how we met / / a.i.

Chapter Twelve.

It didn't take long before the four of them heard pounding on Luke's front door. Luke rose to his feet, all eyes on him as he slowly made his way over to the door. With a deep breath, he pulled the door open, glaring over at Ashton. "Dude, my mom is sleeping." He reminded, Ashton brushing past him and entered Luke's house.

"Where is she?" His voice was sharp, a nervous feeling bubbling in Amelia's stomach at the tone.

Luke lead the curly haired brunette into the kitchen where Amelia, Kris, and Calum sat at the table, empty plates on the table. "Hi, Ashton." Calum piped up, waving at the older boy with a smile.

Ashton ignored him, his eyes locked onto Amelia. "Why the hell are you at Luke's at nine in the morning?" He barked, Amelia jumping slightly at his harsh voice practically booming around her.

"Relax, Calum and the girls came over about an hour ago. He picked them up from Crystal's." Luke lied, his voice causing Ashton to roll his eyes.

"I didn't ask you, Luke. She's a big girl, she can answer." Ashton snapped, glaring over at Luke before his attention was back on Amelia.

Amelia scoffed, crossing her arms over her chest. "Not that it's any of your business, but Luke's telling the truth." She quipped, her tone dry, not exactly wanting to be speaking with the hazel eyed boy right now after everything last night. "Why are you even here right now? Shouldn't you be with Georgia?" Her name fell from Amelia's lips like it was venom.

Ashton's eyes rolled, his hand moving up to brush his hair back, off his forehead. "Well, forgive me for not wanting to die when your mom can't find you."

"I texted her last night. She knows I won't be home til later or maybe even tomorrow. I might stay the night over at Crystal's, again." Her words left her lips before she could think, Luke's lips curling into a slight smirk at her.

Ashton raised an eyebrow. "So, why are you at Luke's then? And where is Crystal?" He asked, the four of them pausing as they tried to think of an excuse as quick as they could.

"Crystal asked if I could take the girls home for a few so she could have some time with Michael, I'm taking them back later. We stopped at Luke's because he asked me to come over and didn't mind the girls tagging along." Calum quickly lied, lifting his hand to wave Ashton off to make it seem like it was no big deal.

Ashton nodded slightly. "Well, I need Amelia to come with me. Her mom asked me to bring her to the bridal shop, she needs to get her dress fitted."

Amelia sighed, rubbing her face frustrated. "You comin' Kris?" She asked but Kris shook her head a little.

"I've got plans with Calum, if thats okay?" She asked, looking over at her best friend. Amelia was surprised but shrugged slightly.

"Fine with me, you guys have fun." She gave Kris a side hug before starting to walk over to Ashton. Luke grabbed her arm, stopping her and pulled her to him. He gave her a hug, his hands sitting dangerously low on her lower back. "Bye, Luke." She chuckled, pulling back.

Luke leaned forward, pressing his lips against the girls, right in front of Ashton. Amelia was a bit taken back and hesitantly returned the kiss before Luke had pulled away entirely from her. "Bye, pretty girl." Luke winked, a blush coating Amelia's cheeks.

She turned towards Ashton, immediately noticing his hardened expression as the pair left with a final wave. They walked out to Ashton's car, slipping in and buckled up. The entire car ride was completely silent, Amelia taking notice of how Ashton's knuckles were white from how hard he was gripping the steering wheel.

When they pulled into the bridal shop, Amelia climbed out, shutting the door behind her. Before she could even react, Ashton took off. She rolled her eyes at him before walking up to the front doors.