I've Got This Friend

"How was the date?" Ashton asks me whilst we lay on his bed on a Saturday afternoon. He's got a cotton basket ball in his hands throwing it up and down in the air on his back.

"It was good. Jack is a really nice guy. I think we're going to go out again next Friday." I smile. I wouldn't mind going again on a date, but to be honest I don't think I want anything official. At least not with him.

Ash mumbles something, groaning and turning on his side, facing away from me. "Is he your boyfriend now?" He harshly murmurs.

"No." I shake my head although I'm sure he doesn't see. "Is that why your being so grumpy? Because you think I have a boyfriend?"

He sighs, rolling back over to face me. "I don't want anyone to take you away from me. It's always been you and me from the start. If Jack becomes your boyfriend, then I lose you."

"Okay first, you need to stop jumping to conclusions. Second, you'll never lose me. Third, what happens when I really do find somebody?"

"I don't know. Act like this." I'm about to say something, but Ash beats me to it. "Jessica, I don't feel good, you should probably go home."

I knew he was only saying that because he's jealous of Jack, but it kind of pissed me off the way he was being so childish. "Fine. Feel better." I sigh, and leave his home.

I walk alone on the cool sun, getting lost in my thoughts. What happens when I really do find somebody I love and I want to spend the rest of my life with? Will Ashton act like a prick and ruin my happiness all because he's afraid of losing me? That wouldn't be too fair. I wouldn't act that way if it were him, I would be as supportive as I could because I know it would make him happy. I just don't know what's gotten into him.

"Jessica?" I look up to find Michael in front of me. He looked concerned. Like he'd been calling my name for a while.

"Oh hi Mikey." I try to give him a smile, but Ash just stomped on my mood.

"I think your walking in the wrong direction. Ashton's house is that way." He says, nodding his head in the direction I just came from.

"Nope. I'm not staying this weekend. He's being an ass." I sigh as Michael raises his eyebrows wanting more details. "It's Jack. Ever since we started talking, Ashton's been moody. He wont talk to me much, and he's just being simply rude."

"Maybe he's jealous because you have somebody and he doesn't."

"We're not even dating. Jack and I."

"We'll figure it out tonight." Mikey winks.

"Sure thing. I'll have fun spending my weekend alone with my boring family." I purposefully pout.

"We'll see about that." He calls, before running off.

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Jack: What are you doing tonight?
He texts me. I'm not for sure how to respond to that. It's not that I didn't want to hang out with him, it's that I didn't want Ash to find out and be pissed at me. Plus I still didn't know what Michael meant when he said he'll see about me staying alone.

I switch my contacts to Michael, sending him: Am I coming over tonight?
Moments later he comes back with: I dunno are you?
Jessica: You said, 'We'll see about that.' What does that mean?
Michael: I was kidding. Ashton doesn't want you to be alone, so I'll be over to get you here shortly.

I then switch back to Jack: Sorry I have plans this weekend with my family. Maybe next time?
I only lied because I didn't want him to think I was blowing him off for Ash, which I was doing exactly that. Damn this is hard.

Jack doesn't text me back after that, but I see headlights in the drive, so I know Michael here to pick me up. Quickly I grab my bag, and slip on my vans, and rush down the stairs. Only to be met by a grumpy Ashton. "Have fun this weekend at Ashton's!" Mum cheers. "Don't do anything stupid though." Travis chimes in with his usual chatter.

"Alright, alright. Bye Mum, I love you. Bye Travis." I wave to them. I don't call Travis dad, and I also don't say that I love him for many reasons that I wish to get into later, and I think Travis respects that.

"Hey Ashton." I say softly as I climb into his truck.

"You didn't have to cry to Michael about me being upset with you. I'm not even mad." He snaps as soon as we get in the car, pulling out of the drive.

"You seem mad, Ashton. And I didn't cry to Michael, he asked me why I wasn't going to the sleepover tonight, and I told him. Because you know we're all friends here who tell each other what's bothering us."

He sighs and rolls his eyes, turning his direction back to the road. "Thanks for lying to me by the way about being sick."

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"There she is!" Cal exclaims as I walk through the door. "It's not a slumber party with you here."

"I think it's funny that we still call it a slumber party." I giggle.

"I think it's funny we still have these things." Luke chimes in laughing.

"Hey Jessica." Lauren, Ashton's sister, greets me.

"Hi. How are you?"

"I'm good. I've a question for you."

"And what's that?"

"When will you date my brother?"

"Alright Lauren that's enough. Good night." Ashton steps in, pushing her off to sleep.

"Okay so Annabelle or Frozen?" Michael holds up the movies in his hands.

"Frozen duh." Calum jokes, pointing to Annabelle.

After Michael pops in the movie, we all take our normal positions. Except for me and Ash. We create a lot of distance between each other to where I'm closer to Calum than him.

Luke and Michael huddle together, protecting each other for jump scares. Cal holds a pillow like he normally does, and that leaves me to fend for my own. Ash never really gets scared, so I guess he's fine.

I find him glancing at me throughout the first part of the movie, when I would glance over at him, he would look away. Finally he came to me during the second half of the movie when all the scary shit happens. I think we fall asleep like this.

We always have sheets and stuff set up in Ashton's room, but for some reason, we never actually sleep there.

Sometimes I wish this could last forever. The great times, so that there will never be bad times. If only that was the case.

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