Chapter one- Ashley tells Celia about her plan to get Matt to be her surf coach. She then sees Derek, Matt's best friend, at the popsicle stand and cooks up a plan. She pretends to want a popsicle so that she can "run" into Matt because he is only a few feet away from the stand. When she goes to get one, Derek is getting one as well, so he gets her's first and then gets his. They chat for a little and then Matt walks up to them and joins in on the conversation. Ashley wants to get his attention and keep it, so she kind of plays hard to get when they invite her to a barbecue. She declines and casually walks away and when she gets to Celia, Celia asks her if she is crazy for declining the invitation. Then Ashley says he'll ask again and then officially makes him number seventeen on The List, a summer fling.
Chapter two- Ashley explains The List and how she made on her 18th birthday as an act of rebellion. Everyone assumed she would follow the Barrett tradition and settle down at a young age, but Ashley wanted to wait to get married. She wants to have some life experiences and go to college first. Especially after Leila is always fighting with her husband and Juliana dropped out of college at twenty when her twins were born, she didn't want to get tied down with a relationship. And Because of Celia not understanding The List, she decided not to show anyone the list. Some things on The List did seem impossible, but with a lot of hard work and determination she got a lot marked off. Her plan was to finish as much as she can on The List before grad school, including Matt Gibson. Focused on getting surfing crossed off, Ashley asked Dave if he would teach her and he agreed. They made a plan to go surfing the next day at seven-ish and before she went to sleep she looked at her calendar and found she only has thirteen weeks of summer to figure out and she already had a job thanks to Celia. Which will pay for summer expenses and tuition, and she has a teacher assistant job for the school year and that will cover her monthly expenses. She has budgeted her time wisely so she has plenty of time to get things on her list done and she started googling things on her list so she can make a plan to do them. Then she finds LDS Lookup, a dating site, and she makes an account, only because online dating is on The List.
Chapter three- Ashley gets up and ready for surfing and Dave drives the car to the beach. They parked at their normal spot, in front of the abandoned Taco Bell and started practicing surfing. Dave reminded Ashley of the tips he has already given her and she started and tried new tactics as well. She failed every time, but still kept going, and when she decided to rest, Matt walked up to her. He was at the beach teaching lessons to President Pearson's grandsons, but they wanted a break. He and Ashley then talk about how she is learning to surf over the summer, how she got stung by a stingray, and how she still can't stand on the surfboard for longer than 3 seconds. Then Matt mentions, with practice she'll get better and she decides to go practice, knowing it would keep him guessing and make it easier for him to catch her bait.
Chapter four- Ashley got ready for work and went to work instead of going to the FHE, Family Home Evening, because she would rather earn money. Then when she got home Celia explained that she missed Matt at FHE and he asked about her. But it was nothing special, he just asked Celia if Ashley was with her and then complimented Celia's shirt. She then explains to Ashley that Matt owns the Board Shack. They talk about how Ashley is sort of playing Matt and plans on stalking him until he realizes he wants to try and figure her out. Ashley then talks about how she loves dollar bills and that she used to iron them when she was little to make them nice and flat. Then her and Celia make a plan to go to the beach the next day. Ashley used to play volleyball in high school, so she wanted to play it at the beach. Despite Celia thinking she'll get injured, she plays anyways and steps on a broken beer bottle. Celia then gives her lecture and gets a lifeguard to clean it up. After they get home Ashley takes a shower and gets ready for Institute and when she gets there she Matt offered for her to sit next to him and she did. When Matt said her name she explained in the book that she liked it when people made her name because it kinda meant they didn't just care about her looks. They were talking but got interrupted when a blonde started cooing Matt. Class started and it went as usual, someone played the hymn, they started their lesson, and after had their closing prayer. Ashley started to get ready to leave and Matt thought she was in a hurry because everyone there usually hangouts a little afterwards instead of just leaving. Then Ashley makes a joke about not being relaxed because Matt keeps telling her to relax and he buys it for a second then makes his own joke. Then Megan (the one that doesn't like Ashley very much) comes over and starts cooing Matt and Ashley watched. But then she decided to leave, knowing Matt had taken the bait and it's time for the next step.
