Chapter 6: Don't Wanna Know

The doorbell rang at the Kerwin residence. Toby answered the door.

"I suppose you're not here to see Ash... what's up guys?" Toby looked at the two.

"Where's Ash twirp?" Spinner pushed the door open, "Just kidding... no really though... where is she?"

Jimmy and Spinner walked into the house just as Ashley walked down the steps from her room.

"What are you guys doing here?" She asked.

"Figured we'd work on the project to get it over with..." Jimmy showed his book. Ashley was ok with it, but turned to Spinner confused as to why he was there.

"I just came for the show." He laughed and Jimmy hit him in his arm, "Why don't we do this at the park... you guys can sit at one of those picnic tables while I, the master in commander, work on my skating skills."

"That was a mouthful..." Toby walked away. Spinner gave him a look.

"Fine... I'm ok with it..." Ashley grabbed a few things from the side table.

"The park?" Jimmy asked as they all walked out of the house.

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"Okay, this one, or this one?" Paige showed Hazel two different purses.

"The blue..." Hazel looked away.

"Where's you're beloved boyfriend? You guys are suppose to be the 'newlyweds'.... Its kind of like you two are about to get a divorce." Paige looked through her purse.

"No its not, we're fine..."

"You were so sprung off him before, what happened?" Paige stopped and paid attention.

"Ok," Hazel hesitated for a second, "Well he's kind of boring..." She saw Paige smile a little.

"Ok?"

"He's sweet and all, but boring..." Hazel paused and thought, "Sometimes he's too sweet it just bugs me."

"Are you serious?" Paige's eyes widened.

"Either he's too boring, or I have A.D.D... and I doubt that..." Hazel looked up at Paige stood, "Should I break up with him?"

"Hun, I don't know... its up to you." Paige really didn't know what to say, "But if you do... you better do it soon before he ends up doing something really sweet for you..."

"Yea I know... I cant call now though, he's doing his project with Ash..." Hazel looked into a small mirror.

Paige's eyes widened again, "Really?" She smiled, "Its good that their friends again." Paige tried not to laugh.

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At the Park.

Jimmy and Ashley sat at a picnic table while Spinner just skateboarded in the background. Marco had also met up with them, and Spinner tried to teach him how to skate.

"This isn't working. You go skate your little head off." Marco yelled over at Spinner as he sat next to Ashley, "He really needs a dog or something."

Jimmy laughed, "Yeah."

"Marco quit being a wuss..." Spinner yelled back over.

"He did not just call me a wuss..." Marco got back up and went over.

"Uh, yea ok..." Ashley laughed, "Wait, so I have to write a readers log for chapter 12?" She stared down at the project list.

"Yea, why... what's up?" Jimmy put down his papers.

"I didn't read it." She scrunched her face, "Whatever, I'll read it later."

Ashley started watching Marco and Spinner skateboard, or attempt to, Jimmy also turned and watched. They both just kind of stared out into the open air.

"Hey, remember when we were little, we hid at the playground cause we got lost looking for the street to your house?" Jimmy laughed... Ashley stopped looking at the two and looked at the playground.

She smiled, "We were like 7 or something... I cant believe you remember that..." she looked down smiling.

"Good times... I think that was the first time I ever got into trouble." Jimmy turned to Ash, "that was when my parents had the time to notice..." he chuckled.

Ashley just looked at him, "They aren't that bad... I love your parents... they were so nice to me."

"Well, they loved you." He had never told her that before.

"Are you serous?" She smiled.

"Not to bash on anyone, but they met Hazel, and the first thing my dad said after she left was something like 'girls like that...'" He started.

Ashley gasped, "You must've been pissed huh?"

"Yea... if he's gonna talk about her and he don't even know her..." he stopped, "you know, I think my parents miss you." He laughed. They both laughed and then went on with their work.

Ashley thought about everything they talked about but was too scared to admit if she had any feelings for him. He was with Hazel, and she's one of her friends.

Ashley needed to say something to keep anything from happening in the future, "I'm glad you and Hazel are together... you guys are like meant to be." She didn't mean any of this, "I hope someday I'll be as happy as you two are..." He stared at her as she went on reading.