Hey Bro's :) You guys are awesome for the reviews and all that good stuff, so thank you for that! It's about time I got the guys and girls to meet, and this is the last one. Now we can finally start developing some sort of relationship.
Sorry for the long time with no update, I've just been SO busy! But be glad that there's an update.
"Why do you even work here?" Evan asked Ashley one morning when he stopped by to visit her at work. He hadn't seen her in a few days because he was busy with school, but decided to stop by before his morning class this morning since he knew she wouldn't be busy.
"Because I would feel weird not paying any of the rent," she told him from the opposite side of the counter.
She was always the kind of girl who always felt the need to help in any way, with anything. And that included the rent. She didn't have to be at this stupid job that paid close to nothing, because Berkeley could easily pay their rent, but Ashley wouldn't have that. She was raised to be independent and not have the need to be supported by others, or their incomes.
"Well, it's not a big deal. If you hate this job so much, why don't you just quit? You know Berkeley wouldn't mind paying two hundred dollars more."
"But Evan, two hundred dollars is a lot of money," the raven haired beauty said, giving her friend a serious look.
"Not for Berkeley." Ashley rolled her eyes at the truthfulness of that, seeing as though money never was, or never would be a problem for her housemate, no matter what. Her parents were completely loaded, and she made what seemed like loads of money from her regular and guest gigs.
"The thing is, I would quit, but where would I go from here?" Ashley asked, deciding now would be a good time for ranting and trying to get advice from her friend.
"Would someone hire you as, like, an assistant to a marine biologist or something?"
The girl shook her head and sighed heavily, then said "Probably not since I don't have my degree yet."
Kendall found the shop he'd been looking for, the one he'd heard a lot about. His friends told him that he should go there for cheap t-shirts, not to mention they had great deals on Vans, and everyone knew Kendall loved his Vans.
He stuffed his keys into his pocket, then pulled the door open, and a wave of cold air hit him in the face. The shop was pretty big, racks and shelves of clothing all around, shoes in the back right corner, and there were posters and surfboards plastered on the walls. It was like your typical beach shop, but higher class materials and higher prices, and they were actually clothes you'd want to be seen in.
You had to admit, shirts you found in beach shops were ugly and had bad cuts and you'd never want to be seen out in public wearing a shirt that's tie dye and had the words Someone who loves me went to Santa Monica and brought me back this t-shirt. Like, really. Come on.
So that's what put this beach shop apart from all the others.
Kendall glanced at the counter in the back of the store, and noticed two people deep in conversation, a guy wearing thin framed black glasses, and the girl was just…whoa.
She had long, black curly hair that fell over her shoulders and wore a black shirt, but she didn't look grungy at all. She looked well put together, someone who did put at least a few minutes of time into their look in the morning, and her black shirt was fitted and had sleeves that went down to the elbows.
She was just gorgeous, at least in Kendall's eyes. He was so caught up in what she looked like that he didn't realize he was still meandering around, and he ran into a clothing rack that stabbed him right in the side.
The hangers clanked against the wood, causing some of the t-shirts to fall to the floor, and they hit the hardwood floor loudly. Kendall winced, not wanting to create a scene.
Ashley stopped talking when she heard a loud crash, and looked over at the lone customer, a cute guy with blonde hair, that had an interesting cut, and he bent down to pick up whatever had fallen.
"Duty calls," Evan said, then smiled at his friend before leaving the store, and Ashley bid a quick goodbye as she walked over to this klutzy guy.
Kendall heard footsteps coming closer, and he looked up to see that gorgeous girl walking over to him, a somewhat blank look on her face. Crap, she was probably going to yell at him.
"I'm sorry," he said quickly, standing up with a pile full of clothes and hangers, only to have half of it fall from his arms.
"Well if you weren't so freaking klutzy," Ashley said, dead serious, as she bent down to get the rest of the materials on the floor. Kendall swallowed, looking like a deer in headlights, and the girl noticed this, and she laughed. "I'm kidding, it's fine."
"Oh," the mystery guy said, breathing a sigh of relief. "I thought you were going to kick me out or something." Ashley smiled.
"No," she said, hanging up a t-shirt. "I would never kick out the only customer I'm probably going to get today."
"Crappy shift?" Kendall asked, a smile on his face.
"Yup," she laughed, hanging up a few Billabong t-shirts. "I don't know why I have it, but I do."
"I think it's because you're kind of intimidating," the blonde said before he could even think about it. Ashley raised an eyebrow at him, and he thought she was going to kill him. Again. "I-I meant, I didn't mean it like that-"
"It's fine," she said, laughing. "I've been told that numerous times. I'm pretty sure that's why I have this shift, too."
"Really?" he asked now, handing her the t-shirts in his hand. He had to admit, part of his mind was terrified of what she was going to say next, and the other part was terrified of what he would say next.
Ashley nodded. "People think I'm scary because I have black hair and pretty much only wear that color, but I'm really not that mean."
He laughed, then said "Kendall." The girl smiled.
"I've only heard that used as a girl's name," she said, leaning against the wooden rack. The guy shrugged.
"My mom's fault, I guess," he told her, and she grinned now.
"Ashley."
Mkay guys, that was great, was it not? I can't wait for the next chapter, and I think you guys will like it!
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