The next morning the bright sunlight lighting up the entire living room woke me up first, at least that's what I thought. I yawned as I tried to make sense of my surroundings. Tv, couch, living room, Lukas, mmhh Lukas.I smiled as I turned around into his arms only to meet his grey sleepy eyes accompanied with an adorable smile. "Good morning." He softly whispered before kissing the tip of my nose.

His lips lingered and that made me ache for another kiss so I couldn't help but greet him by pressing my lips against his. "Hi there." I smiled against his grin, instantly leaning in to kiss him once more.

The smile on his face grew wider as he looked around the room, frowning his brows as he now realized we were not in his bedroom, nor in a bed. "We fell asleep on the couch?" He pulled his brows up before bringing his nose to mine and brush it.

I chuckled as he met my gaze with a satisfied look in his eyes. "Mmmhh, that's what happens when you are too good of a pillow." I giggled before snuggling my face into his bare chest, my lips lovingly kissing the tattoo going up into his neck.

"Yeah well, you're not bad yourself." He laughed as he pulled me closer, his lips traveling to the top of my head. "Can't believe we just fell asleep with your dad lurking around and all." He softly shook his head.

"I'm glad we fell asleep... I'm done stressing about it." I sighed and I felt his arms tighten around me. All that matters is you and me.

"So, what's the plan for today?" I felt him grin before he pulled away to look at my face, his hand instantly cupping my cheek in the most adorable manner.

"You mean what do want to do?" I wiggled my brows at him while throwing my leg over his waist, crawling up against him even more.

He clearly liked that as his hand held on to my leg, bringing it over himself even more as he rolled onto his back. His lips divinely attacked mine the moment I was lying on top of him. "Something like this?" He whispered against my lips before brushing his tongue over my bottom one. It instantly made every muscle in my body tense and my stomach, well it had turned into another warzone of butterflies.

His longing grey eyes bore holes through me again and I knew what he meant by that. "This maybe?" I whispered before putting my lips to his, not hesitating to take his bottom lip inside my mouth and softly drag it between my teeth until it made him groan.

I smirked more as I let go of his lip, his eyes hooded with want. He took a deep breath before seductively licking his bottom lip where my teeth had been seconds ago. "Is it this you mean?" He whispered back, his voice so husky it instantly turned me on, my desire to feel everything of him again now driving me insane. As his words hit me, his hand reached for my leg again, pulling me into his morning issue, immediately making me draw in a deep breath. He feels so good through his sweatpants, but it would feel so much better if there's nothing at all between us.

"Maybe." I muttered, my voice almost gone at this point of his teasing game. "Definitely." I whispered under my breath as I grinded against him. Oh that's hard. Images of him making love to me were flashing through my mind and that along with the sensation of his bulge pressed against my most sensitives spot, was enough to make me whimper into his lips with want.

He silenced my moan with his lips, his tongue entering my mouth, claiming mine. His fingers trailed to the back of my head until they settled into my roots, firmly holding my head in place. "Snowflake, don't tease me like this." He hummed with pleasure when I dragged his bottom lip between my teeth once more. "Fuck, what's this." Lukas's eyes went wide, just when I leaned in again to kiss him more.

"What? Did I do something wrong?" I pulled back, scanning his face to find some signs. He started to wiggle himself underneath me, as if he wanted to get up. "W-What did I do?" I stuttered when all I could see was the frown on his face. Babe, what did I do?He wiggled more, his hand leaving my hair to grab something underneath him.

"Nothing, you didn't do anything wrong." He used his other hand to push my hair behind my ear as he was still trying to fetch what was apparently bothering him. Suddenly he held up my phone in front of me, the light of the screen instantly hurting my sleepy eyes. "This had turned into a vibrator in my back." He released a laugh. I let my face fall into his chest before I grabbed the phone from his hand, crawling off his lap as I did. Mia's name was splattered all over my screen with a number of texts and I anxiously went to my messages while Lukas sat up straight next to me.

