-Shay's POV-
Ashley's eyes widened when she saw the shirt Tyler was waving. She rushed to grab it.
"Oh that's my shirt. I uhh…I got excited when I saw the whale floater on the pool. So uhh…I'll take that" she stuttered taking the shirt out of his finger.
"Nice hickey Ash" Tyler whispered not so quietly to her. She covered her neck with her hand and shot me a death glare while Tyler sent me a wink, good thing the others didn't notice us. I was partly embarrassed and proud of my work.
"I'll bring this upstairs" she ran back to the stairs. When she was out of earshot the rest of the cast started to bombard me with questions.
"I didn't know Ashley was here" Lucy said with a teasing tone
"We uhm had a sleepover that's what best friends do right?" I said defensively
"Yeah. Yeah. Best friends. Who you used to ex lovers" Troian said making everyone laugh turning me red as tomato. Thank God Ashley came down right in time to save me from everyone. It was just then that I noticed that the shirt I threw for her to wear was the shirt she got for me before that has a big statement written 'benzo'.
"We'll always know who you are with your shirt Ash" Ian joked. Ashley looked confused and checked her shirt. She rolled her eyes at him and sat down beside me on the couch.
"You kept this?" She whispered on my ear
"Yeah. I hope you kept yours" I whispered back fighting the urge to kiss her.
"Hmmm…I might have." I pouted like a child "That cute pout of yours isn't working anymore but yes I kept it" I look at her in the eye. My brown eyes meet her baby blue eyes. Oh my God Ashley why are you so irresistible?
"Whispers and eye stares. Yeah best friends!" Keegan said rolling his eyes cutting off our moment.
"Stop it you guys." Ashley said and once again my face burned red.
We spent the day talking and playing and watching movies including the PLL movie. It was after dinner everyone gathered in circle at my living room. The guys had prepared our drinks and set it at the center of the circle.
"Before we starting intoxicating ourselves I would to express how happy I am to reconnect with everyone. Cheers!" Troian said her piece.
"and these will be the faces I will see on my wedding next month. Alright?!" Lucy added. "Shay? I made you one of my bridesmaids along with the girls I hope its okay with you and hope the dress fits you"
"Of course Lucy. It would be an honor to be part of yours and Ian's wedding" I said with much joy. If she wasn't across me I would have given her a hug.
It felt like old times playing never have I ever and truth or dare. Just late evening and early midnight and everyone were already down drunk. I was a bit sober but tipsy at the same time. Ashley was lying on the floor carpet. I bent down to kiss her forehead when I was about to lie down beside her I saw Janel looking at us with a teasing smirk. I just winked at her and motioned for her to keep it a secret.
-Janel's POV-
Shay is so cute kissing Ashley's forehead and deep inside my mind I let a devilish laugh. I'm going to win again. The gang and I are now back to our betting habits.
"Do you think they're back together?" Lucy asked when both Shay and Ashley went to get some glasses.
"You want to put a bet on it?" Brant said setting everyone to a little commotion
"I'm with you on this baby" I gave him a quick peck.
"No. Not again. No more betting for me." Troian raised both of her hands up
"Come on Troi just for old time sake. I think it's a good idea. They won't even know" Keegan tried to convince her
"Yeah. Last time you girls had a bet on them you didn't ask us to join" Tyler added
"Okay fine. But in one condition…no more 'interventions' from any of you" she agreed and eyed on Sasha when she said her condition
"Not again. My intervention last time cost me 100 bucks." Sasha said making us all laugh.
Brant, me, Tyler, Keegan and Lucy bet that they still had a chance while Troian, Ian and Sasha bet that they were not getting back together.
-Shay's POV-
I woke with the sweet aroma of Troian's famous coffee. Ashley was still sleeping beside me while the rest of the gang was trying to resist waking up but eventually risen up and made their way to the kitchen. When they were gone I gave Ashley a wake up kiss. I was surprised when she reciprocated the kiss.
"My lips seem to move on its own with yours" she said when the kiss ended. I laughed at her and stood up offering her my hand for assistance.
"Good!" I said and we joined the others for coffee.
After breakfast everyone cleaned up and prepared to leave. Ashley stayed behind with me.
"I think…I still owe you this day." I said clinging to Ashley.
"I believe so too. What do have in store for me Shannon?" she turn freely resting her back on me.
"I don't really know but unplanned is good right? So will you go out on a date with me?" I placed my chin on her shoulder
"Yes" she agreed and we separately took a shower and changed our clothes. She didn't have any spare clothes with her so we had to go through everything on my closet for something that could fit her. Good thing our bodies were almost closely the same she was able to fit in on one of my floral dress.
"New car? Wow" Ashley complimented when she saw the car I just bought a month ago. I have used it I think thrice or twice since I bought it.
"Yeah. It's a benz" the words slip my mouth before I could think about what to say
"A what? A benz? Hmmm…love me that much?" I rolled my eye as she teased me
"Conceited much? Anyways you're the first person to ride on my baby. Go on go on flatter yourself all you want" I went inside the driver's seat and Ashley got in laughing so hard.
"So I'm not your baby now?" she asked when she stopped laughing taking me completely by surprise which made her laugh once again.
