Flatmates

Party Hard

Don't say i didn't warn you ...!

          In retrospect, it was a stupid idea from the beginning.

          Saturday came around way too soon for Luke's liking. He wasn't sure if he was ready to see his two lives collide willingly. Because, yes, Luke started to think that he had two lives going on in parallel. One where he was just a physio student, your very normal guy. And a second one, where he became, almost without his knowing, a rich and handsome guy's sober coach, living in the most amazing loft ever and going to fancy receptions.

All he said to his university's friends was that he had a flatmate and instantly they wanted to meet the said guy. Luke was wondering what it would be if they knew the whole truth. But honestly he didn't want to know. He didn't want to see that happening. And on the other hand, he was nervous at the idea to bring Ashton at a student party, given his situation. He knew alcohol would be all over the place, especially knowing Jack and Alex' affection for wild parties.

Though maybe deep down, there was a tiny bit of him that was excited. The biggest part of his brain was screaming warnings every second, taking most of the place. But a small part of him had to admit that he was curious to see how this party would go. He wanted to have fun despite his surveillance mission and he wanted to enjoy the moment to the most. Going to a party like that with Ashton wasn't something that would happen all of the time, and he was impatient to see how his flatmate could fit in his world, the normal world. Luke was pretty sure, Ashton, Jack and Alex would get along easily. And he wanted to see that because it would be just great.

On the whole it just seemed like the oddest situation ever. The blonde couldn't help but wonder how he got caught up in it. Looking blankly at his reflection in the mirror while getting ready, he was contemplating his new life in the London. It was eventful, to say the least. But he liked it this way. It kept him busy and on the straight and narrow. He had to say he felt quite happy with where his life was at, at the moment. But he had could escape the weird feeling he had about this night. Maybe it was just his nerves.

He stepped out of his room once he was ready, and plopped down on a couch waiting for Ashton. Usually it would rather be the other way around but everything seemed slightly different tonight. No drastic change but some little shifts than were still very noticeable.

First he had told Ashton earlier that they wouldn't go the party with one of the Irwin Group's vehicle as it was clear no student would ever do so. He also had to explain that none of his friends knew who Ashton was, nor where he lived, nor how much money he had. Ashton had seemed a little upset that Luke tried to hide him from the rest of his life. But the blonde had then mentioned that he didn't want to talk about his deal with the Mrs Irwin, which he as pretty sure he wasn't even allow to expose to anyone. Ashton had visibly relaxed.

Luke had noticed since the first time they spoke about the party that his flatmate was being very curious of how he was portrayed in his life. And most of the time he didn't look to happy about the answer. Luke wasn't really sure why or how to make that improve.

A second thing that was slightly different this night was the concern about how to dress. Luke didn't question it and picked up his clothes easily. He wore black skinny jeans, a white t-shirt with a denim jacket on top. Simple, casual, and efficient. Even if he was surprised to see that he was done before Ashton, he didn't suspect the older man was actually struggling with his choice of outfit. When he finally came don't into the living room he was slightly blushing and acting all shy and insecure. Luke found it cute but also pretty much irritating, because despite all his inner worries Ashton was pulling off the look perfectly. But hey, what did you expect? With a body like his, Ashton could wear anything, really. Or nothing as well.