Mia: I didn't want to call because maybe you're still asleep

Mia: But you NEED to know!

Mia: They caught the son of a bitch...

Mia: Sorry your dad...you knew who I was talking about...

Mia: They arrested his sorry A$$ at the gas station near your apartment!

Mia: They have him! Whoop! I'm sorry if my enthusiasm is a little bit displaced but he CAN NOT hurt you anymore!

Mia: Bella your life is only going to change for the better from now on! Tell my brother to get his act together and be there for you for the rest of his life! Because if he won't marry you, I will!

Mia: Damn sorry

Mia: Sorry

Mia: I'm just happy for you!!

Mia always had a talent for turning rough situations into something light and that was exactly what I needed. His sorry ass.Thank you Mia. "They have him Lukas..." I whispered as I replied my thoughts to Mia. "Police arrested my... You know what, I'm not even going to call him dad, he's not my family." I whispered when I looked to the side, catching Lukas's loving stare. "You are." My words instantly made him smile and urged him to push my hair behind my ears once more.

He slowly leaned in, pressing his lips against mine while I threw my arms around his neck, pulling him into an embrace. "You are mine too snowflake." He whispered against my lips as they lingered. "Let's toast to a better life." He chuckled before pulling out of my hug and leaving me on the couch.

"What are you doing?" I frowned at him as he stood in front of the couch.

"Making you breakfast." He just smirked before he disappeared towards the kitchen, and all I could do was stare at his bare back and toned muscles as he put a hand through his hair. Ugh I'm weak.

While the smell of breakfast filled the apartment I shuffled towards the bathroom to splash some water in my face. I took off Lukas's hoodie that I had been wearing for too long now and threw it into the laundry not wanting to take it off, but I also didn't want to smell. I undressed and threw the rest of my clothes in the laundry as well before stepping into the shower. The cold water felt fresh against my skin and was soothing on the bruises. They still hurt to the touch but less than the day before. However when I stepped out of the shower and I looked at myself in the mirror they looked worse. They will go away. This will pass... You survived Bella and he got what he deserved.

I threw a towel around myself and walked into Mia's bedroom. I grabbed some panties that I was going to replace after all of this but I didn't have much of a choice at this point. My closet is yours, she said. I desperately tried to find anything comfortable and after going through some piles I finally found some grey sweatpants that would fit and a white T-shirt. Let's try the Lukas look. I laughed at the clothes in my hand when I realized it was the female version of his signature sexy chilling at home outfit. I threw them on and smiled as I took a look in the mirror. Actually not that bad. I smirked when I glanced over myself, my eyes lingering on my chest. No bra, I wonder if he's gonna notice.I smirked at myself before going into the kitchen, the smell of eggs and coffee filling the room.

"That smells delicious." I whispered as I slid my arms around his middle form behind before kissing his bare skin between his shoulders.

My surprise attack made him hum the moment my lips touched him. "It's ready if you are?" I could hear in his voice that he was smiling and that made me smirk against his back. He turned around in my arms, his hands instantly cupping my face before his soft lips pecked my forehead. "Are you hungry?" He looked down at me, a smile draped across his face.

"Like an animal." I laughed before taking a step back, giving him a once over as I wobbled from one leg to the other. His mouth parted when he saw what I was wearing, his eyes going over me from top to bottom.

He chuckled as he finally closed his mouth. "Are you trying to copy me?" He whispered huskily, giving me half a smirk when his gaze lingered on my chest, his lips once more parting. "Uhm." He scraped his throat while I amusingly stared at him.

"Be careful, don't burn those eggs." I teased, looking up at him through my eyelashes before deliberately taking my bottom lip between my teeth, perfectly knowing what it would do to him.

Lukas shook his head as if he tried to wake himself up from his tunnel vision and turned back to the eggs. "Damn." He muttered under his breath but I heard him, and the wanting tone with which he spoke to himself.

