Bestfriends Shouldn’t Know How You Taste Chapter 116
Ashley’s pov
“Remember when ke fought with Ryan so he’d be the groom when the three of them were ying
wedding?” Rynughed and mom joined her. Dad’s face turned into a fake frown. “That little shit
already knew he’d marry my baby girl. If I had known I would’ve tapped him to his dad’s jeep.”
Ace sent him a re. “Hey man, not the jeep.”
We allughed, well I managed a small barely heard giggle. But it’s not full of emotion like everyone
hoped. They were trying to get my mind off ke. But it wasn’t working. Rosalie sat beside me typing
on her phone for the past two minutes and dad and mom sat across from me with Ryn and Ace. They
left Avery with aunty Rose. I swear we had taken the entire space for the waiting room.
There were a few other people around as well, some who looked at me like I had lost my mind. I know I
looked like a mess with still wet hair and a tank top with shorts. I was the definition of a mess.
“Imagine he followed me around when we were younger but his puppy little eyes always strayed to
Ashley. It was kind of funny and cute.” Christal chuckled. I had introduced her to my family and she fit
right in.
Everyoneughed but I couldn’t seem to bring myself to. They were saying so much good memories
that ke doesn’t even remember and it fucking hurt. Especially since he wasn’t there to hear
them.But they didn’t seem to notice my mood, well not as yet.
Rosalie leans towards me and whispers. “I told Arden where I am, he’s on his way.”
I nodded wanting to see my brother who I haven’t seen in weeks due to his busy schedule and mine as
well. At least he’ll say something to annoy me that will probably make us end up in a spat of words. But
that’s what I needed right now, not going down memoryne without ke there with me.
An all too familiar red haired came rushing round the corner and upon spotting us came strutting over.
He looked like he had run over here honestly and seemed to be on duty judging by his uniform. “Any
word on how ke is doing?” Ryan asked me. I stood up to hug him.
“The doctor came earlier to notify me that he’ll be fine but he still needs to run some extra tests to be
sure.” I said
back down on the ufortable chair.
Ryan nods and turns to face Christal. He sends me a confused look. “Oh this is Christal. You should
know Christal, she was the girl ke followed around until she moved in sixth grade.” There is no
hostility or jealousy as I spoke. “Ahh oh right that Christal. I remember now.” Ryan responds too
exaggeratedly to seem as if he was telling the truth in remembering her. “Well nice to meet you again
Christal.” He smiles genuinely and shakes her hand.
Christal grins cheekily. “The pleasure is all mine. d to see that you got rid of the braces.” She
giggles. Ryan cringes. I chuckle because I knew that Ryan did not like to be reminded of his past,
especially when he had braces on and yed with frogs that he now hates. One pped his cheek
with its tongue thatter brought on his resentment for the little amphibians. He had iting anyway.
“Right. Let’s not mention this when Kimberly gets here.” He says and goes to sit down further away
from us. Poor boy was probably scared that Christal would spill more of his past.
Mom and dad were busy talking to Ace, Ryn and Ryan while Christal and Rosalie chatted. They tried to
let me in on the conversation but my mind seemed to be a bit too far. Theyter gave up and
conversed between the two of them.
I was nearly startled when I spotted Arden rounding the corner followed by Liam. He sees me and
smiles walking over to us.I stood up. “Well you look like shit.” Those were the very first words he said to
me before pulling me into a hug. “Arden Grey, that is no way to speak to your sister.” Mom gasp but
Arden doesn’t respond or apologize. Not that I was expecting him to, this is Arden after all.
I rolled my eyes pulling away. “Gee thanks, that’s what every girl wants to hear.” I utter while heughs.
Pushing him to the side yfully I faced Liam who I hadn’t seen in weeks too. He was a real estate
agent which required him to be on his feet a lot. I smiled, pulling him into a
hug.
” You dyed your hair.” Iugh. He had dyed it a lighter shade than his original color. It suited him well.
Heughs pulling away. “Well I guess I had to do this to keep everyone from messing up Rosalie and I.
I meane on, I at least thought that by now everyone would realize that Rosalie has breasts and I
do not. And obviously I am the nicer one out of us two.” “Why did you evene here?” Rosalie
whines but it’s filled with humor. Of course she didn’t mean it in a harsh way.
Liam points at Arden. “I gave this idiot a ride since his car broke down.”
She narrows her eyes. “Well now that you have bye.” She said with amusement. Liam only rolled his
eyes and averted them away from us to stare at Christal. His eyes widen and lips part a bit. He looked
like he was staring at an angel.
I turned to look at Christ al who had been awfully quiet and now I know why. Her eyes were set on Liam
so intently that I was now pondering if she was even blinking. Her cheeks had now turned a light shade
of pink as she noticed Liam’s gaze on her. I smiled. They both were smitten
“Liam this is Christal my friend and Christal this is Liam my cousin.” I introduced them. They both
smiled and said a very shy hello to each other.
My smile widen, liking the thought of her liking Liam more than I should. I guess I still had a little
jealousy that she had ke’s attention when we were younger. “Hey.” Arden whispers. I turn to stare at
who he was speaking to and I’m not surprised that it was kosalie. She smiled shyly, tucking some loose
hair behind her ear and looked at him
beneath hershes. “Hey.” Her responsees out breathy. She stood up and came towards him. She
leans forward for a hug. She looks a little confused as to what to do but then Arden just smirks and
pulls her flush against him before kissing her. I smile but feel a sudden pang of jealousy. Everyone was
getting their happily ever after but where is mine?
