Be Careful What You Wish For || Irwin

Apologies

Jenna was fine, she was giving herself a pep talk the whole ride from her house to the hotel. Even with gabby in the car she felt like she'd be able to do this, but once they got into the elevator a weight appeared in her chest. With every floor it got heavier then the weight put her feet to a halt once she reached the hotel door.

"Jenna, you're gonna be fine." Gabby tries to reassure her. Jenna's breathing has increased rapidly by just staring at the door knowing Ashton is inter other side,

"What if-" She starts, Calum cuts her off.

"No, no what ifs. Just go in and tell him the truth."

"Can you guys in before me?" Jenna requests. They thought it was the least they could do so Calum opened the door walking in with Luke and Michael following. Jenna took one more deep breath before following, but hiding behind Michael's body.

"Hey guys-" Ashton greets them only to stop when his eyes fall to Jenna. "Jenna?" He blinks not believing that she's here.

"Hi." She smiles and give a small wave.

In one second Ashton is running up to Jenna picking her up in a hug with the biggest smile he's ever had. "Woah, ash it was only three days." Jenna laughs, but his reaction to seeing her made her heart flutter.

"Three days too long." He says holding her tighter.

"Ash.. Can't .. Breathe." Jenna jokes between breaths.

"Don't break the girl." Calum laughs.

"Sorry." Ashton blushes.

"Oh Ashton, this is my friend Gabby from my home town." Jenna introduces her friend.

"Hi." The brown haired girl smiles with a wave.

"Hello, gabby." Ashton greets her.

"Uh- do you guys wanna hangout? We could watch movies or go out?" Ashton suggests suddenly feeling excited with just being in the same room as Jenna.

He desperately wanted to talk to her about what happened, but decided to give it a little to feel her out and see how she acts with him. So with that they all sit and decide to watch movies, when the movies get boring they take turns playing games.

Ashton is in the middle of a game with Luke, beating him badly. Jenna gets up to go to the kitchen when Ashton's decided now is the time to talk to her. Shoving the controller in Calum's lap he stands saying, "Here play for me." But his eyes are set on Jenna small body.

Following her into the kitchen he sees her looking in the fridge.

"Hey." He speaks up, she looks over her should smiling and giving him a nod.

"What's up?" She asks lifting herself onto the counter.

"Um I wanted to talk to you," Jenna had momentarily forgotten the past events, but now that she was reminded she felt insanely nervous being alone with Ashton.

"O-oh?" Is all she can stutter out.

"So first off, I wanted to say sorry about the that night that I yelled at you-"

"Ash don't, it's fine." Jenna shakes her head. By now so much more has happened that Jenna barely even remembered what he said that night. She was over it, really.

"No, it's not Jenna." Ashton argues walking closer to her so he was standing in from of her sitting on the counter. Leaning against the one across from her, he confessed, "You mean a lot to me and you were only trying to help. I shouldn't have thrown something that I knew nothing about in your face."

Ashton places a hand on Jenna's knee before looking into her eyes. He had more to say, but he ended up losing his train of thought the moment his eyes glanced at her lips. He wanted to kiss her so bad, and Jenna wanted the same. But before they did he wanted to clear everything up.

"A-and about the other night.." Ashton starts before swallowing hard suddenly feeling nervous.

He opened his mouth to speak when Jenna freaked and blurted out, "I have a date."

They both sat in silence for a beat. Jenna was screaming at herself for saying that when Ashton was finally about to admit his feelings for her. And Ashton was trying to make sense of Jenna having a date.

"What?" Ashton questions. Jenna wanted to back out and tell him she lied, but then she'd looks stupid so she went along with it.

"Y-yeah. I uh- have, well had a date. W-with this guy I met at Starbucks." She just kept mentally slapping herself for being so stupid and childish.

"Oh.." Ashton steps back looking to the floor feeling stupid for almost admitting his feelings for his best friend. "That's.. That's good for you then." He says awkwardly still not meeting Jenna's eyes.

She could see the pain on his face and the way he kept backing away until running into the counter killed her. She had to tell him. "Ash-"

"I uh- I gotta go." He excuses himself before walking out of the kitchen running into Calum.

"Hey what's-" he begins to ask, but Ashton just shakes his head passing him and leaving Calum alone with me. "What happened?"

"I fucked up again." Tears begin forming in her eyes. She felt as if she just couldn't stop messing up. "I'm sorry Calum." She apologizes before running out of the hotel.

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WELL SHIT JENNA /.-