Don't Stop | Michael Clifford

Chapter 8

It was the next day, and the part had started. I couldn't help but look pass all the model friends of mine, and try and look for Michael, Luke and their friends. I wasn't really fond of strangers being in my apartment, so I kept looking around. But I shouldn't really worry, should I? I mean, Michael and Luke know these people, and I knew those two, so I shouldn't worry. "Hmmm, waiting for Mr. Clifford?" Maddie teases, as she comes up beside me, handing me a drink.

"Don't you have someone else to tease?" I laugh, taking a sip of the drink, I was not sober enough for her teasing about me and Michael.

"Hey, I don't know half of the people here, and Jack couldn't make it tonight. Plus, you keep looking at the door, practically begging for me to tease you. You're so smitten by Michael."

"Am not," I deny, looking down at my drink, before I look at the door again.

"Yes you are," she teases, making me shove her a bit, as I turn my back to the door, looking at everybody dancing, drinking and just having a great time, while I was here, waiting for Michael. I can see why she would think I liked Michael.

"No, Maddie, I'm not."

"Hey, they're here," she then says, making me turn to the door, smiling a bit. "Gotcha," she laughs, making me glare at her, evilly.

"Not cool." She laughed, just as the door opened, the first one to enter, was Luke who looked around in aww, followed by Michael, and two others, who looked around in aww as well as they talked to Michael, who just nodded. I smile, taking Maddie's arm as I make my way over to them. "Hey," I say, Michael smiling down at me, as he wraps his arms around me for a hug, and I see in the corner of my eye Luke doing the same with Maddie. I then pull away from the hug, looking at Maddie, who tried not to freak out about meeting the two others from their band.

"This is Maddie. Maddie, I assume you know these two, but for Eleanor's sake; we should introduce you," Luke laughed, his eyes going to me for a short second, before he looks at Maddie again. I smile, hoping she hadn't met Jack. "Uhmm, this is Calum, and this is Ashton," he speaks, pointing to the guy with the darker skin at first, then pointing at the guy with the blonde hair, a bandana wrapped around his head.

"It's nice to meet you," I tell them, giving them a smile, as I shake their hands. "Short note, don't mess with the girls here too much, they're quite good at their slapping."

"We'll make sure to remember," Ashton laughs, looking a bit pass me, probably to get a look at the girls being here. It's not that there weren't any boys, there were tons of boys actually, most of them models too, but also just friends of mine.

"Well, grab a drink, make yourself feel right at home... to a certain line, of course." They both nod, making their way all the way inside. Michael then holds up the alcohol he promised he's bring, me leading him to the table with alcohol. I saw Michael's eyes widen at the sight of all the girls, making my mood fall I bit. Luke and Maddie had taken some drinks, as they sat down on the couch, just talking. Luke wasn't even looking at the other girls, which made my mood drop a bit for Luke. I mean, Maddie being in a relationship pretty much friendzoned Luke.

"It's too bad that she's in a relationship, isn't it?" I ask Michael, who was sipping from his beer.

"Yeah, they're really sweet together." I was about to say something, when a familiar laughter interrupted me, making me turn around my jaw feeling like it got dropped to the ground. You've got to be fucking shitting me. "Is something wrong?" Michael asks, just as I stood up from the chair I was sitting on, storming over.

"James, what are you doing here?" I snap, crossing my arms as he just looked after a girl's ass. I just wanted to punch him right in the face, and throw him out the window.