Forever, I Promise || A.I.

Chapter 25

~Nikki's Pov~

We get to his house at about noon. I have no idea why I'm even going to his house. He says he's my boyfriend, but I don't even know the guy.

I walk in the front door and his house already looks enormous. There's a huge staircase and a high ceiling, so that's probably what makes it look huge.

Ashton leads me upstairs to a bedroom. "You'll be staying in here," I look around the beautiful room. It's so gorgeous. "Are you okay with it?" He asks.

I nod and smile at him. "It's perfect."
He smiles back. When he smiles, it seems too familiar, but I still don't feel like I know him.

He leaves me alone to unpack. I walk to the dresser with my suitcase to throwing all of my crappy clothes into the drawers.

I don't like this. No, I hate it. Not knowing who anyone is or not recognizing something makes me feel like shit. For crying out loud, I don't even remember my own parents! What ever happened to me? How did I get like this?

~Ashton's Pov~

I walk out of her room to give her some time alone. I feel like I should be with her every second, but I need to give her some space right now.

I don't get it, though. When she first woke up, she knew who I was right away. Now she doesn't. It doesn't make any sense.

I go to my room and lay down on my bed. I think about Nikki. I literally lay there for an hour thinking about her. I love her too much that I can't just forget our past. I know what I've got to do now. I've got to make her remember me.

I have to win her back.
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At about 6 o'clock, my mom called me to dinner. I stopped by Nikki's room to get her, but she wasn't in there. I walk to the kitchen and she her sitting at the table with Lauren and Harry. They're talking about something.

She notices me walk in and smiles. I smile back and say, "I see you've met my siblings." She nods.

"They're my new best friends!" she says. I chuckle. She's so cute when she's excited.

My mom brings dinner over to the table. This is one of the first nights she hasn't been busy in a very long time. With her job, she doesn't get days off very much.

My mom sits down next to me and says, "Nikki, I'm so happy you're staying here. If you ever need anything, just ask us."

"Yes, I will. And thank you so much for having me stay here." My mom smiles at her and then starts to eat her dinner.

While I'm eating, I can't help but look over at Nikki every thirty seconds. She's so hard not to look at. She's so beautiful.

We spend the rest of dinner catching up since we usually don't get to do this kind of thing. I actually get to have a conversation with my mom for once. It was nice.

"Thanks for the yummy food Ms. Irwin," Nikki says to my mom.

My mom smiles at her and says, "You're welcome sweetheart."

Nikki and I walk over to the stairs, but when we're about to walk upstairs, she stops and grabs her head. She's in pain.

"Ow, my head." She almost falls on the ground, but I grab her before she can. She can't even walk right now so I pick her up bridal style and walk her upstairs, and the whole time she's staring at me.

I get into her room and put her in her bed. I pull the sheets over her and kiss her on the forehead.

"Sleep tight." She just stares at me. Then she nods.

I go back to my room to go to bed. I lay down and wonder what my life would have been like if I hadn't met her. It would feel so weird. So empty.

It would be a living hell.
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The next morning I woke up at 8 o'clock. I couldn't sleep all night knowing she was in the same building as me. I've been thinking about her all night and I just have to see her, right now.

I get up and walk across the hall to her room. I open the door very quietly and see her in her bed, asleep.

I walk over and see her beautiful eyes shut. She's so gorgeous even when she sleeps. I just want to cuddle her and love her, but I can't. She'll get freaked out. I'm a complete stranger to her now.

She starts to move around. I'm afraid what will happen if she sees me watching her sleep, so I run out of the room as fast as I can.

I go back to my room and sit on my bed. I pick up my phone off of my bedside table and look through my pictures. I come across some of Nikki and I. They were pictures from hanging out with the guys. Now, those are just the past. And the sad thing is, that was only two weeks ago.

I hear footsteps outside of my room. A beautiful girl with messy hair walks in.

"Hey, Ash, I was wondering if we could go do something today. Like we could, just, hang out?"

I nod. "I would love to do that. Do you want to leave at 10?"

"Yeah."

"Okay, sounds great."

She smiles and walks out of my room. Jeez, that was a little awkward. Now I need to find out what we're going to do. Maybe we could go mini golfing? Nah. I would take her out to dinner, but that's a little too awkward right now. Oooo, I got it.

I'll take her to Knuckleheads.

Knuckleheads is this giant indoor amusement park. I used to go there all the time when I was little. That, of course, was before my dad left us.

I have the best memories there, though. I used to ride the roller coaster with my mom and we'd always sit in the back. When you sat in the back, the ride would feel so scary since you would turn the corner so fast. It feels like you're going to fall out.

I hop in the shower and let the hot water pour on top of me. It feels so good.

I get out and wrap a towel around my waist. I walk into my room and see Nikki sitting on my bed with her hair curled and she's wearing the dress I bought her.

~Nikki's Pov~

I see Ashton walk in with only a towel on. I can't help but stare at his abs. I'm going to melt on this bed. His body is so hot, I can't stop looking at him.

"Um, Nikki?"

I jump at his voice. "Ye...yeah?"

"What are you staring at?"

"Not....nothing."

He chuckles and goes over to his closet. He pulls a black t-shirt over his head and slips on some black skinny jeans.

"So, where are we going?"

"It's a surprise. You'll see when we get there," he smirks. I gulp. He's so attractive right now. I feel like I know him. He's so familiar now. I just don't remember him.

~Ashton's Pov~

We get into the car and start driving to the "unknown destination". She has no idea where we're headed to, but once she walks inside, she'll love it.

One Direction's new song 18 comes on the radio. I start to sing along, having it fit my situation. She's smiling at me. I think she likes my singing just like she always had. She starts to sing along. I love her voice, but I hate how she never has.

We pull into the parking lot and her jaw drops.

"Knuckleheads?" She says.

"Knuckleheads."

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