A/N: Ok so a huge thank you to everyone who reviewed my first chapter. Big confidence boost . So here is chapter2 ready for you to readand longer than the first (SCORE!). Enjoy!

The Great Escape- Boys Like Girls

Chapter 2

The Great Escape

"Oh My God! Where is your camera?"

"Why? Do you see Big Foot?" I roll over in a fit of laughter at my own joke, but I'm the only one laughing.

"Seriously Spence! I need your camera. This view is amazing!"

I rarely ever see her this excited about anything so I'm instantly curious.

"Hold on a sec. I'm coming!" I yell sprinting up the hill; barely able to breathe as I reach where Ash is standing.

"Here." I say, panting as I thrust the camera at her. I lie down on the ground and take a swig of my water bottle.

"Took you long enough, slow-poke." She says, taking the camera, and as she puts it up to her eye, she immediately goes into full-on photographer mode. Adjusting the lens, turning the camera this way and that, and flipping all the buttons.

I can't help but laugh at the scene in front of me. Ashley turns around and looks quizzically at me.

"It's just that… you were…you really like taking pictures, don't you?" Hello Ms. Stutters A. Lot. Wow! What an idiot.

She smiles and looks out at the ocean. "It's like my "passion"… when you capture something on film, it's a moment in time that will last forever, a moment that no one can take away from you."

I stand up and walk towards her. "So… would you mind staying and watching the sunset?" I ask shyly.

"I was about to ask you the same thing," she says smiling.

"It'll cost you though," I tease her a little, "one picture of you."

She smiles brightly and walks to stand by the edge of the little cliff. I snap her picture and go to sit with her to watch the sunset.

Okay so we've been playing this game lately; we flirt but in a fun teasing way and I'm so confused. Like is it the "I like you" flirting or is it the friendly banter? These are confusing times my friends. I know that I like her but I really wish I knew how she felt.

A couple weeks have gone by since our sunset watching and Ashley has been acting really weird. Like she's distant and I cannot for the life of me figure out why. It's like we'll be goofing off, just being us, and when it seems like she's having fun she just zones out and disconnects. It's really bugging the crap out of me.

And yet, here she is at my window.

"Oh come on, break the rules for once Spence."

"I don't want to get in trouble! If my mom catches me I'll be on lockdown," I yell from my bedroom window to the girl below.

"Don't worry so much! Everyone's asleep. They'll never even know that you're gone. Besides, I really need to talk to you."

"I don't know Ash. Are you sure I won't get caught?"

"Of course not, you're with me. Now get your butt down here!" She says smiling.

"Ok" I say, reluctantly crawling down the tree right outside my bedroom window.

As I reach the bottom I notice that she is staring at me. She looks really deep in thought, almost like she is trying to remember every little detail about me, and it kind of scares me.

"What are you looking at Ashley Nicole?" I ask, knowing that she hates it when you use her middle name.

She snaps out of her trance and grits her teeth. "Nothing…but I swear you were a monkey in a past life."

It's true I love to climb. I once belonged to a rock-climbing place but after I fell and broke my wrist two years go, I couldn't climb all that well anymore, so I stopped going.

I smile and look at her. "Now what was so important that I had to sneak out of my house for?" I ask.

Her face falls and her eyes drop to the ground, but she quickly recovers by smiling that award winning Ashley Davies smile. "Let's go to our spot," she suggests.

Now I know it's serious because we only ever go there to talk about the hard things and issues that we are dealing with.

Yay for me for making it longer this time!

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