Baby On Board (A 5SOS Fanfic)

Chapter 21

"It does make a great money but to be honest, I'd rather see you make it to spotlight—a lyrical genius with her guitar. How does that sound?" He smiled at me and I freaking died AGAIN. I told him that would be better than selling my words.

"Just don't follow Taylor Swift's career path. You should be punk rock like us." Rian joked and Ashton protested.

"Reev and I are big Swifties. Shut your mouth." The room was filled with more laughter.

I was watching Jack throw a candy for Michael to catch with his mouth when a familiar voice whispered behind me. "Happy birthday, Reev."

I turned and saw a familiar face, making me almost scream in delight. "Holy crap, Sky! Susej, you're here!"

Sky laughed out loud and offered a hug which I accepted. I didn't know that she was in contact with Ashton! "I missed you, Reev. It's been so long."

"I'm so sorry I never contacted you."

Sky shook her head. Just like before, she was as understanding as ever. "I understand, Reev. Let's not talk about that on your birthday, shall we?"

I nodded. "Okay, sorry. Anyway, it's good that Ashton contacted you. A familiar face is such a great gift!"

Sky chuckled and blushed, confusing me a little. "Oh, Ashton didn't. Michael did. We're dating."

"You what?!" I choked. Sky? Michael? Dating? How come I never knew Michael was dating someone?

Sky nodded and stole a quick glance to Michael who was goofing around with the ATL lads. "You see, Ashton introduced me to them when he joined the band. I had a huge crush with Mike."

I couldn't help but laugh. They were the cutest. I was amazed how they managed to keep it quiet! "I never knew Michael was dating someone. But this is incredible! So how did you two managed to keep it a secret?"

"Oh, Samara was helping me." She nudged to the direction to Calum's room. I didn't realised that Calum wasn't around. "Fans know her and Cal dates. So Mikey and I double dates with them. We wanted to have some privacy."

I nodded. That was actually clever. Before I could reply, another girl joined us. Though her mood was a little dark, she was smiling so I wasn't sure.

"Happy birthday, Reev! I've heard so many things about you!" she greeted and pecked my cheek. "I'm Samara."

"Oh, hi! Cal told me about you!" I smiled. "Well, a few things. He's incredibly private and annoying."

Samara laughed. "I agree with that. He's a pain in the butt."

Then we all started sharing experiences with the lads. Most particularly, the funny ones. They were a lot. Samara told so many ridiculous adventures and annoying tales she had with the lads which were now quite funny. They were telling me on how the lads tried to plan this surprise birthday party but messing it up.

"God," Samara sighed exasperatedly. "They made handwritten invitations! Do you know how much my eyes twitched upon seeing them? Hideous! Obviously made by a guy! They were all just 'we're punk rock' that I almost smacked them. They even wanted to wear children's hats! For heaven's sake, it was looking like a kid's party! And when they tried to cook the food? Gosh, it was so horrible! I'm telling you Reev, they couldn't plan a propert party. Honestly. It was all such a mess. I mean, it was sweet that they wanted to do it themselves but you could have died with Luke's cooking."

I couldn't help but laugh out loud. Imagining the lads doing those things are beyond amazing. It was hilarious, but, it was actually sweet, too. Knowing that they tried their best was already a gift to me.