Connected [Luke Hemmings]

• Chapter 07 •

• Chapter 7 •

Luke

"A kiss on the cheek bro?" teases Ashton.
"It was a friendly kiss," I say.
"That was no friendly kiss," says Michael.
"It was!" I groan.

Calum doesn't say anything, except snicker at me. I roll my eyes at him and flip him off.

Yesterday, we dropped Renn off at the airport. I was informed her flight left shortly after we dropped her off. So much for being early right?

I sit on Ashton's bed and unlock my phone. Calum lays down next to me, his eyes not leaving his own phone. "Everyone thinks you and Renn would be a cute couple," he says, "considering you guys actually can have a conversation without getting mad."

I jerk my head backwards. No, I don't like Renn like that. "We're just friends dude, seriously," I say.
"You sure?"
"Of course I'm sure."
"I don't kiss my friends."
"It was a friendly kiss!"

Michael walks in with his laptop and sits next to Calum. "A friendly kiss does not make the girl blush my friend," he says.
"Shut it Mike. She didn't even blush," I say.

Although, I'm not actually sure if she did. I didn't pay enough attention to her. I was really just upset that she wouldn't be on tour with us for awhile.

"Whatever. Try finding an explanation to tell everyone while I find wifi," says Michael. We're due for a short Twitcam later on. I'm nervous, and usually I'm not. Everyone has been asking about Renn and me, and since the little dedication last show, people have gone crazy. I don't tell them if I'm in a relationship with her or not, I don't really know why. I simply just say "that's a personal matter."

It's not like I want to be in a relationship with her, I feel like if I do, it's no use because we'll break up. I'm no good with relationships, let alone girls so it's out of the question.

Michael sets his laptop on the coffee table and all four of us sit on the bed, crowding each other and the camera. Ashton starts the hello and I prepare for the worst.

*****

"Okay okay," laughs Ashton, "he's had enough teasing!"
"Thanks Ash," I say, exhaling deeply.

The boys have been teasing me, and tweets have been coming in about how Renn and I would be the 'ideal couple.' I think the best part about having such fans, is they don't hate as much as you'd expect. When Ashton announced he already had a girlfriend, yeah they were jealous, but we're just like a family. We learn to accept and move on. Belle is basically worshipped by the 5SOSFam.

I scan the tweets feed and find a tweet that has a good question on it.

Luke!! Have you talked to Dakota recently? :) x

"Aha, um have I talked to Dakota recently? I talked to her a few days ago but I haven't heard from her," I say, sadly. I miss Dakota. I love Renn, but Dakota's been my best friend for years.

"You still talk to her?" asks Michael. He has a sour face, and looks annoyed. Michael's and Dakota's relationship... well okay they don't even have one. They hate each other, because Michael loves Renn.

"Of course I do," I say. "She's my best friend."

I make a mental note to message or even ring Dakota soon. Do you think she's still mad at me? Hmm, well we've had arguments and misunderstandings before and they lasted a few days. Then we made up because we couldn't stay mad at each other. Or at least I couldn't stay mad at her, and I knew exactly what to do to make her forgive/apologise.

"Um okay. Well that's all we have time for today everybody! Thanks for watching, we love you all so much, seriously don't forget that," says Calum, rushing his words.