Uncertainty [part 12]
Pairing: Jackson Rathbone and Ashley Greene
Rating: r
Disclaimer: I don't know these two, or own them in any way. This is all pretend ;)
Sorry it's sort of short!
Nikki woke with a start, blinking a few times. It took her a few moments to ascertain what had woken her up, then she realised the lack of Jackson and Ashley, and knew it must have been the door. She yawned and sighed, sitting up in bed. It wasn’t even 6am yet. Why would they be talking now? Maybe Ashley woke up feeling sick? Nikki moved quickly from the bed, opening the bathroom door. Nothing. She looked to the window as she heard the thunder. Surely they wouldn’t be outside…
Yawning again, Nikki fetched herself a bottle of water, sitting back on her bed. If neither one of them contacted her in the next 10minutes she would go and find them.
Less than five minutes passed before Nikki could feel herself drifting back to sleep. Straightening herself up again into a sitting position she willed her eyes to stay open. A sudden noise at the door jolted her awake again, and in came Ashley, soaked from head to toe and looking furiously upset.
“Ashley! Jeeze, where the hell have you been? I woke up and you two were gone! Are you ok?”
Ashley sniffed, shaking her head.
“No Nik, I’m not. I’m really not. He’s such a fucking moron!” She spat, sitting herself down onto the bed.
“I’m sorry we woke you.”
Nikki shook her head.
“Don’t be silly. What happened?”
“The same thing that usually does. He said I was wrong to force him out of the relationship, but I told him he’s doing it himself by not committing to anything!”
Nikki nodded, running her fingers gently through Ashley’s wet, tangled hair.
“What did he say to that?”
Ashley sniffed again, wiping her eyes.
“I don’t know…I left him standing there.”
“Ouch…”
“What else was I supposed to do? I can’t have this talk with him until he knows what he wants. And who knows how fucking long that’ll take him.”
Nikki nodded.
“You know, you’re right. You’d better get your ass into a nice hot shower before you give yourself pneumonia though. We have to be on set in about an hour.” She reminded gently, kissing Ashley’s head.
“Thanks Nik, you’re the best.” Ashley smiled weakly, looking to her friend.
“Hey…tell me something I don’t know.”
Jackson stood for a few minutes. She wasn’t going to come back out and tell him everything was ok again. He had royally fucked up. Shivering slightly, he tucked his already soaked coat around himself and headed inside. He couldn’t go and see her. Not until he’d properly thought about what she’d said. He really needed someone to talk to.
Kellan had just stepped out of the shower when his phone buzzed. He scooped it from his bed, drying his hair with a towel at the same time.
“Hello?”
“Hey man…it’s Jackson.”
“Jackson? You ok dude, you sound like shit. And it’s like…6am, I didn’t think you were on set today.”
“I’m not, I just…everything’s so fucked up. Can I come talk to you?”
“Uh yea, yea come right up.”
If Kellan had thought Jackson sounded like shit over the phone, he was even more surprised by how he looked in person. As he opened the door, Jackson stood there with a defeated expression, his eyes tired and his stance lifeless.
“Dude…what happened?”
Jackson shrugged, stepping past Kellan.
“I don’t know. I went to talk to her, we both apologised for how badly we’ve handled everything over the past few days, and I thought we were good. Then she starts screaming at me about marriage and commitment. Out of nowhere. I don’t know what to do man.”
Kellan frowned uncharacteristically.
“You guys have never talked about it?”
“No! We’ve only been together two years…”
Kellan sighed softly.
“But dude, she’s a girl. Two years in they want to know what you’re about, what you want. I mean you’re crazy in love with her, why not just talk about making it official?”
Jackson sighed and nodded in understanding, running his hand over his face.
“I’ve thought about it…” he spoke quietly.
“You have?”
Jackson nodded.
“I talked to my dad when I was home. Told him she’s the one I want to spend the rest of my life with…have kids with…grow old with…I more than love her Kell…I adore her.”
Kellan smiled knowingly.
