Best Friend's Brother

Chapter 14

Ashton's P.O.V

"So, how are you feeling?" I didn't even have to look at who spoke to me to see who it was. I sighed as Michael started to walk with me into the school.

"I'm feeling a lot better since Saturday." I said truthfully, "About Saturday, I'm really sorry about leaving without saying goodbye."

"I know why you left," Michael said and my eyes widened. "Are you sure you're okay? You look paler than me, and that's saying something."

"Uh, yeah," I said. "How did you find out?"

"Oh, Luke told me what happened."

"Wait, he did?" Shit, I am so dead! He's probably going to go all Chucky on my ass right now. "What did he say?"

"He said that you weren't feeling really well, and you ended up throwing up in the garbage can, and you left before you got any sicker." My body instantly calmed down once I heard that. Wait, so Luke lied for me? I guess he doesn't want Michael to know either.

"Yeah, sorry about throwing up in the garbage." I lied while rubbing the back of my head.

"It's fine mate, better than throwing up all over the floor." He laughed, but then he changed the subject as we walked into our first class, which we have together thankfully. "So, who was that guy that dropped you off this morning and snogged you?" Damn, he's right to the point.

"That was Calum."

"So I finally get a name for that boy that you've been texting for a bit," Michael exclaimed to himself. Shit, I forgot all about that. I guess I don't really have to lie about talking to Calum even though I was talking to Luke when Michael first asked me.

Wow, I feel like such a slut because I kissed two boys in the same weekend. Well, they were the ones that kissed me so I don't need to be labeling myself.

"Yeah, that's him," I said.

"He's a fit lad if I say so myself." My eyes literally widened as I looked over at Michael, who had a confused look on his face. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You're straight aren't you?"

"Yeah, but can't a straight guy be able to see that another guy is fit without people thinking that I'm gay?" He said. "It's like window shopping. You see something good, but you know that you're never going to get it." I nodded slowly before looking to the front of the class when my teacher finally decided to start class.

***

Through most of my classes, I was paying attention in all of them; just not on what my teachers were saying, but to my phone.

I sent Calum a text about ten minutes in my first class, already bored out of my mind. So Calum would send me random things, even funny pictures that he found online. It was cute. Calum is cute.

Right now I'm currently in my last class of the day, and Calum hasn't responded to any of my texts that I have sent in the past thirty minutes. And it's not like I sent him a bunch, maybe like five. But I'm starting to freak out. What if he has already gotten annoyed with me?

What if he's one of Luke's friends that think it's funny to also play with my feelings?

Then the bell rang. I guess freaking out about something that isn't school related makes time go by faster.

When I walked out of the school, the first thing I saw was Calum leaning against his car.

"Hey," I said when I approached him.

"Hey," Calum said right back. "Sorry I didn't text you; I don't like to text and drive."

"It's alright. Now, what are you doing here?"

"Can't I pick up a cute boy from school?" Well, damn. I smiled up at Calum, not needing to say anything as he opened the passenger door for me and then he met me when he got to the driver's seat.

"So, I know we hung out yesterday, but do you want to hang out, without you falling asleep on me, right now?" I smiled. It's nice to see someone actually wanting to spend time with me, and not fooling around with my emotions.

"I'd love to."