Chapter five/six- Dave and Ashley start talking about how she is stalking Matt and Celia says that he knows he is being stalked just doesn’t know which girl is stalking him at any given moment. Dave then calls the girls that stalk Matt chicks and Ashley explains that it's insulting. But Dave doesn't stop, so Celia throws a balled-up napkin at his head. Then he makes a plan to go surfing with Ashley right then and calls her and Celia chicks, which gets a yogurt container thrown at him. While they are driving to the beach Dave brings up the fact that Ashley is trying to replace him with Matt as her new surf coach. He is hurt and when they keep talking he accidentally hurt her feelings, but they make a plan to speed up the process for Matt to be her new coach. When they get to the beach they continue their lessons and then put the plan in action when they see Matt. Dave started saying how impossible it was to teach her and he quit. Matt bought it and offered to be her new coach and they started talking about what would help her. Then make a deal that for each surf lesson, Ashley has to make him a meal. Then they make a plan for Matt to give her a lesson in an hour and he leaves to go finish his other lesson. Then Dave comes over and they talk about what he did to get Matt to give her lessons because it worked so well. Then after the hour goes by, Matt and Ashley start their lessons and afterwards they make a plan to have lunch together on Thursday. Ashley came home from work exhausted and went on to LDS Lookup, only to find a lot of men trying to chat with her. Some of which didn't look too bad, until she started chatting with them, and all the others were either too old or not in her range of interest. Then Thursday rolled around and it was time for her's and Matt's lunch, so she keeps it all set up. When he gets there Ashley tells him to come to the kitchen to fish, which only confuses him, until she tells him they are fishing figuratively because she is going to teach him to cook. Matt started making Ashley's recipe for grilled cheese sandwiches and Ashley started making a salad. After they were done they ate the grilled cheese and salad and Matt loved them, it was the best lunch ever. When they finished their food, Matt did the dishes while Ashley talked to him about why she is in HB this summer and grad school. After Matt finished the dishes he took Ashley to get dessert at Jamba Juice and then go watch surfers at the pier. They talked and watched dolphins that were in the water, then he drove her home and ended the night with smiles.
Chapter seven/eight/nine- Ashley finished a crazy day at work and when she woke up Saturday morning she was relieved that Beachside Ward started late because it gave he time to sleep and just relax for a bit. She got all ready and rode with Dave and Celia because she didn't want to mess up her hair since the top of her Jeep was down. When they got there Ashley looked for Matt and when she found him, appreciated his white shirt because it brought out his tan and the fact that he was passing sacrament. During a talk a blonde guy started talking to Ashley and would not stop, so she made up a lie about having a fiance and it worked. And when it was time for her Sunday School class she found out Matt would be teaching it and was unsure what she would do, so she decided to sit in the back row. She explained that it was easier to treat dating like a game because then she could avoid getting too attached. She once was in a relationship that she got to comfortable and that her grades were slipping and she wasn't going to work as often, so she had to end things and that is what she is worried about with Matt. Matt and Ashley then talked a little and the lesson began. After the lesson Aaron came back and started flirty with Ashley, but Matt scared him off when he walked up. He then invited Ashley to a barbecue, but she said she couldn't. Later that day Matt texted her to come to the barbecue and she said she would. When she got there she saw Matt and started stuffing her plate with food and then they sat down and talked. After awhile, girls started coming up to Matt and talking to him, and Ashley got up to get more food and just watched for a little. Then she decided to rescue him by pretending to be sick and needing him to help help. So they got themselves inside, while Ashley was still being very dramatic, and when they shut the door Ashley said "You're welcome" and they make many jokes. Then Matt decided to take her on a coastline drive, so they left the party and started driving. After they drove a long while, they parked and started walking down a sidewalk, holding hands and looking in shop windows. They looked at art, listened to music that was playing and talked. Then when Ashley got the chance she kissed left of his mouth and kissed him again when he tried to get a better kiss. They kept walking and talked some more until they got to a playground. They looked out into the ocean and realized how different the night sky is in Utah and HB. They got up on the twisty slide when a couple came into the park and had no idea Matt and Ashley were there. The boy in the couple then started saying a poem he wrote for the girl. It was awful, which is why it took all of Ashley's will power not to laugh, but she felt bad so she scared them away by dropping her keys on the ground. When they left Matt started laughing so hard he had to gasp for breath and then he tried to make Ashley laugh and succeed. They walked and talked a little more and then Ashley took him home. Before they got to his house, Ashley had to lay down the rules about their relationship. No attachments, no commitment, and he agreed.
