remember or forget

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"So, where do you want to eat?" Ashton asked Mia
"Um, not sure. We could go to Panera Bread or the Coffee House."
"The Coffee house is closer, so let's go there. If that's okay with you."
"Sure, that'll be fine."
Ashton walked over to his car. He was about to get in when he heard Mia
"Hey wait! Is it okay if I take your car? My car is really low on gas."
"Yeah sure. Hop in."
Mia smiled and got in the passenger side of Ashton's car.
"So.." Ashton cleared his throat. "So.. are you- er-"
"What?" Mia asked
"Are you.. um.. single?"
Mia laughed. "Yes, actually. But I do have my eye on someone."
"Oh. Who?" Ashton quickly looked over at Mia
"Well.. I'll give you a hint. I saw him before, and I wanted to see him again and hopefully get together. He was so handsome. So strong, and looked loyal."
"Who is this guy?" Ashton asked, slightly confused. "And why are you telling me?"
"It's you, dummy! I saw you at the gym, and... was hoping to get your number."
"Really?" Ashton got excited. "Me? I saw you too, and was thinking the same thing..."
"Wow."
"So, you wanted my number?" He glanced over and smirked at Mia.
"Yes, that I did."
"When we get to the coffee house I'll give it to you, is that okay?"
"Yeah. That's fine."
"So. About you saying that about me.. When did you notice me?"
"Last week. You were on the pull up bar."
"Ah. That's in the middle of the gym. It's kinda awkward to be there, you know."
"When did you see me?"
"When you were running on the treadmill behind me."
"Oh. Nice, I guess."
Ashton pulled into the Coffee House parking lot, and jumped out of the car and hit his head again. He ran over to Mia's side of the car and opened the door for her to get out. Mia smiled
"Did you see someone hot?" Mia asked
"Yes." Ashton replied. "You."
Mia blushed. "You know, when I said you looked loyal, looks can be deceiving and I hope that's not what I thought."
"What do you mean?" Ashton asked
"I mean that I hope you won't deceive me by leaving when I'm at my worst."
"Oh, babe!" Ashton exclaimed. "That's what I'm here for. To be there for you when you're at your worst."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Mhm." Mia smirked, and jumped up to kiss Ashton on the cheek.
Ashton smiled.
"You missed." He said
"What?"
"You missed."
Ashton bent over and kissed Mia on the lips.
"See, you didn't miss now."
Mia smiled. "Let's get inside. It looks a bit cloudy cause of the thunderstorms this morning and last night, plus more tonight."
"Yeah."
Mia and Ashton walked into the Coffee House and grabbed a table upstairs, where very few people were, but they were on laptops and scribbling furiously in notebooks.
"I'm gonna order now, what do you want?"
"Um, I think I'll get a Red Velvet iced coffee and a blueberry muffin."
"Okay. I'll get that for you."
Ashton made his way downstairs and ordered Mia's coffee and muffin, and his coffee and muffin also. On his way back up, he saw his friend Luke downstairs.
"Hey! Didn't expect to see you here." Luke exclaimed
"Yeah. Same with you."
"I might get a job here. They're hiring, and it's good pay so I thought why not."
"Woow. You? Working at a coffee shop? Well, if you want to hook up with someone from here then... have fun with that."
"Yeah." Luke laughed. "So why are you here?"
"Well.. I met someone today and took her out. I met her at a gym and it's kinda weird but I really like her."
"Wow Ash, great job with that. I'll talk to you later, then?"
"Yeah. See you later."
Ashton continued his way upstairs to find Mia talking to another guy.
"I ordered our stuff. Um, who's this?"
"Oh! This is my friend, Calum. Calum, this is Ashton."
"Hi, I'm Calum." Calum stuck out his hand for Ashton to shake, and Ashton took it.
"Mia was telling me how you guys met.. nice move with that guy who was 'offering help' to Mia. You don't seem so bad for her."
"Yeah. Thanks." Ashton said, a little awkwardly.
"Well, I better get going now. See you guys around."
Calum left, and then there were Ashton and Mia.
"I ordered for us."
"Okay. Did you order to go?"
"Nope. Do you want me to?"
Mia nodded, and Ashton went back downstairs to request it to go. They gave him his order to go, and then the two of them left to go back to Ashton's apartment.
Once they were there, they ate, and then sat down onto the couch and finished off their coffee.
"So, how long have you and Calum known each other for?"
"When we graduated College we met. He seemed really nice, and we were.. dating actually. When we broke up, we became best friends I guess."
"Oh." Ashton nodded. "I just realized I forgot to give you my number. Here."
Ashton got a small piece of paper and a pen and wrote down his number. "There, now you have my number."
"Thanks." Mia smiled. "Well I have to get going and shower now.."
"Yeah. Same with me. I'm not doing anything later, so I mean if you want to then we could hang out.."
"Yeah. Unless you're okay with me showering here, but I'd have to wash these clothes."
"I have something you could wear. They're my clothes, but you could wear them while yours are in the wash."
"Sure I guess."
"I'll go grab them."
Ashton went into his room and took a deep breath. He couldn't believe this was happening. He took out an old black t-shirt with small holes in it and some sweatpants that he hasn't worn in years.
"Here." Ashton handed Mia the shirt and sweatpants. "I know these are gonna be huge on you, but it's all I have."
"Thanks. You can shower first."
"No, you can shower."
"Okay." Mia said
She walked into the bathroom and shut the door. She stripped off her smelly gym clothes and turned on the shower. Mia took down her hair and brushed it with her fingers. Then she got into the shower and washed her face. I can't believe this is happening right now. She thought. Ashton is so perfect.. and I don't want to mess this up. I want to take it fast but I don't know if he wants to. I guess I'll just have to find out.
Mia sighed and shut off the water. She dried off with a towel and put on Ashton's shirt and sweatpants. They were so comfortable. After, Mia walked out to find Ashton watching Tv.
"You can get in the shower now. I'll put my clothes in the wash."
"Okay. You'll have to use the basement washer though. Everyone has to. It's on the bottom floor. I can go put it in for you, if you want."
"No it's fine. You can get in the shower."
"You sure?"
"Yes. I'm sure."
Ashton sighed. "Okay. I'll be in the shower."
Ashton walked into the bathroom, and Mia walked out the apartment door and into the elevator, which, thankfully, no one was, because Mia would be slightly uncomfortable with someone seeing her in Ashton's clothes. The elevator doors slid open and Mia was in the basement. It was all concrete and the washer and dryer were a few feet in front of her. Mia walked over and put in the dirty clothes, and no one else's were in there. There was a note above the dryer. It said:
PLEASE KEEP ALL CLOTHES IN LAUNDRY NETS IN THE WASHER AND DRYER. THANK YOU.
Mia nodded and threw in the laundry net full of clothes. Then she poured in the detergent and started the washer. She made her way to the elevator and pressed the button for the fifth floor. Then she went back into Ashton's apartment.
"What took you so long?" He asked
"I was trying to figure out how to use the washer."
Ashton nodded
"I Just remembered my car is still at the gym parking lot. They're probably gonna tow it."
"We can pick it up now."
"No, it's fine."
"Okay."
Ashton put on a movie. It was rather hot in his apartment, so he opened the balcony doors and windows his room and the living room.
"Are you getting hungry?"
"Yeah. You?"
"Yeah. I'll make something. What do you want?"
"Whatever is easy for you to make."
"I'll just make grilled cheeses."
"Okay."
Ashton got up off the couch to go and make grilled cheese. Mia stayed and continued watching tv and took the blanket he was using.

