A billionaires love

Fourteen

I set the table, candles and all the little touches.
Laying out the few starters I had made I turn the oven down, just enough heat to keep our main heated. Jack sits down and I pour us both a glass of wine each.

"This look fantastic" he smiles. Gazing at the food and me. "You sure do know your way around kitchen don't you"
I laugh "Just about, with the help of google and my dad"
"Well It looks and smells great" he smiles. Complimenting my cookery skills.

Dinner over and done with we sit, staring into each other's eyes. Talking about what he's done today, I notice him light up when he speaks about work, how proud he is about what he's doing and where he's going with life. He makes me proud. One of the reasons I'm falling more and more in love with him. I know I can't hid my feelings for much longer, my dad already knows, he figured that out when he first met him.

"Everything's going really great between us isn't it jack" I smile. He nods his head "I like to think so, yes" I know I have to tell him, now or never. "Jack" I quickly say, he smiles at me not saying a word. SHIT. "Urm.." The words are sat on the edge of my tongue but I can't speak them, they won't come out. "What's wrong, Ashley?" He asks concerned.
"I'm.." here goes nothing "I'm falling for you" I should feel relieved and satisfied that I've told him that but I don't, the weight of it has doubled. Oh fuck.
"Ashley" he runs his fingers through his hair.
Oh shit, oh shit. "You can't. You can't love me"

I quickly stand, picking up my coat from the sofa i dart out of the house.
"Ashley" I hear him call from the door. I turn around and he's walking towards me. I freeze for a moment but choose to ignore it and carry on my walk of shame.
This isn't what I had planned for tonight, I didn't plan for it to turn out this way. I'm not sure what I thought would happen, maybe something better than that. I wasn't expecting him to tell me he was falling for me too.

I get back to my house, jess lays on the sofa with Liam. I roll my eyes. "Another Sinclair boy, all I need" I drop my coat over the sofa and go into the kitchen in root for something to drink. From the cupboard I pick up a bottle of vodka and a small glass. Jess comes into the kitchen, confused "Ashley?"
I snap "get out. Now. Jess." She quickly turns around and leaves, she looks hurt but not as hurt and angry as I am. I drink and drink some more. Then Liam walks in, his hands raised "I don't want you to kill me,I come in peace" he says. I just give him a stern look that screams get the fuck out but he doesn't care "what's he done?" He Asks, I ignore him "I'm going to guess you're angry with Jack, not our father" he laughs. Making me laugh a tiny bit. "Want to talk?" He pulls a glass from the cupboard and pours himself a drink "jacks.." he says "jack is a different bread of man"
I snatch you bottle back "you've got that one right" I snarl "why can't I get a normal nice boyfriend? I always end up with the pricks" he's peaks her head around the door making sure it's safe to come in. She joins us "you had the chance with me" he laughs "I'm joking, really but I know jack likes you" he smiles.
I cross my arms onto the counter of the breakfast bar and lay my head down "this ain't about liking, this is about what he does when you tell him you're falling for him" I just want to the world to swallow me now, I'm done with boys.
"You What?" Liam says
"You told him?" Jess asks
Fuck.

Jack: Ashley? What was that about?
Jack: will you come back please
Jack: we need to talk, you can't just walk out when you think it isn't going your way Ashley.
Jack: what the fuck! Come back so we can talk

I ignore his texts but the vodka, it gets the better off me.

Ashley: no jack. I won't come back, I don't want to come back either. You can't just expect me to come back and everything will be fine. I think we should see other people. That's if you can find someone willing to put up with you. Bye.

I hit sent, instantly regretting it. I have another drink, not that another drink is needed. I pour the remaining vodka into a glass, jess and Liam are passed out on the sofa leaving me to wallow in my self pity.

Jack: I'm coming over.

Fuck. I can't deal with him, not now, not after vodka. I lock the door and grab a bottle of wine out of the fridge. I sit behind my bedroom door contemplating my escapes. I'm 21 not 12 I should act a little mature now. No, not today, not tonight.

I head a knock on the door and I jump to my feet. He's here, shit. I quickly open my bedroom window, closing it behind me I climb down the fire escape with my bottle of wine, trying not to look down, I'm too scared of heights and I'll throw up.
I laugh to myself as I reach the bottom. Amused by my own actions, how childish Can I get. But who comes to your house when you tell them you're breaking up? Crazy people.

My phone vibrates and jacks name flashes up on the front. I end the call and carry on walking. I see his car, quickly hiding behind a wall I peak around it to see if I can see him but I can't, I take the opportunity to escape, I don't know where I'm going but I find everything funny.

"ASHLEY!" He screams making me stop in the middle of the street. I turn and see jack jogging towards me, I could run but I'm not sober enough for that. "What the fuck was that about?" He snaps "you're breaking up with me? Over text?" He's annoyed.
I let out a little laugh "we aren't together anymore, jack" I cross my arms annoyed at him.
"Get in the fucking car so we can talk!" He snaps. I walk over to the car, I can feel the anger burning inside of me "you're a mind fuck jack" I snap "What the fuck do you want? Actually I'll answer that. You don't want anything, because you hurt people" I snarl, words flow like vomit.
"For once Ashley shut up!" He snaps, he angry "I.." he stops taking a deep breath "I want to be with you but when you said you was falling for me it scared me" I don't talk, I don't want to talk "I'm.. im falling for you too and it didn't seem normal but when you said it it felt, it felt normal" he smiles and I smile back.