Lemons
Spring #4 Too Far
*Sammie’s POV (Friday, April 1st)
Today is the big day. Luke is finally coming over to meet Louis. I told him earlier in the week about my parents and having no family. He seemed to understand why I moved in with Louis and he thinks it was really cool of him to take me in when we barely knew each other. I knew he was a good guy.
He and I have been dating now for a little over a month. We started dating the week of Valentine’s Day. Basically he came to my locker and said straight up that he really likes me and wanted to date. Of course I agreed in a heartbeat. That was on the 16th. He really wants to meet Louis and Louis really wants to meet him so I’m pretty happy. I’m also pretty nervous considering they have to get along if I’m gonna date Luke long term.
I’m getting ready right now and as I am, I get to thinking about Wednesday. At around 4:00, Susan texted all of us to come over. None of us could believe that Liam broke up with her or that he lied to her like that. None of us could tell that he was lying when he was here for Christmas. It’s sad because Liam was such a good guy until he made that big mistake.
I hope that no guy ever does that to me. That seems like a really hard thing to go through and process. I can’t imagine how she’s doing. Mackenzie has spent the whole time after that with her to try and make her feel better. I’m praying that Luke isn’t that kind of guy. Either way, I’m hoping for the best behavior out of both my boys today.
I’m just about ready so I go into the living room to wait with Lou. “Hey, are you excited to meet Luke?” I ask sitting next to him on the couch. “Looking forward to it a little. You talk about him so fondly that I’m interested in seeing what the big deal is.” he says. “You’ll see when he gets here. He’s a sweetie.” I say smiling, “He should be here any minute.”
There’s a knock on the door. “That’s him! Get ready.” I say jumping off the couch to let him in. “Punctual. Hopefully that isn’t the only good thing about him.” Lou says. Wow…okay? I open the door. “Hi, baby.” he says giving me a hug. “Hey, babe. Come on in. This is Louis, who I’ve told you so much about.” Luke walks over to him to shake his hand.
“It’s nice to meet you, Louis.” he says extending his hand. “You too, son.” Louis says taking his hand. Son? What the hell? “Come, have a seat.” he says. I sit between the two of them. “So Luke, I notice you have a lip piercing. When did you get it?” Interesting first question. “A few years ago.” “Why?” Lou asks. Why…?“I don’t really know…I thought it looked cool, I guess.” he says shrugging.
“Do you have any tattoos? Do you smoke? Do pot? Underage drink?” Lou asks rapid-fire. What is with him?“No, I do none of that. I’m clean, I promise.” At least Luke seems to be handling this well. “All right…what are your grades like? Fair?” he asks.
“Pretty fair…I’m a senior like Sammie.” Luke says smiling. “Good…do you drive? Have a good record?” What is with all the questions?!“No, not here. I plan to get my American license soon though. I’ve gotten a speeding ticket but that’s all.”
“A speeding ticket? Interesting…did you speed regularly down under?” he asks. Oh my gosh, Louis! “Actually I didn’t. I was in a rush that day, because I was going to be late for school.” Louis shifts positions and says “Ah and here you fooled me into thinking you were punctual with your arrival today.” I am speechless. What is wrong with him?“Anyhow, what are your intentions with Sammie?” I finally find my voice. “Louis!”
“I want to know. You’re both going to college next year. Should this relationship continue, will you plan on making things work long distance or is this just another fling for you? Because I will not have you breaking her heart.” There is a pause where none of us says anything. Finally Luke says “I would never break Sammie’s heart, Louis…” He gets up.
“You know, Sam? I think I’m gonna get going.” he heads for the door. “What? You’ve only been here for a little while.” I say going after him. “Yeah I know, but uh…I have a family thing to get to so..I’ll see you at school on Monday?” he asks. I sigh, “Okay, see you Monday. Bye, sweetie.” We hug and he says “Bye, Sam.”
We lean in to kiss and Louis clears his throat, making Luke jump. He waves goodbye and I slam the door before turning around to Louis. “Would you mind telling me what the hell that just was?! What was with the third degree?”
