Secrets [m. clifford]

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"Michael!" I giggle.

Michael places kisses all over my face and I try pushing him off me.

"I need to go before the guys come!" I continue laughing.

He moves away from me and sighs, "I know, I know. I'll see you soon okay, Grace?"

He pecks my lips and I get up grabbing my phone.

Waving to him, I leave the house, making sure the rest of the band, 5 Seconds of Summer, haven't showed up.

I walk down the street, cautiously, with a smile on my face.

I have to be careful, of Ashton. Ashton is my brother, who would not be impressed if he knew what was going on between Michael and I.

Ashton and I also have a sixteen year old sister, Rebecca. We all live with our mum, since our parents divorced about four years ago. We also had another sibling, but I don't want to talk about that..

Now, me and Michael.

We met after Ashton first joined the band since they would always hang around our house and I thought nothing of any of them. I just thought they were annoying friends of my brother. But, I don't know, throughout the past two years something had changed. We started dating about three months ago and everything has been great. Besides the fact that nobody knows we're going out.

Our whole relationship is a secret.

Yeah, everybody knows we're friends.. But the dating part, nobody knows.

Now the reason for that is, the band made a deal. The deal was none of them would get into a relationship because 'having a girlfriend would be a distraction from the band'. I get it yeah, they want to stay focused on the band and they want to succeed but a no girlfriend rule? Come on.

Oh and Ashton may kill Michael if he found out we're dating. And then maybe me. He was really strict about me dating the guys or them making a move or saying something about me.

So I guess that's how we're where we are now.

Michael and I have been sneaking around the past three months, trying not to get caught by the guys. Luke and Calum always joke, for about a year now, that Michael and I are a couple or whatever since I've always been closest with him, which makes Ashton uncomfortable. Just they don't realize that for the past three months their jokes are actually true.Why not just tell the guys, right? Well it's not that easy. They're all really set on this whole no girlfriend rule. And I was there when they made that deal and I'm supposed to be the one to make sure none of them end up dating, yet I'm dating one of them. Plus, the secret is actually kind of fun. Oh yeah, and Ashton would actually flip on Michael.

Now I've arrived back home.

"Grace?" My mum calls.

"Yeah?" I reply.

She walks out and gives me a look, "Where were you?"

"I was just hanging out with Michael." I tell her.

"You were supposed to be back last night but instead you stayed out all night with him?" She questions.

"Yes I'm sorry I should've called I just didn't think about it." I say.

"Are you sure there's nothing going on between you and Michael? Because you two seem to be getting really close." She states.

My eyes widen, "What? No! There's nothing between Michael and I. We're friends mum. Besides Ashton would kill me if Michael and I were more than friends."

"Alright." She dismisses it. "Just remember to call next time?"

I nod before going to my room.

The first thing I do is call Michael.