Ashton POV
The next morning I knocked on Niall’s door, waiting for Rebecca to get herself ready to join myself and Liam with setting up the party for this evening.
Today was the 7th of September. Sophie’s birthday.
We’d told Michael to stay with her today, take her shopping and buy her something to wear this evening. This he had agreed to claiming it ‘gave him time with his baby boo’.
Sickening really.
Becky soon made her appearance in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, smiling happily as she said goodbye to Niall with a kiss to his cheek.
I sighed softly before walking to the mini but that was waiting for the three of us outside the hotel. We climbed in, driving towards the club Calum had told us about and that we had reserved for today.
So many people would be there. Families, friends, celebrities… Excited was an understatement.
I stood on a step ladder, hanging up balloons and banners, climbing down to walk over and change the song that was playing. ‘Summer Paradise’ by Simple Plan feat. Sean Paul. It was an amazing song but was about to change, allowing me to choose another.
I scrolled through the long list, humming softly to the tune as it drew to an end. Hearing her voice in my ear, making me jump.
“Little talks by Of Monsters and Men is good” She whispered before laughing at my reaction.
“You scared the shit out of me” I muttered with a soft smile on my pink lips, showing the bottoms of my white teeth.
“I think we really are three best friends to her for doing this” She smirked nudging me gently as she set the food platters on the table. A nod leaving my head as I turned up the song.
Her lips pressed to my cheek making me stop any movements and freeze.
“Thank you for doing this and helping Ash… It really means a lot after the stress of my exams… Thank you for helping me calm down too” She nods as I smile gently. Her arms pulling me into a hug as I bury my face in my shoulder, copying her actions.
“You really are a great friend to me” She whispers as I nod.
Friend.
Brilliant.
“Yeah, I know” I said trying to chuckle a little before nodding.
When she pulled away she clapped looking around.
“It looks amazing here! I can’t wait until there’s lights, and a DJ, and loads of people and everything’s going so well!” She grins clapping happily as Liam chuckles shaking his head at her.
Why was she suddenly kissing my cheek and telling me I was her friend, after yesterday telling me everything?
The feeling of her lips were still against my cheek, giving me a tingling feeling all over my body.
The single world ringing through my mind, bringing me down from the immense feeling I had been given by her lips.
Friend.
That’s all I was to her.
A friend.
Shit did I now know how Harry had felt when Sophie and Michael got back together.
Everything inside of me was falling.
I looked up slowly, catching her wide smile and hearing her melodious laugh filling my ears.
She was beautiful.
To me she was everything.
But to her I was nothing but a fucking friend.
