there's nothing left *A Short Story* | HEMMINGS

02 - i kissed my boyfriend's best friend

work was miserable. m i s e r a b l e! i didn't get anything done today. my excuse for everything was just that i had a headache but that didn't stop my boss from giving me countless jobs one after another to do throughout the day.

i leaned up against the wall, my burgundy vest sliding up my back with not a care in the world. i wish i didn't have a care in the world. that would be nice. my hair by this time was horrendous and my eyes had circles around them. i looked at the clock, 4:55. i get off in 5 minutes.

i sat on the counter for the remaining 5 minutes of my shift slowly falling asleep each minute. i let my body relax for those few minutes until someone pushed me off the counter and let me fall to the ground. "what the fuck!" i screeched, instantly getting up from the floor.

the person laughed hysterically as they watched me struggle to get up. i gave up on that and just lay on the ground.

"hey amber." said a familiar voice, it was low, but soothing. it was one of those voices you could listen to all day and never get sick of.

"ashton?"

"yep that's my name," he giggled. oh my gosh that giggle! it killed me.

ashton irwin. luke's best friend and drummer in 5 seconds of summer. he was an amazing singer and his australian accent was so rich and beautiful, oh lord i swear it made every girls heart melt when he spoke. his hazel eyes always shimmered even in the darkest time. his smile was big and heart-warming, it lit up every inch of the world. his fluffed up hair, usually slicked back, was in his face, just ending above his eyes. he was wearing a light grey t-shirt that was tight on the ends of the sleeves, revealing his masculine arms. most of his hair was covered with a burgundy beanie, snug on his head.

he waved at me, laughing "hello, earth to amber!" oh gosh i was staring wasn't i? i always do that.

when i first met ashton, the guys were at band practice. luke and i were leaving to catch a flight to australia so i could meet his family for the first time. luke said that they would be done with practice at around 3, so i got there at 2:55, and waited outside. it got to be 3:30 and i was tired of waiting and we had to leave. i walked into the large studio, tired and stressed, and went into the recording studio expecting to see the guys cleaning up and getting ready to leave, but they were still rehearsing. i groaned as i knocked on the glass window. they didn't notice. i did it once more, still no response. i did it again, and failed again. so i sat there and watched them finish the song. i was watching luke sing into the microphone, and behind him i caught a glimpse of a very masculine arm and i suddenly became interested in what was behind my boyfriend. ashton fletcher irwin. i must've been staring at him for a long time because just as they were ending the song, ashton shot me a wink and i swear, the world stopped spinning.

"hellooooooo!" he said once more, and i instantly fell out of my daze.

"oh my gosh, um sorry. i've been sorta uh-" i said helping myself up. i stood up and brushed off myself.

"i know. luke ranted about you all night last night and i had to get away from him. gosh, he's so annoying."

i looked up at ashton. his eyes were twinkling brighter than anything i've ever seen. i got lost once again in those eyes.

"you know," he started and i snapped out of my daze. "he's not good enough for you. anyone else would be better than him for you. amber, i've known you just as long as luke has and i know you don't deserve him. i mean i could do bet-" and he stopped himself.

"pfft!" i stumbled back and laughed a little. "you? me? ashton, i can't-"

"why not?" he said and tension filled the room. we stood there, like two cowboys waiting to draw their guns and start a war. those two simple words lingered in the air for that time.

he came closer to me, the air between us thinning. we both knew it was wrong, but we both moved forward, planting our lips on each others. we stayed like that for a couple seconds until it got to be too much.

"ashton," i pushed him away, walking backwards and looking around to make sure nobody saw what had occurred. "i have t- i have to go." i stuttered and ran off, leaving ashton alone in the dining hall.

i sprinted to my car and struggled to get the keys out from my purse. i finally got the keys out and fumbled around with the keys trying to get them in my car. i started the car and slammed my door, instantly driving off.

in the distance i saw ashton bursting through the door, wanting to run after me but he knew he shouldn't.

i drove off, not knowing where to go. my mind was shut off, i let my body take me wherever. soon enough i stopped my car, not knowing where i was.

luke's house.

i guess, i want to see him?

why am i questioning whether or not i want to see my boyfriend? oh gosh, i mean i guess i came here for a reason, and that reason is because i wanted to see his face. i wanted to see ashton too though.

but all i could think about was luke. what would luke say? if he found out about me and ashton?

i regretted that moment. i shouldn't have kissed him. it was wrong. he's luke's best friend.

i kissed my boyfriend's best friend.

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hi
it's marissa :)
i decided i should get back to writing and this is the only idea i had. lower case is intended just cus ;-;
so yeah hi