(It sure has been awhile and during the holiday season I thought it appropriate to bring out the sequel to More than I bargained for! Enjoy :D)

I skipped a grade, and I shared my senior year with Kim. We had tons of memories, lunches, shopping, oh and double dates. Turns out Kim was really supportive of me and Dare.

"I want you to be the maid of honor at my wedding." I told her on the last day of school.

"Oh my god, he proposed?" She asked really loudly.

We were in the middle of class, well then end of our last period class, but it was still class and everyone heard. I managed (somehow) to keep Dare's proposal from Kim even though I was a pretty huge gossip (with my best friends at least).

"Great, thanks Kim." I muttered sarcastically as everything got quiet, and thank god the bell rang.

Me and Kim were sprinting down the hall. At least that's what it looked like to anyone who didn't know us. Otherwise, we were racing to the parking lot.

"Where are you going with your fiance?" Kim asked me and I grinned.

"Nowhere actually. I'm forcing us to have a day apart after he drops me off at home."

"Whoa whoa whoa, what?" She asked and stopped me when we got outside.

"You heard me." I said as I rolled my eyes at her.

"Why would you do that to him, to yourself?"

"I want some time alone, I mean, god, we're gonna be married and with each other practically 24/7."

"I guess that's true but-"

"It's one freaking day apart, Geez Kim, it'll be fine." I said with irritation in my voice and left her standing at the entrance to the school staring at me with shocked expression on her face.

I shook my head and rolled my eyes on the way to his car.

"What's wrong?" He asked when I slammed the door.

"Nothing really, let's just go." I said, and he let out a sigh before he backed out of the parking lot and drove down the road, heading for my house.

I thought it was a good time to tell Dare what we were going to do today.

"Hey uh Dare?"

"Yeah?" He asked.

"I don't think I really wanna do anything today."

Silence.

"Alright cool, we'll just hang out at your house and-"

"No I mean, like... I want some time to myself you know? Like, before... our wedding."

More silence. It was a few minutes before he turned onto my street and then he finally spoke.

"Alright." He said really quietly.

When he pulled into the drive and I unbuckled myself we both sat there not saying anything. I really didn't think it was that big of a deal... but apparently he did.

"Dare..." I said.

"You gunna get out or what?" He asked and he shot me a glare.

I was shocked. When did he ever get so mad at me?

"Yeah... I was just leaving." I muttered and and got out of the truck. I slammed the door hard behind me and walked to the front door with my hands balled into fists.

"Ashley wait!" Oops, too late.

I opened the front door, slammed it, and locked it behind me. I waited for a moment and when there was no knock I climbed the stairs and went to my room. Our wedding had already been planned over the last couple of years with my mom, it was planned for two months after this day. Two months. That was 60 days, and that was not enough time. I was eighteen, I had time. No, that was my anger talking. I dreamed of the day we'd be married, dreamed of it. My parents weren't home yet so I played with my dog for a bit, ate some yogurt and then laid on the couch and sighed.

"Is this seriously what your doing in our time apart?"

I almost had a heart attack.

"Dare what the hell?" I shouted and sat up.

He was leaning against my wall, staring at me.

"Checking on you, and also apologizing." He said as he looked at me seriously.

"Apology not accepted, get out." I muttered.

"Ashley listen to me."

"No."

"Ashley..."

"No, shut up! I don't want to hear your excuses!" I shouted and laid on my side and then covered my ear with a pillow.

I felt him pull it away and then he sat on me.

"Ow ow ow ow ow ow! Get off!" I cried, it felt like he weighed ten thousand pounds.

"Not till you listen to me."

"Alright, alright! Get off me!" I cried, and he got up and sat not too far from me on the couch.

"I'm sorry Ashley. I can't help wanting to be with you." He said as I sat up and rubbed my sore side.

"I guess not." I muttered. "But it hasn't even been an hour yet, and you miss me?"

"Didn't you miss me?"

"I guess." I muttered with a yawn.

Silence.

"I see how it is." He said, and then leaned close and gave me a long kiss.

I smiled into it. Okay, maybe I did miss him a lot. I found myself kissing him deeply, and he kissed me even more so. I wrapped my arms around his neck and he pulled me into his lap.

"See what your missing here?" He murmured.

I laughed, and then I heard the front door open and my mom announcing her arrival. I quickly pushed Dare away and sat beside him biting my lip. She had been planning the final details of my wedding, and I was just waiting for her to tell me, she told me it was a surprise, so it had been killing me the entire time I'd been in school. I knew by the way she announced herself that today she was going to tell me what was up.