You Should Be Resting

After Charlotte and I finally woke up we watched movies and she took me on a tour of the mansion.

She said that Carolina and Hayden live here, everyone else just visits.

I left Charlotte around seven at night with the promise of returning tomorrow after school.

-

As I walk through my front door I quietly close it behind me only to stop in my tracks when I see my mom sipping a glass of wine in the living room.

I try to sneak past her but to no avail.

"You sneak out of the house at two in the morning only to return at seven in the evening" she states with a suspicious tone which causes me to slowly turn around and face her

"Is there something that you want to tell me?" She asks but it sound more like a demand

"I was on a jog" I say with a shrug as my voice raises in pitch

Great, now she knows that I'm lying.

"You're grounded for two months and you're not allowed to see or communicate with Charlotte" she says which causes me to gape at her in disbelief

Being grounded for two months, I don't mind.

Not being able to communicate with my best friend, I couldn't do.

Especially at a time like this.

"Mom, You can't do this. You don't understand how important it is for me to be there for her right now" I say as I like to keep my voice leveled

If I yell at her then I'm only digging myself a deeper hole.

"Oh yeah, how important is it then?" She asks with a smirk which causes my eyes to widen

She just tricked me.

My own mother just tricked me.

I blush as I look down at my feet from embarrassment.

"I can't say. She wants to keep it private" I say as I peek up at my mom only to see her nod

"Go up to your room, we'll discuss this later" she says which causes me to nod before I run up the stairs and close my bedroom door behind me

Oh god, that was too close.

-

It felt like the school day went by slower than usual.

My bruise is starting to fade, but it's still grey and splotchy.

Maddie still doesn't believe that I'm Aspen since I've been wearing my hair down for the past three days.

And Kayden has tried to keep my mind off of everything that happened in the last twenty four hours.

Which I appreciated.

As I walk out of the school I see Carolina leaning against a matte black Range Rover while smiling at me.

I walk to her with wide eyes since she's attracting a lot of attention.

"What are you doing here?!" I scold as I try to subtly cover my face so that I don't get anymore dumb rumors spread about me

She smiles at me before opening the backdoor which reveals Charlotte sitting there with a smirk on her face.

She's dressed in a red cropped hoodie which exposes her toned stomach. She paired that with black high waisted skinny jeans that have a rip in the knee and white high top converse.

"Are you going to get in or just continue to check me out?" Charlotte asks with a smirk which causes me to blush and I look down and climb into the seat beside her

"Why are you here? You're supposed to be resting" I say with a pout since she got shot last night but she's acting as if it was just a scrape

"You don't want me here?" She asks with a frown which causes my eyes to widen in fear

"No, that's not what I meant" I say as I grab her hands and intertwine our fingers together

"Then what did you mean?" She asks as a smirk makes its ways onto her face, again

"I just don't want you to hurt yourself because of me" I say which causes her to let go of my hands and gently grab my face

"I would go to hell and back for you" she says which causes me to nod as I bite my lip worriedly

"Don't worry about it" she says as she uses her thumb to remove my bottom lip from in between my teeth.

Carolina gets into the drivers seat with a smile so wide that it scares me a little. She closes her door before she turns towards our confused expressions.

"I didn't know that both of you were dating" she says which causes my eyes to widen as Charlotte smirks and turns towards me

"Is there something that you would like to explain, Aspen?" Charlotte ask which causes me to blush as I look down from embarrassment

Oh god, I thought I told that girl to tell everyone that Charlotte and I weren't dating.

"Remember when you showed up to pick me up from school?" I ask Charlotte as I look up into her eyes which causes her to nod

"Someone recorded us and said that we were secretly dating," I say which causes Carolina's smile to become wider as Charlotte laughs

"I asked someone if they could spread a rumor that we weren't dating, but I guess they never got around to it" I say

Both of them continue to look at me with smile amused expressions which causes me to look down at my hands as I blush.

"Awww, she's so cute" Carolina says which causes my cheeks to become redder

Ugh, why am I blushing so much?

"Well, there's nothing that we can do. I'm sure that it'll blow over in a couple of weeks" Charlotte says with a shrug

"You're not mad?" I ask her with a confused expression as I look up to meet her shining bright green eyes

"Why would I be mad? It's not like I can control rumors" she says with a smile which causes me to grin

"So are you not dating?" Carolina asks with a confused expression which causes Charlotte to roll her eyes

"Just start the car" she says with an emotionless tone which causes Carolina to comply as she turns around and starts up the car

-

"Where are we going?" I ask as Charlotte continues to guide me down a grassy path, blindfolded might I add.

