Here's the next chapter. I messed up the names of the chapters so chapter 3 (New York) is the same one that was posted before and chapter 4 (Flashback to the Eclipse Premiere) is the new chapter. Sorry for the confusion. Hope you guys like it!

Ashley's POV

Before he could answer, he took off his sunglasses so I could see his beautiful eyes. It made me weak in the knees and I would have fallen, but before I knew it, I felt his hands on my arms holding me up.

"Are you okay?" He asked me, his voice sounding worried.

"I'm fine, a little embarrassed, but fine. I just can't believe you're here. What are you doing here?"

"I came here to talk to you about something. It's important."

"Okay, well lets go inside then before the paparazzi find us."

I opened the door and we rode the elevator up to my floor in silence. I kept thinking about what he wanted to talk to me about. It must be serious if he came all the way to New York to see me. Maybe it's about that girl he's interested in from the video Kellan sent me? But why would he need to talk to me about that, we've never really dated and he never talks about his love life. Before I knew it, we were at the door to my apartment and the first thing I did when we got inside was take off my shoes because my feet were killing me.

"Do you want a drink or something?"

"No, I'm fine. Can we sit or…"

Interrupting him I said, "Yeah sure." I sat down on the couch and Jackson sat in the chair next to me.

"So, I don't really know where to begin. I thought I knew what I was going to say, but this is harder than I thought it would be now that I'm sitting here, looking at you."

"Well just go for it. I won't judge you if it's not perfect. Although I think I might know what this is about if that makes things easier for you."

"Okay, well I know we haven't talked much lately and I think we've been avoiding this, but I think we need to talk about what happened between us after the Eclipse premiere."

"Yeah, I've been thinking about that a lot lately and you don't have to worry about it. I just want to know one thing. Why did you leave like that, without saying goodbye?"

"I didn't want to make things awkward for you."

"For me. Why would it have been awkward for me?"

"I heard you on the phone…"

Cutting him off I said, "Wait, what do you remember about that night?"

Jackson's POV

"I remember that we were at the Eclipse premiere in LA, but we didn't see each other on the red carpet. The first time I saw you was when I came into the theater and I saw you talking to Kellan. I didn't want to interrupt you guys so I sat down a few rows behind you to watch the movie. Then I didn't see you again until you surprised me at the after party."

Ashley said, "I remember hearing the crowd scream your name when I was doing interviews so I knew you were around, but I figured it would be easier to wait and talk to you when we got inside. I did notice you come in when I was talking to Kellan, but it was almost time for the movie to start so I decided to wait to say hi until the after party. I got there after everyone else and I saw you having a drink by the bar so I decided to surprise you."

Flashback

I was standing by the bar having a drink, hoping to see Ashley and the rest of the cast. Then someone tapped me on the shoulder and I turned around to see none other than Ashley Greene, looking stunning as usual.

She just said "Hi."

"Hi. You look great! I'm so happy to see you, we haven't talked in a while."

"I know, it's good to see you too. You look pretty handsome yourself."

"Thank you, although I just put on what they tell me to wear. What did you think of our scenes in the movie?"

"I thought they were great. I think the fans will be happy with our kiss and I thought you did a great job with your Jasper flashback scenes."

"Thank you. I'm really glad I lobbied to get that kiss in the movie, I thought it fit really well. So, how long are you planning on sticking around tonight?"

"I don't know. I just want to say hi to everyone, but I have a flight out tomorrow night to New York. Then I'm flying to Europe to do a few weeks of European premieres and press events with Xavier. I don't think I'm going to stay too late. How long are you in LA for?"

"I have a flight tomorrow afternoon out to Philadelphia. I'm doing some interviews and premiere events in New York over the weekend and then I'm going to Tokyo on Monday for The Last Airbender. I wish I was going to Europe with you guys to do Eclipse promotion, it would be nice to spend some more time catching up with you."

"Yeah too bad. But we have time now if you want to have a drink with me."

"Sure. What do you want?"

"How about tequila?"

"Really. I thought you didn't like drinking tequila?"

"Only on special occasions and since we haven't seen each other in a while, I think this counts as a special occasion."

"Any time I get to see you is a special occasion Miss Greene."

