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New Year’s 2k18

Luke

“Okay, real talk” Ashton’s voice says over the music, a glass of whiskey in his hand as points at us, all of us “who’s your New Year’s Eve kiss?”

I stand in the middle of my friends, the ones that in such a short time have become family to me. Everyone is looking very sharp and elegant tonight, wearing their best looks for the very end of the year, Including me, since tonight I have decided to wear the one dress I have been aiming to wear for a long time and tonight I could finally dress it with pride and show it up a little along with the rest of my friends.

I laugh at Ashton’s question, drinking from my own drink as my eyebrow raises in one sassy look.

“What?” I ask back with a soft chuckle “Is that real question?”

“Of course” he says, his eyes widening at my lack of interest on something that was apparently too important for him. He raises his glass and with it points at all of us collectively as he asks “Are you really telling me you haven’t thought about it?”

he looks like is about to rant someone or something but he does not keep going, he turns to look at the person closest to him, which happened to be Michael and pointing at him with his eyes, Michael widens his eyes at the sudden attention and laughs.

“Don’t look at me, I have mine already” He chuckles, pointing at the crowd of girls at the other end of the room where his longtime girlfriend was. I think it was pretty obvious that Michael was already set when it came to ‘kissing’ stuff, he was the only person in the whole band that has managed to keep up a long-term relationship, by now he was basically married.

“I didn’t know it was that important” I shrugged, jerking my chin at him “who’s yours?”

a sneaky smile appears on his lips as he says “I have it right on radar”

With that we all turn around in the direction he was looking, I only have to look over my shoulder. That girl he’s been hanging around for the pasts weeks, the tall one with black long hair whose name I could not remember but seemed to have such good chemistry with him, he looked happy.

“Are you guys dating already?” My friend Luke asks the one who has been standing beside me way too quiet during this whole thing.

“No, but, that doesn’t mean we won’t” He winks at us as he finishes his drink.

I believe it, Ashton is a great guy and any girl would be lucky to date him. I smile at the thought. Ashton with a girlfriend seemed like something suiting, I knew sometimes he needed some company and maybe it was time he found (or looked) for the right one.

“That’s really cute Ashton” I smile to him to then turn to my side, looking up at the blonde hair boy standing beside me “Luke, How about you?” I ask, moving my hips to the side and bumping them with his in one playful move.

“Huh, I think I know who it will be” He says shrugging as he returns my hip bump with a small smile. I don’t even need to speak, I just raise an eyebrow and at that he turns his head on a direction, telling me to look without saying a word.

I do as he says. I see her at first sight and even though there were a lot of people here, I knew exactly who he was talking about, that tanned skinned girl who was always around their parties, long hair and sweet smile, the one that always seemed to put a smile on Luke’s face so effortlessly.

“Does she know?” I turn to him, smiling a bit.

“Yeah, probably” He shrugs again, sipping from his drink and looking back at his girl. Whoever she was, he was thinking on her and she was so damn lucky just for that.

“What’s with that tradition anyway?” I ask in general as I turn to all of the guys again.

If I was being totally honest, I had no idea what the big deal was, where I am from all we did for New Year’s Eve that was relevant enough was to eat grapes at midnight, people usually said that your wishes would come true if you did it, but I have never heard a thing about the importance of kissing at midnight, in my mind, it did not seem like a big deal at all.

“It’s good luck! You start the year off with a kick, it’s fun, I’ve heard it means that if you do it you won’t be lonely that year” Ashton says, certain emotion on his face as he spoke, he seemed very excited for this and I could see why he was. It was almost like he had it planned already.

“Interesting” I chuckle as I shrug innocently “well I guess I have no one”

Ashton shakes his head and walking up to me he lays a hand on my shoulder “Don’t worry about that, I’m sure you’ll find one, we’re all friends here and it’s a nice tradition so” he stops and softly gives me a pat on the back “you got this”

I laugh because this really wasn’t a big deal for me so I just nod and mumble “Alright” I say shortly winking at him “Thanks Ash”

They all looked like they were set up for the night and I was starting to wonder, am I the only person in this room who won’t have a new year’s kiss?. Probably I am, I just had to analyze the situation for one moment, this guys were incredibly handsome, all of them, it was quite obvious they would have a New Years kiss, me on the other side, not only was new here but also was the only one who seemed to not have picked up some kind of relationship with anyone on the short time that I have been here. Finding a new year’s kiss is going to be clearly impossible, so giving it a try was not even an option.

“(Y/n)! Come look at this” a voice calls me from afar.

I turn around, Michael’s girlfriend is calling me in and waving at me to come over where the rest of the girls were, seemed like a great time for a change of group, since the conversation over here was starting to make me a bit uncomfortable since the moment it started, I was starting to unlike being the only single person in the bunch.

“Gentlemen” I nod to them, as I listen to my friend calls and start to turn around “I’ll see you later” I say winking at them as I make a move to leave.

“Don’t get lost” Luke says as I start to walk away, a teasing tone in the back of his words.

“Yeah Yeah” I chuckle, leaving them to join my friend, where hopefully the conversation wouldn’t turn to that.

The rest of the party goes on smoothly, just like it was expected to. I kept moving from group to group all along the celebration, not being able to fully fit into one but still having a blast on each one I went to. I drank and laughed and danced at different times, but still, somehow I managed to keep my attention on him, on Luke, one of my best friends and oddly enough one of the boys that I felt more comfortable around.

