luke + reader
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summary: (inspired by the aria x ezra x nicole scene in pretty little liars) lukeâs ex calls him and you answer and delete the call after so he doesnât know but something happens to her and he blames you.
her name flashing on his phone screen didnât come to as much of a shock as you thought it would have, seeing as you knew they were still close friends.
her being his ex-girlfriend, taylor.Â
you listened out for the sound of the shower still running in the bathroom and against better judgement, grabbed his phone off the bed and swiped to answer it.
âlukey, he broke up with me!â taylorâs voice was thick and it was obvious she was crying.
âthis is (y/n), lukeâs in the shower.â you tried your best to keep the disdain out of your voice. it wasnât that you hated her, it was just the fear of luke going back to her that caused the disdain.
âlukey i need your cuddles.. will you come get me and take me home please? you said you would be there for me no matter what. i know youâre across the country but i need you lukey.â the hiccups and her slurred words told you she was utterly and completely drunk out of her mind.Â
the thought of luke wanting to rescue her and cuddle her while she complained about her ex-boyfriend and how luke treated her so much better made you sick.
âlukeâs busy, taylor.â you winced at how snappy you sounded, taking a deep breath before continuing. âjust catch a cab home and sleep it off, okay?â you hung up before she could answer.
âbabe?â luke called from the bathroom. âwho are you talking to?â
staring down at his screen, your fingers worked faster than your brain could, deleting the call from his call log. âno one, i was talking to myself.â you called back, shaking away the unsettling feeling lying to luke brought to your chest.
he emerged from the bathroom, blonde hair dripping wet, towel-drying it as he sauntered over to you, grey sweatpants hanging low on his hips.Â
âmaybe you should see someone about that.â he teased, leaning down to kiss you on the lips.Â
you smiled into the kiss, the call already forgotten.
it wasnât until the next night that you were reminded of the call.
you were in the kitchen preparing dinner when you heard the front door open and close. âhey babe, youâre home early.â you commented.Â
you waited for lukeâs arms to wrap around you and for him to kiss you on the cheek, something he loved to do whenever you were in the kitchen or standing in front of the bathroom sink.Â
when they didnât, you set down the carrots you were chopping and headed out to the living room.
luke was sat on the couch, hunched over, elbows on his knees, his head in his hands.Â
âwhatâs wrong?â you asked, sitting down next to him, prying his hands away from his face.
âtaylor got into a car accident.â he said softly.
âwhat? is she okay?â you asked, wanting to add on that she was fine when you talked to her the night before before remembering he didnât know about the call.
luke sighed. âi donât know. dean called me when i was at the studio and she was only just heading into surgery. he hasnât said anything since and its driving me crazy.â
you rubbed slow circles into his back, another hand squeezing his thigh reassuringly. âiâm sure sheâll be fine, lu,â
âdean said she called me a while before she got into the accident - had a minute long phone call but i didnât talk to her. i-i couldâve stopped this.â his words made your heart drop.
luke was blaming himself for not talking to her and preventing the car accident. luke didnât talk to her because you deleted the call.
âi-i talked to her.â you confessed so quietly you wasnât sure heâd heard.
lukeâs head snapped around to face you. âyou talked to her? what was she saying?â he asked.
âshe was drunk out her mind. said her boyfriend broke up with her.â you hesitated for a moment before telling him the rest. âshe wanted you to fly over to c-cuddle her.â
âand what did you tell her?â his voice was getting louder, more exasperated.Â
âi told her you were busy and to catch a cab home. you were in the shower.â
luke stood up, towering over you, his eyes flashing with anger. âand you didnât think of telling me this earlier?â realisation seemed to dawn on him and his eyes widened. âyou deleted the call from my phone, didnât you?â he was practically screaming now.
you kept your head down, too ashamed of what you did to look up at him. you nodded in response to his accusation.
you could hear his heavy breathing, out of rage. âwhat the fuck is wrong with you? this is all your fault! sheâs in the hospital because of you!âÂ
you could never handle lukeâs angry voice. he could be really terrifying when he wanted to - youâd witnessed it first-hand when the guy at the club tried to grope you a a month into your relationship.
âif i had talked to her, gone to her, she wouldnât have gotten into the accident but you had to be stupidly jealous and delete the fucking call.â
"i didnât know this was going to happen, luke, you have to understand.â you finally gathered up enough courage to look up at luke, instantly regretting it.
his normally warm, blue eyes were steely and cold.Â
âof course you didnât, you werenât thinking! you never think!âÂ
you couldnât take his scolding any longer, pushing yourself off the couch and past him, dashing into the bedroom and burying yourself under the covers where you let it all out, the tears flowing, soaking the pillow and sheets.
you must have used up all your energy crying into your pillow because you eventually fell asleep, waking up to lukeâs arms around you, his head on your shoulder.
he woke when you stirred, sitting up, facing away from him.Â
âiâm sorry about last night.â he said, voice husky from just waking up.Â
you shook your head, knowing he was just worried about taylor. âitâs okay. iâm sorry for what i did.âÂ
the rest of the morning was still extremely tense, neither one of you talking much. luke left for the studio after leaving a rather hasty kiss on your cheek and you waited for the door to close before letting out a sigh.Â
rubbing your temples to get rid of the headache that had been lingering the entire morning, you tried to busy yourself with college work but you couldnât help but go back to what luke had said.Â
it is all your fault, you idiot. you thought to yourself.
an idea forming in your head, you pulled your laptop closer to you, working on how to make it up to luke. it took a while to put everything together, but you finished it before luke got home.
you waited impatiently, eyes on the door, waiting for him to come home.
the sound of the door opening made you snap your head towards the door, watching as luke shook off his shoes and pulled off his jacket. he seemed slightly wary when he walked into the living room where you sat, fidgeting nervously.Â
he leaned in for the usual kiss when he got home but you turned so his lips met your cheek instead, making him frown.
not able to wait any longer, you picked up the envelope on the table and handed it to him.Â
a/n: if you watch pretty little liars and you can guess whatâs in the envelope, let me know! letâs see how many people know what iâve taken from that story ;)Â
also, i know this isnât part two of wrecked but iâm putting that fic on hold for now iâm afraid, at least until i get my inspiration back to write it. hope you understand :)
you know the drill, let me know if you want part two & if you want to be notified when part two comes up, drop me an ask asking for part two and iâll answer it when i put it up!