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| "Dylan, hi!" Ali said as she exited her car, spotting Dylan leaning against his black Tahoe. Dylan glanced over his shoulder at Ali, who was locking the door. He smiled and headed over toward her. He gave her a hug when she turned toward him. "So... Shall we dine?" he asked, holding out his arm for Ali to take it. Ali giggled and took Dylan's arm. "You look amazing," Dylan whispered in her ear as they got in line behind two other couples. "I love the dress." "Thank you," Ali said, making a valient effort not to blush. "Want anything on the pizza?" ~*~*~ "ASHLEY!!!" Jamie squealed as he came into view. She had abandoned her room beacuse she needed air before the sun went down and it got too cold to sit outside. She was sitting on the back deck of the condo when she saw Hallie and Cathy walk up with a familiar face. "James, ugh, let go," he choked out as Jamie threw her arms around his neck. Suddenly a girl walked out of the condo. Ashley raised his eyebrows. "James, come on... Thank you," he said as Jamie let him go. "Who's this?" Lily asked, seeing a guy hugging Jamie when she walked out on the deck. "You don't remember me?" the guy asked, faking shock. "I can't believe that you don't remember ME..." Lily's memory was beginning to become clearer. "Ashley?" Ashley smiled and shook his head. "Ashley!!!" Lily shouted, running over to him and throwing her arms around his neck, much like Jamie did. "When was the last time I saw you?" "My sixteenth," Cathy supplied. "Damn... That was... Wow, you really grew. You're taller than me, that's odd... Every guy I know is shorter than me. Wait a minute, weren't you guys going out somewhere? To get food or something?" Lily asked, listening to her stomach growl. "Yeah, we were gonna get pizza and grab a few movies from Blockbuster... But Ash wanted to see you guys first." "Speaking of which, where's Ali?" Ashley asked, glancing in the house to see if she was in there anywhere. "She's out," Lily said quickly. "She didn't tell me that she was going out," Jamie remarked. "Did she go out with anyone?" she asked accusingly. "No," Lily said, not sure if Ali wanted them to know that she was going on an actual date so soon after Justin. "Then why would she go somewhere without telling us?" Hallie asked, curious as to what was going on in Ali's mind. "Well gee, I dunno, why did you go to New York City and go on tour with 'N Sync without telling us, huh?" Jamie asked, glancing at Hallie and rolling her eyes. Hallie glared at Jamie. "Don't start with me Jamie." "Girls!" Ashley yelled, trying to prevent an argument. "Can we please not argue? I just got here, jeez people... Okay, are we going to get pizza now or what? I'm hungry!" Cathy laughed. "Okay, let's get a move on... You're always hungry, did you ever realize that?" "Yeah, you've been hungry since I met you, I swear that every single time I've seen you, the words 'I'm hungry' have come out of your mouth," giggled Hallie. "I am not!" Ashley tried to say, laughing and blushing at the same time because he knew it was true. "Yes you are," Lily threw in, "every single time. So, where are you guys going for pizza?" "Papa John's," Ashley replied. "Papa John's?" Lily asked, getting panicked. If they saw Ali there with a guy... "Would you guys mind if I go too?" "Not at all," Ashley said with a smile. "I like being accompanied by a bunch of gorgeous girls where I go." Chapter 51 Back to Close |
