Dares

One Step at a Time

Bailey's POV:

"Baby it'll be ok," Ashton comforts me as we drive home from my house.

"That's the thing, Ashton! When will it be ok? I am tired of waiting for everything to be fine!" I snap.

He flinches and looks away, but still keeps his hand on my thigh.

"Ash, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you, I just, everything is so stressful right now," I say. He pulls the car over and turns off the engine. It's silent for a second before he speaks.

"I know you didn't mean too, I get it, I feel like I've already lost Luke, and Calum is slipping away slowly too," his voice cracks and I know he's holding it in.

"Ash..." I trail off. He doesn't look at me, he just watches the houses across the street. I sigh softly and unbuckle. I climb over the center console and straddle his lap, taking his face in my hands so he looks at me.

"I know, I also feel like I've lost Luke, and Faith," I choke. He slides his seat back as far as it can go and presses our foreheads together as a tear rolls down his cheek.

"It's ok, you can cry now," I repeat the words he had told me when we got kicked out of maths because of Faith and I's fight. More tears begin to roll down his cheeks and I feel my own tears rolling down mine.

So here we are, two broken people, holding onto each other like it's the last thing we have. Holding on and desperately trying to fix each other, not because we broke each other, but because other people broke us and we need help fixing it.

Ashton pulls away and I wipe the tears away, but its no use, so instead I wrap my arms around him and he wraps his around me, and we cry into each other's necks, hoping for the situation to turn out alright.

I hear tapping on the window and he pulls away from me, but I keep myself buried in his neck.

"People are thinking you are having se-" The officer trails off as he sees our state. "You kids ok?" He asks.

"Uh, yeah we just got in a fight with our friends, and thought it would be best if we pulled over," Ashton says, his neck vibrating.

"Ok thanks for staying safe...and I'm sure everything will work out if you just talk to them," he says. Ashton thanks the officer and rolls the window back up.

I pull away and I wipe the remaining tears wetting his cheeks as he speaks.

"We need to go out, I am going to take you on a date... yeah?" He asks, wiping the tears on my cheeks.

"Yeah," I nod. He turns around and takes my hand, placing our intertwined hands on his thigh. He pulls up to my house and I take a deep breath.

"Just go and get changed, lock your door and if you need to shower, don't make any contact with anyone, your mum and dad are fine, but if you see anyone else, ignore them completely. Wear something nice, but don't be too fancy, I'll be here to pick you up at six." He instructs.

"Ok," I say. He smiles and kisses me slowly before kissing my forehead and pulling away.

"See you later," he says.

"See you," I respond, opening the door and climbing out. I go up the tree and swing into my bedroom. I look around and nothing has changed. I go to my closet and look through my shirts. I finally decide on my plain baby pink top and a black skater skirt that reaches mid-thigh. I open my door slowly and see that Luke's door is closed, I slip into the bathroom quietly and take a quick shower. I get out and do my makeup quickly and put in my hair product for air drying.