Chapter 32
Somewhere Only We Know (editing) Book 1
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Chapter 32
Gabriel wouldnât let me take her out on Sunday she made me stay in the house the whole weekend, which was boring unless we were making out or fooling around. Iâm beginning to hate these stupid crutches they get in the way too much and I canât do anything when Iâm standing up.
âJust let me help you Leeâ Gabriel said walking next to me while I tried to carry all my stuff I still prefer the name Ash but I guess she can call me that.
âNo Gabs I have thisâ I said bouncing my way to class I reached for the handle but she opened it for me I groaned.
âShut up and get in the class room Ashleyâ She said frowning at me I grumbled and hopped my way in with these stupid crutches I made my way to the back I sat down and threw the crutches on the ground stupid crutches I frowned at them.
âReally Leeâ Gabriel said shaking her head my friends looked at her confused.
âLeeâ they asked she nodded grinning at me as she sat down I groaned.
âYup Iâm calling her Lee nowâ She said I frowned at her while the others looked at me with there eyebrows raised.
âLeeâ Alex said laughing I looked at Gabriel she was frowning at him before she punched him in his arm.
âI thought it was cute now stop laughing at herâ She said he snickered again before he stopped my friends looked at me laughing though.
âOh man I want to call you Lee too,â They said laughing.
âThere is no way in hell any of you are calling me that, only she can call me that and if I hear any of saying Lee we will have a problemâ I said glaring at all of them they nodded still laughing at me I sighed looking at Gabriel
âSee what you put me throughâ I mumbled she frowned at me
âIâm sorry but I still think itâs cuteâ She mumbled I grinned leaning over to her.
âItâs sexy not cuteâ I said kissing her on her nose she blushed at me and Alex groaned beside me I looked up at him they were all staring at us questionably I raised my eyebrow at them.
âLike seriously, do you two have something to tell usâ Aly asked I looked at Gabriel she looked at me shrugging.
âNo not that I know ofâ I said slowly Sean shook his head turning back in his seat Aly looked at Gabriel.
âGabby do you have anything to tell themâ I asked smirking at her
âNope unless you know something I donâtâ She said I laughed shaking my head no before looking back at Aly who looked like she didnât believe us I rolled my eyes at her making her turn around.
âGabby I want to reschedule our little outing againâ I said grinning she sighed.
âAsh you canât drive anywhere and we arenât going to go anywhere till youâre ankle heals properlyâ She said scolding me
â I know I wasnât planning on going anywhere you can come to my houseâ I said if she wouldnât let me take her out then I would have the date at my house
âWhenâ She asked defeated my grin widen
âTonight at 7 I already have everything ready â I said I already had everything set up all I had to do was to get Sarah or Mitchell to help with a few things since I couldnât walk anywhere properly.
âWhat would you have done if I said noâ She asked I shrugged
âI donât know I wouldâve called Scarlett and asked her insteadâ I said jokingly she glared at me I sighed
âJust kidding Gabby no need to get youâre shorts in a knot,â I told her she was still glaring at me I laughed to myself and grabbed her hand grinning at her and kissing her on the cheek.
âChill Gabs I told you already I only have eyes for youâ I whispered in her ear I saw her stiffen and shiver slightly before she looked at me with a red face. I kissed her again on the corner of her mouth before she faced the front with her blushing face I was still holding our intertwined hands as she leaned her head on my shoulder.
(Gabriel POV)
âCan you at least let me help you get youâre lunchâ I asked Ash she so stubborn right now she wonât let me help her with anything, I donât see why she wont let me thought Iâm just trying to help.
âAlright you can help with that because I have no handsâ She said looking at the crutches she was leaning on as we walked up to the line. I got in line and got my food plus everything she wanted.
âGo in my pocket and get my walletâ She said I nodded and put the trays down in front of the cashier lady I dug in her pocket and pulled it out I opened it and looked at it shocked before I took the amount we needed out.
