Between Us || a.i

6

The next morning I woke up in an unfamiliar bed in the arms of an all too familiar person. Holy shit. I looked down, praying to every power that I had clothes on. Luckily I did, just not my clothes. I recognized it as Ashton's shirt. I tried my hardest not to move and wake him up. I had my head laid on his chest, our legs were intertwined and my entire torso was right against his.

About half an hour later he finally woke up. "Good morning Katrina" he smiled rubbing his eyes and sitting up. I honestly wanted to pull him back down and hold onto him longer. "I'm cold" I yawned and reached for him. "One second" he said and walked over to the closet at the end of his bed. He pulled out a hoodie and tossed it to me, it smelled of his cologne. "Thanks" I smiled before putting it on. "You hungry?" he asked. "Kinda. All I can focus on is this headache" I said lightly running my hands over my temples. "Come on then, I'll make you breakfast and get you some aspirin" he said with a smile.

We walked down to his kitchen. I sat up on the counter as he cooked. "What happened last night? I finally asked as he brought me an aspirin. You got completely wasted at Josh's, I took you back here, got you changed, and  went to sleep" he said. A few memories came back from his explanation. "Oh okay. Thank you Ashton" I said. "Anytime. I told Liz you'll be back by 10, it's 8:30. You can wear my sisters shirt and a pair of shorts if that'll be more convincing. Or you can just wear that hot dress" he smirked. "Who are you and what have you done with Ashton" I joked. He laughed as he took out a pan, bacon and eggs.

"Kat can you grab the bread and put it in the toaster?" he asked. "Yep" I said and did as he told. "Ashton?" I said as I rummaged through the fridge for butter. I looked over and he was smiling. "Yes?" he finally responded. "Where's the butter?" I asked. "Right in front of your eyes" he said pointing to the shelf just above me. "Oh, thanks" I blushed. "Ash what do you have on your toast?" I asked. "Vegemite, it's in the pantry" he said. "Ew. I'm judging you so hard right now" I joked. "Hey! It's amazing" he said defensively in between small giggles.

When he finished breakfast we walked to his living room and sat on the couch and talked as we ate. "Ash for real what's up with you? Why are you being so nice?" I asked. "Not that I'm complaining." "I don't really know. I'm just being myself around you" he answered. "You should do it more" I said fairly quietly. "I know. And I wanted to apologize for what I said. About the kiss. I do remember it, and I sure as hell don't regret it. I just wish I wouldn't have reacted like that when you confronted me about it" he explained.

My heart skipped a beat. "Oh, thank you" I blushed. "It's just that you're my best friends little cousin and he's so protective over you even though he doesn't show it often" he explained. I nodded. "Can we just act like it didn't happen and move on from that because I don't want to lose you. Kat, I care about you, even though I seem like I don't" he said slowly, almost like he was embarrassed. "I forgive you" I said. "But seriously, who the hell are you and where is Ashton" I laughed. "He's right here" he giggled.

For the next few minutes we just talked and he rambled on and on about how he cares about me. It was weird hearing it come out of his mouth but I sure as hell wasn't complaining. "So what does all this mean?" I asked as we walked back to the kitchen to put our plates in the sink. "It just means that I care and I need you to know that I'm here for you" he said quickly. "I'll give you some of my sisters clothes, you two look about the same size" he said and lead me upstairs. He walked into a room and rummaged through the drawers.

He grabbed black leggings and walked back to his room, took out a Guns N' Roses tank top and handed it to me. "But this is your shirt" I said taking the clothes from him. He smiled down at me "But you look good in my clothes" he said. I had forgotten all that I was wearing was one of his shirts. "Oh. Thanks" I blushed. He turned around and waited for me to change.