Chapter ten- Ashley gets a text from Matt that let her know he was looking forward for their date and that made her happy. She then went to Institute and instead of Matt sitting next to her she got Megan and her friend. One on both sides of her so that Matt couldn't sit next to her. Then Ashley started to read her scriptures, but Megan kept making really annoying, obnoxious sounds, so Ashley decided to do the same. Then Megan started clipping her nails, which is a sound Ashley hates. When the nails got on Ashley's scriptures or desk, Megan just left them there and it took all of Ashley's willpower not to freak out at her. Luckily, Sister Powers walked in just in time and Megan stopped. Institute went on as usual and at the end, Megan got up really fast to talk to Matt and knocked all of Ashley's stuff on the floor. She did offer to help, but Ashley didn't need or want her help. However Matt helped and then Megan asked him to come look at a surfboard she brought to see if its a good one to buy. Laurel then helped Ashley clean up the rest and Ashley left, giving Matt a grin and him scowling back.
Chapter eleven- Ashley and Matt go surfing in the morning and he gives her more tips. Then he watched her surf and told her what she needs to do. She processed it and then went back on her board. She found the perfect wave and when she hopped up on her surfboard she was surfing. They celebrated with a hug and splashed each other a bit then went back to surfing. They had a blast for another hour making jokes, giggling, just having fun. When Ashley gets exhausted she watched Matt surf and admires it. She realizes that he makes her as giddy as a school girl, but doesn't care because she gets to spend the entire summer with him on the beach.
Chapter twelve- Matt texted Ashley saying that he has to cancel their date because something came up and Ashley understands and remembers they can do it any other day. However, about an hour later, while she is sitting in her bath, she starts to wonder why he canceled and it bothers her that she doesn't know. Celia and Ashley start talking when Ashley walks into the room. Ashley asks Celia if Matt is dating anyone and Celia says that he only dates the same girl a few times, but Ashley doesn't understand why he doesn't have a girlfriend. Celia then explains that it's probably because he travels a lot and works long hours during winter, so it would be difficult to have a girlfriend. Then they end their conversation with Matt probably not wanting to settle down and then Ashley gets on LDS Lookup. She had many messages in her inbox, but no one she saw she liked. Then she saw BoardRyder's profile and wished guys like him were emailing her instead of all these guys emailing her. Dave walked in and said "I hate girls" which then got Ashley's and Celia's attention. Celia asked what wrong and Dave explained that he doesn't understand girls. They then started to try to help him out, but he made it very difficult by not explaining anything very well. Then he finally explains that he told a girl to sit next to him, but she ignored him. Then Celia said that she probably didn't hear him, but Dave said that she whipped around and then whipped right back around. He keeps going and Ashley finds out it's Laurel, Megan's friend, and that brings the conversation to Matt, but Ashley steers it back to Laurel. They start giving him advice for talking to Laurel and what wear. He doesn't agree with what they are saying and what they are telling him to do, so Ashley and Celia explain that girls decide if a man would be a good husband on the first date. They see what they would need to tweak if they got married and that's why he needs to listen to them and do what they say. They then wrap it up by telling him what he needs to say to start conversations and to get her attention.
Chapter thirteen- Ashley explains how crazy her week was and how fast it went by. Then she texts Matt to see if he was going to Institute and he was. Then Dave came into her room to ask if he could go with her to OT because he wanted to see Laurel. Ashley got ready and when Matt knocked on the door Dave answered it. He saw that Matt was just wearing jeans and a T-shirt and thought it wasn't fair that he had to wear a collar when Matt could wear that. However Ashley said something that sounded smart and had everyone convinced. That's when Matt found out about guy years and thought it was strange that Ashley knew that. While in the car Ashley and Dave make a plan to get Laurel away from Megan and fill Matt in a bit. When they arrived at Institute Ashley asked Laurel if she could sit next to her, but Megan jumped in and they exchanged a few words. Then Matt jumped in and asked Megan if he can look at her car to help her get a surf rack to get her away from Laurel. Then Ashley gets to know Laurel, kind of, but it's hard because Laurel won't really talk and seems really confused. When she does talk, that's when Ashley finds out she is deaf and slows down her talk. Then she introduces Dave to her and after Dave finds out she is deaf they hit if off really well. Then Ashley leaves and meets back up with Matt and the lesson starts. At the end of the lesson Matt and Ashley make a plan to have their date the next night. Their plan is to go to Matt's sister's activity to learn how to make sushi. Then they meet back up with Dave and find out that it went really well with Laurel and he is going to call her tonight. Then Dave calls Ashley the Strategy Queen and that makes her really mad because she doesn't want Matt to know about her plan. However, Ashley realizes he's right so she calms down and Dave comes up with a plan to make sure Matt doesn't suspect anything. His plan works when he explains to Matt that Ashley thought he would think she was manipulative when she helped Dave with Laurel. Then Matt concludes that Ashley isn't manipulative just direct. When Dave walks away to the table tennis table, Matt asks Ashley if she ever played. When Ashley says she hasn't in awhile, they make a plan to play on Thursday morning.