I think it was no secret the fact that I had a mild (big) crush on Luke from the first time I really got to know him. It was not only his looks, that on my opinion were totally my type, but also the way he treated me, the way he always managed to put a smile in my face so easily and somehow always knew exactly what to say to cheer me up, it was the little things that made me grow a certain kind of feeling every day and that I wished to do something about, but this one felt like it was out of my hands, he had his eyes on someone and that someone isn’t me.

I am not mad at it, not at all, if he is happy then I am too, but still it is hard to not think about it through the night, as I watch him dance around with that girl, who can’t keep her smile off her face and seems to be having a blast, I wish it was me. I do my best to forget about it and walk away from when I am able to. It was easy enough, I made it last through most of the night until the time came and everyone was already set up to receive the new year altogether as a team.

I saw everyone forming into a crowd the second the clock marked 11:50 on them and I walked fast towards it ready to join the crowd and making my best to find a spot for me to hang in as the New Year came to us.

“(Y/n)” someone calls, I turn on the direction where the voice came and saw nothing and then it is again, It’s him, Luke is calling me from the opposite point of the circle and waving at me “come” he said, opening a space for me between the people and waving at me again to come over.

I don’t even think twice about it, I go to him and stand by his side. I notice he is alone, the girl he has been with all night isn’t anywhere around and neither were any of the boys, at least not at first sight, I couldn’t see them around.

“Where’s your girl?” I ask him, frowning a little bit, I don’t know why it was concerning me this much. I should be relieved about it.

“What girl?” he asks, really acting like he knew nothing about her.

“You said you had a girl for New Years!” I exclaim, crossing my arms over my chest.

he looks at me weird for a second, but right after he knew what I meant, he gives me a silly smile as he leans back and says “Ohh” apparently realizing what I said “I think she has other plans” he says, shrugging a bit.

I am about to ask, but just as I turn my head to the side I see her with her friends and another boy, this one I don’t know who he is, but they seem close. Apparently, I thought wrong, maybe they are not a thing after all.

“Oh man” I hiss, looking at my friend as I say “her lost, right?” I smile a little and shrug “I didn’t know you two were a thing” my head leans to the side in curiosity.

He laughs, shaking his head as he says “I mean, we weren’t, just fooling around, you know?”

I nod, understanding what he is saying. Just fooling around, right.

“I see” I say nodding, getting a little closer to him, and letting him slide his arm around my shoulders, as everyone gathered around and the countdown started.

“You look really nice tonight” he said, smiling at me softly.

I smiled a bright smile and I nodded back at him and mumbled a soft “Thanks”

I did my best to not make a fool of myself in front of him for any reason at all as the countdown when on, I just stuck up to what everyone was doing as people started to countdown and the year ended. We yelled each number when people started counting down from ten and the moment the fireworks went on, the crowd cheered and the champagne flew everywhere.

“Happy new year!” everyone yelled. I don’t know how a bottle of champagne ends up in my hand and Luke is hugging me close.

I look up at him and he looks at me, slowly leaning in and swiftly placing his lips on mine on a soft kiss, one that lasts and makes me feel butterflies all around my stomach, making me feel special. “Happy new year” he mumbles, the moment his lips take some distance from mine.

“Happy new year” I say back, smiling widely and kissing him again.

If this is starting the year off with a kiss, then this is going to be one hell of a year.

Calum

“I’m so cold” I whined a bit, rubbing both of my hands together and putting them close to my mouth and trying to heat them up with my own breath just a little.

Calum laughs at me from my right side and places his hand in my lower back as If he needed to make sure I was there and not about to get lost in between the sea of people we were currently standing in.

“You’re cold?” he says smiling down at me, sliding his hand to my hip and pulling me closer.

“Yes!” I yell, shaking my head and laughing a bit myself “I feel so weird” I say, putting my hands against my cheeks and feeling the soft warmth of my hands against my Face.

he shakes his head at me as he asks “Do you?” he teases, giving me a playful smile “Come here, I’ll warm you up” he offers and I don’t even think twice, as soon as he says it I am already sliding my arms around his body and underneath his jacket, feeling the warm of the fabric and his body mashing together.

I look around, really analyzing the scene and taking it in. This year, we’ve decided to take a break for the whole world and give ourselves a little getaway for this holidays, we deserved it, after all, we’ve had a little bit of a busy year. Ever since he launched his last album along with his band, things had gotten crazy busy for him and for me as well, we worked together, he did his music and I would make sure to capture every phase of it on my camera, we’re a team; Traveling from one part of the world to another, only being able to go back home for a couple of days, having little time of sleep and a lot of time out there doing what we loved, it was tiring, as much as we loved it, It was really gotten us good. We needed a break. desperately, immediately.

It was a bit of a random decision for both of us. For the holiday break I was supposed to work on a bunch of pictures that needed some editing and he still had some stuff to get done for the studio, but when things started to seem a little busy for our liking, he had enough so we grabbed our stuff and decided we would go away just the two of us to a place where we knew we could be alone.

New York was Calum’s first choice for one reason or another. On a normal situation, we would be traveling to Australia for this particular moment along with his sister and go to spend the New Year with his family, and even when we loved Australia so much, It was not the right place for us to travel to if we were really wishing to be alone.

New York was just the place. Not only it was far away from LA and any kind of responsibility we had, but we knew for sure that not many people we knew happened to be in New York at this very moment and It was just the perfect time to be with each other and enjoy our New Years Eve on a pure New York style.

The streets were packed in times square, the streets were shining, music blasting and the snow was falling from the sky, giving this night the perfect scenario before the New Year started. It was the first time I’ve ever been in a weather so cold, so standing out here in the pure winter was starting to get me good but I didn’t care, I was enjoying myself way too much.

