Chapter 34: 15 DOLLARS? 15 CARATS?

Lucas' POV

I glanced across the room for the nth time. She was laughing about something. Our conversation from earlier replayed in my head.

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"Why? Why are you so difficult to get close to?", she kept silent for a while staring into my eyes before suddenly asking,

"Why? Do you want to be close to me? As close as Sky and Romeo are to me?"

"Or closer?", she asked. 

I stared at her stunned, drawn into her gaze, I couldn't reply.

"Well...you...can...forget about it", she said coldly and suddenly pushed me.

She caught me off guard so I ended up staggering backwards a bit. I glanced at her, surprise written all over my face as every trace of what I thought was warmth had disappeared from her eyes, she looked at me coldly now.

"I won't let my guard down again", she said.