Things seemed to cool down after that day. I barely spoke to Jon which made my days easier to deal with. Every day when I would come home from school, I saw more and more of our belongings put into boxes. I was a little heartbroken when my stuff began to disappear. I tried hard not to make a fuss about it but...it was kind of hard not to.

The day of Party came so fast after that. I was in my room finishing up my hair and make-up when I heard a knock at my door.

"Come in," I said softly.

The door opened and Jon stepped in with another bouquet of roses, only these roses were more red and more spread out...very beautiful honestly. I couldn't help but smile at him as he got closer.

"Hey I just wanted to apologize for being such a jerk to you lately. I was only kidding around." He said.

I sighed, "It's alright, I understand..."

He nodded, "You don't believe me do you?"

I shook my head being honest with him. He smiled and then sat down next to me. "Listen, I know I seem to be acting weird and I'm sorry about that. I'm just trying to get use to having a family again."

I smiled understanding where he was coming from. I then felt tears falling from my eyes. "I'm sorry..."

"It's alright, here take this." He said as he give a tissue and gave it to me. I wiped my eyes with it softly. Good thing I was wearing water-proof make-up.

"Thanks," I told him. He then handed me the flowers and I smelled them. "They are beautiful."

He smiled at me, "Just like you."

I smiled and then placed them in a vase that was by my mirror. "I'm sorry for being a jerk too. I just miss my dad...a lot."

"Do you ever talk to your mom about it?" he asked as he ran his hand up my back, rubbing it slowly.

"No, I didn't want her to think I wanted her to be single. I've always wanted her to move on with life and be happy."

"That's really sweet of you, but you know it's ok to tell her how you feel. She expects that from you."

I sniffled, "It's funny...I'm honest with her about everything else except that."

He chuckled, "Oh believe me...I was not all that honest with my own mom."

I smiled and then hugged him, "Thanks for the apology, I really appreciate it and thanks for cheering me up."

"No problem darlin' are we buddies again?" he asked.

I nodded, "Definitely,"

He patted on my back. "You look beautiful tonight Ashley."

I smiled, "Thank you."

"Oh yea and I wanted to ask you something....would you do me and your mom the honor of singing at the wedding? I hear you have a wonderful voice."

I stood up and nodded, "Yes of course. Any song in particular?"

"Anything you want," he said.

"Alright...thanks for asking." I told him. "It really means a lot,"

He smiled and said, "You're welcome," before he left my room leaving me with smiles.

When James came to pick me up, he too was astonished by how lovely I looked. "You look amazing Ashley."

"Thanks babe," I said before we posed for the camera my mom had out. She took a few with me as well along with James.

"Make sure you take care of her while you got her...I don't want to have to give you a wrestlemania moment you feel me?" Jon said to James.

"Yes sir," he said.

I giggled loving the fatherly protection Jon was giving out. As we headed to the car I couldn't help but feel like something was going to go wrong.

We made it to the party a few minutes after leaving the house. There were a ton of people there but I barely knew anyone except James. Dinner went fine and so did the dancing part...until James disappeared on me. I walked around for at least an hour before over hearing that James and this girl name Kelly went up to room 203.

I sighed and went up to the room, scared for what I might find.

Before I opened the door I heard the girl giggling and moaning. I took a deep breath trying to decide on what to do....fuck it. With all my might, I kicked the door in catching James with his face between Kelly's legs. I just stood there not believing what I was seeing.

"So this is how you repay me for being a good girlfriend?" I said as tears filled my eyes.

He stood up, "Ashley, this isn't what it looks like,"

I shook my head not wanting to hear another word. "It's over,"

"Ashley wait!" he yelled. But I didn't listen...I just kept running.

I went to the table and grabbed my purse before walking out of the hotel. I was going to call my mom and tell her to come and get me but, at the moment I felt like walking home. Tears poured from my eyes as I walked home. To make things worse, it had started to rain. At first I got pissed about it but, soon it became something soothing.

I got to my house at one o'clock in the morning. I started crying again before knocking on the door. My mom and Jon came to the door with smiles that were completely washed away when they saw me.

"Ashley? Oh my gosh what happened honey," my mom said as she threw open the screen door and pulled me into her arms.

"Here, I'll go run her a hot bath," Jon said.

My mom nodded and then guided me up to my room. I told her what had happened at the prom and she was infuriated.

"Don't you worry honey, you didn't need him to begin with. Come on let's get you out of this dress."

I stood up and let her untie the corset. I then slid out of the dress and then put on a robe. My mom walked me to the bathroom where Jon was making sure the water wasn't too hot.

"Here you go kid, let us know if you need anything else." He said as he stepped out with my mom. I nodded and waited for them to leave before I started breaking down again. I could see that they were still by the door but I didn't mind. I was so hurt by James and at this point nothing really seemed to matter.