End Up Here (Michael Clifford a.u.)

Chapter 5

I wake up to see Grace standing next to me, pushing on my arm and repeating my name to wake me up. I look around and notice I'm still in my living room. Michael is on the other couch, and everyone else is sleeping in the floor.

"I don't want to get up," I mumble.

"I made breakfast," Grace replies.

"Fine."

Grace laughs quietly before waking up Kaitlyn and Claire. They get up without a problem. I don't know how they do it. She motions to me to try and get Michael awake. I nod and decide to do it when it's just us.

"Grace, why do you have to wake us up?" Luke mumbles. She laughs and helps him out of the floor, doing the same with Calum.

I watch and she bends down closer to Ashton, gently pushing on his arm. He groans and rolls over.

"Ashton, get up," she says.

"No."

"Please? For me?" He rolls back over and smiles at her. She extends out her arms, and he grabs her hands. She tries to pull him up, almost falling herself. I hear them laughing as they leave.

I get up and walk over to Michael. I sit down next to him. He slowly opens his eyes and smiles at me.

"Hey, loser," he says with a quiet laugh.

"Hey."

"You look wonderful."

"Shut up. I know I look terrible."

He tucks a piece of hair behind me ear. "No you don't."

"C'mon. You gotta get up." He sits up and runs his fingers through his fading galaxy hair.

We stand, and he follows me into the kitchen where everyone is eating whatever Grace cooked. I didn't even think she knew her way around my kitchen.

"Good morning," she says happily.

"What time is it?" Claire asks.

"Almost ten now."

"I can't decide if I'm hungover or not," Michael mumbles, sitting down in a chair.

"Considering last night, you probably are. Most of us are anyway," Calum replies.

"Grace, where did you sleep?" I ask as I turn to her.

"Well the couch was full, and I wasn't sleeping in the floor, so I slept in your bed." She smiles.

"I don't even remember anything," Michael says.

"Me neither," Ashton agrees.

"Did everyone except me, Grace, and Luke drink?" Kaitlyn asks. Everyone nods or shrugs.

"I'll just say it got personal," Grace says. "I said things I would never say to anyone else."

"I don't know," Luke says. "I fell asleep before everyone."

We all laugh, and Michael invites me to sit beside him, splitting the seat. He pulls my leg over one of his, leaving his hand a little above my knee.

"What did we talk about?" Claire asks.

"A lot of personal things. Like I know I said things just you, Kaitlyn, and Makenna would know," Grace explains.

"That's a lot of things."

"Yeah I know."

"Well, if everyone can remember what we all said then we're all officially acquainted," Kaitlyn says.