âAsh why do you have so much moneyâ I asked
âI donât know because I canâ She said I looked at her wallet catching sight of a couple of photos in a photo plastic thing I flipped through them smiling.
âYou carry them with youâ I asked showing her I think she just blushed Iâve only caught her blushing a few times since Iâve known her like the other day with the toys yeah that was a blushing awkward moment for both of us.
âYes I do now put my wallet back in my pocketâ She said I laughed and put it back before we made our way to the table today I sat in the middle and Ash sat on the end much to her dislike she still didnât like Tyler that much but he didnât seem like a bad guy to me.
âHow long are you on thoseâ Samantha asked Ash as she sat down she sighed
âA week if I donât walk on my leg and depending on how it is by the end of this weekâ she said I handed her a fork and she started eating her food.
âSo will you be able to play Saturday at the championshipsâ She asked Ash looked up at her frowning
âI donât know yet I hoping I can I havenât step foot on this leg all weekend and I donât plan to either and Gabby here has been helping me with taking care of itâ She said grinning at me I rolled my eyes I guess I have been helping her even when she resist it like when I made her put her foot in a bucket then I filled it up with ice and cold water she was complaining the whole time.
âYes and let me tell you she such a wussâ I said Ash grumbled beside me
âNo Iâm not you try putting youâre feet in a bucket of iceâ She said I rolled my eyes at her.
âIt wasnât even that bad you only kept it in there for less than ten minutes even though it was supposed to be in for 15 minutesâ I said she didnât say anything but sulk at her food sheâs such a baby sometimes its like the mace thing all over again.
âI want to go to the championshipsâ Aly whined I looked at her
âWhy canât you goâ I asked she shrugged
âBecause I donât have a way up thereâ she said looking at Sean he laughed
âIâm not buying you a plane ticketâ He said she huffed at him
âIâll tape it for you if you want me toâ I said she looked at me frowning I looked at her confused.
âHow come she gets to go and I canâtâ She whined at Sean
âBecause sheâs the managerâ Ash said rolling her eyes Aly looked at me
âCan I be youâre assistant thenâ she asked I laughed
âNo you canât we already got all the plane tickets booked â Sean said Ash started laughing at her when her face dropped.
âShut up Leeâ She said smugly I frowned and Ash glared at her she looked at both of us and held her hand up.
âGeesh I was kidding god you two look like youâre going to kill meâ She said mumbled I laughed a little while Ash continued to glare at her.
âStop glaring at herâ I said nudging her she looked at with me with this, this is all youâre fault look I grinned at her sheepishly shrugging.
âI already said it was cute,â I said
âWhatâs cuteâ Jenna asked curiously glancing between the two of us I smiled at her.
âMy new nick name for her Iâm calling her Lee nowâ I said excited
âThat is so cute Ash,â She said clapping her hands Ash groaned beside me.
âNo its notâ She argued Samantha and Amber laughed
âI have to say it is kind of cuteâ Amber said Ash looked at me frowning
âYouâre such a babyâ I mumbled she didnât say anything but frown the rest of lunch.
(Ash POV)
Itâs the end of my horrible day my arms were hurting from the crutches and Gabriel kept calling me Lee all day I should have never agreed to it, she needs to come up with a better one than that one. I hated how I had to catch a ride with her every morning and how she had to drop me off I feel useless right now.
âYou can come in and stay or you can go home and come backâ I said hopping out the car trying to balance myself with one leg before I took the crutches out the car and used them.
âIâll come back I want to get out my uniform unless I still have clothes over hereâ she said I thought about it she should have a few jeans and shirts still here I think she still had a uniform here too.
âYea you have some hereâ I said she nodded and turned her car off.
âIf thatâs the case then Iâm staying,â she said getting out the car we walked to the door she took my keys out and opened the door for I hopped into the house.
