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I slammed my bedroom door shut and locked it behind me, glad to finally be through with the heated argument between my mom and I. I ran my fingers through my hair and fell back onto my bed, letting out a big sigh.

My mother had these high expectations for me, and she always had. She wanted me to study hard and get good grades so I could get into a top college and be successful like her and my father. That was one of the main reasons why I got my car keys taken away when I snuck the boy - or Ashton, apparently - into the house. She was afraid that I was going to spend too much of my senior year going out and partying instead of focusing on my grades.

I thought the whole thing was ridiculous. In the few months that I've known Ashton I've still been able to keep my focus on school as well as him. I don't go out and party anymore and if anything my grades have improved, because I had always thought that bringing up my grades would get my keys back.

I just didn't understand what my mother had against Ashton. We were all aware that in Ashton's past he's made a few bad choices, but that's why it's the past. He's different now and if my mom were to give him a chance she would know that. She felt that telling me I wasn't allowed to be around him anymore was going to stop me, but that wasn't the case. My mother's hatred for Ashton only made me want him more.

I was interrupted from my thoughts when I heard a tapping at my window, the same window Ashton had snuck in through. I got up and made my way over to it, just in time to see a pebble bounce off the glass. I opened the window slowly, scared that Ashton was accidentally going to hit me in the face with a rock.

"What are you doing here?" I whispered down to him.

"I'm here to apologize to my girlfriend." Ashton quietly yelled back, glancing around him like he was afraid my mom was going to come out of the bushes.

I chewed on my bottom lip, wondering if I should take the risk of letting Ashton come up or not. I sighed, pushing the window up all the way. "Come on."

Ashton ungracefully climbed up the side of the house, trying not to make too much noise as he went. He had done this once before, but his climbing skills really hadn't improved since then. Finally he reached my window and practically rolled into the room, head first and landing on the ground with a big thud.

"Hi." Ashton stood up, brushing himself off.

"Hey." I nodded.

"Here, this is for you." Ashton said, digging around in his pockets and pulling out a crumpled piece of paper. It read "1 Free Day".

"What does this mean?" I asked, laughing softly. I folded the paper in half and put it in my back pocket before crossing my arms over my chest, waiting for an answer.

"It's a 'Ashton is very sorry so he's offering Dani one free day where he does whatever she wants with no complaining' coupon." Ashton explained, a wide smile on his face.

"Oh, your little coupon's just going to fix everything." I bit back a smile, finding it totally adorable.

"I'm so sorry, Dani, about everything. About getting you in trouble with your mom, and getting your keys taken away and - " Ashton stepped forward, taking both of my hands in his. He kept rambling on until I cut him off, afraid that my mom was going to hear him downstairs.

"Ashton." I stopped him. "It's okay. I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier, I was just so frustrated with my mom and I took it out on you."

"It's fine, really. I just - God, I'm sorry." Ashton said, lowering his voice. He came in closer and rested his forehead against mine, so we could talk quietly without the chance of anyone hearing.

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