Chapter fourteen- The next day Ashley gets ready for the activity her and Matt are going to do. When she meets up with Matt she and him talk a bit and Matt asks if they can make a deal that they can date other people, but not kiss anyone except each other. At the activity Ashley meets Matt's sister, Louisa. They all talk a bit about the sushi, but get interrupted when they need to set up for the activity and then it started. When the sushi guy needs a volunteer Matt volunteers Ashley and when he looks for another Ashley tells him to choose Matt. So Matt and Ashley watch the sushi guy make the sushi and then they try it. Ashley does a good job, while Matt isn't the best at it, so the sushi guy shooed Matt over to Ashley. At the end of the activity, Ashley and Matt go out to dinner and start talking about the deal Matt proposed earlier. Ashley agreed and they kissed.
Chapter fifteen- Ashley's and Matt's kiss was amazing; so amazing they agreed to kiss more often. By the time their surf date rolled around, Ashley was trying to convince herself to stop thinking about the kiss. And before she could back out of the driveway, Dave started teasing her and that made her a little angry. When she backed out she went to fast and hit her aunt's mailbox, creating a dent in Mama Bird's head. She told Aunt Trudy that she would fix it later and left for the beach. Matt and her starting surfing and Matt gave her more tips and more motivation. They get to point were they start talking about skydiving and decide it would be fun to do together. Then they start talking about Matt's job and the shop, but Matt doesn't say much about it. At the end of the lesson they go their separate ways and when Ashley gets home she tries to fix the dent, but just happened to make it worse. She then decides that she is going to buy a new mailbox and paint it. After she buys it, she doesn't know what to paint and she has to go to work so she decides to do it on Saturday. Since Matt and her have a date on Saturday, she texts him saying she has to cancel and he doesn't want her to so he offers to paint the mailbox. She agrees, tells Aunt Trudy, and rushes to work.
Chapter sixteen- On Saturday morning Ashley got up and ready, eager to play tennis. When Matt arrived with the mailbox finished she opened the door and couldn't believe how cool the mailbox was. When she got Aunt Trudy to look at it, her aunt's eyes lit up, she loved it. She loved it so much she told Ashley to make Matt breakfast. While she made the breakfast, Matt told her that he has to cancel tennis because he has to go out of town for a while for work. Then Matt asks if they can step outside and they do. He says that once he is gone a lot of guys are going to line up to date her, but she doesn't think so. Then he proposes a deal, if he can give her a kiss that lasts for a month she cannot kiss anyone else. She agrees and he kisses her. The kiss leaves her almost completely speechless while Matt says his goodbye and leaves. A few days pass and all Ashley can think about is the kiss. So after work she takes a shower and goes onto LDS Lookup to distract her and clear her head. She then sees that BoardRyder sent her a message and she replies then goes searching for more interesting guys. When BoardRyder responds she replies and they start a conversation. They talked about what she likes to read and what she does for fun, just get to know you a bit stuff. But when Ashley gets tired she decides to end the conversation and she falls asleep thinking about the kiss.
Chapter seventeen- After church the next day, Ashley finds herself turning down a lot of guys, all of which try to bring her a treat. She also realizes Matt was right and is grateful when Louisa calls her over, causing the guy that was coming over to go to Celia. Louisa explains that all the guys are trying to go out with her because they think that if they go out with girls Matt has dated it elevates their status standing. This makes Ashley a little embarrassed and annoyed because her schedule is already filled up and she doesn't need another guy messing with it. Then Louisa says she wants Ashley to start doing the activities and when Ashley and Celia find out that the next activity is karaoke, they both decide that Ashley kind of has to do it because its on The List. By the time it was Wednesday, Ashley noticed she was missing Matt and it was a little annoying. And when it was time to go to the activity, Celia and Dave decided to come and cheer her on. When they got there Louisa told Ashley to hurry and sign up before all the slots were taken. After she signed up, Dave and Celia tried to make her less nervous than she was, but it wasn't helping. The activity started and only two out of ten of the performances were awful, everyone else sang amazingly. When it was Ashley's turn, it took two calls for them to get her on stage and when she couldn't stay with the lyrics and she sang horribly. She ran off the stage and landed in the girls bathroom, hiding so no one could find her. Celia came in and found her right away and she tried to convince Ashley that she needs to go back in. However, Ashley had no intention of going back in because she was too embarrassed. After a few more attempts to get her back in there Ashley agreed and they went back. They watched the rest of the performances and when it was Megan's turn to sing she sang the words at Ashley and it very unsubtle. During intermission Louisa tried to make Ashley feel a little better and made a deal that she wouldn't put Ashley in the hot seat anymore. Then Louisa had to go and Megan walked up. Megan talked about Ashley song and took a hint that Ashley had kissed Matt and then made sure Ashley knew the song was meant for her. When it was time for the awards, everyone went back to their seat. When it was Ashley's turn to accept her award for "Most Dramatic Exit" she refused, but them got carried up by Dave. When they handed her her certificate she decided to make a joke out of it and exit the same way she did before, but she came back out and enjoyed it. When she got home, Matt called and they caught up and ended the night happy.
