Build It Better | Hunter Rowland

Chapter 9

|Ella's POV

Earlier in the day, Christine asked me to watch Ashton because she had to run some errands and Weston, Hunter, and Brandon some meetings to attend. Of course I said yes, I absolutely adored Ashton. After I showered and got ready, I walked over to their house.

Before I got to knock on the door, I was met by Hunter. He smiled down at me, causing me to smile. He wore his usual plaid shirt and khakis. "Hey, Ella. I was just heading out to my meetings."

"I see that," I giggled and stepped into the house. Soon, Brandon, Weston, and Christine came to the door. We all said our hellos and goodbyes before they ran out the door. Ashton sat at the kitchen table, working on his math homework. He waved me and asked me for help.

After about 5 minutes of multiplication and division, we had completed his assignment. I grabbed the cookies his mom set out for us and sat at the table.

"So what are we going to do buddy?" I asked and took a bite out of the cookie.

"Hmm." He put his thumb and index finger on his chin, as if he were doing the thinker pose. "Want to Minecraft again? I like when you at with me because you don't yell at me like Brandon and Hunter."

"Sure," I laughed and stood up. I followed him out to the living room. He set up the game and we began playing.

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I got a text from Hunter saying they were on their way home. I grew excited to see him and texted back.

"My brother talks about you alot." Ashton said after about 20 minutes of focusing on the game.

"Oh, does he?" I replied. I got this weird feeling in my stomach, as if I were nervous.

"I think he likes you, Ella." Ashton paused the game and turned towards me. "Do you like Hunter?"

And for what seemed like the thousandth time, I thought about it. And for the first time, I knew my answer.

"I do. I like Hunter, Ashton."

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