Taken

Different

Justin's P.O.V

I woke up to delicate fingers drawing patterns on top of my stomach. I smiled a cheesy grin and let out a small chuckle. Her head shot up, her blue eyes locked on mine.

'I ah-was um-' she stuttered 'practicing my art'

'You paint?'

'Um yeah?' She stated as it was the most obvious thing in the world. 'I'm going to the bathroom she muttered quickly, jumping off of my chest and sprinting out of the room.

Dat ass tho.

I smiled while thinking back to last night. We watched movies, ate piles of popcorn, and the most significant thing for me was we actually talked, and it was genuine. Ashley was so happy, she was herself, and I liked it.

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Ashley's P.O.V

I slammed the door shut as I skidded into the bathroom. My mind was rushing, a million thoughts passing through it at once. Why did I sleep with Justin, willingly? Why did I enjoy last night? What was I doing?

I stared myself in the mirror, my hair was a mess, I had mascara smudged around my eyes, and my eyes were grey and glazed. I looked like shit.

My body managed to stumble into the corner of the room where I curled into a tight ball trying to forget the world for just a minute so I could collect the thoughts rushing though out my mind.

'Baby girl?' Hummed a metallic voice outside the door.

'Mmhmm'

'Are you alright?'

'Mmhmm'

'Ashely I'm gonna need more than a mmhmm' he sounded inpatient and worried.

'Yes Justin, yes I'm fine' I muttered

I heard footsteps head away from the door slowly. I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad. One half of me wanted him to leave me alone with my thoughts as i didn't want to talk to anyone, especially Justin, whereas the other half wanted him to be with me, to comfort and hold me close, to sing to me with his angelic voice and tell me everything was going to be alright.

I'm just not sure which one I wanted more.

A loud crashing sound jolted me out of my thoughts. There was Justin standing tall, confident and triumphant, the bathroom door lying to the side.

'I had to make sure you were alright' he whispered softly

I smiled inwardly, I know which half I wanted more.

Justin took two steps and he was already towering over me. His body slipped next to mine, his arm going around my shoulders and pulling me tightly into his warm chest.

'I love you' he hummed in my ear

'I know' I chocked back

I saw the pain flick through his eyes but he pulled himself together and a smile replaced it.

'I was thinking maybe we could go shopping today, you know to get you some clothes and things, and maybe even a canvas and paint?'

My thoughts were still in a mess. I knew I didn't love Justin hell I hardly even liked him but I had noticed he was changing. He wasn't so demanding or pushy, he was still angry but I knew that's hard to change. But my question is 'was he changing for me?'

'Yeah that sounds good' I whispered in response to his question

'Good' he smiled ' go have a shower, get changed and do whatever you need to and be down here in 30 minutes, k?'