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My lips meet hers and I can feel my stomach getting the butterflies. The kiss is seemingly innocent, gentle. I pull away slowly and watch as she keeps her eyes clenched shut. "Ash" I say, it's barely a whisper.

She opens her eyes slowly, and instantly I seem to get lost in her brown eyes. She is biting her lip. I watch her watching my lips. I sit up, back against the wall, and close my eyes. "This is crazy" In my moment of sobriety I feel instant regret for what has just happened.

I sense her move, and before I know it, her hands are cupping my cheeks softly and her lips are on mine again. This kiss is more intense and with tongue. I don't fight her, but I don't kiss her back either. I sit there, letting her kiss me, trying to not freak out in my drunken state. I tangle my fingers in her soft curls and she straddles me. I decide that I want to kiss her back and right after I do, she pulls away. I open my eyes to see her sitting on my lap, crying.

Without words I put my arms under hers and get us both standing, and then walk us to my bed and lay us down. She immediately takes her clothes off, so that she is only in her under garments and I do the same. Neither of us plan on having sex tonight, but instead we enjoy each others bodies against one another, sleeping away until late afternoon.

I wake to find Ashley's hand laying on my chest. I slowly move it and put my clothes on and then without waking her, I walk down to the hotel restaurant. As I am making my way downstairs, my hangover hits me like a brick wall and I instantly regret making the decision to come down here.

"Long night?" Someone says from behind me as I am sitting in the darkest corner of the restaurant I can fine. To my surprise, I turn around to the booth behind me to see Dan sitting with my parents. I look at them in shock. "You could say that" I move to where they are sitting and rest my head in my hands.

"Where's Ashley?" My mom asks.

"Sleeping" I don't even look up, I can't. It hurts to much. "Why are you guys here?" I ask.

"We wanted to make sure you girls hadn't killed each other, and who wouldn't want to go to paradise?" My dad answers cheerfully.

"Surprise, Ash and I are still alive." I bite my lip because I am remembering last night. "Fuck" I say loudly.

"Darling, have some class, Please" Dan says quietly.

"I need to go." I say rudely and walk back to the room. When I open the door I find Ashley in the bathroom puking her guts out. Instinct takes over and I hold her hair back and rub her back.

When she is done, I walk her back to the bed and we both lay there, not saying anything. Fifteen minutes go by until I finally speak up. "I don't regret a thing" I am being honest.

I hear her breathe in deeply. "Do you trust me?" She asks.

"Do I have a choice?" I say back. I've never had a choice when it comes to her and I. It always was her and I. Even when we were with other people, it was always just us.

"Spence.." Her voice is soft, sad.

I look over at her and take her hand in mine. "I love you. I always have. "

Her gaze meets mine, and a smile escapes my lips. "What if I don't trust me?" That was not a question I was expecting.

I close my eyes and let memories take over my mind.

"You are adorable" She says to me as I am trying to zip up her jacket.

I smile. "You're pretty adorable yourself" I am struggling with her zipper and it is frustrating. She had called me to come over and help her with it. At first I thought she was just being silly, but now I see that I was being to naïve. "What the hell is wrong with your zipper?" I start tugging every which way on her jacket.

"Careful!" She puts her hands over mine. "I'll just find another one to wear"

"Are you sure?" I ask.

"Yeah, I'm positive"

"What if I'm not?" I say, not really sure what I mean by it.

"You don't think I can dress myself?" She asks pretending to be offended.

I shrug my shoulders. "I don't know"

"Mmhmm" And with that she takes her broken jacket off and walks over to her closet and disappears into it.

She walks out wearing a blue zip up hoodie. "What about this?" she twirls around for me.

"You look great" I smile and brush a piece of her hair behind her ear. "You always do".

She blushes "Thanks, sweet talker" She leaves a gentle kiss on my cheek and then leaves a kiss on my lips. "I love you" she says.

I smile "I love you"

"I miss my best friend" I say. A soft sigh escapes my lips. "Let's take this slow."

She huffs at my words.

"Ash, it's the only way we can be a part of each others lives right now" I explain. I sit up and look at her.

"I know" Her voice cracks and she sits up. "Friends" she sticks her hand out and I grip in firmly.

"Friends" A giant smile