Chapter 12- Doing what's right
Craig's P.O.V.
"Ellie this is Tanya." I said thanking god Ashley didn't walk in. I knew it was risky going out in public but I couldn't hide our relationship.
"Tanya nice to meet you I heard a lot about you from Sean." She smirked at me, I wasn't surprised that she wouldn't like Tanya I mean she is Ashley's best friend.
They sat down and Spinner brought over water for them. "So Sean no Emma you guys finally over." Tanya said. All eyes went straight to Ellie as she clenched her knuckles at the sound of Emma's name.
"Yes, anyway I think that Ellie and I should go get some food or something." Sean said taking Ellie and leaving.
"You mentioned the ex in front of the new girlfriend." I said
"Why not you talk about Ashley in front of me all the time and I deal with it." She said. How come every time we talk about any one it always goes back to Ashley?
"You know I told you about how Ellie feels about Emma and I am just friends with Ashley." I said.
"Yeah but I don't know it's like I know her whole life story and I never got to meet her." That would be so bad I mean do I just say hey Ash I know you want to get back together but meet my new girlfriend I could never do that.
"Don't start Tanya please okay you know why I wont tell Ashley about you, and I don't want her back so you don't have to start with me okay." I was so frustrated with all of this.
"What are you going to do if I don't stop talking about it?" Tanya said jokingly.
"I'll do this." I reached over and kissed her to show her I cared.
"You're cute." She said.
"No you're cute." I replied. We suddenly got in to a 5 minuet argument over who was cuter. It was so amazing how much fun we could have doing such lame things like this,
Ellie's P.O.V.
I watched Craig in disgust, he was my friend and all but how could he keep something like this from Ashley.
"Odd isn't it." Spinner said from behind the counter.
"Just a little I mean I remember when Craig was dieing to get Ashley back and now Tanya happens and he totally forgets about Ash." I said,
"I hope she never finds out she is going to be so broken up over it." Sean said.
Suddenly my phone was ringing it was Ashley.
"Hey Ashley what's up." I said walking closer to the door.
"Hey Ellie where are you right now?" She said.
"The dot with Sean, why?" I asked.
"Good because I am on my way I need help with something." When she said that my eyes shot over to Craig and Tanya and I panicked.
"No I will come to you don't want to have you walk all the way here. I started to freak out.
"Why, I am already almost there and its only a small thing I need help with." She said, what was I going to do?
"No don't worry wait where you are and I am going to come to you, just don't move from where you are." I said.
"Okay bye." Ashley said really confused.
I ran over to Sean and Spinner, "she is down the block I have to go so she doesn't come in here."
"Meet me at my house when you are done." Sean said as I kissed him good bye and then bolted for the door.
Sean's P.O.V.
"There is something I would have never guessed." Spinner said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"You and Ellie I remember a week ago she was on the phone with Paige screaming about how used she felt." Spinner said.
"Yeah I remember a week ago you were still with Paige." I commented on his new break-up with Paige and he looked kind of hurt by it. "Hey man I am sorry really it must suck loosing someone you love." I said. Just then a group of kids walk in and a few were from my shop class.
"Those guys are freaking psycho they come in here everyday." Spinner said pointing to them.
"And proud of it, so what's a guy got to do to get some service around here." The guy said turning around.
"I will be with you in a minuet Jay." Spinner said, Jay that was his name I couldn't remember it.
"Their in my shop class, I can't count how many times Raditch has busted them for stupid things." I said.
"We're waiting." Jay said looking at us.
"See you man, duty class." I watched them they didn't seem as bad as everyone said they were.
Ellie's P.O.V.
I caught up with Ashley just in time and we walked back to her house.
"Okay well Craig told me to bring my guitar over for him to see and I don't know what to do." Ashley said, I felt bad lying to her.
"You go over and say Craig look at my guitar." I said sarcastically.
"I know that but we have to talk about other things what should I say." Ashley was making this so hard for me because I could just see her heart breaking if she found out.
"When are you going?" I asked.
"In a little while I think." When she said that my mouth dropped she could risk walking in on Craig and Tanya.
"Does Craig know you are coming?" I asked.
"No I figured I would surprise him." She was killing me what was I going to do?
"Maybe you should call Craig and make sure he isn't busy because he could not be home." I said trying to convince her.
"Not it's alright; I can wait in his garage until he gets home he wouldn't be out that long." She said getting her guitar into her case.
"How do you know I am just thinking maybe you should call?" I can't let this happen.
"What is with you its like you don't want me to go." She said looking kid of upset.
"Well that's because I don't." I said.
"Why not can you eve just support me?" She said.
"I ant to and I have I just think you should cool it for a while is that so bad maybe I am worried about you getting hurt again." I said.
"Why would I get hurt you just don't want me to be happy." Ashley was starting to get me mad.
"Sean hurt you but I support you and him but you just can't be happy for anyone other then yourself." Ashley was really pushing it.
"No that's not true I want you to be careful." I said.
"I have to go and I think you should to." Ashley said opening the door.
"But Ashley-"
"Get out Ellie I mean it." She screamed and I had enough she wants to get her heart broken then fine.
Craig's P.O.V.
Me and Tanya were walking back to my garage laughing at some lame stuff and re-started with the whole "your cuter thing." I opened the garage and started kissing her we fell back onto the couch. After 5 minuets I heard my door open and a gasp, I look up and its Ashley.
"Ashley, what are you doing here?" I said starlted.
"You said- and I didn't know you had- um I should go." She couldn't even finish a sentence.
"No please don't go." I said.
"WHAT!" Tanya and Ashley said at the same time.
"You want her to stay." Tanya said.
"Look Ashley I am sorry I didn't want you to find out like this I really didn't." I said trying to comfort her but I was so lost on what to do.
"How could you not tell me and." Ashley paused. "She fucking knew and she didn't tell me." Ashley said.
"Who knew?" I said.
"Look Craig I should have known that there was someone else you were always weird around me whenever I hinted getting back together." "Ellie knew didn't she." Ashley asked, what was I going to do.
"Tell me Craig did Ellie know?" She asked. I nodded my head.
"I cant believe this I have to go." Her eyes filled with tears.
"Ashley please don't cant we talk." I asked but it was to late she was gone.
"You wanted her to stay so you can talk; wow I just realized I was the re-bound wasn't I?" Tanya sat there totally hurt.
"No that's not it at all you know that okay I am friend with Ashley and I don't want to hurt her." I said.
"But you did and you hurt me by this Craig I told you just tell her." She said.
"Tanya I love you okay." I said.
She looked startled. "You love me Craig?" She asked.
"Yeah I do okay so don't worry about Ashley we were just friends nothing more." I said kissing her. We just sat there totally silent it was so peaceful.
Ellie's P.O.V.
"You knew and you didn't tell me." Ashley came screaming into my room.
"You walked in on them." I said.
"How could you Ellie we don't keep secrets from each other we are best friends remember." She was stil screaming and crying.
"Ashley I didn't know what to do I promised Sean and Craig I wouldn't say anything because he wanted to tell you." I said.
"Well I should have known you would do what Sean said." She was taking it to far.
"You know what Ashley I was doing the right thing okay I was doing a favor for my friend." "So don't yell at me ad say shit about my relationship." I was so mad.
"You know what Ellie why does everything have to come back to you?" She asked.
"Back to me!" "Your always drooling over Craig and I have done everything to help you okay." "I went to the party's with you I did everything." I was screaming to.
"You know what just forget this I don't need a shitty friend like you." Ashley said leaving.
"I was trying to do what was right." I said screaming after her. I did do what's right, didn't I?
