AFRAID {a.i.}

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Song of the Chapter: Running - James Bay.

We found Ana and Brad by the beach. Ashton spotted them and suggested we should go over. I sat beside Brad and Ashton sat beside me.

"Are you okay?" I sigh. He nodded. I rested my head on his shoulder.

"Did he hurt your wrist?" Brad took my wrist and looked at it. A mark was left but it barely hurt.

"No it's okay, just a shock you know." I put my hand back down by Ashton. Ashton put his hand over the top and interlocked our fingers. I turned and he winked at me. I smiled.

"We need to be with gran, don't we?" Brad chewed at his bottom lip. He did that when he was nervous. I nodded.

"It's the least we can do for her now." I sighed once again and he agreed. Ashton watched me and lifted my head away from Brads shoulder, putting my head on Ashton's instead.

"I'll be right by your side." Ana said to Brad, who smiled at her comment. Ashton wrapped his arm around me and kissed my forehead.

"and I'll be right by your side." Ashton whispered. I looked up and kissed him lightly.

"Let's all go back home together." Brad suggested. I looked at Brad, confused. "You know after gran passes... Let's all go back to la for a week, or two."

"Brad, that's too soon, for us." I referred to me and Ashton but Ashton shook his head.

"No, let's do it. Let's go, just us 4." Ashton cheered. Brad smiled and fist pumped him. I looked at Ashton as if he was crazy. "What?"

"You really want to come back with me?" I whispered and he nodded. I smiled.

"You and me girl." He whispered back, pressing his forehead against mine. I smiled wider as I looked into his beautiful eyes. His lips touched mine lightly and we fell back into a cuddle.

Friday was the day we decided to visit our gran. Luckily, our father was no where to be found. The house was big and full of photos of me, Brad, my father and my mother. The nurses invited Brad and Ana in first, leaving me and Ashton in the hall.

"Is this you?" Ashton questioned. I walked to the photo frame he was holding and he gave it to me. I smiled and shook my head.

"That's my mother, pretty gorgeous isn't she?" I smiled. Her long brown hair was pulled up and the dress she wore was pink. I think this was my fathers sisters wedding. I looked at Ashton and his eyes widened.

"You look so alike. My god." He put the frame back and I looked at the other photos. Me and my dad was the one that hung on the wall. "That's the one you ripped isn't it?" Ashton held my waist and I nodded.

"Hang on, when did you notice I ripped that picture?" I chuckled and he smiled.

"When I came over drunk, I noticed the ripped pictures on the floor. I just didn't want to mention it." Ashton nudged my with his waist, hitting against mine. "Wait.... Is this you and your mother?" Ashton's hand left my waist and I followed him. On a small table was a photo of me and my mother with a microphone in each of our hands. I grinned. I missed her so much.

"Yeah, our weekly karaoke down the local bar. Brad would get so embarrassed." I thought about that night from the photo. We decided spice girls 'wannabe' would be the best choice to wind Bradley up. And it worked.

"You look so happy." Ashton smiled, picking up the photo and running his finger across it.

"I was." I nodded and Ashton looked down at me, since he did tower over me.