Black Mail ☯ Ashton Irwin

Chapter 8; I love you

I woke up the next day in a bed but I don't know who owns it. My vision started to come back and I see Ash clung on to me.

"Ash," I groaned, trying to get his arm off of me.

"Ash wake up," I added.

"Morning beautiful." He said, still sounding sleepy.

"This dress is so uncomfortable," I whined.

"You have any clothes I can borrow?" I added.

"I think I have a small Sleeping With Sirens shirt in my closet. You can also borrow my jogging pants somewhere there." Ashton suggested. I mumbled a thanks as I looked for the clothes. I found them and quickly changed in his bathroom.

"Ashley, about last night," He started.

"It's okay if you didn't feel anything, Ash; No one would even try to kiss back, look at me, I'm an ugly mess and I-"

"No." He interrupted.

"What?" I said as I looked back at him.

"No." Ashton repeated.

"What do you mean?"

"No, Ashley. You're perfectly beautiful, not an ugly mess. I hope you see that one day." My heart fluttered as he said those words. Who knew, that by this morning, someone would say I'm beautiful.

"Thank you."

"You deserve to be told that you're beautiful everyday." I could feel the heat of my cheeks getting hotter by the second.

He opened his mouth to say something, but my phone cut him off.

From: Mum

Where are you?!

Shit.

To: Mum

I'm at Erica's. Sorry I didn't tell you sooner

I lied.

From: Mum

It's okay. Be home before dinner (:

"Who's that?" Ash asked me.

"Just my mom. Came in to check on me."

"What about your dad?"

"He um, left us a few years ago." I knew tears were falling down my face. I couldn't let ash see me like this.

"Don't cry! It's okay, I understand. My dad left us too." He confessed.

From: 214-277-1779

Hey Ashley, it's Luke :-) come by my house?

What about ash?

To: Hemmo xx.

Sure (: I'll be there around 1

"Hey ash, can you drop me off at Luke's? He told me to come over." I asked, hoping he'd bring me.

"Luke? Um, sure I'll just change my clothes." He said with sadness in his eyes. I don't know why.

Ashton took off his shirt, revealing his body. He had scars from his arms, I'm guessing from a car accident? And he had abs. Not like the weird, thin abs. The drummer ones. Does he drum? I think he does. I saw a drum set while I was going around his house a while ago. But just looking at him is one of the best things a girl could ask for. Except for a sale at forever 21.

"What are you looking at?" He raised his eyebrow.

"Nothing! I just- can we go now?"

"You look so cute when you're lying." He giggled.

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"Thanks ash!" I screamed at him before he drifted off.

I rang the doorbell, waiting for Luke to open the door.

"Ashley!" Luke said as he hugged me.

"Lukey!" I mocked him.

"Okay so it's 1 and we're gonna end around 5 so that still gives me time to-"

"Luke?" I cut him off.

"-get some pizza and talk about life so-" He continued.

"Luke!"

"Yeah?"

"You were planning" I chuckled.

"I said all of that out loud?"

"Yes, yes you did."

"C'mon, let me show you something."

"I don't know, last time someone told me that we made out."

"Perfect." He smirked at me. Luke grabbed me and brought us up to his room. It had a flat screen tv with 2 bean bags in front of it and also 2 buckets of popcorn.

"This is so sweet!" I screamed.

"N- Oh! You thought this was for you?"

"I- I didn't- Sor-"

"Nah I'm just kidding! Enjoy our little movie marathon." Luke grinned.

"Ohmygod that was so embarrassing! I actually thought this was for someone else you idiot,"

"But you still love me," He smirked, knowing it would make me blush.

"No I don't" I pouted.

"Yes you do." Luke complained.

"Let's watch a movie!" I said, changing the subject. He grabbed the remote to the tv and pressed play. There were 2 Disney movies shown in front of me. There was Sleeping Beauty; one of the classics. And then there was frozen.

He played frozen first as he explained why he loved the movie so much, while I was bored to death considering the fact that I don't like the movie, let alone listen to someone talk about it. But there was this part I really loved, when Anna and Kristoff knew that they were meant for each other.

"Sometimes I think you're a 5 year old stuck in a 17 year old body," I chuckled.

He just giggled. He actually giggled. And it's actually cute.

"Ashley can I- can I tell you something?" Luke asked nervously.

"Yeah sure! You're like my best friend," He looked at me with fear in his eyes.

"I l- I- I lo-"

"What is it Luke?"

"Isn't it obvious, Ashley? I love you"

He wants to frickle frackle :-------------------)