Don't Stop | Michael Clifford

Chapter 28

"Amen, sister," she laughs, high fiving me. "Thanks for that."

"You're very welcome, I've always wanted to do that," I laugh, her nodding.

"Seeing him made me realize how much over and done I am with him. He's out, Luke's in." I nod, taking my arm around her shoulder, giving it a squeeze.

"Girlpower forever!" I slightly yell, Maddie nodding as she laughs. We walk a bit around the mall, buying some clothing. At one point, we saw as Jack limped out, holding his crotch. "I got him good."

"Yup, you did," Maddie laughs, holding her hand up for a high five again.

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"And then she kicked him in the balls," Maddie explains, laughing as we all sit around the guys' table, laughing, Michael's eyes widening. "We saw him limping out the mall."

"I'm getting scared of you," Michael says, looking at me horrified. I laugh, kissing his cheek, telling him to just not cheat on me. "I would never, you know that," he whispers, only for me to hear.

"I wish I was there, he would have to get carried out of there and into an ambulance I swear," Luke warns, Maddie laughing as she gives his hand a squeeze. "But, how was it really to see him?"

"It made me realize how over I am with him, and how happy I am right now," she tells him, making him smile, kissing her cheek. I could already see he was way more relaxed now.

"Anyways, enough about that, although I enjoyed myself, I have something else to talk about. Maddie, your birthday is coming up!" I say, Luke's eyes slightly widening.

"Oh yeah! I almost forgot that!" he exclaims, looking at her. "I'm throwing you a party at a bar or something," he tells her, making her roll her eyes.

"Luke, I'm turning twenty," she laughs, his face remaining the same.

"I've been in head over heels for you these last three months, and I don't even know you're 19, and not twenty." He said it more like a statement, or a fact, but it made all of us laugh.

"It's okay," she laughs. "And honestly, I don't want a big party or anything, maybe just a little party with my closest. I hope Darren will be here by then."

"Yeah, it's been a while," I say, looking down at my food.

"So, just a small party?" Luke asks.

"I don't really like parties in honor to me, to be honest. Maybe just a brunch with you guys, and then you could take me out to dinner," she says, taking a hold of Luke's hand.

"Of course, sounds great."

"Let's all be honest, they're both most excited about the birthday sex," Ashton says, leaning back as he slightly laughs, Maddie and Luke staying silent as the rest of us laughs. Ashton is so right on that point. And there is no way neither of them can fight that.

"Shut up would you?" Maddie says, slightly laughing after a few seconds, clearly not knowing what to say. She rolls her eyes, as she laughs, her head turning red. She knew she couldn't fight it at all, because she was excited for birthday sex. Let's be honest, birthday sex and make-up sex is the best things.

"You're so cute," Luke laughs, kissing her cheek.

"Oh shush it, you." He laughs, rolling his eyes, leaning back on his seat, his eyes still focused on her.

"I know you love me." She just glares at him, before laughing a bit, pulling him in to kiss his lips and I see as both of them smiles through the kiss

"You guys make me sick," Calum says, taking a sip of his beer. The good thing about them all being old enough to drink was that they always had beer on them, wherever they were so they always had a lot in their basement.

"You're just jealous," Maddie says, Calum responding by sticking his tongue out at her. She laughs, taking a hand through her hair, smiling, slightly giggling as she sees that Luke is just staring at her. I want to laugh and tell him not to stare at her like that, but the look on her face, I knew that she liked it. He did bring some girly side of her up. She's usually the boyish type, but he always manage to make her giggle like a little school girl. Sometimes it was scary.

"I almost forgot, I love your hair," Calum says, and I realize he's talking to me. I smile, feeling my hair, holding up the purple tips. I laugh a bit as I remember Michael's reaction, to not think about Maddie's.

"Oh my god, your hair!" Maddie squeals as she and Luke returned from the pool, both of their hair completely soaked, water dripping on the floor from Maddie's hair, not that anyone noticed. Luke smiles, rolling his eyes a bit as he sees that Michael had his dyes again.

"Hey, what about me!?" Michael whines, all of us just laughing at him.

"Well, we saw that one coming, especially because you said you were going to get your hair dyed today, but yours Eleanor!?"

"I know! I just... I don't know, a worker asked if I wanted anything, and I suddenly just felt like doing it. I know it ruins my hair, but I honestly love it." I jump a bit as I feel Michael's arms wrap around my waist from behind, him pressing a kiss to my neck.

"Mmm, me too." I roll my eyes, Maddie bringing her towel to her hair.

"Well I'm gonna go take a shower, get the chlorine out of my hair, although I honestly love the smell of it," she says, making her way to the bathroom. I knew she loved the smell because she used to swim a lot when she was younger, she swam for 10 years and stopped because it was getting too serious and she didn't want to be competing, she just wanted to swim. Luke just stands there for a few seconds after Maddie left.

"I'm gonna go join her," he says, a smirk creeping onto his face.

"We're going to listen to loud music then!" Michael shouts after him.

"Fuck you!" Luke yells back, all of us just laughing.

"Surprisingly, me too," I say, still looking at the tips. "I honestly never thought I'd dye my hair, but I've realized a lot of things these last few months." I look over at Michael, him returning the smile, winking at me.