About 10 minutes later, Ashton came back over to the couch and handed Mia her grilled cheese.
"Hey! You stole my blanket!"
"Yeah, I did."
"I guess that means we'll have to cuddle."
Ashton came over and got under the blanket Mia was using. They both finished their sandwiches and continued watching Tv.

As the sky grew darker, the house got colder, and Ashton got up to close the windows, but he left the balcony doors open. Mia let her head fall onto Ashton's shoulder, and Ashton held her tight in his strong arms.

Later in the night it started thunder storming. Ashton woke up and had to shut the balcony. Mia looked cramped up on the couch, so he picked her up and placed her on the bed, adjusting the blanket on her so it was covering her. Ashton turned on his ceiling fan and climbed into bed. In no time, he was sound asleep.

The next morning, Mia woke stuck in Ashton's arms. She looked over at him to see if he was still sleeping. He was. She tried to pry his arms open so she could get out of bed, but his arms tightened. She knew there was no use in opening his arms, so she slid under. She got out of bed and walked to the balcony doors. When she opened them, she felt the humid morning air. Mia stepped onto the small deck and felt that it was sprinkling out, and she felt the rain come down faster so she went inside and shut the doors. Then, she went into the kitchen and raided the cabinets. She saw that Ashton had crackers, so she took some and plopped down onto his lazy-boy recliner. She looked out the windows that were about an inch open and could feel the cool breeze. Mia got up and grabbed the blanket off of Ashton's bed that she used that past night, and shut his bedroom window and the windows open in the living room. A few minutes later, she heard mumbled cursing and rushing footsteps. Ashton ran into the living room with a concerned look on his face.
"Shit, babe, I thought you left."
Mia raised an eyebrow. "Why would I leave?"
"I don't know. But I thought you did. You weren't in bed with me, and-"
"Ash, I wouldn't leave. That's just ridiculous you would've thought that."
"Okay. I'm going back in bed then. You wanna come?"
"Sure. I just got hungry."
"Okay."
Ashton went back into his bedroom, and Mia followed.
Ashton got into bed, and so did Mia. She let Ashton put his arms around her again. She was stuck in his tight grip, but she liked it. It was a sense of comfort.
Mia fell asleep for about 3 hours, and so did Ashton. Ashton woke up before Mia did. Ashton woke up to Mia's head buried in his chest. Mia was so beautiful to Ashton. She had everything he wanted in a girl. He stroked her face with his fingers, and brushed the hair out of her eyes. Her eyes opened and she smiled.
"You know," Mia said "I really should get going now."
"Oh." Ashton replied, and a look of sadness appeared on his face
"I have work tomorrow and Thursday." Mia sad with a frown.
"Yeah. We should probably pick up your car, then."
"Yeah."
Ashton let go of Mia and they both climbed out of bed. He looked at the clock. It was 3:50. Mia picked up Ashton's note with his number on it, her phone, and her keys.
"I'll just give you your clothes next time I see you." Ashton said
"Oh, yeah. I forgot about those."
Ashton and Mia walked into the elevator, then into the parking lot.
Both of them got into Ashton's car and drove back to the gym.
"Well, I'll call you Friday after work."
Mia said "and probably this week also."
"Yeah. Sounds good." Ashton replied
"So.. thanks for having me over."
"No problem. Anytime, you know that."
"So," Mia asked "are we dating now?"
"If you want us to be." Ashton said. He smirked and kissed Mia on the lips. Mia kissed back. They both pulled away. Mia bit her lip and put both her arms on Ashton's shoulders.
"I'll see you Friday." she said
"See you then, babe." Ashton replied
Mia got into her car and waved goodbye. Ashton got into his and drove back to his house. They drove separate ways.
So close, Mia thought but so far away.
They couldn't wait to see each other Friday night.

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-Maddie