Ashton."
Angel's eyes bugged out. "What? What about Hudson?"
I hung my jacket on the coat rack. "Hudson who?" I shrugged. "I'm overdoing it really. I wanted to kiss Ash, and I did, he didn’t react though. In fact, I think I scared him a little. Hudson was a jerk today, and Ash rescued me, then dropped me off."
Angel nodded. "Do you have feelings for Ash, sweetie?"
I sat on the stairs with my elbows on my knees, resting my head on my hands. I sighed deeply, "Yep. I do. Why are the good ones unattainable?"
She sat next to me, wrapping her arm around me and sighed. "I wish I knew that answer myself, girlfriend. Wanna talk about it?"
Nodding, I said, "Yeah, over ice cream?" She grabbed my hand, pulling me to the kitchen. She shoved me into a seat. "Being a little pushy, aren’t you?"
She cackled. "We haven't had girl talk in a long time. I'm excited!" She filled two bowls full of ice cream for us and brought them over. "So how good of a kisser is Ash?" she asked, wiggling her eyebrows.
"Like I said, he didn’t really react. It was more like I smushed my face against his."
Angel replied sarcastically, "That's hot."
I laughed and nudged her playfully. "I'm mortified."
She patted my shoulder. "What did Ash say?"
I smiled. "He said it was nice."
She stared at me for a moment. "It was nice? That's it?"
I nodded.
She shrugged. "That's positive at least. Better than him saying you kiss like a dead fish or that you slobbered on him."
I raised my hands up. "I get the picture." I sighed dramatically. "Angel…I really, really like Ash. What am I supposed to do?"
She swallowed the bite she had just taken and said, "Tell him how you feel, you never know."
I cringed. "I saw him with his boyfriend today, or at least a guy he looked cozy with. You know it's not like I can make him like women."
She wiggled her body at me. "You can try. Work that body, girl."
I laughed and punched her arm lightly. "Please! Cameron would so kick your butt for even trying to convince me of that. You can't just make people…'not gay'."
She shrugged. "Well, the best way to get over a guy is to fall for another guy. Is Hudson really bad news or is there promise there?"
Hudson wasn't what I wanted, I knew that now. He had shown a romantic side today, for like five minutes.
"He's not abusive. He gets angry a lot though. I'm not sure what to think of him. He's definitely good looking and the sex is good, but is that enough?" My phone beeped, I looked at the text. "Speak of the devil."
Angel peeked over my shoulder. "He's apologizing for being a jerk. That's promising."
She cleared our bowls and came back over to stand beside me. She bumped me with her hip. "Go see him. Get your mind off Ash. If you really think there is no chance for the two of you, then what do you have to lose?"
I thought about it for a moment, then texted to Hudson. Is it too late to come over?
He replied instantly, Never too late.
Chapter Six
The weekend was upon us. Hudson was going out of town for the night to see his favorite band in Atlanta. The girls, Angel and Mary Jane, both had dates. Cameron, Gavin and I were going to play pool downtown. I had invited Ashton, but hadn't heard from him since he dropped me off that night after the restaurant rescue
. When I showed up at Cameron's, I had hoped Ashton would be there with them. Gavin opened the door. "Hey hot momma."
It was a chilly night, only in the mid-forties. I had chosen black jeans, my black corset with long sleeves and red ribbons up the front, and my new favorite cherry ribbon shoes.
I also wore Ashton's jacket, though it was a little big on me and didn't offer as much warmth as one my own would have. What can I say, I wanted to look cute and I liked how it felt to wear something of his.
"Hey yourself, handsome." I gave him a kiss on the cheek as I stepped through the door.
Cameron peered up at me and
Angel's eyes bugged out. "What? What about Hudson?"
I hung my jacket on the coat rack. "Hudson who?" I shrugged. "I'm overdoing it really. I wanted to kiss Ash, and I did, he didn’t react though. In fact, I think I scared him a little. Hudson was a jerk today, and Ash rescued me, then dropped me off."
Angel nodded. "Do you have feelings for Ash, sweetie?"
I sat on the stairs with my elbows on my knees, resting my head on my hands. I sighed deeply, "Yep. I do. Why are the good ones unattainable?"
She sat next to me, wrapping her arm around me and sighed. "I wish I knew that answer myself, girlfriend. Wanna talk about it?"
Nodding, I said, "Yeah, over ice cream?" She grabbed my hand, pulling me to the kitchen. She shoved me into a seat. "Being a little pushy, aren’t you?"
She cackled. "We haven't had girl talk in a long time. I'm excited!" She filled two bowls full of ice cream for us and brought them over. "So how good of a kisser is Ash?" she asked, wiggling her eyebrows.
"Like I said, he didn’t really react. It was more like I smushed my face against his."
Angel replied sarcastically, "That's hot."
I laughed and nudged her playfully. "I'm mortified."
She patted my shoulder. "What did Ash say?"
I smiled. "He said it was nice."
She stared at me for a moment. "It was nice? That's it?"
I nodded.
She shrugged. "That's positive at least. Better than him saying you kiss like a dead fish or that you slobbered on him."
I raised my hands up. "I get the picture." I sighed dramatically. "Angel…I really, really like Ash. What am I supposed to do?"
She swallowed the bite she had just taken and said, "Tell him how you feel, you never know."
I cringed. "I saw him with his boyfriend today, or at least a guy he looked cozy with. You know it's not like I can make him like women."
She wiggled her body at me. "You can try. Work that body, girl."
I laughed and punched her arm lightly. "Please! Cameron would so kick your butt for even trying to convince me of that. You can't just make people…'not gay'."
She shrugged. "Well, the best way to get over a guy is to fall for another guy. Is Hudson really bad news or is there promise there?"
Hudson wasn't what I wanted, I knew that now. He had shown a romantic side today, for like five minutes.
"He's not abusive. He gets angry a lot though. I'm not sure what to think of him. He's definitely good looking and the sex is good, but is that enough?" My phone beeped, I looked at the text. "Speak of the devil."
Angel peeked over my shoulder. "He's apologizing for being a jerk. That's promising."
She cleared our bowls and came back over to stand beside me. She bumped me with her hip. "Go see him. Get your mind off Ash. If you really think there is no chance for the two of you, then what do you have to lose?"
I thought about it for a moment, then texted to Hudson. Is it too late to come over?
He replied instantly, Never too late.
Chapter Six
The weekend was upon us. Hudson was going out of town for the night to see his favorite band in Atlanta. The girls, Angel and Mary Jane, both had dates. Cameron, Gavin and I were going to play pool downtown. I had invited Ashton, but hadn't heard from him since he dropped me off that night after the restaurant rescue
. When I showed up at Cameron's, I had hoped Ashton would be there with them. Gavin opened the door. "Hey hot momma."
It was a chilly night, only in the mid-forties. I had chosen black jeans, my black corset with long sleeves and red ribbons up the front, and my new favorite cherry ribbon shoes.
I also wore Ashton's jacket, though it was a little big on me and didn't offer as much warmth as one my own would have. What can I say, I wanted to look cute and I liked how it felt to wear something of his.
"Hey yourself, handsome." I gave him a kiss on the cheek as I stepped through the door.
Cameron peered up at me and
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