The next morning, I had a small headache but nothing two Advils couldn't cure. I woke up extra early to go to the gym, Ashton was still knocked out in his room when I left.
I walked into the cold gym, noticing a few members working out like usual. I put my headphones in, pressing shuffle and play, starting my playlist as I begin to walk on the treadmill as a warm up.
Within 8 minutes the speed of the treadmill has increased as well as my heart rate. I tried to concentrate strictly on my movements and the lyrics pouring in my ears.
After my 15 minute treadmill warm up, I walk over to the pile of dumbbells, grabbing two 15 pounders I begin squatting, my arms held out infront of me.
I stare at myself in the mirror covered wall, watching my actions as I continuously do them.
Nothing is on my wildly large mind and for right now, I'm okay with it. I like not thinking about anything. I like just being a single speckle of a being in this big universe even its just for a few minutes.
After 50 reps, I take a break. Walking over to the water fountain I grab a drink of water, my throat instantly feeling better.
"Hey Kat," James voice booms over my music making me jump and spill a few drops of water on my shirt.
"You scared me." I state, grabbing a napkin and wiping my chin and chest. I turn to James who is shirtless which caught me off guard alittle but a lot of guys worked out shirtless.
"Sorry love. Just wanted to say hi and how last night was fun, well before you and your little boyfriend scurried off somewhere." James says winking at me and I try to comprehend his words.
'Little boyfriend' can maybe come off to be kind of rude... But I don't think he meant it like that. And what's with the winking? It's weird.
"How long have you been seeing him, if you don't mind me asking." James asks after a few seconds of silence, I didn't mean to not answer him.
Shit. I feel horrible, as a girlfriend your suppose to mark these things right? I feel like shit for not knowing the specific date.
"A few weeks..." I mumble, picking at my fingernails.
"You sound unsure." James chuckles and I instantly feel my cheeks heat up in embarrassment.
"W-Were just starting out." I say and James nods. He grabs his washcloth that hangs from his pant pocket and wipes his sweaty face.
"Well good for you guys... I'll see you later, gotta make a protein shake." He winks at me again, nudging my shoulder with his hand before walking away.
I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding, walking back to the mats. I get down on the ground and begin doing crunches.
That was just too weird. Or maybe I'm over analyzing things, I tend to do that. James just seems so nice yet I think of the opposite, I feel bad for judging him like that.
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"Star Wars is way better than Star Trec, hands down." Ashton argues as he sits adjacent to me on the couch, a bag of crisps in his hand.
"But Star Wars seems so long and boring." I reply, folding my legs under my butt.
"Seems? Wait - have you not seen Star Wars?" Ashton says with his eyebrows furrowed, his face etched with real worry.
"Never seen em, Star Trec either. I just say Star Trec because it's my brothers favorite." I say shrugging.
Ashton groans exaggeratedly making the tiniest of giggles come out of me. "Why were we even arguing, we are going to watch Star Wars right now, all of them." He says getting up from the couch and grabbing DVD cases, all etched with the famous Star Wars logo.
He takes one out and puts it into his DVD player, grabbing a remote he walks back to the couch he sits down next to me, less than an inch away.
"Movie night with my girl." He mutters under his breath making me and turn to him. He smiles cheekily at me and I of course blush at his complete adorableness.
He skips all the trailers and the famous yellow scrolling words begin to show in the screen.
"Too far." He says just as he brings his arm around my waist and pulling me into him.
I stiffen alittle, not sure what I should do with my hands or head placement.
His hand goes just underneath my shirt, tracing small figures on my bare hip.
My body instantly melts at his touch, I out one arm slowly around his waist, the other across his stomach.
I look up at Ashton to see him smiling at me. "The end is near." He says in a deep voice ruining whatever somewhat nice moment we had.
I chuckle and lean back alittle. "Atleast it wasn't me this time." I say referring to ruining the moment. He laughs a boisterous laugh making me admire his features for a few quick seconds before he goes back to his normal grinned self.
"Yeah, yeah. Let's watch the movie." He says rolling his eyes playfully his brings me back into his side securely.
"Quick question." I say looking up at him, heat already radiating off my cheeks at my embarrassment. He looks at me waiting for me to continue and I gulp.
"Um... How long have we been y'know... dating?" My eyes are strained on his neck, not daring to stare in his eyes.
"A week." He says chuckling as I furrow my eyebrows. A week?
"Really?" I ask and he nods.
"It just feels longer..." I say turning back to the TV.
"I feel the same way to be honest." He says and I turn back to him.
"Sorry for not remembering... I'll note to remember for our anniversary." I ramble and Ashton smirks at me.
"W-what?"
"Anniversary? Your planning on staying with me longer than a month?"
My cheek no don't turn red from this embarrassment. I really just slipped out.
"It's okay Kat, I like that your planning for the future. And don't worry about the dates, none of that matters to me." He says sweetly, placing his finger under my chin.
I sigh and nod, trying to turn back to the movie that I haven't even paid attention to.
"Not so fast." He whispers, bringing his face closer to my face. I know what's next so I stay still waiting for his lips to attach to mine, in a slow yet beautiful way.
His tongue invades my mouth, his hand cupping my jaw. I put my hand on his chest, pushing away slightly. I'll admit I loved kissing him but I was still slightly on edge with him, our situation in general.
"Let's uh watch this movie." I say with red cheeks and swollen lips.
