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"nadine, why are you making me do this?" i whimpered, not in the mood to get dressed up.
"stop your whining, you can't look like a bum on a blind date, that isn't how you make a good first impression," she said. nadine, my current college roommate thought it would be a brilliant idea to try and set up one of her old high school friends with me.
"Oh no no no, you strictly said we were just hanging out with this austin guy, i never agreed to a date," i replied.
nadine groaned. "come on, sydney! you guys would be perfect together! and his name is ashton, not austin, you idiot," she told me, laughing.
"whatever.. can I use your straightener?"
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we walked into a starbucks where we were meeting nadine's old friend. her eyes scanned around until they landed on who i guessed was him. "ashton! hey, over here!" my obnoxious friend yelled to catch the attention of a tall curly haired boy from across the coffee shop. he looked over and his face lit up, seeing nadine and i. my eyes started at his feet as he walked over, looking at his black vans, working their way up the black skinny jeans he was wearing, to the black band tshirt he was wearing with a green jacket on top, finally getting to his adorably dimpled face and gorgeous curly hair, partially covered by a black brimmed hat. for a shortened synopsis, i blatantly checked out ashton, and he was hot.
"nadine!" he smiled, hugging her, "i haven't seen you in forever! how's life in the land of the free?" he laughed.
"it's been great! ashton, this is sydney, my best friend and roommate," she said, introducing me.
"hi," I smiled, reaching my hand out to shake his. he ignored it and gave me a hug instead.
"hey," he said, smiling, those adorable dimples showing. "lets sit down, yeah?"
the three of us walked to a table towards the back, where a backpack and 3 coffees sat. "i wasn't sure what you guys would like, so i just got plain coffees. there's cream and sugar over here too." ashton was really nice and polite. i've only known him for a minute but i knew i already liked him.
"so what's touring with one direction like?" Nadine asked ashton after we settled down and got our coffees. i choked a little bit on my drink when i comprehended what she said.
"wait, you tour with One Direction?! oh my god, that's so cool! i had no idea you were a singer!" i said, amazed that i was drinking coffee with a celebrity and i didn't even know it. i really like bands like the arctic monkeys, vampire weekend, haim, bastille, and all that, but one direction was my ultimate guilty pleasure.
"i don't sing," he laughed, "but yeah, my band was their opening act this year, i'm the drummer of 5 seconds of summer."
the name didn't ring a bell and nadine probably noticed that and said, "you've heard me play their music before, sydney, you know, you like their song try hard!"
"ohh," I said, remembering the song she used to blast in the kitchen during breakfast, "you guys are awesome, i had no idea that was you."
"thanks," he said, laughing again. god, that laugh was amazing.
a few minutes later, nadine told ashton and i that she had to quickly run into a store nearby, but i knew it was just her excuse to give me and ashton some time alone to get to know eachother.
"so how long are you guys in la for?" i asked, curious if i would ever even have a chance of going on a date with him.
"ten weeks! we just finished touring and we're staying in la for a while to write music for our album, i'm super excited," he told me, with a huge smile on his face.
"you're so cute," i said, then immediately blushed when i realized i said that out loud, "oh my god, i meant to think that, not say it. ugh, i'm an idiot, i'm sorry," laughing and covering my tomato of a face with my hands.
ashton laughed at me, grabbing my wrist and pulling it away from my face, "don't be sorry! i think you're really cute too, and you just accidentally broke the ice before i did, so thanks," he said, still laughing.
the rest of the time we spent alone together we learned about eachother, laughed, and planned another time we would hang out, just the two of us.
after about an hour since nadine left, ashton said, "well I had an awesome time today, but i gotta go, my mates are waiting for me, apparently they just got the keys to our new la house. can't wait for friday, sydney," he smiled, standing up and grabbing his bag. we both walked out together. when we got to the door, he turned and gave me a hug, one of the best i've ever had. plus he smelled amazing.
"see ya later, ash," I simply said to him, smiling.
"ditto," he said, giggling and walking away.
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ok this was total shit but hey ya gotta start somewhere, yk?
& sorry if this is boring af but it deffffinitely picks up
-kt
