?30days with the superstar?
?by authoress pinky?
⚡Chapter Twenty—One (21)⚡
Subtitle : The big question?
Josh’s pov
There was a very long and uncomfortable silence. Ashley gaze was still on me with surprise. Her mouth were a bit parted as she was going to talk but nothing was coming out of her li-ps.
Did i take her by surprise? Was i suppose to ask her that? Was she going to say yes? Will she just walk out without giving me an answer? Did she even trust me?
Those were the questions that kept coming into my mind. fu-ck! I don’t suppose to have asked her that. fu-ck, fu-ck, fu-ck, fu-ck. What if she says no? I don’t care, all i wish and hope is that she doesn’t hate me.
I was already up when i finally heard her talk.
“yes.”
I knew it! I knew she was going to say no. Gosh, i don’t blame her, i mea_ wait, what? She said yes? Or am i imagining things?
“yes?”
“yes.” She repeated again.
“are you sure?” She nodded her head yes. Her eyes not leaving mine. I dredged up a smile as i leaned forward to her. “you can change your mind if you wa_”
I was cut off when her li-ps came to mine. She smiled against my li-ps and i was quick to respond to the ki-ss. My hands made it’s way to her wa-ist and i pulled her up to my lap. She straddled against my lap and we continued ki-ssing.
I was crazy about this girl in my arms. I want her more than i ever want anybody. She look so perfect in my arms. It felt like we were made for each other.
We de-epened the ki-ss as our tongue wrapped against each other, fighting for dominance.
She was mine. I was sure of it.
We slowly pulled away to catch our breath.
“Josh…” She began as her eyes fluttered open. “…who is Jessie?”
Okay, i never expected her to ask me that.
“why do you ask?” I questioned.
She sighed. “I’m only curious. You and Joshua seems to hate each other because of Jessie. Who is she?”
I sighed as i placed my forehead on her shoulder. Should i tell her? Should i not? I took in a de-ep breath. After a short silence, i finally answered her question.
“she is just somebody.” I said.
“just somebody?”
I nod. “she was Joshua girlfriend.”
“Details. Details.”
I laughed softly. She is so cute.
“it all began….”
?Flashback?
Joshua and i were really close. We did things together. His mother was like a mother to me after i lost my mother.
I really loved Joshua as a brother until one day…
I was asleep in his room when i heard the door creaked open. Well, i kinda know because i was a light sleeper. I thought it was Joshua when the bed dipped down from the person’s weight.
He started tickling me. “stop. Joshua, stop. I’m going to revenge. Stop.” I said in between laughter and snapped my eyes open.
But i was taken aback when i saw someone else instead of Joshua. It was Jessie. Yeah, Jessie is girlfriend. She was putting on an expo-se white dress. i won’t lie that i was a bit horny but hey, i was a player no doubt but i can’t hurt my best friend. Never.
“what are you doing here, Jessie?” I asked. She smiled as she started running her fingers though my expo-sed ch-est. “stop this, Jess. Joshua can walk in any moment. You have to stop. And besides, i thought you like Joshua?”
”do i? Honestly, no. Look, Josh. It’s you i want. I’ve always wanted you but because of the fact that i was still with Joshua, i couldn’t express my feelings for you. I want you, Josh. Please don’t push me away.”
“wait. You are still with Joshua, right?” I couldn’t help it but ask. Why was here? And why was she telling me those bullshit?
“no. I broke up with him.”
“WHAT?!? You broke up with Joshua? Why? when? how?”
She rolled her eyes. “look, i don’t like Joshua. I only accepted to date him because of you. I wanted to be close to you and the only way was to date your friend. I really don’t want to be with him. It’s you that i want, it’s you that i love.”
“you must be crazy. Get out of my room. Now.”
“please, don’t push me away. Okay, fine. I will go but can you at least ki-ss me?”
I laughed for a while. “in your dreams, Out.”
Before i knew it, her li-ps were already on mine. And just when i was about to break the ki-ss. He walked in. Yeah, Joshua walked in.
