Challenged

Chapter Nine

Adeline's P.O.V.
I grab Ashton's arm before he could leave. He turns back to look at me with wild eyes.

"He didn't hurt me." I manage to say.

"Then what happened Adeline?" He speaks fustrated.

I look to Violet who's still standing here looking at us.

"Can we talk outside?" I ask softly looking at the ground.

I feel his eyes on me, then I feel his hand take mine and guide me outside the apartment.

"What's going on Adeline? I'm not going ti ask again." He says softly but in a serious tone.

"You have to listen through the whole thing Ashton, you can't just leave cause you get mad." I say in a rush.

He doesn't say anything just looks at me. Waiting for me to finally tell him.

Ashton's P.O.V.
My heart beats fast as I wait for her to tell me. Deep down I know the words that are about fall out of her mouth but I still can't prepare myself to hear it. I can't stand the idea of it. I hope it's not what I think it is.

"I slept eith Calum." She says in a low voice.

I look at her as any hope I've ever had for anything goes straight down the drain.

She looks up at me and I look away from her.

"And after we finished he acted so cold towards me. Like all he wanted for was, was." She says before I interrupt her.

"To fuck? To get under my skin? Cause he thought you wanted him first when you kissed him? Please, enlighten me! Which was it?"

I let my eyes slowly travel to met hers.

"Ashton this isn't about you! Why do you care so much, huh?! Wasn't I just a fucking game to you!" She shouts at me.

"How fucking oblivious can uou be Adeline Grace! I opened myself to you! I wanted you for God's sake!" I shout back.

"You what?" She says surprised.

Adeline's P.O.V.
He what? He wants me. How do I feel about this? This is literally all I've wanted deep down.

Before I can say anything he speaks again.

"You can forget it all now Adeline. I want nothing to do with you." He speaks in a serious tone.

"Ashton."

He turns around and walks away.

How stupid can I be? From the beginning I knew I was wrong to go with Calum.

I want Ashton.

Ashton's P.O.V.

As I walk back to my car, I feel a tear roll down my face.

I wipe it away and get in the car and drive to where ever the road leads me.

*3 hours pass*
I

don't know how I ended up in this bar stool, but it happened.

"Ashton?" I hear someone call.

"Oh, hey man! What are you doimg here?" I say quite loudly.

"Asthon lets get you home come on." The guy tries to guide me off my bar stool.

"Let me go Floyd! Leave me alone!" I shout at him.

"Ashton the bartender called me saying that you've been getting agressive, come on mate, let me take you home so you can sleep it off." He tries again.