Chapter eighteen- Thursday night, Ashley went on her computer to see if Matt had emailed her. Since she saw no emails, she decided to go onto LDS Lookup and see who had emailed her. A few guys had, but not the guy she wanted to, Ryder, so read her friend's blog instead. A few minutes later, Ryder emailed her and they started talking. They starting talking about why Ashley isn't married and Ashley tells him about The List and she liked that he didn't think it was stupid and that he didn't dig for answers, he just asked simple questions. She decided to tell him a few and they both agreed that they are fun to talk to. It got to the point where they were talking about Ashley's love life so that Ryder could give her a guy's point of view. They talk about how Mr. G, that is what Ashley decided to call Matt, is #17 on The List, have a summer fling, and the possibility Ryder could be #24, try internet dating. They go on talking about Mr. G and when Ashley gets tired she ends the conversation and goes to bed. When Ashley's shift ended on Friday, she noticed she had a voicemail from Matt saying that he had a great time talking to her the other night, he wishes he wasn't travelling right now, and he wants her to call him. Ashley listens to it ten times wondering if he was saying he misses her and that he wants to be with her in HB right now. Her instinct starts telling her she is getting attached, but she calls him anyways. She makes sure the conversation stays in shallow waters and tells him about Ryder. When Matt hangs up she felt frustrated with how their call went and decided to get advice from Ryder. They start it joking around and then talked about Matt. They ended the night with pirate jokes and before Ashley went to bed she decided she needed to talk to Ryder less because she didn't want to get caught up with both Matt and Ryder.
Chapter nineteen- Ashley's life was getting a little crazy, she had way less free time due to her boss giving her extra shifts behind her back, she squeezed in a few phone calls with Matt, and she let her guard down with Ryder because it was nice to talk to someone that didn't have a romantic interest. And when Ashley caught Dave moping on the couch she decided to see what was wrong. Turns out Laurel wasn't at institute so he couldn't ask her out and Megan was giving him the stink eye the entire time, so that didn't help. He also can't call her because he doesn't want the other person on the phone to witness it, so it's tough. Ashley finally convinces him to just call her and he does. After she says yes, Dave asks if Ashley can listen in on how the video relay thing works. Ashley learns a lot about the cool things Laurel gets to use, but Dave stops her form asking more questions and goes to his room. Ashley then looks for something to do and decides to get her list, when it isn't there she looks for. And when Celia comes in, Ashley asks her about it, but Celia doesn't know where it is either. Ashley decides to just type it back up on her computer because she remembers it and her and Celia talk about Matt and The List. They talk about how Matt took up a lot of Ashley's time and how she seems to like him a lot more than she is admitting to, but Ashley says its her fault if she gets hurt and Matt's fault if he gets hurt. Celia says Ashley's love logic is crazy and too hard and how she doesn't need a love life because she has Dave's and Ashley's. Then Celia tells Ashley her love logic, just flirt crazy with everyone until you find the one you really like.
