It was now one am when they left the club.
The ride to Elena's apartment was quite, Lucas kept his hand one the wheel and the other hand on the gear.
Elena sat on the passenger seat, her face was turned to the window at first, but every minute she turned to look at him, she thought he did not notice but he did.
When he got to the front of the traffic light which indicated red he stopped the car.
He caught her eyes, neither of them looked away, he leaned in without meaning to, and she did to, and before they knew it the light turned green.
She blinked, looking away her hands tightened on the hem of her dress as if she had been caught doing something she was not supposed to do.
Lucas let out a deep breath, forcing his attention back to the road.
The rest of the ride became quiet, Elena's head turned towards him and eventually Elena fell asleep, her breathing uneven.
Lucas could not stop himself from looking at her.
By the time they arrived at Elena's apartment, Elena was still asleep. Lucas turned off the engine and turned towards her.
Her cheek pressed against the seatbelt, her lips were slightly opened.
Elena he called softly, tapping her shoulders gently.
Nothing.
Elena we are here, at your apartment.
She blinked her eyelashes but did not wake up.
He stepped out, rounded the car and opened the passenger side,
Hey, he said gently as he shook her shoulders slightly, while leaning down to unbuckle her seat belt.
Instead of opening her eyes,
She moved a bit, while muttering something.
He moved closer to her, close enough just to hear what she said.
Ethan.
He did not know whose name it was but he could tell it was her ex's name, and it hurt just hearing her say his name.
Suddenly her fingers moved and grabbed the front of his shirt.
Her voice was weak as she spoke, her lips trembling.
No don't ..... don't go.
He froze.
Her grip on his shirt tightened, she dragged it as if her life depended on it.
He just crouched there, He pushed a strand of hair from her face. he could see the tears, as they slip past her lashes, to her cheeks.
You made a promise to me Ethan, you said you had stay, her voice cracked as she whisper.
His jaw tightened, he knew those words were not meant for him, but hearing it from her hurts.
From her state he could tell she was not just heart broken, her heart was shattered.
He held her hand, trying to remove it from his shirt, even as she resisted in her sleep.
I am not him he said softly.
But I am here.
She loosened her grip on his shirt after that.
***
Alright then he said to himself.
He placed one hand under her knees, his other hand around her back.
She moved slightly at the movement, her head moving onto his shoulder and just like that, her arms went around his neck, clinging to him, without meaning to.
He froze a bit.
There was nothing delibrate about it, she was just lost in her heart break. Yet there was something about carrying her that felt so intimate.
Her hair brushes his jaw slightly, and for the first time that night Lucas felt something strange.
He tightened his hold on her and started walking towards her apartment.
***
Elena your code. He asked when they got to the front of her apartment.
Her eyes, opened slightly, for a moment she just looked at him.
She pinched herself to be sure she was not dreaming, then slowly she got down from his arms.
I have got this she whispered, pushing his chest, lightly.
Do not look she told him as she inserted her code.
Elena leaned against the door as she typed in her code. But the door beeped and flashed red.
Wrong code, Lucas said with amusement from behind her.
She groaned, typing in the code again for the second time she went slow, but she was met with another angry beep.
He chuckled. Are you sure you leave here, cause it looks like you are breaking in right now.
Can you shut up she said refusing to meet his gaze.
Uh, he said leaning against the door, or maybe his voice dropped lower teasing, you just don't want me to know your code.
She turned her head fast towards him.
And he was already looking at her, there was something about the way he looked while he was teasing her.
But she could not pin point it, or maybe she was just drunk.
She did not say a word she just turned towards her keypad. And on the third try
Click .
The door opened.
She smiled and turned to him. Told you
Lucas grinned, pushing himself off the wall. I see third time is the charm. But it was kind of cute watching you fumble with the locks.
She let out a small laugh.
For a moment they just stood in silence.
Her eyes were glued to his and he found himself unable to look away. It felt like he was under a spell.
She moved towards him a bit, while still maintaining her contact with him. they were so close that Lucas could literally feel her breath on his face.
Her mouth parted as if she wanted to say a word, nothing came out.
Without Meaning to Luca's eyes went to her lips. They were right there in front of him, slightly parted.
His eyes moved back to hers, and it could tell they were begging for him to close the gap.
But he knew better, she was drunk and vulnerable and taking advantage of the situation was not the right thing to do.
He blinked moving his gaze from hers, breaking the spell.
Goodbye Elena he said with seriousness in his voice.
When she did not say a word he turned and left.
Elena stood there watching his retreating figure with something unreadable in her eyes,and after a while she entered her apartment and shut the door.