First update since 2012, wow. Hya guys, sorta long hiatus but I'm filling in, sorta. Thank you for all the favourites and alerts that are surprisingly still coming in. I know it's been a while but here's an update. hopefully I can finish this by September.

Have a good read guys!

CHAPTER 5: With Intent

Jesus what is that sound, uugh. I role over burying my head into the pillow.

"Ashley! Wake up!"

"Leave me alone Jess,"

She's jumping on the bed, why is she jumping? 5 minutes later, she's still jumping, is she serious? I grab her ankle and she falls backwards on the bed.

"Christ Ash! What'd you do that for?"

Her reaction has me rolling right now, "You know it's not good to have such a laugh so early in the morning right?"

"Says who?" she hit's me over the head with a pillow.

"What!" I sit upright, a bit annoyed, so tired though. "Damn it, I'm late for work."

"Calm down Ash, no work today, Michaels? Masteron? Any of that ring a bell? Besides, it's raining outside."

As she says that my mind flashes back to last night.

"Ash?"

Okay, what's with the sly undertone?

"Jessie?"

A huge grin plasters her face and I can't help but ask "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Seriously Jess, your scaring me," seriously.

"What time did you get in last night?" And finally she speaks; maybe we can actually have a conversation now.

"I don't remember, it was late." I am so not ready to have this conversation. Ok, so maybe I wanted to talk but now I'm not so sure.

"What were you doing?" she has that sing-song going on and I know she's not going to stop until she finds out what happened last night. At the realization of this I flop back onto the bed covering my eyes as I prepare myself for the torture.

"Well Ashley?" She jumps up and splats further up on the bed, curling a pillow under her chin as she sits with her legs crossed.

"I went to Takers, had a drink, end of story." I'm pretty sure that from my shortened version she can tell that I don't want to talk. "It's so early, I need coffee" I say yawning.

"End of story? Ash you got home at 2:17AM after leaving at like 6:00PM and all you did was have a drink?

What th—, how did sh—, "Jess, you were sleeping when I got in."

"You think, I was sleeping when you got in, but I couldn't fall asleep knowing you were out there, so I waited up, and pulled a fast one when I heard your key in the door," she has this goofy grin on her face and I can't help but smile too.

"Thanks for waiting up, and I'm so—,"

"Nada Ash," she quickly cuts me off, "no time to stray, back to what you were doing last night,"

There's a ghastly look on my face, "You just cut me off mid apology, I can't believe you ju—, I hope you know you're never getting another one of those."

"I'll live," she's laughing now, "So tell me, what did you do at Takers?"

"I told you, I had a drink,"

"With?"

"With? What do you mean with?"

"Seriously Ashley?"

"I was alone," I turn on my side; this conversation is so over, especially when I feel like this, so unsure.

"Or, you were with someone, the same person who drove you home, I couldn't help but realize your car isn't in the driveway."

"What are you, FBI?"

"I think you were with a certain bartender,"

When she says this I find my mind drifting back to last night…

"Here, I put them in the wash; I hope you don't mind the soap I used."

I bring the bundle to my nose and inhale deeply, lavender and lilies.

"I just might switch," I tell her smiling; it's the first time I've smiled all night.

"Don't, you already smell perfect."

My train of thought is instantly broken when Jess starts laughing,

"Look at you, all smiles from a memory,"

"I don't know what you're talking about Jessie," I pull the sheet over my head, "this conversation is so over, I'm going back to bed."

"Wait what? Don't I get a name?"

"I don't know her name," God this is so embarrassing.

And she's laughing again, "Jess really?"

"You don't know her name Ashley? That's a first."

"Yea well, I'm not interested."

She gets up and slaps me with another pillow.

"You're such a liar."

"How would you know? You weren't even there!"

"Haha!" ok that was so random. Why do I bother?

"Jessie, there's nothing interesting there, nothing happened...sorta,"

"C'mon tell me," she jumps back on the bed smothering me; I can feel my breath stopping.

"I want to hear, everything."

"She drove me home. I had a little too much to drink."

"Ash, that's not the way to play the seductive mistress,"

"I wasn't trying to be seductive, just less pissed but that didn't go too right."

"I should have been there; I would've fixed you two right up,"

"Well I'm glad you weren't, I can fix my own self up thank you,"

"I'm hurt, Ash. And if you're so good at it how comes you didn't even get her name huh?"

"Not answering that Jess." She's giving me that glare.

"So when are you going to see her again?"

"I don't know Jess; I'm not in the mood right now,"

"What about your car?"

As she says that the doorbell rings and that goofy smile is on her face again. We stare at each other in silence and the bell rings again, Jess jumps off the bed,

"No Jessie do—," I grab after her but she's too fast.

"Coming!"

If it's who I think it is this is going to be a nightmare. Quick and painless, let's make it quick and painless. I keep repeating this to myself as I walk to the bathroom.

As I'm brushing my teeth I hear Jess yell, "Ash you have a visitor! It's the hot bartender and she brought your car!"

Oh God, I groan inwardly. Remind me again why we're friends?