Living the Dream

• *Ashley’s POV*
  Krystal and I were snuggled up together in my room, when some sort of commotion made me stir. Probably just the guys mucking about. With the amount everyone drank last night, I wouldn’t be surprised if most of them are still a bit drunk. I tried to shut out any noise and drift back to sleep.
  Nothing.
  So very slowly I altered myself, I didn’t want to wake Krystal. I turned onto my side, she was facing away from me, and so I put one arm over her mid-section and put my head just behind hers on her pillow. Her hair smelled so lovely. It was comforting for me. I had never experienced this before in my whole life, but I actually felt so content being with this one woman. And it didn’t scare me or frighten me at the thought of being with her for the rest of my life. I smiled at the thought, but it didn’t last long.
  Y’know when light hits your eyes when they’re shut and it still makes you wince? Yeah I had that. I blinked at the blinding ray of sunlight streaming in through the tiny gap where the curtains met. Just my luck that it happened to land directly on my eyes, and nowhere else; like it wanted to blind me. I groaned and threw the blanket off my body, got up reluctantly and flicked the curtains completely shut. The entire room was plunged into a translucent darkness again. A sigh escaped my lips… that was better.
  I perched myself on the edge of the bed, and rubbed my eyes. The commotion had gotten louder.
  
  “Don’t you fucking dare!” Was that CC yelling? What the hell was going on down there? I got up and threw some pants and a baggy sweatshirt on. Krystal had begun stirring by now and I told her I was quickly going down to check on things before giving her a soft peck on the cheek and leaving the bedroom.
  
  “GO ON!” I heard Jinxx shouting at the top of his voice. Oh man, whatever CC and Jinxx were shouting about, they were shouting about something pretty bad. I practically jumped down the stairs, taking them 3 at a time. The guys that had crashed in the living area had started stirring and mumbling. In a flash I was heading down the studio stairs.
  
  “Just wait until Ashley finds out.” CC practically spat at Jinxx. Myah was crying her eyes out besides CC. What the hell went on here?
  
  “Wait until I find out about what?” All three of them turned to look at me. And that’s when Myah piped up.
  
  “About Jinxx and Sammi!” She blurted, and sobbed harder.
  
  “Woah, woah what’s wrong sweetie?” I walked to Myah and held her close to me, my shirt getting wet from her tears. “What about Jinxx and Sammi?” I hushed, shushing her to try and calm her a bit.
  
  “Well- they aren’t married anymore!” She pulled away from me and sniveled, wiping her face with her sleeve. “They broke up ages ago. And- and Jinxx didn’t tell us!” she sounded mad at Jinxx. “I’m just sad. That’s why Sammi stopped talking to me! And he didn’t say anything!”
  
  “Ok, well I understand you’re upset about that honey, but what’s with all the shouting? What’s your problem?” I gestured to the guys.
  
  “CC was just mad at me. For upsetting Myah. I didn’t want to tell any of you about Sammi and me, because I was being selfish. And it’s hurt Myah because Sammi and I agreed that we would cut all ties. No contact. That meant with friends too. I think the only person Sammi still talks to that we sometimes hang with, is Juliet.” Jinxx sighed. “And CC, look. I wouldn’t intentionally hurt Myah, okay? I just want you to know that I love Myah. She means a lot to all of us and we’ve known her for ages. What I did wasn’t to hurt her and I don’t take it lightly. If it’s ok, I would like to take Myah out for some lunch? To make up for having not told her sooner.” He walked over to where Myah and I were standing and took her hands in his. “Hey Myah? I’m really sorry ok? Will you let me take you for some lunch and we can chat more about what happened between Sammi and I?” She nodded. “Thank you.” He let go of Myah’s hands and she went back upstairs. He then turned to me. “Hey dude, look I’m really sorry. I didn’t think of the big picture, I didn’t think it would hurt anyone. Especially not Myah.”
  
  “It’s fine man. Why didn’t you say something sooner? We could’ve helped.” I didn’t really know how to take this news and I just hugged him briefly, patting him on the back. “How long has it been now?”
  
  “A little over 6 months. The love wasn’t there anymore y’know? So it’s been longer than that in my eyes. We haven’t been in love for well over a year. Just makes me feel better about being able to move on.”
  
  “Yeah, it’s been a while, we should take you out tonight and find you some ladies, now that you’re a bachelor!”
  
  “Actually, Ash, I’ll pass. Thanks though, but I like someone already. I just hope she loves me back as much as I do her!”
  
  “Wow, get you! Well; condolences and congrats to you man. If you need anything give us a shout.”
  
  *CC’s POV*
  
  Oh man that was heavy. I feel kind of bad, because it turns out that he wasn’t lying or cheating… I am so glad they actually piped up and told the truth, just wish it would have been said sooner! That was unbelievably close! Too close for comfort. Man, I would’ve told Ash... I almost did tell Ash. He isn’t going to take Jinxx and Myah being a ‘thing’ well at all, so I’ll let them decide when they are going to tell him. I am satisfied that what happened between them isn’t just a drunken mistake or a fling; I presume Jinxx meant what he said. He was slick about it. Ash wouldn’t know that he was actually talking about what he and Myah got up to last night, Ash would think he was talking about hurting Myah through not telling us about Sammi. But I knew what he really meant.
  
  “And CC, look. I wouldn’t intentionally hurt Myah, okay? I just want you to know that I love Myah. She means a lot to all of us and we’ve known her for ages. What I did wasn’t to hurt her and I don’t take it lightly.”

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