CHAPTER TWO
So far, so good. No sight of Justin and things look good for Austin and I as he leads me towards the swings. My favorite, he remembered. I leaned against him more and kept walking as he wound his arm around my waist. We passed by the swirly yellow slide when I heard someone cough. I looked at Austin, who was looking at me. Neither of us coughed. I slowly backed up and looked inside the slide. Of course. No other than Justin was sitting inside it. I smiled, shook my head, put my hands on my hips and asked him what he was doing. It was freezing and he was outside in only a hoodie and basketball shorts. He quickly looked me up and down then looked away. "He's the reason you couldn't talk to me. Isn't he?" All I could do was look at him. He crawled out of the slide and stood about 3 inches from my face. "Ashley. Tell me now. You tell me everything and I swear to you, anytime you want to know something I won't hesitate to tell you." I looked at Austin. I could tell he was pissed. He stood with his arms crossed staring holes in to me. I shrugged and looked deep in Justin's eyes. 'God he has the most beautiful eyes.' I thought.
"HELLO? Earth to Ashley! Wanna give us both some answers?" Justin asked while waving his hand in front of my face.
"Oh, um..yeah.." I looked at the ground. My heart was screaming to grab Justin and just make out with him right there. But my brain…my brain told me that Justin hurt my heart so badly and Austin was there to pick up the pieces. Austin was the answer. I opened my mouth to tell him I wanted to be with Austin when he ran his fingers through my hair and kissed me. When Justin finally let me breathe, Austin was gone. I guess he understood. Justin sat down on the slide and pulled me in to his lap so I was facing him. "I missed you." He whispered in my ear while softly leaving kisses along my neck. I laughed and kissed his neck and wound my fingers in his hair which he understood as 'I missed you too'. I felt him slide his hands up my back under my shirt. I shivered and realized what I was doing. I stood up and stepped backwards. "Justin…no…" He just looked at me confused. I went back and held his hand, "Look, I just…don't know where I stand with Austin. Give me time okay? Don't give up on me." He smiled and nodded while tracing small circles in my hand. He remembers…he used to do that a long time ago. I loved it. He pulled me closer to him and kissed me. "You need to get home." He said, breaking our kiss." I nodded in agreement. He smiled, "or…you could spend the night with me." I rolled my eyes, "You and I both know my mom would never go for that." He kissed my forehead. "True…but can I walk you home so I know you're safe?" as he pulled me towards the street.
"You ask that like I had a choice." He shrugged and slid his fingers between mine. "I have a question." I said while I looked at the ground. He froze and turned towards me, grabbing my other hand.
"Go for it Ash." He said with a huge smile on his face.
I bit my lip. "You can have ANY girl you laid eyes on. All you had to do is look at her."
He looked deep in my eyes and smiled, "That's a statement, not a question."
I squinted. "I was getting there." He nodded and I went on. "Why me?"
He shifted his weight and started walking again "Because."
I didn't move and pulled him back to me. "Justin you promised."
He paused and put his hands on my hips. "Because…I love you." He sighed.
I stared in his eyes trying to tell if he was serious or not. I whispered his name and put my hand on his face. He kissed me lightly "Ash, it's the truth."
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