For a Good Time, Call | Mashton/Malum ( #Wattys2017 )

[19] Adore You

Dedicated to: @shiftywolf82 because you are a sweetheart & I'm glad that you enjoy my stories. :) It means a ton that you think so highly of my shit writing haha :D Idk if you even read this particular story and I'm not pushing you to. I just wanted to show my appreciation by dedicating this chapter to you. :) Ilysm <3

"I'm only going to be gone until tomorrow night," Michael told Luke. 

"And your apartment is loaded with shit," Luke chuckled. "By the time you guys get back, your apartment will smell like a fresh waterfall."

"He's not lying. He just bought this amazing Febreeze and Lysol shit and he cleans our apartment every week and it smells like Heaven," Spencer added in. 

Michael just rolled his eyes as he gave his best friend a hug. "Fine. Just don't lose any of my shit. I know where everything is right now." 

"No promises, Clifford," Luke smirked. 

Michael turned and slammed the trunk of his mum's car shut. It had been forever since he had driven. It wasn't like he forgot. He was just a  bit rusty at it. There was no way that he was going to let Ashton in on that information because he would use that as an excuse not to go. The blonde was rapidly typing something on his phone when Michael turned around, figuring that he was just telling Calum where he was headed. 

"Ready to go?" Michael asked once Ashton was finished. 

The boy just gave a nod and made his way over to the passenger seat. Michael waved back at Luke and Spencer before crawling into the driver's side. He was excited to go on a road trip with Ashton. He had only ever been on them with Luke and they had only gone on short trips to Newcastle and the likes. So, going on an eight hour trip with someone that he had developed such deep feelings for was exciting because they actually had the time to properly get to know one another personally instead of...intimately. 

Michael drove away from the curb, watching as Luke and Spencer became smaller in the side mirror. It was overwhelming to think that he was going to be trapped in a vehicle for over eight hours. Michael was never a fan of riding in a car, let alone driving for that long. He got bored easily and needed something to keep him preoccupied and make it actually fun. 

"What kind of music do you want to listen to?" Michael asked when they pulled up to a traffic light. 

"I'm not picky," Ashton answered, looking out the window at the people crossing the street. 

Michael didn't say anything as he grabbed his phone and clicked on his Spotify app. He clicked on a random song by Jimmy Eats World and shoved it back into the console. He felt a bit awkward, not knowing if Ashton could tolerate the band or absolutely hated them. Not only that, but if Ashton was going to continue to mope about Heaven's Gates, Michael was in for a long and agonizing eight and a half hours.

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According to Cynthia, Micheal's phone GPS, there was just over three and a half hours left until they arrived in Melbourne. It was almost seven and the sun was starting to set and Michael's anxiety started to set in. Driving at night was his least favorite thing in life because there was so many unknown things that could be wandering around along the side of the road and the last thing that either him or Ashton needed was to be stranded in an accident with a dead thing rotting in front of them. 

Michael looked over, noticing that Ashton was still awake. He didn't think that the boy would be able to stay awake for as long as he had. It was probably just Michael who was lulled to sleep by absolute boredom. 

"Enjoying the ride?" Michael blurted, striking up the first conversation of the entire road trip. 

"Yeah, although, it's really long," he shrugged. "Are you getting sick of driving? At the next stopping point, we could switch."