I watched her laugh and the happiness in her eyes made her seem more beautiful, if that's even possible. I ordered two shots from the bartender and handed one to her. When she took the glass from me, her hand touched mine briefly but I felt a spark that reminded me of all the times we hung out together when we were filming Eclipse.

"Jackson, are we going to drink this or what?"

She pulled me out of my happy memories and I raised my glass and said, "A toast to you, that everything you want in life comes your way and makes you happy."

"Aww, that's so sweet." She raised her glass and said, "And to you, that all your dreams come true both in your music and acting, and in love."

We clinked glasses and drank our shots, the tequila burning my throat as I swallowed it, forgetting how strong of a drink it is.

Ashley said, "Whoa, that was strong, which I guess is why I don't drink tequila very often.

Anyway, how's everything going for you, how's the band? Do you have anyone special in your life?"

"I've been busy, but you know me, I love being busy. The band is great. We're taking a break for a while this summer with all the promotional stuff I've been doing for these two movies but we're working on some new music for a new album. We're also planning on playing some shows in L.A. in August. You should come if you're in town."

"Yeah, I would love to, I haven't seen you guys play in a while."

"So, enough about me, how are things going with you?"

"You didn't answer my last question. Do you have something to hide Mr. Rathbone?"

"Me? No, I'm far too busy to have any kind of romantic life. I've been single for so long sometimes I wonder if I'll ever date again."

She put her hand on my shoulder as she said, "Of course you'll date. You're just in the prime of your career right now, like me, and that's what we focus on. There'll be plenty of time for romance in the future, we're young. I haven't really been seeing anyone lately either, unless you count the tabloid rumors about whoever I was supposedly dating last month."

"Well I never believe that tabloid stuff anyway I don't even know why I bother to look at it. How about we make a pact that if either of us ever starts dating someone seriously, we'll let the other one know. Then we know what to believe and what not."

"That sounds like a good idea to me. Let's shake on it."

We shook hands on our pact and I felt her shiver when our hands touched. I took my jacket off and put it around her shoulders.

"What was that for?" she asked me.

"I felt you shiver, I thought you might be cold."

"You are such a gentleman. Any girl would be lucky to have you."

"So, back to you. What's been going on with you?"

"Well, I just finished a movie and…"

But before she could finish her sentence, her publicist interrupted us saying she needed Ashley to come talk to some people. As her publicist walked away, Ashley turned to me and said, "Sorry, I've got to go mingle, the downfall of trying to make a name for yourself in Hollywood. I'll find you later and we can finish catching up before we leave."

"Yeah, sure. I'm looking forward to it."

I watched Ashley from afar for the next hour or so as she talked to almost everyone in the room. I would see her laugh at some story someone would tell, but a few times I caught her looking back at me. I tried to distract myself by saying hi to most of the cast. I talked to Peter, Kellan, Nikki, and Elizabeth. I always ended up back at the bar, hoping that Ashley would eventually make her way back to me.

Finally I decided I should go home because if I kept drinking, I would have a bad hangover tomorrow and flying with a hangover is never good. I didn't want to interrupt her conversation, but then I saw she still had my jacket and I need it back, so I walked up to her and tapped her on the shoulder.

"Hey, I'm sorry to interrupt, but can I steal you away for a second?"

She turned back to the two women she was talking to and said "I've enjoyed talking to you guys but I have to go."

She turned to me and said, "Sorry about that. I didn't think I would be talking to people for that long. Do you want to have another drink now?"

"Actually, I was on my way out, I think I've had plenty to drink tonight."

"Oh. Okay." She sounded disappointed when she spoke, but then she said, "Why don't I walk you to the door. I feel bad we didn't get to talk again."

"Don't worry about it, it just means we'll have more to say the next time we see each other."

Instead of walking toward the door she turned down a hallway that we walked by and I followed her. When we were out of sight she turned to look at me and took off my jacket.

After she handed me my jacket, she put her hands on my chest and leaned in to whisper in my ear, "I wasn't cold earlier you know."

When she pulled back, I saw a look of desire in her eyes so I decided to go for it. I put my hand on her cheek and as I slowly leaned in, she closed her eyes as our lips touched. I put my other hand on her waist and she slid her hands up into my hair pulling us closer together as she deepened the kiss. Although I didn't want to, I slowly pulled away and took a step away from Ashley.