Far away from us, We could see the main stage is set up for the final celebration of the year, getting ready before the big ball went down and the fireworks went up. I was so excited for this, for our first year spending our New Year’s Eve in New York, this was really unique and I couldn’t wait for next year and see if we could come back, maybe alone, maybe with his family, but I was having one hell of a time, I wanted it to happen again.

“This is nice, I love this place” I smile up at Calum, hoping he would hear me just fine over all the sounds was going on around us.

“Me too, look at the lights” he said looking around at all the screens going all over and not only playing publicity but also beautiful and festive images all around “I want to get closer to the stage” he says, accommodating so I could hold onto him and walk comfortably our way there.

It was a bit difficult and took a bit of time to get close to the main stage, I knew what he wanted, to be close to where the whole thing was so we could see the whole thing on the first row, it was such a good idea. There was no one on the stage, but still there was music going around as they got ready for the real show, so everyone was dancing and twirling their bodies around in the meantime, people taking pictures, hanging out with their families, all kinds of things, getting ready for the new year to strike.

“Dance with me” he said, grabbing my hands and Making me give a spin in place.

It was just the most perfect night we could have asked for and I was grateful for it. We danced and danced until our feet were tired enough and couldn’t handle it anymore but even with that, we just kept dancing, as the show started and the people started to gather around the stage even more for the New Year’s ball to go down.

We were having one hell of a night and we were planning to make it even more special as time went on, This was not only going to be New Years celebration, it was also our anniversary, it made it even extra special. We would make the most out of it.

11:55 and we were now in front of the big stage, watching the dancers go around and make the show slowly growing bigger as the time moved on.

“Oh man, five minutes” he says holding me close to him as we watch the big clock slowly going on “I can’t believe it’s been a year already” he says, his look going back at me “feels like more” he mumbles as his hand caresses my cheek softly.

“Time flies baby” I say with a big sigh. I smile and grab both sides of his face in between my hands, holding him close and pulling him even closer to me slowly. “Come here” I mouth to him and he takes it, kissing my lips slowly, transmitting the most feeling and emotions to me.

Time really flies, more than anything, Because before I can even notice, between kisses and playful conversations, every now and then turning to watch the show going on behind us, People started to count down loudly and the big screen behind us started projecting big numbers until it reached zero and in that very moment, fireworks went everywhere, the ball dropped and everyone was yelling like crazy. It’s 2019 already and we are crossing to it through the big doors.

“Happy new year” We yelled to each other with a big smile on our face, as everyone else around us yelled the same thing collectively.

I jump to hug him, letting him spin me around in the air as I kiss his cheek repeatedly and laugh in happiness because I was really incredibly happy about this moment and I was happy to be lucky enough to spend it with him.

“Happy anniversary love” He mumbles as he sets me down on the floor, grabbing my face and pulling me closer to him, softly placing his lips against mine and pressing them together tightly.

I know he goes to make this kiss deeper, when he moves back just a little and goes to caress his lips softly around mine but I move my head back just a little, leaving him hanging as I mumble “Happy anniversary” I said, pressing our lips together once to then say “I love you so much”

he smiles, his hands going to my hips and pressing me into him “I love you more” he says back, joining his lips on mine on a short kiss “You have no idea” he whispers and kisses me once more, harder and deeper this time.

There was something inside of me was telling me, this is going to be one of the best years ever, something that will be unforgettable and we would make the most memories out of it. I could feel it in my bones, but even if it wasn’t, I don’t care because all I ask for is to spend my year beside him and I am able to do what I love right by his side. Because with him, everything was brighter and better.

Michael

At this point in life, I just came to realize how true it is that I am in fact an easy target when it came to getting drunk, especially in a social situation when I never seemed to realize how much I was actually drinking. I couldn’t hold myself together after the fourth cup of wine. I was laughing like crazy and could barely hold myself still as my body was thrown back to the side, probably a little to close to the edge than I should be but I didn’t care because I was hearing the best stories in the world and was having the time of my life.

My best friend, Michael, from since I could remember came for a couple weeks to his parents house and ever since I found out, somehow I have managed to be able to get myself too busy to see him until today, New Year’s Eve, when everything came together and sometimes things could get a little messy. Today could be that day, but again, I don’t care because Michael is here and I’m having a blast.

“In Italy, there was this girl who just lifted her shirt in the middle of the street and pressed her you to know what on my you know what,” he says, showing me a picture on his phone and holding it up where it was so he could tell the story.

There was an image of himself being close to that girl but still a barrier of smoked glass separating them, he was smiling widely, smiling so much to the point I noticed he was laughing and holding two thumbs up in the air as he posed perfectly in front of that woman’s naked chest. It was hilarious.

“Oh my gosh!” I laugh loudly, cleaning the little tears that come out of my eyes “Your window?” I stupidly ask, since his past innuendo could have to lead me to believe otherwise.

oh man, I was so drunk.

“Yep” he laughs too, grabbing his bottle of champagne and drinking it straight from the bottle “Ashton took the perfect picture” he says, once he was done.

“Your fans are insane” I say, drinking a bit more from my own bottle and scooting a bit closer to him “How did I not get that picture earlier?”

he laughs “Between you and me” he says in a secretive voice “I should not be showing this to you”

I nod, understanding this was clearly private stuff not only for the girl who did that but because it is not something that was meant to be shared, but if he had that picture and we were hanging together, he might as well tell me the story, we knew each other since we were little after all. I won’t tell if he doesn’t want me too.