âUm you can go downstairs and change then find something to do to occupy yourself till Iâm readyâ I said I still needed a few things done she nodded and walked down the hall I went in the kitchen where Sarah Rachel and Mitchell were sitting down and talking turns out Rachel is also going to be in the wedding which is next month.
âHey Mitch can you help me out with setting everything upâ I asked him he nodded leaving out the kitchen Sarah and Rachel were smiling at me.
âWhatâ I asked sitting down on the stool.
âNothing I just never seen you act so sweet beforeâ Rachel said grinning I rolled my eyes.
âI have been sweet beforeâ I said her and Sarah laughed.
âNo you havenâtâ They said
âWhatever did the food come that I wantedâ I asked Sarah nodded her head.
âYeah everything is already out I still donât see how youâre going to do this with youâre She said I shrugged.
âIâll figure it out Mitch said he had something for me to use so I wont have to rely to much on the crutchesâ I said she nodded I turned to Rachel.
âIâm going to use youâre bathroom to take a shower is that okayâ I asked she nodded
âYeah knock youâre self outâ She said I laughed and stood up grabbing my crutches I went to the stairs sighing before I threw my crutches up them they made it half way before I started to crawl up the steps when I reached my crutches again I threw them up to the stop before I finally made it up there now that is a work out I stood up on my crutches and went to my room I opened the door, it still looked the same she didnât change anything about it, I went in the closet and pulled out a shirt and a pair of jeans before I went in the bathroom for my shower. I didnât take long because I had to balance on one foot until I couldnât anymore I got out the shower and dried off and quickly put my clothes on before I left the bathroom I went in my dresser and pulled out the cologne that I hadnât worn in a while I sprayed some on before I fixed my hair.
âAsh Mitch said he is waiting for youâ Rachel said coming up beside me I nodded she grinned at me as I hopped my way out the door to Mitchâs room he was holding a black ankle boot it was bulky but if it would work I didnât have a problem wearing it I went over to the bed and sat down.
âYouâre still going to need one of youâre crutches but this should work with out it putting pressure on youâre foot as you walkâ He said I nodded as he undid the contraption and put my foot in it slowly before he closed it over it, it felt a little tight.
âCan you loosen it a littleâ I asked he nodded
âThis is a pump you can use to put more air in it for cushion and this is the piece were you can loosen it upâ He said pointing to the pieces I bent over and loosen it and put more air in it I tested it out it didnât feel like I was walking on anything but air I grinned.
âIt works great can I keep this until itâs healedâ I asked him he nodded
âYeah I also have a ankle brace for you to wear when you play on Saturday it should be able to fit in youâre shoe and keep it youâre ankle straight so it wonât bend while youâre playing and itâll give you supportâ he said I nodded I needed to make sure I got it before we left. I looked outside it was dark now so this would be a perfect time to go hopefully Gabriel was dressed and ready.
âThanks for the help Mitchâ I said grabbing one of the crutches and leaning on it
âNo problem it wasnât that much of a hassle anywaysâ He said I nodded at him and made my way out his room and down stairs. When I got down stairs Gabriel was walking towards me.
âGabs you readyâ I asked she nodded at me she had on a pair of skinny jeans a white spaghetti tank top paired with a pair of converses similar to my outfit I had on a pair of jeans a converse with a white button up shirt.
âAnd she copies me againâ I said smirking she looked down at her outfit and sighed before she ran downstairs I watched her figure disappear confused I stayed there for awhile waiting did I say something wrong I frowned thinking I donât think I did I saw Gabriel come back up wearing a now black shirt I looked at it closely.
âIs that my shirtâ I asked she grinned and nodded
âYup I found itâ She said I shook my head
âCome on lets goâ I said walking passed the kitchen where Rachel and Sarah were grinning at me giving me a thumbs up I rolled my eyes at them as we passed them I opened the back door leaning on the crutch as I took the lead and walked her down the path she was looking around at all of the flowers that we had.
