#this outfit came to me at damn near the stroke of midnight

[bxcketbarnes]

Blind Date

Pairing: Ashton Irwin x Reader

Words: 2400+

Author's Note: I've been wanting to pursue this idea for a while and I'm glad I finally did. It's so cute. Enjoy! xox

I’m sorry, but you’re just not my type.

To be honest I just really wanted to fuck, but you’re not putting out so…

I was just using you to make my ex-girlfriend jealous.

I sigh at the messages on my Tinder account, rubbing my forehead while setting my phone onto the table. “What the hell am I thinking? Trying to find a nice guy on a place like Tinder,” I scoff. I sit back against the couch in my apartment, getting caught up into my own thoughts.

Someone knocking on my door snaps me from my thoughts before they got too bad. I tuck a strand of hair behind my ear, standing up from the couch and heads towards the door. I open it to reveal my short-haired best friend who happens to be a famous singer. “Ashley, hey,” I greet with a small smile and invites her inside.

She steps into my apartment, slipping her shoes off at the door before trotting towards my couch, plopping herself onto it. “Hey, girl. How are things going?” Ashley, also known as Halsey, asks while I sit down next to her.

I shrug my shoulders, pouting slightly. “I’m alright I guess. One of my other friends told me to try out Tinder and it’s not going well.”

“Tinder? What is she, like nineteen?” She asks and I tilt my head to the side, shaking my head. “Sweetie, Tinder’s not gonna get you the kind of man you want. It’s gonna give you a bunch of dickheads who just wanna fuck.”

Explains some of the messages. “Oh,” I mumble quietly while glancing at the floor. “I wish I knew that before.”

Ashley looks to be in thought for a few seconds before her head snaps up, pointing her tattooed finger at me. “I know someone who’s perfect for you. Can I set you up with him?!” She excitedly asks me and I take my bottom lip in between my teeth.

“I don’t know is that a good idea?” I counter and she nods frantically. I decide to take trust in my friend, knowing she wouldn’t intentionally hurt me. “You know what? Sure. I trust you.”

She squeals and claps her hands together before taking her phone out. “This is great. He’s been looking for someone to be with for a while, even though he denies it,” Ash laughs and taps her screen quickly.

I chuckle at her, fiddling with my fingers as I keep glancing down at her phone. “Can I ask what he looks like? Or are you going to make me wait until the date? If he even accepts your offer.”

“Well, lucky for us he just did,” she grins and shows me the message. Red-haired Fool… Hm, damn it. “And, yeah. It’s going to be a classic blind date situation.”

I groan a bit and shifts in my seat, leaning my side against the back of the couch. “Damn it, Ash,” I chuckle as she sets her phone down on the table. “Can I know his name? I’m sure it’s not Red-headed Fool.”

Ashley gives me a playful dare, shaking her head. “Of course it’s not. His name is Ashton,” she informs me and I nod, trying to figure out she’s talking about. “Do you seriously not know who I’m talking about? Do you live under a rock?”

“Well, kinda, yeah,” I say with wide eyes. “What is he famous?”

“Yeah. He’s in a band,” she tells me and I let out a small oh. “But, he’s not a dick like a lot of band members can be. Like he’s a total sweetheart.”

“Cute,” I mutter with a small smile and her phone dings, signaling she got a message.

She picks it up, looking at it for a few moments before typing a reply. “Okay, so, he said he can do a dinner date Friday night at 8? Is that okay with you?” She asks and I nod my head, getting a bit nervous. “He asks if you want him to pick you up or just meet at a restaurant.”

“Uh,” I drag out and makes a weird face, not knowing which to pick. “I-I don’t know. I’m fine with either choice.”

Ashley nods her head while typing on her phone, her fingernails ticking against the screen. “Alright. He said that he’s down to pick you up. He’s like, “it’s a gentlemanly way to start a date,” she laughs.

I smile at the information, the nerves being replaced with excitement. “He sounds great,” I tell her and she nods her head.

