Anger Issues (under construction)

Chapter Six:)

 Hang on just a second, who does this guy think he is? I mean yeah we've been getting closer but I am not his girlfriend. "Eh?" I ask furrowing my eyebrows. That's all that would come out of my mouth.

I wanted to slap Ashton in the face for calling me his girlfriend but for a second, just a second, my heart fluttered at the name. Before I could say anything else Ashton said, "Jackson would you excuse Adah and I for a second um, go ahead and sit down on the couch in the living room. It's right through there" he pointed to the living room and Jackson nodded and walked to the living room. 

Once he was out of sight I slapped Ashton on the shoulder. "Hey!" he yelped stepping back and holding his shoulder. "Oh come on, we both know I didn't hurt you" I said to him and he sighed letting go of his shoulder. 

"I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend" he said and I shook my head repeatedly. "No way!" I say and he looks hurt. "What? Am I too ugly for you?" he spat and I immediately knew something was wrong. 

I know we've only known each other for a little while but he would never snap at me like that. "What's wrong?" I ask and step up to him. He looks at me with anger in his eyes. I knew he wasn't looking at me with anger, he was just angry. When I saw this I didn't step back because I knew that he wouldn't hurt me. 

At least not on purpose. "Jackson is someone I hung out with when I had first moved away. It hurt when we left, away from all of it. I started getting angry for no reason and during that time I met Jackson. 

He hangs out with the wrong crowds and when I met him I let him drag me into those crowds. After I realized what I was getting myself into I stopped talking to Jackson and cut off all ties with him. But earlier today I found him at my doorstep. 

He wanted to catch up and he told me that he's seen you around a few times and was going to go after you but I didn't want him to hurt you so I said that we were dating so he would back off" he explained and I was so thankful that he said what he said otherwise something bad could have happened. 

"I-" I was so speechless and I didn't know what to say. I walked closer to him and hugged him tightly. This guy has been put through so much yet, he just comes out stronger than before.

He wrapped his arms around my waist and I wrapped my arms around his neck holding him tightly. I was so much shorter than Ashton so when we hugged he lifted me up off my feet so he wouldn't be uncomfortable. 

So there we were, standing in the hallway, hugging with my feet up off the ground. After a while he put me down and smiled down at me. He grabbed both sides of my face and pulled me to him. 

He planted a light kiss on my forehead letting his lips linger for a second before pulling away. He grabbed my hand and whispered, "Are you ready?" and I nodded my head. He pulled me towards the living room where Jackson was and sat down on the couch. 

He pulled me down so that I was on one side of Ashton and Jackson was on the other side. Jackson sat up a little looking at me and then smirking. "Hey babe, I'm Jackson" he said and winked at me, holding his hand out for me to shake. 

I stared at his hand. I am NOT touching him! "Ok one, call me babe again and I will rip your throat out and two, I'm taken" I said and looked up at Ashton to see his body tensed up and his fists balled. I leaned back on the couch and crossed my legs. 

I put my hand on the back of his neck and ran my hand through his hair. Ashton closed his eyes for a minute leaning into my touch before breathing deeply and opening his eyes again. His shoulders were no longer tense and he was still leaning into my hand. 

"Feisty, just how I like them" he said and smirked eyeing me up and down. "I think you should leave" I said and stood up. My hand dropped from Ashton's head which made Ashton's anger come back. "You don't want me to leave" he said and I scoffed.