(Gabriel POV)
We were walking down a path in her back yard everything was so beautiful with the flowers and other trees around here the path we were walking on was like the fancy rock path with the really expensive rocks I followed behind Ash as little ground lights lit our way. We walked off the path.
âLee you okay with the footâ I asked looking down at it, her ankle was in a black ankle boot as she was using one crutch to walk
âYeah Iâm fine,â She said taking my hand as we continued the walk I had no clue where we were going but I was nervous as I always was when she ask me on dates.
âClose youâre eyes for a second pleaseâ She said I did as she said as she guided me the rest of the way she walked away from me moving something around before she came back to me.
âOkay open themâ She said I opened them and gasped in shock Ash looked at me and grinned itâs amazing how she comes up with these date idea I have to say she come up with the most unique ones yet. I took everything in looking around we were on a wooden white path way lit up with a string of lights that led to a white gazebo that was lit up in white lights with white lanterns strung around it there was a table a small round table in the middle with a white cloth and a flower vase in the middle and two meals covered by a silver tray cover she grabbed my hand while I continued looking around it was so beautiful looking at everything even the shrubs had lights wrapped around them and there was a pond or lake that the Gazebo was in the middle of it that had a white glowing flower water lanterns floating around it everything was so gorgeous and breathtaking I couldnât describe it.
âHow did you do all of this,â I asked her amazed she shrugged
âI had some help from Mitch and Sarah,â She said pulling me forward to the to down the path I smiled at the little flower lanterns in the water I cant believe she went through all this trouble it must of took them forever to fill the lake up with those but it was mesmerizing. We reached the middle and she pulled out my seat I sat down and she pushed me in before she hobbled over and sat down in her seat.
âDo you like itâ She asked I didnât say anything I was so caught up it everything
âGabs is that a noâ She asked
âNo its wowâ I said she laughed slightly
âI guess thatâs a yes, then Iâm glad you likeâ she said I turned to her as she grinned at me I grinned back.
âLee this is amazingâ she laughed again at me shaking her head
âOnly the best for you Gabsâ She said smirking making me blush while she grinned at me.
âNow for the mealâ
âIs it ham and cheese againâ I asked laughing she laughed with me shaking her head no.
âNo I have upgraded since thenâ she said rolling her eyes at me as she lifted my tray up I looked down as the smell hit my nose my mouth started to water at it I didnât know what it was but smelled good.
âWhat is itâ I asked her she laughed lifting her tray to
âIts Waitrose Chicken Tikka Masala with Pilau Riceâ She said I looked at her she sighed.
âMarinated chicken breast served with Riceâ She said okay I understand that, I had no clue what she was talking about at first.
âGabs you take the fun out of everythingâ She said shaking her head chuckling I laughed and picked up my fork and cutting the chicken before I lifted it up and at a piece.
âSoâ She asked waiting for my response I swallowed
âIts deliciousâ I said she nodded before she started eating.
âWhat do you plan on doing after high schoolâ She asked pouring us something to drink in the glasses. I swallowed my food.
âI know Iâm going to college I just need to figure out my major I want to doâ I havenât really thought about it yet she nodded.
âYou might want to look into that Gabsâ She said smirking I laughed
âI know Iâm working on itâ I rolled my eyes at her stuffing another piece of chicken into my mouth.
âWhat about you I know you donât want to play professional basketballâ I said she sighed
âNo I donât I honestly only play for fun most of the time and Iâm taking up business to get an MBA degreeâ She explained oh so she wanted to be a business owner or something along those lines I think thatâs a good thing.
âSo you want to own a businessâ
âYup most likely now back to you I wasnât finished I know mostly everything about you so tell me something I donât knowâ She asked smirking at me I thought about something she doesnât know.
