Don't Give a Girl a Gun

Some Things You Just Can't Leave

Chapter 12

Ashton’s P.O.V.  (After Anna left)

I can’t let her leave. I just can’t. I’m in love with her and I don’t want to have to see her every day and not be able to kiss her, but the thought of her going to Carter’s sickens me even more. Why can’t she just make this a whole lot easier and just not do anything. I heard Anna yell,

“What the fuck do you guys want!?” Yeah, that was definitely Anna. The guys must have been checking her out.

“Someone’s feisty aren’t they?”

“Shut the hell up!” 

“No.”

“Get your fucking hand off of me.” Someone was touching her! They better not lay a hand on my…… I mean on Anna.

“No.” I heard a slap and I knew Anna punched that mother fucker. Good girl.

“Anyone else?” I heard another slap noise a few seconds later too. They must really be stupid if they went up after the last punch. There was one more slap and I knew there was trouble this time. You could hear the guys nose crack.

“God dammit Anna!” Oh god that must have been James. I better make sure he’s ok. I walked in the club and saw two guys laying on the floor. I walked over to them and bent down.

“She can kick your fucking ass any day. I don’t recommend fighting with her ever again. Do you know where she went?”

“Outside man. God  my nose hurts like a mother fucker.” I let out a laugh and looked at the guy again.

“I recommend a hospital.” I walked out and saw Anna talking with two other guys. I recognize James, but who’s the other one? His nose was bloody so he could have been the third guy that Anna punched instead of James. I hid behind the wall so I could hear what they were saying without being found.

“Holy shit! How did you get that!? Did someone try to whack Anna and you took the hit instead?” James started looking around, probably for me.“Anna, where’s Ashton?”

“He’s not coming home James. And as for Pierce, I didn’t know it was him, so I threw a punch.”

“Holy shit! I knew you could fight, but damn! Remind me not to get on your bad side.” I bit back a laugh because he probably was right. “So he isn’t coming?”

“No. He said it would be too hard on him and I said and I quote myself, ‘I love you Ashton,’ and he said he didn’t believe me and that it was only to get him to come back home.”

“Whoa! My little Annakins said I love you to a guy! Holy shit where’s the camera? You haven’t ever told anyone that you loved them. This must be a pretty special guy then.”  

I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Anna had never told anyone she had loved them. And she said those very words tonight. I don’t want to let her go. And I’m not going to. She’s mine.

“Fuck off Pierce.”

“No thank you.” James continued to look around and I started to walk over behind Anna. 

“Um, Annakins?”

“What? And don’t call me that!” 

I grabbed Anna by the shoulders and spun her in a circle. This is the woman I want to spend my entire life with. A badass chick who can fight for herself but can express emotion without angering herself about it. I brought her lips to mine. And I wanted more but I figured I should wait a minute. I asked her for entrance and she when she opened for me I was overjoyed. I pulled her closer not wanting her to let go. Ever. I heard her moan and I pulled away too quick for my liking. 

“I love you Anna.” She had a shocked look on her face that said that she didn’t know it was me. So she just made out with me, thinking I was a total stranger? Huh. 

“I love you too Ashton.” She brought her lips to mine again and this time I was thrilled beyond belief. She really did love me. We stood there just kissing for a minute before I heard James clear his throat.

“Uggggg. Yes James?”

“Yeah. We need to get home. Jace said the guys are getting pretty anxious to see if your coming home or not. I didn’t tell him though.”

“Yeah, I’m coming home.” I looked down at Anna for a second and saw that she was smiling like crazy.

“Your coming home?”

“Yes. For my Princess of course!” I then turned my attention to the guy that Anna called Pierce. “Hey I’m Ashton.”

“Pierce. Anna’s an old childhood friend of mine. You are one lucky man Ashton.”

“I know.”

“She dated about every guy at our high school, except for me because I was too cool for her…..”

“You are a fucking liar Pierce! You did ask me out but I said no because you were too good of a friend!” I laughed at that. Of course she remembered.

“Anyway, she dated like, every guy at our high school and she didn’t fall for anyone. She even dated this guy named Steven for a year, never got it out of her. He was crazy about her, but she broke up with him. Poor guy committed suicide.” Pierce held his head down low and I was shocked. Anna made a guy commit suicide!

“Pierce you are such a fucking liar! I talked to him the other day! He did NOT commit suicide! Your just trying to scare the shit out of Ashton and James!”

“Yeah I guess I am.” 

“Anna, I like this one. He can come hang at our place some time. Just,” I had to lean to her ear because Pierce didn’t need to hear the rest. “He can’t know about the fact that you’re in a gang.”