“I feel honored” I say, holding a hand to my chest like if it meant the world to me to see him pose in front of a woman’s chest. It was funny so the gesture was appreciated.

This is pretty much what we’ve been doing for the night, the party was fine, but there were at least a thousand people we just didn’t know and since we haven’t seen each other in such a long time, we decided it was time to catch up. We sneaked out of that party with incredible ease and one way or another managed to get to the rooftop where we could admire the whole city of Sydney to perfection.

We kept drinking and talking since we got here, enjoying the pleasant silence that was held up in here and enjoying our little catch up session, I don’t even remember at what point of the night he started to show me all the pictures he had on his phone and telling me all of the stories he had from all of these moths touring. It was just as fun as it sounds like.

With every picture came to a story, one more hilarious than the other and all of them so beautiful that I somehow felt jealous, his life was too fabulous and mine was so boring, I wanted that too. But again, don’t we all?. We laughed and talked to each other, really enjoying ourselves and our time together, but somehow something seems to turn him down just a bit. The moment when one picture comes and his smile fades.

It was him and his now ex-girlfriend, holding hands, in front of a monument and she was kissing his cheek, they looked happy, he looked happy. He seemed nostalgic like that memory was taken away. Ripped away from his heart. I know he loved her, but shit happens most times.

“that's a beautiful picture” I say, not thinking it through, but still going to a touchy subject. I lean my head on his shoulder and look at the picture better. It was indeed beautiful, I could not help myself but pity him, because this is just another good relationship thrown away.

“Yeah” he said smiling a little, a sad smile “We were in Italy and she wanted to visit the Colosseum,” he says, zooming in the picture to get a closer look at their faces “Nice time” he mumbles, zooming back up and sighing as he swipes the picture away.

I could see the sadness in the light of his eyes but I try to swat it away, by distracting him a little. So I slide my hand across his back and lay my hand on his shoulder, giving it a light squeeze.

“These things happen Michael” I say doing my best to cheer him up “Show must go on”

He smiles a little at the use of that quote and nods “Of course” he says, swiping for another picture and looking for one that matters, taking his mind away from this one. It’s New Years, he doesn’t need to be reminded about his breakup tonight.

“This is Luke taking a shot of salad dressing on my birthday” he said, laughing as he says it and plays the video, which showed how Ashton started to dare him and poured the dressing on a shot for him “he won, it was crazy” he says, giving me the phone.

“Oh man” I laugh at loud as the video goes on. Luke drinks the whole thing and yells loudly, Michael is cheering the whole time until the video is cut off by a shoot of his face when he flipped the screen and then it’s over.

I laugh, a lot and as I try to steady my breathe from laughing so much I let out a small and dreamy sigh and then I mumble. “I missed you Michael”

He smiles a really beautiful smile and then says “I missed you too” he says, pulling me in a side hug.

“How have we not caught up earlier?” I ask, giggling a little bit as I take another shot from my bottle.

“I’m too famous” He says, making me laugh once again.

“Shut up” I say, slapping his softly on his side as I tried to stop me from laughing so much, but I can’t.

I am about to start a new conversation, anything, but when I am about to say something, his phone starts vibrating in his hand and I don’t even get a brief second to read the name on the screen. He answers the call immediately and presses his phone against his ear.

“It’s my mom” he says, as he answers the call “hey!” he cheers, breaking our hug and turning a little to the side “I’m on the rooftop, (Y/n)’s with me” he says moving the side again dramatically and staring at me “she’s a bit drunk mom it’s a mess” he says in a clear teasing voice, causing me to gasp loudly at his guts and pushing him to the side, but he is quicker than me and grabs my hand and holds me in place “of course I’m taking care of her, always” he says, a small giggle coming out of his lips, he hums at everything his mom says and then nods to himself “we’ll be down there in a sec”

He hangs the call and in one quick move leans forward to snatch that bottle away from me, making me almost swat my hands in the air to grab it. He laughs and puts it away, trying to tell me that it was enough drinking for tonight, but I say, this is only the beginning.

“Asshole!” I yell when I try to reach the bottle but he pulls me back.

“You’re drunk!” He laughs, keeping me on my spot.

“No I’m not drunk! You are” I say fighting back but he doesn’t listen at all, he gets up and stands in front of me, holding a hand out for me to take it. It’s time to leave. “Nooo” I whine, leaning my head on my shoulder.

He shakes his head and grabs the bottle before I can reach back for it and looks at the label on it, he looks at it with a curious look and takes a sip on it. He coughs at the strong taste on his mouth, presses his lips together and cringes, he didn’t like it.

“Oh crap this is strong” he says, shaking his head, his nose wrinkling back as he takes in the liquor.

“You drink like a girl” I tease.

“Says the girl” he teases back.

He offers me his hand again and I take it, he pulls my arm until I am up on my feet and makes me take a couple of steps toward him, he is close to me, probably closer than he should be but I don’t care, in fact, I like it a lot.

“I really missed you” I say making a fist with my hand and nudging his shoulder in a friendly push.

He smiles and seems like he is about to say something when the fireworks go off. Our jaws almost drop, was it time already?, I guess we had too much fun for tonight.

We look at each other with a smile and holding up our arms at the same time we cheer.

“Happy new year!” Our voices say at the same time and he hugs me, lifting me up and shortly spinning me around in the air, to then push the bottle into my hand once again and quick picking up his own, he lifts it in the air and says “And to a fantastic 2019” he says, holding it up.

