Masterpieces {Book 2}

love me (perhaps i do)

Credit; thatfangirlingfreak

novocaineftcal jAY?! you wrote a cake one shot based off of 'in the heights', i'm scREAMING. that is literally my favorite musical, i am a theatre kid and my school put it on this year! you legit mixed my two fav things together. text me so we can Fangirl about musicals together YESYES this was gr8, iLY

Enjoy :))

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Calum walked into Ashton's small pop-up shop, which has the best coffee in the Heights.

"Calum!" His best friend greets.

"Yo! Let me get a-"

"Milky Way, Daily News, Post, and your boss' coffee?"

"You know me so well," He grins. Ashton simply rolls his eyes in response.

Bryana, the girl Ash has been crushing on forever, suddenly enters the store. "Ashton, hit me with the good stuff."

"What's up?" Calum asks her. She seems pretty stressed.

"Just some problems with my security deposit shit," Bryana shrugs. "Hopefully Mr. Johnson can figure it out."

Ashton gives them both their orders. "Here you guys go."

"Thanks Ash," She says, smiling.

"Anything for you, Bryana," He blushes.

Calum mutters, "Jesus Christ, just ask her out," which earns him a kick in the shin from his friend.

As the girl turns to leave she says, "Oh hey, did you guys hear that Luke's coming back today?"

"Really? It feels like ages since we last saw him," Ashton says.

Calum thinks back to his high school days, in which he spent a great amount of time admiring Luke Hemmings from afar. He was adorable. Not only that, but intelligent too. It's no wonder why he got into Stanford. Someone as smart as him would never like someone as dumb as Calum. Especially since after high school he ended up working for Luke's dad's taxi service.

No, he would never be good enough for someone like that.

"Yeah, it'll be good to see him again," Calum says, exiting the shop.

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Luke steps into Washington Heights with a heavy heart. Despite his sorrows, he manages to give a convincing smile to all his old neighbors. God, why does it feel like lifetimes since he's been home? It was only a year.

He gets increasingly nervous as he approaches his home. Attempting to soothe his anxieties, Luke takes a deep breath. How is he supposed to tell his parents? They'll be so disappointed in him, and he's letting them dow-

"Hold up a minute, Luke?!" A voice suddenly interrupts his thoughts.

"Calum, hey!" He smiles. "Where are my parents?"

"They're on their way. It's good to see your face, by the way."

"You too. Anyway, I better get going..."

"Wait, you used to run your dad's dispatch, right?" Calum asks.

"Um, yeah. Once or twice, maybe," He says.

"Watch the technique, then!" Calum says something about a bus accident and some traffic on the streets. Luke finds his excitement pretty cute. "Everyone, we got a special guest back from out west. Luke Hemmings, say hello!"