Chapter twenty- Dave and Laurel went on nonstop dates and it made Ashley realize that Laurel is the exact opposite of what she thought she was when she first met her. She is also very angry that she misses Matt so much and no matter how busy she is, she can't stop thinking about him. So she has started avoiding his calls, but it just makes her miss him more and everyone keeps asking her about him, which is getting on her nerve. She then walks in on Dave and Laurel scrambling apart on the sofa and asks if she interrupted anything. Then Laurel asked when Matt was coming back and that made Ashley very annoyed and Dave starts talking about how Ashley barks at anyone that mentions his name. They talk about how Ashley isn't sure how things will go when Matt gets back because she hasn't talked to him in a long while. And she hasn't talked to him for awhile because she doesn't want their conversations to get serious because that would lead to attachments. At the end of their conversation she decided to go to her room and make the decision whether or not she should call Matt or talk to Ryder. She chooses Ryder because she is too scared to try and talk to Matt. They start talking about Matt and why Ashley doesn't answer his calls. Ryder asks her a lot of questions and makes her realize that she likes him. They talk it out a bit more and then Matt calls her and Ryder tells her to answer, so she does. They flirt a bit and talk about when Matt is getting back, nothing too serious. Then Matt asks if she trusts him and she says yes, then he makes a big deal about it and it worries her. Then they talk about how Ashley is super straight forward and she tells a story of when she was in third grade. She told a boy she liked him, but didn't want to date him and gave him her chocolate milk. Then they made more jokes and Ashley thanked him for complimenting her honesty. Then they talked about hanging out when he gets back and it lead to why she hasn't been answering his calls. Then the conversation gets personal when Matt keeps asking why she won't date past summer and she explains everything, giving Matt a chance to understand her better. They ended the call and Ashley wasn't happy that he used work as the reason for not being able to call her until he gets back, just like she did.
Chapter twenty one- Ashley tries to meditate to make stomach cramps go away, but it isn't working and it's annoying Celia. Then she gets a text from Matt saying he's back and he is going to come get her. She decided to make an omelet while waiting for Matt to come. When he gets there, she has to prepare herself before she answers the door and when she does he pulls her into a hug. Then he smelled her omelet and asks if he can have one. Ashley says yes and tells him to tell her about his business trip while she makes him one. Apparently his trip was very boring and Ashley decides to change the subject and ask when he got back. When he says he got back at 4 am and he is at her house at 8 am she thinks he really wanted to see her. But then he says he wanted to get some surfing in and that makes her feel like an idiot for thinking he was eager to see her. He invites her to go surfing with him and that surprises her, but he says he wants to see where she is at so he can whip her in shape before summer ends. They talked some more about his four weeks being gone, but then he asks how flexible their strings are with no attachments, because they seem super bendy. He asks if they can keep in touch after summer, but Ashley doesn't think that's a good idea, so he changes the conversation again. They start talking about how much Ashley is working now and then they went surfing. The had a lot of fun and watched some dolphins, but then Megan came running over.
Chapter twenty two- Megan comes up and starts talking to Matt and that makes Ashley angry, especially when she finds out Megan has some surfing skill. Megan tried making conversation with Matt, but before the conversation went anywhere, Matt decided to go surf. Then Ashley told Megan that she and Matt are dating and that Megan needs to back off, but Megan knew that Ashley was leaving after summer and that meant she wouldn't be dating Matt anymore. After they were done surfing, they sat on the sand and talked about how Ashley doesn't quit on things she really wants to do and how stubborn she is. They then talk about her plans next summer, then kissed, and went back to surfing. Then Ashley found herself staring out of an open plane and getting ready to skydive. Turns out when Matt said they would go skydiving, he wasn't joking. She waits for the guy to strap them both in and when they are done, she realizes how nervous she is. She watches Matt and his partner jump and then she jumped. It was a blast, she loved it! Afterwards her and Matt got some food and talked about how amazing skydiving was as the adrenaline coursed through their veins. Ashley says that this has opened up her mind to many things and she wants to do more and Matt says it depends if he had a family to go home to. When Ashley says that it's no big deal to do cool stuff when you're single Matt disagrees because he remembers a lesson he was taught about using our bodies as disposable playthings for an adrenaline high. Then Matt talks about how he learned that lesson the hard way when he BASE jumped and thought it was selfish to worry so much about having fun and not worrying about others. That made Ashley uncomfortable and she convinced herself it wasn't directed towards her and The List isn't selfish. However, that made her think a bit, but then her and Matt started talking again. Then he asks Ashley to do a triathlon with him and she agrees.
Chapter twenty three- The next day Matt and Ashley start a bike ride and Ashley regretted everything because it was so tiring. When they arrived back at Matt's house, she saw that she had a ticket and it annoys her that she didn't notice the sign that told her it was street cleaning day today. Then she complains that Matt tried to kill her on the bike ride because he made her bike 2 million miles, although it was only eight. Then they decide to go out to eat at a Mexican restaurant a few miles away. Lucky for them, there was traffic and it was awful, so Ashley told Matt to entertain her. His way of entertaining was riddles and knock knock jokes. When they arrived, Ashley was confused because it was a restaurant they have at home and it tasted the same. When they finished their food, it was just in time for karaoke and Matt asked Ashley if she wanted to do it. She refused at first, but agreed to cheering Matt on if he went up and he did. Matt chose a duet and when he started singing, it was monotone and he had a flat expression. Then when Ashley saw that everyone didn't seem to be enjoying it and she was worried he would get salsa thrown at him, she got up on stage with him. After they were done singing, they kissed and the crowd applauded. They walked back to the seats holding hands and Ashley thanked him and he ended it saying "You're worth it".
