A little jealousy is a beautiful phase of relationship, it makes you realize how hard you fell for someone

You do not even realize but at that very moment, you realise that you fell 'hard'.

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" I so badly want to punch his face " I furiously whispered to myself, clenching my fist.

" For the first time, I agree with you, Asshole. See the way he is sticking to my Macey." Nick whispered back, clenching his jaw.

We both were ready to pounce on the person who dared to steal our girls who did not even protest. I glared at three laughing figure and not to forget that touchy part.

They were happily giggling and chit chatting with that piece of shit, doctor. The same doctor who had treated Alaia.

I agree, he kind of saved her and I am very thankful for that but the way he is sticking to 'my' Alaia, I might punch him on his face without any regrets.

" Hey jealous puppies" a voice whispered from behind.

We both turned around and saw Isaac looking at us with a stupid smirk playing on his lips.

" Liam is a really good guy right...." he trailed off with a knowing smile and patted our back, slinging his arms around our shoulders.

" You know, they are childhood best friends. They have been inseparable, especially Alaia, Liam and macey" he whispered between us.

Nick looked at him narrow eyed while I gulped and looked at the trio who were laughing at something.

" Ashton I understand your jealousy, you love Alaia. But Nick....." he trailed off, wriggling his brows.

I bit back my smile at Nick's flushed face.

" Uh... It's not.. like t-that" he stuttered, and bowed his head down.

Isaac nodded innocently, indicating him to continue. I could feel that he was trying his real hard to not burst out laughing.

" It's just.... I can't see her with anyone else." he admitted softly and a full blown smile appeared on Issac's face.

" It means yo-"

" Ashton....Nick!" We all turned around and saw Alaia looking at us with a small smile but Macey was still busy talking to that doctor.

She gestured us to come over there, I plastered a fake smile and walked to them but not forgetting to drag Nick along with me.

I felt his heated gaze upon me due to the way I was dragging him but do you think I care!

Although I was actually dragging him like a dog. Never mind.

I stopped abruptly in front of them and Nick almost stumbled over that doctor but balanced himself and glared at me, flaring his nose in anger.

Alaia looked between us amused and shook her head microscopically. She knows how we behave.

" Liam this is Nick..." She said, gesturing at Nick who gazed at that doctor with a fake smile.

He forwarded his hands for a handshake and both shook hands but  that doctor frowned, it seemed as if he was in pain.

Nick had a satisfactory look in his eyes, I then realised that my best friend is definitely a piece of shit but smart.

Nick tightened his grip on his hands and that doctor winced a little. A hand separated two of them and I looked up to see who just ruined my entertainment.

" What are you doing, Nick?" Alaia asked with a frown and that cute little smile that had appeared on my face, disappeared.

" Uh... Nothing " He answered back with a fake smile and looking at doctor with a tight lipped smile.

" and Liam this is Ashton." she said with a smile.

" Hi Mr Ashton " he greeted me with a polite smile and I smiled back, of course a fake one.

We both shook hands and before I could squeeze his hands tighter a voice startled me.

" Ashton you remember, you had seen a picture at Alaia's home? The four people.... It was Liam, the fourth one!"

Macey exclaimed while the other three of them looked at me curiously.
Then it clicked me, the photograph which was present in Alaia's home.

I looked at him a bit surprised, I actually could not recognize him, he had genuinely changed. He was more built now and had a beard which made him look more.......

OK I admit!

He looked handsome.

He was definitely attractive and this is the reason I along with Nick are behaving like an insecure pup.

" Where is carter and max, Macey?" Nick asked from behind and I looked around. That was when I noticed, they were not present here.

" Oh... They are out for shopping. Shopping on streets you know" she said in a dismissed tone, waving her hand in air and turned around to face Alaia.

" Hey! How about we recreate our old times? Like how Liam used to cook for us " she exclaimed a little too excited.

This girl is exclaiming too much today.

" That is actually a nice idea. Liam please bake chocolate cake for us" Alaia said, using her world famous puppy dog eyes.

Awwwwwwwww..........

Even I melted here!

" Anything for my lady " that doctor said in a fake British accent and bowed down before her.

I clenched my fists, Alaia burst out laughing and I took a deep breath to calm myself.

