Ashley still didn't know what she was going to say to Craig or if she even wanted to go with him to Vancouver. All she really knew was that she needed to talk to him. The big question being…would he listen?

She calls his house several times that day, but no one ever answers the phone. He sure was doing a good job of avoiding her. She decides to call Ellie and Marco, in hopes that one of them has seen or talked to him.

She calls Marco first.

"Hey Marco, it's Ash."

"Hey Ash, what's up? Oh, by the way, sorry for leaving you alone with Craig the other night. Ellie and I thought you two needed time to yourselves. I'm sorry if we made it uncomfortable for you."

"Actually, I'm glad you did that. I forgot to thank you," she says.

"So it went well then?" he asks with a smile.

"Not entirely. I think he was about to kiss me and then I got scared and ran out."

"What! Why'd you do that?"

"I don't know, I just panicked. I starting thinking about how he would be leaving soon and I just freaked out. It seemed like the Ashley thing to do."

"Ash, you guys can do the long distance thing. Everyone's different, it CAN work."

"I know, but I don't want to. Well that's not even the point anyway."

"Well, then what is the point exactly?" he asks.

"Uh…so, last night Craig does this really romantic gesture and everything is great. He even stays over…"

"Niiiice," Marco interrupts.

Ashley just laughs. "So anyway, then this morning he asks me to go and stay with him in Vancouver."

"Wow, that's a big step."

"I know. That's what I thought!"

"Does that mean you told him no?"

"Ya…am I a horrible person?" she asks.

"No you're not a horrible person, Ash. You're just scared and you're allowed to be, you know?"

"But why should I be, it's Craig? My Craig."

"You're young Ashley. Who knows if Craig is the one you're supposed to be with for the rest of your life?"

"I do! I know!" she yells into the phone, startling Marco. "Sorry. Wow, I can't believe that just came out like that," she says a bit shocked.

"I think you have your answer, Ash."

"Ya, I guess I do. Thanks, Marco."

"No problem. I'm always here for you, Ashley. You know that, right?"

"Ya…I do," she smiles. "Oh crap," she almost forgets. "Duh, I didn't even mention the reason I called."

"You mean there's something else?" he asks.

"Ya, have you seen or talked to Craig or Joey or anyone in that household today?"

"No, why are you worried?"

"Well, Craig sort of stormed out of my house this morning and I haven't been in contact with him since and he won't answer any of my phone calls."

"I'm sorry, I haven't seen him. I'll let you know if I do, though."

"Thanks, Marco. I appreciate it. OK, so I'll talk to you later."

"OK, and you better say bye to me before you leave for Vancouver!"

"IF I leave for Vancouver," she replies.

"Like I said, I better get a goodbye."

"Byyyyyeeee, Marco."

"Bye, Ash."

She didn't find out where Craig was, but at least she knew they could make this work even if she stayed behind. Because, after all, she wanted it to work. He was her Craig after all.

She still wanted to know where Craig was, so she decides to call Ellie. She gets her voicemail.

BEEP. "Hey, Ellie. It's Ashley. Listen, I'm looking for Craig so if you've seen or heard from him can you give me a call back please? Bye."

As soon as she hangs up the phone, she hears a knock at the door. It's Ellie.

"Wow, that is really weird. I just left you a voicemail."

"It's like I sensed you were calling me," Ellie says.

"Uh huh, riiiight. So what are you doing here?"

"Just came over to see how the other night went. I didn't want to miss any facial expressions or your face turning red when you were talking to me."

"So basically, you just want to make fun of me?" Ashley asks.

"Uh, I would never!…But seriously, spill.

"You just get right to the point, dontcha Nash?"

"I try," she grins.

"OK, so what do you want to know exactly?"

"Um, let's go with everything," Ellie responds.

"Now I wish I was on speaker phone talking to you and Marco like the last time."

"Huh?" Ellie asks.

"Oh, I was just talking to Marco and told him everything…"

"You told Marco everything before you told me?" Ellie asks, sounding offended.

"I didn't mean to. I was just calling to see if he's talked to Craig lately."

"Oh great. You don't know where he is? That night must've went REALLY well," she says sarcastically.

"It did."

Ellie gives her the 'go ahead and continue' look.

"OK. So after you guys left, he took me into the garage and…"

"Niiiiice."

"Seriously, you and Marco are like twins."

Ellie laughs, clearly understanding what Ashley means.

"So he basically tells me that all the songs he ever writes are about me and they always will be."

"That is so cute, Ash."

