Deeper (5SOS Ashton Irwin Fanfic)

Chapter 14

Ashton’s POV:  

Alice told me the address of her friend’s house a few days back, so I pull up the note I made on my phone & punch it into my GPS. Following the directions, I hum aimlessly to the Ed Sheeran cd still playing on my radio. My fingertips drum the steering wheel lightly, keeping up with the beat.  

I pull into a driveway I’m assuming is Alice’s friends & park my car. Not a minute later does my little sister come bouncing out of the front door, brown curls flopping around in her pony tail. I offer her a light smile as she hops into the front seat of my car.  

“Hey big brother,” she greets me, reaching up to ruffle my hair. I laugh & push her hand away.  

“Hey lil’ sis. How was the sleepover?” I ask, genuinely interested. She sticks a hand up & huffs as I pull out & begin our treck home.  

“We can talk about that later. What I want to know is how your night went.” I must blush or something, because before I can form an answer that covers how immensely incredible it was, she shrieks & claps her hands giddily.  

“I knew it! I knew you could do it!” She exclaims, hugging me awkwardly. I giggle like a little school girl I’m sure, & start to fill her in on all that happened. I tell her about the movie(only vaguely briefing her on the kiss; innocence is key), the laughing, & how I stayed the night at her house. By the time we reach home & I’ve finished my story, her mouth is wide open.  

“Wow, I knew you maybe like kissed her once but not all that! Did that really happen? Don’t you try to shit me Ashton Irwin because I’ll end you!” she says as she gets out of the car. I chuckle again, knowing I should punish her for her language. Brushing it off, I reach out my pinky to her. Alice picks up on it & grasps her own around it, accepting my childish ‘pinky promise’.  

We go in the house & as my treat, I make us both peanut butter & jelly sandwiches. Biting into her bread, she repeats over & over about how she can’t wait to meet my new girlfriend & fantasizing on what our children will look like, et cetera. I just smile, amazed at how happy she is that I’m happy. That’s when you know you have the greatest little sister on the planet.  

I go to bed that night, not even thinking of touching the drawer containing my blades & whatnot. I’m flying on cloud 9 & nothing can stop me now. I feel invincible, like you could throw bricks at me & I’d still be standing tall & smiling. Just when I thought things couldn’t get any better, I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket. Looking at the screen, I answer Lily’s FaceTime request faster than I thought possible. She’s still in her pjs, but breathtaking as well. We talk a bit & I tell her about my sisters episode. She laughs & tells me to tell Alice she can’t wait to meet her as well. Before I know it, its 10 o’clock. I still value my sleep, so I tell her goodnight & blow her a kiss through the camera. Lily returns it & hangs up.  

I sleep better & sounder than I have in years.  

Lily’s POV:  

After Ashton leaves, I hop in my car & leave to go pick up Dorothy from the groomer. She looks fresh as a daisy of course, new haircut thats shorter & healthier. Putting her into the little doggie carrier I have, I put her in the passengers seat & drive back home. Giving her some food, she quickly becomes tired & snuggles up with me on the couch. I’m expecting Mom to be back soon from her ‘weekend getaway’, so I just watch some TV while running my fingers through D’s newly cut fur.  

Mom comes back, only offering a “hello” before retreating upstairs to her room for the rest of the day. Not surprised really. I make myself some rice for dinner & put Dorothy in her cage early. Pitter-pattering upstairs, I open my door & fall onto my bed, trying to grasp the precious memories of last night from the slightly tousled bedsheets underneath me. I breathe in through my nose as my brain files through the pictures I snapshotted. The way his face looked illuminated by the almost full moon. The playful look in his eyes after he pulled away from the kiss. Anything & everything comes back to me & I can’t stop smiling. I fish my phone from my pocket & FaceTime him.

He answers immediately, & we just small talk for a while. Then he tells me about how Alice wants so badly to meet me. I blush, honored that he told his sister about me, & tell him to tell her that I returned the phrase. It’d be nice to meet the only person in Ashton’s life that he cares for other than me. He told me endlessly about her, & the way his eyes lit up when he said her name awed me.  

Ashton tells me he must go, & blows me a kiss through the camera. I blush & giggle, returning it easily. I click the ‘end’ button & turn off my side lamp, closing my eyes & letting sleep over take me.  

Holy shit, tomorrows Monday. & I have never been more excited for anything in my entire life.