Complications (Muke)

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"Babe, I've gotta go. I'll be back." Luke told me, kissing my forehead.

We were halfway through The Fault In Our Stars when he left.

Ashton and Josh left with him, so it was all the pregnant girls, Calum, and me.

We all sat in the living room, discussing dinner.

"Why doesn't someone just go get Burger King or something?" Calum suggested.

"We could just have the guys pick it up on their way home." Paisley suggested.

We all agreed and Allison texted Ashton, telling them to pick up food and all of our orders.

"Two days until you know what you're having, Michael!" Elaina told me.

I smiled and peeked at Paisley's baby bump.

"I'm so excited to prove Luke wrong." I stated.

Calum smiled.

"And all of you." I added.

"Except me!" Elaina chimed in.

"Except Elaina." I smiled.

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Finally, around two am, Luke got home.

"Sorry it took so long." He said as Ashton put the food on the table and almost everyone flocked around it and began picking through it like vultures.

"Hey, Michael." He greeted me.

He had blood on his nose and lip, and a black eye.

"What happened?" I questioned.

"Nothing." He lied.

"What the fuck happened, Luke?" I demanded.

He sighed.

I took him into the bathroom and made him sit on the counter.

I got some paper towels wet and began gently cleaning the blood from his nose.

"What happened? Did they like not do something?" I wondered, keeping ny voice soft as I dabbed at the dried blood.

"No, it was Josh." He confessed.

"What!?" I squeaked in surprise.

He shrugged.

"What happened?" I asked, grabbing another paper towel and continuing to clean up his face.

"He said some things. About you. And it pissed me off and I told him to shut the fuck up. When he didn't, I sorta punched him. And then we like got into a fight. You should see him." He explained.

"Luke, he's your best friend." I sighed.

"And you're my husband. You're more important." He said.

"What the hell did he say?" I questioned, moving on to his lip.

"He just, ugh. You're mine. And he said things that he wanted with you. And it upset me. You're mine." He replied.

I cringed a bit.

"Me?" I squeaked.

He nodded.

"I told you a while ago that he wanted you. But I thought that went away." He sighed.

"Luke, I love you. So much. Ignore whatever he says, okay? I love you and nothing will ever change that." I told him.

"I love you too." He said as I gently touched his bruised eye.

"Luke..." I breathed.

"It's okay, Michael."

I sighed.

After we ate, he took a shower as I curled up in our bed.

Someone knocked on our door and it opened.

"Michael?" Josh asked.

"What?" I spat. I hated him.

"Can I talk to you, alone?" He questioned.

I rolled my eyes and got up, following him outside.

"What?" I asked.

"Well first, I wanted to apologize for your husband's lip and face basically." He said.

"It's fine." I sighed.

"And second, I thought that I should tell you something." He started.

"Okay?"

"I like you, Michael. And I have for a while. And honestly, I'm so mean to you because I know you hate me. And I try doing things with Luke because maybe if something happens, I figure you'll come to me." He shrugged.

"You try to steal the love of my life from me because you like me!?" I demanded.

He nodded.

"Wow."

"I'm sorry. I just think you're wonderful and amazing and perfect and beautiful." He stated.

I rolled my eyes.

"Whatever." I mumbled.

Suddenly, he pushed me against the wall and connected our lips.

When I attempted to push him away, he grabbed my wrists and pinned them above my head.

The front door opened and Luke walked out. When he saw us, his jaw dropped and he studied us for a second before going back into the house.

After a minute, I managed to push Josh off of me and walk into the house.

"Where'd Luke go?" I asked Calum, who was sitting on the couch.

"In your room." He replied.

I rushed up to our room and walked in.

Luke was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Luke?" I asked.

"What, Michael?" He snapped.

"I- I'm sorry. I didn't, I don't know. He kind of just came onto me. And I, I don't know." I tried to explain.

He rolled his eyes and remained silent.

"I'll just leave you alone." I sighed, walking out and closing the door.

When I walked back into the living room, Josh was laughing with Calum.

"I fucking hate you!" I yelled at him.

"What did I do?" He innocently asked, and Calum looked genuinely confused.

"You're trying to ruin my fucking marriage! You're gonna be the reason he fucking hates me!" I exclaimed.

"I didn't do anything. It isn't my fault you guys can't get along." He shrugged.

"Shut the fuck up." I growled.

Calum was still confused, staring at us and trying to figure out what happened.

"Why? It's not my fault you're mad."

"Shut the fuck up."

"You guys are both just too jealous." He shrugged.

Before I even knew what I was doing, I had him pinned to the ground, and I was punching him.

"Michael!" Cal exclaimed, trying to pull me off unsuccessfully.

Josh was hitting me back of course, but I really didn't care.

"Luke! Ashton!" Calum desperately yelled.

They both walked into the living room right as Josh successfully rolled us over, and pinned me with his legs.

"What the fuck!?" Ashton exclaimed as Luke forced Josh off of me and Ashton grabbed me.