Lizzie

"I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't come in here right now looking for you" I hear an Australian voice say and nod. I hear the rough noise of a truck engine and I don't have to look up to see that it is Luke. I scrunch my eyebrows and nose and toss a look over my shoulder. Sure enough, there is his blue Dodge.

"Pray for me" I say quietly and hop off of the stool. I gasp silently when all of my weight lands on my bad leg and grasp it. I limp my way out of the coffee shop in just enough time to see Luke pull get out of his truck. He spots me and makes a beeline in my direction.

"What are you doing?" He says sternly. I sigh and look over his shoulder. There are a few people driving out on the roads, but not many since it is still early.

"I met my friends here, like I do every morning. Sometimes you come with me, remember?" I ask sarcastically. He stares at me hard, before his eyes soften and his shoulder slump slightly. He wraps his arm around my shoulder and pulls me into his chest. He loops his other arm around my waist and kisses the top of my head. I sigh, realizing the pain in my thigh had subsided slightly.

"C'mon. I need a coffee" He says in my ear and intertwines his fingers with mine. He pulls me softly back into the coffee shop, where I see someone else has joined us. I recognize Dahlia's black leather jacket and combat boots. We walk towards our group of friends and take my seat next to Alex and Luke walks over to greet Zack, Seunghyun, and Eli.

"So what was that all about?" Maria asks me and I look over at her.

"Well, I wasn't supposed to leave. So he kind of freaked out. We worked it out though" I say with a smile and take a bite out of my bagel. I look around and see that we are the only ones here now.

"So, you guys wanna come to the bar tonight? Say around eight?" Eli asks and I look over at Luke.

"Sure! That'll be fun!" I say and Luke just chuckles.

"Yeah, I guess" He says and takes a drink out of his white cup.

"Eh, I don't know. I have to study a lot tonight" Maria says and pouts slightly. She never was one to go out and party. Neither was Eunji. That was more mine and Dahlia's type of thing.

"Yeah, I guess we will come. I don't have anything planned tonight anyways" Alex says and Zack chuckles.

"What are you laughing at?" She asks him and turns her head in his direction.

"I just thought it was funny. You said you don't have anything planned for tonight. You never have any plans" He says and Alex's mouth drops open.

"You little shite!" She says and he laughs even harder.

"So, Eunji? Seunghyun?" Eli asks and Eunji looks over her shoulder at Seunghyun.

"Yeah, but we will probably leave early" Eunji says and Eli grins.

"That ought to be fun! Whatd'ya say babe?" Eli asks and looks over at Dahlia. We all direct our attention towards her when she doesn't give an answer. She has her head rested on her folded arms next to her iced coffee, which all of the ice has melted by now.

"Babe? D?" Eli asks with a chuckle and Dahlia just lets out a groan.

"What?" She asks quietly.

"Let's go home, you need some sleep" He says setting down his coffee.

"No" She says simply with her head still down. Eli huffs and smirks.

"You asked for it" He says the spins her around and chucking her over his shoulder. She lets out a small scream and we all laugh.

"ELI BLAKE! Put me down, you kangaroo!!" She says and beats at his back and shoulders.

We are all in hysterics and Alex is close to falling on the floor. I clutch my stomach and try to calm my breathing.

"Did you just call me a kangaroo?" He asks and then smacks her butt. She lets out another yelp and he starts for the door.

"I know how to wake you up" He says then turns to face us. Zack starts to wolf whistle and Eli gives us a wave before carrying Dahlia out and to her car. As we all start to calm down I turn to Luke.

"You ready?" I ask and he nods. We say good bye and each get in our separate trucks. I follow him home and we drive up our long driveway. I see the stables and our house. I smile and stop the truck putting it in park. I see Luke jump out before me and I pull my keys and carefully get out. I walk up to him and he grabs my hand.

"You riding tomorrow night?" I ask and he nods.

"Well, I'm gonna go check on Vinnie. I'll be back in a minute" I say and he nods. Vinnie is my best horse. She was the first I ever broke in, and she is the one I always race with. I slowly make my way to her stable and when she spots me she gets excited and lets out a snort.

"Hi Vin!" I say and pet her nose. I scratch underneath her chin and she rubs her nose on my shoulder.

"Well, I can't stay. I'll come visit you later though" I say and she stomps her hooves. I chuckle at how animated she is and give her one last pet. I walk out and look at our house. It was one of Luke's parents houses. They had multiple all over the state, so they decided to give us this one. It was absolutely huge, with a porch that wraps around the entire house and three floors. Six bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms, we had plenty of space. Too much actually. I step up onto the porch and make my way inside.

"Luke?" I ask and I hear a faint reply come from our bedroom. My boots make a loud noises on the long wooden floors. I come to our room and open the door, shutting it softly behind me. Luke is standing in front of me without a shirt and looks at me. I smile and he slowly walks towards me, with a dangerous smirk on his face. Whenever he takes a step forward I take a step back, soon enough my back hits the hard wood of the door. He puts his hands on either side of my face and then looks at me with hooded eyes.

"Yes?" I whisper and he blinks and licks his lower lip. He leans close to my face and his breath fans over my face. I bite my bottom lip and his eyes flicker down to my mouth, and he lets out a groan. He grabs the back of my neck and slams his mouth onto mine. I wrap my arms around his neck and plays with the tuffs of his hair. He quickly starts to unbutton my flannel shirt and my hands find his belt and I quickly pull it off and throw it away. He pushes the flannel off of my shoulders and it drops to the floor. His hands travel down to my hips, then to my thighs.

