14 | l.s mpreg

chapter thirty-five

"Can I talk to you?" Bella asked after she'd walked over to Luke, a cup in her hand, taking a sip from it as she awaited a response from him.

"Oh, you're actually speaking to me now?" Luke asked with an amused smile before looking at Zayn again, giving him a look that told the other boy to get lost. "What is it, gorgeous?" He asked as she took Zayn's place.

"What are you doing?" Bella asked as she stared up at Luke who was a few inches taller than her.

"Um... standing against a wall and drinking at a party?" Luke asked, wondering what exactly she meant by that.

"No, I mean," Bella said, rolling her eyes before she started speaking again, "What are you doing with me?" She questioned softly, sighing softly when Luke looked away from her. "Or maybe the better question is what are you doing with Ashton?"

"Nothing," Luke answered quickly with a small shrug of his shoulders before he took a sip of his own drink. "I mean... I don't know. You haven't spoken to me all week and Ash is... well, we're friends." He said, giving her a questioning look.

"Right, well..." Bella replied and then looked away from Luke for a moment before looking at him again. "I just... What do you want, Luke? Actually, what is it that you want?" She asked, but Luke didn't answer. "Do you want me? Or do you want him?"

"Neither one of you right now, really," Luke answered as he looked down at Bella, who only smiled at him as she took a sip from her cup again, which wasn't the reaction he wasn't expecting, but he'd take it anyway.

"Such a little heartbreaker, you are," Bella laughed a little and then reached over to pinch his cheek teasingly, which he pulled away from. "So, what? Are you just planning to string along a line of people that you bother to fuck with only when you're feeling sad or horny then? Is that what you want?" She asked and then shook her head. "That's really fucking sad, Luke." She said and then laughed a little again, it being completely obvious she had more than a fair share of drinks before she'd come over and talked to Luke.

"Did I ask you what your opinion was on me?" Luke questioned and then shook his head before looking down at his feet. "If you want to break up with me, just do it, Bells." He said as he looked back up at her face.

"Oh, are we together this week?" Bella asked, tilting her head to the side a little. "Haven't seen much of you though, you know? Despite the fact I tried my hardest to ignore you, still didn't see you around much." She said and then pushed a piece of her blonde hair out of her face, putting it behind her ear. "Have you... been with Ashton?" She asked, making Luke roll his eyes at the accusation.

"Not really. He isn't speaking to me either," Luke said, although it wasn't any of her business, really. "Why? Jealous?" He questioned with another amused smile, trying to rile her up.

"Why would I be jealous?" Bella questioned as she watched Luke and then laughed a little again. "Apparently we're broken up." She reminded and then hummed softly. "Look, all I'm saying is that... you're a really shit boyfriend. I don't want to waste any more time being with you unless you actually want to be with me." She said as she continued to watch him, trying to figure out how he was feeling but that was difficult when it came to Luke.

"What is it with everyone wanting to be in serious relationships?" Luke asked and then shook his head. "I honestly don't get it." He admitted and then took another sip of his drink. "I'm in my first year of high school. Why on earth would I want to be tied down to one person?"

"Because that's what most people want, Luke," Bella informed and then looked away for a moment. "Most people want someone that they can... be tied down to. Most people want to be with the one person that they can trust and love unconditionally." She said and then shook her head. "Just because someone wants to be with you, Luke doesn't mean they expect a future with you. Hopeful, maybe. But someone wanting to be with you is more of a... for the moment type of thing."