“Well guys. It's been fun but I should be getting home. I have some homework to do." I stand up and stretch as the guys follow.
"Yea it is getting kind of late. Calum I’ll take you home." Michael says to Calum as they walk out the door. "Bye Luke!" I smile and walk down the porch stairs.
Ashton smiles and says "Hey! Need a ride?"
"No thanks." I smile I only live three houses down. Thanks though." I start walking as he gets in his car.
Wow. What rock has that guy been hiding under?
I smile and I reach my porch and Ashton passes blowing his horn. I laugh and go upstairs to my room. I sit on my bed as I get out my homework. After listening to some Coldplay, I feel my phone vibrate. It was Luke.
My friendship with Luke was a little different than other guys. We both had crushes on each other but we both knew we were just better off as friends. Even though we had established that fact, we thought a little flirting never hurt anyone. And boy did he have competition now that I’ve met Ashton. I’ve never been then boy crazy type of girl but I knew a good looking guy when I see one. Ashton was one.
"Hey sweetheart" The text said.
"Hello Lucas." I responded.
"Soooo what do you think of Ashton?"
Do you want the honest answer or just a simple answer?
"I think he is a good addition to the band. I’m glad you have what you wanted (:“
"Thanks. Have a good night. See you tomorrow."
I lay my phone down and go to my bathroom that was conveniently in my room and I take a shower. After I get out, I wrap my body in a towel and my hair in another. I hear my phone ringing and it’s a skype call but I don’t recognize the caller. As I try to ignore the call, my hands were slippery and the call connected. All I see on the screen is Ashton and I instantly freeze. I drop my phone and run to my closet.
"Hello? Is this Harper?" I hear Ashton say. “If this is Harper, then why am I looking at the ceiling?"
"Hold on a sec!" I yell trying to towel dry my hair and I throw on some clothes. I pick my phone up "Hey! How did you get my skype name?"
“I hope you don’t mind but I asked Calum for it. I want to stay connected to the guys and you are part of the band in a way so I want to have your information as well." He grins.
I gulp
"Yea it’s no problem. Sorry you were on the floor. I had just gotten out of the shower and I needed to change."
"Oh you are fine. I won’t keep you long. I just wanted to say thank you for meeting me tonight and I can’t wait to get to know you better. Goodnight!" He grins so hard that his dimples show and he ends the call.
My first thought is I am going to kill Calum. My second thought is no. This is what you wanted and this is a good thing.
I wake to my alarm clock blaring Nickelback the next morning and I turn it off and do my morning routine. I get to school and get through my first half of classes. I loved lunch time because I could see the boys and we can talk band stuff. As I walk up I notice all the boys plus one were sitting there.
Ashton. What is he doing here??
I sit down and Ashton looks at me "Hey Harper!"
"Hey Ashton. What are you doing here?" I say.
“I have decided to go to school here now and I transferred" he grins.
Oh goody...
"That’s cool" I smile.
As we all eat we talk about what the band wants to do first and their different options. After lunch is done, I walk to my anatomy class. I get in and prepare my space for our first dissection which was a shark. As the class piles in the teacher says "Class we have a new student. His name is Ashton. Your partner for this assignment as well as every other assignment in this class is listed on the notecard on your tables."
I look to find mine and I don’t see it. I do what any studious student would do. I raised my hand. Bad mistake.
"Yes Harper?" the teacher says.
“I do not have a partner. Does that mean I am by myself? That’s okay if I don’t-" she cuts me off
"Yes you do. We didn’t know the name of the new student yet so we didn’t put his name on there. Ashton you are with Harper."
Are you really kidding me?!
He walks over and I get him a pair of gloves and some goggles.
“Hey partner!” He winks.
I melt
“Now look. I take this class very seriously so don’t mess it up and don’t be a distraction.”
“Simmer down, simmer down. I will try not to mess you up” He winks and we start working.
A few days pass and I was quietly trying to cut the skull of the shark.
“Hey do you want some help with that?”
“No thanks. I’ve got this.”
Ashton worked on something else and just as soon as I think I have it, the scalpel goes through my hand and I try not to cry or freak out. I gulp.
“Umm Ashton…” I whisper
He looks up from the book and his jaw drops. “OH SHIT! Are you okay?!”
“I am fine. I just need you to slowly take it out.”
The teacher comes over and Ashton slowly pulls it out. “Harper, you need to go to the doctor and get that looked at as well as make sure you have had your tetanus shot” the teacher says.
“Well I don’t want to drive like this because I am already lightheaded and my mom is at work so a Band-Aid will be fine” I whisper trying to hide the pain.
“No. You are getting that checked out and I am taking you” Ashton says while already grabbing his bag and mine.
He helps me into the car and he winds up driving me to the hospital. They give me the shot and give me stitches. A doctor walks into my room and says “Your boyfriend is so sweet. He has been waiting to see you ever since we started working on you. You are fine you just have to stay for a few hours so that we can monitor you to make sure the shot works. Is it okay if your boyfriend comes in now?”
“That’s fine but he isn’t my boyfrie-“
Before I could finish, the doctor left and Ashton walked in. But he walked in with a teddy bear and a balloon.
“Hey are you okay?” he asks concerned.
“Yes haha. I’m not sick or dying…”
“Well that is good. I got you this.”
“Thanks? What is the occasion?” I laugh
“I wanted to ask you in a better way but, will you go to Luke’s Halloween Party with me next Friday?”
“So are you asking me because you feel bad or is it because you like me and this is a date?”
“Oh come on! Why does there have to be a reason behind everything?”
“Answer my question Irwin.”
“Fine. I think you are beautiful and so it is a date. Will you be my date for Luke’s party?”
“Yes but there is one stipulation. We have to have matching costumes.” I die laughing
“Deal.” He grins showing his dimples