"Jump" He says quickly and I do so. My legs wrap around his waist instinctively and I suddenly don't feel the door behind me. His lips attach to mine as he carries me over to the bed. He then throws me onto it and the soft pillows bounce around me. Oh boy.

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My fingers slowly trace different patterns on Luke's chest and I have my chin resting on my arm. His arm is wrapped around my shoulders and is slowly running his hand up and down the length of my bicep. It has gotten later and I look at the old clock hanging over on the wall. It currently reads 8:10, but I snuggle closer to Luke. Then I remember. Bar.

"Damn it!" I say and jump up wrapping the sheet around me.

"What?! Hey! Why'd you take sheet?" He says and stands up with a mischievous smile.

"We are late! Ugh! Hurry up get dressed!" I say and dash for the bathroom. I take the quickest shower ever and jump out. I wrap a fluffy white towel around me and run into the closet. I look over and see Luke ready.

"How the hell are you already done?" I ask and he just laughs and shrugs. I grab a pair of jean shorts and a cute sequined tank top. I throw those on along with a pair of cowboy booties. I just let my hair air dry, while I put on some mascara. I walk out and see Luke laying on the bed with his feet hanging off.

"C'mon lets go!" I say and jog towards his truck. He locks up the house and hops in the drivers seat. It only takes a few minutes to get there, and we see it is a bit busy. It's been worse, but still busy. He parks and we both make our way inside. I could hear the music from inside and it sure was loud. We see Eli and walk over to him.

"Hey! I think everyone else is over there!" He yells over the music and points to a booth. We nod and walk over.

"Hey guys!" I say and everybody says Hey and scoots over for room.

"You guy wanna go get drinks?" Luke asks and everyone nods. Eunji and Seunghyun stay back to watch our booth, but we are gonna get them something. We all push through to the bar and see Dahlia working furiously. She see us and whispers something else in the other bartenders ear. They nod and she walks over to us.

"What can I get you folks?" She asks with a smile, but then holds a finger up signaling us to wait. I hear a familiar song come on and she smiles. Country Girl by Luke Bryan starts blasting through the speakers and she looks at me. Her and the other two female bartenders hop onto the bar and starts dancing in sync. They each tap their heels on the wooden bar rhythmically and everyone starts shouting for them to go faster and clapping in sync with the song. Sooner or later they get tired and have to stop to start serving drinks again. She hops down and looks at all of us.

"Whew! That never gets old!" She says and then serves us each of our drinks. She twists and turns all of the bottles throwing them up in the air and doing flips with them. Once each of us has our drinks we walk back to the booth and sit. We all sit and chat and drinking. Having fun. We look over and see Eli help Dahlia over the bar and walk towards us.

"Hey! You guys good on drinks?" She asks and everybody nods.

"You look awake now!" Seunghyun says with a chuckles and we all laugh.

"Yeah, this gets my adrenaline pumping!" She says with a smile.

"Well, guys we can't stay for much longer, but enjoy yourselves!" Eli says and they both walk away. Eunji and Seunghyun leave after a few drinks, but the rest of us stay enjoying our time.

"I'm going to go get another drink. Anyone want one?" Zack asks and we all tell him yes.

"Well, I'm gonna need help" He says and Luke stands up. They leave and Alex and I sit and talk for awhile before she looks behind me and her eyes bug out slightly.

"What?" I ask and follow her eyes. I see Dahlia standing behind the bar arguing with a blonde standing beside Luke. I stand up and walk over there to see what is going on.

"He has a girlfriend you slut!" Dahlia exclaims loudly and I see it catch Eli's attention. He walks over here and looks at both of them.

"What's going on?" He asks and the blonde then looks at him and smiles.

"Nothing darling, just a misunderstanding that's all" She says and places a hand on his chest.

"Understanding my ass! She was feeling up Luke! Get her out of here!" She says and Eli nods. He starts guiding the blonde over towards the door, but she starts trying to get back.

"You bitch! I'd love to get my hands on you!" She screams at Dahlia and I look over at her. She smirks slightly and jumps over the bar.

"Ok, darling. Let's take it outside!" She says, but I stop her.

"Dahlia she's not worth it. Just leave it alone" I say and she smiles.

"No one touches all over my best friends man! Not today!" She says and leaves. We follow her and a group of people do as well. They stand in the dirt parking lot and Eli lets go of the blonde. He steps back, but is still in distance.

"C'mon bitch! If you think-" The blonde doesn't get the rest of her sentence out before Dahlia throws a hard left hook, and it hits her jaw. The blonde almost falls, but manages to stay on her feet. She looks at Dahlia and I see a trail of dark red coming from her mouth. She charges for Dahlia, but Dahlia simply side steps and the blonde misses. She suddenly gets yanked back by Dahlia's grip on her hair, and Dahlia drags her towards a pickup truck. She pulls her head back then slams it on the bumper of the truck. The blonde lays on the ground and groans while Dahlia turns around.

"Bitch" Dahlia says with a smirk. She walks up to us and catches her breath.

"Now, lets go get some drinks!" She says with a smile. There are loud cheers around us and I smile. Gotta love my friends.

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So here's an update! A lot happened in this chapter, and I feel good about it. Don't forget to leave me feedback! The picture is Lizzie and Luke.

~Ree