Best Friends

Chapter 15: Where Have You Been?

Charlotte's POV

The door to the bus opened quietly and Luke stepped inside.

"Char?" Luke asked, furrowing his eyebrows at me. "What are you doing awake?"

"Shhh, the boys are sleeping," I scolded. "Where have you been? It's four am."

"I was at um Kylie's, sorry," he said.

"Oh okay, well I'm going to bed," I sighed.

"Wait Char, please don't tell me you're mad at me too," Luke groaned.

"No, no," I shook my head, turning around to go into the back room. "I'm not mad." A tear escaped my eyes and I couldn't help but cry. Luke had been at Kylie's house half the night...

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Luke's POV

I couldn't stand this anymore. All this lying to my best friends.

Kylie and I, we weren't actually dating. We were fake dating. We had to. Management said it was good for publicity. I didn't want to, believe it or not I still had a crush on Charlotte.

And now my four best friends, maybe even Char, hated me because I "blew my chance" with this person and I had no idea who they're talking about.

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Charlotte's POV

"Wake up!" Luke yelled throwing a pillow at me.

"What?" I asked sitting up. "Why are you waking me up so early?"

"I wanted to talk," Luke shrugged sitting down on the couch at the end of my feet.

"At-" I paused to check the time on my phone. "-7am?"

"Yup." Luke nodded pulling the blanket over him.

"Luke I'm tired," I whined pulling the blanket over my head. "Let me sleep."

"But Charlotte, I really need to talk with you," Luke said taking the blanket off of my head.

"Fine," I groaned, sitting up again. "What is it?"

"I want to tell you about Kylie and me," Luke said.

"Luke I don't want to hear-"

"Listen to me," Luke cut me off. "Kylie and I aren't actually dating, it's fake, all fake, just for publicity, no one can know though, it's supposed to be a 'secret'."

"So you're dating Kylie for publicity?" I asked, Luke nodded. "That's sickening."

"I'm sorry Char, I should've told you earlier," Luke said, shaking his head disapprovingly.

"Stop beating yourself up, it's fine, it's not like you were allowed to tell us," I said.

"So you-you aren't mad?" Luke asked, looking up at me hopefully.

"No I'm not mad," I smiled. "Now can I go back to bed?"

"Sure," Luke laughed, standing up to give me more room on the couch.

"Sweet dreams," Luke smiled kissing my cheek and leaving the room.

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When I woke up, everyone was talking in the lounge area. I walked in and they all looked at me.

"Hey Char," Ashton grinned. "How'd you sleep?"

"Great," I said sitting down next to him. "You're all talking now?"

"Yeah, we're tired of fighting," Calum said.

"Well I'm happy you're all talking again," I smiled. There was a knock on the door and Luke, being the closest to the bus door, answered it.

"Hey babe!" Kylie grinned walking in.

"Luke we have a date today, remember?" Kylie asked, narrowing her eyes at Luke.

"Oh yeah," Luke said. "I'll see you all later?"

We all nodded and Luke left the bus with Kylie.

"Do you think they're going to break up?" Ashton smirked.

"Ash," I whined, swatting his arm.

"Sorry, I'm just rooting for team Chake," Ashton winked.

"What?" I asked, laughing.

"You heard me," Ashton grinned. "Team Chake."

"You're nuts," I laughed.

About an hour later, Luke came into the bus, grinning ear-to-ear.

"What's up with you?" I asked.

"Kylie and I broke up," Luke grinned.

"Shouldn't you be more disappointed?" Michael asked.

"It wasn't exactly the best relationship," Luke shrugged.

"Well I'm just going to say it right now but-" Ashton stopped to face me "-I told you so!"

"Told her what?" Luke asked.

"That you and Kylie would break up!" Ashton cheered.

"Why did you expect that?" Luke asked looking between Ashton and I, nervously.

"I just have a killer instinct for this kind of stuff," Ashton smirked.

Ashton came up to me and whispered "Chake" into my ear before going to his bunk.

I groaned and stood up to go to the back room. "Hey Char?" Luke spoke.

"Yeah?" I asked, facing him.

He paused for a moment before speaking again. "You should probably get ready for the concert."

I nodded.

Well that was disappointing.

A/N:
Short but eventful chapter. But omfg Ashton😂