Closer Than Ever

Chapter 6

Drea's POV

"I mean I could but why would I want to?"

My phone goes off signalling a text. It's from Ashton.

Hey! I need some practice before the season. Basketball game?

I smile as I remember all the times we played basketball games together. I swear it's magic how he always wins.

Sure. Come pick me up?

His response is quick, he seems eager.

Yep. Be there in five.

I change into a light tank-top and some shorts. I tie my hair back into a ponytail and grab my running shoes.

Ding-dong!

I open the door to reveal no one standing there. I step out a little bit to see who rang the doorbell.

"Attack!" Ash yells as he tackles me to the ground.

I slap a messy-haired Ash and push him off of me. How does he always get me?

"Race you!" I race him to his Ford and jump into the passengers seat.

He just got his car this summer. He passed his drivers test with flying colours without even practicing.

He gets into the drivers seat about 20 seconds after me with an evil smirk on his face.

"How do you always win?" He remarks.

"How do you always manage to tackle me?" I giggle.

I turn on his MP3 player to hear Shawn Mendes's 'Treat You Better', a song Ash and I did a duet on.

"Cause I know I can treat you better...better than he can!!!" We break out hysterically laughing.

The song ends but we replay it over and over again until we reach the gym.

We jump out of the car and walk to the front door. Alexandra, my friend and manager, greets us with our two membership passes.

Ash and I split up, going to our separate change rooms. I quickly throw on my shorts and Alexandra knocks on the door. I tell her it's okay to come in. She's so energetic all the time, it scares me. She bounces in, hair flying wildly behind her.

"Are you officially Ashrea yet?!" She exclaims. She's only 22 yet still acts like she's 12 years old. She's convinced Ash and I are 'meant to be' and every time I come to the gym she asks me the same question.

"You were freaking out so much after I told you what happened between Ash and I a couple days ago, I thought you wouldn't have enough freak left!" I joke.

"C'mon!" She says, way too enthusiastic. "You were born to be together!"

"Okay..." I tell her, trying to pass her. "I've got to get to the court. I'll talk to you later."

I grab my water bottle and phone and head to the court.

I arrive at the court and see a really nervous looking Ash.

"Scared you're gonna lose?" I ask him cockily.

"To you?" he gives me an evil side smirk. "Never."

I grab a basketball and pass it to him. He passes it back and the game begins.

I start by shooting a 3-pointer then he scores a 2-pointer.

The game continues like this until halftime.

"Game!" Ash calls.

"What?" I ask surprised. "You want to stop?"

It's only been half an hour, usually he can play until the end of the game. Something's up....

"Yeah..." His eyes drift away. 'Guess I'm just tired.'

'Oh c'mon!!' I say jumping. "You need practice! One more round?"

"Fine" He groans.

I have the ball and start on a layup, he steals the ball and dribbles to the outer edge. He shoots a 3-pointer and a loud beeping sound goes off signalling the end of the game.

I turn around to see the scoreboard but instead, I see the words:
I LIKE YOU DREA
-ASH

I am confused for a little bit then turn around and see Ash holding a small box. Please don't be a ring, please don't be a ring, I tell myself, my heartbeat speeding up.
I like him...just not that much.

He opens the box and reveals a necklace, a locket.

"Drea, I really like you. Like, like like you. And I know Spence is going to get mad because I'm her brother and you're her best friend. And I know Toby's going to disapprove because you're his sister and I'm his best friend but, I don't care. I really really like you and I want you to be my girlfriend." He says, rambling and tripping over his words.

My heart explodes and I don't know what to say.

"Yea, I like you alot too" I say my smile so wide you can probably see my back teeth. "You don't know how many times I have to hide my face around you because I blush." I giggle.

'I really really like you.' He repeats.

We lock eyes and I get lost. His deep green eyes are amazing. When I look into them I see someone I could spend my life with. 

He shows me what's inside the locket. It's a really pretty picture of the two of us at the beach. He's lifting me over his shoulder about to dump me into the water.

Toby took this picture when he just started photography. I always admired it.

"Ash..." I get lost and I find it hard to speak. He goes behind me as he clasps the necklace around my neck and I stare at the outer edge in disbelief. "Always" is written in cursive and engraved onto the front. "It's beautiful. Thank you."

He faces me and I get lost in his eyes again.

"Thank you." He says smiling. God, I love his smile.

"For what?" I ask, surprised.

"Agreeing to being my girlfriend."

"Thank you for agreeing to be my boyfriend."

And we stand there, foreheads pressed together. Our mouths so close we could kiss but, most importantly, I'm staring into my boyfriend's eyes.

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Ashrea is officially a thing!!!!!😍😍😍
I absolutely ADORE them!!!
This whole Ashrea thing is making me think that Selena and Shawn have potential...😌😌😌.
Ps. 1000 words!!!!! Like what?!?! I cannot believe that!
Thanks sooooo much for reading!!!

-DIYQueen16

I GET CREDITS FOR SCOREBOARD IDEA AND HELPING YOU EDIT!!!!!

-fearlesstrash