Chapter 8

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I wake up at noon, and walk to the kitchen area. I find bags upon bags of groceries. The guys must've went shopping for me.

I start putting them away to their appropriate compartments when everyone rushes back in.

"Just tell her! You'll never know anything if you don't te-Hey, Madi." Calum says as he gives an awkward smile.

"Hey, Calum. Where did you guys go?" I say avoiding the conversation they just had.

"Grocery shopping, obviously."

"Clearly, I interrupted something. So, I'll just go...wherever." I say backing to the living area.

"Madi, you didn't interrupt anything. They're just being idiots." Michael says smiling.

"Yeah, okay." Luke says with a laugh.

"Well..I'm gonna go to Maggie's Bakery to see Blake. You're welcome to come." I smile before walking up to my room.

I grab some shorts and a tank top, and take a shower.

I tease my hair a bit so it doesn't become too wavy. Don't get me wrong, I love my wavy hair, but its sometimes too wavy.

I smile at my reflection in the mirror. I am well pleased with my outfit. I then walk back to the living area and remind the guys I'm leaving.

"I'm gonna go now, if you need me..Who am I kidding? You always end up needing me." I laugh as I slide my phone in my back pocket and grab my keys.

"Madi," Luke says before I leave.

"Yes?" I dramatically turn around to face him

"Why do you leave, let alone trust, three strangers in your apartment? With, of course, the exception of Michael."

"I was wondering that myself. If you give me a reason to not do this anymore, then..I'll kick you out."

"Oh, no. I was just wondering." He smiles once again.

"O-kay..I'm gonna go now. Bye!" I leave my apartment and head towards center town to Maggie's Bakery. It's only a couple minutes away, so I just walk. That's basically all you need to do in my part of Australia, walk to where you're going.

I arrive at the bakery and take a seat. Its one of those 'Dine In-Take Out' bakery. It's very nice, if I do say so myself.

"Hello. What can I get for you today, my lady?" Blake says walking over towards me.

"Uhm, how about a slice of you to go?"

"I'm afraid that order can't be purchased. I'm here until three. Maybe after?" Blake smirks with a wink.

"I'd like that." I smile and give him a small quick kiss.

"Blake!" Maggie calls for him behind the counter.

"Coming, Maggie." He rushes back to his stand, and continues working.

I sit in a chair by the window and play on my phone. I get a message from Michael as I go to put my phone down

'I see you!!!' I look up, and around until I spot them standing outside the window. I mimic for them to come inside and wait with me.

"Michael, did you really text me that? Couldn't you have came in or knocked on the window?" I ask scooting my chair over a bit.

"Well, yes. But, if I knocked on the window, you probably would've screamed and punched the glass out. You would've killed me afterwards. And, lets face it; I don't have enough money to replace a window and pay off my funeral. It's just too expensive." Michael sits in the chair beside me, and leans back in it.

"Says the one with millions of dollars. Michael, you wont even let me borrow a few. After all the things I did for you."

"Like what? What have you done for me?" He crosses his arms over his chest.

"Like, getting your first girlfriend for you. Like, convincing people we had sex in year eleven. Like, ruining my reputation to save yours. Need I go on?" I ask with a smile.

"Oh, please do." They all say. Ashton, Calum, and Luke being the only interesting ones.

"Like, doing your homework. Like, getting you out of detention by saying I did it. Remember that time?"

"What time?"

"The time where you pulled your pants down, and exposed your..area to the entire class. But, being the good friend I am, I took the blame for it."

"Michael! You should be ashamed!" Ashton says narrowing his eyes at Mikey.

"Oh, no. There's more. Like, kissing you in front of our graduating class in year eight because everyone said you hadn't had your first kiss."

"Okay, to be fair; that one was true." Michael corrects.

"And during all of it, Blake and I were dating."

"That's why he don't like you!" Calum says with a grin.

"No, he didn't like me when he first met me. He hates me now because of that." Michael says with an eye roll. "And what about the things I did for you?"

"Oh, I wanna hear this." I say relaxing myself with a giggle.

"Like..helping you when you were being bullied. Helping you when you had an eating disorder. Helping you when you c-"

"Okay, okay." I say cutting him off. "I don't think they want to know about the secrets we share." I say standing up and walking to Blake.

"Why are they here?" Blake asks with an evil look.

"Technically, it is a public bakery. You can't stop them from coming in." I say resting on the counter top.

"Boy, the fun we'll have in thirty minutes." Blake says looking down my tank top.

Okay, so, maybe wearing just a tank top wasn't a good idea.

I quickly straighten up and awkwardly smile.

"I love you, Blake." I say before returning to the boys.

"I hear you and Blake have a little fun planned for later on today. What a shame it would be if, oh, I don't know..four guys decided to ruin that fun." Ashton says with an evil grin.

"We're not doing anything. Just, going back to my place." I shrug.

"With you dressed like that, there's gonna be some heat in-between the two of you." Michael says eying my outfit.

"And what's that supposed to mean?" I ask one hand on my hip.

"I'm just saying, if I were your boyfriend; I wouldn't be at work right now. You and I, we'd be somewhere else, and your clothes would be ripped off of you." Michael says before leaving.

"I'd like to see that happen, Clifford."

"Make it, Maynard."

He's just so cute with everything he does. I can't believe we're still best friends. 

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