Dear god, if I die please make my life into a story.

"Shh, we're almost there" she whispers beside my ear which causes her breath to fan against my neck

My breath hitches as my lower belly starts to tingle and I start to feel a pressure on my most intimate area.

What is this feeling?

Am I turned on?

"Are you okay?" She asks as we stop which causes me to nod my head as I bite my bottom lip

With all of these sensations that I'm feeling I doubt that words will be the only thing that comes out of my mouth.

"Are you ready?" She asks as she loosens my blindfold

I'm blinded for a couple of seconds which causes my eyes to burn as I rapidly blink them. When my eyes finally adjust I'm in shock as I see what's in front of me.

We're in the middle of a grass field where there is a blanket laid out with a couple of pillows on top.

In front of the set up is a small fire pit that has a bag full of the ingredients for s'mores laying beside it.

There's two small boxes of pizza laying on the blanket along with a bottle of lemonade.

I feel tears fall down my cheeks as I continue to look at everything.

"Why?" I ask as I continue to happily cry

She smiles as she walks up to me and gently wipes away my tears.

"I remember you saying that your dream date would be stargazing while eating a box of pizza" she says which causes me to smile as I look up at her

"I said that when I was fourteen" I say as I blush and place my head in my hands embarrassedly

"Do you not like it?" She asks as she pouts

She's so adorable.

Snap out of it, Aspen.

"I love it, but I don't understand why you did it" I say which causes her to lift my face so that I'm staring into her eyes

"I did it as a thanks" she says which causes me to give her a confused look

"Thanks? For what?" I ask

"For always being there for me. Even during the tough times" she says as she uses her thumb to gently caress my cheek

"You're my best friend, I'd do anything for you" I say which causes her to smile before she kisses my forehead and leads me to the blanket

Before she turned away from me I saw something flash in her eyes.

Sadness?

No, I must be seeing things.

-

While we were eating our pizza I accidentally got sauce on my face which Charlotte laughed at before she grabbed a napkin and wiped it away.

The same thing happened while we were eating s'mores, I accidentally smeared chocolate on the corner of my lip. She wiped it away with a smile before we both continued to eat in silence.

Both times I felt a tingling sensation wherever her fingers touched.

We're currently admiring the stars and talking about random topics.

"Describe what you would look for in a significant other" I say since she's never told me anything about what she looks for in a person

"She would be beautiful, but smart. She'd be kind and gentle" she says as she continues to stare up at the sky

"She would be able to comfort me during my bad times" she says in a whisper but I hear it which causes me to look her in the eyes

"Do you have your eyes set on anyone?" I ask since she seems very distant

"Maybe" She says as she looks at me with a smile which causes me to look at her closely

Why do I feel a little saddened by this information?

I should feel happy for her.

She likes someone so much that she can see herself having a future with them.

I'm happy for her.

"I'm happy for you" I say with a small smile

"Do I know this special someone?" I ask which causes her to roll her eyes as she look up at the sky again

"Yes, you do" she says simply

I decide to not ask anymore why since she doesn't seem in the mood for it. I look up at the sky and smile.

-

As Carolina was driving us back into town I was starting to fall asleep.

"Aspen, Are you okay?" Carolina asks with a laugh as she sees me falling in and out of sleep through the rear view mirror

"Mhm great" I mumble incoherently which causes both of them to laugh

I feel someone guide me into a laying position which causes my head to rest on Charlotte's thighs as I bend my legs so that they could fit on the seat.

"Are you sure the both of you aren't dating?" Carolina asks but I'm too tired to answer since I'm so close to falling asleep

"I'm sure" Charlotte answers as she moves a piece of hair away from my face and starts to massage my head

I hum in content which causes her to laugh lightly at my reaction.

"In my opinion I think that both of you would make a cute couple" Carolina says with a serious voice which causes Charlotte to tense under me

"I'm in way too much fucked up shit, I don't want her to be a part of it" Charlotte says with an emotionless tone as she continues to massage my head

Wait, What is she talking about?!

"I'm sure that she would understand" Carolina says with a sincere tone

"End of discussion, Carolina" Charlotte snaps in an annoyed tone which causes me to jerk awake a little bit

What is Charlotte involved in?!

And why does she think that she can't tell me?

I thought we told each other everything.