-Ashley's POV-

When I looked back on the windshield all I saw was a very bright headlight coming towards my direction. I briskly stirred the wheel away from it just in time to avoid collision. That was close. I said to myself. I pulled over to the side to recover from what just happened. I was crying and laughing at the same time. I noticed that my hands were shaking. I almost died and it was scary. Out of instincts I grabbed my phone and dialed the topmost number on my speed dial list. Few rings and a familiar voice answered only it was her voicemail and then I came to realize how crazy was what I was doing. I froze on my seat breathing heavily…what am I going to do? I ended the call and turned my phone off. I know for sure it already recorded my panting and she'd be able to hear it. Ugh! Ashley you're an idiot.

When I was fit enough to drive again I went home and slept as soon as I arrived. It had been a long day. I woke up the next day in the mood to go out alone and so I did. I walked around the city going in from shop to shop. I was busy looking at my phone while walking that I bumped into someone.

"Sorry" we both said together and I was stunned to see who I ran into "Ryan?"

"Ashley. Hey!" He smiled at me and gave me a quick hug meanwhile I was still shocked. "Umm…are you gonna punch me in the face again?" He asked when I just stared at him

"What? Oh! No. No. Sorry about that by the way. I'm just…wow. It's nice to see you Silverstein" He chuckled and I could see he was really relieved

"It's okay. I was kind of an ass back then. It's nice to see you too. How have you been?" I don't know which was more awkward about this. Me bumping into my ex's ex boyfriend or me bumping into my best friend's ex-boyfriend?

"I'm…good?!" my answer came out more like of a question

"So how's you and Shay?" I feared that he'd ask that but he did

"There's no more me and Shay. I broke it off with her" he gave me a sympathetic smile.

"Sucks to be the one breaking the heart of the Shay Mitchell right?" I lowered my head in shame. "I know how it feels there's nothing to be ashamed of. I've been there."

"So are you going to get even with me and punch me too?" He shook his head in laughter

"Nahh…we're good. I don't need you to feel physical pain when losing Shay's much more painful. I think it's enough to get even." It all seems lighter when me and him could joke about something hurtful.

"I guess we have to share crowns now. Anyway I need to get going. It was nice to see you Ry"

"Nice to see you too. We should hangout next time and talk about it with coffee. Trust me I know how it feels and it's nice to be able to talk about it" He offered and it doesn't seem so bad

"Next time. Bye Ryan" He pulled me in for a hug and I hugged him back. Seconds later we both went on our ways.

"Ashley!" He called me out and I turned around. "Not to pry but why? I thought you were smarter than me?"

"It's complicated" He nodded and started walking away again. He understood.

-Shay's POV-

I was going through some stuff online and saw something that I wasn't expecting. It was some article online with Ashley and Ryan hugging each other. Oh how cute! Those two people who I loved and yeah who broke my heart too. I heard a knock on my door.

"Shay can talk about—what's wrong?" He came in asked but stopped and changed his words

"Nothing" I lied. He sat down beside me on the couch.

"So you're crying for no reason?" I wiped away the stray tears on my face and showed him my laptop

"Is that? You don't think she cheated on you with him right?" I gave him a light shove.

"Of course not! It's just that they both used to remind me of love…of being in love and of happiness and you know. Now they remind me of heartache, tears, sadness, the complete opposite" he wrapped his arms around me as I sobbed on his chest.

"Let it all out Shay. I'm here for you" he stroked my hair with his free hand

"Don't say that. They told me that too you know. Ryan, Ashley…but still they left. " It was true. I thought Ashley would make it all better after Ryan but she did even worst. At least with Ryan it could have been foreseen since we were fighting all the time but with her it doesn't make sense.

"Then I'll just tell you that you've got a friend in me then" he lifted my chin with his hand and wiped away the tears on my face. "Hush now. Promise me that you won't cry for them again. Promise me Shay"

"I promise" I muttered the words with no stress because that's what I plan to do.

I was kept on Drew's arms until I felt better. He shared to me stories to lighten up the mood and it magically worked.

"Oh I need to head out now. I have one more scene to shoot" he said as he looked at his watch

"I'm shooting in a few too. Thank you for being a friend" I was grateful for him

"Anytime." He kissed my forehead and I gave him the most genuine smile I have.

"About yesterday…" I trailed off unsure if we were supposed to talk about it

"We don't have to bring it up if it makes you uncomfortable." I nodded. Drew was such a good guy

"Why don't we have lunch together as my way of thanking you" He narrowed his eyes to pretend like he's thinking about it

"Only if it's on me" He said with a teasing smile

"Not gonna happen. It's on me" I insisted

"No it's not and yes I'm treating you for lunch. Okay?" To cut the chase I agreed.

"See you at lunch" I said when he stood up

"I'll be the guy at the door" I had a wide grin on my face and so did he. He went out of the door just in time Sasha came in. They both greeted each other cheerfully and Sasha already had a smirk on his face and was giving me 'what-is-the-meaning-of-this' look. I just shrugged in response.

