The Piano || 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬

|38| Your sleep schedule is weird.

Ashley flopped down on the couch right after she entered the living room and closed her eyes. Sam and Colby had dropped her off in front of the apartment complex, and after successfully convincing them that she'd be alright until Sadie would arrive, they let her go.

She opened her eyes to the sound of keys dangling in a keyhole and frowned in confusion. How long had she been lying passed out there? Checking her phone, she realized it had been a little over half an hour. It was now half past two in the afternoon.

"Shit," she mumbled, getting up from the couch and walking to the entrance. "Hi, Sadie," she said with a smile. Right at that moment, her stomach grumbled loudly.

"Aw," Sadie chuckled. "Come on, let's eat something." Ashley swallowed and unintentionally touched her throat, hating how sore it felt. She nodded anyway and followed Jerry's sister to the kitchen, wondering if she was just as good a cook as him.

"I had fast food earlier today, so I'm no too hungry. Have you eaten anything?" Sadie asked, opening the kitchen cabinets, and letting out a whistle. Ashley took her usual place on the kitchen island. It felt natural, Sadie hat exactly the same vibe as Jerry when she took out plates and spices to make Ashley something to eat.

"No," she answered, rubbing the back of her neck. It was sticky and sweaty, she felt absolutely disgusting. Sadie turned around with wide eyes.

"Girl, it's almost three! How haven't you eaten anything?" she exclaimed.

"I slept until like one because the guys didn't want to wake me up," Ashley defended herself.

"Mh, okay," Sadie said, glancing at her suspiciously. "I hope you ate at least yesterday," she added, half-jokingly.

"Lunch and some McDonald's as dinner," Ashley sighed, thinking of the evening in the hospital. She should've asked Nick for his phone number so they could stay in contact. "Didn't wake up early enough for breakfast."

"Your sleep schedule is weird," Sadie chuckled while setting down a pan on the stove. "I'm going to make you some spicy noodles, that always helps me when I'm sick, yeah?"

"Thank you," Ashley muttered, laying her head on the cool stone of the kitchen island. She pulled out her phone, searching for Nick on Instagram to send him a DM.

Ashley Reed
Hey :)

Nicolas Sturniolo
oh, hi ashley :) have you visited jerry today?

Ashley Reed
yeah, to post a short clip for the fans
so they can calm down a little

Nicolas Sturniolo
i saw the panic... it made me feel bad that i couldn't post
anything

Ashley Reed
aw of course you couldn't, that would've been so weird
lmao
speaking of, are you two planning on telling them soon?

Nicolas Sturniolo
don't know, we think we should wait a little

Ashley Reed
that's good
colby and i wanted to do that... well, you probably know what happened
forced publicity never ends well

Nicolas Sturniolo
omg sorry, i forgot that you had that happen to you, i
didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable

Ashley Reed
you didn't!! besides, i'm over it already

Nicolas Sturniolo
still horrible that it went so wrong for you guys and that
the fans were acting like that
but especially derek, like wtf
i thought you were a great couple