3 months later

"What about this one?" I ask as I open the door of the change room in what is probably the twentieth dress shop Luke and I have been in today. 

"Beautiful." Luke groans, not even bothering to look up from his phone.

I sigh as I look in the mirror, adjusting the short blue dress on my body. I felt bad that Luke was bored out of his mind, and I felt bad that i'm being so indecisive over a dress but, I just want to find the perfect dress for prom. Luke and I almost weren't even going to go seeing as Luke has some history with the people there and I hate just about everyone. But we decided that no one should stop us from going to the only prom i'll ever have. 

"Luke, you can go home if you want. I know this is really boring for you." I tell him as I go back into the change room and try on a long black low cut dress.

"I'm sorry, baby. Couldn't you have just asked Caroline to come with you?" He asks me.

Caroline and I have become very close since Cora moved to America. I needed a girl friend to talk to, and Caroline is amazing. She's such a great friend, I just can't believe now i'm going to have another person I have to say good bye to.

"Her brother came home from the Army yesterday so she's spending time with him before he goes back in a couple days." I explain.

"You do realize that prom is tomorrow night right? I don't know why you waited until today to get a dress." Luke groans.

"I couldn't find any. Besides, everyone that goes to my school bought theirs at the only dress shop around town, so that's why we had to come out here." I say, referring to how we drove an hour away just to buy my dress.

I open the change room door and stand in front of Luke.

"Okay, what about this one?" 

Luke looks up at me and his eyes widen slightly.

"Holy shit." Luke breathes.

I giggle and look down. 

"That's the one. Get that one, May." He says.

"Are you just saying that so that we can leave?" I laugh.

Luke's face turns to serious as he stands up and walks quickly towards me, standing extremely close.

"You look so fucking sexy in that dress, May." He says quietly. 

He takes a step closer and I take a step back. We continue this until My back is pressed up against the back wall of the change room. Luke presses his lips against my neck and trails kisses up towards my jawline.

"L-luke, not here." I say through my breath.

"Why not? It'll be hot." I feel him smirk against my skin.

I collect myself and shove him off of me slightly. "I'm serious, out." 

Luke smacks my bum before laughing and leaving the change room. I close the door behind him and quickly change back into my other clothes. I take the dress in my hands and leave the change room.

"Let me just go pay." I say to Luke.

We walk up to the cash register and I put the dress on the counter.

"That'll be five-fifty-five." The older woman says.

Five hundred and fifty five dollars? I had no idea the dress was that much. I was thinking it would be maximum three hundred. I can't afford five.

"It'll be debit." Luke says.

I turn my head and look at him. "Luke you're not paying for my dress." I say sternly.

"Yes I am." He says as he puts his debit card in the machine, only for me to take it back out.

"May, stop." He says.

"No, i'm serious. You're not paying for it."

"Consider it a graduation present." He says as he puts his debit card in the machine once again. 

"I love you." I say lowly.

"I love you." He says back, his voice equally as low.

"There you go." The woman says, handing us the bag. 

"Luke, you didn't have to do that." I say once we leave the store.

"I wanted to, babe." He smiles as he takes my hand in his.

We finally get back to my apartment after what felt like the longest drive ever.

"What do you want to eat?" I ask Luke as I open the fridge and bend over to look inside of it.

"You." Luke says.

I turn around to look at him. "I'm serious." I say.

"So am I." He smirks.

"I'll just reheat the leftover Chinese food from last night." I roll my eyes at Luke playfully.

"I love the way you roll your eyes at me every time I say something like that. I'm going to miss that." Luke says.

I lower my head and walk over to the stove to cook the food, Luke's words running over and over again in my mind.

After dinner is finished Luke and I both go to sleep, prepared for a busy day ahead of us tomorrow.

-

My alarm sound wakes me up at eight AM. I quickly shut my alarm off and shoot out of bed.

