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Chapter 12 Running

Lennon's pov
"Run where?" Andy and Ashley say at the same time and then laugh awkwardly.
"Down to the lake, across the beach and back. Do you want to come?"
"Sure," Andy smiles at me.
"Why not?" Ash laughs, "It'll be fun."
I grin. "Awesome. Better go get on some more athletic clothes then. I'll meet you outside in ten."
I walk outside and start stretching while I wait for the two of them. I'm bent over stretching to grab my ankles when I hear the door swing open and both men's footsteps.
"Damn," Ashley's whispered remark makes me grin and I stand up to find the two of them standing side by side in the door way. Ashley is wearing a pair of sweats, an extremely cut up tank top with the words "Show Me Your Boobs" on it, and black Converse. Andy is dressed similarly in grey sweats, a Batman tank, and black Converse as well. Did they plan this or something?
"So where exactly are we running again?" Ashley asks after prying his eyes off my ass.
"Down to the beach and back," I answer nonchalantly.
"Cool," Andy answers. "How far is that?"
"Like three miles," I grin at them as the color drains from both their faces. "Y'all ready?" They look at each other and something passes between them then they both nod.
I start off at a slow jog, the two of them trailing behind me. I slowly start picking up speed as we reach my one mile marker, a tree that was hit by lightning when I was little, split in half, and turned completely white.
"Break!" Ash heaves, "I'm dying!"
I jog in place as he and Andy lean against the tree, gasping.
"I'm going to keep going," I say, look pointedly at the two of them, "you can take as many breaks as you need but I have calories to burn." I smile at them sweetly and take off down the road. Moments later I hear labored footsteps and heavy breathing from behind me.
We run for about an hour, their breathing sounding more and more like death as we progress. I turn back to look at them occasionally. Andy's shirt is soaked in sweat and his hair has fallen limply into his eyes. Ash looks like a cat someone threw into a pool. He's drenched in sweat and is gasping dramatically. He also tripped and fell into the lake while we were running on the beach so he's not in a good mood.
We round a corner and the hotel comes into view.
"Almost home!" I call over my shoulder. "I'll race you there!"
Their pounding feet echo behind me as the two of them begin sprinting towards the hotel. Andy is ahead of Ash by about a foot and I'm ahead of Andy by twice that. Andy is focused and Ash seems to be whispering every curse word he knows under his breath.
I begin sprinting towards the door as they close in on me. Andy begins to show up in my peripheral vision and I extend my gate, trying as hard as possible to keep my lead. Ashley lets out an outraged, yet slightly girlish, scream and bolts past me. He reaches the door, lifts his fists in triumph, and throws up into a hedge. Andy begins laughing at him and then throws up as well.
I cover my nose and mouth as the smell hits me.
"I'll grab you both some water and stuff. They'll be in the kitchen," I say and sprint upstairs. I set out a large bottle of Advil and two water bottles on the lip of the sink.

A moment later the two men come wobbling up the stairs and over to the sink. They each take large mouthfuls of water then immediately spit them out to wash the taste of bile out of their mouths. Once they've sufficiently rinsed their mouths and taken their pills they slouch into chairs in the living room.

"How the hell are you not sick?" Ash grumbles.

I look at him and raise my eyebrows. "Maybe because I do that everyday."

Andy's mouth drops open and Ash swears under his breath.

"Is that how come you and Andy did the deed for so long last night?" Ash grins at me evilly.

Andy stares angrily at Ash but I just smile and fold my hands. "Yes," I answer, "and I could have gone longer but this one over here," I jerk my head over at Andy who is still staring open mouthed, "ran out of energy."

Ash starts laughing and Andy attempts to punch him in the arm. Ash moves out of the way and all the power Andy put behind his swing carries him out of his chair and onto the floor. Ash continues laughing as I help Andy off the floor. Andy looks over at Ash angrily and suddenly gets a devious look in his eyes.

He pulls me up against him, takes my face in his hands and kisses me with a sudden burst of passion. Ash quickly shuts up. Andy moves his hands from my face to my waist and slowly down to my ass. I move my hands to his hair which is sweaty and very, very, sexy. He slips his tongue into my mouth and the moment is ruined.

I pull away quickly and shudder. "You need a mint, because you taste disgusting."

Ashley doubles over, guffawing and whipping tears of joy out of his eyes.

Andy glowers at me, "where are the mints then?"

"I'll show you," I laugh and he follows me into the kitchen and over to the cabinet. I pull a mint off one of the shelves and hand it to him.

He pops it into his mouth and pins me against a counter. He leans down and kisses my neck lightly. "So you think I burned out last night?"

"Maybe i do," I look up at h through my eyelashes. "What are you going to do about it?"

He reaches around, grabs me by the ass and sits me on the counter so I'm the same height as he is. He begins kissing from my chest to my earlobe, nibbling lightly. I groan quietly and I feel him gin against my skin. He moves to my mouth and this time his tongue doesn't taste like throw up and I smile.

We hear a cough behind us and turn to see Ash leaning in the doorway looking at us.

"Oops," Andy laugh and lifts my off the counter. "Sorry,"

Ashley glares at Andy for a moment and then smiles quickly. "I'm going to go make sure all my stuff is ready for the shoot. See you latter Lenny," he grins and leaves.

"So, where did we leave off?" Andy grins devilishly at me.

I grin back at him and hop back onto the counter, "right here I think."

"I think so too," he walks over to me and we begin kissing once more.