5SOS Preferences

He Leaves His Girlfriend For You

Ashton: the sight of Ashton with his girlfriend breaks your heart. You couldn't understand why he didn't look happy, but it made you feel awful. Making him feel better was in your nature, but that was her job now. Truthfully, you can't stand the idea of him with another, but you just want him to be happy, even if it wasn't with you.
A forced smile edges onto the corners of your lips as his girlfriend approaches you. Stay strong.
"Hey!" she chirps.
You keep smiling and say hi, praying she can't see how awkward you're being.
"So... Me and Ash broke up." She says abruptly.
"What?" You exclaim, shocked.
"I know we've not really had a chance to get to know each other, [Y/N], but Ash trusts you, so I do too. I trust that you won't hurt him. And that's why I'm gonna tell you all this." She continues. "We realised that we aren't right for each other. This isn't what love feels like. Though we are still great friends, just like we were before we started dating. I've realised that I sort of like this other guy, but the thing is I also realised that Ashton likes someone else too." You keep listening to her, barely able to believe what you're hearing.
"He likes you. I see the way you look at him, so I know you like him too. And all I want is for Ash to be happy. So what I'm really trying to say is that you should give him a shot."
You're completely speechless. You can't believe how brave she was to say all that. You reach forward and pull her into your arms, hugging her tightly. You didn't know what else to do.
"Thank you," you whisper, though your voice barely comes out. You hadn't been expecting that.
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"So what were you guys talking about earlier? Has she... told you?" Ashton asks you almost as soon as you've sat down next to him.
You nod. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, actually. What did she say?"
"Just some stuff. Actually there's something I need to do."
Ashton looks confused as you inch towards him, but you try not to think about that. You keep your eyes solely concentrated on his, hoping it will help you keep your nerve.
You kiss him gently for a second but quickly pull away, a little embarrassed. Now you were terrified to meet his eyes.
"Shit, [Y/N], finally." he mumbles.
"What?"
"I love you. I always have. I've been an idiot but I really do."
"I... I love you too, Ashton." You manage with a grin. He smiles back at you and wraps his arms around you, gently pulling you back into him. Finally.

Calum: you're trying desperately to keep your mind off of Calum, and you're hoping baking is going to be the answer. As if he knew you were thinking about him, Calum clears his throat, announcing his arrival into the kitchen. You lift your head and smile half-heartedly at him, but then go back to what you were doing. You're supposed to be distracting yourself after all. For a minute he lingers in the doorway, but then he comes and sits on the counter next to where you're standing. He looks disheartened, which immediately worries you. You hate it when anything hurt him.
"What's wrong?" You ask him.
"How can you always tell when there's something wrong?" He replies, giving you a small smile. You shrug, "best friends intuition I guess." Your voice cracks at the word friend. That's all the two of you are. Friends.
He laughs in a non-committed sort of way, but soon falls back to silence.
"So what's up?" You ask again. Something is clearly bothering him.
"I broke up with my girlfriend."
You drop the bowl you were holding, sending shards of glass everywhere.
"Crap." You mutter as you tiptoe around the shards to get the sweeping brush. "Why did you break up with her?"
"I- uh- sorta realised that I was in love with someone else... So I didn't think it would be fair on her to keep it going."
You feel your heart sink. He had finally broken up with his girlfriend, only to already be in love with someone else. Typical.
You compose yourself a little before you turn back to him with a smile on your face.
"Who?"
Calum steps towards you, attempting to avoid the pieces of broken glass.
Your breath catches in your throat - the proximity between the two of you is minimal.
His dark brown eyes stare into yours, making you feel weak at the knees.
"You." He whispers, his voice barely audible.
You blink a few times and gape at him in silence. Were you hearing him right?
After a few minutes its obvious that he can't take the silence any longer. "[Y/N], please say something." He begs, his eyes wide in terror.
"Me?" You whisper, disbelief etched into your tone.
He nods, "yeah, you."
You no longer care about the broken glass. You could cut your foot open or have a shard go straight through your foot and you wouldn't care right now. All you cared about was Calum. You practically threw yourself on him - you've been waiting for this for so long, and you can't take another second.
"I love you too, Calum." You whisper into his chest. He lightly kisses the top of your head and breathes in your hair. "Good. That's really really good." He mumbles, happiness clear in his voice.