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Taylor slowly opened his eyes, vaguely aware of the body laying curled up beside him. He and Ashley had talked for a while last night before falling asleep in his bunk. He looked down at Ashley’s sleeping face and smiled. She looked so peaceful when she slept. He brushed a stray piece of hair off her face, and was suddenly hit with an awareness of just how beautiful she was. Taylor froze as he thought about it. When had the girl from his youth turned into a woman? A woman he suddenly realized was stirring feelings in him she hadn’t stirred before.
“This is crazy,” he muttered quietly. He had just found out the truth about Megan yesterday and his emotions weren’t normal. That’s all it was.
“What’s crazy?”
Taylor looked down to see Ashley looking up at him. He shook his head.
“Nothing, just thinking aloud I guess.”
“Oh,” Ashley moved to sit up, and Taylor’s mouth went dry. Even having just woken up, she was beautiful. She stood up and yawned.
“I’m gonna go take a shower, so I’ll see you in a bit. You gonna be ok?” she asked.
Taylor smiled. “Yeah, I’ll be fine.”