Daisy (lashton)

Chapter 34

It was five minutes past eight when the front door swung open and the small pitter-patter of feet could be heard rushing through the apartment.

"Daddy!" Daisy called as she ran through the hall, and luckily Luke and Ashton had just stepped out of the shower.

"Oh shit, is it eight already?!" Ashton ran the towel through his hair as he rushed out of his ensuite and threw a pair of sweatpants at Luke. Luke's eyes widened as he hastily threw on the sweats.

"Baby!" Ashton made sure Luke was fully dressed before he opened his bedroom door and a little body launched into his arms.

"Daddy! Uncle Cally took us for ice cream after dinner and then- LUKEY!" The moment Daisy looked up and over Ashton's shoulder, her eyes widened comically large as she wiggled her way out of his arms.

"Lukey! You're here!" Daisy's voice was a near scream as she threw herself at Luke's knees.

"Hey Kiddo, yeah I'm here!" Luke reached down and picked Daisy up, swinging her around in the air. Ashton couldn't help the smile on his face as he watched his boyfriend play with his daughter.

"He's here and thankfully wearing clothes." A fourth voice spoke up from the doorway and Ashton turned around to come face to face with a smirking Calum holding up Luke's discarded jeans. The blush on Ashton's face was unmistakable, and Luke coughed out a laugh as he made sure Daisy was facing away from Calum.

"Are you and Daddy back together?" Ashton could see that hopeful glint in her eye and his smile widened even more if that was possible.

Luke glanced between Daisy and Ashton, his eyes softening as he could see the affection Ashton's eyes held.

"Yeah Princess. Your Daddy and I are back together."

Warmth pooled in Ashton's stomach, radiating up through his chest and to every inch of his bones. Daisy grinned as she wrapped her arms around Luke's neck and nuzzled into his neck.

"Does that mean you and Daddy are boyfriends?"

Ashton felt a blush crawl up his neck at the prospect of admitting it to other people, even if it was just his daughter and best friend.

"Yeah Pumpkin," Ashton smiled as he rubbed his daughter's back. "We're boyfriends." He pressed a kiss to the side of her head as she squealed and burrowed herself farther into Luke's neck. He blushed as Luke leaned over and pressed a kiss against his forehead, loving the way Luke had become so open and tender with him. Ashton let himself lean against Luke's body before the clearing of a throat interrupted the moment.

"Well... this is cute."

Ashton glanced over to where Calum was still standing in the doorway, an eyebrow cocked as he glanced between the pair. Ashton reluctantly pulled himself away from Luke.

"Hey Baby, why don't you go show Luke your new tea party set your grandparents sent you?"

Daisy squealed as she remembered the beautiful china set in her room and she wiggled out of Luke's arms.

"C'mon Lukey, my teapot is pink!" Daisy exclaimed as she dragged him out of the room, and after an awkward sidestepping of Calum in the doorway, Luke and Daisy disappeared down the hallway.

"So... I take it by the clothes scattered across your hallway that the talk went well?" Calum smirked as Ashton shut the door and took a seat on his bed.

"More than well," Ashton sighed, letting himself fall back against the sheets and then sitting back up with a grimace. He forgot they never changed the sheets. "God, I missed him so much, Cal."