This is a Shayley story! Since Ash and Shay are both dating Ryans in real life, I'll have to write it like "Ryan S." for Silverstein. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story! I love Hannily and Buttahbenzo a lot!
Chapter 1
"Hey there, Silverstein!" Ashley Benson exclaimed, wrapping her arms around her best friend's boyfriend. "My Ryan and I are going on a date tonight, so I was wondering if you wanted to bring Shay and go on a great big double date with us. Hmm?"
Ryan S. shrugged his shoulders and answered, "Sorry, Ash, I can't go on a double date with you guys. Shay and I aren't together anymore. We broke up this morning."
Ashley was beyond shocked. They broke up? She thought everything was going so well between them! Her arms dropped from Ryan S., and she stared at him in shock. What would cause such a good couple to break up?
"What? Why?" Ashley asked, her eyes widening.
"I don't really wanna talk about about it, but I'm sure Shay will tell you at some point," Ryan said, sighing. "I've gotta get going."
"Okay," she said, biting her lip. "Bye, Ryan! I'm sorry about your break up!"
"You didn't tell me that you and Ryan broke up!" Ashley cried, barging into Shay's dressing room. "I just talked to him, and he told me that you guys broke up. Why?"
"Because we did break up," Shay answered, not looking at her friend.
"Yeah, I know that, Mitchell, but why?" Ashley asked.
"I don't know, I just told him that I didn't really feel much in our relationship," Shay explained, shrugging her shoulders. "It was good, but I guess I wasn't as satisfied as I want to be in a relationship."
"Ryan is like the best guy ever, though!" Ashley cried.
"Ashley, he's a nice guy, but I wasn't enjoying our relationship as much anymore!" Shay cried, sighing. "Are you going to nag me or be supportive?"
"Be supportive," Ashley answered. "I'm sorry. I guess I'm just in shock from it. I'll miss our Double Ryan power."
"Yeah, that was good, but it wasn't meant to last," Shay said. "Shouldn't you go to your dressing room? Marlene wants us on-set for a scene in ten minutes."
"Okay, I'll go get ready," Ashley said, and started to walk out. "You don't really care about the scene, do you? You just want me to leave, right?"
"Ash, it's not like that," Shay told her. "You know I love you, Benson, but I want to be alone right now. Even though I broke up with him, I'm still confused. Everything that happened this morning was blurry, and I'm confused about it. And, I feel like shit. He was so upset, and I know I did that to him."
"I get it," Ashley said. "But, you did the right thing. At least you didn't lead him on anymore. The sooner you broke up with him, the sooner he would be able to find somebody else who truly has the potential to love him for the rest of his life."
"Wow," Shay said with a grin. "That's the wisest thing I've ever heard Ashley Benson say!"
Ashley giggled and walked out of the dressing room.
"Hey, everybody!" Lucy exclaimed cheerfully, walking onto the set, holding hands with a guy. "I've been working on my music a lot lately, and that's how I got closer to this guy right here. You probably already know about our relationship, but I wanted you guys to meet my boyfriend! This is Joel Crouse."
One by one, each cast member came by to shake Joel's hand and greet him. He was a sweet guy, and he obviously made Lucy really happy.
Another cast member walked onto the set, and it was Ian Harding.
"Who's this?" Ian asked.
"Ian, hey!" Lucy exclaimed, smiling at him. "This is my boyfriend Joel. He's going to be watching our filming today. I didn't even have to drag him here!"
Joel laughed and gave Lucy a short kiss on the cheek.
"Is this your friend, Luc?" Joel asked, grinning.
"Yeah, this is a good friend of mine! His name's Ian Harding," Lucy introduced.
Ian gave Joel a weird look before saying, "Yeah, I play Ezra on this show. Um, I have to go make a call. My girlfriend Sophia probably wants to know what I'm up to." With that, he left and headed back to his dressing room.
Shay furrowed her eyebrows and asked, "What's his problem?"
"I've got a feeling he doesn't like me very much," Joel said, scratching his head.
"What?" Lucy said, shocked. "No way, Joel! He doesn't even know you well enough to make a judgment like that. I know Ian, and he's not judgmental."
"Is he jealous?" Joel asked. "Does he have feelings for you?"
Lucy laughed and answered, "No! He's dating this beautiful woman named Sophia. They're probably just having a rough day. When they get in fights, he's in a pissy mood. It's probably just one of those days."
"Good, 'cause I don't wanna lose you," Joel said.
"Well, you're not going to lose me," Lucy said, and kissed his lips.
"Hey, beautiful," Ryan Good said, leaning in to kiss his girlfriend. "You ready for dinner?"
"Yeah, you're just in time!" Ashley exclaimed. "Shay, I'm leaving."
"Bye, Ash—Ryan? Hi..." Shay mumbled.
"Sup, Mitchell," Ryan said, smiling at her. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I just didn't know you were here," Shay told him. "I thought it was just Ashley, but whatever. Have a great night. I'm going to head home."
As Shay left, Ryan asked, "What's wrong with her today?"
"Nothing's wrong with her," Ashley answered. "She's just going through a rough time. She and Silverstein broke up, and she's all down about it even though she broke up with him."
"They broke up?" Ryan asked, shocked. "I thought they were really happy together!"
"I know," Ashley said sadly. "But, she'll get over it. Are you ready to go for dinner?"
"Mhm," Ryan said, putting his arm around her. "It's been a long time since we've been able to have a date, huh? I've missed us."
"I've missed us, too," Ashley agreed, and kissed him lightly.
Ryan drove her to a restaurant, and they sat down to eat. Ashley couldn't stop thinking about Shay, and how she was so upset. For some reason, Ash wanted to go to her and just give her a big hug. She wanted to hold Shay in her arms and comfort her about her break up.
"So, what's going on in PLL?" Ryan asked curiously, taking her hand.
"Well, Tyler's coming back," Ashley began.
"Damn it, I liked the other guy who plays Travis!" Ryan cried.
"You just hate my scenes with Tyler, don't you?" Ashley teased, laughing.
"I know he's your friend, but the guy annoys me," Ryan confessed. "Anyways, is anything else going on with your cast mates?"
"Well, something is going on with Ian," Ashley said, shrugging her shoulders. "He got all mad when Lucy brought her new boyfriend Joel to the set. He claimed it was because he has trouble with his girlfriend Sophia, but I think it's because he's in love with Lucy!"
"What? You think Ian loves Lucy?" Ryan asked.
"No, I'm kidding," Ashley said, chuckling. "Ian is head over heels for Sophia. He really does love her, and I hope he works out his issue with her. They're really good together."
Ryan smiled and said, "I think the most perfect couple would have to be... us."
He grinned at her and kissed her happily. She kissed back, smiling into it. Things were perfect, and nothing was going to stop her from having an amazing relationship with Ryan. Well, she thought that...
