LUCAS

Chapter eleven: Ace Of pades

"There you go all done" she kisses me on the cheek pulling me out of my thoughts I look up at the beautiful girl in front of me, I swear I will personally kill the abusive fucker that led her to hurt herself like that.

Softly I pull her towards me by her waist and she looked at me confused I cup the side of her face in my hand as the other ran through her hair “I will never let anyone hurt you ever again” I promise her and seal it with a kiss. “You are so lovable when you’re hurt maybe you should get hurt more often” she teases and I hold my hand over my heart acting wounded by her words “Now I know you don’t like me”

She playfully hits me on the chest, sneaking her arms around my neck looking me in the eyes “ I didn’t say that I don’t like you, I said Maybe and I also didn’t say go and get hurt I said MAYBE” she Smiles and kisses my forehead.

“We should get ready I told my mom that we would be visit her today wait…. Hold up you never said you like me so does that mean that you don’t like me?” she just rolls her eyes at me “ouch sticks and stones, Love"

~~~~Olivia's Pov~~~~~

I stand in front of my bed staring at three outfits a black skirt with a white top, a navy blue sundress with spaghetti straps and last but not the least a white skinny Jean with a red tank top. “Is it that hard to choose?” Lucas whispers in my ear startling me causing me to jump “yes because I don’t want to look like a slut and I don’t want to look like I’m not even trying. I want your mom to like me. I don’t understand why you’re taking me to meet your mom isn’t that something you usually do with your girlfriend?” I ask him he tenses and then eyes me and the outfits “The dress you would look lovely in a dress SpiderMonkey” smiling at the nickname I just nod “but you really look good in jeans too it really makes your ass stand out” he wiggles his eyebrows “your such a perv” I playfully hit him.

Pulling on the navy blue sundress I pair it with black converse and just let my hair hang loose covering the marks and my tattoo.

"You know that is a very interesting tattoo Love what's the story behind it?" Lucas asks suspiciously “it does actually. Growing up I was though that having that tattoo means you are honourable and it came with respect my father has the exact same one on his shoulder a few months before I got taken away to the orphanage my father made me and my mother get the tattoo and that was the only time I recall my father ever being proud of me it did not last long before he was back to his wicked ways. He told me that the guns symbolized order and power like the army, the rose is symbolizes the beauty in the art of war like when soldiers go off risking their lives in a fight to keep their family safe thus the family is the rose and the soldier which is the gun the protector. The cards symbolizes life, life is like a card game you can either win or lose like a game of poker. When we got our tattoo we had to choose a card I chose the Ace of spades I like the way it can be used in a game it gives you a choice of what you want it to be that’s why it appears a lot. On the cards, the background and each bullet casings. To sum it up for you to be a good soldier you need the right gun and the only way to get it is money, win the game get the money so the soldier can survive and go home to his family. It might not make sense but to my family it is as clear as day” I answer his question sitting down next to him on the bed his eyes meat mine “ I know the tattoo but the original one doesn’t have the empty bullet casings what does the bullets mean?”

“I had the original one but when I got out of the orphanage after Alice died and I bought the house I added the bullets for every fallen hero in someone’s life even if it is just a big brother who died saved his sister’s life, everyone has a hero and so do I.” I admit and he nods in understanding. I eye his outfit he is wearing a whit button down shirt the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, black skinny jeans and vans “you look handsome” I say standing up he gives me a smirk “I know right” he runs his hand through his hair I playfully hit his chest and walked out of the house. Walking down the steps I stop at the lake taking in the magnificent view as the late afternoon sun makes the sky the colour of flames with purple in between causing the lake to look purple Lucas joins me watching the sun being swallowed by the lake “it’s beautiful” I mention as the sun’s last orange rays kisses our skin “yes it is” he agrees and I turn towards him but he was staring at me “ oh yeah how would you know your not even looking” I argue

“ I don’t need to I am already looking that the most beautiful thing I have ever seen” he says so softly I almost didn’t hear him but I did and all the blood in my body rose to my cheeks, maybe I just misunderstood him. “Are you ready?” he asks taking my hand in his I smile nodding and we walked to the car.

We drove what felt like for ever when we finally stopped in front of a cute cottage in the woods surrounded by mountains and a huge river “ I love this place” I say stepping out of the car it’s dark but the full moon gave enough light to see, the cold air nipping at my skin. Lucas nocks on the door and a few seconds later a woman that looked in her forties answered the door inviting us inside “Hi I’m Nancy you must be the famous Olivia” she greets me with a hug, I must admit it feels weird being hugged by a woman I’m not use to it “you know me? “ I question “Lucas told me so much about you when he was working that it feels like I already know you” she answers leading us to the kitchen. I glans over at Lucas with blush on his face the tips of his ears hot with embarrassment. Awwww he looks so cute butterflies erupt in my stomach knowing he’s blushing because his mom tattle tailed on him. I could feel the nervousness radiating off of him taking his hand in mine I give him a reassuring squeeze.

