Laura looked down at Luke wanting desperately to kiss him. She was so close to his face and the grove of her body matched still matched perfectly to his. She could feel his hand on her lower back as he caught her.

Luke lay on the floor looking up at Laura. Her eyes were piercing deep into his soul as he held her, his hand on her lower back and her hair cascading around him. He smiled slightly, looking at her. The warmth of her body against his gave him a familiar sensation of security and excitement. He leaned forward a little reaching for her mouth then bringing his hand up to her face and slowly cupping her cheek in his hand to bring her face closer to his.

Laura didn't try to pull away. She leaned forward following his lead feeling that familiar tension between them. Their lips touched and Laura didn't hesitate to let him take her in his arms. She brought her hands to his face and stroked both sides as his arms wrapped around her. She could feel the sensation of want build in her as she lost train of thought.

The kiss grew deeper and more intense as they both felt their hearts tug. Laura then suddenly opened her eyes and pulled away. "Luke, no."she said pulling away. "No."she said trying to pull out of his embrace. "You are married."

Luke looked up as she pulled away. His lips still searched for hers as he opened his eyes. He loosened his grip a bit confused. "Like that's stopped us before." He said with a small laugh, reaching up totouch the side of her face.

Laura sat up and pulled back. "Luke, I hate you."She said suddenly and abruptly touching her finger tips to her lips still feeling his kiss.

Luke sat up his lips angry. "You hate me…?"He asked insulted. He rubbed his back feeling it soaked in liquor. "What the hell do you mean Laura?"

"I mean I hate you. I hate the way you make me feel, I hate the way you make me need you and I hate how much I love you."She said pulling her hair back and out of her face, pulling her knees under her as she looked up him. She leaned over putting her hand on the floor to stable herself. "Owe…"she said as she felt a sharp stab to her hand. She looked down and realized that she had laid her hand in a pile of glass. "Damnit." She said holding her hand.

Luke smirked a little."You don't hate me, here let me help."He offered reaching for her hand. "I need you too Laura."

She pulled her hand away seeing a small trickle of blood. "You don't need me and yes I do. Don't tell me how I feel Luke."She said as she held her hand. "You need Tracy."

Luke cringed at the mention of his wife. "Ah, Tracy…" He said sighing a little. 'Laura please let me take a look at that for you, you're bleeding. And you don't hate me, Laura I can explain about Holly and about what happened." Luke said standing and taking her arm standing her on her feet.

Laura felt him pull her up. "I don't want to hear…"She said stubbornly as he helped her. Her hand hurt and she didn't want to listen.

Luke pulled her over to the bar dragging her around broken glass and liquor to a bar stool. He sat her down as he watched the blood drip down her hand. He grabbed a rag from underneath the bar and bottle of vodka. "This is going to sting." He said as he held her hand.

Laura scrunched her eyes closed and looked away. "Just hurry it hurts."She said shaking her head. "Please."

He smiled as he watched her. She was so youthful no matter her age. He laughed. 'Okay Angel, one, two, three…"He said as he poured the vodka over her wound and then wrapped it in the rag.

Laura flinched as he poured the vodka on it to clean it. "Owe…"she cried knowing that she sounded like a five year old. She laughed uneasily to hide her whinning.

Luke smiled as he watched her. "Okay all better?"He asked.

She shook her head. "No."She spoke pouting her lips.

He smiled watching her. He took her hand and picked it up and gently pressed it to his lips, kissing it lightly.

Laura didn't pull away her heart wouldn't let her. part of her wanted to deck him, the other part wanted him to make love to her right then and there.

He set her hand back down and looked up at her. "Will you let me explain now?"He asked. "So that you don't hate me anymore?"

Laura bit her lip and rolled her eyes. "Fine."She said in an apprehensive tone. She took her hand back and looked away from him. "Explain."She said in a definitive tone.