I woke up the next morning to a slight tickle on my neck. I yawned and turned over. I froze when I saw the position me and Cody were in. I was laying with my head on his chest and his arms were around my waist. I felt my face heat up. I sighed, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. "Ains?" Cody said, tiredly.
"Yeah." I said. He smiled, and snuggled closer to me. I giggled. He smiled wider. I seriously can't believe how much I trust Cody. It didn't take me very long either. But I really do trust him. A lot. He's honestly one of the sweetest people you could ever meet.
"What do you want for breakfast?" Cody asked. I growled rolling onto my stomach.
"Can't we j-just lay here?" I asked. Cody laughed.
"That actually sounds like a good idea." He said, snuggling back against me, again. I giggled, his breath tickling my neck. "What's so funny?" Cody asked. I just smiled and shook my head.
One Hour Later
"Ains, come on. We've gotta get up now. It's almost 11." Cody said, shaking me. I groaned, rolling onto my stomach.
"Please l-let me sleep. That's al-all I want." I whined. Cody chuckled.
"Seriously come on Ains. I'll make you brunch?" He said. I scoffed.
"Cody. You can't even make cereal without making a mess. As if I would even let you in the kitchen." I said. Cody crossed his arms and pouted, sitting on the end of the bed. I sighed heavily and sat up in bed. "I'm sorry Cody. Y-You know I love you." I hugged him tightly. He smiled brightly, and snuggled his head into my shoulder.
"I love you too, Ains. You're my best friend." Cody said. I felt something change inside of me. Honestly, I know that I don't want to be just friends with Cody. I know that I like him. I have a crush on him. I have strong feelings for him. I want to be with him. He makes me very happy and he's the first person I've trusted in a long time. I'm hoping he feels the same. Its not like I'm going to tell him these things. I'll tell him once I know for sure he feels the same.
Codys POV
Oh Ainsley... I really do like this girl. I haven't felt this way for someone in a long time. This is new for me. I want her to want me. I want her to feel the same for me as I feel for her. But how can I do that? And how do I know if she feels the same? I guess time will tell. She just makes me so happy, and she makes me feel so alive.
"Ains. You know what we should do? We should go shopping! Since you seem to wear the same 4 outfits over and over, no offense, I want to take you shopping!" I exclaimed. Ainsley shook her head.
"No, no, no. Definitely not. I am not letting y-you take me shopping and pay for everything." She said, shaking her head.
I groaned. "Please? It's not that big of a deal. Just a few shirts, a few pairs of pants, some shoes, and some accessories?" I said.
"No."
"I just want to do something for for you. Please." I sighed.
"...Fine." Ainsley said.
"Yay!!" I jumped up, picked her up, and spun her around. All I could hear were her beautiful giggles.
At The Mall // Ainsley's POV
I can't believe I'm actually letting Cody take me shopping. I never let anyone take me shopping or buy me anything. I hate having people spend money on me, even if they're the ones offering it.
Cody dragged me through the mall, my hands shaking. I didn't like being around so many people, but hey. I've got Cody here in case anything bad happens.
"Alright. You see, I don't usually shop for girls, but I think I can find a few things here for you." Cody said. The first store he took me in was called Charlotte Russe. Not quite sure what it is, but it seemed expensive.
I walked around, looking at all these beautiful clothes. "What's my price limit?" I asked Cody.
He laughed. "You don't have one Ains. Enjoy yourself, buy yourself some nice things." I sighed, not wanting to waste all his money.
//a.n// this shopping trip gets into detail //
I kept walking around the store, not sure what I wanted. I came across a super pretty black and white crop top. I'm not insecure about myself, I guess you could say. I love wearing crop tops and shorts, but I'm not a slut. I just know I'm skinny. This shirt had black and white stripes. The hem was cropped and I fell in love. I grabbed it and threw it over my arm.
I figured that I'd look for about 12 shirts, 10 pairs of pants, 4 pairs of shoes, and whatever else small things I needed.
I found a blue shirt, with a cropped hem, that said "WILD THING". The shirt was flowy and I loved it. I feel bad for spending all of Cody's money like this, but a person needs clothes.
The next shirt I found was just a simple black, short sleeved, crop top. It was tight, and perfect to wear with high-waisted shorts. "How's it going over here?" A voice from behind me asked. I stopped and slowly turned around, my hands shaking. I looked up to see Aspen. I dropped all of the clothes, my hands shaking crazily, not knowing where Cody is. "Ainsley? Is that you?" He asked, stepping closer. I started breathing heavily, not liking having him this close. I couldn't even scream for Cody. It was like my throat had closed up.
"Where have you been Ainsley? You disappeared after I broke up with you." Aspen said. I began to stutter out some words, that weren't even words to be honest. Noises just started coming out of my mouth. Aspen stared at me like I was crazy and I shit my mouth and looked at the ground, my hands still shaking.
"Ainsley? Ainsley! Where are you!" I heard Cody yelling. My head shot up and I immediately began looking for him.
"C-Cody! Over here!" I said loudly, not wanting to draw too much attention to myself. Cody came flying from in between the racks and tackled me in a hug.
"Jesus Christ Ains! I thought I lose you! I didn't know where you went! Don't ever scare me like that again!" He said, breathing heavily. I nodded and nuzzled my head into his shoulder.
"Would you like to finish shopping? Or we could come back another day?" Cody asked.
"Can we please come back another day?" I said, quietly. Cody looked at me, concerned.
"Of course we can. Now come on. When we get home we can make some chocolate chip cookies." He said. I smiled wide, happy to have Cody as a best friend. But I wanted more.
At The House
Once we got into Cody's house, I collapsed on the couch, really tired. "Ainsley?"
"Yes Cody?" I said, tiredly.
"Can you please tell me who that boy at the store was? You didn't seem to like him very much." Cody asked. I took a shaky breath. Did I really want to tell Cody? I trust him 100% but what if he thinks differently about me?
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// a.n // hey guys! I really hope you're enjoying this story, although it's not going super great so far. And I'm so sorry about the wait for this update. I've been so busy lately, babysitting and shit like that.
but do you guys think Ainsley should tell Cody who Aspen really is to her? Comment what you think!!
Love you all! -zo