The smell of lasagne and bacon hits me the second we walked to the dining table and there just as I smelled it placed on the wooden table is lasagne, sushi and bacon I smile looking at the bacon she obviously made it just because of Lucas. We take our seats at the table with Lucas sitting next to me and his mom sat across from us “the food is fantastic thank you for inviting me Nancy” I say and she smiles warmingly at me her eyes narrow when she looks at her son who is stuffing his face with bacon “Lucas that is for everyone not just for you” she scolds him but he just keeps going I just take another bite of my lasagne “so Oliva honey how old are you?” she questions taking a bite of the food on her plate “I will be turning 19 on Wednesday”

“ In three days that’s wonderful your almost as old as Lucas still to this day I can’t believe I had Lucas when I was twenty nine and now I’m in my late forties those were the days” she smiles at Lucas who takes a sip of his orange juice “ so Olivia is your parents Okay with Lucas he told me he has been staying with you for a while?” the mention of my parents made my mouth run dry I rub leg nervously under the table as I take a sip of my juice “Um I wouldn’t know I actually live alone” I know what the next question would be and I answer before she could ask “I don’t know where my parents are I never really knew them I’ve been alone most of my life” I explain, Lucas took my hand under the table and gave it a squeeze “I’m sorry honey, I wasn’t aware” she said looking down “ it’s okay really” I say with a smile to reassure her the sound of my phone ringing interrupts dinner and I excuse myself asking for directions to the bathroom and grabbed my phone.

I close the bath room door answering the call “hey Liv so is Ivy coming tonight its Sunday and I’m just checking if your going to be here tonight” Brian’s voice booms immediately “hey B no not tonight I’m busy but let me know if there is anyone looking for me” I say sitting down on the bath tub “Ivy no one wants to race you, but I will let you know. Oh yeah your baby has her new NOSS installed” he says I hear talking in the background “okay Liv I have to go, I have to start a race so I will see you Friday then. Everyone here wants to celebrate your birthday. Baye”

“baye” I say ending the call standing up and walking out into the hallway filled with photographs of Lucas and his family but only two pictures caught my eye. One with Lucas and his mother with a little red haired girl she look so familiar I just can’t put my finger on why. They look so happy put on a field of flowers with a dog and a small group of men kneeling down beside the girl Lucas is part of the and Nancy stands behind them her hands on their shoulders. Zack is also in the picture along with others I don’t recognize.

The second picture is a photo of Lucas, his mother and a man that looks like Lucas it must be his father their all kneeling down in tall grass as a very young Lucas holds an adorable puppy. Lucas looked so cute I would have loved to have known little Lucas. I walk down the hall to find Nancy cleaning up I quickly run over to help her with the dishes.

I wash the dishes and she dries off “thank you but you really didn’t have to help sweetie” she says putting the clean dishes away “it’s the least I can do missed Black, dinner was amazing” a smile tugs at her lips and then I was jumped by a white husky licking my face “you must be Rusty” I smile petting the dog he looks like the dog in the photo but just a lot bigger “Down boy” Nancy orders and he obeys, she hands me a wet cloth and I wipe the doggy kisses off my face and runs it out Lucas is nowhere to be seen “ where is Lucas?” I question looking around. Nancy laughs petting Rusty her blond hair running down her face, Lucas got his features from his father but he got his eyes from his mother “ he’s outside near the lake he hasn’t been out there since his father died, they build a small dock you can look out over the lake where you can go to be alone with your thoughts but it hasn’t been used in a long time. Lucas use to love slipping out at night to play his guitar there, to see him out there again makes me happy and I have you to thank for that” she admits and smiles at me, confusion washed over me.

“Me? I don’t understand” I say she looks down at Rusty “they never understand do they boy” she talks to Rusty like you would a toddler I smile but her Grey eyes meet mine “I know that look, you two are so in love you don’t even realize it. I have never see my boy so happy”

“ what look?” I ask still confused “ Lucas looks at you the way he looks at bacon and Rusty, like he can’t live without you and like your happiness is the only thing that matters, my husband and I use to be like that” she looks at a picture frame with a photo of Lucas and his father together and I know she misses him “Darling I know you are in love with him I can see it in your eyes” her words caused me to blush “ Rusty why don’t you go and show Olivia where Lucas is” Rusty waited for me at the door.

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