Flatmates// Cake & Mashton

Chapter seventy three

Ashton's pov

The next morning we had to get up earlier than usual, sunrise woke us up, we headed back to the flat and showered together and got ready for the day. "That was a great night last night" Michael said with a smile, I smiled back "it was, I'm glad you enjoyed it" "where's Cal and Luke? I didn't see them today" he wondered out loud "Calum text me something saying they are finding out a mystery, I didn't question it, thought it might be something kinky" I said and shrugged "I don't think Calum knows what kinky means" Michael said with a chuckle "pft true" I said and got back into bed, it was cozy and we didn't have to leave for class yet "aye we've got an hour until class at least" Michael said and got into bed snuggling with me "urgh please don't remind me about class" I said as I cuddled into his side, I was dreading it "sorry sorry! let's just cuddle" and so that's what we did, had a final morning cuddle before we had to start our day, I always adored cuddles with him.

An hour later we were all in class, luckily Polly hadn't said anything yet but she kept giving me these strange looks that made me feel rather uncomfortable "hi everyone! hope you all had a wonderful half term. I bought sweets for everyone" she said with a grin, the class was silent, I rolled my eyes "okay..can we get on with the lesson please?" Luke asked "where. The fuck. Did that attitude come from? zip it!" Polly yelled, Jesus Christ "can...I please have a cherry flavoured sweet?" Michael asked "what attitude?? I'm just saying!" Luke said "he didn't do anything wrong." I said, Polly dismissed what both of us had said "the cherry ones have all gone. But don't worry, my daughter is stopping by to give me more sweets. I was on a nut rampage last term and now I'm eating sweets" she said, Michael looked annoyed by the fact he couldn't have a cherry sweet, Calum sighed heavily, what the fuck is uni anymore? "ok." Luke muttered. A few minutes later a girl around our age strolled into the class, Michael looked like he had seen a fucking ghost "hi princess! give Mummy a kiss" Polly said and took the bag of sweets from her, gag "hi mum!" she said and kissed her mother's cheek, looking at Michael with a smug look, but why? how the hell do they know each other? it wasn't clicking in my brain, I just wasn't with it anymore "thanks sweetie. Get yourself to class hun, but don't go talking to any boys! if anyone tries to get on my precious daughter I will KILL THEM" "oh don't worry mum, I'm a good girl" she said and winked at Michael, what the fuck? she quickly jogged out of the room "skank" Luke mumbled, eh? how does Luke know who she is? Michael put his hand up "can I please go to the bathroom?" he asked "sure. Jog on." Polly said, Michael wasted no time in getting up and bolting out of the room and fuck, that's when it finally clicked, it was that bloody Chloe crackhead who's having his child! god I'm so fucking stupid, how did I not notice before? I literally saw her shouting at Michael yesterday, granted I didn't get the best look at her but Jesus Christ, I couldn't help but feel annoyed and a little jealous that he ran off after her, the fact that he's having a child with Polly just makes the situation ten times more difficult and awkward.

Michael was gone for a little while, I knew he was talking to her and I still couldn't help but feel off about the whole situation, seeing how Michael was going to be a dad, I couldn't help but have my mind reminded of something, I tried not to think about it too much these days, there's no point, I've grown up without it but I couldn't help but feel upset, I couldn't stop thinking about it. After lesson we went to the diner, I didn't have an appetite, I was too distracted by my thoughts, Calum and Luke seemed distracted as well yet we have no idea why yet, the three of them were just slurping on their milkshakes "I didn't even get my fucking cherry sweet in the end" Michael said "Polly is a piece of work, that's for sure" Luke said "uh huhhh" Michael agreed "yup." I muttered, I knew that for a fact especially "you alright Ash? you've nee quiet" Calum said with concern "grand." I said bluntly, I didn't mean to be rude, it was just too much energy to think of an excuse, Calum gave a look to Luke "um..Luke, wanna help me pick a song on the Jukebox?"  he said "yeah..yeah I'm sure they have some bops" Luke said and the two of them going off to put some music on. Michael held my hand "alright?" I said, it was the only think I could think of to say "Ashton..what's with you? you're acting off" "no I'm not" I said quietly, which was a lie, I knew I was, I just couldn't help it, Michael stayed quiet for a few seconds, the only sound coming from the voice of Elvis the boys had put on the jukebox "yes you are..what's wrong babe?" he asked and squeezed my hand gently, I sighed "it's just.. awkward when I see you around Chloe, that's all. Knowing that you're..you know" I said, it wasn't the full truth but it was one of the reasons, I still can't believe it took me so long to clock on to notice it was her, god I'm so stupid "don't worry about that, I went to go and yell at her" "okay..well..still..I can't help the way I feel about it" I replied "hey" he said and looked at me "I don't like the girl, nor do I trust her but.." he said and sighed "I must take responsibility Ashton..I can't just..let her raise a kid on her own" he continued to say, I was relieved he was going to be there for the child, be in the child's life, no child should grow up with just one parent. I sighed "I know I know, I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be difficult with you" I said "I know you're not..but regardless, I'm all yours okay?" he said and kissed my hand "and I'm all yours.." I said and stroked his hand gently, getting some of that off my chest did help a little but I still felt pretty shit, I couldn't stop thinking about something else.