Third block was about to start which meant that it was time for Ashley to see Madison and Aiden. The bell rang and her class quickly filed out of the room and hurriedly walked to the cafeteria. Ashley was the last one out and the last one to the lunch room. She grabbed a salad, paid, and made her way to the courtyard. Usually, she sat with Madison and Aiden inside, but hopefully they wouldn’t notice she was here and not bother to look for her. Yesterday when she was out, neither one even bothered to call and check if she was ok. Probably because they were too preoccupied with “other activities.” This just furthered her newfound hatred toward them.

As Ashley walked outside, she immediately spotted Madison and Aiden sitting together at a table for two. Just her luck that they would be outside today. Right as she was about to turn to leave, Aiden saw her, got up, and jogged towards her. “Hey baby. Where have you been? I missed you.” Aiden said as he bent down to plant a kiss on her lips. Right before they made contact, Ashley turned her head causing Aiden to kiss her cheek.

“You missed me? Why didn’t you call to check on me?” Ashley was going to try not to cause a scene, but it was proving more difficult than she thought. She looked up into the eyes she used to trust so much. The same eyes she used to get so lost in. She cringed in disdain just thinking about those memories. Why, when she finally falls for a guy and gives him all of her heart, is he doing this to her?

Confused, Lucas answered, “Well, I thought you might be resting or sleeping so I didn’t want to bother you. Besides, my mom stayed with you so I knew you were going to be okay.” After he was finished lying through his teeth, Aiden smirked at Ashley. Usually this smirk drove her crazy and made her week in the knees, but now, she just wanted to bitch slap it off of his face.

“Oh, okay. Well, what did you do yesterday then?” This was getting way too easy for Ashley. She just sat there and watched his mind work to come up with another lie to tell her. She just couldn’t believe he was acting like there was nothing going on behind her back. No wonder Ashley never noticed anything, there was nothing to notice.