For the first time in what felt like a decade, Ashton was not awakened by his daughters shrill laughter as she poked him on the cheek at the crack of dawn, but instead woke to the bright golden rays of the early afternoon seeping through his window. The minute he opened his eyes he couldn't help the loud groan that escaped his lips at the pounding in his head.
"Jesus christ," Ashton rubbed the sleep from his eyes and sat up, the wrinkled sheets pooling at his waist. Memories from the night before started to replay in Ashton's mind and he couldn't believe how reckless he'd been. For gods sakes, he was a father! He couldn't let Calum force feed him shots or dance with strangers or bring strangers back to his home-
His eyes widened at the last thought and he whipped around to sneak a peak at the other side of his king sized bed. Ashton cursed as he looked down at the naked back of the younger man he had brought home. The stranger was lying on stomach, but if the colored ink stretching across his skin and gorgeous golden hair were anything to go by, Ashton knew the man was attractive.
"Fucking hell..." As if Ashton didn't feel cheap enough bringing a random stranger into his home, he definitely did when he looked down at his own chest. The slight patches of golden hair that littered his chest were encrusted with dry cum, as was a good portion of his lower stomach, making Ashton's neck and cheeks begin to redden at the thought of just how positively slutty he must look right now.
Ashton was broken out of his own thoughts as the stranger next to him began to shuffle around in his sleep, kicking Ashton into action as he carefully hopped out of bed and scrambled ass naked into his ensuite. The absolute last thing Ashton wanted this morning was an awkward morning after encounter with the man. He carefully closed the bathroom door behind him and breathed out a sigh of relief when he finally locked the door behind him. Ashton had never been one for one night stands before, but he knew from his vast knowledge of romantic comedies that the morning after was always awkward. He only prayed that if he took a long enough in the shower he would not only be able to scrub the memory of last night away, but the stranger would also make a sly exit before he finished.
He cringed the moment he looked in the mirror, already expecting the grotesque purple and red hickeys that covered his neck and chest, but reacting to his reflection with disgust nonetheless. Ashton sighed as he bent down to turn on the shower faucet, jumping at the shot of pain down his back and once familiar soreness that he hadn't felt in years.
The scalding water was a welcome gift to Ashton's sore muscles and his racing thoughts. The steam and heat that built up around him was a great relief to his aching body, but did nothing to calm his frazzled nerves. As he soaped up his body and watched the papaya scented bubbles and dried cum swirl away down the drain, he couldn't help but feel guilty. He was a dad. He left his daughter with his younger sister for the night just so that he could go out and what? Have a one night stand with a man whose name he didn't even remember? Sure he was still young, but he was a role model now. His whole world now revolved around his little Daisy cake and he felt like the worst dad in the world right about now.
As the last of the soap ran down the drain Ashton could have sworn he heard a low mumbling from the next room. He hoped that meant the man in his bed was now up and getting ready to leave. He doubted the stranger would want an awkward morning run in either. Ashton moved to shutting off the water, finally stepping out of his steamed cocoon and into the frigid air of the bathroom. The cold tile against his toes sent shivers up his spine, and as he began to dry off, he heard a sound that made him stop dead in his tracks. The small twinkling sound of his daughters giggle could be heard through the door making his stomach turn in realization of just who the stranger was mumbling to.
"Fucking hell." Ashton groaned before barging out of the bathroom, towel haphazardly thrown around his waist.
The first thing that Ashton sees when he tumbles out of the bathroom door is his giggly daughter attempting to climb into the blanket covered lap of the dazed and confused stranger.
"Why is your skin full of pretty colors?"
"Look, Kid," Ashton hears the stranger's gravelly morning voice for the first time, and if he wasn't too busy being embarrassed and shocked at the situation, he would have been turned on by the smooth velvet sound.
"I have no clue who you are or where you came from, but I'm definitely not your mother. And I don't really do the whole kid thing so if you could just," The man's face was scrunched up in annoyance as he was clearly awakened abruptly by the bouncing ball of energy that was Ashton's Daisy, and he not so gracefully picked her up under her arms like some kind of pet and plopped her on the end of the bed so that she was a good foot and a half away from him.
