i'll be waiting

Abigail laughed as she in between her best friend and boyfriend, shaking her head in amusement to something another friend, Hayley, had said. "That's ridiculous, c'mon." She looked to Elliott, her boyfriend of two years - almost coming up to three. Abigail knew he wasn't the best man in the world, but she was blinded by love, having always been told your first real love was important. "So, when are we meeting these new guys?"

Luke walked up the garden path to Hayley's house, running a hand through his hair as he knocked the door, waiting for Michael to join him. It had been a long time since the group of friends had been together, but Luke was excited to be in good company, order in a pizza and drink a few beers. Walking in after he'd knocked, Luke grinned. "Hi guys." He greeted nonchalantly with a grin.

Elliott toyed with his phone, not really bothering to get involved in the conversation, both disinterested in this get-together and in his girlfriend at his side.

Devyn leaned back in her seat, chewing on her lip with the fact that her boyfriend, Carter, wasn't really engaging much. She wanted to believe that there was still something there between them, but she didn't want to give up either way. She looked up, though, when she heard somebody come in and offered a weak smile to Abigail. “I guess now?” she said.

Michael followed after Luke quietly, sliding his hands into his pockets, peering around a bit. It'd been a while since he'd hung out with Hayley and their other friends and he wondered if things would be awkward, but he tried not to think about it. He knew Hayley wanted them to meet some of her new friends, but he was curious about this whole thing. “Show time,” he mentioned jokingly to Luke before heading in with a grin. “Hey, mates.” He offered a wave, peering at the group - most of them, he knew, but his gaze fell on a woman who completely captured his attention and he paused with surprise, watching her for a long while, unable to tear his gaze away.

Carter ignored the fact that Devyn was right beside him, deciding to text the other girl he had on the side, instead. But still, he was uninterested in this whole scenario, and he had no qualms in behaving like he didn't want to be there.

Abigail exhaled quietly, but didn't bother debating against Elliott, knowing there was no point. Their relationship had been empty for a long time, but she didn't want to be the one to give up; to walk away so quickly. "At last." She teased Devyn, offering her friend a sympathetic smile, tucking a strand of dark hair behind her ear. Still, as she heard two different voices, she looked up, her gaze landing on the shorter of the two boys, her heart skipping a beat as she noticed he was looking right at her, too. "Hiya." She grinned.

Luke followed Michael into the living room, grinning. "Hey guys." But as his gaze drifted over everyone, he took note of the four new figures sat on the sofa, but his eyes drifted to the beautiful blonde, sat beside a man who looked like he'd rather be in Hell than in that house at that moment. "Well, hello there." He grinned, his confidence a facade at best, but hoping it got her attention. "I'm Luke, it's nice to meet you." He smiled. "Hayley's told us a lot about you."

Hayley grinned at Michael and Luke. "Bout time you two got here," she complained.

Devyn peered over at Carter for a moment, watching him, frowning slightly with how easily he ignored her, though her gaze went to Luke and she blinked slowly, watching him as he spoke to her. “Hi,” she greeted quietly after a moment, taking him in, surprised, but she did her best to hide it. “It’s nice to finally meet you guys.”

Elliott didn’t pay any attention to Abigail or to the party going on around them, sexting a different girl and playing games on his phone.

Michael grinned slightly as he watched Abigail, amazed by her, and not even bothering to hide it. “Hi,” he greeted quietly as he watched her but he shifted, offering a hand out to her, “I’m Michael.” He took her in for a few long moments, memorizing her, not really paying attention to anybody else in the room. “Having fun?” He looked over to Hayley. “Traffic, Hayley!”

Hayley rolled her eyes playfully at her friends. "Yeah, yeah, Mikey, get over it."

Carter's eyes lifted from his phone screen briefly as Luke and Michael came into the room, and rolling his eyes at their presence, he cast his eyes back down to his phone, not muttering a hello, not looking to Devyn, not paying anyone else any attention except to the half naked girl he was sexting.

Luke listened carefully to the sound of Devyn's voice, hanging on to her every word like some sort of lovesick puppy. How was it that someone he only just laid eyes on could affect him so easily already? Stepping further into the house, Luke's gaze didn't leave Devyn, and he grinned. "It's nice to meet you too," Luke nodded, sitting on the arm of the chair Calum was sat upon so he was facing Devyn completely, everyone else in the room irrelevant. "How long have you known trouble over there?" He nodded his head towards Hayley with a grin, wanting Devyn to be interested in him.

Abigail didn't bother with Elliott anymore, clearly disheartened by just how uninterested he was in her, but watching as the boys stepped in further, her eyes never left Michael, his green eyes bright and smile so charming that Abigail found herself so incredibly enamoured by him. "Well, Michael, it's lovely to meet you." Abigail winked.

Devyn peered over at Carter for a moment but sighed at his lack of attention, instead looking towards Luke, offering a smile, admiring him for a moment, though she knew she shouldn’t be. “Um… About two years,” she answered him with a shrug, “What about you? How long have you known her?”

Michael smiled slightly as he watched Abigail, and he nodded slightly. “It’s lovely to meet you as well,” he said, unable to take his gaze off of her, and not really wanting to anyway. Shifting, he sat down, but stayed facing her, stayed nearby. “How did Hayley get you roped into this in the first place, huh?”