Chapter twenty four- Ashley's life started becoming a time warp. Everything was going so fast and she found herself hanging out with Matt more than she should be. She is starting to trade shifts to hangout with Matt and it's becoming really crazy. She realized she actually would consider dating him past summer because she is hooked. Everything she did involved Matt and after work she decided to talk to Ryder. Since she hasn't talked to Ryder in more than a week, she explained to him that Mr. G, Matt, was taking up all her free time. When Ashley catches him up on Matt, she asks for advice because she is thinking about dating Matt past summer. But Ryder says she doesn't need it and tells her she knows what she wants. Then they decide to meet each other in person so that she can cross internet dating off her list. The next day Matt and Ashley did the triathlon and Ashley was convinced at the end that she was going to die. Then after Matt got her off the grass, they hugged and then left to get ice cream. Ashley made sure to eat her ice cream very slowly so that she wouldn't have to tell Matt that she had a date that night and when she finished it, she sat there uncomfortably. When she got up the courage to tell him and she did, she wasn't happy that he just said "No problem". Then they talk about strings and how Matt is a strings kind of guy and its hard not to get attached to Ashley. Then they agree that they can see each other more often after summer and that's when Matt tells her that he will be in Utah all winter because he is opening two shops there. This news makes Ashley a little nervous because she is going to be busy, but Matt explains that he will stay out of her hair at first. Then Matt walked her to her door, they hugged, and he left. Ashley waited at the place she agreed to meet Ryder and was super impatient to see who it was. And as the minutes passed by, she realized he was late, so she gave him five minutes to arrive. As she waited she watched people walk by and when the five minutes were up she decided to text him saying she loved talking to him, but thinks she needs to be with Matt. She gets up and then finds Matt calling her name. That's when she finds out that Matt is Ryder.\
Chapter twenty five- Ashley just froze and didn't say a word. Then Matt asked if she was okay, but she wasn't she was hurt and angry. So Matt tries to explain, but Ashley just gets angry and angry, not understanding why he lied to her, she felt hurt. Then he just explains; he explains that he didn't know her very well when he first met her and when he saw her profile he thought it was a better way to get to know her than it was in person because she is so distant. He explains that every year he is tripping over girls and none of the girls chasing after him want anything serious, but he does. He said that he liked that she was different from all the other girls, she didn't act the same or dress the same and he got curious when he first talked to her at the linger longer with Derek. He explains that he thought surfing with her could get him in because if he tried a more sudden approach, like asking her out, she would have said no. When Ashley asks what any of this has to do with his fake profile, he explains that the profile isn't fake and he has had it since college. He says that the only way to get to know Ashley better was to talk to her as Ryder because she is all-of-you-Ashley-Barrett and when she talks to Matt she is part-of-you-Ashley-Barrett. He says that he thought getting to know her better would mean there was chance for their relationship past summer and then Ashley freaks out. He then says that she impresses him and he knows what he wants, but she just yells at him again. This makes him impatient and he tells her that she is taking it the wrong way on purpose and just needs to listen. He keeps trying to explain to her that he didn't betray her, he just tried to get to know her better, but she refuses to let him back into her life. Then he apologizes and asks her to forgive him and she believes he is sorry, but she decides she can't keep riding this roller coaster with him. She tells him that he was only concerned about what he wanted and that makes him wonder if she really ever knew him. Then she ends her entire relationship with him and leaves, wishing he had called after her.