“For the best year of our damned lives” I answer, we clinked bottles and drank. For the best year ever, for a year full of new opportunities, for a year of less sadness and more than everything, a year where we could see each other a lot more. Because maybe that’s just what will make our whole year better.

Ashton

My steps get heavier and heavier as I get through the snow and it slowly grows thicker with every step I take, my hands shake a little and my teeth are gritting, my whole body reacting as another blow of wind comes flying our way in one cold current. Maybe this was the biggest perk of spending our vacation in the mountains, the snow was too much and it was freezing everywhere.

I see our shack from here and I start to wonder if I’d be able to reach it first than anyone If I walked a little faster, but my feet were already giving in because of the cold and my belly felt too full, I didn’t feel like fasting up my pace.

“Are you cold?” Ashton asks behind me, trying to reach up my pace when he reaches the hill.

I look back to him shortly, shaking my head immediately as I mumble “Oh, I’m fine”

I hear him sigh deeply and not say anything else, but he reaches up to my side when he takes a good look at me he only needs to connect a few dots to understand that I was lying and I was just trying my very best to evict him in front of his family without looking rude.

“You’re cold” he says and it isn’t a question now.

Without me saying a thing he takes out his scarf from his neck and wraps it around my own. Making sure it doesn’t fall off and instantly making me feel some kind of relief on my whole body. It felt amazing.

“Thank you” I smile to him a little but don’t even try to start any kind of conversation with him, I still felt weird about it.

Ashton and I have had a little argument the night before, which just came in perfect timing, considering that it was now New Year’s Eve and his family was here with us, it was embarrassing, but apparently we couldn’t hold ourselves to it before we got home, we had to create tension in the least appropriate moment ever. I was a slip is what I keep telling to myself, but it hurt me and I still felt to much from it, I hated to be the one who was affected the most. I know he was sorry, but a sorry doesn’t cut what he said.

“I could really use some hot chocolate right now” I hear Ashton’s sister say behind us as she makes her way up along with their brother and mom.

We decided to spend New Year’s Eve all together as a family and have a nice dinner, just us five in a pretty restaurant near here. It was beautiful, intimate, it was a real shame that Ashton and I were in this place, right now.

“I can make some when we get there, there’s still some left” I offer, smiling back at her. I could use one too, it wouldn’t feel bad to have one with this weather.

“Thanks (Y/n)” she says, smiling back.

“Ash, are we going to see the fireworks?” Harry asks, already tired from walking up this hill.

“Of course we are, I know just the place” he says in cheer. Seeming way too excited than he actually looked, but that was just him, not wanting to show up a long face in front of his siblings.

“Yes!” Harry says cheering, jumping in place in excitement to then sprint, touching Lauren’s shoulder and running past us, the two of them racing their way up.

“Kids, be careful! I don’t want you slipping again” Anne yells, but they seem to not listen, they just run their way up and messing around as much as they can for tonight. It’s New Year's after all, it’s all about messing around.

It doesn’t take us long to finally reach the shack though. I almost wanted to moan in pure pleasure when we enter the warm place, thanks to the heater inside, I take off my coat and Ashton’s scarf, suddenly feeling like I had too much on me for my liking. I don’t say anything or even make the effort of talking to anyone. I take off whatever I have on me that feels like much and go to the kitchen, really thinking about that hot chocolate that maybe will make me forget a little about all this crap.

I put all the stuff out the moment I reach the kitchen and get to work. I get too much in my head, thinking and overthinking, so much that I almost don’t hear entirely when Ashton comes in the room. I hear him but I decide to ignore him. Still, it surprises me when his hand falls on my shoulder.

“Hey” he says, standing up beside me and wearing a bit of a serious face “Can we talk?”

No, I don’t want to. That’s what I wish I could say to his face, but I can’t. Instead, all I can do is look up at him and say the words that I least wanted to say, because there was really not much I could say and even when I didn’t want to talk to him, I also didn’t want any more problems between us.

“Uh, sure” I mumble softly, as I turn the stove on and set up a pot “what's up?” I say, trying to fake a small smile but can’t.

“You’re still mad at me?” He asks, even when the answer is kind of obvious, it didn’t stop him from asking me anyway. I don’t answer, I just keep doing my thing and pouring the hot chocolate mixture along with milk and mixing. Doing my best to avoid the question as much as possible. He sighs “Cmon, babe, it’s New Year’s Eve, really, let’s forget about this I said that I’m sorry”

I frown, still doing my best to not answer but I’m angry, I can’t help it. “You didn’t mean it” I say in a small voice, staring at the streaming pot blankly.

“Yes I did” he argues, being careful to not raise his voice, I know he was angry too, but we didn’t need everyone else to know too. “Did you really drag this dumb argument until today? It’s supposed to be a happy moment, not some time where we could literally feel the tension, it doesn’t make any sense” he says a hushed voice but his voice full of emotion “my mom knows we’re fighting and she isn’t really happy about it”

“So you’re apologizing to me because your mom told you?” I say sarcastically shortly looking up at him with a burning glance.

“No” he shakes his head “I want us to talk, right here, right now” he says, blocking my way when I turn to go grab a mug “that day you just left, you did not say a word and if we had talked before about this, like adults, things would be different now” he says on a harsh voice, he takes a step forward and caresses my cheek softly, trying to ease me up a little “what’s on your mind?”

I frown more, this was certainly annoying me, so I go around him and make my way to look for mugs anyways, he doesn’t move from his place as I go out of my previous spot and come back, still trying my best to ignore him, but I couldn’t stay this quiet for long, I had to say something.

