Hidden ~ A joe sugg fanfiction

Chapter 36

Ashleys POV

Marcus looks distraught as he glances between me and Jack and then back to Joe. Not very discreetly may I add. Zoe and Niomi look shocked and can't help themselves but to stare between me and Joe. Alfie spins the bottle to crack the awkward tension but it turns out no ones in the mood for spin the bottle anymore after Jack and I's special episode.

"Shall we watch a movie? I'm thinking Marley and Me" Connor asks and everyone agrees. We all get up and head to the sofa and Jenn slides Marley and me into the DVD player. As everyone sits down I turn in the other direction and head for the bathroom. I can't believe I did that. I know the aim of the game is to kiss the other person but I shouldn't have been so eager. What the hell is wrong with me?

I hear padded footsteps following me and I know immediately that it's Troye.

"Ashley, what the hell was that out there?" Troye harshly whispers as we make it out of sight.

"Please don't me mad please! I don't know what I was thinking. It was the alcohol" I beg him.

"Tell me straight, do you like Jack or Joe?"
After a long pause I decide to answer. What kind of question is that? Of course I like Joe.

"Joe" I whisper out of breath.

"So tell him. Give him some sort of clue that you like him, I don't care what you do! Just do it before you lose him."

"Ok" I murmur.

"I swear with the way your acting recently, it's like you like Jack or something"

I shoot Troye a confused look to which he shrugs in response. Is that really what people are beginning to think?

I shake my head and head out the room in a strut. Troye sighs behind me and I can tell he's disappointed with me and it hurts to have him feel that way.

Everyone is placed on different parts of the sofa with duvets and blankets as the movie begins to play. A space is conveniently next to Joe so I plop down next to him. I send him a sweet smile and he replies with a smile too.

His arm snakes around my back and I inch closer to him. Troye turns the lights off and nods to me before sitting next to Connor.

They're going to be a thing, I know it.

Nearly 20 minutes in, my mouth becomes incredibly dry. The glass of water on the table is taunting me yet I don't want to move from Joe's grasp. I finally decide that if I don't want to die of dehydration then it's probably best that I take a sip of the water.

Leaning forward I grab the glass and Joe removes his arm from my waist. The loss of heat makes me shudder and I instantly miss his touch. As I drink the refreshing water, I dwell on this evenings earlier events. I'm so annoyed at myself. Why would I do that? Ugh.

I don't deserve Joe. With the way I've been acting, I don't deserve him. I've been selfish and I've hurt him. If he likes me that is. My thoughts rack my head and I spill the glass of water in the process.

The liquid drowns my shirt and I grown loudly in response. Alfie tells me to shut up as he is so engrossed in the movie while Zoe giggles at me, hitting his arm.

Joe glances down at me and chuckles. His low chuckles send shivers down my spine and I realise how close he is to me. I can feel his breath on my neck and butterflies take off in my stomach. However cliché that sounds.

"If you wanted to get wet, you should of just asked me" Joe says in a deep husky voice. God that's sexy.

He places his hand on the small of my back and my skin ignites under his touch.

I stay silent for a while and he must be aware of the effect he has on me. I playfully hit his chest.

"Shut it Sugg! We all know I'm the one making you wet... Oh god that sounds weird; ok forget I said that" I reply flustered. Joe laughs at me in response. He leans back and his face goes red. He's so damn cute. We're back to our old ways. Laughing and joking about the stupidest of things. This is what I missed most. With all this drama, there hasn't been much time for fun.

"Shut up!" Alfie and Marcus shout as everyone laughs a little.

"Your shirts a little wet mister" I reply with a fake unimpressed expression on my face.

His eyes widen and he looks down to check. He falls into my trap and my hand hits his nose.

"Ouch" he squeals while bursting into fits of laughter.

"You fell for my trick Sugg. You can't prank a Butler" I say smirking.

"Oh we'll see about that" he replies mischievously and begins to tickle me. I squirm under his grasp and I can't control my laughter as I squeal.

"God she's cute" I catch Joe whisper; barely inaudible. I look up from my awkward position. His cheeks are pink, and his eyes are wide open.

He coughs to tear my attention away from what he just said and I come to realise our current position. I've managed to clear space on the sofa by involuntarily kicking Marcus and Caspar, so I'm now lying down. My legs are spread and bent to support myself while Joe lays in between them. Gods this is an awkward position.

Tanya begins to giggle to herself when she notices us. She tries to be quiet but in doing so, she ends up snorting and grabs the attention of Jenn, Niomi and Zoe. Their eyes widen as their eyes fall onto Joe and I.

"Oh my god" Jenn gasps covering her mouth to stop laughing.

Joe's body is stiff as he realises that everyone is beginning to notice. I smack his hard chest in an attempt to get him out of his trance but, he carries on staring at my lips and back to my eyes. I watch as his Adam's apple shifts as he gulps.

Out of the corner of my eyes I notice Alfie slowly lift his phone. He's filming us.

In a split second I push both my hands against Joe's chest and push with all my strength so that he topples over the side of the leather sofa.

His hand still grips my waist and he pulls me with him. He lands on his back with a loud thump and everyone whips their head towards us as the noise ripples across the large room.

I'm basically sitting on his lower stomach with my legs kneeling on each side of his body.

I smile slightly. Joe's breathing is unsteady. After a minute of doing nothing I stand up and leave my hand out for Joe. I help him up.

I guess we better get back to the movie?

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I just wanted to write this filler chapter to depict their relationship. The last few chapters have been quite serious so I just wanted to show the light hearted side to their friendship, don't worry though; Jashleys ship will sail very soon! As I've promised x