My brothers best friend

English love affair

2years later ....

Ari POV

"Eddie, where'd you go?" I looked around my apartment searching for my fiancé.

I met Eddie two months after I left Australia to come here. We've been dating for 1year and 5months. I love him, but not as much as Ashton and he knows that. But Eddie is patient and that's all I could ask for.

"Babe, I'm in the kitchen." He spoke his British accent making me smile.

"I love that accent babe, I still can't get over it." I laughed.

"Come on americano, let's go." He chuckled grabbing my hand and a set of keys.

"Uh, I don't want to go to this stupid party." I huffed.

"You're nineteen, who doesn't want to go out at nineteen."

"Me, you're only five years older then me anyway." 

He's twenty four if you wanted to know.

"Shut up. I hate when you talk about our age gap." He lead me outside.

"It's not a big age gap though babe, don't worry about it."

"When you were fourteen I was nineteen." He mumbled.

When you put it like that it sounds bad. But now it doesn't sound so bad so what's the issue?

"When I was in high school learning about sex ed you were out doing it with every girl." I giggled.

"Mhm." He mumbled getting in the car as I did too. "But you know I love you the most don't you?"

"Shut up. Don't lie." I laughed hitting his arm.

"It's the truth I swear!" He exclaimed.

I sat back and looked out the window as the sky moved quickly. Times like these I can't help but think of Ashton. What's he doing? Who's he doing it with? Is he okay?

Ashton POV

"I remember the day you told me you were leaving." I sang as I sat in the back of the bus.

"Bro, you know that song makes you cry." Mike mumbled.

"I know." I huffed removing my headphones.

"She's moved on, don't you think you should to?" Calum spoke up. "She seems to be getting on with her life. She has a job, a flat, a boyfriend. She has everything."

"She doesn't have me. I know she loves me still."

"Ashton, don't do this please." Luke looked at me seriously.

"What? Don't think about the girl I love? Don't think of the girl that left because her brother told her too? She's not right, she's ill. No one knows anything for sure because she's blocked us all."

"There's a reason for that Ashton. She doesn't want us in her life anymore okay?" Michael stood up and walked off.

...

"Send my love to your new lover." I sang as I threw my phone on the bed.

"Adele?" Calum asked walking in and sitting down on the couch.

"Yeah, I love Adele at the moment." I mumbled sitting next to him.

"Have you seen Ari's Facebook lately?" Luke asked joining us.

"No, why?" I asked sitting up to look at him more clearly.

"Because she keeps posting depressing shit. I don't know though."

"Does it matter if she is?" Calum asked.

"No, not really. But it's stuff like how much she misses her past relationship and how she wants him back and shit." Luke muttered.

"I never left, she did." I huffed.

"You're getting over her already." Luke smiled. "Now, let's go out and party!" He laughed.

"Luke, I'm not over her." I promised.

"You are, now you're in denial. Just, just forget it." I mumbled.

Ari POV

"Look, too you're left." Edward smiled.

I looked and saw the London eye. That's where me and him met, had our first kiss and where he asked me to be his girlfriend.

"It's my favourite place." I smiled back at him.

"Fancy going to a club instead of the lame party? I'm sure Tyler and Amanda will join us."

"Yeah, yeah sure." I nodded laughing.

Ashton POV

"We rarely ever stay in England this long. A night out with the lads will be good. Besides, it's one night Ashton. Nothing has to happen." Michael begged me.

"Ari is in London right? What if she goes out?" I asked him.

"She's moved to Birmingham I think. Come on Ashton, she can't control you forever."

After a long time I finally agreed.

...

Alcohol, drugs, smoke and sweat entered my nostrils as soon as I stepped into the room. The sound of Craig David and blonde, nothing like this was blaring through the speakers making the floor bounce with vibrations.

We walked in and grabbed a beer whilst Luke and Michael hit the dance floor leaving me and Calum standing at the edge looking down upon every drunk person making a fool of themselves.

One Pacific girl caught my attention. She had long blonde hair, tanned, slim and looked very much like Ari.

She was swaying her hips and jumping around drunkly stumbling as a guy caught her hips every time. There were two other people with them, another boy and girl. They must have come in couples.

"Dude, take a look to your right." Calum yelled over the music.

I spun my head to the right and saw a tall brunette shaking her ass to the song as guys ogled at her. I swear one was drooling.

Before I could take in her proper appearance a girl drunkly fell on me. I spun around to catch her as Calum ran to help too. She fell and then huffed once I caught her. A big sigh of relief.

I looked down at her properly and noticed exactly who she was. It was Ari. I would recognise her from anywhere. Of course I would.

"Thanks man!" A tall guy came over picking Ari up and smiled. "She's a very clumsy drunk. She's had to much I think."

He pulled her to his side as she pecked his cheek and looked back to me. Her eyes were wide and her mind was empty.

"I'm Edward." He stuck his hand out.

"Ashton." I replied shaking it.

Ari looked at me as my eyes flickered to hers briefly. She began to get fidgety and suddenly spoke up.

"Let's dance. Over there!" She pointed to the furthest spot away from me."

"Okay babe, thanks man!" He said once more before disappearing with the girl who stole my heart.

I watched as Michael came over with Luke in tow. He stunk of alcohol already and I took a swig of my beer.

"Who was that?" Mike asked looking for her.

"It's Ari Michael. She's here." I mumbled taking another swig.

His eyes went wide and he looked for her more furiously. He saw her and ran towards her.