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epilogue

Luke's POV

I woke up to the feeling of hands running through my hair, it was a soft way to wake up as it was a gentle gesture from Ashton. There was no doubt that I would psychologically be dealing with what Ryan had done and my mental illness for some time to come, but I knew Ashton was going to help me and support me along the way; and that was an amazing feeling. I'd gone from feeling like I had absolutely no one else in the word to having the people closest to me showing me how much they cared and how much they were ready to be by my side, it was hard to describe how relieved I felt at knowing that. 

Suddenly, I felt lips at my forehead just before Ashton whispered, "I love you."

Not being able to hold back my happiness at that, my lips twitched to try and smile but I did my best to suppress that as I rolled over so he couldn't see my face. However, Ashton seemed to notice anyway as he said, "Babe, I know you're awake."

"No, I'm not." I mumbled.

"Ha Ha, very funny, love." He replied sarcastically as I rolled onto my back, looking up at him with a bright smile, "How long have you been awake?" He then asked.

"A few minutes but you started playing with my hair so I thought I'd just pretend to be asleep so you wouldn't stop." I smiled softly, "But then you said you loved me and I couldn't help smile so I gave myself away."

"You should have said you were awake, it feels creepy to just stare at you sleeping." He pouted and I almost cooed at him.

"That's because it is creepy." I joked and he poked him slightly.

"Hey, don't be mean."

"I'm sorry." I smiled once again, actually feeling genuinely happy for the first time in so long. Ryan finally not being around and waking up next to my boyfriend was certainly having a positive impact on me already, and I was going to enjoy this happiness whilst it lasted. "I love you too by the way." I informed him, my smile widening at the sight of his.

Deciding to change the subject slightly, he asked "How you feeling?"

I didn't answer for a moment, deciding I should be honest, "My face is a little sore but I feel better than I have in a long time."

Smiling again and placing a hand on my cheek, Ashton said, "I'm so glad." Before he brought his lips to my forehead once again.

"How's your nose?" I then questioned, somewhat worried Ryan may have done some serious damage to it from his hard punch.

"It's not broken, just sore but I'll be fine." He answered, stroking my cheek, "I'm so glad you're ok."

"Only because of you." I replied cheeseily, enjoying the blush that formed on Ashton's cheeks at my words.

"No babe, I'm not taking credit for you being strong and an arse kicker." He smiled at the last comment and I laughed.

"I love you." I said when he stopped laughing.

Ashton smiled brightly once more before leaning in, "I love you too."

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When I woke up again, the first thing I noticed was that Ashton wasn't in bed next to me, "Ashton?" I called out, but received no response.

Confused, I got out of bed and put some fresh clothes on before beginning to make my way downstairs, "Ash?" I called out again and I still got nothing. I was beginning to get a little worried.Walking into the kitchen, I saw Ashton by the oven, cooking something on the stove. His back was to me and all he had on was a pair of boxers, "Ash, what are you doing?"

He turned around at the sound of my voice and smiled at me before turning back to the cooker and saying, "I'm making my beautiful boyfriend some breakfast or technically lunch seen as how it's past twelve."

I blushed at his comment of 'beautiful boyfriend' but shook it off, "So, what are we having?"

"Just a simple fry up, I figured you might be hungry and what's a better way of filling you up?"

I hummed in response, too focused on staring at him to really pay attention; I was stuck like that until he turned back around with 2 full plates. He placed one down in front of me and said, "Dig in."

After finishing eating, Ashton took both our plates away before grabbing my hand and moving towards the living room. "Where are my family?" I asked as we sat down on the couch.

"They went out so we could be alone for a bit."

"Oh, okay."

Ashton then pulled me to him so my face was on his chest and had his arm wrapped around me, his other hand began to work its way through my hair.

"It's nice just being able to sit and relax with you, Luke."

"Yeah, it is." I smiled up at Ashton and he smiled back.

"I love you, Luke."

"I love you too, Ash."

Ashton then leaned down to kiss me, we both ended up smiling making the kiss feel a little awkward but in that moment, I didn't care because I was happy.

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There was originally mentions of sex that made no sense so I took it out, some of the dialogue is off but I hope it was okay enough for you to not hate it lmao. 

(Ended: 26/07/14)

So that's it, that's the end. I just want to say a massive thank you for any of you who read this, I really hoped you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I wanna say thanks for all the comments, votes and messages, it really means a lot to me so thank you.

I am thinking of maybe doing a sequel but I'd have to get a plan sorted and so I want you guys to tell me whether you think it's a good idea and inbox me if you have a plot for a sequel. You never know, I may use it and if I do, all credit will go to you of course.

I also want to say thanks for getting me to the 3rd round of the Lashton Awards, I'd appreciate it if you could vote for it when the voting page goes up.

Goal: 90 votes and 35 comments. Thanks again for everything, I love you all xx