“what the fu-ck!”
We quickly pulled away from the ki-ss.
”yo! It’s not what you think.”
“it’s not what i think? That i came in here and caught you ki-ssing my girlfriend?”
“ex girlfriend.” Jessie corrected. “look, Joshua. i don’t want to be with you, Okay? It’s josh i want to be with. So grow some balls and get use to it.” She spat.
“that’s enough Jessie? What are you doing? Huh? Why_”
”you know what?” Joshua cuts in. “go on with what you were doing. And I’m sorry for interrupting.” With that he left.
Joshua left. He left just like my father. But the only different was that he didn’t leave completely. He was close but yet far.
After that incident I told Jessie to get out of my life and never show her face to me again. Which she did. I never crossed path with her ever again. But heard that she had gotten married and had a daughter now. I hated Jessie for what she caused but i really can’t blame her for everything. Joshua was the jerk for not trusting me.
?Flashback ends?
“why didn’t you tell him?” She asked after i finish telling her the story.
“he won’t let me. I tried countless times to talk to him but he wouldn’t listen to anything i have to say so, i gave up. I mean, I didn’t do anything wrong so why was he acting like i betrayed him?”
She took in a de-ep breath and peck me on my li-ps. She was still seated on my lap-s.
“he felt betrayed, Josh.” She said in a whisper. “i was also betrayed by a best friend.” She added.
“really?”
She nodded her head and sighed. “it was on our birthday, every year during our birthdays, we always hang out together and have fun. It was just a day for me and her. But on that faithful day when i went over to her house to see her, she wasn’t there. Her mother told me that she left with a friend. I was a bit upset. Because she didn’t tell me neither did she even call ti wish me a happy birthday and when i called, she wasn’t picking.
So i decided to go over to my boyfriend’s house to spend the day with him. When i got there, his maid told me that he was in his room.” She paused as she took in a de-ep breath. “when i walked in. I saw them…i s…saw him and my best friend on the couch…th…they were ki-ssing…they… they were ki-ssing…” She was crying now. I started stro-king her on her back warmly to ease the pain and to comfort her. “i cleared my throat so, they will acknowledge my presence when they did, they were a bit shocked but then that expression changed into something else. Summer admitted it that she loves Evan and when i stare at Evan, he said yes that he was in love with her. They said i was the reason why they couldn’t be together. I was the victim and yet it felt like i was the villain. I couldn’t let a word out and the only thing i could do was run. I ran away from his house and his life and my best friend’s life as well. Ever since then, i decided to dress as a tomboy, because i knew for a fact that tomboys don’t attra-ct guys so, i took that to my advantage. I was afraid. i was afraid to go throu-ghanother heartbreak.”
“do you hate them?” I asked.
She nodded her head yes. “yeah. Not because i was jealous or something but because they betrayed me. If she has told me that she has feelings for Evan then maybe, just maybe i would have let go of him for her. I love her so much and can do anything for her…well, loved.”
“I wish i can see Evan right now.” She furred her brows at me. “i will like to thank him, princess. If he hadn’t left then you would have still be stuck with him and i wouldn’t have been here with you.” I smiled. “but most importantly, he is a fool for hurting you and letting you go.”
She smiled and rested her head against my ch-est and wrapped her arms around my wa-ist.
“thank you.” She whispered.
“no, you thank you. Thank you for hearing my story, thank you und-erstanding.”
“you also listened to my story, remember? We both laughed. “thanks.” After a while. “you have to tell Joshua the truth. He deserve to know the truth. He can’t keep hating you for what you didn’t do.”
“i don’t care.”
She rolled her eyes. “of course you do. You still want him back as a friend. So stop being such a di-ck and tell him the truth. Okay?”
“hmm.”
“promise?”
I groa-ned. “promise.”
She chuckled. “better.” She placed her head on my ch-est again while i was playing with her hair.
With stayed like that for a while until i decided to ask her one big question that I’ve being contemplating on.
“will you be my girlfriend, Ashley?”
TBC