"I know, it really is," she says with a smile. "But then I ran outta there like Speedy Gonzalez."

Ellie laughs. "What, why?"

"I'm glad you think this is funny."

"Sorry, I was just picturing Speedy running really fast and it made me laugh."

"You're easily sidetracked."

"Well then give me some juicy stuff!"

"OK, fine. So I talk to my mom about it and apparently she's now the head of Craig's fan club. She has the No. 1 foam finger and everything." She immediately regrets saying that, realizing Ellie got sidetracked again. She's probably picturing Kate waving her foam finger around, Ashley thought.

She snaps her fingers. "Hey, are you listening?" she asks.

"Yes, sorry. Your mom loves Craig. Continue."

"So she convinces me to talk to him and he acts like a jerk, of course, at first. But then we clear the air and decide to hang out later in the day. I go over there and Angie is there and Joey is gone. So now we have to baby-sit, but it's fine because I like Angie."

"Ya, I don't know if I could handle kids," Ellie interrupts.

"So not the point. Anyway, her and I fall asleep on the couch and when we wake up Joey is there and Craig is missing. Apparently he was getting ready, because he had to leave. He tells me Joey can give me a ride home because he has to go meet someone."

"Did he leave you for another girl? Ohmigod, if he met Manny I'm gonna kick his ass!"

"Thanks for the support, but just let me finish," she laughs.

"Ok, fine. But seriously, I have your back."

Ashley smiles. "So I walk home very confused and when I get there, he's standing on the porch with a rose in his hand waiting for me."

"Awwww. Ashley, that is so romantic in a cheesy kind of way."

"So then we go inside and he somehow managed to get the entire family out of the house. Still don't know how he pulled that one off. Oh, and I saw your beautiful banner. I love it. Thank you so much."

"My pleasure, Miss Kerwin," Ellie says with a smirk.

"You really are a dork. So then he hands me a card and tells me he has to go upstairs for something. Then I read the card and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever read."

"I thought you said my banner was beautiful?" Ellie pouts.

"Oh, hush you. At the end of the card, it says to meet him upstairs."

"And now we're gettin' to the JUICY stuff," Ellie says with a grin.

"You're so ridiculous, but I'm going to continue anyway."

Ellie crosses her legs Indian style and scoots closer to Ashley in anticipation.

"So the entire room is filled with candles and he even had rose petals leading up to the room…"

"Was he waiting up there naked? He was, huh?" Ellie interrupts and asks.

"NO! Though that would have been…wait, what am I saying? I sound like you."

"You say it like it's a bad thing."

"I would NEVER…so basically now I can't help myself and just throw him onto the bed and he ended up staying the entire night."

"Wow, that's kinda hot. You're a bad girl, Ashley Kerwin…I need a boyfriend."

"Well that was kind of random, but ya you do."

Ellie's mouth drops and she grabs a pillow and playfully smacks Ashley over the head with it.

"Ow, you punk."

"So this is sweet and all, but is there a point to this?"

"Yes there's a point and I'll get to it right now, Miss Impatient! Craig asked me to go with him to Vancouver and I told him no."

"He asked you to go with him?"

"Yes."

"And you said no?"

"Yes. Were you not just listening to me?" Ashley asks.

"I'm just in shock. Why'd you say no?"

"It doesn't matter because everything is fine now and I want to go with him. I just can't seem to find him."

"But everything is fine?" she asks curiously.

"Well, on my end anyway. Have you talked to him?"

"Not recently, no."

"How has no one talked to him?"

"I don't know. Maybe you should just go over there."

"Maybe you're right, but I'm gonna call one more time first."

"If you say so," Ellie responds.

The phone rings twice and Joey picks up.

"Is Craig there!" she yells. "Oh sorry. Hi, Joey. This is Ashley. Is Craig there?" she asks more calmly.

"He's actually about to leave."

"Oh, well do you know where he's going? Maybe I could meet him."

"He's going to Vancouver, Ashley."

"What! I thought he still has a few more days."

These words make Ellie perk up and listen more carefully.

"He did, but he decided to book an earlier flight. I'm guessing it had something to do with the two of you?"

"Oh, I can't believe this! Can you stall him?" she asks.

"He's just waiting for the cab to arrive. There's nothing I can do. I'm sorry."

"Well, any little thing you could do would help." And with that, she hangs up the phone and runs to the door.

"Wait, where are you going?" Ellie asks.

"You heard! He's leaving and I have to stop him. El…what if I'm too late?" she asks panicky.

"You won't be. Just go!"