i can't deny

Michael grinned, nodding his agreement. "We're planning forever with them," he hummed out happily, "And completely looking forward to it."

Ashton laughed, shaking his head. "They're going to be unbearable and mopy, I just know it," he joked.

"One floor left, then," Cecilia said with a broad grin as she put a few things away and tugged the trolley to the elevator, though she shook her head. "Uh... Honestly, no." She pouted. "I've never even been to a concert. Have you?"

Calum laughed with Ashton's words as he led the way out of the elevator, heading to the restaurant in the hotel. "Honestly, they're going to be lovesick and we're gonna be sick of it." He nudged Ashton.

Luke laughed. "You guys suck." He grinned fondly, shaking his head and going to choose a table.

Arianna shrugged. "I was just thinking my black sweater, some jeans and my sneakers. I mean, I don't really know." She bit her lip, pressing 3 on the elevator. "This is my first concert...and it's cold outside, so we gotta be sensible."

Ashton laughed and shook his head. "As if we aren't sick of them 24/7 already anyways," he joked as he followed Calum.

"Nice, real nice, guys," Michael said with a laugh, shaking his own head as he headed out of the elevator and to the restaurant, going to the coffee stand to get some coffee.

Cecilia nodded with the mention of it. "You'll be so cute," she teased, nudging her friend, "Michael will be blown away no matter what you wear."

Calum grinned. "Exactly." He sat next to Luke, looking through the menu.

Luke shook his head in amusement, going to get himself some coffee, looking to Michael. "I thought they were going to murder us in the elevator." He laughed. "At least they know now."

Arianna blushed. "Shut up." She nudged Cecilia back. "You're gonna be gorgeous and Luke is gonna be falling over himself to impress you."

Ashton grinned as he sat down and looked through the menu.

Michael laughed and nodded. "Pretty sure they at least wanted to sew our mouths shut," he joked lightly, "It was hilarious, honestly. But I'm glad they know now and I'm looking forward to them meeting Arianna."

Cecilia grinned. "I will most definitely not shut up," she chimed, though she laughed. "I don't even know what I'm gonna wear yet! Don't be mean. Michael's gonna completely go crazy over you, we both know it. Hell, I bet even he knows it."

Calum watched Michael and Luke, shaking his head in amusement. "They really got it bad."

Luke laughed, sipping his coffee. "I think Ashton was gonna throw us down the elevator shaft." He bit his lip as he laughed, shaking his head. "I'm excited for them to meet Cecilia, too. They'll love the girls."

Arianna laughed, shoving Cecilia's shoulder gently. "Alright, alright. Quit that." She grinned, loving the thought of Michael in general. "I love him so much, it's crazy. But we all know Luke's love for you knows no limits." She grinned.

"You noticed?" Ashton joked lightly, though it was pretty obvious either way.

Michael laughed with the mention of it and nodded slightly. "He probably would have," he admitted, "I think so, too. I mean, I know there's nothing about Arianna to not love - she's impossible to not love.

Cecilia smiled as she listened to her friend, though she rolled her eyes playfully. "Oh, please, we both know you and Michael were too obsessed with each other for you to notice how Luke acts," she said teasingly, nudging her friend.

Arianna smiled, shaking her head. "Let's just get this done so we can spend some time with our idiots." She stuck her tongue out at Cecilia, pushing the trolley out at the third floor. "Divide and conquer, we got this."

Luke grinned. "I wonder if the girls are nearly done." He pouted slightly at the thought, already missing Cecilia from his side, feeling like she completed him in the best way. "I miss her."

Calum decided on breakfast. "At least they're happy."

Cecilia smiled and nodded. "Divide and conquer," she agreed before she parted from her friend to go get to work.

Michael got himself some coffee as he listened to Luke, nodding slightly. "I miss Arianna," he admitted quietly, though he smiled to himself, "I'm excited to see her again already."

"It's nice to see them happy," Ashton admitted as he set the menu aside.

Arianna met up with Cecilia not long after, pulling a face. "Mr Johnson answered the door in his wardrobe again." She complained, although she was ready to keep the supplies and get dressed.

Luke nodded. "I hate not having Cecilia with me." He admitted. "I feel like there's a part of me missing." He went to sit down, seeing Ashton and Calum eye them up. "What?"

Calum grinned. "Nothing, we're just talking about how lame you both are."

"Ew," Cecilia said, making a slight face, "Hopefully he wasn't standing at attention this time." Shaking her head, she put her supplies away and looked to Arianna. "Looks like we're done with the rounds, at least."

"I know what you mean," Michael said honestly, nodding slightly in response as he sighed quietly. "I don't like being away from Arianna. I hate it." He made a face at Calum, though. "You wouldn't say that if you understood how we feel."

"You two are in so deep, I'm worried we'll never get through to you again," Ashton joked lightly.

Arianna pulled a face at Cecilia's words. "He wasn't, but still. You're going down that way next time." She warned, half joking as she began to push the cart. "Alright, let's just hope no one needs anything from room service." She smiled.

Luke grinned at Calum and Ashton. "We're in love, leave us alone." He teased, kicking Ashton under the table. "This is a big thing for us."

Calum snorted with laughter, shaking his head. "Oh no, Ashton. We're losing them."

Cecilia made a face. "Ugh, ew, I'm not looking forward to that," she said as they walked, though she nodded. "With any luck, we'll be in the clear and we can get off work already."

Michael laughed with the mention of it, shaking his head. "And it's an amazing feeling!" he added, grinning to the others, "Maybe you two will understand it one day."