“Well I’m sorry that I just wanted to make sure that he’s good for you.” he says. “Louis, I’m old enough to know what’s good for me. I know Luke and he’s fine. You don’t have to be so overprotective. You’re not my father! I thought you would be cool about meeting him, but I guess I was wrong.” I say heading for my room. He grabs my arm and whips me around.
“We are not done talking about this. How do you know if he’s good for you? You only met him a month and a half ago!” “So I don’t know for sure if he’s good for me, but I won’t know unless I’m with him longer and get to know him better. But now I probably won’t get to do that because you scared him off!”
“Look, I just want to keep you from getting hurt. Guys can be real jerks as evidenced by Liam and Susan. Enough bad things have happened to you in your life already! Is it bad that I want to try and keep you safe? I care about you!” he shouts. “Oh yeah, you care about me. Well, are you sure this isn’t about something more than just protecting me?” I ask. “What do you mean?” he asks.
“Are you sure this isn’t because you have feelings for me?” I regret asking the minute it flies out of my mouth. “What?!” “The girls have had that suspicion and it only stopped once I started dating Luke.” I say quieter. “Well I do not have feelings for you. You’re like my little sister. I’m sorry if I seem like your father at the moment but I can’t help but feel responsible for you!” he shouts at the end.
“I can take care of myself. I don’t need you constantly protecting me! I’m 18 and legal so stop treating me like a child!” I shout back. “Well I’m sorry, is it my fault that you have no one left to take care of you?!” Oh my God. He did not go there. He knows that is a sensitive subject. He seems to regret it right after he says it but I don’t care. I go to my room, put my phone, charger, laptop, money, and some clothes in a bag.
I walk back into the living room and he says “Sammie, wait! I didn’t mean that!” but I’ve already stormed out. I don’t know where I’m going or what I’m doing, but he went too far. I can’t stay with him right now. I am beyond pissed. I’m running down the street as far away from there as my feet will carry me. Eventually I get tired of running and stop at a hotel. I check in and go to my room. This is where I’ll be staying…but I don’t know for how long.
Today is the big day. Luke is finally coming over to meet Louis. I told him earlier in the week about my parents and having no family. He seemed to understand why I moved in with Louis and he thinks it was really cool of him to take me in when we barely knew each other. I knew he was a good guy.
He and I have been dating now for a little over a month. We started dating the week of Valentine’s Day. Basically he came to my locker and said straight up that he really likes me and wanted to date. Of course I agreed in a heartbeat. That was on the 16th. He really wants to meet Louis and Louis really wants to meet him so I’m pretty happy. I’m also pretty nervous considering they have to get along if I’m gonna date Luke long term.
I’m getting ready right now and as I am, I get to thinking about Wednesday. At around 4:00, Susan texted all of us to come over. None of us could believe that Liam broke up with her or that he lied to her like that. None of us could tell that he was lying when he was here for Christmas. It’s sad because Liam was such a good guy until he made that big mistake.
I hope that no guy ever does that to me. That seems like a really hard thing to go through and process. I can’t imagine how she’s doing. Mackenzie has spent the whole time after that with her to try and make her feel better. I’m praying that Luke isn’t that kind of guy. Either way, I’m hoping for the best behavior out of both my boys today.
I’m just about ready so I go into the living room to wait with Lou. “Hey, are you excited to meet Luke?” I ask sitting next to him on the couch. “Looking forward to it a little. You talk about him so fondly that I’m interested in seeing what the big deal is.” he says. “You’ll see when he gets here. He’s a sweetie.” I say smiling, “He should be here any minute.”
There’s a knock on the door. “That’s him! Get ready.” I say jumping off the couch to let him in. “Punctual. Hopefully that isn’t the only good thing about him.” Lou says. Wow…okay? I open the door. “Hi, baby.” he says giving me a hug. “Hey, babe. Come on in. This is Louis, who I’ve told you so much about.” Luke walks over to him to shake his hand.
