Dare to be Different

7-Lipstick Smudges

The picture above is of Ashley's outfit. 

~~Ashley POV~~

Rachel, Emily, Alec, Patrick, Hunter and I were all sitting in a park by me and Hunter's neighborhood. 

"I'm so bored," Patrick groaned and I nod in agreement. 

"If you have any suggestions please share," Rachel said. 

We all think for a few minutes before Patrick speaks. "I've got it! Alright, here's the plan: everybody goes home to get ready for a few hours before we all meet back here. Then, we're going to go to the fair tonight and have some fun, sound good?" 

We all nod and I smiled. I hadn't been to a fair since I was little. "Rachel, want to help me get ready?" I ask and she smiles and rolls her eyes. 

"Do you even have to ask?" 

I laugh and then turn to Emily. "Are you coming?" 

She nods and we head off. 

"Bye, boys," I wave as we walk away and they all mutter their replies except for Hunter who just sits there. 

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Rachel was braiding my hair into a fishtail while I was sitting in front of the mirror. When she finished I applied a little bit of mascara and went to get dressed. 

I put on a white, stylish tanks top, black leggings, a pull-over gray sweater, and some knee-high brown boots. 

Rachel was wearing black leggings and a cropped long sleeve sweater and Emily was wearing a white skirt with a blue strapless top tucked in. 

We headed out of the house and walked to the park only to see that the boys were already there. 

"Thank God! You guys take forever!" Patrick sighs as he gets up to walk to the car. 

I steal a glance at Rachel and see she is eyeing Dean and I giggle. 

"Two people are going have to squeeze together in the trunk," Patrick says. 

"I'll do it," Hunter and I say at the same time. I give him a look and he smirks. 

I groan as Hunter and I squished tightly against each other in the trunk. It was getting really awkward because I was basically leaning on him and the only way for his arms to be comfortable was to wrap them around me, or so he says. 

Patrick starts the car and Hunter whispers in my ear. "Knock, knock." 

"Who's there?" I answer playing along with his joke. 

"I'll do." 

"I'll do who?" 

"I'll do you, sweetheart," he says with a smirk. 

I turn around to give him a disgusted look which only makes him smirk more. 

The smirk. God, I hate and love that smirk so much.

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We arrive at the fair about ten minutes later. I practically leap from my spot because I was in comfortable, but I did miss the way Hunter's arms wrapped around me. I felt...Protected. 

We go on dozens of rides and I make sure to eat as much junk food as I can. 

I was about to take a giant bite of cotton candy when it disappears. Annoyed, I look up to see Hunter eating my cotton candy.

Eventually, he gives it back but almost all of it was gone. I frowned. "You owe me another cotton candy," I whine as I eat the rest. 

Hunter snorts. "Yeah, whatever."