She asked, "What's wrong? I thought you wanted this?"

"I do, but we're still in the middle of a party with paparazzi and fans and I don't think this is the best place to start something we can't finish."

"Why don't we go back to my place so we can finish this."

With a smirk on my face I said, "Yeah, but I should probably just meet you at your place so they don't get pictures of us leaving together."

"Okay, I'll see you soon."

Ashley left to go back to her apartment. I slipped out without anyone noticing and I gave my driver Ashley's address. The drive to Ashley's was excruciating. I kept thinking, what are we doing, is this a good idea? I know I want this, but we've both been drinking and is she going to regret this tomorrow? I don't want to make things uncomfortable between us, especially since we still have two more movies to film, not to mention all the promotions and interviews. But she did start it and she seemed upset when I broke our kiss. I decided to stop thinking so much and just enjoy myself for once. I got to Ashley's and I took the elevator up to her apartment, my heart pounding as I knocked on her door.

She opened the door still looking as beautiful as when she walked the red carpet a few hours ago, although without her four-inch heels on I had to lean down to kiss her. After a quick kiss she pulled me into her apartment. She pushed me up against the door as she started kissing me slowly. She quickly deepened the kiss as she put her arms around my neck. Maybe she's more drunk than I thought, but she is good at distracting me from my thoughts.

I didn't want her to have all the fun so I grabbed her waist and spun her around, pushing her up against the wall across from the door. She pushed the jacket off my shoulders and undid my tie without breaking our kiss. Then she pulled me down the hall towards her bedroom as she unbuttoned my shirt.

We didn't talk, there wasn't anything to say. We separated briefly once we were in her bedroom. I watched Ashley as she walked over to the light next to her bed and turned it off, immersing the room in darkness. She turned around to face me, undoing her dress so it fell to the floor at her feet.

As she walked towards me, the moonlight coming in through the window illuminated her face and she was smiling seductively, just like the first time I met her. We met in a slow kiss as we fell onto her bed and proceeded to relieve over two years of sexual tension between us. Ashley fell asleep in my arms and I never slept more soundly in my life.

The next morning when I woke up, I stretched my arms out across the bed and when I didn't feel anything, I sat up to see Ashley was gone. I hope she isn't mad about last night. I got out of bed and was about to walk out into the kitchen when I heard her voice.

I opened the bedroom door a crack to see Ashley was on the phone. I didn't want to interrupt so I decided to go back to bed, until I heard my name. I heard Ashley say "It was really stupid. Yes, there was drinking at the party and I don't know what happened. What am I going to do?" Oh God, she does regret what happened, what do I say to her now? Then she said, "I don't know, but I think I love him and now he's going to hate me."

I thought this was my chance to finally be with Ashley, but she's in love with someone else. I didn't think I wanted to hear anymore, but I kept listening. Ashley said, "Yeah, but what do I say to Jackson?"

I finally quit listening so I quietly closed the door and got dressed.

Ashley walked in after a few minutes and she sounded surprised when she said, "Jackson, you're awake."

"Yeah, I just woke up. How did you sleep?" I didn't know what else to say.

"I slept fine. And you?"

"Good. Your bed is really comfortable." Did I just say that? That sounds so stupid.

"Well I'm going to jump in the shower quick and then maybe we can have breakfast or something?"

"Yeah, sure."

I went and sat on the couch in the living room thinking while listening to the shower in the bathroom. She'd probably want to talk at breakfast and based on her phone call, she didn't know what to say to me. I decided I should just leave now before she gets out of the shower. Then things won't be so awkward for her trying to figure out how to explain last night. I thought about leaving a note, but I decided I didn't want to send the wrong message, so I just slipped out.

End Flashback

I was pulled back to the present as I said, "And ever since that night, things have been uncomfortable between us to say the least. We didn't see each other again until the Teen Choice Awards and at that point your relationship with Joe had been getting a lot of press and I didn't want to make things difficult for you since it seemed like you were happy, so I just never brought up what happened that night."

"Wow. That's a lot to process. I mean, I remember everything that happened between us like it was yesterday, but you got a lot of that story wrong."

"What are you talking about?"

"This whole thing has just been a big misunderstanding."