After their tiring day they put Josh to sleep early. Shay checked up on him one last time and knocked on Ashley's door.
"It's open" the blonde shouted from inside. Shay hesitantly stepped in.
"Ash can I ask you something?" Ashley was sitting on her bed focused on her laptop.
"I thought we're done with the partying Shannon?" The brunette sighed and sat beside her.
"We are. I want to talk to you about something else." Ashley closed her gadget and turned her attention to her best friend. "You mentioned one time about me going home to Canada right? So uhm…"
"You can go home anytime Shannon. You don't need to ask my permission" Ashley said before Shay could finish.
"I know that but I was thinking that you and Josh should come with me. I think we could fix Josh's papers in time and then leave on the last week of our vacation. I bet my mom and dad would love to see him." Shay was hopeful that Ashley would agree to her plan. Her parents had been at Ashley's sister's funeral and she had told them about her helping Ashley and her parents gave her their support.
"If we could fix Josh's papers then why not" Ashley said and a wide smile grew on Shay's face. She immediately rushed out of the room and went back in few minutes later with papers in hand. "What's that?" Ashley asked amused at her friend's enthusiasm
"Since Josh is American he would need a passport to go to Canada so here are the requirements needed for it. You're his legal guardian so all stuffs that needs consent would need your signature. I didn't quite get everything the guy from the travel agency explained to me but here's most of what he would need." Shay explained and Ashley's face was plastered with smiles.
"You're really prepared aren't you?" Ashley inquired
"Sort of?" Both of them laughed. "Thanks Ash" Shay said pulling Ashley for a hug
"I should be the one thanking you" Ashley held her tighter and just as she pulled away she left a quick kiss on Shay's cheek. Little did she know that her kiss made Shay's endorphin rush to the area that was kissed and butterflies swarming on her stomach. "You okay Shan?" The brunette just nodded and smiled shyly.
Shay pondered over the strange emotions she was having; first losing herself in Ashley's eyes, second blushing over Ashley's compliments and friendly kiss and lastly getting annoyed at the attendant who checked out Ashley. Things are getting so weird. What the hell is this Shay? Maybe it really feels like this when you're living under one roof but it wasn't like this when you were living with Michaela. Shay was having an internal battle but decided to sleep it off for the night.
"I don't know. I have to ask Shay first." Ashley says to whoever she was talking on the phone. She then turns around and sees Shay walking down the stairs. "She's up already. I'll call you later. Bye" Ashley hangs up the phone and asks Shay to join her for breakfast.
"Who were you talking to?" Shay asks Ashley once she was seated
"T-Tyler" Ashley stuttered and Shay raised her brow with a teasing smile
"Dinner or whole day date?" Shay asks direct to the point getting Ashley caught off guard
"Dinner" Ashley replies sheepishly. "b-but it won't take long and it's not a date w-were just eating out as f-friends" The tall girl laughed at her stuttering best friend.
"I got it all covered" Shay said with a wink
Tyler picked Ashley up for their 'friendly' dinner. Shay and Josh waved goodbye at the on-screen couple. She fed Josh his food and prepared him for the night. When the young lad was all set for the rest of the evening Shay settled at the couch suiting herself with a box of pizza. She was on the middle of watching Mean Girls when she felt bored. Her eyes kept glancing at the clock feeling that the time suddenly went nocturnally slow. Her phone buzzed and she immediately checked it.
"How's it going out there? -Ash" She quickly typed in her reply
"We're fine. I'm surprised you could text despite the naught things you're doing as of the moment. *evil laugh* -Shay"The blonde rolled her eye at her best friend's reply. She captured a picture of the food she ordered and sent it to Shay with the caption "I don't think this is naughty"
Shay looked around and thought of her response. She had fully lost her attention at the movie playing on her TV. Figuratively a light bulb lit up on Shay's head. She took out a paper and scribbled something before putting it on Josh's shirt. She snapped a photo of it and sent it to Ashley.
Ashley tried to stifle her giggles when she saw what was written on the photo Shay sent "Everything my Aunt does is naughty" She responded with a text message. All night long Shay continued to send her snap shots of her and Josh or anything to distract Ashley. Meanwhile, Ashley lost herself in exchanging messages with her best friend that she didn't notice Tyler observing her.
"You know you could just tell me that you want to go home" Tyler said getting Ashley's attention
"Tyler I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to be inattentive." Tyler gave her an understanding smile.
"It's okay. Let's just head home. You could make it up to me next time" Ashley thanked him for being so understanding and the two of them finished their meal and went home.
"You're crazy Shannon!" Ashley said loudly when she got in only to realize that Shay was already asleep on the couch. She shook her head and went upstairs to change. She threw in her oversized Lakers shirt and some boy shorts and went back downstairs bringing a blanket with her.
Shay looked so peaceful while sleeping and the smaller girl didn't want to wake her up. She slowly moved her best friend giving her a small space to fit herself in. She lay down beside the sleeping brunette and covered themselves with the blanket she brought with her. The couch was big enough to fit both of them but it wasn't that big for them to be more than half a feet apart. Ashley wrapped her arms on her best friend's waist. She couldn't help herself from staring at Shay. She traced the details of Shay's face and surprisingly the brunette didn't wake up.
"You're beautiful" she whispered. She moved her body closer to the girl; she could already breathe in the air Shay is breathing out. She's becoming more and more tempted of closing the distance between them. Just one kiss. She wouldn't know. Ashley told herself and gave in to her desire. Just as her lips touched Shay's, the brunette stirred and she quickly moved away shutting her eyes pretending to be asleep. That was close. That was her last thought before falling into slumber.
Ashley never mentioned what she did the next day but couldn't take it out of her mind. It wasn't the first time she kissed a girl but there was something in that kiss that's new to her, something like a wave of ecstasy. TBC