"I fucking knew it!" Mrs. Irwin shouted. She shoved Lauren to the floor again. "I win! I win at life!"

"Ash...?" Luke approached him, confusion in his eyes.

Ashton grabbed his hand and shushed him. "Please, play along."

"Lucas? Is this true? Are you dating another guy?" Keegon asked, frowning. Aven studied them.

Luke looked to Ashton. "Yes." He turned to Ashton and grabbed the smaller boy's chin, tilting his face up so their lips connected.

Ashton gripped Luke's hands tighter as Luke kissed him. How dare he kiss me! He is so lucky I don't want him sent away, or he would be six feet under. His face heated up when he felt everyone in the room looking at them.

Finally, Luke broke away. "We've been dating since the first day of school. Right baby?"

"Er, yeah." Um, weren't Luke's parents gunna say anything about Varia?

"Lucas...why didn't you tell us?" Aven asked softly.

"Because you're not my diary!" Luke snapped. "I'm allowed to have secrets."

"Ashton's more of a guilty pleasure than a secret." Lauren said.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Ashton snapped.

"Fuck boi." Harry coughed.

"Well, I'll start planning the wedding." Mrs. Irwin said.

"Hold on a minute here." Keegon held up a hand. "I won't send Luke away if it means breaking up him and his...significant other, but I don't like him failing public school."

"I can tutor him." Ashton quickly volunteered. "I am on the A honor roll."

"Alright, we can try that, but if Luke doesn't pick up his grades, we're sending him to Princetown." Aven warned.

"I'll keep them up." Luke promised.

"Are we done here yet? I'm bored and I wanna go home." Harry complained.

"Yes, I think this night is over." Aven said. They all went to the front door and Luke pulled Ashton aside quickly.

"Why did you do that?" He asked.

"I couldn't let them send you away, I'm sorry about interfering with you and Varia, but we don't actually have to date so I'll just tutor you and you can keep dating her." Ashton whispered.

Luke frowned. "Varia? What's she got to do with anything?"

Ashton sighed and flicked Luke's forehead. "She's your girlfriend, dumbass. Remember?"

"Cutie pie, time to go! Kiss your hunny bun bun good bye and let's go!" Mrs. Irwin called. She held up her camera. "Scrapbookertunity."

Ashton went to get his coat but Luke grabbed his arm. "No goodnight kiss?"

Ashton looked to all the adult's expectant faces and sighed. He leaned in and kissed Luke's cheek, before whispering, "I'm going to murder you tomorrow for this."

Luke smiled and let go. "Goodnight to you too, princess." 

-

Monday morning, Luke was walking to class, when someone grabbed the back of his shirt and pulled him into an empty classroom.

He twisted around to see Varia glaring at him.

"Oh, hey hun. What's up?" Luke smiled at her.

"Don't call me that, you ass!" She slapped him. "You never called me this weekend! We were supposed to hang out!"

"Oh shit, right. Sorry." Luke apologized. "Next weekend?"

She crossed her arms and huffed. "I'm busy."

"Oh, okay then-" Luke started walking out but she grabbed him back.

"I mean, but I can probably squeeze you in on Saturday." She said nonchalantly.

"I'll pick you up at eight." He gave her a wink. She smiled back at him and kissed his cheek, leaving pink lip gloss on him.

Luke rubbed the make up off his face and walked out of the classroom. He stopped when he saw Ashton staring at him from the hallway, frozen in place.

Luke gave him a wave, but Ashton took off running.

Luke frowned, and Varia came up to him. "What's wrong babe?"

"Um...nothing." Luke said guiltily, although he wasn't sure what he should be guilty of.