âIâm afraid of squirrelsâ I said she started laughing
âSquirrelsâ she said through her fit of laughter I frowned at her
âIt isnât funny I had a bad experience with them, when I was younger one attacked meâ I said she sobered up still chuckling a little
âMan thatâs funny Gabsâ I glared at her and she stopped laughing but she still had that smile on her face.
âWhat about you Leeâ I asked she shrugged thinking until something popped into her head.
âWell um when I was younger I used to dress up as superhero everyday and go to school like that I think I stopped when I was in 3rd or 4th gradeâ She said I laughed
âAnd youâre dad let youâ I asked she nodded
âSomething about freedom of expression but he had his limits he wouldnât let me dress up as captain underpantsâ she said shaking her head while I laughed
âSo that is why you only wear under clothes around the house because of youâre childhood trauma,â I said faking gasping she laughed.
âNo, I never wear clothes only once in a while, I like to be freeâ She said laughing along with me.
(Ash POV)
Iâm so relieved that she likes everything and is enjoying it weâve been out here for about an hour talking about nothing and everything at the same time. Right now we are both laying on the other side of the gazebo which was an open roof one looking at the stars I had turned off all the other lights I had set up except for the floating flowers of course.
âThat the big dipperâ I said pointing to the line of stars
âI donât see itâ she said I sighed and took her hand tracing the outline of it.
âright there the one that looks like a spoonâ I said pointing again she squinted
â I still donât see itâ She mumbled I chuckled sitting up on my elbows.
âAlright lets try something else that right there is Orion,â I pointed at the constellation.
âLee I canât see anything but a bunch of starsâ She whine I rolled my eyes at her
âLook closely Gabs, right there is his head then you go down and you see his body now look off to the left and you see his arm holding a shield and the look to the right you see his hand up in the air holding a swordâ I said guiding her eyes with my hand she was still looking lost but she smiled at me and sat up bouncing.
âI see it I see itâ She said excitedly I laughed at her
âAbout time now look over there those are the Gemini twins the ones that are holding hands looks like they are running somewhereâ I said she nodded her head grinning when she saw them.
âHow do you know so much about this stuff,â She asked I shrugged laying back down looking up at the sky she did the same.
âWhen I was younger me and my used to have an outdoor piano over here and we used to play then look at the stars when we were finishedâ I said she looked over at me and I did the same smiling at her.
âYou really miss her donât youâ She said I nodded
âOf course she was the best mother anyone could have asked for, and I was really close to her everywhere she went I wentâ I said smiling I really did miss my mother.
âShe used to tell me when I was little that when people die they go into the sky and become a starâ I said chuckling at the memory
âWhich one do you think she isâ Gabriel asked quietly I pointed to the brightest one.
âThat one right there I never notice it until she died so its herâ I said grinning at her she smiled back at me. Just as a star flew across the sky.
âMake a wish Gabsâ I said she laughed and closed her eyes for a minute before she opened them.
âWhat you wish forâ I asked she looked at me grinning.
âI canât tell you or it wonât come trueâ She said I laughed at her
âWhat about youâ I turned to her giving her a soft smile
âNothing I didnât wish for anythingâ She looked at me confused
âWhyâ
âBecause silly I have part of what I want laying right beside meâ I gave her a small smirk as she blushed under the moon light I leaned over and kissed her tenderly before I pulled back grinning at her I laid back down staring the stars as she took hold of my hand and leaned her head against me.
We stayed out here for a little in a comfortable silence, until I told her we had to head in she was getting sleepy.
âWhat about cleaning,â She asked as we walked back up the path.
âIâll get it laterâ I replied back we made it in the house where Mitch and Jesse were standing in the kitchen talking about a football game we walked past them and down to the basement room where she got undressed and went straight into the bed I laughed and did the same she didnât even bother to put a shirt on I jumped into bed with her.
âDid you tell youâre father you were stayingâ I asked quietly as she cuddled up to me.
âYeah he said it was fineâ She mumbled into my neck I nodded turning the bedside light out.
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