You Chose Mine

Chapter 16

Sometimes I hate having to do that plan with Kennedy. It makes me feel weird afterwards, it's almost like flirting with your best friend on a completely different level but it's the easiest way for her to get guys so I shrug it off and do what I need to do for her.

I decided to go outside for some air.

The boys have been acting weird ever since I came and sat down next to them after the dancing. I guess I shouldn't have asked Calum to watch me, but I just didn't want that comb over creep to come back because he had been watching Kennedy and sending me bitchy vibes all night like a girl.

He obviously isn't use to being turned down.

I leant against the pole of the porch outside as the floorboards and wooden poles vibrated from the music. A couple drunks covered the front yard along with new arrivals and people slowly finding their way to their cars. I played with my heavy necklace thinking over my dance moves, analysing bits I could remember wondering if they were too... slutty.

"Hey" I heard a voice say.

I turned to see Ashton with a beer in his hand; I smiled "Hi"

"Don't you like being inside?" I shook my head.

"As much as I love music there's only so much dub step and house music remixes I can take" he laughed at me.

"You seemed to like it when you were dancing with Kennedy" he said before wagging his eyebrows to me. I laughed as he took a sip of his bottle.

"It's a tactic Kennedy uses to get guys. She just uses me to complete the plan" I explained.

"And the plan would be?" he asked.

"To get guys... You know one night stands, hitting a home run and so forth" I answered.

"Well... I'm pretty sure you bagged a couple guys in that plan as well as she did" I shook my head.

"I do it for Kennedy; I don't need anything out of it"

"I'm just saying you didn't see at least twenty guys get instant boners when your body rolled on Kennedy" I laughed at him before covering my mouth.

"Oh my god! Ashton!" I continued laughing.

"That's so stupid..." I shook my head.

"What it's true!" he said defending his statement.

"You shouldn't look down on yourself just because Kennedy's around. You're every bit as good looking as she is and those dance moves and drooling guys in there is proof" he continued.

I felt flattered that he thinks that I was concerned about how insecure I felt dancing with Kennedy when honestly, I was just worried that Luke would end up thinking I was a slut. I mean my outfit, plus that dancing it basically cries try hard.

"I don't care about how I feel when I'm with Kennedy. I was just worried about how people would see me" I told him.

A group of boys walked out of the house catching my eye. A couple of them turned and looked to me, giving me the eye.

"Shannon, great dancing" one of them called out.

I nodded before giving them a small wave, I felt Ashton get closer to me and placed his arm on the pole I was leaning on and towered before me.

"What are you doing?" I whispered. He leant in close and whispered into my ear "I know those dickheads, they use and abuse girls and they pick them up at parties. Once I finish talking, giggle and I'm going to kiss your cheek" he told me. It took me a second to register what he said when I let out a sudden over the top giggle. I covered my mouth before bursting out laughing with Ashton when one of the boys turned and looked to me just as Ashton kissed my cheek. The look on his face filled with hatred.