Fame || LRH

Chapter Fourty-Five

Julia's P.O.V.

Although I was following Ashton's lead I kept plenty of distance between the two of us. We still hadn't had a full conversation ever since what had happened the day before and right now I was still fuming about what happened, but we kept it civilized when we were with the rest of the guys. That's how it always was, in front of everyone else we were fine, but then when we were together someone would always say the wrong thing, specifically, he would say the absolute worst thing that came to his mind. He didn't have a filter when it came to me and that's usually why we ended up fighting.

"We really need to talk," he spoke as we stepped up the stairs

"We're talking right now," I commented as he rolled his eyes

"You know what I mean,"

"We're here to get the drinks aren't we? So let's just get them already," I urged him once we reached the top expecting him to walk towards the bar

"Alright fine, they're in this room," he finally complied opening one of the doors in the hallway to let me enter first

"What? No it's no-" before I could even finish, he gripped my arm pulling me into the room and slammed the door behind him keeping me locked in with him

"Ashton this isn't the time,"

"That's the thing, Julia, it never is the time with you. When you don't want to talk about something you completely ignore it as if it never even happened!" He exclaimed raising his voice

"Why the fuck are you yelling at me about it?! It's always you who makes me want to do that, you're always starting shit for confrontation!" I struck back

"I never intend to start shit, I'm just saying what's on my mind," he claimed making me roll my eyes

"And what? Calling me a hooker wasn't enough honesty for you? You think you can degrade me anymore than you already have?" I retorted watching him cringe at my words

"I didn't mean it when I said that," he spoke lowering his voice once he recognized the hurt look on my face

"Yeah, you were just saying what was on your mind," I mimicked his own words

"I'm sorry I said those things yesterday,"

"Sure you are," I scoffed

"We've been friends for ages now, you know when I'm lying," he reasoned

"Why did you say it then? I'm doing this whole thing for you and now you seem angry because of it, this is what you asked for,"

"I just- I don't know, I saw how the two of you were together, and I wasn't... I wasn't thinking," he stuttered as I watched him fiddle with his fingers in front of him hesitantly looking up to see my response

"You're paying me to be with him, obviously we're going to be together most of the time," I explained

"Are you enjoying it?" He blurted out

"What?"

"Are you happy with him?" He questioned weakly as I stared at him confused

"Ashton, we went over this. We're just friends, all we'll ever be is friends. I made that clear with him this morning." I told him

"Why would you need to make that clear with him?"

"Because..." I trailed off feeling uncomfortable at the topic of what happened before

"Did things happen?"

"You don't need to know everything, it wasn't anything bad, but we're just friends and he knows that," I said working my way around what happened