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[17th of January - Nashville]

Things continued in much the same fashion they started, Michael was now practically Calum's chaperone, and Luke had roped Ashton into PR planning and helping him find artists to feature on the next album. There was a tension between the two that had been there since the moment Luke had found out they were together, and if it were anyone other than Luke, Calum would have assumed he was jealous. It was Luke though, and he could tell that he was hurt more than anything, he'd made a few comments in passing while Calum had been staying with him and Calum had pieced together the real cause of the rift. Disappointment. Ashton knew how hard Luke had been working to keep things on track and he hadn't even had the decency to give Luke a heads up about the potentially catastrophic situation he was a part of. It was hard for Calum to not feel partially responsible, but Luke was more than polite and warm toward him, the issue very clearly lay between Ashton and him.

Because of all of this, though, Ashton and Calum's newly blossoming relationship was now conducted almost entirely via text message. Even when they were on the bus, they didn't climb into one another's bunks, and when they were in hotel rooms, they very rarely got bunked together. Calum wasn't sure exactly what Luke thought the issue would be if they were in a room together, but he didn't argue the point.

So, they laid in their own bunks on the moving bus, texting back and forth in an attempt not to bother Michael and Luke. They'd tried sleeping in the same bunk one night, but Ashton had rolled out onto the floor in his sleep and Calum had laughed so hard he'd woken the others up.

Ashton Irwin

Miss you

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We were all just at the table together

Ashton Irwin

Not the same, and you know it

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Only 17 days and the tour is over

Ashton Irwin

Didn't realise you were counting

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If you were next to me, I'd hit you, of course, I'm excited to get back to LA

Ashton Irwin

You gonna stay with me this time?

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Let's not start this conversation right now, how was your day?

Ashton Irwin

Good, Luke had me on the phone to like three different radio stations between other shit today, but it was good

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Hopefully, that means you'll have more free time on the break 😉

Ashton Irwin

If you weren't so embarrassed about what Michael and Luke thought, we could hang out on the bus

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I just feel silly! I don't want people to think of me as your little side piece

Ashton Irwin

Would you prefer if I made it clear to everyone that I'm YOUR side piece?

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Yes pls

Ashton Irwin

As soon as we go public, I will let everyone know that I am a silly old man who just does what he's told by my money hungry 21-year-old boyfriend

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Can we start telling people you're 42?

Ashton Irwin

Why??

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Like the idea of dating someone twice my age

Ashton Irwin

You have issues

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If I didn't, we wouldn't be together, I would have had better self-esteem than to sleep with some shallow celebrity I'd known for a month

Ashton Irwin

Less than two weeks actually

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???

Ashton Irwin

We'd known each other for less than two weeks before I sucked your dick for the first time

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Oh god

We're telling people that was when we had our first date and that's it, if they ask, we still haven't had sex

Ashton Irwin

Do you want me to tell them you're a virgin?

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Tell them I just recently left a convent

Ashton Irwin

Hot

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What time will we get to Rogers?

Ashton Irwin

Don't know, why?

Wanna climb into my bed early in the morning?

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You wish, I wanted to go for a walk

Ashton Irwin

Ugh, Luke will make him, or Michael go with you

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I might make a pit stop by your bed if I get up early enough

Ashton Irwin

I'll make sure my hot water bottle is warm and waiting for you 😉

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Shut up and go to bed

Ashton Irwin

Okay, good night... see you tomorrow

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Night dickhead

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