It's OK Ashton..... Murdering someone is a 'big' deal.

" Hey! Why will he cook for you all! " Nick suddenly busted out. All looked at him shocked while he tried to make up for the blunder he just created.

" Uh... I meant to say, how about me and Ashton bake a chocolate cake for you all" he covered up and my eyes widened.

Did this bastard just......

He indicated me something with his eyes but maybe I was too busy making a murder plan in my head, not for that doctor but for my so called 'best friend' now.

I know just a little bit of cooking and that is limited till breakfasts. I don't even know 'B' of baking! I had no damn idea of how to bake a fucking chocolate cake.

And as far as I remember, when Nick tried cooking the last time, the house was almost on fire.

God save us today..... And this cute little house of Alaia's too.

" That's great! We love Liam's hand chocolate cake but let's try yours hand magic as well" Macey said excitedly and almost jumped up like a mouse.

Alaia looked at us curiously while that doctor had a small smile on his face. I twitched my lips while hiding my nervousness.

" Great, Come on Ashton! Let's make a chocolate cake" Nick excalimed while I gave him a death glare.

He gulped down visibly and let out a nervous laugh.

I hope the house remains safe.

♥

" I swear to God Nick, if my hands weren't busy, I would have pounded you hard on your face due to this stupid idea of yours." I said furiously and looked at my delicate hands which were busy mixing batter for the third time.

" Boys, you need to fasten up your pace.... and please stop ruining my once a perfect kitchen" Sandra yelled from behind and mumbled the last part but loud enough for us to hear.

If I had to explain the idea of 'once an elegant kitchen' of Sandra, only one word could match and that is, 'disaster'.

" Just wait Nick, I will make sure to kill you thrice because you made me mix the batter thrice " I mumbled to myself and wiped that stray drop of sweat from my forehead.

I did not even realized until I felt something sticky running down to my cheeks.

Fuck!

Now only this was left! I groaned and threw my hands up in frustration.

It's good that the girls were not present in the scenario or this would have been our last day for sure. They were busy seeing some album while we two idiots were baking cake from almost two hours.

The first time, the batter we..... Sorry, yes, the batter I made was really good. And when we baked it, it actually turned out pretty good.

But everything came to an end when Nick dipped his finger into the left over batter and tasted it.

And that was when we realized......

There was no sugar in it!

Now, who could be greater clowns than us.

Then, when we baked for the second time and not forgot to add sugar, Nick burnt this one.

He had literally set the temperature to the highest when there was the automatic option of different types of cake. But no! Who will tell this genius.

He wanted to experiment with the degree of temperature and time and this is how I am mixing the third batter.

" Ashton aren't you done yet, what is taking you so long? " Nick called from behind, giving me a bored look, leaning against the kitchen counter.

I turned back and glared at him, almost throwing my whisking tool at him. He kept his hands in front of his face, trying to defend his not so ' handsome' face.

I shook my head and focused on my work, when I felt the batter was thick enough, I passed the bowl to him.

I heard some giggling sound coming from my back, I turned around and saw all three of them coming near the kitchen.

As soon as their eyes fell upon the kitchen.... Sorry the ' disaster kitchen ' they froze.

I cannot even blame them for this reaction.

" Which cyclone did just hit here? " Macey said, wide eyed, while nick gulped as I glared at him.

" Actually a cyclone named 'nick-is-a-shit-ass-cook', hit the kitchen " I said with a fake smile and looked around the kitchen with a sigh.

"Are you even aware of how to bake a cake Nick? " Alaia asked, recovering from the shock.

" Uh.... No" he mumbled, lowly and bowed his head down to hide his embarrassment.

Alaia then turned to me with a hard look on her face, I gulped visibly looking at her.

" And you?" she asked and I let out a nervous laugh, trying to hide my flushed face.

I feel she got her answer and shook her head with a disappointed look.

" Both the boys, OUT OF THE KITCHEN RIGHT NOW" Macey yelled and Nick ran to save his ass.

I looked around nervously but seeing Macey and Alaia burning like volcanoes, I quickly scurried away.

Phew! At least me and Nick are alive.

♥

" Tastes heavenly huh! " I furiously whispered to myself and stabbed that piece of sponge with a fork.

I shoved that piece angrily in my mouth and made a face. OK I admit it was tasty but still.....

