all we do is talk about the feelings that we hide
michael is sitting beside luke, his face covered with tears. luke isn't moving, and michael is leaning as if he's going to kiss him.
"luke?" i ask in disbelief.
his head snaps around to look at me, his eyes wide in fear.
"wait, what's happening?" i ask, still confused as hell.
michael looks guilty, his face as white as a sheet. luke on the other hand looks like he's on the verge of tears. he stands up and approaches me. i take a step back and he looks even more confused then i am.
"michael found out that lizzie cheated on him, they broke up, i was trying to make him feel better, a-and he, he was about to kiss me." luke blurted out, not moving any closer to me.
i don't know how to feel. my mind is blank, my body numb.
"michael." i say trying to get the attention of the redhead. he doesn't hear me.
"MICHAEL!" he turns around instantly.
"leave. get out of my dorm!" he looks confused.
my voice is wavering with anger, my body shaking, trying to keep calm.
"Get.Out.Of.My.Dorm." i say, glaring at him.
he scrambles to get up on his feet and approaches me.
"i-i'm so sorry asht-" he starts apologizing.
"GET OUT RIGHT NOW!" i yell, unable to contain my anger.
michael gets to the door, slamming it with anger.
luke is still staring at me, about 4 feet away from me. his eyes are welled up with tears.
"it's not your fault, luke. come here baby." i tell him, instantly calmed down.
he embraces me tightly, sobbing into my shoulder.
"i'm sorry. i didn't think he would try to-" he says between sobs.
"shh, it's okay now, babe. i know you didn't do anything wrong." i say while patting his back.
meanwhile, coll and calum were staring at us, frozen, on the couch.
"what happened?" coll asks, remarking luke's still red eyes.
luke and i sit on the couch, facing coll and calum. we talk it out. calum explains what happened at dinner before i arrived, and how michael seemed uncomfortable at the mention of luke being with him. luke tells them that lizzie cheated on michael, the almost-kiss and about me kicking him out.
"wait, i have something to tell you guys." calum cleared his throat. "a couple days ago, michael told me he has feelings for luke." he shifted uncomfortably, and all of our mouths gaped open.
"why didn't you tell me earlier?" luke asked quietly.
calum scratched the back of his neck uneasily.
"well, you see, at the time, he was still dating lizzie. i wanted to be there for him, especially since he couldn't talk to ashton about it. and at dinner when you guys were talking about ship names for me and coll, i just randomly thought of michael telling me how much he liked you, so i kinda blurted out that you guys would go well together." calum said a bit guiltily.
"at least you're telling us now." i say, barely audible. i still couldn't believe one of my best friends almost kissed my boyfriend.
"yeah.." calum said, looking down.
"let's get going, calum. give these two sometime to work it out." coll got up, pulling calum with her. they left, thanking us for dinner. once the door shut, i burst into tears.
"oh ashton, are you okay? anything you need, i'm here." luke told me as he squeezed me tightly.
"i just can't believe michael would do something like that!" i say, sniffling.
luke shifted a little, so he could look me in the eyes.
"you do know he didn't actually kiss me right?" luke questioned, holding my face in his soft hands.
"yeah, i do." i sighed. "that's the thing, babe. if i hadn't been there at that exact moment, he would've kissed you. he wanted to."
luke leaned foward, and kissed my forehead.
"i just feel so, betrayed." i say quietly. luke takes me in his arms and we fall asleep like that.
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the next day, i woke up and checked my phone. it was a bad habit of mine. i noticed that i had one new voicemail. i called luke over so we could listen to it together.
pressing the speaker button, we heard this;
"ashton? i know you're furious with me right now. but before you cut me off from your life entirely, just remember that i'm only here for 3 more days, and after that, i'll be miles away. i'm so so so so sorry about what happened. i had just found out that lizzie cheated on me and i was hurt and confused. luke was only trying to be a good friend. look ashton, we've been best friends since we were little, and i don't think we should stop now, all because of my stupid mistake. please forgive me. i'll be waiting for you at the mall with the skating rink at 4 today, i'd really like it if you'd come." the voicemail ended.
"you should go ashton." luke says quietly beside me, while rubbing my back.
i sighed, knowing what he was saying was right.
"you're coming." is all i said to him while getting up.
his mouth cracks into a smile, and follows me into the bedroom.
"you shower first." luke whined, facedown on the bed.
groaning, i got up, making my way to the bathroom.
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"hurry, we're gonna be late." luke prodded me.
we had driven to the mall where the rink was, and were now walking inside. the mall was filled with people and it had 3 levels. once we finally found the rink, we got our skates and soon spotted michael. he was wearing black jeans and a tan sweater, the sweater was obviously too long for him, the sleeves creating sweater paws. he waved at us and we approached him.
"I'm really sorry ashton." he apologised while hugging me.
i couldn't bring myself to fully forgive him, but i had started to.
we got onto the ice and michael was a natural. he was gliding smoothly, while luke and i were clutching each other for dear life.
"help!!" luke shrieked as he fell onto the ice.
i laughed at him as I helped him up.
michael skated over and taught us how to skate.
"luke, i'm skating!" i exclaimed, moving slowly and letting go of the sides of the rink.
he laughed nervously, as he then attempted to skate.
after an hour, we were all tired of skating and decided to get some food.
michael paid for luke and i's poutine, saying it was his way of making up for it. once we found a nice table to sit at in the food court, i decided to apologize to michael.
"i'm really sorry about Lizzie cheating on you." i said to the redhead.
he smiled appreciatively, but looked still looked hurt.
luke rubbed michael's arm comfortingly.
"where are you staying?" i inquired, feeling guilty for kicking him out a day prior.
"oh, well i'm currently staying at a super 8." he shrugged.
i felt my heart sink. i needed to invite him back.
"oh my goodness michael, stay with us. come back." i said apologetically.
"no, i think I should give you guys some space. i'm fine, really." he smiled at me.
"are you sure? we wouldn't mind." I turn to luke, to ask for consent and he nodded in agreement.
michael turned down the offer once again.
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yay for longer chapters!! go me!!
i hope you guys are enjoying the drama :)) there is more to come
AND HOLY COW JBH IS KILLING ME ATM
MICHAEL IS SUCH A KITTEN