"Okay I want details" She said as she sat down beside me just where Drew sat minutes ago

"There's nothing to tell" I answered

"Nothing? Really? Come on tell me what was Drew doing here? And what's with the smiles?" Sasha kept poking the side of my stomach

"Nothing. He was just being a friend' I said truthfully.

"And how exactly was he being a friend?" She really enjoyed teasing me

"He held me as I cry over this" I showed her what I've shown Drew.

"Oh." Sasha wasn't able to form another word for a few minutes but then spoke up again. "But that doesn't explain the smile you both are wearing. I haven't seen that one from you since months ago"

"Whatever! Let's just rehearse. We only have half an hour left before hair and makeup" I roll my eyes as she continues to tease me.

After finishing our Emily and Alison takes I went back to my room and as he promised Drew was there waiting by the door.

"Ready?" he asked me

"Let me just get my bag" he nodded and again I smiled. Sasha was right. I haven't smiled as much as I did today. Shay you're making progress.

"Where are we going?" I asked as Drew drove. I had no idea where we're headed but I know he won't kill me or something

"There's this small place I knew…in fact we're here" He turned to a corner and parked his car on one of the empty spaces. It was a small pizza pub that already smelt good from the outside. It was real cozy in the inside too. We ordered what we wanted and shared stories over lunch. It was a good one I must say. As much as both of us wanted to stay we couldn't because I still had scenes to shoot.

"You're done for the day?" I asked him

"Yeah. That was the last scene I'm supposed to shoot today. You?" Just the thought of it kills me

"Midnight." I say with a sigh.

"Aww poor Shannon" he teased me gaining a light punch over his arm "I'm going to get bruises all over me when I'm with you"

"It's not that much force" We both laughed and entered his car. The drive back to the studio had small talks and giggles.

"Could we do this again?" he asked with a low voice. As I've already said he's a shy one. I thought about playing with him

"What was that again?" I turned to face him with a serious face

"I was asking if-" he didn't continue when he saw my lips curve into a wide smile "you heard me the first time didn't you?" he was now smiling too

"I'm just playing around. Of course we can do this again." He pulled over in front of the entrance of the building where we shoot

"You're here and let me guess, you're shooting a scene with Sasha right?" I gave him a 'how-did-you-know-look' and he pointed at my side. Sasha was looking at us with a knowing smirk and I just rolled my eyes.

"Guess that right. Thank you again for today. I'll see you soon" It was real tempting to kiss him on the cheeks

"You're welcome. I'll see you later" He gave my hand a light squeeze

"Whatever you say" I enjoyed his hand on my for a little while before pulling away and going to where Sasha was.

"Okay? Was he being a friend again?" I narrowed my eyes on her and waved my pointer finger from left to right as if to say no

"Come on we won't tell the others" Hudson, Sasha's boyfriend of years tried to convince me. He was around hanging out on set

"You two suit each other. We just had lunch" I can't help but grin at the memory. I can't help but grin at the memory. Yes it was one of the best lunches I had in months.

-Ashley's POV-

I overheard Sasha, Shay and Hudson's conversation. Hell I even saw her being dropped off by Drew. Guess they're really hitting it off. Good for her. Ryan was right it really does suck breaking Shay's heart and it does hurt too.

Later that night after shooting our last scenes for the day and not to mention another awkward moment of shooting Emily and Hanna's room sharing scene, I sat down on my chair trying to rest for the few minutes of break.

"Drew? You're here! You don't have scenes today anymore" I heard Marlene's voice and I looked over and saw Drew on a white shirt and cargo shorts.

"No no I'm just dropping by" He sat on one of the observers chair and then Marlene called us again to resume taping.

After having the perfect take we were finally done. I gathered my stuff and prepared to leave. It was then my eyes caught something that I still wasn't ready to see. Drew approached Shay and they chitchat for a while. I saw that one thing I haven't seen for months from Shay, happiness. She smiled from time to time at him and laughs at something that he says. I walked away heads down. At least he could do that one thing I failed to do for her, well at least I used to do. I drove home, attentive this time, and just like what I do for 3 months and something now, I took out my wine glass and open a new bottle of Moscato. I pour the drink to the brim of my glass and turned the music player on. One sad song plays followed by another. As each song changes the more refills I get. I flip through pages of a photo album that I have been flipping for as long as I've been doing by drinking habits. Tears, the tears complete the night, it just does. I wipe the tears away and take another sip.

I decided to surf online for a change. What a crap! I can't help to roll my eyes at the gossip news and attached to it was a photo of me and Ryan hugging. So what if I'm hugging him?! I kept on scrolling I found fresh news that added no help to how I feel at the moment.'Shay Mitchell & Ashley Benson: Couple no more'those were the big bold headlines I read. It was one thing to have knowledge of it but to read it all over the news was different. Here goes the ton of questions now. It's for sure that fans and reporters would surely buzz about it soon enough now that it's finally out. I continued to read the article despite the tears and the alcohol on my system. Line after line I go. '…and in the end the couple settled for what's best for both of them'Oh how true the last line was. It hurts but it's for the best. They wouldn't actually know why we broke up, no one else will, not even Shay. It's my secret to keep.

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