He picked up on the third ring.
'Hey, what's up" Ricky asked.
"You're not at work" Ashley got up and locked her room door so now no one could just come right on in.
"Driving to Adrian's house and then I'm heading to work" Ricky replied.
"What was up with you today with Jake" Ashley was very curious all of sudden.
"I just didn't like the fact that he was going to take you home and he could maybe be a serial killer or something" Ricky replied very chilled.
"Really, because I think your jealous" Ashley smirked. Ricky laughed.
"Of course I'm jealous Jake get's to go to the dance with you and your gorgeous" Ricky replied.
"Thanks but don't say that" Ashley pulled her legs to her chest.
"Why you are" Ricky was completely serious now.
"Don't you cross that line that we both know we can't come back from" Ashley whispered.
"What if I told you I wanted to cross that line" Ricky said as Ashley heard the car stop. Ashley got up and unlocked her door she walked out and headed to the front of the house she looked across the street where she saw Ricky's car. Ashley sighed.
"I'd say we would need to talk in person" Ashley shrugged as she looked at his car. Waiting for him to make a choice.
"When I leave Adrian's house I'll come over and talk to you" Ricky spoke. Ashley felt something choke her hard in her throat and stomach.
"Wrong answer" Ashley replied as she hung up. Ashley walked fast to her room and swung open the door closed it and locker it back. Ashley wiped at the tear that had fallen down her cheek. Ashley sat on her bed and couldn't believe she had really jumped off the cliff. She had aloud herself unknowing to start liking Ricky. God no I didn't. I fought it I never thought about him that way. We were friends.
Ashley wiped her face violently. I'm not going to cry over this it wasn't anything anyway. Ashley grabbed her backpack and textbooks. She was going to through herself into her home work. Two hours later and all homework completed Ashley was just about to head to the main house because she was hungry when her mom came into her room.
"Family, dinner now" Anne said as she walked in and then out.
"Are you serious" Ashley shouted after her in shock.
"Very serious from here on were going to do this every Friday" Anne spoke and then left the room with out another word. Ashley rolled her eyes at her mom's lame attempt at starting family dinners again. Ashley grabbed her phone and walked out. She walked into the dining room to find her Amy and her dad sitting in front of plates of spaghetti with meat sauce. Anne came out with two more plates and sat one down for Ashley. Ashley took her seat next to Amy. They all sat there eating their food in silence until George broke the silence.
"I had a good day at work today" George said.
"That's nice and how was school girls" Anne asked.
"Fine" Amy replied. Ashley just shrugged.
"Hey, Amy where's Ricky he's usually here by now" Anne asked.
"He needed to do something after school and he had two more hours of work today so he couldn't come by but he promise he would take John out all day tomorrow" Amy shrugged. Just then Ashley got a text. From Ricky. "Speak of the devil" Ashley murmured.
"What did you say Ashley" George asked.
"Nothing" Ashley shook her head.
"Now we can make tomorrow a whole day" Amy smiled.
"What are you doing tomorrow" George grumbled as he ate his spaghetti.
"Looking for dresses with mom" Amy replied.
"Oh, you going Ashley" George laughed.
"Actually yes" Ashley shot him a knowing smile.
"Oh, why" George looked at Ashley very confused.
"She has a date" Amy answered for her. At the same time Ashley got yet another text from Ricky.
"That him texting you" George asked pointing to the phone. Ashley just shook her head no.
"His name's Jake Cane and I ran into him today so I just asked him" Ashley laughed. She quickly stopped laughing as her ring tone for Ricky came on. The song was Little Lion Man by Mumford and Sons. She thought the ring tone suited him very well. Ashley opened the phone.
"Hey" Ricky said.
"It's been two hours and now you want to call back" Ashley snapped and then hung up. Everyone turned and looked at her. Ashley just started eating acting like nothing happened.
"Who was that" George asked.
"No one important" Ashley replied. Everyone shrugged it off and continued talking.
"Hey what color dress do you want I thing light blue would look great on you" Anne smiled.
"Sound good" Ashley nodded. Two seconds later Ashley got yet another text from Ricky. Ashley rolled her eyes and turned her phone off.