"We'll never reach them, they're so far gone," Ashton complained jokingly, though he winced, rubbing his leg. "Ouch, cruel!"

Arianna nodded. "Let's hope." She teased, calling the elevator up and waiting patiently. "Honestly, this past 24 hours has been such a whirlwhind." She bit her lip, finally taking the time to think about how crazy things had been for her and Cecilia. "It's... amazing."

Luke laughed at Ashton. "I'm not cruel, I'm standing up for myself." He winked. "And for Mikey too, I guess."

Calum laughed. "Oh man, love really does change people." He grinned.

Cecilia smiled slightly with the mention of it and nodded her agreement. "It really is," she agreed quietly, staring at the doors for a moment. "I can't believe how lucky we are, how amazing this is."

Michael grinned with the mention of it. "Well, then, thank you for standing up for me," he joked lightly, rolling his eyes a bit as he shook his head and leaned back in his seat. "I'm honored. Truly."

"Creeps," Ashton teased lightly, shaking his head with amusement, though he truly was happy for his friends, despite his teasing.

Arianna nodded in agreement, pushing the cart into the elevator as it came, holding the door for Cecilia, pressing the button for the ground floor. "We've been so lucky." She toyed with her lower lip. "And we found our soulmates in a matter of hours, it's just so..." She let down her hair, brushing her fingers through to straighten it out. "Surreal."

Luke grinned. "You should be honoured." He complained, pouting slightly at Michael's lack of enthusiasm, although he enjoyed his moments with the guys, he wished, more than anything, that Cecilia was by his side. "Hey!" He grinned at Ashton. "You're just jealous."

Calum laughed at the scenario in front of him, shaking his head. "Why are they waiting a month to fly out, anyway?"

Cecilia smiled with the mention of it as she stepped into the elevator and nodded slightly. "I know what you mean," she murmured quietly, "I'm almost in shock by how absolutely amazing it is. The fact that we have guys who love us, who we love in return, it's the best feeling ever."

Michael laughed, shaking his head, though his gaze went to the elevator as he found himself wishing, more than anything, that Arianna would be done with work soon so he could see her and spend time with her. "Oh, man, I can't wait for Arianna to get off work," he admitted, chewing on his lip. He blinked, though, looking to Calum. "Oh, Arianna wants to sort things out here. I think she wants to save up money and give her boss a warning before she leaves, too."

Ashton shook his head. "No, nope, not jealous," he chimed with a grin, "But, really, despite all my teasing, I really am glad for you guys."

Arianna smiled as the elevator opened at the bottom floor. "It is the best feeling ever." She nodded, biting her lip at the thought of Michael, shaking her head to rid herself of the distraction. Stepping out of the elevator, Arianna grinned at Cecilia. "I mean, this time yesterday, we were calling them a tribute band, now look at us." She laughed.

Luke perked up every time the elevator opened, only to feel his hopes fall when Cecilia wasn't stepping out. If Luke could barely survive a few hours without Cecilia, he was unsure how this next month was going to go; especially with Calum and Ashton's added teasing. Still, the moment the elevator doors opened, Luke felt his heart rise in his chest when he saw Cecilia step out. "Thanks man," he told Ashton, getting up quickly to go to the girls, being as casual as he could. "Cecilia." He called quietly as he caught up to her. "Hey." He smiled, kissing her forehead. "You done with work?"

Calum watched as Luke walked off, shaking his head. "That's it, Ash. We're nobodies."

Cecilia grinned slightly with the mention of it and nodded. "It really is," she agreed quietly, "I couldn't imagine a better feeling." She laughed, though. "I'm really excited to see them play tonight." She blinked, though, hearing Luke, and she perked up immediately, looking over at him happily. "Luke, hey," she murmured happily, grinning with the affection as she took him in. "We're heading to see if anybody's called for us, but, if nobody has, then, yeah, we should be done." She grinned up at him, watching him for a few moments. "I missed you."

Michael had peered back at the elevator again just in time to see Arianna step out and he quickly stood up, motioning to Ashton and Calum. "Hold that thought," he said before he grinned, jogging a bit up to Arianna to walk next to her. "Arianna, hey," he greeted quietly, grinning broadly as he examined her and leaned to kiss the side of her head. "It's good to see you, babe." He took her in, smiling to himself, happy to see her, to be near her. "Is work over with for the day?" He arched a brow, curious but hopeful, but also trying not to be too obvious about it.

Ashton shook his head as he watched the pair leave and he laughed as he leaned back in his seat. "Definitely nobodies," he agreed, "But, it's good to see them like that."

Luke breathed out a sigh of relief when he heard Cecilia’s words, pressing a kiss to her temple. “That’s awesome. Well, uh, if you want I could stick around.” He suggested. “I missed you a lot.” He told her honestly, having really missed her, just having her beside him once more allowing Luke’s heart to rest. “Ashton and Calum nearly killed us in the elevator, thanks for playing along with the joke.” He grinned. “I owe you one.” He teased, wrapping his arm around her waist, just wanting to feel her close.

Arianna smiled as she heard Michael’s voice, peeking up. “Hey!” She greeted, smiling as she turned her head to kiss his cheek, loving the feeling of being at the receiving end of Michael’s affection, considering herself lucky to be the one he loved. “We just gotta see if anyone’s called for anything, but all the important stuff is done.” She reassured him, pressing another kiss to his cheek. “I missed you.” She told him honestly, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

Calum grinned and nodded in agreement. “It is.”