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He sees
me and gives a slight wave; a little worried look crosses his face.
I open it and chastise him for throwing rocks at my window. “What
are you doing?” He comes forward and leans against the brick siding
of my house. “Sorry, I didn’t know who was home. I didn’t want to
disturb the rest of your family. And I didn’t want Sarah to see me,
thinking I was here for her. Hey remember all those nights when you
used to sneak out of this window and over to my house?” He lowly
chuckles to himself, head down in a shy manner. “Don’t change the
subject Lucas. What do you want?”
    He looks up at me with sad eyes and my heart
aches. I don’t want to turn him away this time. We used to do
everything together. I miss his late night calls, or his texts to
come over, or help him garden because he never knew what he was
doing. Or our walks to the river by our house and skipping rocks or
just being together-as friends. But most of all, I miss him.
    “ I’m sorry; I just wanted
to talk to you. You ditched me at school today and I….I know I
messed up. I hadn’t been a good friend lately. I’m sorry. I miss
you though Abby. I miss our friendship. Sarah means nothing to me.
I guess I felt that if I was with her, I would get to see you more.
I didn’t think how it would make you feel. Actually I wasn’t
thinking at all.”
    I raise my hand to stop him from talking.
“I’m sorry too. Luke, you are my best friend and we used to do
everything together. I know I haven’t called you lately either. So
in a way, it’s my fault too.” Pausing for just a moment, I add. “By
the way, Sarah is not here. She’s at Haley’s house, possibly for
the night. I figured you’d be over there.” I sit on the ledge of my
window leaving a gap between us in case he wanted to sit down. But
he stays in position. It is nice to talk to him again. I guess this
was what I needed. Maybe we will never be together, but a
friendship-I’ll take what I can get.
    “ So you wanna go down by
the river? Like old times?” He smiles and I can’t help but look
away. His smile sends shivers down my spine and goose bumps spread
all over my body. Just being near him does things to me, Brady
could only dream of. Brady. Shit, I internally yell at myself for
having these thoughts of Lucas while I am still dating
Brady.
    I am sitting with my legs dangling over the
edge of my window sill. Lucas finally sits next to me with his
hands folded in his lap. He is wearing some worn out jeans and a
blue t shirt that fits his form quite nicely. I keep wondering if
he ever thinks about me, the way I’ve been obsessing over him. I am
not about to ask him though, in case it isn’t what I want to hear.
I was never good with rejection. Not that it matters, even if he
did feel the same way. I am not going to just drop Brady and hook
up with Lucas. He and I couldn’t be together. It was complicated,
but he and I were never the right ones for each other. As much as
it sucked, we both knew the truth.
    “ I can’t tonight. Gotta
finish my homework and get some sleep. But we can definitely do
that tomorrow maybe, if you’re free.” He perks up. It reminds me of
a dog when asked if he is hungry or wants a treat, and his ears
would go up, tongue hanging out and all. His hair, blowing from the
slight April breeze, covers his face a little. I can’t help but
blush and look away as he stares at me. I want to kiss him so bad,
I can taste it. It’s driving me insane. He hops off the ledge and
puts his hands in his pockets and leans against the brick
again.
    “ Well, I guess I’ll see
you tomorrow then. And thanks for not running me off again Abby.
You’re more important to me than you’ll ever know. I’m just glad to
have my best friend back.” I hop off the ledge and walk into his
arms, catching him off guard and almost send us to the ground but
he rights us and I look into his eyes, shyly. “Me too.” I hug him
tight and he wraps his arms around me, laying his