Perfect Heartbreak (Jacob Whitesides fanfic)

Chapter 3 -Before He Cheats

Ashley POV:

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I can't tell you how nervous I was to be going on a date with such a perfect guy like Jacob! I unlocked my IPhone and sent him a text:

"Hey, we just left. see ya in a few ;)"

he replied two minutes later.

"Cam and I will be running later than expected, sorry bae. We might be there around 6:45...ish..."

My heart sank. Yeah, he's not that late, but he was supposed to pick me up, which didn't work out, and now he's late? This date better go nicely. I told Sarah the news.

"Alright. Let's take a quick trip to Starbucks!"

The best thing about Sarah sometimes? She knows exactly how to cheer me up. We turned on the radio and blasted Carrie Underwood's song "Before He Cheats" and happily screamed our lungs out. It gave me butterflies just singing it. What if this song came on for a reason? I must have said it out loud because Sarah turned it down and looked at me with a concerned look.

"He's not cheating. Why would you think that?!"

"He seems too good to be true..." I half whispered.

She shook her head and turned the music back up. The song had passed. The next song was mine and Sarah's song. "Take me to church" by Hozier. We started screaming the lyrics.

My lover's got humor

she's the giggle at a funeral

knows everybody's disapproval

I should've worshiped her sooner

We were born sick

you heard them say it

My church offers no absolutes

she says worship in the bedroom

the only heaven I'll be sent to, is when I'm alone with you

I was born sick, but I love it

command me to be well.

Amen (x3)

We looked at each other with huge grins just as the chorus was about to start, meaning we were gonna yell at the top of our lungs.

TAKE ME TO CHURCH

I'LL WORSHIP LIKE A DOG AT THE SHRINE OF YOUR LIES

TELL YOU MY SINS SO YOU CAN SHARPEN YOUR KNIFE

OFFER ME THAT DEATHLESS DEATH

GOOD GOD LET ME GIVE YOU MY LIFE

We burst into laughter, with our Starbucks coffee almost spilling out of their cups. Gotta love friendships like this. We turned the music down a little and kept singing. Until I cut off short.

Sarah POV:

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Ashley never stops singing in the middle of "Take Me To Church". Never. So as soon as I heard her voice dull out, I knew something was up.

"Aye, why'd you stop-" I found the problem.

Jacob was leaning against the wall with the worst possible person to be caught with. Tori. Ashley and Tori hate each other. More than toothpaste and giraffes hate each other (I don't know if toothpaste and giraffes hate each other but it sounds good so just go with it). I looked over to Ashley, her face was a mixture of broken hearted, mad, flabbergasted, and much more. One thing was obvious though, she was salty as HELL!

Just then she let a tear escape. Jacob leaned into Tori and kissed her. The kiss started turning into a make out sesh. Gross. Ashley pulled out her phone and snapped a pic. She had been sitting forward in her seat, but now she was slouched backwards. She looked... vulnerable. Ashley always kept her head up, she never had a dull moment. The tables had turned. It was horrible and eerie seeing her like this.

She sent the picture to Jacob and captioned the picture:

"Still running late bc your car?"

As soon as it said sent she dropped her phone in her lap. She looked as if she were about to break down in tears.

"Ashley, don't you wanna see his reaction to it? LOOK UP!" I encouraged her.

She pulled her phone back out and set it on video.

"Betch puh-lease! I'm gonna tape it and post it everywhere!" she said evil like.

There's the Ashley I knew! If you took one look at her, she radiated confidence, but her eyes said just the opposite. She clicked the red button.

Almost by que, Jacob broke their kiss (which Ashley also got part of on tape) and reached into his jacket to retrieve his buzzing phone.

He sold his lock screen and unlocked his phone, confusingly enough, he smiled. It was obvious when he opened it though! His jaw dropped, and he looked like a deer in headlights. He looked our direction and I revved my engine with a half smile and giggle. He took his free hand and ran it throughout his hair. Tori and Jacob's voices were inaudible, but I could tell Tori was asking what was going on, and Jacob just shook his head. Ashley was still recording. I started cruising up to him. Ashley unbuckled herself and sat on my door frame, body out the window. As we cruised up to him, he took the expression of innocent. Bull! He knew he was caught, but would still put up a fight.

"Thanks, 'babe' for dinner!" she said tauntingly.

Tori's jaw hit the floor and she looked at Jacob, broken. Did I feel bad for her? NAHHH!!!! I put my car in park, got out, and got ready for the laughs. Ashley needed an ice breaker for her video. I got about a foot from Jacob's face and put up my hands palms up in the air, next to my face.

"Ohhhhihhh!!! Fukayou-kaniCHIWAAAAA!!!" I said with a little dance.

Jacob looked at me like I was crazy, as did Tori. Ashley broke down in laughter and had to stop recording.

"Screw you Whitesides." She said while getting back in. I had already gotten in and put the car in drive. She stuck her arm out the window, middle finger waving like a flag in the wind. Good ole' Ashley was there fir just a moment. As soon as we drove around the corner, she threw her purse and phone and heels into the backseat, brought her knees to her head and cried. She let it all out. I decided to text Cam to let him know:

"Not coming, Jacob cheated with Tori.... :/"

he responded quickly:

"K. I'll talk some sense into him."

All I knew at that moment, was that I needed to get Ashley home.