“Then why the hell are you telling this to me?”
Rating: r
Disclaimer: I don't know these two, or own them in any way. This is all pretend ;)
Sorry it's sort of short!
Nikki woke with a start, blinking a few times. It took her a few moments to ascertain what had woken her up, then she realised the lack of Jackson and Ashley, and knew it must have been the door. She yawned and sighed, sitting up in bed. It wasn’t even 6am yet. Why would they be talking now? Maybe Ashley woke up feeling sick? Nikki moved quickly from the bed, opening the bathroom door. Nothing. She looked to the window as she heard the thunder. Surely they wouldn’t be outside…
Yawning again, Nikki fetched herself a bottle of water, sitting back on her bed. If neither one of them contacted her in the next 10minutes she would go and find them.
Less than five minutes passed before Nikki could feel herself drifting back to sleep. Straightening herself up again into a sitting position she willed her eyes to stay open. A sudden noise at the door jolted her awake again, and in came Ashley, soaked from head to toe and looking furiously upset.
“Ashley! Jeeze, where the hell have you been? I woke up and you two were gone! Are you ok?”
Ashley sniffed, shaking her head.
“No Nik, I’m not. I’m really not. He’s such a fucking moron!” She spat, sitting herself down onto the bed.
“I’m sorry we woke you.”
Nikki shook her head.
“Don’t be silly. What happened?”
“The same thing that usually does. He said I was wrong to force him out of the relationship, but I told him he’s doing it himself by not committing to anything!”
Nikki nodded, running her fingers gently through Ashley’s wet, tangled hair.
“What did he say to that?”
Ashley sniffed again, wiping her eyes.
“I don’t know…I left him standing there.”
“Ouch…”
“What else was I supposed to do? I can’t have this talk with him until he knows what he wants. And who knows how fucking long that’ll take him.”
Nikki nodded.
“You know, you’re right. You’d better get your ass into a nice hot shower before you give yourself pneumonia though. We have to be on set in about an hour.” She reminded gently, kissing Ashley’s head.
“Thanks Nik, you’re the best.” Ashley smiled weakly, looking to her friend.
“Hey…tell me something I don’t know.”
Jackson stood for a few minutes. She wasn’t going to come back out and tell him everything was ok again. He had royally fucked up. Shivering slightly, he tucked his already soaked coat around himself and headed inside. He couldn’t go and see her. Not until he’d properly thought about what she’d said. He really needed someone to talk to.
Kellan had just stepped out of the shower when his phone buzzed. He scooped it from his bed, drying his hair with a towel at the same time.
“Hello?”
“Hey man…it’s Jackson.”
“Jackson? You ok dude, you sound like shit. And it’s like…6am, I didn’t think you were on set today.”
“I’m not, I just…everything’s so fucked up. Can I come talk to you?”
“Uh yea, yea come right up.”
If Kellan had thought Jackson sounded like shit over the phone, he was even more surprised by how he looked in person. As he opened the door, Jackson stood there with a defeated expression, his eyes tired and his stance lifeless.
“Dude…what happened?”
Jackson shrugged, stepping past Kellan.
“I don’t know. I went to talk to her, we both apologised for how badly we’ve handled everything over the past few days, and I thought we were good. Then she starts screaming at me about marriage and commitment. Out of nowhere. I don’t know what to do man.”
Kellan frowned uncharacteristically.
“You guys have never talked about it?”
“No! We’ve only been together two years…”
Kellan sighed softly.
“But dude, she’s a girl. Two years in they want to know what you’re about, what you want. I mean you’re crazy in love with her, why not just talk about making it official?”
Jackson sighed and nodded in understanding, running his hand over his face.
“I’ve thought about it…” he spoke quietly.
“You have?”
Jackson nodded.
“I talked to my dad when I was home. Told him she’s the one I want to spend the rest of my life with…have kids with…grow old with…I more than love her Kell…I adore her.”
Kellan smiled knowingly.
“Then why the hell are you telling this to me?”