Paisley's P.O.V...
I can't believe I invited her, It's not that I hate her or anything, she's my best friend. The thing is when she gets here in...10 minutes, I'm just going to be a background voice. "You ready to head to the airport?" A voice startled me out of my thoughts. I looked to who the voice was coming from and nodded. I can't trust my voice right now.
"So...does she still look the same?" Tony asked, locking his apartment door that had a air mattress pumped up in the living room for me and now Ashley to stay on. "Her hair's darker, but that's because she dyed it," I tell him, trying to think of anything different but not being able to come up with anything. She still weighed the same as she did in high school and she still looked perfect. Me on the other had lost some weight, started wearing contacts, a little makeup, and got my belly button pierced, but not that he'd notice. It's always about Ashley!
"Why don't I start looking for a new apartment? I have a job now working at the grocery store down the street and at least you can start getting on with your life again," I say not thinking, it was just the word vomitting thing that I do when I get angry or nervous. He looked at me confused on where that came from. "You only started working there two days ago," Tony said to me, making me think about telling him about my other job.
"I'm also working at that bar across town on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays and sometimes Sundays," I tell him, hoping he'll leave it be. "A bar?" He asked, glancing over at me then back to the road. We had got in the car and were now half way to the airport. I nodded then turned up the volume on the radio telling him the conversation had ended. It looked like I was still living in his apartment for a little bit.
When we pulled into the airport I seen Ashley standing on the curb waiting for us. Tony smiled when he saw her, it made me sick to my stomach that he remembered her but didn't remember me, he stopped the car right in front of her and I got out. "Ash!" I said, faking a smile and hugging her. I could feel Tony's eyes on us. "You remember Tony right?" I asked her, pointing to the man that was standing behind me.
"How can I forget him!? He's my ex-high school boyfriend," She said with a laugh, and walked towards him and hugged him. I just faked a laugh that even my best friend believed was real. I was scared, was it all going to start again? Hearing them in the room next door 'going at it'? Him ignoring me for her? Her stealing his attention again? Her stealing him..again.
"Hey? Pais?" Tony asked bringing me out of my thoughts once again. I shook my head and headed to the car. "I call shotgun!" I said and opened the passenger side door, I heard Ashley groan. I had shut my door when Ashley had started to get in. "So, Anyone new in your life?" Tony asked from the driver side door.
"No, well there was this guy, Jameson but that came to an end like 3 weeks ago," Ashley told him, and I tensed. I looked over at Tony and he nodded. "Ash, something happened," I tell her feeling tears weld up in my eyes once again. "He was murdered and um...he's being buried in a few days. Here in DC," I tell her, I felt the tears rushing down my face and I didn't try to hide them. I pulled my knees to my chest and leaned my head against the cold window.
"No, No he can't be," Ashley said, sitting up straight in the back. I nodded my head and watched the building as we drove past. The car got really silent and I knew that Ashley was trying to figure out who would want to hurt Jameson. "His brother did it, he got drunk and stoned enough one night," I explained my voice hoarse because of my sudden sadness.
The car had pulled into the drive-way and we were on our way up to the apartment when I heard someone knocking on the door. "I heard this is where she lives now," A voice that I use to be so scared of say. I backed up and started down the stairs. "Where are you going?" I heard someone ask but I didn't reply I just started running down the steps.
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Tony's P.O.V...
I watched as Paisley ran down the steps and when I got to the bottom of the hall where the people were knocking I seen Ashley tense. "Where is she?" The tall man with black hair and brown eyes asked. "Who is she?" I asked, completely confused onto what this man was talking about.
"Paisley Ice, I've heard from people that she's been living here," He said to me. I began to answer when Ashley butted in. "Who's Paisley Ice?" She must be hidding from this man. He nodded then started for the elevator. We took the stairs because Ashley insisted on getting exercise after being on a plane for 4 hour flight.
When we entered the apartment I shut my door and locked it. "What was that about?" I asked Ashley, letting confusion fill my face. She sighed and shook her head, it had to be bad if she couldn't tell me. "I'm a Federal Agent now, I can protect her if she needs protecting," I try, hoping it'll get her to open up. I seen a little bit of the mask fall off, but then I heard a knock on the door. I went to answer and seen Paisley standing there.
"What's going on? Why'd you just run off like that?" I ask, worry in my voice. "God, do I have to have a reason to do anything?" She asked me, sass dripping from her voice. I know her better then that and I knew she was acting. "What was that about?" I asked, referring to the men that were looking for her.
"You can't let Ziva know I'm here," Was all she said and went to the bathroom. I heard the shower turn on and the sound of the new sounding country music that Taylor Swift and the rest of the made, come from under the door.
I turn to Ashley and look at her. "Tell me what's going on, I can help," I tell her, pleading with her. I need to know what's going on and why there are men looking for Paisley. "It's not my story to tell," She tells me. It's not any Different from when I first met her, well after I met Ashley. Paisley was quiet and never told me anything. She was just full of secrets.
