*One week later*
I woke up with Ashton's arms around my waist. He opened his eyes and tapped the bed, looking for my phone to turn off my alarm. "I'm sorry Ash" I whispered and stood up. He groaned at the loss of contact. "I'm sorry" I apologized again as I got my uniform out of my closet, along with a dress bag.
"It's alright" He finally said, rubbing his eyes as he sat up. "What's that for?" he asked, motioning to the bag. "I have a job interview after school" I smiled proudly. "Really?" He asked excitedly, his eyes widening. I nodded and smiled. "That's amazing K" He smiled and sat up, the blanket falling off of his shoulders revealing his chest. "Thank you" I said.
I sat at my desk, finishing up the last bit of an essay once I finished getting ready. As I wrote Ashton came up behind me and draped his arms over me as he rested his head on mine. "I'm proud of you" he said and kissed the top of my head. "Thank you Ash" I smiled, bringing my hands up to hold his. "What are your plans for today?" I ask, putting the last binder in my bag. "Eat, chill, sleep, play some music, annoy Luke. The usual" he joked.
I stood up and rested my head on his chest. "Driving myself sucks" I laughed. "That was Luke's job." "Do you want me to drive you?" he asked. "No Ash it's all good, I have to go to the interview right after anyway" I explained. "Alright. You might wanna go. School starts in 35" he said. "Thank you. I'll see you around 5:30 if you're still here" I rushed, throwing on my book bag. "I'll be here, bye Kitty" he said. "See you, love you" I said out of habit. He chuckled and called "I love you too" as I ran down to my car.
I got to school and met up with Mike at the gate. "Hey Mikey" I smiled as we started the walk to homeroom. "Someone's happy" he chuckled. "I have a job interview and I'm fucking terrified but trying not to show it" I laughed. "Really?! Nice. Where?" he asked. "A restaurant down town. Waitressing" I explained. "Are you gonna get a uniform?" he winked, nudging my arm. "Shut up" I laughed and shook my head.
When we walked into homeroom Cal and Amy were talking at their desks. "It still feels so weird without them" Cal sighed as we walked over. "Right" Amy agreed sadly. "I miss them" Mike said. "Me too" I nodded. "I think Kat misses them the most" Cal said and hugged me. "We all miss them Cal" I chuckled. "Yes but one is your cousin and you're in love with the other" he pointed out, "You probably love Ash as much as I do and Mike loves Luke more than anyone I know" I joked. "You're right" Mike said as he sat on his desk eating chips.
At the end of the day I rushed to my car, grabbed the dress and ran back into school to change. Once I was dressed I re-did my hair and went back out to my car to drive to the interview.
When I got to the restaurant I took a deep breath and took off my seat belt. I checked the time and noticed I was quite a bit early. As if on cue, Ashton face-timed me.
"Hey princess" he smiled as I answered, making my heart flutter in my chest. "Hey Ash" I smiled in return.
"Okay so I know you don't have a lot of time but I just want you to know that you're a fucking smart ass woman and you can do this. If they don't give you the job right away they're fucking dumb. Fuck them. Wait, don't literally fuck them. Fuck me. I mean what" he said.
I laughed and shook my head. "You know I would if I could" I joked. His eyebrows raised hopefully as I sighed looking at the time. "I better be going" I said. "Alright princess, I'll see you in a bit. Love you" he said sweetly. "I love you too. See you soon" I smiled and hung up.
I grabbed my purse from the passengers seat and got out of the car. I remembered what my mum had told me when I was young. Always be confident even when you're terrified, it makes an impression. I straightened my shoulders, took a breath and walked in.
