to be exact. A picture of Ashley with his mom and stepfather, he was probably 15 in the picture. The other picture was of Taylor, Justin, Emily and Anne, Ashley's siblings in front of a Christmas tree. Kirstin could tell it was a pretty recent picture 'cause she knew all Ashley's siblings and everyone has grown so much, especially Emily. She used to be close to Emily. And the third picture really made Kirstin smile. It was a picture of her and Ashley in front of her house at the prom night. Mrs. Addams didn't let them go to the prom before she'd taken the picture. They were both so happy in the picture. Ashley had his right arm around Kirstin's waist. She was wearing a baby blue long dress and the blue corsage and Ashley had a black tuxedo on with a baby-blue tie to match Kirstin's dress. Kirstin still had her smile on when she put the wallet back on the desk.
She then saw Ashley's portable CD player. "What's Mr. Angel listening to now a days?" she said out loud opening the CD Player. Inside there was the "You are not alone" single, by Michael Jackson. Kirstin frowned. That single was kinda old for him to be listening to. She just shrugged, closed the CD player and went through this pile of cds. She found Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, Craig Davis, Boys II Men. She then picked up this cd-case that was opened. She closed it and found the cover of "You are not alone" single.
"I see you found our song."
"Oh my God Ashley! You scared the hell out of me!" she said placing her hand over her chest.
"Sorry…" he apologized getting near her.
"But what do you mean our song?"
"I listen to this song all the time, ever since our prom night. I feel like the lyric is about us. Especially the part that says 'You are not here with me / You never said goodbye / Someone tell me why / Did you have to go / And leave my world so cold'."
Kirstin looked down. She had hurt Ashley. She felt ashamed.
"Ashley, I'm sorry I hurt you. I never meant to. I never thought you actually had feelings for me, so I thought that me leaving wouldn't…"
"Sh!" Ashley placed his index finger over her mouth. "That's alright, K. It's over now. We are together now and that's what counts."
"But I really am sorry and…" she was silenced once again, but this time by Ashley's tender kiss. He backed away and said:
"Forget that."
She put the CD case back on the desk and told him:
"You are gonna have to find us another song."
"I definitely will" Ashley grinned, taking Kirstin's hand and headed out of the house.
They got inside Ashley's Ford Explorer. Ashley started the car and asked:
"What hotel are you staying in?"
"Hyatt."
"Ok. So… Kirstin, how's your family doing?"
"Well, my dad is fine, still working at the factory. My mom quit her job at the bank. She was getting tired of working. And Kelly, she's going to U.C.L.A probably."
"Really? Your sister is going to UCLA? That's cool! That's where I would go, if you know, this didn't happen."
"Yeah, but I'd say your doing better this way." she grinned "But what about you? What about your family?" she didn't want to mention the fact that she went through his wallet. She didn't know if he would be cool with that nosy act of hers.
"Everyone's fine really. My dad was not really happy that I joined the band though."
"Really? Why?"
"He has his motives I guess. But it was bad at first, now it's ok. It was even in an episode of Making the Band. Didn't you watch our show?"
"I tried not to, you know? Because of the whole… but what about the rest of your family?" she asked changing the subject.
"Just fine. Nothing new."
"When was the last time you saw them?"
"It's January now. It wasn't s long ago. We got the holidays off so I spent it at Redding."
"Oh, nice!"
"Did you go home for the holidays?"
"No, stayed in NY."
"Yeah, I know…" 'Oh, ow' Ashley thought.
"What do you mean
She then saw Ashley's portable CD player. "What's Mr. Angel listening to now a days?" she said out loud opening the CD Player. Inside there was the "You are not alone" single, by Michael Jackson. Kirstin frowned. That single was kinda old for him to be listening to. She just shrugged, closed the CD player and went through this pile of cds. She found Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, Craig Davis, Boys II Men. She then picked up this cd-case that was opened. She closed it and found the cover of "You are not alone" single.
"I see you found our song."
"Oh my God Ashley! You scared the hell out of me!" she said placing her hand over her chest.
"Sorry…" he apologized getting near her.
"But what do you mean our song?"
"I listen to this song all the time, ever since our prom night. I feel like the lyric is about us. Especially the part that says 'You are not here with me / You never said goodbye / Someone tell me why / Did you have to go / And leave my world so cold'."
Kirstin looked down. She had hurt Ashley. She felt ashamed.
"Ashley, I'm sorry I hurt you. I never meant to. I never thought you actually had feelings for me, so I thought that me leaving wouldn't…"
"Sh!" Ashley placed his index finger over her mouth. "That's alright, K. It's over now. We are together now and that's what counts."
"But I really am sorry and…" she was silenced once again, but this time by Ashley's tender kiss. He backed away and said:
"Forget that."
She put the CD case back on the desk and told him:
"You are gonna have to find us another song."
"I definitely will" Ashley grinned, taking Kirstin's hand and headed out of the house.
They got inside Ashley's Ford Explorer. Ashley started the car and asked:
"What hotel are you staying in?"
"Hyatt."
"Ok. So… Kirstin, how's your family doing?"
"Well, my dad is fine, still working at the factory. My mom quit her job at the bank. She was getting tired of working. And Kelly, she's going to U.C.L.A probably."
"Really? Your sister is going to UCLA? That's cool! That's where I would go, if you know, this didn't happen."
"Yeah, but I'd say your doing better this way." she grinned "But what about you? What about your family?" she didn't want to mention the fact that she went through his wallet. She didn't know if he would be cool with that nosy act of hers.
"Everyone's fine really. My dad was not really happy that I joined the band though."
"Really? Why?"
"He has his motives I guess. But it was bad at first, now it's ok. It was even in an episode of Making the Band. Didn't you watch our show?"
"I tried not to, you know? Because of the whole… but what about the rest of your family?" she asked changing the subject.
"Just fine. Nothing new."
"When was the last time you saw them?"
"It's January now. It wasn't s long ago. We got the holidays off so I spent it at Redding."
"Oh, nice!"
"Did you go home for the holidays?"
"No, stayed in NY."
"Yeah, I know…" 'Oh, ow' Ashley thought.
"What do you mean
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