Here and Now

The end?

Taylor's P.O.V

  I stood in front of Sloane dumbfounded, not sure what story to make up. She was not a dull girl whatsoever and could easily see through my lies. She stood there with a confused expression on her face. I quickly tried to think of a lie to tell her but she spoke before I got a chance to.
  "Hey Tay, um why do you look all sweaty?" She questioned me.
  "I just woke up from a weird dream. I don't remember what happened though. And then I heard you calling my name." I said feeling pleased with my lie.
  "Oh well, I just wanted to apologize for last night. I don't really remember what happened but I know I said some things that were hurtful." Sloane said looking down at the floor.
  "Hey don't sweat it. At least I know where to cut you off when drinking." I laughed. Sloane paused for a second and then looked at me again.
  "Hey...who is in the shower?" 
  My heart sped up at her question. I didn't know if I should tell her the truth or not. I had already lied to her once and I really didn't want to do it again.  "Ummmm. It's someone you haven't met yet." I replied to her with a nervous grin. She scrunched up her nose at me. I couldn't think of what else to say. At this point I knew I was just going to have to tell her who was in there. But then I knew there'd be other questions like, 'where did you guys meet?' or 'how long have you been friends.' I swallow hard and opened my mouth to speak. Then the bathroom door behind me opened. I quickly turned around to see Ashley emerging from a steamy bathroom. It was a glorious sight. Her skin was still steaming, her hair fell perfectly all along her back, and her naked face was just as beautiful, if not more, than when she has makeup on. She had one of my white plush towels that wrapped around her, just falling a few inches above her knees revealing her long beautiful legs. Her face reminded me of fresh snow. It was shiny and pure. Her hazel eyes shown through all of this. "Fuck." I muttered to myself.
  "Oh my....are you Halsey?!" I turn again to see Sloane's face light up at the sight in front of her.
  "Oh um, yeah ha. That's me." Ashley replied back.
  "Wait wait wait wait. Taylor, what's going on here? You didn't tell me you knew Halsey!" Sloane shouted to me.
  "Okay well first off you can call her Ashley. Second, why don't you let her get dressed and you guys can introduce yourselves to each other after."
  Sloane slowly backed out of the room with her jaw still on the floor as she continued to nod her head repeatedly. I shut the door and turned back to Ashley.

Ashley's P.O.V

  I clipped the back of my bra and pulled up my underwear onto my body. I could feel Taylor's glare from behind. Good thing my face was still red from the steamy shower, otherwise my blush would be even more noticeable. I turned around to face her. Her face was still a little red but I couldn't tell if it was from the sex or if she was embarrassed that her sister saw me in her room. "You gotta admit it was a nice save." I smiled lightly at her.
  "Oh no doubt. You saved my ass because honestly I couldn't think of a lie to tell her." Taylor replies as she crashes down on the bed. She puts her hands over her face and let's out a muffled sigh. I stare at her for a bit. She looks so beautiful just laying there. I walked over and laid next to her. She slowly removed her hands from her face and turned to me with her bright blue eyes. I had only known Taylor for about 3 days now and we haven't even spent that much time together. There's just something in me though, I feel like I've known her eyes forever. And I realized the more I was around her the less anxiety I had. But all of this terrified me at the same time. I couldn't fall in love again. It was too scary. And if I ever had to go through the misery and heartbreak like my last relationship then I know I'd surely die. I wanted to be so blunt with her in this moment. I just wanted to spill out all of my feelings right here, right now. But I couldn't. I knew if I were to say all of that now I'd regret it later. So instead I leaned my face in, locked our eyes together, and kissed her. Our kiss was full of even more passion. Our breaths were heavy and our movements complimented each other. She pulled me on top of her and wrapped her hands around my lower back. I rested my body on her trying not to crush her at the same time. The feeling I got from kissing her was unreal. I really couldn't get over it. It made me feel like there was nothing else I was supposed to be doing in the universe, but be with her.
  "We should probably go downstairs to talk to my sister." Taylor says breaking away from our kiss.
  "Oh right." I turned my body and rolled off of her to finish getting dressed. I realized I had no clothes her and was about to ask Taylor to borrow an outfit for the day when I realized she had already laid one out for me on the bed. I pulled the plain white v-neck over my head and accompanied it with a pair of black nike joggers.
  "You work out?" I questioned Taylor.
"Hm?"
"I mean you gave me these pair of nike joggers which are usually meant to be worked out in." I responded. Taylor then looked at me straight in the face and started giggling which eventually turned into a hard laugh.
"Me working out? Yeah that's funny Ashley." Taylor says smiling and turning to go back to whatever she was doing.
"I mean, I couldn't tell...with your toned stomach and ass it seems like you'd hit the gym at least every other day." I husked out with a smirk. Taylor's head darted up at the remark. She turned to me timidly, giving me a small 'heh' and then turning back around. Her cheeks were as red as ever and that's exactly the reaction I wanted. I guess sleeping with her and realizing I might have feelings for her changed my whole mood. And I planned to flirt, hard. Even though I knew it wouldn't be in my best interest to start a relationship with her. It was always a habit of mine to noticeably flirt with people I took an interest in. Some might call it 'leading people on,' but I disagree.
  "Ready to go downstairs?" Taylor asks bringing me out of my thoughts.
  "Oh, yeah. Let's go."
  When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I saw Taylor's sister sitting on the couch facing the TV. I stopped on the last step and froze in my tracks. I didn't know how to approach this situation. I usually love meeting new people, but as of late it's just another struggle for me. I hear footsteps walk behind me and a warm hand is placed on my lower back. "Go on." Taylor husks out into my ear. I begin walk walking slowly over to the dainty girl on the couch until she catches me out of the corner of her eye and snaps her head around.
  "Hi! I'm Sloane. It's so cool to meet you!"
  "Oh um, thank you ha. I'm Ashley."
  "How do you know my sister?" Sloane asked me with a perky face.
  "We met at a club I was going to preform at." I replied honestly.
  "Wow... Taylor how come you didn't tell me?" Sloane replies with slight disappointment in her voice.
  "Didn't know you were a fan." Taylor answered with an awkward smile.
  "How long are you staying Ashley?"
  "Um..." I begin to speak but then stop. I honestly didn't know how long I was staying.

Yo it's been a year since I've updated this but honestly I don't think I'll continue. Here's why!! I honestly don't even pay attention to Taylor or the pretty reckless anymore. BUT HALSEY HAS ME SHOOK AND IM READY FOR THE KINGDOM BITCHES. Anyways when I first started writing this book I was lowkey a fake fan and didn't know much about Ashley. Looking back at this book I don't think it suits her character well. But i had this last little part in my notes this whole time so I figured I'd publish it. I hate cliffhangers myself but I also hate when authors abandon books without saying anything. So I just wanted to let you guys know. Thank you for the support you've showed me by your comments and votes!! I'd totally be willing to let someone else finish this btw just dm me.
Anyways, much love always- k