All Bets Are Off (Lashton)

Desperate

The next day Luke walked into the office with a large smile on his face.

"You seem awfully cheery this morning." Michael commented walking up to Luke.

"Michael, I have to tell you about this guy I met last night." Luke spoke excitedly.

"I thought you went home last night?" Michael frowned.

"I did, but I got a new neighbor. His name is Calum, he's gorgeous." Luke grinned.

"What does he look like?" Michael asked very interested.

"He's tall, he's tan, got dark hair and a great smile." Luke answered happily.

"Ugh, he sounds perfect." Michael groaned jealously.

"Oh and his jaw line that could cut through glass." Luke smirked.

"You're so lucky. We'll talk more later." Michael waved as they approached his office.

"Luke, my man, ready to go over ideas?" Ashton asked suddenly appearing next to Luke.

"As ready as I can be." Luke grumbled.

"Great." Ashton smiled following Luke into his office.

"Okay, so here are a few ideas I came up with." Ashton handed over a sheet of paper.

"Top ten things guys look for in a relationship.  How to keep your man interested. Ten things to look for in a guy." Luke read.

"These are all surprisingly tame." Luke noted.

"I thought I'd ease you in." Ashton smiled.

"Okay here are mine." Luke handed over his ideas.

"What wine goes with what meal. Best proposal stories. How to get out of the friend zone." Ashton laughed.

"No wonder your ratings suck."

"Hey, these are good topics." Luke said defensively.

"How about most favorite mixed drink recipes. Worst proposal stories and how to stay out of the friend zone." Ashton suggested.

"No recipes. Best and worst proposals, and people want to know how to get out of the friend zone more." Luke huffed.

"Fine no recipes, no wine. Best and worst works and there is no way out of the friend zone." Ashton responded.

"Yes there is." Luke huffed.

"You're so naive it's almost cute." Ashton chuckled.

"I am not." Luke snapped snatching the paper back.

"You probably wouldn't even know if you've been friend zoned." Ashton smirked.

"Yes I would, I just never have been." Luke stated simply.

"Sure." Ashton rolled his eyes.

"Anyway, at least we agreed on some topics." Luke wrote down on his notepad.

"Who's Calum?" Ashton asked grabbing a sticky note off of Luke's phone that said, 'Call Calum'.

"He's my new neighbor." Luke answered snatching the sticky note back.

"Is this the guy with the jaw that could cut through glass?" Ashton asked smirking.

"Yes, as a matter of fact it is." Luke answered.

"So you're planning to call him?" Ashton asked leaning back in his chair.

"Yes, my dog knocked him into my bushes. I want to see how his arm is doing." Luke answered.