"Every thing okay" Anne asked.
"Peachy" Ashley smiled.
"Well mother and father this has been a wonderful dinner but may I be excused" Ashley smiled sarcastically. Anne and George nodded there head's and Ashley got up and took her phone with her. Once she was in her room Ashley turned on her phone. She opened the first text from Ricky.
Ricky
What do you mean wrong answer?
She opened the next one.
Ashley plz text back.
She opened the last one. It was pretty long.
Listen I'm sorry for what ever I did that hurt you. But I'm not sure how I feel or what I want to do. How all of this is working out. But I do want to be friends with you. That's all. Friends?
Ashley rolled her eyes at how inconsistent Ricky could be. Ashley dialed his number.
"You're an Ass you know" Ashley said before Ricky could say a word. He laughed.
"Why do you say that other then the obvious" Ricky chuckled.
"You pretty much went all stalker on me while I was having dinner with the family" Ashley laughed.
"Oh, Shit did you tell them it was me" Ricky asked.
"Of, course because I want you dead" Ashley replied sarcastically.
"So were good right" He asked.
"Sure" Ashley shrugged as she got comfortable on the bed.
"Great" He smiled.
"How was your talk with Adrian" Ashley asked but as she asked she found herself being less interested.
"Great were back together and everything's okay"
"So you're happy" Ashley asked she let the lumped that had grow more familiar in her throat choke her.
"Yeah I guess" Ricky replied.
"I'm still mad at you"
"Yeah sorry something about that guy alone with you gave me a bad feeling"
"Whatever Ricky, Jake's a nice guy" Ashley laughed.
"Hey, I'm going to eat dinner call you back in twenty" Ricky said.
"Alright, bye" Ashley hung up and got up. She went to the main house to take a shower. When she came back to the room her phone was ringing.
"Yep" Ashley answered.
"How's John" Ricky asked.
"Fine, he's a sleep I checked on him when I came out of the shower" Ashley replied as she got in her bed.
"Alright, Ben is way too paranoid about this whole dance thing" Ricky replied.
"What do you mean" Ashley asked.
"He renting a carriage and a violinist" Ricky laughed.
"Oh shut up he's being romantic and it's a bit cheesy for me but Amy will love it" Ashley replied.
"Well your right about that"
"Hey, question how come you never tried again to get together with Amy" Ashley asked just out of curiosity.
"Well I just never thought about Amy that way anymore and she has Ben so it never really felt right" Ricky replied.
"What's your favorite color" Ashley blurted out.
"Random question but okay its sky blue" Ricky laughed.
"Thought so mine's black" Ashley smiled.
"Saw that coming tell me something no one knows about you even Griffin" Ricky asked.
"Now why would I tell you if I didn't tell Griffin" Ashley smirked.
"Because you want to know mine"
"Alright, I write poems" Ashley said.
"Really like deep poems" Ricky laughed.
"Do not laugh at me Underwood or I'll hang up the phone" Ashley threatened.
"Okay I would like to hear one sometime" Ricky smirked.
"Yeah how's next to never" Ashley laughed.
"Okay whatever here goes I'm actually never wanted to have kids and John came I realized I did but with some one I love"
"But that could be Amy I mean I know Amy can be well Amy but you to could be together" Ashley stretch out around the bed.
"Yeah but there was Adrian and Ben so I just never really tried again" Ricky shrugged.
"I don't think Ben stopped you I think you stopped you and I wanna know why" Ashley asked.
"Alright because I don't see myself falling in love with Amy" Ricky replied.
"You don't know that you can't help who you fall in love with" Ashley answered.
"Don't I know" Ricky murmured. Ashley ignored that comment and yawned.
"Getting tried" Ricky asked.
"No" Ashley fought the sleep that had started to wrap around her like a warm blanket.
"Oh I'm going dress shopping with my mom and Amy tomorrow" Ashley fight the urge to yawn.
"That sounds like fun" Ricky replied sarcastically.
"I think I might have a good time"
"So you really like this Jake guy" Ricky asked.