Chapter twenty six- Ashley tries to focus on reading her textbook before her seminar on Monday, but then Dave texts her telling her to call him immediately, so she calls him. Then he tells her that he is getting engaged and that makes him super excited. Then Laurel thanks Ashley for introducing them and Ashley tells them that she is really happy for them. Then Dave invites her to their wedding and she is unsure that she can make it, but promises she'll find a way to make it and they end the call. She decided to celebrate with chocolate and starts cruising through channels and thought about how perfect Dave and Laurel were together. Then thought about how she finds herself regretting things too often and started to flip through channels looking for a distraction. She realized that school wasn't taking up as much time as she thought it would and she couldn't get rid of the emptiness she felt no matter what she did. Of course the problem was Matt Gibson. She also kept getting little gifts from someone, but she didn't know who, except that she thought it could be Matt. She was also super angry when she told Celia and Celia took Matt's side because he deserved credit for trying so hard to get to know her. And he Aunt Trudy told her mother all about Matt and her sisters also found out, so now no one will leave her alone. She even finds herself thinking about Matt several times a day and starts thinking about all the memories they shared and that makes her more angry at Matt. She decides to find The List and see if there is anything that can distract her. When she starts crossing off the things she did in Huntington Beach she realizes everything she crossed off was because of Matt, he invited her to make sushi, he taught her surfing, go skydiving, he was involved in each one. Then she thought maybe Celia told him about The List and asks her, but Celia said she didn't and said if she wants to find out she has to find Matt. However, she had no way to contact him, but lucky for her the Board Shack address and number showed up on the screen and that was her answer.
Chapter twenty seven- Then Ashley grabs a sweatshirt and keys and opens the door. To her surprise her roommate is there and is shocked Ashley is going out, and she decides to help Ashley with her hair. Then Ashley drives to the Board Shack, determined that she was going to find out how Matt got The List. When she found the Board Shack, she walked in and found Matt. She asked about The List and he wondered what made her think she had it and she explained that he was involved in everything she crossed off on The List in HB. He said that he liked that she didn't change, but she just demanded that he gave her The List. He pulled out his wallet and pulled out The List and handed it to her. Then she asked how he got it and he explained that when Megan knocked down all her papers and she had Matt throw away a handful, he saw The List and decided to keep it. Then he finds out she is only here for The List, not to take him back and it makes him sad. He explained that helped her with The List because he thought she was special and when he first saw her, he knew she was what he was looking for. Then he explains that he felt an urge to take care of her and that's why he got her those gifts and why he started crossing things off The List with her. Then he put their foreheads together and said he loved her; he said all the things he loved about her. He then said he did all those things for her to at least have a shot with her and Ashley realized he is everything she never knew she wanted and she convinces herself that Matt is worth giving up the last of her goals. Then Louisa walks in before she can say anything and when she asks Matt if he fixed everything, Ashley decides she can't do this and runs off noticing Matt is very hurt and starts crying.
Chapter twenty eight- When Ashley was six she had the worst week. She had chicken pox and a stomach flu, but Saturday night when she ran away from Matt again was the record breaker for the worst week ever. She couldn't sleep well anymore and was just miserable. Everywhere she looked it was a reminder of Matt and she was sick of it. Then she got a call from her sister Juliana and got invited to dinner and Ashley accepted it. Dinner with Juliana's family was a little crazy, things were being thrown around, but it wasn't awful. They started talking, starting wit small talk, but then the conversation lead to Matt. Juliana says that they, her family, thought that someone had beaten The List, but she knew better than to think anyone could be talked in or out of love. Then Ashley says that no one said anything about love and Juliana says that that's the only thing that would make her run away like that. Then Ashley asks her sister if she is happy and Juliana says she is and when Ashley says Leila isn't happy, Juliana says that it's because she takes after their mom. She is so focused on being the perfect wife and mother that she doesn't have time for fun and that Ashley is more like her, they handle their business and move on. Then Juliana tells her that if she were married, she would be happy and asks her why she is really there and Ashley says it's because she wanted to be reminded why she didn't want to get married. Turns out it didn't help, and they turn back to talking about Matt. Then Ashley realizes that she messed up and that she loves him thanks to Juliana. Then Juliana makes Ashley realize that she needs to say sorry, but with a big gesture.
Chapter twenty nine- Ashley was at the Board Shack for the grand opening and she was nervous. They started the opening with Louisa greeting everyone. After she greeted everyone, they had their band play and then Ashley climbed onto the stage when they were done. The band introduced her and she started singing. When Matt came outside he was stunned and when she was done singing she gave Matt a huge apology in front of everyone. She asks him for The List and when he hands it to her, she rips it into tiny pieces throws it up in the air. Then she says that she doesn't want The List anymore and wants Matt instead. He climbs on stage and asks her what she is doing and she says trying to make things right and then she confesses her undying love for him. Then Matt asks the band what song she was singing and they say If she wants to know, it's in your kiss. Then Matt kissed her and then said "Well?" and she said they need to kiss again. They did and the crowd cheered.