**Ashley's P.O.V**
Ig as done my bet to avoid Peder as much as I could, I guess Anthony had told him not to propose which is decent of him and I he must have not told him that I knew about it because Peder has been acting normal around me which is great of him. I keep replaying the scene of Matty punching that boy in the face, he was clearly angry, I hadn't heard what the guy had said, but I guess something about me, Matty had shouted,
"Don't ever talk about my girl like that girl,"
His girl? Was I his girl? I wasn't, I wasn't meant to be, Gemma was, I'm Peders girl. But thinking about Matty made my heart skip a beat. I was just thinking about this, when a pretty girl with Curley blond hair came and sat beside me,
"Hey Ashley," she exclaimed in a British accent, I didn't know who she was, and the. I realised, Gemma,
"Hey Gemma, I didn't think you'd get the subway," I'm in forward in shock,
"Neither did I, but the bands driver, Andrew was busy, so I caught the subway," she shrugs, " I must apologise for the other day," she pauses, "I didn't realise that u knew Matty," I can't think what to say, "but then later he explained how to knew you and I understood,"
"He did?!" I exclaim,
"Yea, he said you met through your record label and u became friends," she says looking on her phone,
"Yea," I say, yea we're friends, just friends, nothing else I think,
"Hey, I heard your boyfriends a DJ, we should all totally go to dinner at some point," she smiles,
"Yea that would be great," I'm shocked I even said it,
"So I could get to know you better, and Matty and Lido could meet," she grins encouragingly, she pauses, "sorry I don't know Lido's real name,"
"No it's fine, it's Peder, that would be great," I don't know why I'm doing this, "I'll text you," I get off, it isn't my stop but anything to avoid another conversation,
"Bye Gemma," I say,
"Bye Ashley," she smiles,
I get off and stand at the station,
Shit.
That afternoon after work at the studio I check my phone, I have messages from Matty,
Matty: Dinner?!
Matty: Really? Dinner? Me, you, Peder and Gemma.
Matty: are you crazy?
Matty: Have you lost your mind?
Matty: are you serious.
Matty: This is such a bad idea.
Matty: Fuck, Gemma is excited to have a friend in the city.
Matty: You can't be her friend.
Matty: She's a bitch.
Matty: Why aren't you replying xx
Matty: Are you mad xx
Matty: I'm sorry ash, I just don't think it's a good idea xx.
I read them and laugh, I reply,
Me: Sorry Matty I was working, I didn't mean to agree to it, it was an accident.
Matty: One hell of an accident.
Me: Oh shut up, she scares me so I agreed.
Matty: Fair enough she scares me to xx
Me: no it's fine, it will be fine, it's just dinner.
Matty: Speak for yourself, and cover up or I won't be able to keep my hands off you xx ;)
Me: Yea I'll just pull out my Nun outfit. xx
Matty: and cover your neck, your neck is irresistible xx
Me: I'll try x, where are we going,
Matty: This horribly posh place, in upper Manhattan, I think tomorrow night,
Me: Does Peder know?
Matty: Yea I DM him on Twitter earlier about it, he's cool with it,
Me: alright x
Matty: hey how are things with him xx
Me: Usual x
Matty: Did Anthony tell him not to..,
Me: yea he did which was good of him.
Matty: yea great, I gotta go, see you tomorrow xxxx
Me: bye x
The next night
**Matty's P.O.V**
"Oi, where you going," George yells at me as I leave the hotel room,
"Dinner," I yell back,
"With who," she asks,
"Ashley, Peder and Gemma," I say laughing almost,
George sticks his head around the bathroom door,
"Who?!" George days shocked,
"My girlfriend, possibly the love of my life and her boyfriend," i say smiling,
He rolls his eyes, "good luck, you'll need it,"
Gemma and I get Andrew to drive us to the restaurant, when I tell him who we're meeting he's shocked but doesn't act it, we pull up, I thank him he whispers good luck and winks at me grinning I roll my eyes and mouth,
"Not my idea,"
Their not there yet when we arrive, I can feel my palms sweating, why am I so nervous, we sit and wait for them, making small pointless conversation,
"Ashley!" Gemma exclaims getting up, I close my eyes and tell myself to lurk myself together, I turn around and get up, Ashley had managed to do the opposite of what I had suggested, she was wearing a little red slip dress which came to in the middle of her knees and waist, she had black heels on which complimented her slim legs, get up and hug her,
"You didn't listen to a word I said," I whisper into her neck, I touch her waist I feel her gasp, "and now your going to pay the price," I feel her smile, I let her go,
"Peder, hey mate," I exclaim, I shake his hand and give him a quick hug.
Conversation flows nicely throughout the evening
"So what are you doing in the studio these days," Gemma asks Ash casually,
"I'm tryna write an EP in like 4 songs in, I go like 1 or 2 to go," she shrugs, "it's harder than I thought it would be,"
"Is ghost Gonna be on it," I say avoiding eye contact,
"Yea probably but we changed it up a little, it's not the raw cut version," she says,
"Are you allowed to tell us the names of the songs," Gemma says eagerly,
"Ur, yea, there's Ghost, Hurricane, Trouble, Empty gold and I'm in the middle of writing Is There Somewhere,"she says,
"Wait what did u wanna call it again, you told me earlier, it was like a hotel room, I think it's pretty good because for your album, your could go bigger," Peder says curiously,
"I can't remember," Ash says meeting my eye for a second,
"Yea it was like, Hotel 101 or number 90, or something," Peder say insistingly,
"It was room 93," Ash states, not meeting my eye, I knew what that meant, it was a coincidence, the hotel room we were, Always in, I smile to myself,
"Why do you wanna call it that," Gemma asks taking a sip of wine,
"Umm, when me and my friend Gemma were in high school, we use to stay in the same room of the same hotel in the city at the weekends, tat room was Room. 93," she says, but she catches my eye and that's when I know she's lying, There's more conversation about her EP
we start talking about bands and singers,
"Do you like the Kooks, they're great," Gemma says,
"Oh my god yes, they are like my favourite band," Ash eyes glisten,
"Excuse me," I say sarcastically,
She rolls her eyes, "after The 1975 of course,"
"Good," I smile, "hey the looks are going on the road again soon, they're looking for a support act, I could try set you up," i shrugs,
"No way, that would be amazing," she beams
"Yea I'll text luke in the morning," I smile back at her, she's so beautiful.
We split the bill and leave, I hug Ashley briefly kissing her cheek,
"Night ash, see you soon," I say to her,
"Yea this was nice, we should do it again," she smiles,
"Your joking right," I frown,
"Of course I am, we are never doing this again,"she laughs,
"Okay good, " I wink,
Andrew drives up,
"Mrs Frangipane, good to see you again," he calls out,
"You too Andrew have I nice night,"
She wanders off down the street, Peders arm is around her shoulders, I feel a stab of pain watching them together.