"Luke get up." I say as I throw on my jeans and one of Luke's old t-shirts.

He doesn't budge. "Luke!" I say louder as I throw a pillow at him, hitting him directly in the face.

He groans as he puts the pillow over his head, covering his face. "It's too early to be awake, May."

"Luke, we have so much to do today. Tonight's prom in case you forgot." I say as I put my hair in a quick ponytail.

"No, you have a lot to do today. All I need to do is throw on my suit and go." Luke chuckles from underneath the pillow.

"Alright fine then, stay in bed. I have a tanning appointment at nine, nails at eleven, hair appointment at one, and makeup at two thirty. I'm really busy today Luke so don't slow me down." I say.

"Jheez, someone woke up with a bit of attitude today." Luke says, removing the pillow from in front of his face. 

"I'm sorry. I just want everything to be perfect tonight. After all, you didn't go to your prom. So this is your prom as much as it is mine." I tell him.

"Prom isn't really a big deal to me, baby. I just want you to have a good time." Luke smiles.

I walk over to him and bend down to give him a quick kiss. "I always have a good time with you." 

Before he can grab me to make me stay in bed with him longer, I turn swiftly and leave the room. I grab a quick granola bar from the kitchen and leave the apartment, yelling bye to Luke as I shut the door. 

I finally finish everything I have to do, and go to Caroline's house to pick up the heels she's letting my borrow, she said they go perfectly with my dress.

"Good thing we have the same size feet." Caroline laughs as she gets the box out from the top of her closet.

She pulls the box out and puts it on her desk. "Okay try them on just to be sure." She says as she hands me the silver sparkly heel. I slip it on and thankfully, it fits perfectly. 

"You're going to look so hot tonight!" Caroline squeals.

I laugh. "So are you! I'm so obsessed with your dress." I say, looking over to her pink, flowy dress hanging on the back of her door.

"I hope Ryder likes it." She says.

"He'll love it. Just like he loves you." I tell her.

Ryder and Caroline have been dating since the ninth grade. They're that one couple that everyone roots for. That one couple that never fights. That one couple that is just perfect together. They were the complete opposite relationship of Luke and I.

"So is Luke excited for prom?" Caroline asks me as we sit down on her bed.

"Meh, I honestly think he's going just to make me happy. Luke isn't exactly the 'prom' type." I laugh.

"I think everyone knows that." She laughs.

"So how's your brother? He's back from the army right?" 

She nods her head. "Yeah, he's only back for a couple of days though. It sucks, I really miss him." 

"Yeah, I know the feeling of missing a sibling." I say, thinking about Michael.

"Speaking of, how are Michael and Cora doing in America?" 

"They're doing good; excited for me to come over there." I chuckle.

"I can't believe you're leaving in a week." Caroline says, her tone lowering with sadness.

"Yeah, me too."

"How's Luke taking it all right now? I can't imagine how he must feel knowing you and him will be living across the world from each-" She stops herself. "I'm so sorry, that's obviously not helping."

"It's alright. We're honestly just trying not to bring it up much. We'll see each other at Christmas. Calum and Ashton are coming to America for it too. You should come." I say, trying to change the topic to her and not Luke and I.

"Maybe." She smiles. I can tell she probably doesn't want to come and would much rather stay home for Christmas and see her family and her brother, but I thought I'd ask anyways.

"Oh by the way, the limo will be at my house at eight, so make sure you get here by at least seven thirty." She smiles.

"Okay for sure. Is anyone else coming with us?" I ask. 

"Just you, Luke, Ryder and I. Jessica and her date were supposed to come but he decided he wants to drive them in his new ferrari." She rolls her eyes and laughs. Jessica is Caroline's best friend. They've been friends since they were kids. I've gotten to be good friends with her too, but not as close as i've gotten with Caroline.

"Alright sounds good! I should get going, I don't even think Luke's out of bed yet." I laugh.

"Okay, see you tonight." Caroline says as she gets up to give me a hug.