"Yes this is my baby now" I said faking to be serious. She stopped laughing and fell silent. I drove away and she hasn't really said a word after what I said. "Hey. You will always be my baby" I turn my head to smile at her and grab her hand to intertwine it with mine. Thank God they invented automatic cars so I could keep one hand on the steering wheel and the other on hers. I saw her smile on my peripheral view.
-Ashley's POV-
I must admit Shay's new car really looks good. She was using her other car when she went to the studio the other day and we left my car there so when I saw her new car this morning I was really surprised. Not to mention that I'm overwhelmed that I'm the first person to ride on her 'baby' and hell I'm still her baby. I could feel the butterflies on my stomach. Shay Mitchell you certainly know how to send me this electrifying feelings.
We enjoyed a fun joyride along the streets of Los Angeles. We just bought any food we pass by on and do random things that just come up on our minds. It could be ordinary for some but it was this day that made every loving feeling come back and erase all the sad memories that brought pain. It only took a day to forget the 2 years of gloom.
She dropped me to my place and I asked her to stay which she gladly accepted. 2 sleepovers in a row I think in no time we would definitely get back together.
"Can I change for some of your clothes Ash?" she asked me while I prepare my bubble bath.
"You still have yours in your closet" I noticed the look on her face that she wasn't really expecting that I still had the things she left "I didn't move your things away."
"I don't know if I should say thank you but I would still say it, Thank you Ashley" She went to me and pulled me for a hug.
The night went on with us talking. We went to bed early because she has an early commitment tomorrow morning.
I woke up with a note on my mirror. 'Good morning. I didn't wake you up when I left. I'm going to work now maybe we can have lunch today or dinner probably. Text me when you're up. –Shay Buttah'
I took my phone and texted her as she instructed me so. My phone chimed seconds after placing it. She seems eager. I was disappointed when I looked at it because the text didn't come from Shay but from Tyler instead.
"If you're up turn your TV on and watch your girl on the morning news. HOT!" I read the text message and my brows furrowed
'Whatever long hair. As you said she's my girl, don't call her hot :P' I replied to him
I turned the TV on and indeed Shay was a guest on the morning news but her interview was already almost at the end.
"We heard the PLL cast had gathered together for a reunion. How did it go?" the interviewer asked her
"It was good. It's really nice to be with them again we had fund and we enjoyed catching up" Shay said confidently
"So Shay one last question, what could someone do to win Shay Mitchell's heart?" I smirked at the question.
"It's really easy to capture my heart. Anyone who could make me smile could easily take my heart away but I think it's quite impossible for now because I've already given my heart away to someone" the interviewer reacted weirdly
"You haven't been rumored with anyone after your break up with your PLL co-star and ex-girlfriend Ashley Benson, who's this lucky person now?" the interviewer curiously asked
"Obviously it's still me duh!" I shouted at the TV while pointing at myself although they can't hear me
"Someone I met at work before" My confident smile fade away after Shay answered. Seriously Shay? You met someone? What about the 3 days we spent together? The talk, the kiss, the cuddles? I was so tempted to turn the TV off but I decided to hear out what Shay still had to say.
"I have fallen in love with the same person three times. In a day spanning of countless years. I fell in love the first time when she left me in Vancouver. It broke my heart but it just proved that I really loved her. I fell in love the second time when she showed up at my house in Van the following year soaked wet. It was the time that I gave ourselves another chance. I fell in love the third time when I broke her heart and said goodbye. It was then that I realized I couldn't live without her. It took me two years to be the Shay I always wanted to be and despite the two years away my heart had always been with that same person. I am proud to say to the world that I am still in love with Ashley Benson. I will always love her, always." Shay garnered applauses from the live studio audience and the interviewers and probably from the home viewers. I covered my mouth with my hand as my jaw dropped. Shay just told the world that it's still me after all these time. Oh shit I just fell in love with her again so hard. Shay Mitchell you are definitely gonna be the death of me.
I couldn't almost breathe. I feel like I'm going to hyperventilate anytime now. Before I could even sink everything in, my phone endlessly received messages from our friends asking me if I saw Shay's interview. Hell I did! When I finally gained my consciousness back I immediately called Shay.
"Hey Ash" I couldn't figure out her tone of voice. Is she ashamed or confused or what?
"Meet me at my house now like right now and I don't care of you flee like lightning from God knows where you are...Oh my God I'm so sorry for snapping like that but you really need to see me. Please." I have never panicked like this in my life.
I don't know if she really took my word seriously because she arrived exactly 15 minutes after I ended my call. She came running inside the living room.
"Hey I came as fast as I could. What happened? You've seen the interview did you? I knew you would get angry I thought ugh I shouldn't have trusted my instincts damn…" Shay started rambling and she was even in panic mode as I am.
"Hey hey calm down. I'm not angry. No. You caught me by surprise but I felt like I'm the luckiest girl in the world." Her face showed relief and looked like she really couldn't believe what she's seeing right now.
"Let's get back together" I said as fast as I could and attacked her lips with mine. She was frozen and didn't responded so I pulled away. "Shannon?"
She blinked her eyes twice before she spoke "WHAT?!"
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