So i know i havent updated in forever but please forgive me! im back on track and focussing on the story again. Please read and review!
"So, Ash… Where were you last night? It was pretty late when you got back to the cabin." Rosalie smirked as she said this. Ashlyn took her time taking another bite of toast before answering her cousin, quite aware that both her parents were sitting just down the table form them.
"I was just hanging out with someone, tying some loose ends. You know… just stuff."
"I don't know if I'd rather be considered a loose end of 'stuff' " Ashlyn jumped at the voice behind her. Seth planted a light kiss on her cheek and slid in beside her. A blush was working its way over Ashlyn's tan cheeks and she ducked her head down for a moment.
"Good morning," she smiled at him and took his hand under the table.
"Morning. Do you wanna practice for Final Jam after classes?" Ashley beamed and nodded. She was just about to say something when she was but off by Brown trying to get everyone's attention at the front of the mess hall.
"Excuse me, excu- BE QUIET!" he grinned as everyone instantly fell silent. "Thank you. Well now that I have your attention, I bet you will be pleased to know that there will be no classes today!" The whole mess hall erupted with cheers. A few 'I love you Brown!' 's could be heard too. Ashlyn turned to Seth and grinned.
"Want to practice after lunch then? We could meet in my cab-" she was cut off by her dad coughing loudly and glaring pointedly at her. "Or you know, maybe down by the beach?" She glanced at her dad and he nodded. Seth laughed and gave her another kiss as he stood up and checked his phone.
"Anywhere you want is fine. I have to go do... something, but I'll meet you by the canoes at one okay?" She nodded and Seth jogged out of the mess hall. Rosalie still had a smirk on her face and Ashlyn Stuck her tongue out at her and pushed out her bench.
"We should get together in a bit. Maybe after you slow pokes finish eating we can go out on the canoes? Okay, bye." Ashlyn said this all as she was backing out of the room. "I'll be in the cabin so me-" She was cut off as she backed into someone. "Oh my God, I'm so sorry- Oh… it's you." Ashlyn made a face as Amberly pushed by her.
"Oh Ash, I heard that Seth found himself a new charity case" Ashlyn face turned beet red and she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"That wasn't very nice Amberly. What do you have to say for yourself?" Jason said sternly and Amberly turned on her 'puppy-dog eyes'.
"I'm sorry daddy. I was only joking around. I didn't think she would take it so seriously" Jason laughed and ruffled his daughter's hair as he passed her.
"Just be more careful with you words, alright?" Amberly nodded and Ashlyn made gagging noises as she backed out of the mess hall. Once outside, Ashlyn wandered slowly along the paths leading away from the main area, lost in her own thoughts. Soon she was walking on an overgrown path that wound around the outside of the camp and ended in a lesser used parking lot behind the pool house and guest cabins. She could make out the clearing through the trees before voices pulled her out of her thoughts. A familiar voice drifted through the trees, and though it was too low to make out words, Ashlyn smiled. She quickened her steps to go greet Seth when another voice stopped her in her tracks. This one was higher and carried easily through the short distance to Ashlyn. She quickly and quietly crept to the edge of the parking lot and hid behind a large tree. A long limo was pulling down the drive on the far side and a girl was putting a small suitcase down. Ashlyn had to admit she was pretty. She was tall and lean, with dark black ringlets flowing down her back. Now she wrapped her arms around his neck and quickly kissed his cheek.
"Oh Seth-y! I've missed you so much!" Seth laughed and hugged her back before stepping back and putting his hands on her shoulders.
"Sarah, what the hell are you doing here? My mom will throw a fit if she finds out. No outside contact, remember?" Seth nervously looked around him as he said this. Sarah put on a faked hurt expression and put her hands over her heart.
"Oh my. Not even an 'I love you too'? You know it's been almost a month since I've seen you?" she laughed. "And I got your driver to drive me here; it's not that far anyways. I'll be gone tomorrow morning so your mom won't even know." While she had been talking, Seth had grabbed her bag and now both were smiling. Seth bumped her shoulder with his and motioned for her to follow him.
Ashlyn turned, her cheeks burning and tears stinging her eyes, and quickly made her way back along the path. She turned onto the first path that crossed the one she was on and sped up to a jog. After jogging for a couple minutes, she came out on the far edge of the beach. The canoes were all the way on the other end so Ashlyn started walking slowly. She watched the scene she had just witnessed over and over, trying to see where she had misinterpreted something. Tears prickled in her eyes as she approached the canoes, seeing Rosalie and Amy waiting for her. She hurriedly wiped her eyes and smiled at her sister and cousin.
"Ash, you okay?" She scowled at them.
"Of course I am. Let's go, I'm tired of standing here." She stalked past them and started pulling a canoe off the rack before the other two could say anything. They shrugged and helped her push it into the water. Ashlyn and Rosalie climbed in but Amy hesitated.
"Dad said to wear life jackets," she said, her voice small. Ashlyn sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Think of that as more of a suggestion. Anyways, do you wanna go track down Brown for the shed key? I don't know why it's been locked so much lately." Amy still hesitated before climbing in and pushing off from the dock. They paddled in silence until they reached the middle of the bay.
"Are you sure you're okay Ash? You seemed pretty upset," Rose asked quietly. Ashlyn sighed again.
"Not really. I think I saw Seth with another girl," she trailed off and Amy gasped.
"Wait, what! What do you mean think? Who the hell was she?" Rosalie demanded. Ashlyn shrugged.
"I dunno. I was just wandering around the trails, waiting for you guys when I heard Seth by the guest cabins. I went over there and he was with a girl. I don't think she was from here though, there was a car pulling away. Anyways, she kissed him." Both girls gasped and Amy covered her mouth.
"No way! Was it a real kiss?" Ashlyn scowled again.
"What the hell was that supposed to mean? A real kiss? I don't know. She kissed him on the cheek and pouted when he asked her what she was doing here." Rose shook her head.
"Sounds like bad news to me. Did you talk to him?" Ashlyn shook her head.
"No, I turned around and followed the path until it came out on the beach." Amy opened her mouth to say something but she was cut off by a shout from the dock.
"Girls! What do you think you're doing! Get back in here, now!" The three girls looked at each other in dread and quickly started paddling back in to shore where Uncle Brown was waiting.