I smiled while taking a seat at the table, watching his back and the rest of him as he finished breakfast. He turned around taking another breath when his eyes fell on me. "Thanks for making me breakfast." I beamed at him, watching his hands along with the tattoos on his fingers as he put some eggs on my plate. Damn indeed. I felt my mind go off somewhere else as I gazed at that ink, knowing what those fingers could do to me. Bella stop! Jesus, it's way too early for that. Hold it together. At least eat first.

"I would make breakfast for you every day, you know that." Lukas smirked as he got himself some eggs too and when both of us sat down at the table together everything fell into place once more. I want to be here to eat breakfast with you every day too.

I watched him carefully as he picked at his eggs instead of shoving them into his mouth like I was. His face looked nervous and he seemed lost in thought. "Is something wrong?" I whispered, but only my hand slowly grabbing his wrist was enough to grab his attention.

"Mmh?" He looked up as if he came from another planet, pulling up his brows.

I scrunched my nose at him while my thumb caressed his wrist. "Is something wrong? You haven't had a single bite." I asked, my mind already going over possible reasons for his sudden sadness.

He looked down, further picking his eggs. "I..." He stopped, having an internal debate with himself to try and find words. "I suppose now your dad's arrested you want to go back to your apartment?" He looked at me through his eyelashes, making my heart melt.

"What if that's not the case?" I smiled at him and he looked up, his gaze desperately holding on to mine. "What if him getting arrested doesn't change the way I feel about being here? Would you mind if I stayed if that was the case?" I whispered softly.

"Is it the case?" He whispered back, pulling up his brows with anticipation.

"Yes." I said and that three letter word seemed to have made a world of difference for him, turning his face into an adorable smiling mess. "I do need to get my clothes later today because I can't raid Mia's closet forever." I smirked and at that his eyes fell on my chest again.

"I don't mind though." He whispered huskily as he turned his wrist in my hand until my hand was in his, intertwining his fingers with mine.

The simple yet loving touch gave me chill, butterflies, tingles, everything and anything he could give me and I knew for sure I wanted him to keep doing that for a lifetime. I love him, I still do... well, I just never stopped. "Eat your eggs, before they're cold." I chuckled at him upon which he rolled his eyes, he hand not even thinking about letting go while she shoved a fork of eggs into his mouth and a smirk on his lips as he chewed.

After eating breakfast Lukas had to go over some of his notes from some engineering class I couldn't even spell the name of. Both of us where sitting at the table in the living room. He pulled out his notes and glasses and the moment he put them on I swooned for the thousandth time that day. How am I supposed to keep my eyes off him now. "Stop drooling, Bella." Lukas teased when he caught me staring at him with a parted mouth. Well one, can you blame me. Two, I have nothing to do... All my notes are at my place. And three, I prefer taking in that sight over anything. Period. "It'll only take half an hour... I really need to do this... My paper is due tomorrow and something in these notes will help me finish it, I'm sure of it. The seismic analysis part of the lecture w-" Okay fancy pants.

I scoffed cutting him off. "Stop being so smart Lukas or I'll only drool more." I giggled, deliberately dropping my jaw. "Do what you need to do... You graduating is important to me." I smiled at him as I meant every word of it. I wanted him to shine bright, to do well, to do better than people usually expect him to, and he will. He chuckled, his eyes all sparkle before he returned to his notes.Paper... paper... I have a paper to finish too!I realized that my paper was almost done too but that now my laptop was destroyed I was going to flunk it badly if I had to start over again. Please have it on iCloud too, please, please.I was anxious to see if I had saved it on there somewhere and there was only one way to find out. "Lukas?" I whined, dragging his name as I tried not to disturb him while disturbing him.

"Mhhh?" He sweetly hummed as he looked at me through his eyelashes.

