The Bodyguard [Lashton AU]

Chapter 17

AN: I wanted to put this really cute Lashton gif in the photos thing, but I have to show this awesome cover made by Ashton_Moans first >w<

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The entire ride to the radio station, Luke didn't talk to me once. He didn't even look at me. He was either on his phone, staring out the window, or discussing things with Michael. I, on the other hand, was going through a more difficult time trying to deal with all of this than he was.

A part of me wanted to talk to him, but I kept trying to convince myself that there was no point in even trying to start up a conversation with Luke. He's just going to either ignore me or glare at me to shut up.

I also noticed that Michael seemed to be upset with me. Is he still upset that I ran off earlier this morning and lost extra time for him to get breakfast? Well, I'm back now, aren't I? He needs to relax. We can get something to eat after the interview.

At the moment, I was currently sitting in this really comfortable swivel chair with a microphone in front of me and headphones placed on my head. On the opposite side of the table that I was sitting at were two radio hosts named Jay and Rod. Rod was a middle-aged man with curly brown hair and Jay was a blonde who didn't look older than twenty-five. There were camera men at each corner of the room, aimed at either me or the radio hosts.

My eyes wandered to the window that separated the room I was in from the control room where Michael and Luke stood along with some other people who worked at the radio station. My manager was chatting with one of the worker people and Luke was just looking back in between the two, his eyes never glancing up at me at all.

Then when the worker guy looked past the window and gave a thumbs up at the radio host, Michael's eyes were then on me and so were Luke's. Upon seeing my bodyguard's blue eyes, I quickly averted my gaze away from the window, staring at the microphone in front of me while my cheeks started to burn a bit.

"Hey, what up!" said Rod and I immediately put a smile on my face. "It is eleven minutes after ten. This is Jay and Rod on the radio and you're listening to KRAP."

I couldn't help but grin wider in amusement at the choice of radio station name. Who in the world came up with the name KRAP?

"Today with us is a special guest," Jay began, "and I'm sure you all know who he is. If you don't, you better go listen to his hit single! Here's everyone's favorite Australian singer, Ashton Irwin!"

"Hey, it's good to be here," I spoke in the microphone, but really I just wanted to be in the hotel under the blankets and asleep forever.

"He'll be joining us for an hour and if any of you Ashton fans want to talk to him or ask him questions, go ahead and call us up."

"So, Ashton," Rod said, "I heard your album is coming out soon, am I correct?"

"Yeah," I responded. "I'm pretty excited for its release date. I know my fans will love it."

"And you've been co-writing with Calum Hood, right?"

"I have."

"How is he doing? I heard he's in the hospital. Is he recovering well?"

"He's doing great." I briefly glanced over at Michael whose head was hanging low, his face completely blank. I haven't seen Calum since he was taken to the hospital. I don't think any of us have, and I'm sure my manager is worried about him.