Chapter Eighteen
I just came back from Calum's. It was really fun hanging out with him.
I was walking back to my house now. I think it's going to be weird for Ashton to be round. But we might as well talk about what happened.
"Hey mum!" I said whilst shutting the door behind me.
"Hi sweetie, dinners almost ready. Could you set the table please?" Mum asked whilst finishing off the cooking.
"Yeah sure." I said whilst walking towards the cupboard to get the plates.
"So how many of us is there going to be?" I asked.
"Uhm, well there's you, me, dad, Ashton, his mum and dad, and his brother and sister." Mum said.
"Okay, so 8 plates?" I questioned.
"Yes." Mum said.
"Okay." I said.
I got the plates and started laying them out.
I got the cutlery and placed it around each plate.
I did a good job. Even though it's the most simplest thing to do.
I quickly ran upstairs to the bathroom, I needed to freshen up.
I quickly did my hair again. I started to sing whilst I was doing that.
"Lace up your shoes
Ayo ayo
Here's how we do
Run baby run
Don't ever look back
They'll tear us apart if you give them the chance
Don't sell your heart, don't say we're not meant to be
Run baby run, forever we'll be
You and me"
Done. I finished doing my hair.
I walked back downstairs, I walked into the living room and all I saw were 5 pairs of eyes staring at me.
"U-uh hi." I said whilst waving awkwardly.
"Hi dear." Mrs Irwin said.
I smiled back. "Dinners ready!" Mum yelled.
"Follow me." I said kindly.
We all sat around the table. I was sat next to Ashton. Can it get anymore awkward.
"Great food Mrs Jones." Ashton said kindly.
I didn't notice that I was smiling until Ashton called my name.
I quickly stopped smiling.
"Aw thanks, call me Julie." Mum said.
"Did you have fun today hanging out with umm, Calum?" Mum asked.
I saw on the corner of my eye, Ashton looking really sad.
I don't know why, I only hanged out with Calum, it was no big deal.
"Yeah, it was really fun." I said whilst grabbing a spoonful of food.
"Ahh, that's good." Dad said.
Everyone else continued talking, except me and Ashton.
We just ate quietly.
Well I thought we were, until Ashton spoke, well whispered.
"Was it really that fun?" Ashton said quietly.
"Huh?" I said whilst looking at him.
"You and C-cal?" Ashton said.
I dropped my spoon.
I looked at Ashton.
"Excuse me." I said whilst walking out of the dinning room and running upstairs into my room.
I shut my door and sat on my bed.
I have know idea why I just left. I heard a faint knock on the door.
"Who is it?" I asked.
"It's me Ashton." Ashton said.
"Go away." I said loudly.
"Let me in." Ashton said.
Ugh fine.
I walked up to the door and opened it. I looked up to him.
"You can come in." I said.
We sat down on my bed.
Well this isn't awkward at all.
"Ashton." I spoke.
"Yeah Maisie?" Ashton said.
"We need to talk." I said.
"No no no, let me talk." Ashton said loudly.
"Look Mai, I'm sorry for always acting weird around you, and I'm sorry about what just happened, it's just...when you're with Calum, I just feel weird. Ugh, how do I put this..." Ashton said.
He just stopped talking.
I was about to speak, but he then placed his lips onto mine.
We're kissing. What are we doing? This is the second time now.
I stopped the kiss.
"Ashton, w-why did you do that?" I asked.
He looked into my eyes.
"Because I like you Mai. I told you before, and I'll tell you again, I like you!" Ashton said.
"No you don't, you told me you don't." I said.
"I lied." Ashton confronted.
"What?" I said in shock.
"I lied, I didn't want to admit that I liked you." Ashton said.
"B-but we haven't known each other for that long Ashton." I said.
"I know, but there's something different about you." Ashton said.
I scrunched my eyebrows.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"You're just different Maisie, I like that." Ashton said.
Oh no, I could feel my cheeks burn red.
Stupid cheeks, I hate blushing.
"One thing I like about you is when you blush." Ashton said.
Really? Great, here comes so more blushing.
"Stop Ashton." I said whilst lightly knocking his arm.
"Aw, am I making little Maisie blush?" Ashton said in a girly voice.
"N-no, and don't call me Maisie." I said.
"Aww, I do, don't I?" Ashton said whilst pulling me into a hug.
I hugged him back.
"Y-yeah." I stuttered.
"I knew it." Ashton said whilst hugging me tighter.
"Ashton, we should go back down, my mum and dad are probably wondering what's happening." I said whilst letting go of the hug.
I didn't want to let go. I wanted to stay where we were.
"Fine." Ashton said whilst following me.
We walked down.
They weren't in the dinning room anymore.
Where could they be?
Me an Ashton walked into the living room, and they were all sat down talking.
Thanks mum and dad for seeing if I was okay.
Even though I don't know why I went out myself.
Me and Ashton sat down on the free sofa.
"Are you alright hun?" Mum asked.
"Y-yeah, I'm fine mum." I said whilst leaning back.
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"I think we should go now, thanks for having us over Julie." Anne said.
"Ashton, do you want to hang out for a bit?" I asked.
"Uh, yeah sure, I'll let my mum know." Ashton said whilst walking towards his mum.
*Ashton's POV*
I quickly caught up with my family.
"Mum, I'm going to hang out with Maisie for a while. I'll let you know when I'm coming back." I said.
"Okay Ash, just text me when you're coming back." Mum said whilst getting ready to go.
Maybe hanging out with Maisie would be the perfect time to ask her out on a date.
"Mum said I can, I just have to text her when I'm coming back." I said to Maisie.
"Cool." Maisie said.
"Let's go in the garden." Maisie said.