“He really is. He’s been pretty unlucky with love and maybe you’ll break the curse,” she mentions while wiggling her eyebrows. I blush a bit, shrugging my shoulders a bit and chuckle quietly.

“Time will tell…”

-

I look at my outfit in the mirror for what felt like the thousandth time, glancing towards Ashley. “Are you sure I look alright?” I ask while smoothing the fabric of the off-the-shoulder top I’m wearing. I look back into the mirror, turning to the side to make sure I don’t look shitty as the white and pastel blue striped shirt are tucked into my jeans.

“Babe, you look breathtaking. Stop worrying. Ashton texted me and said he’d be here in about ten minutes,” she tells me. I pull the shirt out from my pants, smoothing out the wrinkles and inspects it.

“I like it better untucked,” I tell her and turn to face her. She lays on her bed, her eyes looking at the television that was on before they glance towards me.

She looks at me for a few seconds and nods her head. “I actually agree. I mean, you should never be ashamed of your body because it’s bangin’, but it does look better this way,” she informs me and I nod.

“Sweet. Thanks again for setting this up,” I grin and sit on the edge of her bed, putting on the sandals I brought with me.

“It’s no problem. Both of you are incredibly single, so I’m glad I get to set you two up,” she grins as her phone rings. Ashley looks down at it quickly. “He’s here, c’mon.”

The two of us leave her bedroom and I grab my wallet off of the island in the kitchen as she went to answer the door. “Hey, Ash,” her voice calls out and I begin to head towards the door, my heart beating quickly in my chest.

“Hey, girl. How’s it going?” He asks and I melt a little bit at the sound of his voice. God, he sounds cute. Fuck. Alright. I got this. “Is she here?”

“Yes! Come in,” Ashley tells him and invites Ashton into the house. My eyes widen at the sight of a tall red-headed man who’s dressed real sharp. “Ashton, this is my best friend, Y/N. Y/N, this is my friend, Ashton.”

I give him a small wave, looking over the features on his face. Green eyes. Pink lips. Oh… he’s got dimples too? Fuck. “Hi, Ashton,” I shyly greet.

He smiles down at me. “Hi, Y/N. You look absolutely beautiful,” Ashton mentions and I grin, feeling my cheeks heat up a bit.

I glance down at the floor, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. “Oh, thank you. You look pretty dashing yourself,” I compliment him and he thanks me quietly.

“You ready?” He asks and I nod as he opens the door, allowing me to go out first.

“Be home before midnight please!” Ashley yells out the door as the two of us head towards his car. I look over my shoulder at her as she leans against the doorframe, arms crossed over her chest.

“I’ll be sure to try,” Ashton chuckles.

“Have fun!”

Ashton opens the passenger door for me and I mumble thanks before getting in. I watch as he closes the door, jogging around the front of the vehicle before hopping into the driver’s seat.

-

I look around at the semi-fancy restaurant, licking my lips before my eyes move back towards his hazel ones, which were on me.

"Too fancy?" He asks while rubbing the back of his neck.

"No, no, no," I mutter quickly and shook my head. "I mean, maybe a little but it's fine." I give him a reassuring smile and reach over to grab the top of his hand, squeezing it a bit.

His gaze moves to our hands, adjusting it a bit to intertwine his fingers with mine. A blush comes to my cheeks, feeling my heart pounding against my chest. "Y/N…" he trails off, his eyes drifting up to look at me.

"Yeah?" I barely whisper, caught up in the moment as we seem to be in our own little world.

"I don't know what it is, but you… you make me nervous which isn't something that happens often with women. I don't wanna fuck this up, so if you want to go somewhere else by all means," Ashton confesses to me and I can't stop the smile coming to my lips.

"I appreciate you wanting to impress me, Ash. But, you don't have to bring me to some fancy place to do it. I'm a simple folk. I love old romantic type shit. It's what a lot of guys didn't like about me. If you trust me… I have the perfect place for us to go?" I mention to him and he nods his head, shuffling to get out of his seat.

