Chapter 25

The next morning, Jake stood by the window and waved Ashton over. "Ashton! Hey, come here. Is that Giselle down there?" Toothbrush still in his mouth, Ashton froze. He bit down slightly, shuffled over to the window, and looked outside. Sure enough, there Giselle was, confidently standing downstairs, waiting. Despite knowing she couldn't possibly see him from up there, Ashton felt a little shy for some reason. Jake, standing beside him, smirked as he commented like a seasoned gossip, "Damn, what a hopeless romantic, showing up bright and early just to see her boyfriend. "What did you do to her, Ashton? You've gotta teach me sometime, man. Seriously!" As soon as he said that, he burst into laughter, and Ashton's face turned beet red. Ashton quickly changed the subject, mumbling, "Hey, why don't you come grab breakfast with us later? We can head to the studio after." Jake grabbed a loaf of bread off the table and took a huge, exaggerated bite before saying, "No, thank you. I'm not