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Pure Desire

Chapter 4 Shadows of summer

Word Count: 2620    |    Released on: 22/01/2024

" Ian

H

text me all day today and when you didn't I got worried, so I went to text you and then I saw the messages fr

." I

asks, sound

but, to be honest I couldn't be b

on't want to fight Ian."

aby." He say

g so far?" He asks, try

n alright so far. I've pretty much just been hanging out with my brother a

e an idea. How about I come out to Syd

't really know if you'll get alon

Mikey , am I?" He puts emphasis on 'Mik

ldn't want you to come so early on because then I'll miss you for

y, b

to Mikey and his friends.

our goodbyes

room to come in immedi

." I

look up t

e side to walk back over the everyo

rather quick."

me?" I

ight and then just now you forgave him

eavesdropping on my pho

room and the door isn't exactly

And none of your bu

as he steps into the bathroom,

nd sit beside Calum. I would have sat beside Mikey

alright?"

dn't it be?" I

" Calum replies w

was spent drinking a

ome?" I whine. "We both drank,

e you guys.

hanks."

one but just a wave to Luke, considering what happen

---

as one hell of a hangover. I walk out of my room and go over to Michael'

cha

n his bed, with a g

w you played.

ked up

to the

started last

you doin

chords right." He say

nna grab some b

ar on his bed. "Sorry, I'm ac

" I

ha

thi

that weird. Do you not like

nice. He just kinda pissed me off last nig

e you get to know him. He's really nice. and funny. and he

ou're not datin

es my arm, laug

etty." Michael say

told me.

're my baby sister." Michael says with

off. "I have I

ichael says, ro

ike Ian. Which was rather unf

g to pick me up soon." Michael s

er heard of, but choose it only because of the cute rabbit on the front. I hadn't even been playing for 5 minutes before I heard a knock

least an extra 2 inches in height. He had on black skinny jeans with rips at the knee and a red an

s, breaking

e looks like. "Uh, hey... Michael's in the shower, you can come in and wai

f at home, but maybe this was what he usually did. I sit back on the couch and he fo

line for me to listen in on your conversation. And yo

logize. "I would forgive you but, you might

of worry washe

No hard feelings." I smile, try

ath. "I really hope we can be fri

ess." I say, hoping he catches onto my sarcasm this

e asks, motioning t

n started on Mario Kart on Nintendo 64." I chuckle, remembering how Michae

I got mad at him because we only had one controller, and he would never let me play. Mum and Dad used to always make us work out our arguments civilly , witho

e out of my thought

y, I was ju

t?" H

d days.

ou and Michael both

r a few days and I've only spent a few hours alone with him. The rest of the

spend the summer with your brother, who you haven't seen since Chri

did you know I haven't

el talks about you nonstop. Everyday for the fast few weeks all Michael would say is

about me

ke I know everything about you." Luke says, bringing his hand to his

about me. I've kinda been feeling like he forgot ab

hough, it made him look even more attractive. His blonde hair matched his skin tone perfectly. His nose was really cute too. I couldn't find a single flaw on his face. What am I saying? This is Luke. My

asn't, I was-

hen you do it." He

usually get called cute. Ian rarely ever complimented me, and he got ma

n the stairs into the lo

was in the shower

s as he

l says as he walks to the d

just stands there. I was wondering why he wasn

." I say, quick

w good he smelt. It was a mixture of mint and cologne. He beg

ing the back of his neck, "Do

t to... you know ki

lay video games. Same as you're doing here, so why not just come and have som

out the door with Luke. Michael had already been waiti

u doing here

." Luke says, getting

y. Now I can spend time with m

ach other as 'best friend'. Almost as if they wanted everyone t

hi to his mother, Liz of course. She's such a sweet woman. We had been playing for a couple hours alre

ster. I'm going to get food." Michael says as

ly good at video g

g with people though. I'm used to

our friends pla

ke my

but I just sha

en't exactly..

ot tell Luke my group of friends would rather have fun by smoking

He says, smacking his hand to head just like he did earlier today. "I meant like, play video gam

w what you meant.

d full of mystery. Before I know it, Luke starts to lean in, and myself doing the same. I want to stop but I feel paralyzed. What was happening to

too." He says through his clenched teeth, sinc

of pizza so he didn't see how close i

bathroom." I say before

I widen my eyes as I realize, I almost kissed Luke. I almost kissed my brother's best friend. I almost cheated on my boyfriend. But stran

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