"Huh? I don't get it." I say my eyebrows scrunched up in confusion.
It was a normal Saturday afternoon.
We were at Ashley's house curled up on the couch.
We just finished watching Inception.
Ashley giggles as she reached for the remote.
"You're cute." She says and kisses me on my forehead.
I smile cuz aww.
"No but seriously, did you understand it?" I asked her eating the last bit of popcorn in the bowl.
"No but only because you.." Ashley starts off and points the remote at me accusingly ".. were busy trying to get fresh with me!"
I shrug and laughed.
"Hey, you can't blame that on me. You called me over here saying you wanted to watch a movie." I said watch a movie with air quotes. " I took it as a code that you wanted to make out and…. Stuff." I say wiggling my eyebrows.
My eyebrows are doing way too much today.
"You would think that." Ashley said giggling as she puts the remote down. "Well, since the movies over, let's do….stuff."
"Hey! Don't copy my eyebrow wiggling!"
"Yeah… yeah.. yeah…" Ashley laughed and pulled me down on top of her.
Ugh!
Why is my phone ringing?
Good dream.
Good dream.
I miss that.
Would it still be considered a dream if it happened in the past?
Anyways, oh! There's my phone!
IT'S ASHLEY!
WOOT!
"Hey baby! I fucking missed you so much!" I said as soon as I pressed the 'accept' button.
Aww.
I miss her laugh.
"I miss you too. Sorry I'm calling so late. It was the only chance I could call." Ashley said sounding tired.
"It's ok. I'm just happy I can hear your voice. So how's the move going?"
"Ugh.. Tiring! And plus we don't have all our furniture. Well we do, just my bed and stuff is missing." She said yawning.
"Boo! It's been a week! So where are you gonna sleep?"
"I've been sleeping on the couch. My back hurts." Ashley said.
And I know she's pouting when she said it too.
Don't ask me why.
I just know.
"We had great memories on that couch." I tell her yawning.
Ugh!
I really don't wanna be sleepy right now.
"Mmm that we did." She said.
We sat in silence for a second.
Don't you love that?
When you so comfortable with someone that either one of you can just shut the fuck up and not have it be awkward.
"..baby, I'm sleepy." She said in her sleepy voice.
I smiled.
Ashley's sleepy voice is the most adorable thing I have ever heard.
"Then go to sleep. I'm getting sleepy too." I tell her as I grab my pillow getting more comfortable.
God, I wish she was here.
"But we didn't talk all day." She said mumbling on the phone.
"I know but that's ok. We have tomorrow." I tell her and I tell myself too cuz I really don't wanna get off the phone.
"Mmmk… Goodnight baby. I love you."
"Goodnight. I love you more baby." I say into the phone.
"Baby stay on the phone. I wanna hear you breathing."
Yeah, she's already half way asleep.
"You are so creepy." I say giggling letting sleep over take me.
Is this real life?
The first thing I did when I woke up was check my phone.
Yeah, Ashley's gone.
Her phone probably died.
I text her with an 'I love you' and got ready to go hang with Madison and Jade.
I make my way downstairs to the kitchen where my mom is making breakfast.
Glen is sitting in the living room watching cartoons.
Yeah.
I said cartoons.
I know right.
And my dad is doing business on his phone, as usual.
"Hey honey," my mom says to me as I sit down on the stool by the bar.
"Hey."
"Are you feeling any better?"
If you're wondering.
Yeah, my mom knows about me and Ashley.
We told her like 6 months into the relationship.
A love like what we have is so not even worth hiding.
I doubt we could've even if we tried.
We're always kissing and holding hands.
Exchanging these looks.
You know what looks I'm talking about.
Don't pretend like you don't.
"A little." I tell her hoping off the stool. "I'm gonna go meet Maddy and Jade at Starbucks, k?" I grab an apple from the bowl on the counter.
"Okay sweetie. Your dad and I planned on going to the outlet later to go shopping for Glen, did you want anything?" She asked flipping a pancake in the pan.
"Nope. I'm good." I grab my bag off the floor by the door. "I'm gone." I yell as I leave.
"Fuck." I yell in annoyance as I pull into Starbucks. I hate my car. I needed a new one.
I'm getting one for my birthday, but jeez I need one now.
"I could have picked you up." Madison says as I walk up to the table they were sitting at.
She could tell I was pissed.
She knew why.
"It's fine," I say taking a seat at the table with them. "I'm getting a new one soon anyways. Hey Jade." I say as Madison hands me my frapp.