“It’s nice to meet you, Louis.” he says extending his hand. “You too, son.” Louis says taking his hand. Son? What the hell? “Come, have a seat.” he says. I sit between the two of them. “So Luke, I notice you have a lip piercing. When did you get it?” Interesting first question. “A few years ago.” “Why?” Lou asks. Why…?“I don’t really know…I thought it looked cool, I guess.” he says shrugging.
“Do you have any tattoos? Do you smoke? Do pot? Underage drink?” Lou asks rapid-fire. What is with him?“No, I do none of that. I’m clean, I promise.” At least Luke seems to be handling this well. “All right…what are your grades like? Fair?” he asks.
“Pretty fair…I’m a senior like Sammie.” Luke says smiling. “Good…do you drive? Have a good record?” What is with all the questions?!“No, not here. I plan to get my American license soon though. I’ve gotten a speeding ticket but that’s all.”
“A speeding ticket? Interesting…did you speed regularly down under?” he asks. Oh my gosh, Louis! “Actually I didn’t. I was in a rush that day, because I was going to be late for school.” Louis shifts positions and says “Ah and here you fooled me into thinking you were punctual with your arrival today.” I am speechless. What is wrong with him?“Anyhow, what are your intentions with Sammie?” I finally find my voice. “Louis!”
“I want to know. You’re both going to college next year. Should this relationship continue, will you plan on making things work long distance or is this just another fling for you? Because I will not have you breaking her heart.” There is a pause where none of us says anything. Finally Luke says “I would never break Sammie’s heart, Louis…” He gets up.
“You know, Sam? I think I’m gonna get going.” he heads for the door. “What? You’ve only been here for a little while.” I say going after him. “Yeah I know, but uh…I have a family thing to get to so..I’ll see you at school on Monday?” he asks. I sigh, “Okay, see you Monday. Bye, sweetie.” We hug and he says “Bye, Sam.”
We lean in to kiss and Louis clears his throat, making Luke jump. He waves goodbye and I slam the door before turning around to Louis. “Would you mind telling me what the hell that just was?! What was with the third degree?”
“Well I’m sorry that I just wanted to make sure that he’s good for you.” he says. “Louis, I’m old enough to know what’s good for me. I know Luke and he’s fine. You don’t have to be so overprotective. You’re not my father! I thought you would be cool about meeting him, but I guess I was wrong.” I say heading for my room. He grabs my arm and whips me around.
“We are not done talking about this. How do you know if he’s good for you? You only met him a month and a half ago!” “So I don’t know for sure if he’s good for me, but I won’t know unless I’m with him longer and get to know him better. But now I probably won’t get to do that because you scared him off!”
“Look, I just want to keep you from getting hurt. Guys can be real jerks as evidenced by Liam and Susan. Enough bad things have happened to you in your life already! Is it bad that I want to try and keep you safe? I care about you!” he shouts. “Oh yeah, you care about me. Well, are you sure this isn’t about something more than just protecting me?” I ask. “What do you mean?” he asks.
“Are you sure this isn’t because you have feelings for me?” I regret asking the minute it flies out of my mouth. “What?!” “The girls have had that suspicion and it only stopped once I started dating Luke.” I say quieter. “Well I do not have feelings for you. You’re like my little sister. I’m sorry if I seem like your father at the moment but I can’t help but feel responsible for you!” he shouts at the end.
“I can take care of myself. I don’t need you constantly protecting me! I’m 18 and legal so stop treating me like a child!” I shout back. “Well I’m sorry, is it my fault that you have no one left to take care of you?!” Oh my God. He did not go there. He knows that is a sensitive subject. He seems to regret it right after he says it but I don’t care. I go to my room, put my phone, charger, laptop, money, and some clothes in a bag.
I walk back into the living room and he says “Sammie, wait! I didn’t mean that!” but I’ve already stormed out. I don’t know where I’m going or what I’m doing, but he went too far. I can’t stay with him right now. I am beyond pissed. I’m running down the street as far away from there as my feet will carry me. Eventually I get tired of running and stop at a hotel. I check in and go to my room. This is where I’ll be staying…but I don’t know for how long.
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