Brianna's POV
I got dressed the next morning in red shorts, and a dark gray sweater. Thankfully it was a Saturday and I could actually get some work done before Ashton came over to pick me up. I triple checked last night that mum would be at work so she wouldn't have to see him; creating a war is not on my "to do" list.
My music was blaring, and what started out as a mission to clean my room, turning into a dance party for one. I moved from one side of the room to the other while listening to Waiting for Superman. As I spun around in front of my door and stopped as soon as I met Ashton's eyes.
He laughed. "Please, don't stop on my account."
"I didn't even hear you come in."
"Obviously."
I rolled my eyes and went to go turn my music off.
"How did that last move go?" he asked, then tried to mimic my actions.
I glared and stuck my tongue out at him.
"Relax. It was pretty entertaining, and if you had caught me doing that, you'd never let me live it down."
"True."
He smiled and grabbed my hand to pull me out the door.
"What did you say we were doing?"
"Luke and Rae wanted to meet us for ice cream, so that's what we're doing."
"Have they finally started dating?"
"Not yet, but I think Luke is about ready to ask her out."
I smiled. "She'll be happy about that."
"So did your mum ask you about last night?"
"She just asked how the tutoring went."
We were now walking down the sidewalk, hand in hand.
"What'd you say."
"Rockin'." I smirked.
He laughed, and the crinkles by his eyes started showing. I couldn't help but laugh along with him.
We finally got to the small ice cream place and I noticed Luke and Rae already there and messing around with each other. Luke had her phone above his head and just held it there and ate his ice cream, while Rae, being as short as she is, tried to basically climb him like a tree.
"Luke, give it back!" she yelled.
"I told you that you just have to tell me who Jayden is and I'll give it back."
"Why should I have to tell you? You shouldn't have been on my phone."
"You're the one who let me play a game on it, sometimes my eyes wander when you get a text..."
She rolled her eyes, and bit her lip so she wouldn't laugh. "Please, Luke?"
"Just tell me who he is."
She groaned. "Just a friend."
He lowered his arm and she took it back and slid it into her back pocket.
"You know putting it in your pocket won't stop me from getting it right?"
"I know, but it'll delay it a little."
He laughed and turned to look at me and Ash. "Hey." he smiled.
"Hi."
"Your mum wasn't to harsh on you last night was she?"
"Nah. I was only a couple minutes late and she was sleeping."
"Just a couple minutes?"
"I may or may not have went over the limit."
"I thought I was gonna die." Rae said, typing on her phone.
"If you're texting Jayden, I'm taking your phone." Luke said.
"I'm not texting Jayden."
He reaches over, grabbed it, and slid it into his pocket.
"Hey! What if that was my mum?"
"She shouldn't be texting while driving."
"What if some other idiot is texting and driving and hits her?"
"You weren't texting your mum."
"How do you know?"
"Because I glanced at it and saw Jayden's name."
She rolled her eyes, but pulled Luke with her to sit down. I followed and Ashton went to go get us both ice cream.
"What'd your mum say when she saw Ashton?" Rae asked.
"She wasn't home."
"Are you going to keep it a secret for forever?"
"Nooooo, just as long as I need to."
"I don't think she'll ever like Ashton though."
"Then she doesn't like him, but I do and that's all that matters."
"Does he like you?"
"I'm hoping."
"Luke!" Rae squealed as she read a text on her phone since Luke laid it in front of her.
"What?"
"I can't believe you told him to fuck off!"
"He's a big boy, he can handle it."
"He's my friend though."
"Just tell him it was me."
"I already did."
"And?"
"And he said whatever. I don't think he believes me."
"Here babe." Ashton said, handing me my ice cream. "What's I miss?"
"Rae's acting all hurt because Luke is jealous of Jayden and he sent him a text that said 'fuck off.'"
"I see. I wish they would just date already."
"I don't know. I find this side of them really amusing."
"That's true."
I nodded and continued to watch them argue.
"Are you coming to the gig tonight?"
"I don't know if I can... I can't really tell Mum that I'm tutoring, that's obviously be weird."
"Sneak out."
"You say that like it's really easy."
"It is. You have that ladder thing right outside your bedroom window don't you?"
"Yeah?"
"Climb down that."
"She'd still hear the car running."
"I'll pick you up."
"Okay, when?"
"Um, 7:30?"
"Sure."
"The things I can convince you to do," he smirked.
"Your dimples are manipulative."
We both laughed, and he pulled me closer to him by my hip.
"We probably should've gotten popcorn instead." he whispered in my ear while gesturing to Luke and Rae. They were still arguing about the text.
"Oh my god, they're practically a couple already." I whispered back.
He nodded. "Soon, I feel it happening soon."
And hopefully we're a couple soon, too.
