Best Friend's Father

I think you'd be great with a sponge

Luke had spent that night at Calum's house.

Him and his best friend were up until five in the morning playing Fifa.

Luke's thumbs were so sore, he can't even get them to straighten without sudden pain.
Luke made a vow to never play video games for seven hours straight ever again.

He didn't know about Calum's thumb situation but the minute the boy's head hit the pillow he was out like a light. Luke could hear his obnoxiously loud snores that was keeping him awake.

Well, it wasn't totally Calum's snores, it was his mind.

It seemed that all of a sudden, Luke's mind couldn't stop thinking. A million thoughts being processed by the second while Luke laid on the left side of Calum's bed,  with the sheets tucked around him like a cocoon. 

He was thinking, did Ashton like him back?

He didn't give a clear sign and the last time Luke saw Ashton was when he left the room to go back to his laundry, but that doesn't mean Luke's mind wasn't on him.

Wait, since when did I get a crush on my best friend's father?

Luke honestly didn't know. He saw Ashton for the first time in years last night and he wasn't quite sure what his feelings were but amidst there was attraction.

But if Ashton and I got together, how would Calum feel?

That question threw Luke off completely. Even if Ashton and him had mutual feelings, Calum is still an obstacle.

Obstacle was a bit harsh. Calum would still stand in his way. How was he supposed to tell him he maybe likes his dad?

Calum and Luke have been friends since birth, there's no way Luke's going to throw all that out the window for some man.

This man probably views Luke as a silly child for all he knows.

Before Luke knew it, it was seven o'clock in the morning and he still hadn't gotten any sleep. His mum expects him home at ten o'clock but if he sleeps in, oh well.

Luke just can't believe where this sudden obsession with Ashton came from. He saw the man once and now it was all he could replay in this mind, all his thoughts were occupied with. It could be weird but Luke liked to think of it as love at first sight. He just can't seem to let go of Ashton.

Luke had just closed his eyes when he saw Calum sneak his phone out from under the covers. That was strange, he swore Calum was asleep.

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Almost the same question running through Luke's head, was running a marathon in Ashton's.

Luke was a sweet kid and his son's bet friend. Plus he had a wife, whom he was currently sleeping next to but yet he was thinking of a seventeen year old boy.

He felt disgusting. Simply disgusted by himself. Charlotte loves him unconditionally but he's thinking of cheating. He should be ashamed of himself.

Luke probably doesn't even have feelings for him. To Luke he must seem like a peodophile even though they've only shared a couple of glances. They've only interacted once, what was the big deal? Why couldn't Ashton shake Luke out of his mind? This obsession he seemed to have with the younger boy made him feel even worse. He felt like a true psycho, preying on a younger boy. It was wrong.

Ashton felt dirty and it made him sick. Whatever it is that he was feeling for Luke needed to stop. There's too much on the line, to much to risk and lose.

Ashton couldn't lose his wife and his children.

Not to mention what people would think.

Ashton needed to get rid of these thoughts. He was happy and he would keep repeating it until it seems true.