Just Friends

18

Luke's POV:
"Welcome home boys." Ashton said as the cab pulled into our driveway. Today was the day we moved into our new house.

"It looks different then when we last saw it." I commented. The boys didn't hear me and continued to get their stuff out of the trunk. When we all went inside, the whole place was full of boxes that were sent here over the course of the last month.

"How do we know what's ours?" Michael's asked as we looked inside some of the boxes.

"We open them and find out I guess. We might need some more help then I thought with getting them upstairs and downstairs." Calum replied.

"I can ask Meghan if she and her roommates want to help." Ashton suggested.

"Oh, Bridget and Izzy too!" Michael added.

Ashton whipped out his phone and dialed. He stepped out of the room for a minute before coming back with a big smile." Meghan and her roommates can help."

"Great." I mumbled. I could only imagine one of them punching me in the face for what happened.

"Hey don't sweat it luke, you two made up and the hatchet has been buried." Calum advised. I nodded and went over to Ashton.

"Can I ask you something?" I asked him. He looked up at me and waited for me to say more." Do you know anything about Meghan and that guy from her homecoming picture?"

Ashton's POV:
"Do you know anything about Meghan and that guy from her homecoming picture?" When he words left his mouth I felt a sharp pain in my side. I knew all about him from what meghan has told me during her visits and I knew nothing I could say will make him feel better.

As much as I wanted to say yes, I said no." As far as I know they just went to homecoming together." I hate lying to him but I didn't want to hurt him. He would've been crushed if he knew.

Meghan's POV:
"Since you three have no life, we are going to drive up town to help my brother move boxes at his new house." I told the boys who were watching a basketball game." Get your shoes on and let's go."

"Wait right now? You have a therapy session today in an hour." Jack said.

As promised to jack, I started therapy sessions to help cope with these blocked up feelings and to stop smoking. I can honestly say it's helped a lot more than I thought it would. Something about getting real advice from a professional is more useful then getting it from other kids my age.

"I guess I'll have to call an cancel. It's a half hour drive up to the office anyway." I shrugged.

"We can still go. We know Ashton at least and Luke." Jackjack replied.

"I'm afraid that if I'm not there You three are going to beat Luke up. Which is unnecessary since he and I made up on Christmas." I explained.

"We won't. Text me the address, call your bother, and meet us at the house when you're done." Jack told me. I did as told and texted him the address before dialing Ashton's number.

"I'm going to be a little late, I have an appointment but jack and the boys will go up. Please keep an eye on them; I don't want them ganging up on luke." I told Ashton over the phone." But I'll be there within an hour or so and jack will be leaving shortly."