Syndicate ⇝ Luke Hemmings ✓

syndicate II : chapter thirty *

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Warning: major character death, death, blood

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It was a normal day, two and a half months of living in the bunker and the kids had settled in nicely. Having the kids around brightened up the place, they'd connected with every single person in the bunker, and they'd even persuaded Ashton to paint the walls of the bunker to something that wasn't a boring grey concrete. That's how there was flowers all over the walls.

Ashton had bonded a lot with the kids, and they really saw Ashton as their Uncle, Luke thought it was cute while Reece not so much. Reece hadn't wanted those two lives to ever connect but it had to happen at this point.

It was seven in the evening and Luke and Reece were putting the kids to the bed, Luke had tucked Mason in, dressing him in his dinosaur onesie and kissing his forehead. "You gonna be okay?" Luke asked, "no more nightmares?"

"Nope." Mason said, "there's no monster in the closet or under the bed, Char will protect me."

"Because I'm not scared." Charlotte said, as Reece read to her. She couldn't sleep unless Reece specifically read to her.

"I'm not scared, you're just mean!"

Luke rolled his eyes, "hush up, the both of you."

Reece tapped Charlotte's thigh, "cmon, listen or I'll leave without reading to you."

Charlotte pouted and looked at her dad, letting him continue. Luke sat on Mason's bed, listening to his husband reading to the kids. This is what Luke wanted to have forever. Luke glanced down at his stomach and realised he'd have to tell Reece he was pregnant soon, he'd been putting it off so much, and he didn't even know why, he guessed he was just scared, especially since where they were living at the moment. He'd do it that night, tell him while they're in bed.

Reece finished up the chapter in the book and put the bookmark in, which was a Polaroid of their family together. Reece put the book down and kissed Charlotte's head, "night baby girl." Reece gave Mason a kiss as Luke did the same to Charlotte.

"Love you dad." Charlotte said softly to Luke, giving him a hug before they got up and left the kids bedroom. Reece shut the door behind him and grabbed a hold of Luke's hand, tugging him back and kissing him.

Luke smiled as he held on to Reece's shoulder, kissing Reece back, "Hi." Luke breathed, kissing Reece again.

Reece let out a happy sigh, "you alright?"

"Very." Luke replied, "hey I wanted to tell you something that I think I should've told you a while ago."

Reece furrowed his brows, "what?"

"I—"

Luke was interrupted by a loud explosion, making Reece and Luke stare at each other for a second before Reece darted across the room to the gun in the bedside table. "Reece wait." Luke said as Reece was about to open the door, "please be safe," Luke begged.

Reece moved back and kissed Luke, "keep your gun on you, I'll be back for you okay, you know the escape routes."

Luke nodded, letting Reece leave the room. Luke picked up the gun from the bedside table and put it in the back of his jeans before he went in to the kids rooms, both of them were sat up and staring at him, Mason had gotten in to Charlotte's bed with her.

Luke moved to the both of them and they crawled in to his lap as Luke pulled the covers over them, holding them close. Luke placed the gun on the bedside table, just in case, the door was locked, no one could get in. They'd be okay.