Wrapped Around Your Finger

Chapter 8: Aftermath

Ana's POV

I walked past of bunch of drunk young adults. I sighed to myself and kept looking for Calum. I could not find him anywhere whatsoever. This was not my kind of scene at all. I didn't like drinking and I had much rather be at home in my bed watching How I Met Your Mother on Netflix. I grabbed a can of soda from the kitchen as I continued my search for Calum. I rounded a random corner as I saw Calum making out with some blonde haired chick. I smirked and made a mental note to tease him about it later. I figured I would leave him to it and look for Michael. I roamed the house cluelessy as I tried to find Michael. Luckily, only after I had only spent five minutes looking for him, he appeared. "Oooo look a wild Clifford appeared." I joked and he didn't look as amused as I did at my remark. "What is going on?" I asked confused and somewhat concerned. "I saw Sam and Luke making out." I let my eyes wander to the floor then looked at Michael with a confused expression on my face. "What time was this?" I bit my lip nervously as I waited for him to answer me. "About 20 minutes ago." He said and looked even more confused. "I just saw Luke though...are you sure that it wasn't someone else?" I raised an eyebrow. "Well I can tell you that the girl was defintely Sam, but I assumed that Luke was the one that was with her." I looked at him hesitantly as I started to ask, "Do you think she....?" I didn't have the nerve to ask him the whole question because I knew that he really liked this girl and who was I to judge anyone? He shook his head from side to side immediately. "Sam would never do that...right?" I shrugged my shoulders. "Michael I have no idea what is going on." He looked down at the ground and it was the most sad expression that I had seen on his face since I had met him. He was usually such a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. I frowned and made him look up at me. "Do you want to get out of here?" I ask him. Sure, I was really confused about the whole Sam and Luke situation, but answers could wait because my best friend was my top priority. "What about Calum and Mali?" he asked just out of politeness. People may not have thought that Michael could be polite by the way we acted around each other, but if they knew him they would have known that he had a good heart. "From what I saw Calum is getting laid so let us not disturb him." He chuckled a bit. "Plus Mali can hitch a ride from one of her friends." He nodded and I wrapped an arm around his waist. "Let's go grab something to eat. Maybe a big pizza, some ice cream, and soda, lots and lots of soda!" I said a bit cheerfully as I was happy to get out of the party, but I just had wished that it been under different circumstances. I jingled his keys as we started to make our way to through the party, but of course not before I had another run in with Hemmings. "Where are you going Ana? Why are you with Clifford? Where is your boyfriend?" He asked me and I rolled my eyes. "I'm taking my best friend MICHAEL back to his house because he has had a terrible night. I have no boyfriend and after what happened tonight I'm not so sure I want one." I laughed about that last part and placed Michael in the passenger seat as I drove to a nearby convience store to grab a bunch of food then drove back to Michael's. He acted somewhat sober. I guess that run-in with Sam had hit him pretty hard. I served him some food on a plate and turned on the Xbox. "So Michael, what game do you want to play?" I asked him and he just shrugged. I frown then tried again, "C'mon! We can play whatever game you want." He shrugged his shoulders once again and I sighed in defeat, this was going to be a long night.

Sam's POV

I left Luke waiting in the hall and found Ash not drinking water. I grabbed three waters and Ashton's hand leading him back to his borther. Luke already looked a bit more sober. I handed him a water and he sucked it down. I had to tell Ashton it was this new Vodka that smelled and tasted like water. it was caller water. It blew his mind and he sucked it down then took mine from me. "Drunk ass idiot." I mummled. "Luke do you know where Ashton's room is?" Luke nodded and we left the house. On our way out I looked back and saw Anna's boyfriend walking upstairs, but that wasmt Anna with him. What a dick. i shook my head and we left. Luke lead us to a building not far from the raging party. A few minutes after we got Ashton's door unlcoked and settled onto the couch we heard sirens. "Well good thing we left." I said out loud. "I'm going to bed." Luke said laying down on the couch. Ashton had managed to make it to the bathroom by himself. I sat on his bed and waited for him to get back. "Hey thank's for taking care of me and Luke." He said clearing his throat and pulling a water from his mini fridge. "No problem." I said and watched him carefully. "Sorry about the whole... you know." He motioned to his neck and I nodded. He stripped off his shirt and I watched his mucles in his back flex. Drumming did that boy good... "Do you want a t-shirt or something to sleep in?" He asked holding out a large ripped t-shirt. I took it and walked to his bathroom. I stripped of my outfit and pulled the t-shirt on. It dropped to about mid thigh. I exited the bathroom and Ashton sat on his bed looking at his phone. He looked up at me then gave my body a slow scan. I hugged my self and sat next to him. He had put on a pair of sweat pants but that was it. he placed his hand on my knee. I looked over at Luke who was lightly snoring on the couch. "Ash.." he reached over and took my chin making me look at him. "Don't worry. He's a solid sleeper when he drinks." My heart was pounding as Ash leaned in closer. As a little girl i had had the biggest crush on Ashton. His curls were so bllond and golden when we were little but I was just Luke's bestfriend. Now I was grown up and Ashton was seeing me as a girl. An attractive girl. His lips were a breath away from mine. he closed the distance and kissed me. Our lips moved together and it was great kiss, but there was nothing there. It was like kissing...Luke. It's what I imagined kissined Luke would be like. I pulled away. I could see it in his eyes. "Nothing huh?" I shook my head and gave him small smile. "Nope." He hung his head and laughed. "Damn.. You're a beutiful girl. Some one some where is going to be so lucky." Ashton leaned forward kissing my forehead. "I'll sleep on the other couch. You take the bed." I nodded. I knew better than to fight Ashton. "Hey, Ashton?" he turned around. "Don't tell Luke." His brow furrowed. "Sure thing, Punky. You get some rest okay?" I nodded and snuggled into Ashton's bed. I couldn't sleep, i was too busy thinking of Michael. This whole thing was going to far. We were hurting people. Plus if Calum was cheating on Anna then Luke wouldn't need me anymore. I devised a plan and decided what I was going to do. Finally my mind was at rest and I could sleep. I was going to need it for tomrorow.