What I like about you (a 5sos fanfiction)

'BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP' "Fuck" I grumbled as I shut off my alarm. I reluctantly slipped out from under the covers and found a shirt on the floor, not really caring whose it was. I picked up my phone from the charger. The time read 4:30 am. I leaned, over to kiss Ashton's forehead and he stirred in his sleep, smiling to myself I grabbed my crumpled pair of skinny jeans off the floor and slipped on black vans and left the room.

When I got home I closed the door and let out a small sigh of relief. That was the fourth night this week that I had been sneaking to and from ashtons house after dark.

"Parker Matthews when are you going to tell him that you don't want to be kept a secret? You have been dating Ashton for over a bloody year and you still want to be kept a secret" Your best friend Anna asked. I jumped.

"Shit Anna I didn't see you there!" I grumble as I pick up my phone which I had dropped in the whole hullabaloo. "Anna I've never expressed interest in being kept a secret, you just can't assume that you know my whole entire fucking life!" I shouted, my normally kind voice rising with agitation due to a lack of sleep. Anna sighed and patted my shoulder sympathetically, gently pushing me towards my room.

"Parker honey you're really tired, get some rest, and in the morning feel free to tell me about how I know nothing about your life whatsoever I mean it's not like I'm your best friend or anything like that or how I couldn't possibly know you like the back of my hand. But thats beside the point" She rambled. I let out an angry puff of air as I stormed off towards my room.

'Blah blah blah I know you soooo well you know what Anna I honestly don't give one single fuck about you and your college educated opinions. Ok maybe I am a little tired well ya duh that is explainable I didn't exactly get a good nights sleep last night. I'll just close my eyes for a few minutes and then I'll head over to work.'

I ended up sleeping until about noon. Still wearing Ashton's ripped ACDC shirt and my favorite pair of destroyed skinny jeans. Instinctively I went to check twitter too check my feed, I noticed that I had three missed calls, 2 from Ashton, and 1 voice mail from your boss.

"Shit shit shit!! I'm dead

I am so so so dead." I muttered under my breath. I quickly re-dial her number and call her back. After a few rings she picked up, I could tell she was annoyed

"Parker Honey," She said with mock enthusiasm"finally you answered, this is the third time in the past week that you have missed on of your shift. Yousra had to step in for you again I know that she is one of your best friends but still you need to do your job. If she does your job again I might have to lay Yousra off as well. As you know we have very high standards here at The Starbucks Coffee Company and we expect all of our employees to be here on time in the appropriate uniform. You were neither here on time nor in the appropriate uniform for 3/7 days this week. So, this gives me no other choice but to fire you." Ok so to be honest I wasn't really listening to any of that shit until she mentioned being fired. "Wait what?! I can't be fired I did nothing wrong it was just three times. please I need this job I can't be fired...

"I pleaded into the speaker. I could practically feel her role her eyes from the other side of the line.

"Honey there is no negotiating on this. I'm sorry. Please bring your uniform and employee card by this afternoon." I grumbled a few curses under my breath. "Uh fine fine." I remarked with a snarl in my voice.

I hung up the phone walking over to the refrigerator grabbing a cup of blueberry yogurt and a spoon then went searching for Anna. I wandered around the house, trying to catch her before she left for work. Anna had always been my best friend or for as long as I can remember. We have been living together in a small overpriced apartment since the end of high school. Anna being the freaking inhuman genius that she is, had gotten a full ride scholarship to some college that I can never remember the name of. We both have been working part time jobs this summer to pay for the rent of our over priced sardine can of an apartment and her college textbooks.

"Hey Anna um.. I kinda might have gotten fired from my job." You say looking down at your shoes embarrassed fiddling with the yogurt cup.

"What do you mean by fired" she snarled at you "Parker! We need that extra money. We have to pay for food, for gas, for electricity, for your damn clothes, and the fucking roof over your head. God damnit, Parker!!" She said exasperated. Anna only ever cures when she was pissed and when I say pissed off I mean like I will fucking murder you pissed off.

"Oh my god Anna take a chill pill you're so uptight. God I'll just get a new job tomorrow." You say as you play with your empty yogurt cup. "No Parker you are going today to get your new job. Now, and I'm going to drive you. Right no" She commanded ushering me towards the door.

"Can I atleast change first?" You say guestering to Ashton's ripped shirt. Anna just rolled her gray eyes and pushed her dark chocolate hair behind her ear.

I quickly ran to my messy room. Almost tripping over the many stacks of albums and books littering the room. I searched for a few minutes until I found a pair of clean pair of black skin tight jeans and a close fitting button down shirt and some vans. I looked in the mirror and almost gagged. I looked flat out horrendous. My face was all blotchy looking and my eye shadow from the previous day was smearing down onto my high set cheekbones.

"Fuck" I grumbled under my breath. I grabbed the bottle of makeup remover and started scrubbing. This did the trick of taking off the eye makeup but unfortunately it also made my face even redder. I next moved on to foundation and concealer as an attempt to even out my skin tone. I braided my messy hair hoping I looked acceptable. And left the room quickly. Anna was sitting on the arm of her favorite arm chair reading one of the many magazines laying around. "Do I look okay?" I asked her gesturing towards my outfit. She flitted her eyes up from the fashion magazine and nodded. She picked up my car keys and headed for the door. I turned to close the door before following her out.