"Could I use your laptop for a second? I want to see if there's any way I can save my paper? My laptop got destroyed too-"

"What?" Lukas frowned his brows as he cut me off, his face the definition of astounded. "Did he? Shit, if I had known I would have b-"

"Don't say you would have bought me a new one..." I held up my hand to stop him. "Don't worry about it, I'll get one myself, figure something out..." Of course Lukas shook his head at that but I wasn't done yet. "Right now I just need to see if I can salvage my paper that's due soon. It would ease my mind to know all that work wasn't for nothing." I smiled at him but he was already getting up from his chair.

I saw his hand grabble through his backpack he had put against the couch. He came back up with his laptop in his hands and went around me to put it in front of me on the table. From behind he snaked his arms around my waist and softly kissed the side of my face. "Just tell me when you need help buying a new one, please." He sighed softly, his sweet breath fanning my face. You need one for school and I don't want to see you fail just because you can't afford a new laptop." He whispered against my cheek before softly kissing it once more.

I smiled as my gaze followed him back to his chair. "I know and I will." I said and at that he returned to his notes with a satisfied smirk on his face. "Lukaaas?" I whined once more when I opened the laptop and I didn't know the code.

"Mmh?" He hummed again, amusement laced through his voice. He looked up, that same satisfied smirk across his lips.

"What's your password?" I widener my eyes at him as I made a funny face to accompany the silly eyeballs.

"1234." He smirked before looking into the other side of the room. I had to put my lips in a straight line not to burst out in laughter, but not even squeezing my lips together could help. My laugh boomed through the room as Lukas playfully rolled his eyes in return. "Come on... It's not that funny." He grimaced at me.

I laughed more because I obviously found it hilarious. I had to take a deep breath before even attempting to speak. "Yes it is because for such a smart guy that's a really stupid password..." I burst out again, holding my arms around myself.

"You had to ask in order to know it, so it's not that stupid." He scrunched his nose and stuck out his tongue at me and he surely made a point.

I held my hands up in front of me as I tried to stop my laughter, taking in several breaths to calm myself down. "Alright, alright touché." I giggled as my wild laughter faded. "Back to your notes nerd." I nodded at the notes in his hand and earned another playful eyeroll from him.

I was still laughing internally when I typed his password and the screen lit up, but the joy on my face quickly turned into a frown. An email was still open and although it most definitely wasn't much of my business I couldn't help my curious brain from reading it.

Dear Mr. Davis,

We are joyful to inform you that your internship at our company James Holland Constructing, situated in Melbourne, Australia, is accepted. We look forward to working with you as from next term of your semester and if everything goes well and you make the right impression we want you to know that there will be a job opportunity waiting for you at the end of your internship.

Due to late arrangements of this internship and the fact that it will start in a few weeks we would like to discuss housing arrangements as soon as possible so everything is in order for your arrival. Could you please email me back with a copy of your ID and an approval letter from your mentor.

Look forward to hearing you soon.

Kind regards,

Lilly Jones

HR Director at JHC

The joy that I was wearing on my face and the happiness that flooded trough me was slowly fading away as the email progressed. Australia? He's leaving me? So, all this talk about wanting to make me breakfast every day... It was all lies? He's leaving, just like that! And he didn't even tell me!Part of me was happy for him that such an opportunity came his way, over the moon proud even, but another part of me was biting my bottom lip to hold back tears. He's leaving...

The sound of my heart breaking was deafening as I reread the email over and over, each time the battle against my tears harder to win. My heart pounded and the ringing in my ears was making me lose sense of my environment. He can't leave me... I need to go... I need to go home to my place... Even if it isn't really where my home is.

I can't deal with this... Australia... while I'm stuck here... I shook my head as the tears fell down my cheeks, the happiness I felt when things were finally coming together now stabbing me in the back. I harshly closed the laptop and rushed into his room, slamming the door behind me as I tried to breathe but couldn't. He didn't tell me? He's leaving in a few weeks and he didn't tell me.I need to get out of here. Now. I can't open my heart to him if he's leaving. It will crush me to say goodbye. I pushed my hands through my hair, desperately trying to calm down. I need to get out of here, I need to think.