Wake Up Call || 5SOS a.u.

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(Charlotte)

After our class we headed home and in the way, Ashton's words came up in my mind and I realized that the best way of finding out what happened last night was to go back to the pub and talk to the only other person there, the bartender. So I convinced Noémi to make a short stop there.

We entered it and were greeted by a woman who was cleaning the tables.

"Hi, I'm Wendy, can I help you?"

"Yes, we were looking for the bartender who was working here yesterday."

"Carl? You're unlucky, it's his day off.

Why is everybody looking for him today anyway?"

My misfortune would cause a new day of doubt, but I was used to it.

We thanked Wendy and left the bar before suddenly realizing that one of the people who was looking for Carl might have been the guy I got the tattoo with, so I turned around and asked Wendy one final question:

"One of the persons who were here looking for Carl, was he a boy about my age with chocolate colored hair, by any chance?"

I wanted to be more specific, but that was all I could remember about him.

"It might have been but he came along with a blond, tall and, between you and me, very handsome, guy."

Now I am sure it was him because I remember a blond lad with him.

"Thanks, did he tell you his name or what he wanted?"

"No, but he did say the exact same words as you when explaining why he was here and I told him to come tomorrow."

I thanked her again and hoped I would bump into him tomorrow, so I could teach him not to get me drunk and take me to tattoo shops.

~the day after~

New text from: Ash

Hey! Are you still up for dinner or are you planning to get another tattoo? Maybe this time you can write on your arm "and arm"? Ahah

To: Ash

Not funny, Irwin.

You know I would never let Anne Marie down.

New text from: Ash

Admit it, I was funny. I spent all morning coming up with that joke.

That's why I am texting you, she will be working late with the choreographer, and harry and lauren are at their friend's, so I thought we could just grab pizza an a movie.

To: Ash

Sure, I'll be there at 8 p.m. :)

The amount of time I usually spend at the Irwin's is crazy, but they are the closest I have to family here, so I just feel like one of them.

At 7:50 p.m. I left my house and headed to Ashton's. I was greeted by a warm smile and hug from a familiar curly haired boy.

"Hey Chuck."

"Hi Irwin. Since when do you call me Chuck?"

"Noémi can't be the only one to call you such a cute name."

"Shut up, Irwin."

I playfully hit his arm as I grabbed my phone to call the nearest pizza place. I had memorized the order, from the countless times we've made that call.

"The pizza will be here in 30. What do you want to do in the meantime?"

"Watch a movie!

Frozen, mean girls, the notebook, finding nemo and tangled, my brother and sister's dvd collection is great, but we can always download something."

"Let's download it. I've already seen them all at least fifteen times each."

Our eyes scrolled through the website chosen as we checked the most viewed movies, since both of us had no idea on what to choose.

"Friends with benefits. Have you seen it yet?"

Ash casually asked. I answered him that I never saw it and so we agreed on starting our movie night with it.

After we ate the pizza, Ashton asked:

"Do you ever wanted to do that with someone? To be friends with benefits?"

"It would be fun, but it never works, one always falls in love with the other."

"I don't quite agree with you, I think if you are friends with someone, and just friends, sex would be just a bonus."

"One always falls for the other Irwin, maybe at the wrong time, maybe at the right time, but sex isn't just meaningless if you are doing it with someone you care about."

This was followed by an awkward silence as we watched the rest of the movie.

"See, even in the movie they fell for each other, Irwin."

"Okay, maybe I have to proof my theory, Chuck."

"Good luck, Irwin."

Hey cutie pies, I hope you are enjoying the story so far, sorry I didn't talk much about Michael in this chapter but I wanted to give you a perspective on Ashton and Chuck's friendship.

I hope you understand that my timeline is before the night everything happened/ after the night everything happened so when I say two days before, I mean two days before the night :)

Sorry if this is too confusing.

And if you got my Pushing Daisies and HIMYM references, you are amazing ;)

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