“You made a comment about my body” I say, now my words coming out with pure venom out of them. “no, uh, you basically called me fat and I am not okay with that” I say, glancing up to him as I poured the hot liquid in two mugs.

“I didn’t mean it that way” he justifies, rubbing the palm of his hand on his forehead.

“It doesn’t matter, Ashton, it hurt me and you saw it and you laughed!” I exclaim, not loud enough for anyone to hear me, but still hard enough for him to feel my words “I know it was a joke but it was off limits, honestly, you crossed the line”

“I was drunk, It meant nothing” he keeps saying

“To me it did” I say, shaking my head as I turned the fire off. I made sure any hot object was a way to not scare him, I just needed to make a point, so I turn to him and say in clear words. “you know how hard it has been for me to go back to a healthy body and you witnessed that, long before we started dating but even when I am not the only one here who has gone through that you still had the guts to do that, I can’t believe you” I say, my voice breaks a little.

This was something that still felt a little hard for me to completely get over. I used to be overweight, very overweight and going back to a healthy body took a lot of hard work and time, literally tears and blood, but he seemed to not see that as I did because the moment he made that joke it still hit me deep. Not even when he should have taken in count that his sister also was in the same place as me and I was the one who helped her through her own journey. Apparently, he didn’t entirely care, drunk people say the truth and that’s a fact. If he really thinks that about my body then he should say to my face.

“Babe, I really am sorry” he says in softer words, looking for my hand and grabbing it softly “I would have taken it back and you know it but it came out of my mouth just like so, I didn’t mean it” he explains “I didn’t want to disrespect you, I know how hard you worked on it and I know you are still self-conscious at times but I was drunk, I wasn’t thinking-“

“Leave it, Ashton” I snap.

I was sick of hearing this, I don’t know why it sounds like he doesn’t entirely mean it. It sounds forced like he is supposed to say this, like he is just saying it because he feels obligated to say this, I need to hear something else from this crap he always says.

I try to walk away, I can’t keep hearing this, the same thing over and over. But when I try to walk away his hand grabs my wrist and does not let me move any further, he holds me in place. “I don’t want to end the year with us fighting” he says, making me turn around to look at me straight in the eye “I love you, you know that more than anyone and sometimes I am just a dick, I wish I could change that but I can’t, no matter how much I try but let me tell you something” he says, pointing at me, it intimidates me but I try my best to stay strong “I would never hurt you on Purpose, I would never lie to you, I can’t even stand the thought of me making you cry, that’s just unacceptable” he shrugs and steps forward, closing the space between us, making this more intimate and personal “I’m human, I make mistakes but one thing I know is that I love you deeply and I am really sorry”

Just wish that I would have forgiven him. It was more than enough for me, but damn me and my pride, I couldn’t just give this to him so easily, I love him so much, I really do but this was so hard to me to just give in so easily. I didn’t know what to do at all.

“I’m going to get going” I said, some desperation in my voice. I didn’t know what to do, what to say, what to expect from him so I just walked away, to think, maybe it will make me feel a little better after all.

He doesn’t say anything, I don’t know why he lets me go, he watches me pick the two mugs of chocolate and walk away from him without another word, I feel guilty. I hope he doesn’t think I will break up with him, that’s the last thing I would do, but I just need to think. I need some space to let this sink in.

We don’t talk for the rest of the night. It’s a shame but we don’t, there is still some tension, but he gives me the space I need. His mother keeps by my side, talking to me and making me feel like I was not alone at all, she distracts me and manages to put a smile on my face. Maybe this was what I need right now. We spend some time indoors and when the clock strikes 11, we head outside.

Ashton said he knew the place and he really did. It was a big and beautiful bar with a huge window as a wall that gave us the perfect view of the mountain, this was the perfect place for us to see the fireworks.

We drink a little, take a couple of shots and get one of those free champagne glasses that were being distributed all over. Ashton and I haven’t talked yet. Somehow time flies and before we even realize the sky is being lit up by beautiful fireworks, everyone is yelling and hugging each other. I guess it’s 2019.

“Happy new year!” everyone yells at the same time and champagne flies around the room.

I hug Lauren tight after the clock strikes 12. I smile widely and turn around. Ashton is behind me, waiting for with his arms wide open, he was smiling, his eyes a bit watery. He was having a great time but there is still something else he needs to get done before the year finishes.

“Happy new year” I say, not yelling, not whispering, in a very normal but steady voice.

“Happy new year” he says back, pulling me in a very big hug.

I hug him tight and it feels really good. I missed his touch, even when it’s been 24 hours where we haven’t had any kind contact beside little and meaningless touches but now it felt real, I felt better. I hug him tighter after really feeling his touch, hiding my face on the crock of his neck and taking in his scent deeply.

I missed him

“I’m sorry” he mumbles in my ear, holding me tighter.

“I’m sorry too” I say, pressing my lips together, holding down a sob. My eyes water, I didn’t know what to tell him, out of all of the things, he left me speechless. “I hate when we fight” I say in a little voice.

“Me too” he says, takes a step back and places both hands on my face “i love you, alright? I love you so much” he says, pressing a kiss to my lips once “You’re beautiful, I’m sorry I said such a thing, I take it back, you’re perfect” he whispers “I love you”

“I love you” I answer back, in a small mumble “I forgive you”

He closes his eyes in relief, takes my hands in his and kisses the back of them, once, them twice.

“Thank you” he mumbles, to then grab my hand, and with the other grab one glass of champagne from the waiter passing by, giving one to me and then one for himself. He raised his glass up to his face “For another year together”

“And more to come” I smiled, we clinked cups and drink.

