Torn In Three | Malum, Muke, Mashton

Chapter Thirty-one

-Michael's point of view-

Today was the last day in the UK. To say a lot had happened during our stay here was an understatement, however I knew that I would still miss it when we were gone.

I mean, I found my favourite here.

The hotel room was silent while we all packed our suitcases, leaving us all uncomfortable. Luke came in to check on me a couple of times, but apart from that it was quite a lonely morning. I hadn't heard Calum and Ashton speak at all, but since they never said anything earlier, I figured they were somewhere near.

"Michael, are you finished yet?" Luke said, peering around the door. His hair was quiffed perfectly, probably because he was expecting to meet fans at the airport. Either that or he wanted to turn me on a little more than usual.

I looked down towards my quarter filled suitcase and frowned, obviously knowing I was nowhere near finished. "Nearly." I said, "can you help me?" I pouted, knowing Luke wouldn't be able to resist me.

"Fine, but I want a blowjob on the plane in return."

Smirking, I grabbed Luke's arm and pulled the tall blonde deeper into my messy bedroom. Then, when he started doing my work, I relaxed onto the bed. "Of course."

**

The entire morning was boring. The only thing I was looking forward to today was Luke's blowjob, however that image began to grow unlikely once Calum pulled me into a dark cupboard at the airport.

"What the f-" I was cut off by a hand covering my mouth.

"Shut up, Michael." I heard Ashton say. The cramped closet was pitch black, stopping all possible chance for me to actually look into the boys' eyes. "We want to talk to you, but Luke can't know. I figured he won't find out if we discuss in here."

"Don't you think the three of us going into a tiny cupboard isn't a little suspicious? And you call me stupid." I rolled my eyes.

Ashton groaned. "Let me talk. Okay, so over the last few weeks we've grown to hate you. But you probably already know that," he said. I decided not to reply.

"But we've also realised we missed you." Calum added. Calum's words took a few moments to sink in, but when they did, I felt my heart hurt.

"What are you suggesting then?"

"Well, this isn't like a usual break-up. We need to be around each other constantly due to the band, right? And it's a little hard considering the extremely bad terms we all ended on." Ashton said, sounding rather anxious. Both boys were uncomfortably close to me, which made it hard to concentrate not only due to their breathes tickling my nose, but the attractive scent of their cologne.

"If you're asking me to cheat again, you've got another thing coming-"

"Don't be stupid." Calum said, "we just merely want a goodbye thing."

"Please expand on 'goodbye thing.'"

Calum shifted closer to Ashton, who didn't move at all. "Our last kiss wasn't special enough." His voice dropped, and the tone was nearly upsetting.

"Calum," I started, "are you jealous?"

He scoffed. "What do you think? Looking at Luke everyday, knowing he's better than us. What was it that made you decide against me?"

Ashton finally moved; I watched as a silhouette of his arm wrapped around Calum's shoulder. We all sighed. I had hoped I wouldn't have to deal with this. It made it easier if everyone was pissed at me all the time. "You have me, Calum." Ashton cooed.

Confused as to what was happening infront of me, I cut to the point. "Look, if you're asking for a one night stand or something along those lines, I'm always available." I paused. My eyes had finally adjusted to the dark, so I could faintly see Calum and Ashton's expressions: Calum was a mixture of distraught and horny, if that was possible, and Ashton looked more interested in Calum. "Or, you forget about me, and look for someone else."

"It's not that easy to find so many people willing to do what you're capable of. Also, we're not cheating dickheads." Calum sniffed.

I rolled my eyes again. "Exactly," the two were so oblivious to the big picture, I had to do something about it. So, I grabbed the hem of Calum's shirt and pressed his lips against mine. We roughly kissed for what I counted five long seconds, then pulled away breathless. However I didn't take too much time to get my breath back, because I quickly did the same to Ashton. We kissed for slightly longer this time, enjoying the familiar touch of each other. When we pulled away, I shoved the two boys sideways so that they were facing each other. Then without my guidance, they kissed.

It was nice, to say the least, being so close to this scene. However, I figured they wanted privacy so I quickly climbed out of the cupboard. The harsh light compared to the darkness was nearly blinding, so I quickly covered my face with my hands.

"Michael," I recognised a voice as Luke's say. "Are you crying?"

I looked up, squinting, and laughed. "No. It's just I can't see a thing."

"What the hell did you look at-"

Deciding against telling Luke about the incident between Ashton and Calum, I shrugged. "Porn."

"Getting ready for me on the plane?" Luke winked.

"Sure."

**

After countless hours on the plane, and also countless visits to the private bathroom with Luke, we neared our home country; Australia. My cheating started here, so it almost brought nostalgia thinking back to my first kisses with the three, and as bad as it sounds, how exhilarating it felt to go behind their backs.

For weeks no one had any idea about my secret: they were my best friends, so who exactly would I tell anyway? It was upsetting to think I wouldn't get that feeling again, at least I think that I wouldn't, but despite that it's so much better this way. I'm Luke's.

The three boys all sat towards the back of the plane, leaving me next to a stranger. I didn't mind however, it was nice being alone. Only that peace was interrupted by Luke.

"Mikey," he said, "wanna have some fun when we get off?"

Already jetlagged, I groaned. "Are you ever not horny?"

"I could say the same about you." Luke said.

Thinking back to when we arrived in London, I remembered Luke and I 'having fun' at the airport too. As an alibi, we bought Calum and Ashton cake. "Fine," I jokingly sighed, "but let's buy some cake afterwards too."

It felt as if everything was repeating itself, except this time my situation was slightly less complicated: instead of being torn between three, I was perfectly comfortable with one. I would be able to get off of the plane with complete satisfaction, of course still considering bad things to come in the future, and not have a worry in the world. It was a journey - not just the plane rides - and it had come to an end. No more stress, no more secrets, no more fun.

Well that wasn't exactly the case; there's always drama between the boys in my band. Be it due to my occasional dick attitude, or hornyness between the three of us.

But who am I kidding, nothing truly changes. My guilt maybe, but my love for Luke, Calum and Ashton? Never.

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The end.
I hope you guys liked the ending, I want to cry I can't believe this story is over :( the last few months writing this have been so fun and enjoyable, and as cliché as it sounds it wouldn't have been the same without you guys. So thank you I love you. :)
Epilogue will be posted soon btw, but I'm not exactly sure about what should be in it so if you guys want to see anything please comment them here!!
Until the epilogue, bye for nearly the last time.
-Celia