Simple Text Message// Michael Clifford [Slow Updates]

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Finally a hotel room! I immediately fall down onto the bed. This time nothing went wrong with the reservation, which means I have a room for me alone. I close my eyes, wanting to rest, but someone decides to interrupt my alone time by knocking on the door.

I sigh in frustration as I get up from the bed, walking towards the door. I open it and see Michael casually standing there. "I wanted to check if your room's bigger than mine." He says, walking in and closing the door behind him. "Don't lie to me, Clifford." I say. "Okay. I wanted to see how my favourite person is doing." He says and I can't help but blush. "I can't be your favourite person." I say shyly, looking down at the ground.

He makes me look at him, his hand still beneath my chin. "But you are." He says and I smile. "You'll always be." He says. "It may sound crazy right now, but I'll never want to loose you and you'll always be my girl." He says and my cheeks get even more pink. He said my girl, he basically made me mine and we're still only dating. His face gets closer to mine, we're only a few inches from each other. "Do you really want to be mine?" He ask, my breath hitches and I simply nod. My heart's beating fast and I love it.

He moves away and takes a seat on the bed, like all of this didn't happen. "Do you like the hotel?" He asks casually. "Uhm... it's nice." I say, I'm not myself. I just can't believe what just happened. For a moment, I really wanted to know how his lips tastes like. How it would feel like. "What are you thinking about?" Michael asks. "N-nothing." I stammer and take a seat next to him. "I bet you're thinking of me." He says and I blush. Damn it Michael. "You were." He grins. "Don't worry you're on my mind every minute." He says and I blush even more. I might look like a tomato right now.

We get interrupted by knocks on the door, the door opens revealing the other guys. Great timing... "We were wondering where you were, Michael." Ashton says. "But then we realised you were probably with Ray." Luke says. I feel so awkward right now. "She's a better company than you are." Michael says. "Well, I'm afraid you should come with us. The manager needs to speak us." Luke says and Michael sighs in frustration. He gets up and starts to walk away. "He sure knows when he needs us." Michael says.

•••

When they left, I immediately took a nap, only it was a long one. That was a stupid idea because it's ten am. And now I can't sleep anymore. I don't even know if the guys came back.

I look at my phone, but no one has texted me. Not even Michael who has my number now. That's so weird. Why do I have a feeling the manager has something to do with it.

•••

The next morning, we have to go back to the tour bus. It was great to stay at a hotel, but now we need to sleep in the bus. "Michael?" I ask. "What's wrong?" He asks. "Why didn't you call me when you got back?" I ask him. "I'm sorry. I had a lot on my mind that I forgot." He says, but he doesn't sound like himself. "Okay." I say. Something's wrong.

Ashton probably knows more about it. "Ash? What's going on with Michael?" I ask. "Is he being distant again?" He asks and I nod. "He had a small argument with the manager." He says, so the manager does have something to do with it. "Ray, I need to speak to you." The manager says to me. Fûck! I nod and follow him outside the bus, while Michael follows me with his eyes.

"I didn't know Michael and you are dating until he said it on the last show." He says and I nod. "But honestly, that's not a good idea." He says. How can he say that? I like Michael a lot. "However, Michael is against my idea. So I'll ask you the same question." He says and I nod. "I think it's best you guys don't date each other. The band are loosing a lot of fans because of it and even the sale of their albums are decreasing." He says. "No." I simply say. "Think about it for a while." He says and lets me leave. When I walk back inside the bus, I put my arms around Michael and cry against his chest. "Ray, it's okay. The manager is fûcking wrong." He says. He pulls me closer to him, holding me by my waist. "I don't care what he has to say. I like you a lot and I want to keep dating you." He says. He's such a nice guy, he doesn't even care about his career more than he does about me. Every girl needs a guy like him and I'm happy to have him as mine.

"The manager will regret it soon." Luke says, I didn't even see him. "He knows about me and Ray, but he doesn't know about you and Scarlet." Michael says. "Scarlet? Oh my god, Luke. You have a girlfriend?" I ask. "Not that long ago actually. I asked her the day before we left on tour." He says. "And the manager has no idea?" I ask and he shakes his head. Luke should tell him, I mean, if his girlfriend Scarlet wants that. Bit maybe the manager will be okay with me and Michael when he knows another member has a girl. "Maybe he should know." Michael tells Luke. "I can't do that Michael!" Luke shouts. "Luke, Michael is right. You can't keep it a secret from the manager." Calum says. "But he'll tell me I have to break up with Scarlet. I can't do that." He says. "But I want to keep dating Ray." Michael says. I can feel the butterflies again. Luke looks at me and then back at Michael. "Ash, what do you think?" Luke asks. "You should do it. I have a feeling it'll work. You won't have to break up with Scarlet and Michael and Ray can be together." He explains. "You're right. I just hope it'll work, if it don't this is all your guys fault." He says as he walks away to have a talk with the manager. I just hope that it will work, cause I like Michael a lot, even more than I thought was possible.

So the manager is not quite happy. It's really stupid how a manager can think he can tell someone to break up with the one they're dating. And Luke has a girlfriend, Scarlet.

We really need shipnames, don't you think. Leave some suggestions because I'm not good at them. I did had Rikey in mind, but I don't know.

29th Of July 2017