-

"Luke, you better be awake or so help me god i'll-" I start as I rush through the door of my apartment. I stop talking when I see a candle lit dinner on the table. "Luke what did you-"

"I thought you should have a proper meal before we go to prom." Luke smiles as he pulls the chair out for me to sit.

I can't believe Luke did something like this. 

"You look so beautiful with your hair and makeup done like that. Not that you don't look beautiful without it, you just look really sexy right now."

"Do you know how much I love you?" I say, putting my hand on his cheek. 

"I've got a pretty good idea." Luke smiles.

I can't believe how perfect these last few months have been. We've almost never fought for the past three months. Our relationship has really made such a drastic improvement, and it'll all change in a matter of a week when Luke goes to England and I go to America. I push the thought from my mind and try to focus on what's right in front of me; this perfect dinner, and the man I love.

After dinner is done Luke even offers to wash the dishes and clean up. I refuse, but he still ends up doing it. 

"You went to your house to get your suit right?" I ask.

"Of course I did. I put it in Michael's old room." Luke tells me.

I nod as I go into my room and put my prom dress on. I put on the 'you're my home' necklace that Luke gave me. It's easily become the most important item in the world to me. I wear it almost everyday. I touch up my hair and makeup in the mirror before walking out into the living room.

"Luke are you dressed? It's seven thirty, we need to go to Caroline's." I call to him.

He comes out of the room in his suit and I can't help but stare. I've always loved the way Luke looked in a suit. 

"Wow." Luke says looking at me.

"Wow yourself." I say back.

Luke slowly walks up to me and puts his hands around my waist.

"You really do look beautiful, May." 

"You look pretty handsome yourself babe." I say looking up at him.

Luke leans in for a kiss but I put my hand on his chest.

"I did not spend all that time in the salon chair for you so smudge my lipstick, Luke." I say, half joking.

"Kiss me." Luke says.

"No. Come on we need to get to Caroline's. The limo will be there at eight and Caroline's mom wants to take pictures before we all leave." I say, putting on my heels. 

I look over at Luke to see that he hasn't moved from the spot we were standing in. 

"Luke come on." I groan.

"Nope. Not until I get a kiss on my prom night." He says.

I roll my eyes as I walk over to him. "You're such a baby." I laugh as I kiss him, being extra careful not to completely smudge my lipstick.

"Now can we please go? We're going to be late." I say.

We finally get to Caroline's and her mum takes more pictures than I can count. I tell Luke to suck it up since I keep hearing him huffing under his breath. We get into the limo and drive to the school.

"So Luke, is it weird being back here?" Ryder asks once we're all seated at our table.

He shrugs. "Not really."

"Do you see anyone you know?" Ryder asks.

Luke cocks an eyebrow. "Yeah. May." He says sarcastically.

I can tell this could turn into an argument so I quickly stand and speak up. "Luke, let's dance."

 I take his hand and pull him to the dance floor, thankfully a slow song comes on.

"Could you try to be a little pleasant?" I say to him.

"What do you mean? I am." 

"Well you were being rude to Ryder the whole ride here and at the table. If you didn't want to come to prom you should have told me in the first place." I say.

"Yeah so that you can blame me for never going to your senior prom." Luke rolls his eyes.

"Why is it that every time you're in this school you're a dick?" I spit.

"Excuse me?" He says.

"You heard me didn't you?" I ask.

"The 'excuse me' was rhetorical. I obviously heard you, i'm standing right in front of you." Luke says rudely.

"What's your problem?" I ask.

Luke sighs. "I'm sorry. I really am. It's just so many things on my mind."

"Like what?" I ask.

"I don't want to bring it up, May."

"No, talk to me, Luke."

"It's just- I used to beat up Ryder's brother when we went to school together. And i'm pretty sure Ryder knows, and I know he knows I know he knows." 

I chuckle slightly.