"Hey Spence. How you doing?" Madison kicks her under the table. "OW! What the fuck Mads?"
"I told you not to ask about Ashley."
"I didn't! Jeez. I just asked how she was doing. Fuck that really hurt." Jade said bending down to rub her bruised shin.
"Oh. Sorry." Madison said picking up her coffee and taking a sip.
Teehee.
They make me giggle.
"She finally called me last night so I'm fine. Granted we only talked for all of two minutes before we both fell asleep. But either way I got to hear her voice. So I'm good."
Yeah. I'm gonna keep telling myself that.
My phone rings as I take another sip of my coffee.
"Shit." I almost drop my coffee on my pants.
I really should keep my phone in a better place.
Back pocket is no good.
I look at the phone and see it's Ashley calling.
Cue smile.
"Hey baby." I answer,
"Hey. My phone totally died last."
See.
Told you.
"I figured." I tell her as I take another slurp of my frapp.
"I think making you stay on the phone was the best idea ever."
"Why is that?"
"Because it was the best nights sleep I've gotten since we've been here." She tells me through a yawn.
"Are you still tired." I feel like I'm being rude to Maddy and Jade but fuck them.
I can see them any day.
My baby is half way across the country.
She's first priority.
"No. I think the furniture gets here today."
"I miss you." I change the subject.
I know this is what she was trying to avoid by making small talk but lets just get right to it.
"I know baby. I miss you too."
Madison glares over at me and mouths 'Are you okay?'
No.
But I shake my head yes.
Now I'm sad again.
Talking to her makes me sad.
And not talking to her makes me sad.
I need to get my life together.
Side eye.
Don't judge me.
"Baby I have to go. My dad is taking us all to check out the army base today."
Booo.
She's leaving me.
"Okay baby. I love you." I tell her.
"I love you too." She hangs up.
Sad face.
I guess Madison can tell I'm getting in a mood.
"Let's go. We have to meet Aiden at the Mall."
Anything to get my mind off Ashley.
"Ashley I swear to God, if you push me in this pool I'm gonna kill you." Madison says as Ashley takes a step towards her.
We're at Aiden's where we've spent most the summer.
He has the biggest pool in LA.
Okay so maybe I'm being dramatic.
But it is really big.
"Ashley noooo." Madison yells as Ashley pushes her into the pool.
Aiden, Jade and I are dying laughing.
Ashley's gonna so get it.
Madison just got her hair done.
"Ashley I'm gonna fucking kill you." Madison says making her way out of the pool.
"Madison chill. It was a joke." Ashley yells as Madison starts to chase her.
She know she's in trouble.
"Baby help me." Ashley yells as she runs around the pool in my direction.
"You stay right where you are Carlin." Madison snaps.
"Madison she was just joking around." I try and reason with Madison while trying not to laugh at the scene they are making.
"You don't joke around with a hundred dollar hairdo."
"Why'd you come to a pool party in the first place then." Ashley says almost out of breath.
Yeah. She's still being chased.
"To look good in my bathing suit bitch."
Lol.
"Fuck I gotta exercise more." Ashley says grabbing her side and coming to sit beside me on the deckchair.
I guess she's giving up.
"I got you now Davies." Madison says running up to us.
"Ahh. Baby protect me." Ashley says pulling me up and jumping behind me.
"Carlin. Out of my way." I think she's really mad.
She's not laying a finger on my girlfriend though.
"Madison-" I start.
"Don't try and talk me out of it." Madison says stepping closer to Ashley.
"Ahh." Ashley screams closing her eyes. "Don't hit me in the face, don't hit me in the face." Ashley keeps repeating to herself.
Madison can't help but laugh.
"You're such a pussy." I tell her turning around to face her.
"What?" She says opening her eyes to see that Madison had walked away and was now on the other side of the pool with Jade who was drying her hair with a towel. "My face is my money maker." She jokes.
Or maybe she wasn't joking.
"Yeah. Okay." I tell her as I take a seat back down on the deckchair.
She's giving me this look right now.
An evil look.
I don't like it.
Aiden gets up suddenly and walks over to where we are.
They're standing over me.
I don't like this.
I look between the two of them when suddenly I'm being carried and thrown into the pool.
Oh these bitches are gonna get it.
"Ashley Fucking Davies." I yell as my head shoots back above the water.
She smiles then takes off running.
I guess she forgot I used to run track.