Separate, But Made as One (Ashton Irwin Fanfiction)

Meeting the Family

Brianna POV

My mom is flying over to see me and she's bringing my little sister. My sister, El, stays with my dad in Canada because his job is over there and it's hard for him to commute from the states. My mom didn't want to take me away from my school and friends; so she stayed with me in Pennsylvania and El moved in with my dad. They drive over to visit every weekend, and anytime El doesn't have school. We also drive over there for any important events at her school and her birthday. It's not the most convenient, but we make it work.

I woke up exteremely early to clean the house because the boys obviously wouldn't do it. I woke up to a different surrounding. I forgot that I slept with Ashton last night. I tried to release his grip on me, but he kept a strong hold. I kept pulling at his arms and he groaned.

"Babe....."

"Ashton I need to get up. My mom is coming over to visit and this house is a pigsty." He wouldn't let go, but I finally slipped through his arms.

"Come back to bed. You can clean the house later..." He mumbled reaching his arms out for me to go back to bed with him.

"Sorry," I said kissing his head, "Just go back to sleep." He gave up, but within a minute he was fast asleep again.

I rolled my eyes and giggled as I quietly closed the door. I tiptoed across the hallway and down the stairs, careful not to wake the boys. They are terrible morning people.

When I came downstairs, I was right when I expected it to be a mess. Cereal was scattered across the countertops and floor. There were pillows in the dining room and dirty plates on the WHITE couches. Not to mention, the piece of burnt toast that was never taken out of the toaster.

"I have a lot of work to do...." I said to myself, examining the mess.

I sweeped and mopped the floors and vacuumed the carpet. I threw away all the gross food that was left out. I cleaned all the dishes and dusted every nook and cranny. Once I was done, I looked at my work with satisfaction.

When I turned around to go upstairs and get ready, I bumped into the boys. Calum was taking the cereal out of the caninet and Luke already had his hand on the fridge handle. Michael was about to take the pillows off the couches and Ashton was taking out the dishes.

"DON'T MAKE ANY MOVEMENTS!" I yelled and the boys froze,"CALUM PUT THE CEREAL DOWN AND LUKE TAKE YOUR HAND OF THE FRIDGE. BEFORE YOU DO AHYTHING, MY MOM IS COMING AND I CLEANED THIS HOUSE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY." The boys continued what they were doing, making slow motions. They made sure not to drop a crumb.

"Thank you." I said. "And get dressed right after you finish."

I rushed upstairs and checked the time on my phone. It was 10:00 and my mom was supposed to be dropped off at 11:30. I took a hot shower, which helped remove some of my stress. I quickly did my makeup and threw on a cute outfit (Outfit in photos) By the time I finished it was 11:15. When I went downstairs I saw the boys sitting in the living room. I did some extra oraganizing, just to make sure everything was perfect. When I was oraganizing the books on the shelf, I felt someone touch my shoulder and I jumped.

"Um, Brianna you need to calm down. Don't stress so much." Ashton said and I hugged him. He rubbed my back, to ease my stress.

"Sorry. I just want everything to be perfect for my mom. I really want reassure her that I'm doing fine." Right after I said that, the doorbell rang.

"That's her! Ok um. Stand up. Fix the pillows. Dust off any crumbs on the table. And make sure to-" I began saying.

"Um, maybe you should open the door first?" Calum interrupted.