"Ash, what movie do you want to watch? Disney, Action, Romance?" He said looking at the shelves in my room. I have them organized by genre.

"I think we should watch a Disney movie, you know my favorites." I said flopping onto my bed.

"Okay, so Beauty and the Beast. I will go get the popcorn, and movie snacks."

"No need my good man. My dad got me a popcorn maker."

"Wait, really?!"

"Yea, its in my closet. Just be careful."

"Why should I be - WHY IS YOUR MACHETE ON YOUR CLOSET FLOOR!!!" Hunter picked up my machete that was on my floor.

"I told you to be careful." Taking it out of his hand, I set it in the holster that came with it and hung it on the bed post.

"Whatever. Come help me with this."

***

"Ashley, you have a visitor." It was my dad. They must have come home early. "Hello Hunter."

"Hi sir."

"Dad, whose here? Wiping my eyes, and yawning.

"Come see for yourself."

Flipping the covers off of me and hunter. We stood up and walked down the stairs to see Jason standing by my front door.

"Hey, Jason? What are you doing here?" Hunter came down putting his leather jacket on as he walked down the stairs.

"Jason?" He stood behind me putting both his hands on my shoulders and his chin on my head.

"Hey...dude? I was just here to see if Ashley wanted to go on a date with me, Tomorrow night."

"Tomorrow?" I said looking up at Hunter.

"She can't tomorrow."

"I can't?"

"No, you can't. We have to study." We had never set a study date. But I was fine with it. I didn't quit think it was a good idea to go on a date when I was in love with Hunter.

"Oh, right! I had forgotten. Thank you Jason, for the offer. Maybe some other time."

"Okay, I will see you on Monday."

"Bye, see you Monday." opening the door Jason left and i turned to Hunter. "Why did you do that?"

"I need to study. And I don't want you going out with that guy." I swear my heart skipped a beat.

"You-you don't want me going out with him? Why?" I said walking up to the same step at him.

"Yea-um- he doesn't seam right. I mean your my girl, I pick who you go out with." He crossed his arms to looked down at me.

"Your girl?" I smiled. And took a step toward him.

"Yea, your my best friend sense forever. Your family." Stepping back, I lost my smile.

"Right, best friends." He lifted my head up.

"Hey, you okay?"

"I'm fine." I shook my head, and crossed my arms. "Are- are we hanging out today?"

"I will be over later but I have to go meet my parents. We are meeting a for lunch." We walked towards the door.

"Okay, see you later then." We hugged and he kissed me on the forehead.

"Love you." He smiled and started to walk out the door.

"Love you, too." I closed the door.
My dad came around the hallway at the top of the stairs. "You have to tell him eventually."

"He doesn't feel the same way. And what if I did and it ruins our relationship."

"Do whatever you want. We are going out for lunch, we leave in 15 minutes."

"Okay. I'll be ready." I Walked up to my room and got ready. I did my makeup, got dressed. When I walked downstairs I grabbed my skate board. "Dad, I'm ready." I screamed.

"Head to the car darling. We will be down there in a minute."

***

When we sat down at the table I knew that something was up. My parents seamed nervous, on edge.

"Are you guys okay? You seam a little on edge. What's going on?" I slurped my chocolate milk, swinging my legs because I'm to short to touch the floor.

"Sweaty, me and your father need to tell you something." My mom was a lawyer. Her hair was always on point no strays, she was very neat and tedious about everything. She never spoke with loose terms and always got to the point.

"What's going on. Are you guys okay?"

"Me and your father are getting a divorce." I stopped swinging my legs and sat up straight. My parents were getting a divorce? They never fought. Not that I ever saw or heard them fighting.

"What- why are you getting divorced? Did something happen?"

"Your father had an affair." I looked at my dad shocked. He was sitting very stiff.

"You had an affair!" I whispered leaning across the table.

"Just because we are getting a divorce does not mean I wont be in your life."

"I need time to think this over." I scooted out of the booth and grabbed my skate board.

I was gone before they could try and stop me. I can not believe that my dad would do this to my mom. Its insane.

I skated all the way to this old fort/tree house me and hunter had made when we were 12. I hadn't been here in about 2 years.

The main tree that we had made the whole thing around had a carving that i hadn't seen before. It was a heart. My first thought was that Hunter had brought another girl down here. But when I rubbed off some of the moss, I realised it has our enisials carved in he middle.

"I carved that in there in 9th grade." Home did he know that I was out here.

"How did I not see this?"

"That summer was when you got your first boyfriend and you stopped coming up here with me. Instead you went to the movies and to the park with what's his name." He walked over to me and put his hand on the heart. "I had the biggest crush on you."

"Had?" I looked up at him.  We are about 5 inches away from each other.

"Did I say had I mean have." He put his hand on my face under my long brown curls. And leaned in and kissed me.

He took his lips off mine and looked smiled and looked at me. "Ashley, I love you."

"Hunter, I love you." He leaned in and kissed me again. I jumped up and rapped my legs around his waist. "We can't tell anyone about us."

"Why not? For the first time ever he was looking up at me.

"Because then you went be aloud to spend the night anymore." He put me down.

"So we will have a secret relationship? Sounds fun!" We started walking back to my house. Holding hands.

***

"So what are you going to do tonight?"

"I can't go home. My parents told me to day they are getting a divorce." Hunter stopped in his tracts. And let go of my hand.

"Your- your parents are getting a divorse, too?" What did he mean by too?

"Why are your parents getting a divorce?" I stumbled with my words.

"My mom had an affair."

"My- my dad had an affair. You don't think that they"

"No. They wouldn't."