chapter 15

“So you and Ashley…”

“Are friends.” I finish Michelle’s sentence.

“Friends, No. You and I are fiends.” She points back and forth between us. “You and Ashley are in denial.”  I walk over and take a seat next to her. Aaron, Michelle and I are at my house. We’re just hanging out because lately we haven’t had that much time for each other. Michelle’s been busy with her family and school stuff. Aaron’s been partying with Amber and Rick. He finally dumped Jill, a week ago. And this last two weeks Ashley and I have spent all of our free time together.  

“We are not.” Michelle rolls her eyes at me and repositions her self so that her back is resting on the arm of the couch and her feet are going across my legs.

“Yeah, you are.” I playfully slap her legs.

“No, we’re not. She knows I like her, I know she likes me. We’re just not ready to make it official… you know give it a title.”

“See that’s why you’re in denial. You guys are basically together, so stop acting like your not.” Aaron says sitting down with his big bowl of popcorn.  I reach over and grab a hand full.

“Why are we even talking about this? Ashley and I are friends, nothing more nothing less.” Aaron gets up moves Michelle’s legs off of me and sits between us.

“Will if that’s the case can I have a kiss to?” I elbow him in the side. “What? You kiss her all the time and you’re just friends. We’re friends, so don’t I get a kiss.” I smile and give him a kiss on the cheek.

“That’s all you get. She’s a friend I’m into. So she gets more.” He starts to pout and snatches his popcorn from Michelle, taking it with him, sitting across the room.

“Take your popcorn I have more in the microwave.” Michelle gets up and goes to the kitchen.

We’re half way through our second movie when my phone rings. I excuse myself to take the call.

“Hey.” I know it’s Ashley this time. She has a new cell phone. She told me her mom broke her last phone and that they got into an argument and her mom hit her. That’s why she had a cut under her eye.