~Emily's Point of View~
Its Friday night, and honestly its been a good week. Brad going to see grandmother on Monday I'm so glad for, I couldn't ask for a better best friend. We went out for dinner midway thru the week. And then dinner with the soccer team last night. That included Ashton. I'm not on the team I never have been but the boys know me.
I have to write a five page paper for my creative writing class its due Monday ill probably start it the morning before. All my assignments are always on time, sometimes I just procrastinate on when I start them.
Eric and Austin have been distant all week. Besides our morning routine we haven't talked that's just not normal I'm really close to my big brother. Eric hasn't been himself either, and Allie has been nice to everyone I wonder what she wants.
I'm home alone tonight. Dad is at work, mom and Allie are at the hospital. Austin is working again. And Eric is out with the boys. I was rewatching season one of Falling Skies when the doorbell rang. I got up and answered it. "Hi is Eric home?" Ashton. "Oh sorry Emily is your brother home?" "Umm not yet he's out for a bit he should be back in a few hours, umm your welcome to stay if you want"
"You sure? It won't be weird?" "It'll only be weird if you complain about what I watch on tv, because I'm still not gonna change it." I smiled at Ashton and let him inside.
"So you do this a lot then?" he asked me. I chuckled, "Do I seem like the type of girl who wants to spend her Friday nights with random men?" "I didn't mean it that way" we sat down. "I know you didn't, but no weekends are usually busy and full of parties and going out with the team before and after the game. Sometimes I like my weekends alone, I can sit back and do whatever I want with no one bugging me, your not by the way, it lets me think and reflect over life and how I am doing and how everyone I know is" "and what about tonight?" "tonight I am watching falling skies because the second season starts soon and I don't like to get anything wrong" Ashton just stared at me. "yes?" "You don't seem like the syfy type" "what do I seem like?" "well if I hadn't met you I would have said reality tv, now that I kinda know you id say something with crime or a love story, never would I have guessed you like science fiction, that just mind baffles me" "for the record I have watched plenty of shows like that" "oh yeah like what?" "well the classic x-files, then charmed and supernatural, the walking dead, haven, alphas, primeval, lost girl any others id have to think about" "wow Em I am shocked" Ashton just laughed.
"So..." he started. "yeah" I replied and pushed play on the tv. "don't you feel uncomfortable in your pajamas with me here" I glanced down, I had forgot I was wearing my pjs. "I guess not" "I should annoy Brad and say that I've seen you in them, I don't think he likes me much." I became serious. "don't do that, I'm pretty sure he would hit you if you did, and he doesn't see me like this, this is comfy he'd expect something else and that something was going on." "I thought you two weren't together." "were not, just a lot of history, but when it comes down to it, im old fashion I don't believe this is how a woman should be dressed around a man, not that I think we should be all dolled up, but this, no, if it was any other night, id tell you give me five while I go change into shorts and a shirt pull my hair into a high ponytail and put on a little makeup." "Emily, you don't ever have to get dressed up around me, this is fine, and I wont make a suggestive comment tonight I promise, now if you go change I will make them all night" he winked.
I hit him with a couch pillow. "talk to me Ashton" "I am talking to you" "No I mean tell me something, twenty questions works great and all, but I don't want to ask something too personal, so just talk please." "And what if you don't like what you hear Emily?" "Then nothing, who am I to judge"
Ashton sat for a second, "ok well I am an only child, my parents met when they were kids got married after high school went to college together graduated had me, started their careers, now me umm I guess everyone always knows who I am, not that I like or dislike the attention but people always remember me. Sometimes I know its my fault, other times I know its not. I havent dated a lot of women but ive been around a lot, im not a player I swear I don't want you to jump to that conclusion, I hung out with the popular crowd at my old high school, we moved here because I needed to get away from everything. Im not a spoiled brat I promise, the car I have I bought, we have money but I want to make my own like my father does, every penny he has he worked for it, mom, she likes spending money but woman doesn't, if she knew I was over at a girls house she would start asking about you and wanting you to come over and she would adore you Emily. Mom always wanted a little girl. I have a cousin who visits from time to time, I don't know her well but she's from dads side of the family, she is visiting right now, which is why I snuck out to come see your brother but I'm glad hes not home because then I get to spend time with you. Ugh and I'm rambling im sorry. I don't know what else to tell you, you might actually have to do the twenty questions thing if it makes me uncomfortable ill tell you pass"
I thought for a second. "How about this, instead of me telling you more about me, you ask me twenty questions only twenty and I have to answer them all honestly no matter what the question, then ill ask you ten questions because you've already told me about yourself, here's the catch tho, no questions tonight and you have until Monday to ask me them, so here's my number" and I gave it to him.
Authors Note: is anyone on tumblr or gaia, ill gladly follow or friend request to help out. Love meeting new people. I have been on gaia the last few days that is why no uploads, tumblr too, but I check that every few hours unless im bored then I search thru tags.