I take a step up to him, closing the space between us and kissing him deeply, like never before. I forgive him now and I would Again a thousand times more because I love him more than ever and that’s never going to change.

He breaks the kiss just a little, our lips still touching every so slightly and almost in a whisper he said:

“I adore you”

And little did he know. I adore him more than anything.

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The Raw Exposé: WWE Presents - Death of a Friendship II Starring Enzo Amore and Big Cass (6-19-2017)

By: Keila Cash

Hello everyone and welcome to another installment of The Raw Exposé. Tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw emanated from the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. After WWE threw in the towel last week due to Game 5 of the NBA Finals, this was the perfect opportunity for the company to get back on track as the infamous July PPV rapidly approaches. Samoa Joe proved that he’s not scared of Brock Lesnar by going toe-to-toe with The Beast and walking away unscathed. Did the Samoan Badass continue his streak of dominance or did someone decide to rain on his parade? The answer to that question can be found throughout this blog. Without further ado, let’s dissect tonight’s episode of Raw in no particular order.

Raw kicked off with Roman Reigns’ announcement regarding his plans for Summerslam. Reigns wanted to face the winner of the Universal Championship match between Brock Lesnar and Samoa Joe. He declared himself the number one contender because the ring was his yard now.

Samoa Joe came out and was offended that Reigns omitted his name from the title match. He was actually flattered because Reigns never beat him one-on-one. Reigns had a stinging line about how Samoa Joe didn’t live up his Samoan roots and called him “Just Joe” as an insult.

Joe headbutted Reigns and proceeded to toss him into the barricade before rolling him back in the ring.

He tried to lock in the Coquina Clutch but Reigns powered out of the hold and nailed Joe with a Superman Punch as the opening segment came to a close.

This was a good way to start the show. The talking was kept to a minimum as Reigns and Joe traded barbs while coming off like total badasses at the same time. Reigns being a cocky asshole is a good look for him. It generates instant heat whether he’s catering to his fanbase or deliberately pissing off hardcore fans who despise his character. WWE has found the perfect formula when it comes to presenting Reigns as a star who is a lightning rod who generates buzz wherever he goes. Here’s hoping the company stays the course because there is money to be made if they play their cards right.

Samoa Joe fending off claims that he is the black sheep of the Samoan Dynasty continues to fuel him in the best possible way. Joe is not only fighting for the Universal Title but his namesake as well. No one comes for his manhood and gets away with it. Brock Lesnar learned that lesson last week. Will Reigns suffer a similar fate? We shall find out later tonight.

The Hardy Boyz defeated Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows when Jeff Hardy pinned Gallows with the Swanton Bomb in a gusty match. Jeff played the babyface in peril until he laid out Anderson with the Whisper in the Wind. Matt made the hot tag and had things under control until Gallows sucker punched him. This allowed Gallows and Anderson to hit the Boot of Doom for a near fall. Jeff eventually made the blind tag as Gallows was about to take out Matt. Jeff saved his brother which set up the Twist of Fate/Swanton Bomb finish. Nice effort from both teams as WWE teased an Anderson and Gallows win only for them to pick up another loss. Again…

Random Observation: Bo Dallas has an amazing tan. And long luxurious hair. And a beard!

Finn Bálor defeated Bo Dallas with the Coup De Grace in a surprisingly competitive match. Dallas attacked Bálor before the match got underway which gave him the advantage early on. However, Bálor got back on offense by nailing Dallas with a wicked kick to the face before throwing him into the barricade for good measure. He rolled Dallas back in the ring and hit his Slingblade/Running Dropkick/Coup De Grace trifecta for the win. This was a nice showcase for Bálor while Dallas looked good for a grand total of two minutes before eating the pin.

Seth Rollins waxed poetically about being on the cover of WWE 2K18 while renouncing his greedy and egomaniacal ways from three years ago. Bray Wyatt didn’t buy Rollins’ nice guy act as he cut a promo from backstage. Wyatt hated the idea of Rollins being a corporate shill and vowed to make him pay for using his name in vain.

Wyatt made his way to the ring and was about to sacrifice Rollins for the greater good when Rollins laid him out with a crossbody from the top rope onto the floor. Rollins walked away while Wyatt tried to save face by smiling manically as the segment came to an end.

The promo exchange between Rollins and Wyatt was fine, but I am not emotionally invested in their feud because Wyatt has looked weak at every turn. He might gain the advantage every now and then, but he never wins the BIG ONE. Wyatt’s feud with Rollins will deliver similar results. It’s sad but true.

Elias Samson sent quite the message to Finn Bálor when he attacked Bálor from behind during his backstage interview with Charly Caruso. Samson warned Bálor never to upstage him again as D-Von shooed The Drifter away. I think it’s safe to pencil in Bálor vs. Samson at the July PPV That Shall Remain Nameless Unless Absolutely Necessary.

Akira Tozawa defeated TJP with a Senton from the top rope. The match was solid and Titus O’Neil added to Tozawa’s act by being his manager. If this is O’Neil’s career trajectory, why is he a heel?

Based on O’Neil’s rebuttal to Neville after the Cruiserweight Champion vowed to annihilate Tozawa if he continued to stick his nose where it didn’t belong, we might have our answer. O’Neil & Apollo Crews will face Sheamus & Cesaro in a nontitle match. Two heel teams going at it doesn’t make sense unless the creative team decided to turn O’Neil and Crews babyface. We shall find out soon enough.

