She Rises

Chapter 23

Saturday rolls around, and Ashlyn is at my door, bright and early. Like, 8 o'clock in the morning early. "Ashlyn, it's a Saturday, why so early!?" I ask her. "The party is at 7, and we need to go dress shopping and then come back and get ready." She says, excitedly. So, as I go get ready, I see my auntie in the hall. "Hey, Ashlyn is here and we're going dress shopping for a party tonight. I will see you later. I love you." I tell her. "Well, I have some plans today, so if I don't see you before the party, just remember, don't do anything I wouldn't do." She gives me a wink and hug and walks down the stairs.

On the way to the mall, Ashlyn and I small talk. "I can't wait for this party. It's going to be your first one, and it's going to be awesome!" She gets all excited. "Well, let's hope we can make it a memorable one." I laugh, to say I'm excited, I am, but I'm also a little nervous. I'm not sure how to act, but I will have Ashlyn with me. Hopefully, Jace will be there too!

We've been at the mall for 3 hours, and Ashlyn found her dress. It's a mid-thigh, purple over the shoulder dress, that has a darker shade of purple on the top part. It looks really good on her. 

 Now, we're just looking for one that looks good on me. So far, we've been through like 10 dresses and 5 stores. I really hope we find one soon. "Ashlyn, we're never going to find one." I tell her. "We are, and we will find you one! Let's go to one more store. I have a good feeling about this." She grabs my hand and runs off. 3 dresses later and I'm pretty sure we found the one. It's a red mid-thigh body con dress. It almost looks like a 2 piece, the top is around the next halter with tribal beading, that has an open back, but it crosses. It has a small opening in the front to show a little bit of stomach, then the rest looks like a skirt.

"Girl, this is the dress for you. OMG! We have to get this one. Jace will be all over you! I'm so excited." She grabs my hand and we check out.

When we get home, my auntie is gone so we start to get ready. I shower, then Ashlyn. "Okay girl, let's get your hair and makeup done." 4 hours later we're finally done with my hair and makeup. I have really long hair, and she wanted to make sure it was perfect. I have a light smokey eye, and my hair is in loose curls around my shoulders. She doesn't take as long, considering she does hers all the time. By the time we're dressed and ready, it's time to go.

We pull up to the house, and of course, there's people passed out on the lawn, cups, bottles, and cans everywhere. You can hear the music from the outside. "Are you ready?" Ashlyn asks me. "As ready as I'll ever be." Heading inside, I see all these girls in short dresses, throwing themselves all over the guys. Ugh, can you say desperate. "I'm going to get us some drinks." Ashlyn tells me. "Ok, I think I see Jace, I'm going to head over there." As I start to walk over, guess who I see? If you guessed Amber, your right. And of course, what is she doing? Trying to get on my man. "Amber, I said I don't want you. I'm with Haseya, and I don't want your skanky ass." He tells her, trying to push her away. Of course, she sees me and gives me a small smirk. "But Jace, you know we belong together, you know we had fun." She says, still trying to be all over him. I can't take it anymore, so I walk over. "Bitch, how many times do I have to tell you. This is my man, and you ain't getting him. Plain and simple." I look over to him and give him a big kiss, intentionally pissing her off. Hey, got to have some fun, right? Next thing I know, I'm being pulled away from Jace, by you know who? Didn't she learn the last time, that I can beat her ass? Guess not. "You know he don't want you, he's just going to get what he wants and leave. He always does, and I'll be there, waiting." She sneers. You know what, I just can't take it no more. "Amber, I thought you would learn by now, that you don't want to piss me off." Then I just let into her. "I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM MY MAN. BUT, OBVIOUSLY, YOU JUST CAN'T DO THAT. YOU CAN'T GET IT THROUGH THAT PEA SIZED BRAIN OF YOURS, THAT HE DON'T WANT YOU." I just keep hitting her. Eventually, someone is holding me back. I think I broke her nose, which I'm ok with. I just give her a smile. "Now, get away from me and my boyfriend, and go spread them legs for someone else, because he ain't going anywhere, and neither am I. With that, I take Jace's hand and walk off to the kitchen to get a drink. "Well, that's one way to start a party." Jace says. "Well, you're my man, and she has to realize, I'm not letting you go." With that, I start kissing him. I don't care who is around. I just can't help it. As soon as we're done kissing, I get to take a good look at him. He's looking sexy with a tight-fitting t-shirt, showing all his muscles, and some denim jeans, that show off that nice ass of his. What can I say? He does have a nice ass. "You're looking very good tonight love. Red suits you, and I don't know if I can keep my hands off you." He says, grabbing my waist pulling me into another kiss. God, I can't get enough of his kisses. "Hey, love birds! Haseya, I have your drink." I take it from her. "What is this?" I ask her. "Long Island Ice Tea." Of course, I've never drank before, so I wouldn't know what I tastes like. I take a small drink. "This is really good." I tell her. "I knew you would like it. It's one of my favorites." She gives me a big smile. "Wanna dance?" Jace asks me, taking my hand and leading me to the dance floor. A fast song comes on, and he and I are just dancing away. My back up against his chest, while his hands are on my hips. Just dancing, with not a care in the world. After about an hour of dancing and a few drinks, he takes my hand and leads me up the stairs, and to an empty room. I start to get a look on my face, I'm not ready for sex. "Haseya, I don't want to have sex with you. At least not yet. I just want to kiss you in private." He gives me a smile and leads me to the bed. As soon as we sit down, I can't help it, I sit on his lap, and crash my lips down on his. My hands automatically going into his hair. His hands are on my waist. As I pull on his hair, I hear him moan, and it just turns me on more. Running his tongue over my bottom lip, asking for permission, I let him. I don't know when it happened, but I realize, I'm underneath him. Like my hands have a mind of their own, I take off his shirt, running my hands over his abs. Omg, are they gorgeous. "Haseya", I hear him moan into my mouth. His hands, running up and down my legs to my waist, not trying for anything more. Things are getting heated. As soon as we stop to take a breather, he looks me straight in the eyes, and all I see there is an emotion that I can't decipher. "Haseya, he puts his hand on my cheek. "I love you." He says to me. All I see in his eyes, is honesty. I can tell he is sincere about it. That he really does love me. I don't know if I'm ready for this. I don't know if I can take it, I know that I love him to, but I just, I can't do this. I can't let someone in, because the only other person that I let in, and really, truly loved like I think I do with him, is gone. No, I can't lose him. I have to stop this before it gets worse. "Jace, I love you too." I tell him. He starts to smile. I hate to do this but I have to. "Because I love you, I have to let you go. I'm sorry." With that I run away, run out of the house, and start heading back home, my heart breaking into a million pieces.

Hey Peaches, I know this is a major cliff hanger.

I know that today, I am probably going to get murdered by Ashley. But I hope she knows, that I love her very much.

So, what do you think of Haseya running away from love?

Do you understand why she is doing it?

I wonder what Jace will do?

Well, see you all next chapter.

Love you all!