An unexpected love. | afi

the truth

*Ashton's POV*

My heart sinks. What does Luke mean one of my best friends has liked Stella for months now? Is this why Calum has been acting so distant lately?

"When did you first find out Luke? Does Stella even know about this? I mean what the f-"

"Ashton calm down." Luke says to me sternly. "I myself just found out about 2-3 weeks ago. I'm sorry I never told you anything but Sierra and I suspected-"

I don't know whether to feel angry that one of my best friends has liked my girlfriend for months now, or betrayed that he would even put me in this position. Why didn't Luke fucking tell me?

"So you're telling me that not only you, but Sierra as well, had your suspicions about him liking Stella and you didn't fucking tell me?!" I yell at Luke as I cut him off. I stand up from the table and start to pace around the kitchen with my hands in my hair.

We can start to hear footsteps coming down the hallway towards us.

"Ashton please calm down! I wasn't going to tell you anything and spread rumors around this friendship if I didn't know anything for sure!" Luke yells towards me as he stands up from the table also.

"Guys what the hell is going? I heard yelling from in here" Sierra asks as she stands in the doorway that leads to the hallway. I look up and see that Calum and Mike are behind her and my blood starts to boil even more the moment I make eye contact with Calum.

"Is it fucking true Cal? Is it true that you have a thing for Stella? My fucking girlfriend?" I yell towards him. I see his face drop as he looks over at Luke and Sierra.

"You told him?" Calum says in disbelief towards Luke. "I told you that I was going to deal with it mate what the fuck." He mumbles towards Luke.

"I had to tell him Calum, you were making it so obvious with how you're acting towards Stella on this trip. He has a right to know." Luke says in an annoyed stern tone towards Calum.

"Does she even know?" I ask as I lean over the kitchen table. Resting both my hands on it, sighing loudly.

"I'm not sure we haven't spo-" Sierra tries to say as she gets cut off by Stella's voice.

"Guys I heard yelling, what's going on down here? Ashton what's wrong why do you look like that..." She asks in a worried tone.

I can feel my entire body tense up. How could he do this to me? We've been best mates for years. He knows how I feel about Stella and how happy she makes me. I can feel my eyes start to slowly water, but I can also feel the anger starting to take over my body again.

I look up from the table slowly towards Stella. "Did you know?" I ask her, keeping eye contact with her.

"Did I know what? I don't even know what's going on Asht-" Stella says panicking looking around at all of us for answers.

"Did you know that Calum likes you Stella? That he HAS liked you for a few months now?" I ask her, still keeping eye contact with her. I start to grip the table and look down to see my knuckles are starting to turn white. I look back up to see her face drop as she looks towards Calum. She takes a step back from him, "What?...What is he talking about Calum?" She says looking at him in disbelief.

"Okay that's enough guys if you're going to do this take it outside not in here in front of the girls." Luke says as he's walking towards us shooing us outside.