Devil in the Details

Lazy Mornings

"So, it's been almost a month since we launched 'Find out about Ashley's Girlfriend' what do we have gathered since then?" CC asked as he, Andy, Jake, and Jinxx were gathered around a small table in the lobby of the hotel they were staying at for the night, breakfast had just been brought out and they were all shocked to see Ashley wasn't down for it yet.

"Absolutely nothing Chuppy." Andy sighed in defeat. "It's been a month and Ashley still hasn't told us anything!" He almost shouted in frustration rubbing his hand though his hair and dropping his head on the table in surrender.

"Are we sure he has a girlfriend?" Jinxx asked, still trying to be the rational one.

"Jinxx, Ashley hasn't had a hook up or gone out to a strip club since we started tour a month ago, he's got a girl." CC rolled his eyes, pulling out a file folder from his overnight bag. "This is what I've gathered so far." He said opening the folder.

"You're literally keeping it in a file folder, like you're a PI or something?" Jake questioned.

"Shut up and let me show you what I've gathered Pitts." CC grumbled, flipping through scraps of paper he had scribbled down notes on, In Denver I heard Ashley call someone babe over the phone. New York there was a vase of flowers for him in the venue signed with 'From you know who' on the card. London I heard him say 'Happy 6 months' on the phone. Toronto he asked how someone was doing with moving in, again on the phone, and finally last night, when I was walking by his room, I heard him say "You're the cutest thing ever Alex. So in conclusion, Ashley has a girlfriend of 6 months who he's asked her to move in with him and her name is Alex." CC smirked laying out the different papers he had scribbled additional details on.

"He's finally lost his mind." Jake murmured staring at the piles of scrap paper in front of him and the other two.

"I have not Jake, this is proof that Ashley has a girlfriend and he's hiding her from us, doesn't that make you curious?" CC asked annoyed.

"It may make us curious but we shouldn't be eavesdropping on his phone calls, you know how he gets with his privacy Chup, especially since his stalker." Jinxx sighed, gathering up the papers and handing them back to CC, "Although you do make a compelling argument."

"Thank you, at least acknowledge my hard work that I put into this investigation, unlike you lazy assholes." CC grumbled.

"Are you sure we didn't forget CC in London and accidentally pick up Sherlock Holmes instead?" Andy questioned Jinxx, Jake snorting in laughed at Andy's question.

"I hate you all." CC grumbled, shoving the folder back into his bag, "I'm getting waffles." He mumbled pushing his chair up and getting up, walking away complaining about his ungrateful bandmates under his breath.

"Well..." Andy trailed off watching CC get his breakfast, "Lesson learned here folks, don't hide anything from CC, he will find out about it."

"Good lesson." Jake nodded watching CC as well as he sipped his coffee.

"I'm in a band with children." Jinxx sighed to himself as he leaned back in his chair and scanned the local newspaper.

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"You almost done babe?" Alex's voice rang from Ashley's laptop that was placed on the bed of his hotel room as the bassist ran around the room making sure he had everything packed before heading down to meet the guys.

"Should be." He sighed, walking off the check the bathroom again.

"Ash, knowing you you've already triple checked everything, you're good love." Alex laughed watching Ashley pace the room from where the laptop was positioned.

"I know I know, but I don't want to accidentally forget something." Ashely sighed turning back to face his computer, smiling lightly when he saw Alex's face, all tension easing away.

"Babe, it's fine, the tour is going great and you're the happiest you've been in a long time, the fans can tell." Alex smiled lightly.

"Really?" Ashley questioned, looking sceptical.

"You belong on stage love, you love it out there and I love seeing you in your element, plus some of the pictures you've been posting are amazing, and some fan shots of you are stunning." Alex gushed, "Although I have one request for your next show."

"Name it." Ashley smiled.

"Go shirtless, I was some nice shirtless pics of you." Alex smirked and winked causing Ashley to almost double over in laughter.

"You won't get jealous?" He questioned, "All the fangirls wanting me?" He smirked back.

"Ashley, darling, honey, baby. I myself am a fan too, I know the nature of the fangirls and the fandom. I don't get jealous easily because I know you only have eyes for me, so release your inner sexy beast on stage so I can have some glorious shirtless pictures of you blessing my feed after every show." Alex laughed.

"What did I do to deserve someone as amazing as you?" Ashley asked with a smile, forever thankful Alex understood how...intense, his fans could get.

"You exist Ash, that's what you did." Alex smiled softly, bright green eyes shining in affection for the shirtless tattoo clad man on the laptop screen.

"You're so fucking cheesy." Ashley laughed and rolled his eyes, zipping up his bag and walking back over to the bed, picking up his laptop and laying back placing it on his lap so he could have a few more minutes of talking to Alex before heading down to meet the guys.

"You're the one who asked me out remember?" Alex asked with a smirk, "This could've all been avoided if you hadn't succumbed to my charms."

"That's not possible baby, you're fucking stunning." Ashley grinned, biting his lip lightly, "Can't wait till I get my hands on you again." He smiled seductively.

"Down Purdy." Alex laughed, "Only a few more weeks and then you'll be on break, we can have some fun together at home for hours." Alex winked, smirking at Ashley.

"You tell me to calm down and then do that, you can't send me mixed singles Alex, you know I'm always constantly horny around you." Ashley groaned in mock frustration.

"Well, being this stunning is no easy feat." Alex smirked, stretching as they yawned.

Ashley smirked seeing the tattoo on Alex's forearm, "Well you already have my name on you, so I'm glad everyone know's your mine." He smirked.

"God not the tattoo again Ash!" Alex groaned, "I got it before I even met you, you're my favourite member so of course I got your signature tattooed on it." Alex blushed in embarrassment.

"Relax babe, I find it adorable." Ashley smiled lightly, still enamoured by Alex's stunning looks and amazing personality that had him falling more and more every day.

"Really, not that I'm some cringy fan that obsessively got your name tattooed on themselves?" Alex asked.

"Alex, you're fan. Fans get tattoos of our signatures all the time, there was no way you could've predicted we'd end up together down the road." Ashley smiled lightly.

"Well, I couldn't be happier that we ended up together Ash." Alex smiled lightly, red blooming on their face.

"Me neither love." Ashley smiled at Alex's image on his laptop screen, adoration and affection pooling in his honey brown irises, "Who else could ask for a better boyfriend?"