Samoa Joe defeated Roman Reigns by putting him to sleep with the Coquina Clutch in a very good match. It was hard-hitting and physical throughout which made things even better. Joe had his best match to date since debuting on the main roster while Reigns continues to prove why he’s one of the best performers in WWE.

The counters and near falls were on point as Joe countered Reigns’ Spear attempt with a knee to the face followed by a modified Atomic Drop and Senton. It was a great sequence that popped the crowd something fierce.

Joe tried to finish Reigns off with The Coquina Clutch, but the Big Dog powered out and dropped Joe with a Spear. Joe put his foot on the rope for a near fall which heightened the drama even more.

Joe rolled out of the ring and barely made it back in the ring before the count of ten. Reigns was in position to hit him with another Spear until a beeping sound stopped the match in its tracks.

An ambulance was backing into the arena and lo and behold, BRAUN STROWMAN made his triumphant return to Raw. The distraction allowed Joe to lock in his submission hold for the win.

After the match was over, Strowman made his way to the ring and reminded Reigns that he wasn’t finished with him yet. He laid him out with a Reverse Chokeslam and challenged the Big Dog to an Ambulance Match at the Fire of Great Balls PPV as the segment came to an end.

The match between Samoa Joe and Roman Reigns was great while Strowman’s return pushed things over the top. Joe continues to look strong while the epic Strowman-Reigns feud will come to a head next month. All in all, this was a great piece of business that made me look for to the July PPV That Shall Remain Nameless Unless Absolutely Necessary.

The Miz’s marriage might be on the rocks, but the night wasn’t a total loss as he recruited Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel to join his entourage. Dallas and Axel attacked Dean Ambrose from behind while they were disguised as a pair of bears.

Miz picked the bones as he laid out Ambrose with the Skull Crushing Finale to wrap up the apology segment from hell.

Sheamus and Cesaro defeated Apollo Crews and Titus O’Neil when Cesaro pinned Crews with an assisted White Noise. The match was fine, but the 10:30 Lull Period of Death started to set in as the crowd was muted for the most part.

That Brock Lesnar-Samoa Joe video package was everything. Lesnar talking shit about his opponents never gets old. If only he did it for the live audience on a regular basis. Hmm…

Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax ended via disqualification after Emma kicked Jax in the stomach after Alexa Bliss moved out of the way. Since Banks was DQ’d, she attacked Emma and Jax until Bliss intervened.

From there, all hell broke loose as Mickie James, Dana Brooke, and Bayley made the save. The babyface crew stood tall while the heels retreated up the ramp.

Bayley got a nice ovation which was refreshing to see. Based on the melee, expect a multi-woman match for Bliss’ Raw Women’s Title at the July PPV That Shall Remain Nameless Unless Absolutely Necessary.

The whodunit mystery involving Enzo Amore and Big Cass finally came to a head when Big Cass was revealed to be the culprit.

Kurt Angle interrogated The Big Show and The Revival but noted investigator Corey Graves provided visual proof that Big Cass was the man behind the backstage attacks.

Security footage revealed that Big Cass staged the attack from last week as Enzo looked on in shock. Cass admitted that he was the man who attacked Enzo from behind because he was tired of carrying his dead weight.

Cass took pity on Enzo because no one liked him. His big mouth was writing checks that his ass couldn’t cash. Cass ended their friendship and nailed Enzo with a big boot to the face. Raw went off the air with Cass standing tall on the main stage while Angle tended to Enzo in the ring.

This was an interesting way to end the show. Big Cass held his own on the mic while Enzo Amore did a wonderful job letting his facial expressions do the talking for him. He even cried on command which is pretty damn remarkable.

It sucks that the team is breaking up, but Enzo’s rebuttal should be a thing of beauty next week. If he’s able to convey his own thoughts, we might have a potential promo of the year contender on our hands. I still have trepidation about both men going solo because they complement each other so well on the mic and in the ring.

However, Vince McMahon sees dollar signs in Big Cass and we shall see how his singles push plays out. As for Enzo, he’s a better talker than a wrestler. His long-term goal should be managing other stars. Enzo has the gift of gab which will serve him well in the future.

On a more somber note, I think it’s safe to say that it’s been a rough year for friendships in WWE. L

Overall, I thought tonight’s episode of Raw was solid. This was a nice bounce back show after last week’s ho-hum effort. The wrestling action ranged from decent to very good with Roman Reigns and Samoa Joe winning match of the night honors.

Braun Strowman returned and went back to what he does best: Destroying Reigns to no end. Their Ambulance Match at Great Balls of Fire the July PPV should be a spectacle, to say the least.

The third hour dragged a bit, but the closing segment ended things on a high note. Big Cass showed his true colors and it should be interesting to see how he fares as a solo star. Enzo’s big mouth will keep him employed for years to come. His in-ring work? Not so much.

WWE is doing a good job building up the Balls of Great Fire PPV. However, the company is 0-4 when it comes to producing quality PPVs post-WrestleMania season. The booking decisions at Payback, Backlash, Extreme Rules and Money in the Bank have been atrocious. Here’s hoping they get their act together next month by booking a show that makes sense from a wrestling and storytelling standpoint. If not, the streak will extend to 0-5 which is a damn shame coming from the biggest wrestling promotion in the world.

On that note, this wraps up another edition of The Raw Exposé. I hope you enjoyed it and I will be back tomorrow night with a brand new installment of The SmackDown Files. See you later, boys and girls!

#Big Cass #Braun Strowman #Enzo Amore #Monday Night Raw #Roman Reigns #Samoa Joe #WWE #WWE Universe

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