of us just couldn't stop glancing at each other. "What?" I smirked at him with my slice of pizza still in my mouth.

I could tell by the way his eyes wandered over me and he stopped chewing his pizza for a second, that he wanted to say something. "Nothing." He chuckled at me before taking another bite from his four seasons pizza. Oh Lukas that look on your face isn't nothing.

I squeezed my eyes at him, not taking nothing for an answer. "Nothing me again and I'll eat your pizza as well." I sternly looked at him as my hand latched on to the box sitting in his lap, his jaw instantly dropping.

"No no no are you crazy... That's my pizza... Who are you? Shrek?" He laughed as he pulled the box out of my hand, but I wasn't letting go easily.

"Well thanks but last time I checked I wasn't green, so no..." I scrunched my nose at him as I took in the sight of one of his famous eyerolls. "Come on tell me... What did you want to say? And if you say nothing, I will stuff that pizza in my face like an ogre. I promise." I winked at him and eyed up the pizza box in his lap.

Lukas instantly scoffed before meeting my gaze with the biggest smirk his lips could wear. "Nothing." One of the corners of his mouth tugged up, waiting for me to react.

"I warned you!" I leaned in, hoovering over him as my mouth started an attack on the slice of pizza he was holding in his hand. He didn't expect this as a loud scowl came from deep within and he pulled the slice away from my face. Oh no, you asked for it. I laughed and leaned over more catching the slice between my teeth as I felt his eyes watch the whole scene with shock. The moment he pulled it away once more things went hilariously south. I lost my balance smashing the slice of margarita I was holding into his white T-shirt. Oooooh shit. Both of us widened our eyes, my mouth parting as I didn't know what to expect next. I pulled the slice away from the now stained fabric and put my lips in a straight line. Shitididshitshit. I cursed under my breath as doing so revealed a large spot of tomato sauce. Lukas still sat underneath me rather stoic, his gaze telling me a bunch of stuff at once. "I am so sorry!" I grimaced as I felt the blood rush to my cheeks, frowning my brows at the stain and then looking back up to meet Lukas's gaze.

A huge weight fell off my shoulders the moment he started to laugh hysterically. "Always something interesting with you." He shook his head as he looked down at the stain, laughing some more as he saw the seize of it. "Damn Bella, you really didn't lie about channeling your inner Shrek." He smirked, his eyes traveling over me and more specifically at the way I was almost sitting on top of him. Not that he and I were uncomfortable, on the contrary I wanted him even closer.

"You shouldn't have said nothing. I gave you a fair warning and you didn't act on it as such." I smirked at him, still not moving away from him, not even if the slice of pizza in my hand was now looking as if it had seen the third world war.

"What do you suppose I do now?" He smiled as her looked over him and his dirty T-shirt.

"Take it off." I whispered, my mouth apparently not stopping my truest thoughts from spilling out loud. It seemed as if I was joking but quite frankly, I really wasn't. Lukas's mouth parted in awe, probably not expecting me to say this but I just couldn't help it. I wanted to see his tattoos and I wanted to feel the heat coming from his chest as he held me. I mostly just wanted him to kiss me.

I gazed at his lips, that still hadn't replied to my longing whisper. "Uuhm." He slightly widened his eyes as he obviously was considering it. I also hadn't moved as I was still hovering over him. He pulled his bottom lip between his teeth and I swear that made me swoon into a puddle of goop. It made the room spin and I lost all ability to move. Even when he put the box of pizza in his lap on the coffee table and took my slice from my hand to place it on top of the box I remained motionless, just gazing him up.

He met my gaze as it carefully looked for his the greyness in his eyes. All I could see was the same burning desire my mind was clouded with and I pleasurably whimpered when he sat up, his face only inches away from mine. My heart was pounding in my chest and my head was all a daze when his hands went to the hem of his T-shirt, taking it off in one swing. I had to swallow at the tension pinching my throat shut. Nothing about this feels wrong or too soon, if anything nothing has ever felt so right.He was only wearing those attractive sweatpants and I was one leg swing away from straddling his lap.

I took in the sight of his tattoos, my fingers instantly drawn to the ink with the magnetic power they have. His face was so close to mine but I could tell he was waiting for me to pull him closer. My fingers traced the tattoo on his collarbone that always would peek out of his T-shirts. My other hand joined to touch the phrase I picked for him on his side, his skin hot and familiar.

Both of us were breathing fast, our pulses rising by every inch we got closer, my fingers tingling as they traveled over his skin. He briefly closed his eyes taking a minute to himself but when they opened again he had clearly made up his mind.

