anorexia//an anthony reeves fanfic

Chapter Eleven

Two Weeks Later - Morning they are leaving for Playlist 

Ashley's POV 

"Goodbye Mom, I love you. I will keep in touch while I'm there," I hugged my mom once I reached the bottom of the staircase, and she gave me a quick kiss on the forehead. 

"Would you like me to make up a quick breakfast before you leave?" She offered kindly, as I was walking towards the front door. I slipped on my Air Force 1's, a gift from Anthony, tying them before I responded hesitantly. 

"You're so sweet, Mom. But I'm already late to Anthony's house. I love you!" 

"I love you too sweetheart. Have fun and be safe!" She called to me from the porch as I put my two suitcases in the back of my Jeep. 

I blew a kiss to her as I backed out of the driveway, on my way to the greatest week of my life. 

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"OH MY GOD!" I yelled as I walked in to Anthony's house. I never knock, but today I guess I should have. 

"AHHH!" Jaden screamed when he saw me. 

"AhHhH!" I yelled back, not knowing where to look. 

Jaden was standing barely five feet away from me. Naked. 

He turned and bolted up the stairs, and only then did I see Josh, Tayler, Bryce, Griffin, and Anthony sitting on the couch, which was facing Jaden, laughing hysterically at what they just witnessed. 

I still stood in front of the door, shocked. 

"Um, what just happened?" I asked to no one in particular. 

"Relax, he was filming that tik tok where you're supposed to walk up to your girlfriend naked, but he walked up to us instead," Bryce explained, though I still had many questions. 

"Um, alrighty then. I am scarred for life, so let's talk about something else. Who's ready for Playlist?!" 

"I can't wait, it's gonna be so much fun. Especially since you're gonna be there," I walked up to Anthony and sat on his lap after he said that and pecked his lips as he rested his hands on my thighs. 

Griffin shifted uncomfortably, although I am the only one who noticed, but I casually stood up anyway. It's still hard to remember that my brother and my boyfriend are best friends sometimes. 

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15 minutes later we had all of our bags stacked in either the back of my jeep or Griffin's pickup truck. Jaden, Josh, Anthony, and I are driving to the airport in mine, and Bryce, Tayler, and Griffin in his. 

Even though Anthony and I are usually very affectionate with each other, it's still hard for me. 

You know he can feel the fat of your thigh in his hand, so why would he want to put his hand there while you drive?

Fat. Ugly. You know you're never gonna be enough, right? 

I try to push the voices out of my mind, but they always come back. They always come back.  

"You okay Baby?" I turned to Anthony and plastered a smile on my face. 

"Yeah of course, why do you ask?" 

"You just looked sad, and deep in thought..." 

"I'm all good here." I smiled, but it didn't reach my eyes. I think he could tell because he took his hand off my thigh and laced my fingers in his. 

When we arrived at the airport, we barely made i in time to go through security and everything and still board our plane on time. We made it though. 

Our seats we scattered, so only a couple of us got to sit directly next to each other; we could still see each other from our seats though, which was good. 

I had a middle seat, with Jaden to my left and a girl who was probably about 14 on my right. 

"OH MY GOD!" She squealed as soon as the plane took off. I looked towards her. "You're Ashley Noah and Jaden Hossler, aaren't you?" 

"Yes we are," I smiled and nodded. "You on your way to Playlist, too?" 

"Yep, and I can't wait. I'm so excited to see Anthony Reeves! I swear he is the love of my life. Honestly. I wonder if he would date me? I mean, we both live in Kentucky. Hey! Maybe he is on this plane too! Anyway, I can give him my number when I meet him. I will totally sweep him off his feet. Let me tell you about how much I love him..." 

She kept talking but I turned to Jaden and saw he had the same look on his face that I probably do. One that says Wow, is she crazy or what? 

However, I couldn't help but admire her body. She can't be more than a size 3 or 4, and I'm a size six. For a 14 year old who has probably barely hit puberty, she has curves in all the right places. I subconsciously cross my legs, then notice how the fat of my thighs squishes when I do that. 

I look back over at the girl and thank Jesus that she has put in headphones and is listening to music. 

I start talking to Jaden and try to forget about how gorgeous that 14 year old girl really is. If she was only a year or two older and less obsessive over him, I'd be worried I'd lose Anthony to her.