"What's so funny?" Luke asks.

"You said know practically ten times in one sentence. You sounded like me with my rambling." 

"Could you be serious for one second, May?" 

"I'm sorry baby." I say as I put my hand on his cheek. "Is that all that's bothering you?" 

"No. I keep thinking about how in just five days, we'll be in this gym again for your graduation. And then two days after that, we'll be saying goodbye at the airport. I know we promised we wouldn't talk about it, but it's all that's been on my mind lately." Luke admits.

"Same here. But can we just try to put it out of our heads? At least for tonight. It's prom night. I want to have fun." 

"You're right. I'm sorry, May. I'll enjoy myself I promise. And I won't be rude to Ryder anymore, or anyone for that matter.

I give him a quick peck before resting my head on his chest. And even though we said we'd put the move out of our minds tonight, now it's the only thing I can think about.

After several dances, Luke and I return to our table and sit down with Caroline and Ryder.

"Hey listen man I just wanted to apologize for the way I acted earlier tonight. I tend to have some um-attitude issues sometimes." Luke says to Ryder.

Ryder chuckles. "Don't sweat it bro. I know you were only acting that way because of my brother and what used to happen with your group of friends and his back in high school, but honestly that's in the past and none of my business to begin with. Besides, you seem like a changed dude, which is more than I can say for my brother." 

"Thanks man. What do you mean about your brother?" Luke asks him.

"Jake got some girl pregnant in year 12 and didn't want to deal with it. He took off and we haven't heard from him since." Ryder explains.

"Shit, man. Your brothers kind of a dick." Luke says.

"Yeah, he is." 

"Hey guys!" Jessica says as her and her date sit at the table.

"What took you guys so long?" Caroline asks. 

"Jaxon's mom went crazy on the pictures." Jessica laughs.

"For fuck sakes." I hear Luke mumble under his breath. 

I turn to Luke and raise an eyebrow. "What's wrong?" I whisper. 

Luke opens his mouth to speak, but Jaxon speaks instead. 

"What the fuck are you doing here?" He asks.

"Look bro, can we just keep it civil tonight. I'm just hear for my girl, not to cause any trouble."

"Wait a minute, do you two know each other?" Jessica asks.

"We went to high school together, didn't we, Luke?" Jaxon says sinisterly.

I've caught onto what's happening by now. My guess is that this is someone that Luke used to beat up in high school. Seems to me like he's beat up just about every guy around our age. 

"Come on, can't we just enjoy our girlfriend's proms with them? Why stir up old issues?" Luke says. I'm really proud of Luke for his mature approach to this.

"I didn't go to my prom. Do you know why Luke? Because every girl I asked said no to me. Why you might ask? Because no one wanted to be seen with the kid that had a black eye, busted up lip and sling on his arm. And that's all thanks to what you did to me a week before prom." Jaxon spits.

"I'm so sorry, Jaxon. I really am. I'm not the same person I was in high school." Luke says truthfully.

"Bullshit, asshole." Jaxon says.

"Luke, why don't we just go find somewhere else to sit?" I say, trying to make the situation better.

"That's a good idea." Luke says.

We stand and go find a new table to sit at. We know no one else who's sitting here, but all we need is each other.

"I'm sorry you had to hear all of what Jaxon said. I'm really not proud of what I did to him, or anyone else for that matter. Trust me, May; if I could go back and change everything I did in high school, I would in a heartbeat. I just want you to be proud to be seen with me, not ashamed." Luke says to me.

"I am proud, Luke. Everyone has things they regret doing, take it from me. Neither of us are the same people we used to be." I tell him. 

"I love you so much." He says to me.

"I love you too."

"Luke Hemmings?" Someone says from behind us.

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a/n omg hey guys finally an update after months. I made it pretty long as an apology haha. I thought this chapter was pretty cute, I hope you guys liked it too :)

question; would you guys read a harry styles fanfic if I wrote one? xx