" It tastes like plastic! " Nick muttered, stabbing that poor piece of cake..... Well definitely not poor! Anything, but poor.

And I couldn't agree more, now I understand why he is my best friend.

Thankfully, no one noticed us mumbling these shits as whole of the attention was given to that neck scratcher doctor who baked this cake after our disastrous attempts.

The sound of screeching of chair got me out of my thoughts, I looked up from corner of my eyes and saw Macey looking at us with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

" Hey boys " she muttered softly, only audible to me and Nick.

Nick looked up from his plate and leaned over a little to listen her. She smirked a little and gestured us to come closer.

We both leaned closer and she mumbled lowly,

" Isn't Liam handsome " Macey drooled over that piece of shit, looking at his direction who was busy feeding...... Wait! What! Feeding!?

I gasped at the horror sight that was going on in front of me, he was feeding 'my' Alaia! And she was happily eating.

" I will change his geaographical feature " Nick seethed in anger, clutching his fork in his hands.

It's OK Ashton......

Calm down.....

Calm down......

Calm down.....

" Ewwwwwww..... Stop with your PDA guys" I heard from beside. Taking few deep breaths I dreaded to open my eyes, thinking about the worst consequences.

" Ashton " Nick whispered, shaking my hand slightly.

" What is it asshole " I muttered, irritated.

I opened my eyes and looked at Nick who looked..... Funny? His eyes were bulged out, mouth hung open and was looking pale.

Did he saw any ghost?

I turned around where he was looking, I almost fell down from my chair.

There was Maxwell...... Kissing! Yeah.. Kissing that doctor.

What?

Like how?

Shit.

Am I a cat?

I felt something pricking my skin, I flinched and looked at Nick who just pinched me.

" Why the fuck did you pinched me!" I whisper yelled while he looked at me, gaped.

" I thought it was a dream but you reacted, " He whispered and shook his head, trying to get this thing into his thick head.

I looked at Alaia who had hid her eyes with her palms and Carter shook his head, bowing down while Macey looked at us with a smirk.

Now this made sense, why I never saw any girl with Max and why he ran behind Liam that day, at the hospital.

" What did you said Nick, 'I will change his geaographical feature' " Macey mimicked him while he looked down embarrassed.

" Huh.... Uh.. " he stuttered, fumbling with his words.

I suddenly got up from the chair and walked near Alaia, who still had her eyes closed.

Pulling her by her right arm, I made her stand up. She opened her eyes, startled. I gestured her to come with me and without any argument, she followed me, ignoring glares of Macey, Nick and carter

I got inside my room which was definitely one of the best, she followed me there and I shut the door.

" What happened, Ashton?" She asked as I took few deep breaths to calm myself down.

She walked near me and touched my arms, I turned around and engulfed her into a hug, hiding my face in crook of her neck.

" Hey! What happened?" She cooed, rubbing my back and held me tighter.

I sniffed her fragrance, the smell of lavender and chocolate hit my senses.

"I am not jealous type but what is mine is mine. End of the damn story" I mumbled against her skin, she froze.

She pulled back from the hug and looked at me, amused.

" Wait... You were jealous! Of Liam" she said and cupped my face, trying to hide her smile.

I grumpily nodded and held her by waist, she crashed against my chest and held my forearm to gather herself.

I leaned down and brushed my nose against her cheek, she smiled and leaned into my touch, looping her right arm around my neck.

" You know, you look really cute when you are jealous,  " She whispered and shook her head with a chuckle.

I pouted and looked everywhere but at her.

I felt a hand on my cheeks and something soft against my lips, my eyes widened. She kissed me softly, her hands caressing my hair slightly.

I held her tighter and kissed her back.
It was soft and full of assurance, in that moment I knew...

I smiled into the kiss, nothing could snatch her away from me.

♥

Two men, behaving like jealous puppies for their ladies.

It looked cute but you see, deapth of their love?

They fell more badly than they ever thought.

~♥~

I hope you liked it and I'll soon try to end the story, maybe the next part will be the last one and then epilogue.

After that, my work will be officially completed and don't miss the upcoming chapters as more drama is waiting for you. Especially in the epilogue.

So till my next update take care and stay safe. Byeeeee