I woke up with my head against a muscly surface, which turned out to be Ashton's chest. We were unconsciously spooning. I was the little spoon.
I yawned and stretched, Ashton's grasp still around me. He began to yawn a bit and wake up slowly. Once he realized what we were doing, he pulled away.
"I'm sorry," His voice was deep and raspy.
I shook my head and yawned as I spoke. "It's fine."
We both stood up slowly, stretching as we walked out of the room. "I'll make breakfast," I told him.
I opened the fridge, revealing I really needed groceries.
"Or not," I sighed. I turned to face him. "Cereal okay?"
He nodded and I pulled out a few boxes and laid them on the counter.
"Choose your weapon," I told him as I shut the pantry.
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Ashton's phone started buzzing as we sat on the couch. He picked up to look at it and grimaced. He answered the call and held it to his ear.
ashton
Michael called me.
"Hey, where are you?" he asked me.
I had to think quick. Excuse or the truth?
"Uh, Melody's house..." I trailed off.
I looked over at Melody who was gnawing on her lip nervously. Did I stress her out?
"You slept at Melody's?" Michael exclaimed on the other end.
"Nothing happened!" I reasoned.
I could already picture Michael shaking his head. "Whatever. We all wanna do something later today."
He hung up and I put my phone down. Melody looked at me curiously.
"Michael just called me is all," I told her. She nodded.
"Quick question," she said. "Can we take a picture?"
I raised my eyebrows. "I mean, yeah. Sure."
She pulled out her phone and we both smiled for a second as she snapped the picture.
"Oh, and Mike said that everyone's gonna do something today, so I'll probably leave soon so I can be ready."
She nodded. "I should probably change out of this," she motioned to yesterday's outfit she still hadn't taken off.
Melody stood up and walked down the hallway to her room. Her brown hair reached the small of her back, even though she's said she wants to cut it. I keep telling her to keep it long. I like it that way.
A few minutes later she came out in white washed ripped jeans, a Polaroid cropped tee, and a red bandana as a headband.
"You look good," I complimented.
She smiled. "Thanks."
"Why don't I just drive you over to my place, and we can just go together?" I asked her.
"That sounds good," she nodded.
We walked towards the front door where our shoes were. Melody squatted down at her shoe case. She stared at the shoes before grabbing a pair of crocs.
"Oh my God, you're so trendy," I teased.
Melody laughed and swatted at my shoulder before opening the door.
I noticed that it was a bit windy, and Melody would probably get cold. She never said anything about it.
melody
I had never been to Ashton's house before, so I had no idea what to expect. The whole thing seemed very modern. He had plants everywhere, and there was a running theme of white.
"Stay right here, I'll be right back," Ashton told me.
He came back moments later dressed in a black band tee and ripped black skinny jeans. He checked his phone. "Mike says we're going to the park."
I nodded and we made our way outside. It was freezing.
"Holy-" I shivered.
"Woah, it's cold," Ashton grimaced. "I'll go grab us jackets."
He took my hand and tugged me back inside before I freezes my butt off. He ran upstairs speedily, and came back a minute later. He tossed me an orange hoodie. I threw it on, and it reached my calves.
"Ashton, this is massive," I laughed.
He giggled and took out his phone. I covered my face with the large sleeves and laughed like an idiot.
We made our way back out to his car, no longer freezing.
"I'm glad that we're best friends," Ashton smiled widely at me.
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a/n when i mean smile i mean like this ^^
I smiled back at him. "Me too."
We made our way to the park, which was only a fifteen minute drive. When we arrived, we could clearly see Michael and Crystal under the pavilion. We greeted them happily, and Mike told us that Calum was on his way and Luke and Sierra would be here any minute.
We held a conversation, the four of us, for a while before Ashton grabbed my hand and looked at me with a big grin decorating his face.
"Wanna go on the swings with me?"
I nodded excitedly, and we ran like children on the playground sprinting to the swing set.
Ashton shot onto the left swing, and I plopped onto the right. We started pumping our legs back and forth, hoping to swing in a synchronized rhythm. It failed.
"Here, grab my hand so we'll be in sync," Ashton held out his hand for me.
I took his hand with my sweater paws. We swung again, this time in sync.
"Get ready to jump!" Ashton exclaimed.
I widened my eyes. "What!?"
"3, 2," Ashton counted down. "1!"
We hopped off of the swings, but failed at landing. We rolled over in the wood chips, probably getting dirt all over Ashton's hoodies.
"You guys are too cute," Michael said from behind us.
I laughed. "What do you mean?" I lifted myself off the ground and held my hand out for Ashton.
"Like the cutest couple!" Crystal replied happily.
"Oh, we're not a couple," Ashton said awkwardly. "Just friends."
