Ash’s mom wasn’t going to come back, I stood up, intending to go inside. I mean, what could be more embarrassing than being caught listening in on someone’s fight? But for some reason, I couldn’t bring myself to move towards the front door. I stood motionless, listening to Ash’s sobs, and made a split second decision.
Taking a deep breath, I jumped the fence and landed on the Summers’ side.
Shit. What was I doing? I didn’t know what to say to her. I didn’t even know why I was doing this after the way Ash had treated Elly today. I was all kinds of messed up.
I’d been determined to hate Ashton and forget about her, but I kept letting myself get sucked back into her life.
As I stepped on a few dry leaves, the sound alerted Ash to my presence and I saw her hastily wipe away her tears. When she caught sight of me, her face fell and she stared down at the ground.
“Oh, it’s you.” Her voice was hoarse from crying and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. “What do you want?”
“I heard you and your mom fighting. I just wanted to make sure everything was alright.” I dug my foot into the concrete of their driveway, feeling totally out of place.
Ashton sniffed and looked up at me with her baby blues. “Why do you care? I’m always a bitch to you.”
“You’re not wrong there,” I grinned, leaning against their car as I tried not to stare at her. Even when she had mascara running down her face, she was still gorgeous. “I guess I just rejoice in your misery.”
Ash stood up and shot me a glare. “And now you know why I’m such a bitch to you. You love making fun of me.”
Her standing up only made me stare at her harder. I didn’t want to come across as a creep, but it was hard to ignore how freaking hot she was.
Taking a step closer to her, I took in her entire figure. That cheerleading uniform did wonders for her body. It was a shame she wouldn’t be wearing it anymore. And those legs seemed to go on forever, and then some. Her top cut off around the middle to show off her flat, toned stomach. She was every guy’s fantasy.
I did my best to respond to what she’d said, even though I was finding it close to impossible. “I only make fun of you because it’s so easy.”
Ash scowled and raised her hand to slap me on the arm, but I snatched it up instead. I pulled her towards me, amused by her hot temper. She always tried to act all prim and proper, but deep down she was still feisty and hot-headed. Just the way I liked her. Just the way I remembered her.
She looked at me from under the blanket of her thick lashes, her cheeks growing pink. “Are you going to kiss me again?”
I dipped my head lower so that our noses were almost touching. “If you want me to.”
She bit her lip and glanced at my mouth. God damn, she was making this hard for me. So much for trying to hate her, I had to stop thinking about wanting to kiss her first. Kiss her and do a hell of a lot more.
“You only kissed me because you wanted to humiliate me.”
“That’s not why I kissed you.”
“You said—”
“I lied,” I admitted with a frown. “I kissed you because you reminded me of the way you used to be before you turned into mega bitch.”
“Wow, thanks,” Ash said, flipping her hair over her shoulder. Then she cocked her head to the side as my words really sunk in. “What do you mean? How did I remind you of the way I used to be?”
A smile crept onto my face. “Breaking and entering, is that something Princess Ash would do or something the old Ash would do? You reminded me of when we used to be kids. Not caring, breaking rules, being stupid. That’s why I kissed you.”
“I didn’t think I was that different from when we were younger.”
“If you really believe that then you’re delusional,” I declared.
Ash gave me a dirty look and took a step back. “If this is your way of making me feel better then you suck at it.”
“You’re not crying anymore, are you?”
She
Taking a deep breath, I jumped the fence and landed on the Summers’ side.
Shit. What was I doing? I didn’t know what to say to her. I didn’t even know why I was doing this after the way Ash had treated Elly today. I was all kinds of messed up.
I’d been determined to hate Ashton and forget about her, but I kept letting myself get sucked back into her life.
As I stepped on a few dry leaves, the sound alerted Ash to my presence and I saw her hastily wipe away her tears. When she caught sight of me, her face fell and she stared down at the ground.
“Oh, it’s you.” Her voice was hoarse from crying and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her. “What do you want?”
“I heard you and your mom fighting. I just wanted to make sure everything was alright.” I dug my foot into the concrete of their driveway, feeling totally out of place.
Ashton sniffed and looked up at me with her baby blues. “Why do you care? I’m always a bitch to you.”
“You’re not wrong there,” I grinned, leaning against their car as I tried not to stare at her. Even when she had mascara running down her face, she was still gorgeous. “I guess I just rejoice in your misery.”
Ash stood up and shot me a glare. “And now you know why I’m such a bitch to you. You love making fun of me.”
Her standing up only made me stare at her harder. I didn’t want to come across as a creep, but it was hard to ignore how freaking hot she was.
Taking a step closer to her, I took in her entire figure. That cheerleading uniform did wonders for her body. It was a shame she wouldn’t be wearing it anymore. And those legs seemed to go on forever, and then some. Her top cut off around the middle to show off her flat, toned stomach. She was every guy’s fantasy.
I did my best to respond to what she’d said, even though I was finding it close to impossible. “I only make fun of you because it’s so easy.”
Ash scowled and raised her hand to slap me on the arm, but I snatched it up instead. I pulled her towards me, amused by her hot temper. She always tried to act all prim and proper, but deep down she was still feisty and hot-headed. Just the way I liked her. Just the way I remembered her.
She looked at me from under the blanket of her thick lashes, her cheeks growing pink. “Are you going to kiss me again?”
I dipped my head lower so that our noses were almost touching. “If you want me to.”
She bit her lip and glanced at my mouth. God damn, she was making this hard for me. So much for trying to hate her, I had to stop thinking about wanting to kiss her first. Kiss her and do a hell of a lot more.
“You only kissed me because you wanted to humiliate me.”
“That’s not why I kissed you.”
“You said—”
“I lied,” I admitted with a frown. “I kissed you because you reminded me of the way you used to be before you turned into mega bitch.”
“Wow, thanks,” Ash said, flipping her hair over her shoulder. Then she cocked her head to the side as my words really sunk in. “What do you mean? How did I remind you of the way I used to be?”
A smile crept onto my face. “Breaking and entering, is that something Princess Ash would do or something the old Ash would do? You reminded me of when we used to be kids. Not caring, breaking rules, being stupid. That’s why I kissed you.”
“I didn’t think I was that different from when we were younger.”
“If you really believe that then you’re delusional,” I declared.
Ash gave me a dirty look and took a step back. “If this is your way of making me feel better then you suck at it.”
“You’re not crying anymore, are you?”
She
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