This time, I felt lighter. It was as if the weight of the world has been lifted off of my shoulders and it was like nothing was able to stop me and I was happy. Ecstatic would probably be a better word but I don't want to jinx myself so I tried to stay calm. Once we arrived at Dawson's, she told me she had to go talk to Jack and of course, I let her since they were still in their "relationship". I think today might've been the best day of my life well until my phone started ringing and Brittany was on the other line. So I picked it up and stayed in the front porch away from anyone else.

"Hello?" I said as I picked it up.

"Hey Gaskarth," she said sounding really cheerful. I really didn't want to do this but I guess it was the only way.

"Uh, Brit?" I started and didn't wait for a reply. "I don't think I want you to call me anymore."

"What?" she said sounding kinda furious.

"Well, you heard what I said right?" I asked her sarcastically. I wasn't in the best mood to deal with this.

"Psh, that's just the hangover talking." She laughed and I stayed silent. I slapped my hand on my forehead and dragged it down to the rest of my face. No smile here.

"It's not the fuckin' hangover now shut up and put down the phone and don't ever call me again!" I said and that was sorta unnecessary and I don't think I handled that well but it was a good think that no one heard me.

She started sobbing on the spot calling my name trying to get me to change my mind and I hate clingy girls. They're just too overdramatic. I hung up and put my phone on silent. If ever she calls again, no one had to know. I placed it in my pocket and proceeded inside the house.

"Yo, dude!" Jack said as soon as I entered the premises.

"Hey," I replied and he gave me a wink. I rolled my eyes and looked around spotting Ashley in the kitchen making a sandwich. I started towards her and smiled as soon as she looked up to see who was coming.

"What'cha making?" I asked in a sing song kinda voice.

"A peanut butter sandwich." She said holding it up to show me. My mouth gaped open. I love peanut butter. "Want some?" she offered.

"Yup," I said in the most cheerful voice. It had been such a long time since I've felt like this and truthfully, it felt new. It was as if this was the first time I was truly happy in life and the reason behind it was Ashley and well, let's just say things just can't get any better.

She handed me my sandwich and we both started eating it and shed some laughs every now and then. Honestly, I think this counted as date number 1.

"Gaskarth! Get your butt down here!" Rian said from somewhere near the basement. I ate the rest of my sandwich before hopping off the chair I was sitting on. I lent her a hand which she gladly took and got a bottle of water before going down the stairs to where all the other three were.

"Shall we?" Zack said getting up and taking his bass guitar. I guess they must've waited for a really long time because they started to get impatient a lot but not Jack. He was still his normal self. Happy, goofy and whatever that makes him Jack.

Band practice was slow today but well I didn't care because I stared at Ashley the whole time. She stared right back at me and nothing mattered after that. I wondered about what I can do with her and how our relationship might turn out to be the best one I've ever had. There were too many things to think about that I fumbled with the lyrics a couple of times while we were practicing. That's why we practiced for about 3 hours just to get everything right. I mean the rest of the band sounded awesome and I just messed it up for them but right now, I wasn't in the right mind to actually care. This was all too good to be true but that doesn't mean that I didn't believe in the now. I mean I'm glad this is all happening it's just that it's almost fiction. It was a story book ending and I can't believe that I was Prince Charming. I just hope there are no more twists and turns on this road we're on.

"You were great up there," she said as soon as we were finally done. It was about 4 in the afternoon and I had no idea how I got through the day without having a decent lunch.

"Thanks," I said leaning in but she pushed me away gently with a nervous smile. She blushed before she mouthed "not here". I nodded and looked around. No one was looking. I just shrugged it off and started another conversation. "Wanna go out tonight?" I asked her softly.

"Umm, yea sure," she said kinda unsure at first but then she showed me a smile that told me that everything would be alright. Or so I thought.

She smiled at me before walking over to where Jack was. They seemed really comfortable with each other. If you didn't know them, you'd think they were a real couple but Ashley told me the whole truth so I don't think there was anything between them. I looked at Zack and wanted to talk to him but he just shook his head disapprovingly and walked over to Rian who was setting up Rockband.

I wondered about what I did wrong. I mean why did Zack look at me like that? Maybe he didn't know about the whole plan Ashley and Jack made I mean if he did, then why'd he crash at my place before coming here to Rian's? I shrugged all my thoughts off and just sat on the couch writing with my iPod plugged in to my ears. I was writing about how I felt. I felt weightless and I knew that that would be enough.