"Yeah I think I do"
"If you're happy I'm happy" Ricky laughed. That's the last think Ashley heard. Ashley was woke up by the sun hitting her eyes. She blinked rapidly. Ashley was just getting out the bed and when she realized that her phone was in her bed and it was still on.
"Hello" Ashley groaned.
"Yeah I'm up" Ricky murmured.
"Were we on the phone this whole time" Ashley asked.
"Yeah I think so I fell asleep just a little after you did" Ricky replied.
"Well alright I'll call you later" Ashley yawned.
"Don't have to I'll be at your house in thirty" Ricky replied.
"Alright later" Ashley replied as she hung up. She grabbed a towel and headed to the main house.
"Hey, Ashley you need to hurry up Ricky well be here soon and then were leaving when he gets here" Amy said as Ashley walked into the kitchen.
Ashley nodded her head. She went to the bath and took a shower. She grabbed her rode and heard for her room. Ashley started looking for something to wear. When she saw her shorts and remember what happened the last she had them on and smiled. Ashley grabbed them and a blue t-shirt that said Yeah I stole your boyfriend. And got dress. She was about to straight her hair when she heard a knock.
"Come in" Ashley replied. Ricky walked in wearing a blue shirt that held his muscles just right and some jeans.
"Hey" Ricky said.
"Hey" Ashley replied as she going to straighten her hair.
"Don't" Ricky said as he walked up behind her.
"Don't what" She asked.
"Don't straighten it" Ricky shrugged.
"Why" Ashley asked as she turned around she stood face to face with Ricky. They were so close Ashley just had to lean her face closer to kiss him. She slammed that thought out of her head. Ricky smiled and raised his hand to slowly curve a piece of her hair behind her ear.
"I like it better this way" Ricky smiled. Ashley couldn't help but smile back.
"Thanks but don't" Ashley replied there bodies only inches apart. Ricky nodded his headed and stepped back. They had come to an understanding if they wanted to be friends there was a limit to what could be said or done with out crossing a line. Just then Amy came in. Ricky took another step back. Ashley turned around and started cleaning up.
"Um, Ricky were about to leave can you come get John" Amy asked.
"Yeah, sure" Ricky replied.
"Bye, Ashley" Ricky locked eyes with Ashley and Ashley held his gaze but she looked away and sighed. Ricky put his hands in his pockets and walked out. Amy looked at Ashley and Ashley could see the little gears in her head turning trying to figure out what's going on.
"Let's go Amy" Ashley walked pass her and headed for the front of the house. Anne was already in the car when Ashley slid in. "Where's Amy" Anne asked.
"Coming, she's giving John to Ricky" Ashley replied.
"Okay, were going to have so much fun today" Anne giggled.
"Probably not Amy's mad at me" Ashley shrugged.
"Why" Anne asked.
"Ricky" Ashley sat back stretched out. Amy came out the house yelling at Ricky who just shook his head and carried John to his car. Amy rolled her eyes and got in the car. Ashley pulled out her phone and sent a text to Ricky. What happened?
The car ride was very quiet and intense. They pulled up to a café. Ashley got a respond just then. Amy yelled at me about you and me no matter how much I tried to explain to her there wasn't a you and me.
Ashley sent back a reply. I'll talk to her. Ashley step out of the car and into the café. Just as she was going to say something the waiter came by.
"Hello, my name's Pat what can I sever ya'll today" Pat asked as she chewed her gum.
"I'll have egg's scrambled, toast, bacon, a side of hash browns, and a cup of orange juice" Ashley replied.
"And what well you guys being having" Pat asked.
"Same" Anne replied as Amy nodded her head in agreement. The waiter left and Ashley sighed.
"There's not even a little bit of anything going on between us" Ashley lied she knew there was something that neither if them were ready to face.
"Whatever Ashley I saw you" Amy barked at her. Anne looked at both of them confused.
"What did you see Amy we were talking" Ashley sneered.
"Yeah about what" Amy asked.
"Since you need to know it was about Adrian and Jake"
"Oh you guys were…"
"Helping each other" Ashley finished her sentence.
"Yeah, I feel really stupid" Amy sighed.
