Ashton's POV:
EK: come over
EK: now
EK: my parents left me home alone and I'm scared
EK: Townes is with his friends but he still thinks he has none
EK: I think I'm going to cry
EK: please ashtonnnnn
I grabbed my phone from the counter in the kitchen and texted Ella Kate back saying I would be there in a second.
"I'm going over to Ella's she's home alone." I walk into the living room where my mom was, to tell her.
"Tell her I said hello." My mom smiled. I nodded and walked out the front door.
EK: what time are you coming?
EK: I'm so scared of being alone
EK: I'm holding a knife
EK: for protection of course
EK: we can do whatever you want I promise I'm just bored
I didn't even bother to text her back since I was walking up her steps anyways.
"Ella?" I open her door.
"Oh my gosh hi." Ella came running out of the kitchen and hugged me. I wrapped my arounds around her after I realized what was happening. "I took a nap and when I woke up everyone was gone and I was here all alone..." She drifts off.
"Ella Kate Brown that is a butter knife!" I laugh and point to the knife in her hand.
"So what?" She tilts her head.
"That couldn't hurt someone if you tried." I catch my breathe.
"Well whatever." She shrugs and walks into the kitchen. "What shall we do?"
"Um."
"Do you wanna watch a movie?"
"Sure." I nod.
"Do you really?"
"Why not?" I laugh.
"Well i don't know, maybe you didn't want to watch a movie, maybe you wanted to bake a cake and then make a mess again." She rolls her eyes.
"No i'll save that for another time." I bite my lip and smile.
"I just didn't want to be here alone, so thank you." She mumbles and runs her fingers through her hair.
"Sure thing." I shrug.
The truth was I wanted to come over. I wanted to see Ella. I wasn't coming over because she wanted me to but it was because I wanted to. She left me once and I didn't want it to happen again, I wasn't gonna let her slip away this time. I would, I guess, cling to her since she was my rock and I used to not think very highly of myself so I needed her to be there by my side and even though I grew out of that stage I realized that I still needed her. She wasn't going anywhere.
"So I was thinking we could watch the new Spider-Man movie because I haven't seen it and..." She rambled.
"Sounds fine." I lick my lips after she finished talking.
"I'll make the popcorn then, you can just buy the movie." She grabbed a packet of popcorn from her pantry and put it in the microwave. I walk into her living room and turn the tv on then rented the movie. She came and sat down next to me and handed me the popcorn.
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"No!" Ella screamed.
"How did you not know that was going to happen?" I laughed.
"I've never seen it before!" Her mouth hung open. I stared at her for a couple seconds just because she looked so cute.
"Mhm?" She hummed.
"What?" I blink. "I'm sorry."
"Oh no it's fine." She shrugged and went back to watching the movie. I don't know why but I wanted to kiss her right now. Like so badly. She looked so cute and I couldn't even explain it. Her hair was in a ponytail and I could see her full face. I just wanted to grab it and kiss it. I clenched my jaw and squeezed my knuckles. I shouldn't be feeling this way about my best friend. Her eyes kept darting over to me and I would look away so she wouldn't catch me staring. I felt like she wanted to kiss me too but then at the same time she said that I was like a brother to her. I read between the lines, or at least I think I did, I don't know what she was thinking but I placed my hand on her leg. She didn't move it, she flinch when I touched her and she took a deep breathe but other than that I think she was trying to act like she didn't notice. I wanted her to notice, I wanted her to have the same feelings I did. I wanted her to feel the same way I felt about her.
"Play with my hair." I blurted out.
"What?" She giggled.
"Can you play with my hair?" I mumbled.
"Sure?" She laughed and grabbed my head putting it in her lap.
"Oh okay." I joked.
"Shut up." She whispered and ran her fingers through my hair.
We stayed like this for a while. But I wanted something more to happen. I just wanted to kiss my best friend.
Towards the end of the movie her head was on my chest and our legs were tangled together. And I've never felt more comfortable and more at home and honestly i could stay like that for the rest of my life. Everything was perfect in that moment.
Then the movie ended and I still didn't kiss her.
"I liked it, I thought it was-" Ella started but I had to cut her off and do what I've been wanting to do for so long now. Because if I didn't do it now I don't know when I would ever get to. So I grabbed her face in my hands and kissed her. She didn't pull back, only froze for a couple seconds until she wrapped her arms around my neck.
"I'm sorry." I pull away. "I-I" I bite my lip and refused to look up at her, I didn't know what to say or what to do.
"Why did we just do that?" She mumbles.
"Huh?" I tilt my head.
"You're like my brother." She stood up and started pacing.
"Well I thought-"
"I'm so confused right now." She cuts me off and runs her fingers though her hair and pulls on it. "You need to leave please."
"Ella Kate." I laugh. "I'm sorry, we can forget about it-"
"Leave!" She snaps. "Please!"
I've never stood up so fast. I literally did not say another word to her, I just ran out of her house and kept running until I got to mine.
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It's been a while you guys! Hi I'm sorry! I've been really busy and then when I had time to write I couldn't think of anything but here it is! I love you all xoxo
