luke hughes imagines

draft day

HEY GUYS! y'all just know i had to write something for luke's draft day!! i hope you all like it! i also uploaded this to my tumble account, @myfavoritehughes - just so y'all know!💜

when luke had asked you to be apart of his special day, you couldn't have been more excited to say yes. he had gotten to watch both of his older brothers, quinn and jack, go through their own draft days and now, it was finally his turn.

you knew your boyfriend was a bit bummed that he couldn't be in one of the 32 nhl arenas to be drafted, but you also knew that he was ecstatic to be in his own house and to have all of his family not only sitting next to him, but surrounding him, as well.
the two of you had met at the beginning of middle school and been attached to the hip ever since. eventually, your friendship turned into a relationship and you couldn't imagine your life with him.

the hughes family loved you, you had a seat reserved at their dinner table and you were always brought along on family trips. quinn and jack thought of you as the little sister they never had and they couldn't imagine luke's draft night without you.

the draft was beginning to start soon so every member of the hughes family and all their close friends were gathered in the living room.
as soon as you, luke, jack, quinn and jim get comfortable on the couch, ellen motions for your attention, along with the rest of the family's attention. she holds her phone sideways for a picture and you move closer into your boyfriend's side so that everyone can squeeze in and his arm wraps around your waist.

after ellen takes more than enough pictures, everyone takes their respected spots around the room. you're sitting in between luke and quinn.
a staff member from espn was sitting below the tv in front of you. he has a camera propped up on his shoulder as anaheim picks mason mctavish for their third overall selection. the camera man gives a signal that he's recording and you all give smiles to the camera, except for jack, who gives a a peace sign, which relays onto the tv.

everyone knew that the devils had the fourth overall selection and the prospect of luke being drafted to new jersey had been in the back of everyone's mind.
luke's hand is practically crushing yours as the devils take the stage. your thumb strokes the back of his hand that rests on your leg to try and bring any sort of calmness to the situation. you knew if luke was selected by the devils, the whole room would cheer louder than if he was picked by any other team.
everyone's eyes were locked onto the tv as the general manager, tom fitzgerald, took the stage. the camera panned around the room of the prudential center, the cardboard 'hughes II' and 'luke' sign electing a nervous smile out of luke.

"with the fourth overall pick, the new jersey devils are proud to pick, from the usa development program, luke hughes."

everyone on the couch shoots up and everyone else in the room cheers and claps. the cheers are deafening and jack is the first to hug luke. jack is jumping up and down while luke hugs quinn. after luke hugs his grandma and his mom, he pulls you into a hug. his arms wrap around your waist and he pulls you up so your feet are off the ground. he gives you a quick peck on the lips before jack brings him into another hug.

he then hugs his dad and puts on the red and white new jersey devils hat. the camera catching his every movement and anyone watching the draft gets to see just how excited the people in the room are for luke.
while luke is hugging alex and josh, jack pulls you into a hug, jumping up and down with you in his arms yelling in your ear. jack lets you go and ellen pulls you into her arms next, her eyes glossy with tears.

"he wouldn't be here without you, you know that right?" she asks you, you nod in response and she rubs a hand across your back as jack hands luke one of his jerseys, the number 86 adorning the sleeves. your boyfriend slips the jersey over his head and gives the camera a smile.

everyone cheers once again for the newest member of the devils and quinn slings an arm around your shoulders. ellen asks josh to take a picture of her family and you walk out of quinn's embrace to stand by josh.

"where are you going? get over here, y/n," ellen says, waving you over with her hand.

"don't you want a picture of just family first?" you question and quinn raises his eyebrows at you.

"you are family y/n, you know that," jim gives you a smile and you sigh and walk over to the family.
luke immediately pulls you into his side and takes his devils hat off and places it onto your head, smiling at the camera.

you give a wide smile to the camera and the flash announces when josh takes the picture. the family pulls apart, but luke doesn't let go of you yet.
"can we take one together? just us?" luke asks and you nod your head, handing quinn your phone to take the picture.

"i'm gonna post that later." luke tells you before he is pulled away from your side by his cousins.
you smile as he makes eye contact with you from across the kitchen. luke is then dragged away to do some interviews. you gather some food onto your plate and sit down next to jack, who can't stop talking about how he'll have to get a bigger apartment for when luke inevitably moves in with him.

a few minutes later, you go to find luke. you find him in his dad's office talking to reporters on the computer. you open the door and walk in, shutting it softly behind you and leaning against it.

"yeah, y'know i was lucky enough to be surrounded by people i love and i wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for my brothers, or my parents, and especially not without my girlfriend, and i owe so much to every single one of them." he finishes up his last interview of the night and quickly says goodbye once he catches sight of you in the room.

he closes the computer screen and opens his arms. you walk over to him and sit in the chair beside him. he takes your hands in his and brings them up to his mouth, giving them each a kiss.

"i'm so proud of you, lukey, you're gonna be in the nhl, that's crazy! i know jack is so excited for you to be on the devils, he wouldn't stop talking about—," luke cuts you off when he brings his hand to your cheek and pulls you in for a kiss.

your kiss is interrupted by jack who bursts through the closed office door. his eyes are wide, as is his smile, and he motions for the two of you to come into the kitchen.

"c'mon guys, it's time for cake." he leaves the room and you and luke both stand up.

once in the kitchen, luke receives yet another round of applause and pieces of cake are handed out to anyone who wants a slice.

you're helping ellen hand out pieces when luke taps your shoulder, you look in his direction and he takes his piece of cake a shoves it in your face. you stumble back a bit and everyone's eyes widen before you laugh, and everyone in the room does the same. you take your finger and slip it through the frosting that covers your nose.

you bring your finger to your lips and lick the frosting off. luke swipes his finger through the icing on your cheek and brings it to his mouth.
you take a random slice of cake off the table and shove it into your boyfriend's face. he laughs and wraps his frosting covered hands around your shoulders. luke presses a kiss to your cheek and he leans down to whispers in your ear.

"i couldn't have done it without you."

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i hope you all like it💜💜