“Have a good day girls”, my Dad says smiling at us.

            “Thanks, you too Mr. Carlin”, Ashley says.

            “See you later Dad”, I say and we turn to head out to the car.

            Once we’re in the car Ashley turns to me and gives me a smile. I lean in and place my lips to hers.

            “Mmm, what was that for”, she asks after a minute.

            “I just wanted to give you a proper good morning”, I tell her.

            “Aww, you’re too cute”, she says giving me another peck before pulling out of the driveway. 

            We make the drive in a comfortable silence. Ashley finds a parking space and turns off the car. I take the initiative again and lean in to kiss her. Ashley returns the kiss immediately. I wrap my  arms around her neck and she puts an arm around my waist while she runs the other one through my hair. We continue our lip lock until my lungs beg for air. I pull out of the kiss and lean my head against hers.

            “Wow, Spencer, I must say that I like”, she whispers to me.

            “I’m just going to miss this”, I tell her.

            “I know, me too. But I promise I’ll be back before you know it”, she tells me before laying another gentle peck on my lips.

            “I know”, I tell her.

            I glance across the quad to my locker and see Aiden standing there. Ashley follows my line of sight and sees Aiden.

            “What is he doing there”, she says.

            “I guess he’s waiting for me”, I tell her.

            “Spence, you’re still talking to him? Baby he’s bad news”, she tells me, fear instantly clouding her voice.

            “He’s been being really nice to me”, I respond.

            “Spencer, it would make me feel so much better if you weren’t hanging around him”, she says.

            “Why Ash”, I ask gently. I still hadn’t asked her why she seemed afraid of him, he’s been a sweetheart to me, aside from trying to get me to go out with him again.

            “Ju-just because Spencer, he’s dangerous”, she says pleading with me to understand.

            “Baby, did he do something to you”, I ask her, thinking the worse.

“Spencer, I much rather not talk about it, just please sweetie, stay away from him”, she says softly, grabbing my hands. I see the fear clouding her eyes, and they are begging me to heed her warning.

            “Ash, you’re going to have to tell me”, I say softly.

            “I know, but just not right now”, she whispers.

            “Okay. I’ll try to stay away from him”, I tell her.

            “Thank you”, she says. I lean in and give her another light kiss before exiting the car. I make my way to my locker vowing to myself to find out what happened to Ashley and protect her from it anyway I can.

Okay so there’s the next chapter. Personally I’m not a big fan of it, but hey that just my opinion. Would it be completely evil of me to make Ashley leave early? Just a thought. Anyway thanks for reading, and as always please let me know what you think. Thanks!