An unexpected love. | afi

worries and management

*Stella's pov*

I just arrived back at my apartment, ashton took me to go get my car this morning after breakfast. He made calum and I some pancakes and eggs this morning. I come home to a sleeping maya on the couch in her pjs. I guess she came home last night? I head to my room and throw my purse on the bed and head to the bathroom and turn on the shower. I get undressed and get in once the waters wamed up and my mind starts to race. How did they even get my name? I think to myself. I don't know anyone who would do that, my friends wouldn't and I know sierra or the guys wouldn't do that either. I just really hope it doesn't cause any problems for me when I go to class monday. Maybe ashton's right, I should be a little more worried about this. Now that people know me, and saw that I was with a celebrity they might try to do something. There's a lot of crazy people in this world, and i'm not trying to find out who is.

The door opens and maya says "good morning" to me. I open the curtain a little and peek my head out to see her.

"hey maya can we talk?" i ask her knowing that her answer will a yes anyways.

"is this about the article that was posted this morning babe?" maya asks.

I guess she's already seen it.

"by the face you just made, yes i've seen it. Calum showed it to me this morning. Right before he went to ashton's to tell him" she says.

She was with Calum this morning? Interesting. Maya sits on the floor and I pull the curtains back and I start washing my hair.

"You were with Cal this morning? and yeah it's about the article...I'm kinda worried." I say.

"yeah...I stayed at his house last night after everyone left. And well, I woke up next to him this morning too. BUT we didn't have sex I swear! We were playing mario kart in his room and we both ended up falling asleep in there." She says fast, and I laugh. "But anyways, why are you worried stel?" she asks.

"well at least you and calum got along! and I don't know I mean the thought of my name being out there worried me because now people can connect a face with a name now. But ashton was really worried about it, I could tell just by the way he acted about it when calum showed him the article." I say.

"what do you mean? how did he react?" she asks me.

Ashton didn't know that I was actually standing outside the kitchen when him and calum were talking. I thought they were having a heated discussion because I heard Ashton cuss and yell. So I didn't want to go into the kitchen until things calmed down. But then I heard calum ask ashton if he liked me and I just couldn't stand outside in the hallway anymore. I honestly wonder if he does like me? I don't think he would, there's nothing special about me because i'm just...me? But I was curious to know, so I walked in and realized I shouldn't have because he didn't say anything. I had to act suprised that calum was there because I didn't want them to know i was evesdropping on them. I didn't know what ashton was so upset about until he asked me if we could talk in private. And when I saw the article my stomach dropped. I didn't even think there was going to be papparazzi following ashton around, hell I didn't even see them especially at the red light. Ashton looked so worried and frustrated when he talked to me, it's like he was scared? I don't know if he's scared of people finding out that we came to his house together or because my name was out there now.

"he was upset. He didn't say anything to me directly about it, but I could see it. He just looked worried and scared? He was frustrated about it too." I say washing out the soap in my hair and I start washing my body.

"yeah calum showed me it when we woke up this morning, he was worried that ashton would be pissed or worried about it so that's why he left to ashton's this morning. He also said they needed to talk to management about it. Because they deal with the press or something" she says.