18- The Talk

Bella's POV

I stared at Ashton who was standing opposite me, my heart was pounding, I felt sweat form on my forehead as a result of stress and nervousness. He was wearing a white shirt and black jeans, the normal uniform workers wear. There isn't anything special about the outfit but he still looked good in it, I looked down at the ground. I don't think it's the best time to make eye contact with him.

"What do you want to talk about?" I asked, still awkwardly looking at the ground. My body stiffened when he held my shoulders firmly with his hands, causing me to look up at him.

"I'm sorry for how I've behaved to you in the past weeks, I was really stupid for acting that way to you" He said, looking at me in the eye. I looked away from his eyes and stared at the wall behind him.

"Sure" I answered. I really didn't know what to say to his apology, what if kissing me was a mistake to him?

"I don't know about you, but I don't regret ever kissing you. You see, I kissed you because I wanted to and although I was a little confused and didn't know what I was feeling, all the times I kissed you I've never once regretted it. I hope you have not too" He said, it caught me off guard. I thought he was apologizing for the kiss. My cheeks heated up and I felt a very nice fuzzy feeling in my stomach.

"What I'm trying to say is, I really like you" I stared at him, dumbfounded. Yes, I like him but I didn't expect him to like me too. My heart was pounding like I just finished running a marathon, my stomach felt like a million butterflies had erupted inside and my face is probably as red as Chinese tomato.

My words were stuck in my throat, he already knows I like him so there isn't really anything to say. But I still feel like a lot has been left unsaid.

There's still a question I feel like I need to ask.

"If you really like me then why did you kiss Stella?" I asked. He looked a little surprised by my question.

"I wanted you to be jealous, when I saw you with Matt I couldn't contain my anger so I did what I felt was right to do. But now I totally regret it" He said, I nodded.

"So what do you say?" He asked, stepping a little closer to me. His presence so close to me made my heart race. "I like you too" I said, and with that he kissed me squarely on the lips. For the first time I kissed him and it felt right.

After our little kiss, he nibbled on my lower lip and then engulfed my entity with his hug. We stayed like this for a whole minute, I was actually counting, before pulling away.

He kissed me one more time on the nose and then grinned widely at me, before walking away. I sat on the floor of the staff room and smiled at the thought of us kissing, but I wasn't sure if we were official or not, he didn't ask me to be his girlfriend so it's still a little confusing.

I walked out of the staff room to my duty post and commenced my work, a lot of my colleagues had already arrived and everyone had already started working. I joined them occasionally glancing at Ashton who all the annoying customers won't stop flirting with.

I bet they only came here to flirt with him, it doesn't matter anyways he's my boyfri- soon-to-be boyfriend. So they can admire but can't have 'cause he's mine.

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Soon work ended and I started to leave, I felt Matt standing beside me as I prepared to leave. I looked up at him and gave him a friendly smile.

"What happened after you left for the toilet? I didn't find you anywhere" Matt said, I guess I have to break the news to him.

"Umm.. I actually didn't go to the toilet, I was-" I said, but was cut off by Ashton's deep voice.

"With me and you better back off dickhead, because I'm not letting you anywhere close to what's mine" Ashton said, possessively pulling me away from Matt.

He pulled me out of the diner with my bag in his hands. I stopped him when we were a little bit far away from the diner.

"What's wrong?" He asked, when I stopped abruptly.

"That was rude, if you want us to work out you have to be nice to my friends" I said.

"You have to understand that I hate that guy and even before I met you I've hated him. I'll try to be nice to him for your sake but I still don't like him" He said, I smiled when I heard the last part.

His words always seem to mess with my fragile heart and leave me as a blushing mess.

"And you have to watch out with your way of speaking, it honestly disgusts me when others use swear words around me" I said, he looked a little surprised.

"You're fucking eighteen and I can't really promise that, but I'll try when I'm around you" I pinched his arms and he winced in pain. He gave me a cheeky grin and led me to a car.

"Is this yours?" I asked.

"As much as I'd like to claim it, it's Brent's. He temporarily banned himself from driving because for some reason unknown to me he's been drinking, so Brent decided to give it to me since I go to Santa Ana every day" Ashton explained. The part about Brent drinking really caught me by surprise, I never pictured him like that.

"Don't you think it's unhealthy for him?" I asked, worried.

"I've tried to stop him but I'm never home when he's going to the bar and David is busy wooing another girl everyday" He said.

"Ok, I still think you should try to look for the bar he goes to, it'll be good to monitor when he goes there so you know how to make him stop" I said.

"You're really worried about him, more than I am. You don't need to worry he'll be fine" He assured. I nodded and looked at the road, I looked at our surroundings. This doesn't look like the road home.

"Where are you taking me?" I asked, a grin appeared on his perfect face and his brown eyes lit with excitement.

"Somewhere, I'm not kidnapping you. I'm taking you to a beautiful place I'm sure you'll love" He said, I couldn't help but blush. He must have planned all this.

After thirty minutes we arrived at the place he was taking me. He parked his car on a lonely street, no cars passed and everywhere was surrounded by bushes. I looked at him confusedly but all he did was smile.

We both exited the car and I felt him behind me, he covered my eyes and led me to the place. I felt scared but he kept assuring me it was going to be fine.

After three minutes to be precise but with my eyes covered it felt like an hour, we finally arrived at the place. He unblinded my view and I was greeted by the awesome smell of roses and lilies.

It was the abandoned garden we found when we wandered the city together a few weeks ago, but it had changed. The broken waterfall was now fixed and the dying flowers that used to be there were replaced with new and more beautiful ones.

The broken chair was fixed and the place looked so comfortable and welcoming. There was also a small hut close to it, I walked inside the hut and observed it. The linens were ordinary but very pretty, there was a bed at the corner with a fireplace opposite it, a small white rug in the middle with a heart shaped chair facing the fireplace. A small tv close to the bed, a fridge and microwave beside the bed and a dreamcatcher hung beside the mirror on the wall.

The place looked so beautiful, I turned around and found Ashton staring at me with a smile on his face. I hugged him tightly.

"Did you actually do this?" I asked. "Yes, the hut was actually abandoned for about six years now so I decided to use it, although I found most of the furniture in the hut. I only bought the tv, microwave, fridge and chair" He said, I smiled at him and walked back inside the hut, dragging him with me.

"Let's hangout a little bit before going home" I said, sitting on the chair.

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After hanging out with Ashton for a few more hours, we decided to go to a restaurant and get some food.

We went to my all time favorite restaurant Wendy's, I ordered beef burger and ice cream, while Ashton ordered a pizza and coke.

After eating, Ashton dropped me off at home. When I got out of the car Ashton walked beside me to the door of my house, our fingers were entwined.

We finally stopped at my front door, Ashton stared at me and dipped his head to kiss me. I closed my eyes, I snaked my hand around his neck and kissed him. His teeth grazed my tongue and he sucked my lower lip and nibbled it before pulling away. He smiled at me and rested his forehead on mine, a smile danced on my lips.

"What is going on here?" The wrathful voice of my dad asked, causing us to jump apart.

What am I going to say?

A/N

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