"Daisy!" Ashton's voice cut through the room a bit harsher than he would have liked. Both heads snapped to face Ashton as he busted out of the bathroom, and Daisy's eyes lit up at the sound of her dad's voice.
"Daddy!" Daisy's arms were quickly wrapped around Ashton's leg and he awkwardly patted down her curls as he clutched the towel around his waist. His eyes raised up just in time to catch the raised eyebrow of the man in his bed and he could practically feel the blush rising up his neck.
"Hey baby, did Auntie Lo drop you off?" Daisy nodded against his leg and pulled away with a large grin as Ashton continued to card his fingers through her hair, completely ignoring the stunned look on the strangers face.
"Yeah, yeah Daddy! Auntie made us pancakes and, and we we uh, we watched Barbie Nutcracker Fantasy! And then Auntie said that if I'm really good and practice like Miss Crystal said then after ballet this week we can get ice cream!" Daisy was jumping up and down by the time she finished explaining the fun she had with her Aunt Lauren the previous evening, and regardless of the awkward tension plaguing the room, Ashton couldn't help the smile that stretched across his lips.
"That's great, Pumpkin! I'm so glad you had a good time," Ashton's smile was tight as he met the strangers gaze and he proceeded to clear his throat. "Hey Baby Cakes, is Auntie Lo still here?" Daisy nodded and pointed towards the living room. "Great, how about you go sit out there with her and as soon as Daddy is done talking to his... friend, we can go out and get Mcdonalds for lunch, how does that sound?"
Daisy only squealed in response, dashing out of the room to once again leave Ashton scrambling to get his thoughts in order.
"So, Daddy, huh? You forgot to mention that you had a kid last night."
Ashton cleared his throat, using his free hand to run through his damp curls, "I uh, I'm sorry, I don't remember your name," The blush was practically tattooed to his cheeks by this point.
The stranger chuckled, hopping out of bed and pulling on his clothes before searching the ground for his wallet. "Look, you're a hot guy and a great fuck, and last night was a lot of fun, but I don't do this kid shit."
Ashton had never been so mortified. He simply nodded, snatching up a pair of his discarded flannel pants from the ground and tugging them up his legs. "Yeah, no, I uh totally get it. I'm sorry about that, by the way, I had no idea my sister was dropping her off so soon..."
"Surprisingly enough it wasn't the strangest wake up call I've ever had after a one night stand." The stranger, whom Ashton still didn't know the name of, chuckled as he finished collecting his wallet and phone before shoving them into his pocket. "Last night was fun," The blond boy let a tight smile grace his stubble covered face before he brushed past Ashton and out the bedroom door, Ashton following behind the younger man with his tail between his legs.
Ashton kept his gaze straight ahead as they passed by his living room where he knew Daisy and Lauren were sure to be watching the interaction from the couch. Ashton couldn't help but notice how tall and broad the stranger was as he walked in his footsteps. His thick golden waves were a mess on top of his head, and the beautiful bright ink that swirled around his thick arms was impossible to ignore.
"Well, maybe I'll see ya around." The man mumbled as he slipped on his shoes before hurrying out the front door faster than Ashton had ever seen someone move in his life. The door clicked shut and Ashton pounded his head against the wood.
"Well, well, well," Ashton could hear the smirk in Lauren's voice before he even lifted his head off the door. "Have a good night did ya?"
"I hate you."
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wow honestly even I'm mad at me for taking this long to update. Sorry ya'll, writing hasn't been my main focus recently but I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things. xoxo
-Emma
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Daisy (lashton)
Fanfiction*PREVIOUSLY TITLED "ARE YOU MY MOMMY" The last thing Luke expects when he wakes up hungover in the bed of his latest one-night stand is to come face to face with a freaking kid. But there she is all wild curls, thumb-sucking, and nonstop questions...