He leaned in, pushing his forehead against mine as I felt his sweet breath fan my lips. His nose brushing over mine made me suck in a breath, as if that would calm my excitement. Please Lukas, kiss me.Our lips were so close, but I needed them closer, my hands traveling to the back of his head, my fingers longingly going into his messy hair. Kiss me.

Our foreheads were softly touching, our noses lovingly brushing as our eyes held on to each other. Kiss me, please. My thoughts were begging him but my body was too excited to wait as I brushed my lips over his, both of us instantly closing our eyes to feel the electricity spark in the air surrounding us. My hands firmly held on to his roots, pulling him even closer, the light brush of the lips now turning into a deep kiss, the both of us melting in to each other.

I heard a soft whimper coming from his mouth when I deepened the kiss even more, my tongue asking him for an entrance. Instead of granting me access to his mouth I felt his tongue slide into mine, passionately moving against mine. More. As if he read my mind I felt his hand achingly slide over my thigh to swing my leg over him and just like that I was straddling his lap, my body completely melting against his chest as our tongues kissed each other like it was the very first time.

The hunger in this kiss made me dizzy with desire and the fact I felt how hard it was making him wasn't helping. I wanted his mouth and everything else about him. "I missed you." I whispered against his lips as my hips grinded on him, his hands snaking around my waist. "I missed you so much."

His lips left mine, only to trail a path of hot kisses down my neck. "You have no idea how much I missed you." He breathed against the racing pulse in my neck. I couldn't help but suck in my breath once more at the effect the vibrations of his words had on my core. This was getting heated fast as I felt his tongue move against my neck, my fingers in his hair making sure he kept kissing that sensitive spot until I missed the taste of his lips.

I guided his face up so he could continue showing love to my lips. Before straight going at it he gently pecked the cut on my bottom lip, making sure it wouldn't hurt as he took it between his teeth. As if I was feeling anything other than tingles all over my body, cause by his kisses, his touch and the way grinding on his hardness was making me weak.

I kissed him back deeply as my hands now cupped his face, this kiss more than just a kiss. It was filled with so much love and desire I never wanted it to stop but I couldn't help but gasp against his lips when his fingers dug into my hips, rocking me softly back and forth on his bulge. I felt myself smirk before kissing him back, a quick groan rolling into my mouth as I pushed my hips into him. I wanted to hear him again, over and over, letting me know exactly what I was doing to him.

I grabbed one of his hands and pushed it under my over seized hoodie until I felt it cup my breast, his fingertips instantly teasing me at the hem of my bralette. I whimpered with want into his mouth the moment he pushed them inside, sending chills over my spine as his touch on my nipples made me softly moan once more. I left his hand to do whatever it wanted and settled for a spot at the back of his neck while he continued to tease me. "Baby." He huskily whispered into my lips and the was enough for my hand to leave his neck already and travel down south. My fingertips left a path of destruction down his chest all the way to the edge of his waistband. I softly entered my fingers into it and it instantly made him buck his hips into my core. I entered them slightly deeper feeling the tip of his hardness poke up his boxers and against my fingertips.

The moment I gently caressed his tip he groaned into our kiss, his sweet sound making me release a moan of my own, both our sounds colliding into a world where only we existed. I wanted nothing more than to hear his sweet sound once more, but instead we were stopped by my phone ringing through the room. "I don't want to take it." I whispered against his lips when I couldn't stop moving my hips into his groin.

"I don't want you to either." He kissed me deeply as the phone continued to ring. "Maybe it's important though." He whispered, the tone of his voice telling me he didn't want it to be.

"Nothing is as important as you." I whispered back, my hand at the back of his head pulling him into my lips once more. I felt his hand leave my hip to grab something, most definitely my phone, his chest completely pasted against me as he did.

"It's Mia." He whispered as his eyes fell on the phone, his lips however still kissing mine, neither of us wanting to stop. He looked at me, pushing my wild hair behind my ear as his lips lingered on mine. "We have forever, remember? Just take it." He softly pecked my lips before putting the phone to my ear.

"Hello?" I answered, completely on a high taking the phone from his hand, as I rolled my eyes at him. As the tease he is he bucked his hips the moment I did, nearly making me moan into the phone.

"Bella? You sound like you're about to..." Mia cleared her throat and I widened my eyes at her suggestion. "Never mind... I'm sorry to bother but Ben's mom called with news about your dad." I instantly swallowed at her words... Good news, bad news, what news? I instantly felt a sense of panic in my throat and the room was closing in on me.

