Imagines (5SOS and 1D)

Mystery Dates Part 3 (A.I)

YOU

With only a week till the wedding I still hadn't found a date. I hadn't told anyone I was looking because I didn't even really want one. I was quite happy going stag to my sisters wedding, but the fact I'd be surrounded by couples didn't sound all to appealing.

"What about Harry? You're good friends with him right?" Mum asked as she cleaned the kitchen table.

"Yeah we're great friends but he's going with Louis," I sighed.

Hanna had invited all the boys because she was just as close to them as I was. The boys didn't have dates either but Hanna had made it clear they were welcome to bring someone.

"Oh isn't that sweet!" she gushed with a smile. "Who asked who?"

"Harry asked Louis," I smiled. "It was about time he did. I'm so happy for them both!"

"Oh they are just the cutest!" she gushed.

She placed the plates in the sink full of soapy hot water and turned to face me again.

"And the rest of the boys?" she pressed.

"Chose to go without dates," I told her.

I took a seat in one of the wooden chairs by the kitchen table and frowned.

"All of them?"

"Well all except Ash," I shrugged.  "He didn't say whether he wanted a date or not so I'm not sure where he's at."

I didn't think Ashton would want to go with me. I did keep wanting to ask but I just didn't think he would want to.

"Why haven't you asked?" Mum said, almost as if she'd read my mind.

I looked at her in surprise and she smiled knowingly as if she really could read my mind after all.

"I don't know," I shrugged. "I don't think he'd want to go with me."

"Well you'll never know unless you try."

She folded the dish cloth, placing it on the kitchen counter and walked out of the room. Maybe she was right. Maybe just asking would be better than contemplating it for the next week and never finding out. What if he did want to go with me? What if he was willing to help out a friend? What if?

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