while with a promise to dance with her. If it takes a dance to get her to leave me alone right now, I’ll do it.
I walk outside on the large patio and just stare out into the sky. I have so much on my mind these days. Between work, traveling, trying to be here for my family and now these crazy thoughts consumed of Ashleigh, I don’t know what in the hell is going on anymore.
I hear the sounds of high heels clicking on the patio floor. “So, you want to tell me what’s going on or would you like to hear what I think it is?”
Turning, I see Merritt standing there with her arms crossed. “Nothing’s going on Merritt. I just have a lot on my mind and then you had to go and invite Haley of all damn people to sit by me. I can’t stand that girl and now I have to go fucking dance with her.”
Merritt is laughing. She’s fucking laughing at me.
“Cross, seriously? You screwed her a few weeks ago and now you hate her? Suck it up buddy. If you don’t want certain women around you, quit fucking them and then leaving them high and dry. You know for a fact every woman wants you and will do what it takes to get you. And you know you’re only dancing with Haley to make Ashleigh jealous.”
What the hell? Why would Merritt say that? Ashleigh and I didn’t exactly hit it off tonight. Damn it, what if she’s right? Maybe I should go and try to make Ashleigh jealous. But why? I don’t need a girl in my life, especially not one who works and travels as much as I do. We would never see each other.
“You’re fucking crazy Merritt. I’m not trying to make anyone jealous, especially not Ashleigh. You can’t make someone jealous who you don’t even really like.”
“Okay. You keep telling yourself that and we’ll just see what happens. I know you and I know my best friend. And I’m never wrong about this stuff. Now get your ass in there and dance. I put a lot of work into tonight for your mom and you’re not going to sit outside and sulk the rest of the night like a big ass baby.”
With that, Merritt walks off and I sit there just staring at her dumbfounded. How in the hell does she know everything? You can’t ever lie to Merritt. She has this crazy way of knowing the truth.
I walk back inside and Haley is actually waiting by the door for me like a puppy dog waiting on their owner to come home.
“There you are. Let’s go dance. You promised me.”
I want to say no but I did promise and maybe it will be fun to sit there and make Ashleigh jealous. I just need to find where she is now.
Chapter Eight
ASHLEIGH
After I rush to finish dinner, Merritt’s assistant, Peyton comes to get me so I could go and warm up my voice. The band was about to kick things off and get the crowd dancing. Merritt had just asked me to sing two or three songs because of my voice but I was prepared to sing five songs.
As I was getting ready, Laken came back to where I was warming up.
She handed me a bottle of water. “I just wanted to check on you. Are you feeling okay? Is your voice feeling well enough to sing tonight?”
Merritt and I had told Ava, Laken and Ellis about my voice and what the doctor said over lunch a few days ago. Of course, my four friends are worried about me and are being overprotective but I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s how we
I walk outside on the large patio and just stare out into the sky. I have so much on my mind these days. Between work, traveling, trying to be here for my family and now these crazy thoughts consumed of Ashleigh, I don’t know what in the hell is going on anymore.
I hear the sounds of high heels clicking on the patio floor. “So, you want to tell me what’s going on or would you like to hear what I think it is?”
Turning, I see Merritt standing there with her arms crossed. “Nothing’s going on Merritt. I just have a lot on my mind and then you had to go and invite Haley of all damn people to sit by me. I can’t stand that girl and now I have to go fucking dance with her.”
Merritt is laughing. She’s fucking laughing at me.
“Cross, seriously? You screwed her a few weeks ago and now you hate her? Suck it up buddy. If you don’t want certain women around you, quit fucking them and then leaving them high and dry. You know for a fact every woman wants you and will do what it takes to get you. And you know you’re only dancing with Haley to make Ashleigh jealous.”
What the hell? Why would Merritt say that? Ashleigh and I didn’t exactly hit it off tonight. Damn it, what if she’s right? Maybe I should go and try to make Ashleigh jealous. But why? I don’t need a girl in my life, especially not one who works and travels as much as I do. We would never see each other.
“You’re fucking crazy Merritt. I’m not trying to make anyone jealous, especially not Ashleigh. You can’t make someone jealous who you don’t even really like.”
“Okay. You keep telling yourself that and we’ll just see what happens. I know you and I know my best friend. And I’m never wrong about this stuff. Now get your ass in there and dance. I put a lot of work into tonight for your mom and you’re not going to sit outside and sulk the rest of the night like a big ass baby.”
With that, Merritt walks off and I sit there just staring at her dumbfounded. How in the hell does she know everything? You can’t ever lie to Merritt. She has this crazy way of knowing the truth.
I walk back inside and Haley is actually waiting by the door for me like a puppy dog waiting on their owner to come home.
“There you are. Let’s go dance. You promised me.”
I want to say no but I did promise and maybe it will be fun to sit there and make Ashleigh jealous. I just need to find where she is now.
Chapter Eight
ASHLEIGH
After I rush to finish dinner, Merritt’s assistant, Peyton comes to get me so I could go and warm up my voice. The band was about to kick things off and get the crowd dancing. Merritt had just asked me to sing two or three songs because of my voice but I was prepared to sing five songs.
As I was getting ready, Laken came back to where I was warming up.
She handed me a bottle of water. “I just wanted to check on you. Are you feeling okay? Is your voice feeling well enough to sing tonight?”
Merritt and I had told Ava, Laken and Ellis about my voice and what the doctor said over lunch a few days ago. Of course, my four friends are worried about me and are being overprotective but I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s how we
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