Chapter 37: The One
I ran out of the pizza parlor, and cut my last 2 classes. I just
needed a drive. I ended up at Brian's house. Which seemed natural
because I had been there so many times during those 3 months. I
knocked on the door. He came out in a white tank top, and cut
jeans.
"Ashley?" He asked surprised. I started crying. I saw all of the guys there, with their girlfriends... Nick immediately got up.
"Ashley's what's
wrong?" he asked concerned. I could tell Julie looked a bit
peeved at how concerned he was. But I paid no
attention. I just cried uncontrollably into Brian's shoulder. He
lead me to the back, where I could tell him my story.
"Ashley, Shh, clam down.. Now, tell me what happened." Brian said.
"Justin, just broke up with me, he likes someone else, so now I'm all alone, no one cares about me." I said crying.
"You know that's not true. I mean all of us here care about you, I care about you," he said wiping away my tear.
"I've always cared about you," he said.
"Stay in my room, catch a few Z's or something okay?" he said raising up my chin.
"Okay," I said lying down on his waterbed.
"Is Ashley okay?" Nick said.
"Yeah, she had a little tiff with her boyfriend. They broke it off. And she's upset about it." Brian answered sitting down.
"Why did she come to you?" Kev's girlfriend, Kat asked.
"Well, she knows I've got her back, plus we're really good friends." Brian said.
"Looked like more than friends to me, I mean come on Bri, she's lying on your waterbed? Why not one of your other rooms?" Julie asked.
"It isn't like that!" he said smiling.
"Then why are you grinning like a Cheshire cat?" Kev asked laughing.
"Come on, nothing's happening!" he said laughing.
"Yeah and how many days have you been with her?" AJ asked.
"We just hang out okay?" he said.
Nick was noticeably quiet. I
heard their conversation. And I couldn't help laughing. But I had
to question something... Was there something going on between me
and Brian? I fell asleep but I had no answer to my question...
The Next Morning....... I had woke up.. but what I saw didn't
look like my room.Then I remembered I was at Brian's house. I was
curled up right next to Brian with little Tyke in my arms. I was
half asleep when I heard the phone ring.
"Hello?" Brian asked sleepily.
"Yeah, she's right here. Tell her mom not worry. No, AJ..." he said but his voice got lower. "Listen I don't want to wake her up, can we continue this tomorrow?" Brian whispered into the phone.
"Yeah, okay take care bone". Brian said and hung up the phone. He sighed and gave me a kiss small kiss on the cheek. and pulled the covers tighter around me. I sighed and went back to sleep.
~*~
"Justin, man did you tell Ashley?" JC asked.
"Yeah, I told her! She seemed really upset." he said sighing.
"What do you expect? You broke her heart man, that's not something you can get over with a snap of a finger.. it takes time." JC said angrily.
"What's your problem?" Justin said.
"Nothing. I'm just a little tense. Come On, We gotta go, we got a tour to finish.." JC said.
"Hold on, I'll call Melissa, next stop Louisiana." Justin said grabbing the phone.