"Okay." I said whilst following her. It wasn't that dark yet outside.
Maisie ran across her garden and sat on the hammock.
I just stood there like an idiot.
"Come here Ash!" Maisie yelled.
"Will we fit?" I asked, that was the dumbest question I have ever asked.
Maisie started to laugh, "Of course we're going to fit Ash, it's a hammock." Maisie giggled.
"You have a cute laugh Mai." I said.
"Really? I hate my laugh." Maisie said quietly.
"You shouldn't, it's a cute laugh." I said whilst sitting down on the hammock with Maisie.
I noticed she was blushing. It's so cute when she blushes.
"Maisie?" I asked.
"Yeah Ash?" She said.
"Let's play would you rather." I said whilst snickering.
"Oooo I love that game!" Maisie sang.
"You first." I offered.
"Would you rather dye your hair pink and let it stay like that forever, or get a tattoo of a banana on your butt?" Maisie asked. She's so weird, but I like that.
"Definitely the tattoo of the banana on my arse." I said.
"What?!? Really? But pink is so your colour Ash." Maisie said whilst laughing.
"I do love me my bananas Mai." I said whilst laughing.
"Okay okay, monkey boy, your turn." Maisie said.
"Really, monkey boy?" I said.
"Yeah." She said whilst ruffling my hair.
"Haah, okay, would you rather move back to England, or stay here?" I asked.
"Hmm, England will always be my home at heart, but I love Australia, so I would stay here." She said.
"Aren't you going to miss your tea and crumpets?" I said in a British accent.
"Hey, not all British people are like that." Maisie said.
"Well are you going to miss it?" I asked.
"I'll miss the tea, but you have tea here silly, and I hate crumpets!" Maisie said whilst shaking her head.
"Nice accent by the way, you wouldn't think that you're Australian." Maisie said.
"Why thank you Miss Jones." I said in a posh accent.
"And us Brits aren't all posh!" Maisie said whilst laughing.
"Anyway my turnnnnn." Maisie said.
"Would you rather be famous, or not famous?" She asked.
"Hmm, not famous, I don't even think of myself as being famous, I'm just a regular person like you." I said truthfully.
"Yeah, but you have a talent, unlike me, I can only breathe." Maisie said.
"You're good at making people laugh Mai." I said.
"Why thanks Fletcher!" Maisie said.
"You remembered my middle name?" I asked.
"Yeah, that's another weird thing about me, I'm really good at remember things, like birthdays, people names, what they look like etc." she said whilst spinning her hands around like a teacher.
"So a stalker?" I said whilst laughing.
"NOOO! Ash, I just, ugh, I sound so creepy now." Maisie said.
"Aww, don't worry Mai, you're not a stalker." I said sarcastically.
"Hey." She said whilst lightly pushing me.
"My turn!" I yelled.
"Would you rather go out with Calum or me?" I asked.
It just slipped out.
"Hmm, Calum has cute cheeks, but then again you're weird. I like weird. I'm weird, you're weird, we're one! " she said.
"You didn't answer the question Mai." I said whilst swinging the hammock.
"Hmm, I'll pickkkkkkk...Calum." Maisie said.
I froze.
"W-what?" I said.
"I'm joking Ash, I pick you, I've known you longer." Maisie said. She really picked me? Me!
"My turn!" Maisie screamed.
"Would you rather be a banana, or a pizza?" She asked.
"That's a hard one Mai...I'd be a banana, wait no, a pizza..ugh, it's too hard Mai." I said whilst laughing.
"Mai, would you rather walk along a beach for a date, or chill at a park?" I asked.
"You have some weird questions Ash." Maisie said.
"Really? Mine are weird?" I said.
"Touché." Maisie said.
"Anyway, which would you pick?" I asked.
"Uhm, I would have to pick chill at the park, so then I would get to know him better." Maisie said.
"Let's go then." I said.
"W-what?" Maisie stuttered.
"Let's go to the park, and chill." I said whilst making quoting marks with my fingers.
"Are you asking me out on a date, Ashton?" Maisie asked.
"Y-yes, so w-will you?" I asked.
"Y-yeah, sure!" Maisie said.
She said yes.
I got up first and pulled out my hand for Maisie to hold onto.
She held my hand and got up. Her hands are always cold, but they were so soft.
I think I pulled her up to quick because she got up too fast and bumped into my chest.
"Sorry Ash." She said whilst looking up at me.
I tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear.
We were just staring into each other's eyes.
Call me cheesy but every time I look into her deep brown eyes, I always get lost, and the glow in her eyes, makes her even more cute.
"Uh Ash?" I heard my name.
Maisie was calling me.
"Uh yeah?" I said snapping out of my thoughts.
"Let's go." She said.
I followed her back into her house.
"Mum, dad, I'm going out with Ashton." Maisie yelled.
"What? At this time in the evening." Mrs Jones said.
"Don't worry Mrs Jones, I'll be with Maisie." I said.
She gave me a weird look. I hope she let's Mai come out.
"How old are you?" Julie asked.
"N-nineteen." I stuttered.
"You're nineteen? Maisie I don't know?" Julie said.
"Yes Mrs Jones, please don't worry." I said.
"Where are you going anyway?" Julie asked Maisie.
"T-to that park." Maisie said.
"Fine, keep your phone on at ALL time okay sweetie." Julie said whilst walking us out.
"Thanks mum." Maisie said.
"Ashton?" Julie said.
"Yes Mrs Jones?" I questioned.
"Please look after her." Julie said.
"Of course I will, I won't let nothing happen to her." I said.
"Okay, and please, call me Julie." Julie said.
Me and Maisie said goodbye and we headed off outside.