PAINTS, WORDS, & LIQUORS [LASHTON AU]

six

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I went back into the living room with the bowl of popcorn and sat back down in my previous spot in between Ashton and the armrest of the couch. Ashton and I were having a night in. He came home early from the bar and we decided to just spend the rest of the night watching movies and stuff.

He was at the bar the whole afternoon and around 6 PM he called me and told me that he'd be coming home for dinner. So I cooked dinner for us and by 7 PM he arrived and we ate dinner together. It was rather nice, actually. We ate and talked and he helped in washing the dishes then that was when we decided on spending the night watching movies.

We used to do it before: watching movies. It was one of the things we bond over with. We don't even have a genre that we prefer the most. We just watch anything we like to watch and we always agree on which one to watch. It was like our minds were always in sync when it comes to watching movies.

We are on our second movie and we decided to watch 'The Breakfast Club' again. I moved around in my seat, now facing Ashton as I had my back leaning against the armrest. I smirked then laid my legs across Ashton's lap, making him look at me with furrowed eyebrows. I just gave him a shrug and tossed popcorn into my mouth.

Ashton chuckled then pulled my legs together and he rested one hand on my thigh while the other was gently caressing my shins. I wasn't wearing any pants or something just an oversized t-shirt and my white lace panties underneath in which Ashton has yet to know I am wearing them.

I picked up popcorn from the bowl and put it against Ashton's lips. He smiled then took the popcorn into his mouth and chewed as he turned his attention back to the movie.

I, on the other hand, have turned my focus on Ashton. I studied his features silently and smiled to myself. Ashton is always beautiful. He may always say that I am beautiful but he, himself, exhibits such masculine beauty that is truly undeniable. There is always this glint in his eyes that fascinates me and this light in his smile that just effortlessly makes everything feel so much better.

Ashton may have noticed my staring as he turned his attention back at me and he smiled, giving me a questioning look. I smiled back at him before I leaned closer to him and pressed a kiss on his shoulder then rested my chin on it.

"Are you ok?" Ashton softly asked me.

"Yeah," I responded with a smile.

Ashton leaned in and gave my nose a quick peck, making me smile widely.

"You're so cute," he told me. I playfully rolled my eyes at him, making him chuckle then he said, "I'm gonna miss you."

I furrowed my eyebrows at him for what he said. I pulled away from his shoulder to look at his face and asked, "Miss me? Ashton, what are you talking about? Are you leaving?"

My heart started to pound in my chest as I don't understand why Ashton is saying this. I can't help but think about the worst things. But then Ashton chuckled, and I looked at him confused as ever, so he said, "I'm going away this weekend."

"Going away? Where? With whom?"

"Baby, relax...I'm just going to Brisbane to visit my family," Ashton said as he placed a hand on my cheek. The pet name he used gave me tingly feelings inside but I managed not to show it.

"Brisbane? They moved to Brisbane?"

"Yeah...my mum remarried and then they moved there a couple years ago due to his new husband's job."

"Oh," I said as I put the bowl of popcorn on the coffee table, making Ashton retract his hand from my face.

"I wanted to invite you to come with me but you've already told me that you'll be spending the weekend with your niece."