"You should" Anne interjected.
"Just call him and say sorry" Ashley suggested.
"Go, Amy" Anne added. Amy slid out of her seat and headed outside.
"That was very mature of you Ashley you could have let you sister stay mad at you or you could fix this" Anne beamed at her daughter.
"Ricky shouldn't have to take such a hard time when he comes over to see John because Amy delusional". Just then their food arrived and Amy came back in.
"All fixed" Amy smiled.
"So Ashley who is this Jake guy" Anne asked as she started to eat.
"Just this kid that I ran into and he seemed really nice so I asked him" Ashley shrugged as she bit into her toast.
"That's it" Anne asked. Ashley nodded her head.
"Well I can't wait to meet him" Anne smiled.
"Ben say's he has a surprise for me" Amy beamed.
"Oh that sounds very romantic already" Anne replied. Ashley finished her food and started drinking her orange juice.
"Well I'm ready to go so let's pay this bill and get out of here" Ashley said.
"Yeah right the earlier we get to the store the better dresses" Amy replied.
"Alright well I'm going to the bathroom" Ashley got up and head to the bathroom once there she pulled out her phone and called Ricky she got his voice mail.
"Hey I wanted to make sure Amy talked to you and that everything was okay call me back when you get this" Ashley said. She walked out of the bathroom and to her table her mom and Amy were already getting up to leave. Ashley headed for the car and got in. Amy and Anne got into the car. They drove to a little store that Anne had seen only a couple of days ago on her drive to work. Ashley got out of the car and head toward the dresses.
"Pick light blues" Anne yelled after Ashley. Ashley pulled out her phone and called Griffin looking for a dress.
"Okay" Ashley yelled back as the phone rang.
"Talk to me" Griffin answered.
"Hey, guess where I am" Ashley asked.
"Um, at Ricky's house getting it on" Griffin laughed.
"Ha, Ha very funny but no" Ashley smirked.
"Okay at your house"
"Nope" Ashley replied.
"I give up" Griffin laughed.
"I'm looking for a dress for the dance" Ashley laughed as she picked up a dress that had raffles all over it.
"What's so funny" Griffin asked.
"Just the worst dress of all time" Ashley laughed again as she put the dress back and started on the next rack.
"Try to get something that has one strap it well make your boobs pop" Griffin suggest.
"Griffin" Ashley gasped.
"What it will" Griffin shrugged.
"I'm really excited about this Dance" Ashley smiled.
"Why" Griffin asked.
"Because Ricky and I are going to have such a great time hanging out" Ashley smiled.
"Jake" Griffin corrected.
"What"
"You're going with Jake not Ricky" Griffin sighed.
"That's what I said" Ashley replied.
"No you said Ricky"
"I said Jake" Ashley replied stubbornly.
"Ashley if you really like Ricky just know I've got your back" Griffin replied.
"I said Jake" Ashley replied.
"Okay you said Jake" Griffin sighed.
"Hey I found a dress" Ashley smiled. The dress was a pale blue with one strap on the right side and sparkles running down it.
"Great can't wait to see you in it now go try it on Later" Griffin hung up. Ashley hurried to the dressing room and graded a card.
She jumped in to the room and traded her shorts and t-shirt for the dress. She walked out and found her mom. She tapped her on the shoulder. And when Anne turned around she bursted into tears.
"Ashley you look so beautiful" Anne smiled.
"Thanks" Ashley smiled. Just then Amy came out in a dark blue with two straps roses that went around the dress at the top of the waist.
"Wow look at my girls" Anne started crying all over again.
"Amy you look great" Ashley smiled at her.
"You look beautiful to Ashley" Amy smiled back.
"Group hug" Anne cheered and they all grabbed each other in the first group hug they had ever shared.
Well that's chapter eight guys. Hoped you liked it. But I've got some bad news Ricky and Ashley wont be getting together for a while but it is going to happen soon. Do you guys love the fact how much they always seem to come close but don't ever make it. I love it. I well be skipping the week and going straight to the Dance. Well here it goes. I DO NOT OWN THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER OR THE SONG THAT HELP ME WRITE THIS.