Ashly's POV
It didn't feel real.
Andrew's POV
The gravity of my impetuous action slowly sank in as I shrank back from Ashly. We managed to jostle our way out of the crowd into the slightly less crowded parking lot before I finally spoke up.
"Ashly..." I hesitated.
"You didn't have to make me feel better." Ashly forced a smile.
"I'm not." I confessed. I was suddenly tired of letting logic rule and the fact that I was still attached to Ella loom over my head like a dark cloud. "I kinda have feelings for you."
"Me too." Ashly said softly.
Me too.
"But these are just feelings. It's not real, I'm sure." Ashly continued to say.
Not real...?
"If I have to be honest," I looked down at my polished black shoes. "I don't really hold these,,, same feelings for Ella as I do for you now."
'Oh." Ashly muttered.
'I have to be fair with Ella though. Whether what happened between us was real or not...' my voice cracked a little.
'You don't have to. You guys are perfectly fine.' Ashly turned panic-striken.
'It's not because of you. It's just, my own feelings for her have changed after what happened anyway, I don't deserve her.' I finally said, not even believing that I was coming to terms that me and Ella were not going to be together anymore.
I got into the car and quickly slipped on my seatbelt as I started the ignition.
'Ella will be really mad at you.' Ashly said softly.
I gripped the steering wheel tightly. 'I know. I'll break it to her slowly.'
Ashly's POV
I watched as Andrew's jaw tensed. Ella's words came flooding back.
Andrew is mine. Don't you dare try anything.
'If she asks why... ' I said hesitantly.
'I will just tell her I have mixed feelings about our relationship and if we could cool things off a little and stay friends. ' Andrew said calmly.
'And about us, ' I ventured catiously. 'We should just take it as nothing happened? '
'I'd like that. ' Andrew nodded, staring straight ahead without a single emotion flickering over his face.
It was sinful of me, and very wrong, but as I sank down deeper into my seat, I replayed the emotions I felt over and over in my head, the touch of his lips still lingering on mine as he drove us back silently.
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Andrew's POV
Dear Ella,
I don't know how to break this to you.
I paused and let my hands drop to my sides as I stared at the chatbox. I used to hate it when I knew of guys who dumped their girls any method but face-to-face. It was an act of cowardice. But here I was, trying to think of how to put my words across in the best way possible via the Facebook inbox/ chat (my email got hacked into just recently and the perpetrator cleared everything from my inbox).
I was starting to hit the backspace key when suddenly a green circle appeared beside Ella's name.
Ella's POV
My heart skipped a beat when I saw that Andrew was typing. I couldn't help but let a grin take over my face. He was thinking of me.
That stupid bitch Ashly has nothing on me.
I sat back and waited for him to finish. The ellipses disappeared after a minute & I frowned.
Hey! I ventured.
Hey :) How are you?
I exhaled, feeling relieved. I'm good. I have news for you ;) My fingers flew over the keyboard rapidly. Remember the tickets we won from the quiz we took in the restaurant? I applied for an extension of 3 days for only 50 bucks! Plus, there is an unofficial tour included as well. ;)
Oh! That's good news. :)
Isn't it? Wbu, doing great at work? I said casually.
Yeah.
Something was up.
Is Ashly doing fine? She did seem pretty frazzled when she was leaving your place.
Yeah, she's good.
Andrew.
Yeah? ><
You're hiding something.
Ella, I need to tell you something but please don't get upset. I mean, it's completely reasonable if you are, but please don't get mad.
I held my breath as he typed.
I think we should put our relationship on hold... I know this sounds crazy. It is crazy. But I don't know, I feel that there's something lacking, something with the way I feel towards you. It's not your issue, it's just... my feelings are rather mixed up at the moment. I'm sorry Ella. I know you didn't come all the way here just a few days ago just for fun. Is it ok if we just become friends for now?
I inhaled sharply when I finished processing the message. It was a punch to the gut. What the hell had I done wrong? Was it the coitus we had that he didn't like?
No Ella. You know it's none of these. You just won't face up to it.
I'm totally cool with it. In fact I think it's the best step for both of us to take.
Really?
Of course. We're friends. :)
If I could get Andrew hired, it probably won't be difficult for me to pull some strings and do the opposite.
Not to him of course.
A/N: sorry for the long wait! I have been busy. Hope you guys liked this though, I'm trying to move the story along quicker. If you've got any suggestions, just comment or drop me a message. Thanks for reading! (':
