"Are you ready to go?" Michael called from the bathroom.
"Almost."
It was nearly seven-thirty in the morning. Michael and Ashton were getting ready to go to the Heaven's Gates headquarters. Michael was anxious for Ashton, but he was confident that Ashton could present a convincing case. He could tell that Ashton was still hesitant about the whole thing and Michael couldn't blame him. Standing up to a boss was touchy. They were in control of your paychecks and had the ability to make your work life miserable. Michael didn't want that for Ash because he didn't deserve it. Ashton was a good employee. He followed all of the rules perfectly and he did his job perfectly. Michael might've been a bit biased, but it was true.
He walked out of the bathroom to see Ashton standing in the bedroom, straightening his coat. Michael stopped in his tracks, trying to force his mouth not to fall open. It was that moment that Michael knew why Ashton had gotten his job in the first place. When describing him, hot would be a definite understatement.
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"Do I look okay?" Ashton asked, looking at Michael with an innocent look on his face.
"Uh, yeah, you look fine," Michael responded, attempting to be casual about it, but he knew that it was obvious he wasn't.
Ashton smiled, seeing right through Michael. "Thanks. I don't normally wear this leather jacket and I didn't know if it would look right with my hair this way. I feel more like a boy with this hair cut."
"No, you look hot," Michael blurted, feeling his cheeks fade to a dark red.
Ashton chuckled. "Again, thank you. That's the whole goal. I have to dress to impress, so I'm glad I rendered you nearly speechless."
Michael awkwardly smiled. "So, uh, do you want to head over there?"
"I suppose we could," Ashton nodded.
Michael insisted that he drove, despite not knowing where the headquarters even was. He felt like it was a stupid decision since he had never been to Melbourne in his life and had no idea what in hell he was even doing. All Michael wanted to do was be a responsible wanna-be boyfriend to Ashton and get him to the place that he needed to go.
The drive was a bit chaotic as expected, but it only took about ten minutes to find out where the building was. Luckily, Ashton knew the address and it was on a main road. Not only that, but the golden gates with a swirly "HG" above the door also gave it away. Michael parked in the last parallel space and looked over at Ashton, who's face showed no emotion.
"We're here," Michael announced, getting the wavy-haired boy's attention.
"That we are. I haven't been here in years..." Ashton trailed as he looked up at the skyscraper. His eyes met Michael's. "How's my hair?"
"Your hair is fine," Michael chuckled. "Do you know what you have to do?"
"I have to give them a convincing argument as to why they should hire me back, which consists of making the realize that their business is going to crumble without me because I am their best employee," Ashton recited.
