Stay With Me || Lashton ||

45

That day was so amazing and I couldn't help but smile at the memory. The air was cold but Ashton was warm and I giggled softly at the memory of Ashton limping around even though he thought I wouldn't notice. I also couldn't stop the frown I felt touch my features when I thought about how New York was the least of our problems now. Nows not the time to bring up the sad things, Ashton is doing this for me, for us.

"Penguins?" I asked with a smirked making Ashton giggle.

"Penguins." He nodded in assurance and I couldn't help but laugh again. Most days were like this with Ashton, full of smiles and giggles. Even in the morning.

"Perhaps Penguins will be our always." I teased, causing Ashton to groan.

"I knew letting you watch the Fault In Our Stars would haunt me forever." He teased, like I did earlier about his quoting Frozen. Ashton took me to see The Fault In Our Stars after much begging and he wasn't much of a fan. He didn't like the love in the story even though their love story reminded me a lot of ours, minus the cancer.

"You were just mad because you didn't read the book first." I rolled my eyes and like usual, Ashton did the same.

"Whatever, I guess it was alright." He grumbled.

"So the aquarium, what made you think of that?" I asked as I grabbed up some clothes to change into. Ashton was already dressed and I knew if I didn't get changed now Ashton would tease me about how it takes me "so long to get ready."

"I just loved when we spent our time in New York at the zoo and I guess I just wanted to recreate that day. Well with Cal and Mikey involved." He chuckled and fell back onto the mattress.

"You are such a cheesy boyfriend." I teased and dodged a pillow that was chunked at my head.

"And you are a nerd." He joked and I went into the bathroom to grab a shower.

Through the duration of my shower Ashton sang and picked at me through the door. He was bored when someone wasn't around him and this was literally an everyday thing with him. Whenever I'd leave him alone for the shortest amount of time, he'd find a way to get to me somehow. Which this made me wonder how he was going to survive two years without me. With one more dunk under the shower head, I turned off the water and grabbed a towel from the rack. I pulled on my boxers and ran the towel over my hair before returning to Ashton.

I got ready while Ashton asked random questions like he always did and we went off to meet the other two guys. Michael and Calum were in a great mood for it being early afternoon considering neither of them liked to be up before 2 PM. Calum immediately slung an arm over my shoulder as we walked quietly to my car. One by one we climbed in and I did my best to follow Ashton's directions to the aquarium.

I loved to hear Ashton's voice as he sung along to the radio. He always lied to me and said he couldn't sing but the more he sings in front of me the more I know he's lying. Sometimes late at night he sings me to sleep without even knowing because he thinks I'm already asleep. I try not to sleep before Ashton just because I really don't want to miss a thing when it comes to him. As I try my best to focus on the road, I can't help but glance at the beautiful boy next to me. Damn I'm going to miss him so much.

"Luke will you stop drooling over your boyfriend and park this thing? I have to pee." Michael groaned from the backseat and I glared at him through the rear view mirror before turning into a parking spot. Ashton was giggling at me per usual because when it came to staring at him I wasn't always discreet.

"Always so classy Mikey." I grumbled as he and Calum climbed from the car to hurry off towards a bathroom. Ashton and I were much slower walking down the long wooded path to the aquarium. Our fingers tangled together immediately and I watched as Ashton kicked a small pebble in front of us on the path.