I shook my head, clenching my jaw as I got off Lukas's lap. His hand tried to hold me back but to no avail, making him frown his brows. "What's wrong?" He mouthed at me while I tried to respond to Mia but I couldn't find any words. I stood up from the couch pacing up and down between the couch and the coffee table as Lukas's hands on my hips tried to hold me still.

I turned around shrugging my shoulders at him before Mia's voice pulled me out of my panic. "Bella, are you there?" She said softly, concern laced through her words.

"Uuhm, yes, yes I am." I whisperer through the phone, pulling my lip between my teeth as I looked at the confused look on Lukas's face, his hands on my hips as I stood in front of him and he remained seated on the couch.

"Baby put it on speaker." Lukas whispered in front of me, lightly squeezing my hips to get my attention and so I did, I needed him to hear in case it was something he needed to know too.

I heard Mia sigh trough the phone and that made me believe she wasn't here to tell me good news. "Listen to me... They haven't arrested him yet, but they're tracking him down and they're keeping tabs on his credit card and cellphone signal. Bella whatever you do, do not go back to your apartment." She ended with her voice in destress.

"Why?" I instantly frowned my brows and pressed my fingers to my lips with worry, also realizing who stupid that question was. Lukas noticed I was starting to worry more and more and he pulled me between his legs so he could wrap his arms around my middle, placing a soft and comforting kiss on my stomach.

"I don't know how to say this..." Mia sighed again and I could feel the fear in her voice vibrating through the phone. "His credit card was last used at a gun shop... Not far from here. Loren fears he might be going back to your apartment." I looked down and I saw Lukas looking up with his mouth fully parted and his brows in a frown. The moment our eyes met he cursed under his breath, completely frustrated and probably feeling powerless by the whole situation. I would know, as it was exactly how I felt. "Bella, police are at your apartment so don't go back okay, there's also a car in front of our apartment too in case he shows up there. If you need any clothes, my closet is yours now and feel free to use my stuff in the bathroom too... Just don't go back, please..." She begged as I felt Lukas's arms around me tighten.

"I won't go back..." I shook my head as the words still made their way into my conscious. I didn't care how it made me feel, all I cared about was the worried look on Lukas's face. My free hand went to the back of his head, lacing my fingers through his messy locks to comfort him and it worked, feeling him relax around me.

"Good... I'm staying at Ben's tonight but Bella, be safe okay, don't hesitate to call the police if anything odd happens. Make sure Lukas gives you everything you need. I love you!" I felt Lukas chuckle at her words knowing he would do anything for me.

"I'm sure he will and Mia...Thank you! I love you too." I lightly smiled into the phone before she hung up with a chuckle.

As soon as she hung up Lukas cursed under his breath. "A fucking gun? He's buying a fucking gun!" He growled into my hoodie as he held on to me as if his life depended on it.

I looked down trying to find his eyes but his face was burrowed into my hoodie. "We don't know that, maybe it was something else?" I tried to reason, to get the idea of him actually buying a gun out of my head. We both knew why he would buy a gun, to end his living problem. I shook my head at the thought and decided not to let panic take over the happy state I was in minutes ago. "He can't do anything to me anymore. I'm here. I'm not alone anymore and there's police chasing his tail." I said calmly cupping both sides of his face as I softly threw the phone into the couch.

"How are you so calm?" He looked up, his hands covering mine on his face.

"Because he can't get to me here. For once I feel safe." I smiled at him, the frown on his face softly disappearing. "I have always felt safe around you Lukas." I whispered, before lowering my face to meet his, his lips yet again soft against mine as I kissed him.

"If anything happens to you..." He whispered against my lips as he lightly shook his head.

"Nothing's going to happen to me." I whispered back with my lips curved into a smile, kissing his soft lips once more before taking a step back. "Except I might cry at the end of this movie." I smirked at him, trying to focus on the good, on us, instead of all the bad things happening around us.

He shook his head with a smirk on my face before grabbing my hand and pulling me onto the couch next to him, instantly pulling me into his arms. "Come here." He whispered huskily in a way only he could before drawing me into his arms, both of us lying down on our side as we continued to watch our movie. "I won't ever let anything bad happen to you again. I made that mistake once, Baby I won't let it happen twice." He whispered into my ear before snuggling his face into the back of my neck. I wanted to be infinitely close to him, feel his skin on mine, everywhere, but we were exhausted by this rollercoaster. So tires that after cuddling for five minutes in this comfortable position and before the end of the movie we drifted away, holding each other like we were never going to let go, and that was exactly the plan.

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