The next day Calum was over before Michael was even awake. This was a normal routine between the two friends. If Michael wasn't up when Calum showed up he'd find a crazy way to wake him. Calum was pissed at him once, he filled up a bucket with ice, no water, and dumped it on him. Michael had a bruise on his back for two weeks from the impact.

Calum had noticed Michael was still in his skinny jeans and flannel from the previous day. Figuring he had a long night he didn't wake him up, instead he rolled Michael over and cuddled with him for an hour till Michael started to stir.

"Calum? What are you doing in my bed?" Michael questioned, tiredly rubbing his eyes in hopes to fully wake up.

Calum giggled, playfully clinging to Michael. "What? I can't cuddle with my Mikey?"

"Nope," Michael rolled his eyes. "I'm a taken man now."

Calum pushed himself up into a sitting position on Michael's bed, staring at his friend, "Since when?"

"Last night." Michael smiled shyly to himself, remembering the events that happened the previous night. He remembered pinning Ashton down in the backseat of his car. They made out for a while before Michael asked the boy he's only know for a short while to be his. But, he instantly felt something towards the boy when they met.

Though, last night when Michael dropped Ashton back off at his home, he couldn't help but feel guilty when he saw Luke. Something didn't set right when he saw him again before leaving. The way he was acting clearly showed he wasn't in the mood to see either him or Ashton, which he found hard to believe since Ashton told him Luke really likes him. Michael didn't think it was anything major just a silly crush on someone who's seen as a celebrity. Everyone gets a crush on someone that's famous quite a few times in their life, no big deal.

Little did Michael know it wasn't a silly crush.

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Later that day Michael dragged Calum along with him to see Ashton at work. The camera crew followed them around the city for a few hours to get some footage of Michael and Calum to show the media that he actually does things occasionally, not that Michael cared what people thought of him anymore.

They pulled up to the familiar Whole Foods and he could see Ashton right away when they went in.

"Dude. I know you're in the honeymoon stage, but when you're around me can you not undress him with your eyes. It's creepy." Calum groaned at his best friend.

"No can do. I mean have you seen him?"

Ashton came bounding over to them moments later, hugging Michael tightly. After pulling away Michael placed a chaste kiss on Ashton forehead. The curly head boy grinned, showing off his smile and the dimples that Michael loves.

Ashton told Michael he'd meet him at the car as he went to tell his manager he was taking a lunch break and he'd be back in an hour. Which they seemed fine with since Ashton rarely took breaks.

Ashton go into the passenger seat, noticing Calum was in the back with an annoyed look on his face. Ashton assumed Michael made him sit back there he sent an apologetic look towards Calum.

After driving around for ten minutes they pulled in front of a small café. They made their way inside, Calum went up to the counter already ordering for himself while Michael and Ashton looked around for a table to sit at.

After finding a window seat they sat down next to each other.

"So how's your day been?" Michael asked, breaking the silence.

Sighing, Ashton waited a minute before answering. "Okay. This morning wasn't the best. Luke's still ignoring me. He assumed something happened between us last night, but I didn't tell him what. I'm afraid he'll hate me even more when I tell him. I promised him something and I broke it."

"He can't tell you who you can and cannot date. I know you said he has a silly crush on me, but I'm not interested in someone who's obsessed with me," Michael scoffed, irritated that Luke made Ashton feel this way simply because he was jealous. "Luke will just have to get over it..."

"It's not that simple with Luke. If I break his trust one too many times I won't get it back. I can't lose him."

"And I won't lose you." Michael retorted. "We'll have to keep it between us for now, keep it a secret."

"I guess that could work," Ashton smiled at his boyfriend. Placing a light feathery kiss on Michael's lips. It felt so right, but Ashton knew with each intimate touch, every glance, and every kiss he shared with Michael, he was losing Luke more and more.

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an: last chapter i said Ash and Michael went out with Calum, but that was a typo so I went back and fixed it. So sorry if you were a bit confused at the beginning of this.

Thanks for reading :)