The two of us leave the restaurant before a waitress stops by to serve us. "Do we need the car?" He asks and I shake my head.

I glance up at him for a quick second as we head in the direction of a diner my family used to go to all the time when we came here for vacation. Our hands brush together a bit and I can feel his fingers stroke the palm of my hand before intertwining our fingers again.

We walk up to Joe's Family Diner and Ash takes a giant step in front of me so he can open the front door. I smile at him thankfully, stepping into the place while he follows suit.

"Hi! Welcome to Joe's Family Diner. Is it just the two of you?" The waitress asks and I nod my head yes. "Alright if you could follow me."

Ashton and I follow the red-head to a table that sits near the windows, seeing the semi-busy street in front of us.

"Can I get you guys something to drink?" She asks, prepping her notepad as she looks between the two of us.

Already knowing what I want, I took a quick glance at Ash before looking up at her. "I'll take a classic strawberry milkshake," I tell her and she nods her head, writing it down.

"You know what. That sounds amazing. I'll get the same thing," Ashton mentions and the red-head nods her head once again, writing down a number two.

"Alright! I'll get those for you right away," she smiles before heading towards the kitchen.

I can feel Ashton's eyes on me as I look towards the handsome man, crossing my arms on the table. "So," I start and lean forward a bit, smirking, "I heard you're in a band."

Ash lets out a laugh after I winked at him, giggles leaving my lips and he nods his head. "Yeah," he answers as our waitress sets our milkshakes in front of this.

"You guys know what you want?" She asks, interrupting Ashton.

"Yeah, can we both get the famous quesadilla's Joe makes," I tell her and she nods quickly, writing it on her notepad.

"Absolutely. I'll be back with your food!"

She walks off and I once again turn to face Ashton. "Anyway, you were saying," I mumble and press my knuckles to my cheeks.

"I was saying yeah, I am. I don't know if you've heard of us. We're pretty big," he smugly yet jokingly says while the both of us giggle.

"Oh, damn. I also heard you were the drummer," I flirt while twirling my hair, continuing the joke.

Ashton chuckles and leans back in the booth. "Yeah. You like drummers?" He smirks and I gently bite my lip.

"Hell yeah."

-

"I'm so glad you slightly dragged me out of the restaurant earlier," Ash starts as the two of us walk out of the diner, "because that was the best food I've ever had."

A smile forms on my lips as his hand brushes against mine. "I told you," I tell him and Ashton's fingers interlock with mine.

We got back to Ashton's car and he begins to drive back towards my place. His hand found mine as it rests on the center console, our fingers intertwined once more.

"You know," I begin and leaned my head against the seat, "I've had so many terrible blind dates that I hesitated when Ashley wanted to set me up, but I'm glad I went through with it."

Ashton takes a quick glance at me, smiling softly before looking back towards the road. "Honestly, same."

The car pulls into my driveway as I feel a bit sad, not exactly wanting this night to end yet. Ashton parks the car before we both get out, walking slowly towards my front door.

"I had a really good time tonight, Ash," I mumble as we come to a halt.

"I did too. Maybe we can do it again?" He asks and I nod my head.

"Of course," I smile and lean on my toes to press a kiss to his cheek.

Ashton blushes after I pull away, feeling my cheeks heat up as well. He brings a hand up to my face, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. "Can I… Can I kiss you?"

My stomach erupts in butterflies as I nodded my head, feeling my heart pounds against my chest. The hazel-eyed man dips his head down, his lips connecting with mine. My hands grip his shirt, leaning on my toes as I deepen the kiss.

Both of us pull away around the same time, blushes on both our cheeks. "I'll call you tomorrow?" He asks.

"Absolutely. If you want. You can come over tomorrow and I can make brunch or something?" I ask Ashton and he nods his head.

"Sounds great. I'll see you," he mumbled and presses a kiss to my cheek.

"See you cutie," I grinned as I watch him walk back to his car. I bite my lip softly, turning towards my door to unlock it. I step into my house, closing the door behind me before leaning against it. "Best night ever…"

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