STUCK IN TIME

(viii)Book 1: Chapter 6- Sweet Words

ASHER'S POV
The memories of last night were playing havoc in my mind. The dance we shared. How beautiful she looked. The way I couldn't stop staring her. I smile at the memories one moment and the next moment he chastise myself for letting her have this effect on me.

"Asher.. You listening bro?" I hear a familiar voice. "Huh?" I say as I ignore my thoughts and try to concentrate on my surroundings. I catch Miles grinning widely at me. I give him a confused look. Why is looking like that at me? Like I transformed into a wolf last night.

"So who is the girl?" Miles asks me while taking a seat beside me.

"Aya- wh- aaat? I mean.. What are you talking about?"

He simply chuckles at my reaction. "Well.. You ignored me last night and left the whole party to me without any explanation, all dressed up like a gentleman. Then you stay out all night and come back next morning with that jacket.." He points to the couch where it is lying, "..smelling of a girl's perfume. I take it that it must be some special girl. For as far as I know, you keep them at a distance, Spending a whole night with someone is so unlike you."

"Yeah.. I was also thinking same." I mutter and then realize what I just said. "Oh no no.. It came out entirely wrong. I didn't mean it that way. I mean nothing much happened. I just slept with a girl  in my car."

I look up at Miles who seems confused plus amused. "What the fuck am I saying? I meant that I slept, as in literally slept. We were going somewhere and the car broke down so we had to spend the night in the car. No big deal." I reply trying to sound nonchalant. "Well I slept so much. I will just have a shower and then we will have our breakfast, well its almost lunch time. We will go out I will ask Zayn to join us."

Last night, I was furious as hell for few minutes till the pain was gone. I went inside the car and found my jacket on the seat. It was when I realized I shouldn't have done that.

'What the bloody hell were you thinking Asher!' I had chastised myself as I closed the door and stood by the car. Running fingers though my hair in frustration, I spent an hour outside in the cold thinking, 'Where did it come from?

Frustrated as hell at my uncivilized and totally unguarded behavior I made up my mind that I will never be alone with her again and I will not even look her twice. But to my surprise my determination lasted for only five minutes.

I didn't want to but I still  spread the coat over her shoulders. She was in a deep sleep now but she responded to the source of warmth by clasping the collar of the coat pulling it closer to her body. I smiled and caressed her face. I had felt stupid smiling like that, looking at her unflinchingly as I realised I could watch her sleep the whole night without getting bore or tired.

Then I realized the fuck I am doing and that I promised myself of staying away from this evil girl disguised as a fucking Cinderella, and instantly pulled my hands away and closed my eyes.

Anyway, the night is over and now I am here in the shower again thinking thinking about the eventful night, the dance, lying on the road, that moment.. I feel same at just the thought of it. I recall the confused look on her face when I had pinned her to the car and the happiness I felt when she whispered my name. I couldn't help but smile at the thought. All the frustration gone away.

I think I should stop being so rude to her and allow her to be the same with me as we used to be three years back. I will make everything right between us. I can't run away from this anymore.