“Wait you can’t get me wet…I have something in my pocket that should stay dry.” She said.

“Oh yeah? What is it?” I asked.

“I guess you will just have to get out and see.” she said moving away from the pool edge and over to a lounge chair. She leaned back and folded her arms behind her head. She had a smile that I couldn’t refuse.

I lifted my self quickly out of the pool with out wasting time to go to the stairs. I walked over to my towel and dried off a bit before wrapping my sarong around my waist. Our eyes never left each other the whole time. All I could hear was the crickets chirping and a gentle breeze drifting through oak trees. I sat down softly beside her on the lounge.

“God that whole getting out of the pool scene was fucking stellar..thank you!” she said with a smile.

“Hey I aim to please. So what you got in your pocket?” I asked unable to curb my curiosity. She pulled out the two backstage passes to Mr. Airplane Man for next Friday.

“So would you still like to go with me?” She asked.

“FUCK YEAH!!” I exclaimed happily. “God I can’t believe that you have stage passes. They hardly ever play out on the west coast. This is going to be so fun!” I leaned in and gave her a quick kiss while still admiring the passes.

“Seriously Spence…that’s all I get?” Ashley said teasing “The last time I saw you I was naked in your bed and you were rushing out the door, I come back early with MAM passes and you torture me by looking fucking amazing in that bikini and all you can give me is a quick kiss?”

I blushed. “Sorry…I didn’t mean to…”

She cut me off by sitting up quickly and pulling me into a kiss. It was just what I had been missing. Slow and deep and intense…she was playing my heartstrings with this kiss. I could feel myself falling into her. I pulled back gently and rested my forehead on hers.  I was feeling panic pushing up in me.  I didn’t want to get hurt….but the thought of not having her at all scared me more.

“God, Ashley…I think I really like you.” I said softly. She ran her fingers through my wet hair.

“I know…me too. It’s ok. We will figure it out.” she said looking at me.

I nodded. I wanted to know where I stood with her. I wasn’t sure how to ask her to be all mine.