He's just not that into you ♡ muke

- 30 - put a ring on it - 30 -

- 30 -

"We're getting drunk tonight," Luke shouted across the bar counter and pulled Michael to the seat next to him.

Calum and Shawn who were mixing drinks on the side Michael was normally on grinned widely at their boss. Luke had a group chat with everyone who worked here and he just so happened to remove his best friend out of it when he asked (or ordered nicely) the staff to get him as drunk as possible.

Something was on Michael's mind for a while and Luke talked to everyone, even his parents to find out what that was with no success.

Everyone except Michael of course.

The littlest of clue he received was actually from Ashton, but just because the older man wanted to know if Luke was familiar with this person called Joanna. It appeared to Ashton that his precious boyfriend said that name a bit too often when he talked about her in his phone call to Michael. Calum even used the words the best and amazing when describing her and that was enough to turn Ashton into a detective and unknowingly provided some information to Luke as well.

Since Joanna was a doctor Luke was scared his weird behavior had something to do with his health but the blond knew Michael would tell him if that was the case.

So this night Luke had a plan to get Michael drunk and in a chatty mood.

He just hoped this plan would be better than most of his other strategies.

A few shots and hours down the two were still on the same stools laughing over how clumsy Shawn was mixing drinks.

"You'll really love this one." The younger bartender promised as he poured some green stuff into the shaker. "I called it muke, after you two." He explained as he mixed the drink.

Another fit of laughter followed this statement.

"Heard that Lukey. We're the next Bee Z."

Luke frowned. "Wait, then you'd already put a ring on it."

"Are you serious? I bought you ten different rings of different sizes and colors for your twenty-second and you said they make your dick itch and threw them away."

The two best friends started laughing hysterically Shawn hopelessly looked at Calum who only shook his head and put some straws into drinks his coworker just made.

"Okay, two muke drinks coming right up."

Michael grabbed the glasses from Shawn's hands and offered one to Luke.

"To friendship," Luke said.

"And pizza."

The two downed their drinks, ignoring Shawn's complains about how they should enjoy it.

"I like muke, write this concoction down it'll go in the new menus," Michael promised before Luke dragged him to the dance floor.

It was one of the rare occasions that Michael hired a DJ and Luke planned on using it to get Michael happier and more and more talkative.

They were dancing like two idiots but still enjoying it, not caring what other people had to say.

At one point Michael decided to get them more drinks and came back to Luke sitting down and texting.

"You're no fun," Michael whined.

"Sorry." Luke smiled. "Can I just get the beer?"

The older man looked at the four shots and two beers he just managed to safely transport to where his best friend was sitting.

"Sure. More for me." He grinned.

That turned out to be a horrible mistake on both parts. Firstly, Luke shouldn't let him drink that much and second, Michael as someone who lived off selling beverages should know how much he could drink.

Instead of getting him to talk, Luke got Michael to puke.

A lot.

"Lukey," Michael whined as the two were both sitting on the floor of the staff's private toilet.

"Shh. I'll get Calum and a glass of water okay?"

The older man wanted to protest but Luke was already gone.

He spent another half an hour throwing up before he managed to exchange a few words with Calum. Since he was finishing his shift in half an hour he promised to get both him and Luke home.

With Luke drunk as well that turned out to be quite the struggle but they all managed to get inside Calum's old car (that he refused to change for one of Ashton's presents).

With the window wide open and a plastic bag Luke gave him for just in case of an emergency Michael fell asleep.

Next time Michael woke up was when Calum was actually carrying him to his apartment.

He briefly remembers Calum taking his shoes and clothes off and being forced to quickly brush his teeth.

"Calum," Michael said quietly when he was situated under his luckily cold sheets.

"Yeah?" Calum answered, looking for a spare change of clothes himself. Since he was already here he might as well sleep here.

"Where's Luke?"

Calum got under the covers and made sure there was enough distance between the two of them. He wasn't one to disrespect Michael's cuddle ban.

"He met up with someone."

"Who?"

"Don't know Mikey, he said he'll call you tomorrow."

Michael didn't reply and Calum took advantage of it.

"Go to sleep Mikey."

★★★

from now on there will be a lot of drama

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Love, Lucija ♡