ASHTON'S POV
I pulled into Michael's drive way and took my time getting out of the car and walking into the house, letting myself in and down to the basement.
"Hey guys," I said and pushed the door open and stepped into the room shutting it tightly behind me.
"Where's your friend?" Luke asked.
"She blew me off, for that asshat Jack Wesley." I said and sat down on the old couch putting my head in my hands and pulling at the ends of my hair. "Fuck, I hate him!" I yelled.
"Wanna talk about it?" He asked and sat down next to me but not too close to me.
"No," I said, "Fuck no. Let's just get started."
I grabbed two drum sticks and sat down behind the old set.
"One, Two, Three, Four!" Calum shouted and I smashed down the durm stick on to the drums and let out all my anger into the music I was playing.
TAYLOR'S POV
The diner Jack took me too was vintage and very cool.
Because it was just afternoon, not many people were there, so we didn't have to wait for a table for long.
"Hey Jack," the waitress said when she came to our table, "Who's this?" She asked.
"This is Taylor, she's new and i'm kind of showing her around."
"Aw, that's sweet of you hun," She said and turned to me, "I'm Lori, call me Lori." She said and shot out her hand to shake hands with me.
"Hi Lori," I smiled a little.
"What can I get you to drink," She asked and we told her and she left.
"So you come here often?" I asked Jack.
"Yeah, but that's my aunt." He laughed.
"Oh," I laughed and looked back at the menu.
"I can't figure you out Taylor," Jack said after Lori came and dropped off our drinks and left.
"Then don't try," I simply said and took a sit of my water.
"But, I really wan't you to figure you out," He said and put his elbows on the table and rested his chin in his hand. Jack intensely stared into my eyes. I started back and smiled.
Giving in I asked, "What do you want to know?" I told him anything he wanted to know.
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"Have a good day!" My mom called as I stepped out of the car. I mumbled back 'you too' and walked away as quick as possible.
"Hey Taylor!" Jack ran up to me and slug his arm over my sholder and lead me up the stairs in the direction of the doors.
When we got half way up the stairs, starring up at me from by the bike rack was Ashton.
The hurt in his eyes almost broke my heart, right there and then.
I tried to stop to talk to him, but Jack continued talking to me about something stupid that I didn't care about, and just kept pulling me along with him.
"Jack, I really have to talk to Ashton," I said trying to push him away.
"Why the hell would you talk to Ashton?! You're with me now baby." He said and kept walking.
I looked back at Ashton and he was looking down at the ground, obviously he had heard what Jack had said.
Jack walked me to my locker, kissed me cheek and ran in the oposite direction leaving me alone. Quickly, I grabbed the things I needed and slamed my locker door shut.
The stares I recieved in the hallway were not 'the new girl' stares. They were 'look at that girl, she's going out with Jack Wesley' looks, and those were not the looks I wanted.
I scurried to my first class and sat down just as the bell rang.
Math was always a subject I was good at, making it easy to stay caught up switching schools constantly.
Neither Ashton or Jack were in this class with me, causing me to sit alone in one of the unoccupied desks.
"It's Taylor, right?" The blonde in the desk next to me leaned over and whispered, after our math teacher had dismissed us to do our work on our own.
I politely nodded at her confirming her statement.
"I'm Brianna," She stuck her and out to me which I shook in return. "You're the one hanging out with Jack, right?"
"Uh, yeah," I answered and looked around the room. All the other students were oblivious to the conversation we were having.
"I'm dating his best friend, Benn," She continued, " You should sit with us all at lunch, if you're going to keep hanging out with Jack then you might as well get to know the rest of us, right?"
"Right," I smiled hesitantly and uncomfortably.
"Here give me your phone, I'll put my number in and just text me before lunch and I will come find you before lunch and show you where we all sit." She said cheerfully.
Hesitantly, I handed it over and watched and she pressed a few keys, putting her number in and texting herself so that she had my number as well.
"Here," Brianna said and tossed my phone back to me and turned back around in her desk before returning to her work.
All morning I was avoided by Ashton, even in the library. I knew he probably hated me, I would hate me too.
When the bell rang signiling lunch had started I went outside straight away. I stood outside the door and my eyes followed the grounds until I saw the big old tree where Ashton was sitting under.
I ran down the steps and into the grass and walked over to my side of the table when I got close to it.
"Hi," I said as I sat my lunch down and sat down next to it
"Hey," He mumbled and avoided eye contact with me.
"Ashton, I'm really sorry I blew you off, please forgive me. I swear, I'll come to your next practice, I don't care when it is, I'll promise be there." I pleaded
"Taylor, I'm not mad at you," He basically whispered.
"Then why are you avoiding me?" I asked
"Because Taylor, you're hanging out with Jack, and he won't have it if i'm friends with you. It's happened once, it'll happen again."
"What do you mean it's happened once?" I pressed further. He was hesitant before he continued.
"In the middle of- you know what, just leave it Taylor," He said and got up.
"Ashton, wait! Tell me what happened!" I pleased
He ignored me and walked back into the school. Ignoring me for the rest of the day.
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Friday night, I was sitting on my bed, with headphones in my ears and my laptop infront of me, working on an assignment when my phone buzzed inturrupting my work.
Ashton:
Band practice, tomorrow. Meet me at the smoothie place in town. 3pm
I smiled at the messge, knowing he was probably mad at me still for hanging out with Jack, but not mad enough to not invite me to the next practice.
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