Imagines and One-Shots (Book Three)

Coffeeshop Soundtrack (Luke Hemmings) - Part 3

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apPARENTLY

the first two parts are around here somewhere lmao

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Luke's POV; One year later

The four boys were sitting in Ashton and Calum's living room, all of their eyes glued to the TV. Michael and Calum were in the middle of a very heated FIFA match, throwing insults at each other while Ashton signed to Luke what they were saying so he could laugh along.

"This game is rigged!" Michael shouted upon Calum's winning screen coming up.

"How can you rig a video game?" he laughed, "You were playing against me – not a computer."

"Then you cheated," he shrugged.

"You're right; You caught me," Calum snickered, "Luke has been feeding me the answers to winning this whole time." Michael rolled his eyes while Luke and Ashton continued giggling behind them.

They hung around for a couple more hours before Luke felt his phone vibrate in his pocket. He pulled it out to find a text from you, asking if he 'could bring pizza home because I don't feel like cooking'. He chuckled at the message, letting the group know what you'd said. Michael hopped up from his spot on the couch to grab his coat, tossing Luke his own when he stood up.

The blonde waited until all the boys were looking at him before he started signing again.

"Hey, before we go, I need your guys' help with something but you can't tell Y/N," Luke informed his three friends, immediately catching their interest.

"Help with what?" Calum asked.

"And why can't we tell Y/N?" Michael wondered.

"I need..." Luke trailed off nervously, "I need help learning to speak so I don't stutter..."

"Seriously?" Ashton smiled as well as the other two boys, "What are you gonna say?"

"I... I wanna ask her to marry me... And I don't wanna sign it..."

"Luke!" they all exclaimed out loud in surprise before chuckling to themselves, remembering he couldn't hear then.

"Luke, that's awesome!" Calum continued, "But why not wait until we get home from our holiday?"

"Yeah," Michael nodded, "Why not wait until after you get your implant?"

"I am gonna wait until after," Luke told them, "But if it doesn't end up working, I still wanna be able to ask her without stuttering. And if it does work, I'm gonna ask her before she notices the hearing aids." Once he finished, he earned himself three understanding nods.

"We'll definitely help you!" Ashton smiled widely, "This is gonna be so exciting! She'll never see it coming!"

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Your POV; Three weeks later

You perked up upon hearing the front door open, looking over to find Luke coming into the room after setting his bags down. He looked up himself, finding you already looking at him, smiling brightly at you as you raced toward him.

You threw your arms around his waist and pressed your face to his chest, squeezing him tightly – sure, he'd only been gone for a few days, but you still missed him more than anything. You heard him chuckle softly before feeling his lips hit the top of your head, hugging you back.

"I love you, princess," he said more clearly than he ever had before, but you didn't seem to notice.

You tilted your head just enough to kiss him and whisper your usual 'I love you, Lu' into it. His breathing hitched slightly upon realizing that the first thing he physically heard you say was 'I love you'.

You felt him kiss you harder, causing you to let out a confused laugh. You released your hold on him to look at him.

"Are you okay?" you signed to him.

"I'm fine," he nodded, "Just missed you."

"I missed you too, Lu," you smiled at him, pecking his cheek, "How was your trip? What did you and the boys do all week?"

"I'll tell you all about that later," he said, making you tilt your head, "I have something I wanna ask you first." You raised your eyebrows, prompting him to continue. "You know I love you more than anything, Y/N," he couldn't help but grin – and you had a pretty good idea of where this was going, "Not many people have stuck around for whatever reason because of my disability, but you've stayed by my side through every up and down, and I wanna make sure you're around for all the rest of them."

"Luke..." you trailed off out loud, not even realizing yet that he could hear you.

Luke reached into his pocket as he took a deep breath, pulling out the daintiest ring to hold between his index finger and thumb. He smiled at you again when you covered your mouth with your hands as he got down on one knee.

"Y/N, baby," he spoke, his voice shaky from his nerves, "Will you marry me?" He could see your breathing hitch – and he couldn't see your lips move from behind your hands, but he still heard your voice.

"Yes," you whispered. He didn't know why you actually said it rather than nodding or signing, because he was sure you hadn't noticed his hearing aids yet, but his heart still started pounding when he realized you'd said yes to marrying him.

The smile on Luke's face reached his ears as he quickly returned to his feet. He took your left and and pulled it down, slipping the ring onto your finger. He looked at your face and found tears falling. Luke then moved your other hand as well so he could put his own on your cheeks and swipe his thumbs across it. He brought your head forward, pressing a kiss to your forehead.

One of your arms went around his neck while the other went to the back of his head, but he felt you stop when your wrist brushed his ear. He anxiously watched your gaze avert to the side of his head, unsure of what your reaction would be to him getting a surgery without telling you.

Your eyebrows furrowed in confusion at the device in Luke's left ear. You didn't know what it was, but you were almost certain he'd never had anything in his ear before – why would he? He couldn't hear anything to warrant needing anything in either of them.

"Lu," you looked at him, "What's in your ear? Are you okay? Did something happen?"

"I'm fine, princess," he said out loud, "They're hearing aids."

"Why would you need-" Your eyes suddenly widened in realization. "You just answered me..." you couldn't help but keep signing, "How... How did you know what I said...?" The blonde began chewing on his inner cheek, a shy smile on his face.

"Surprise," he shrugged.

"Luke!" you shouted, making him wince. Your hands flew up to your mouth again. "Sorry!" you squeaked, realizing you'd been too loud and hurt his ears.

"Still gotta get used to loud sounds," Luke chuckled lightheartedly.

"How long have you been planning this? How long have you been able to hear? Why didn't you tell me you could hear?" you asked. Luke opened his mouth, but you unintentionally cut him off. "God, it feels so weird talking to you," you mumbled, more to yourself than to him. He laughed again, wrapping his arms around your waist and bringing you back into him.

"I guess I should probably tell you what we actually did on our holiday now..." he admitted.

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sorry it took so long. i did my best