Pulling apart , Arden looks at me smiling sadly.”How are you holding up Ash?” I managed to crack a
smile, one that doesn’t reach my eyes.” Well he’s not dead so that’sforting.” I blinked back the
tears. The doctor had yet toe back and I was now getting worried. It’s been more than thirty
minutes. I was craving to see ke so much that the thought of not seeing him for another minute tore
me apart. As soon as the thought appears it vanishes as the doctores towards us with a bright
smile on his face. My heart thuds. Please give me good news, please tell me he’s okay. I begged
inwardly.
Everyone stands up as the doctor nears. His attention is set on me as he smiles. It’s not flirty but one of
knowing. “Good news is that he’s awake and speaking perfectly normal. But in theing few days he
should rest and drink enough fluids. So he should not get out of bed and do anything for at least four
days.” He lets on. A huge sigh of relief escapes my parted lips and an enormous weight lifts off my
shoulders. I sniffle, my ke was okay. Ofcourse I shouldn’t be surprised, my man was a fighter. “Do
you know what happened to him? What caused him to ck out?” I asked the doctor who nods at my
question.
He writes something down on his clipboard and looks up. “Something you must’ve said or done
triggered him, which made his memoriese back. But since it was too much in such a short amount
of time, he’s brain couldn’t take the pressure. It’smon for people who had amnesia to go
unconscious when the memories flood back too quickly at once. It’s too much for the brain to adapt
swiftly. But he’s doing fine now and specifically asked for you Mrs Reed.”
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Ashley’s pov
When I had been nervously biting my nails and shaking my feet, I was praying for this moment to
come. To see him awake, to be beside him, knowing that he was alright.
But now staring at the door where just one push of my hands I will see him, made me more nervous
than the wait. I have no idea what to expect. Will he act differently than thest time we were in the
hospital? Will he act distant? And the bigger question. Does he now remember
me?
It was fucking nerve-racking, something that wasn’t at all good for the baby. Sighing while staring at the
door, I brought my hands to rest on my belly.
“Wish me luck in seeing your dad. Hopefully he remembers me this time.” I rubbed my still t stomach
and for a few seconds I ponder if there really was a baby in there. But as I rubbed lower I could feel a
tiny bump that I didn’t realize before and that set my mind at ease.
I need to go for a checkup just to be sure. Now enough of the prolonging and enter the damn room. I’ve
come to the realization that my conscience was a raging bitch but then again she was me.
I wrap my fingers around the doorknob and notice how they slightly tremble in nerves. Sucking in a
much needed breath I twisted the knob and pushed it open, slowly at first then all the way.
My heart leaps when he’s already facing me, like he already knew I was there, waiting behind the door,
scared beyond imagination for his reaction. His blue eyes, as they stared at me intently from where he
lay in bed, gleamed with something that it had been missing for days.
I smiled shyly, nervous but tried to swallow it down as I closed the door behind me with a soft dick His
eyes followed my nervous actions and he smiles. “Hey bambina. What took you so long?”
Barnbina 6
My heart stops for a second, and my brain goes on autopilot. It had been so long that my brain refused
to admit that he called me it I looked at him like what I presume as a deer caught in headlights. The
saying was so chiche yet it described what was happening here right now so perfectly
His sinile broadened and the glint in his eyes shined with so much love that I began to cry. It started as
a small sniffle until my entire body shook as I walked over to his side. Gone are the nerves and in bring
happiness
“Why are you crying baby! I’m not dead.” He jokes and instead of smiling like I would normally do, I
cried more Maybe it was the horinones or maybe I was just lucking happy that he actually wasn’t dead
either way all I wanted to do was be in his arms right now.
When I was by his side, I stared down at him through a blurry vision. Unlike thest time he was in the
hospital, he didn’t have a tube down his throat or bruises painting his face. He only
had an IV attached to his right hand.
He opens his arms as if knowing what I needed right now and grins. “Well, what are you waiting for
bambina?” He teased, opening his arms a little wider. I fall right into them, careful not to be too rough or
drop my weight down on his body.
As soon as his arms wrapped around my body all the anxiety and worry melted away as I tucked my
nose in the crook of his neck and took a whiff of his scent. My tense body literally melted into butter as
he clutched me tighter to him, whispering how much he loves me and how he was okay.
My tears were wetting his skin but he didn’t seem to mind, only brushed his fingers through my hair and
kissed my head. After a few minutes of sobbing that felt like hours, I finally
calmed down to soft sniffles.
“Don’t ever do that shit again.” I grumble clutching the hospital gown they had clothed him in. He
chuckles and the sound makes my insides melt. “It was not my fault baby.” He murmurs.
“You scared me. I thought I was going to lose you and it was all my fault.” I admitted.
He sighs scooting over and literally forcing me on the bed beside him. I tried protesting, afraid that the
doctor woulde in and kick me out but of course this was ke and he always had to have his way.
“I’m sorry I had to put you through this again Ley. I didn’t know seeing your hair and face covered in
eggs would trigger my memory of you in ninth grade. From then on everything just came all at once
and I guess I just cked out.” He says softly stroking my arm as I hug his torso.
Honestly I was surprised I could fit into the tiny bed with him being huge and allpared to me. But I
guess it helped that I was lying on my side and with one of my legs crossed over his. If anyone walked
in on us like this I’d surely get an earful, no doubt from the doctor.
I moved away from his neck, tilting my head to look at him. The question I had been wanting to ask
from the moment I entered is on the tip of my tongue but I was terrified to know the answer
His eyes drop to stare at me and he smiles. “You know not many girls could make their husband fall in
love with them all over again but of course I should not expect any less from you. You‘re my bambina
after all.”
I smile wanung to cry again. There he goes again calling me bambina, a name he hasn’t called mne in
weeks. He always switched between calling me Ley and bambina but ever since he lost his memories
he only just started calling me Ley again,
Now he was calling me bambina which eases my mind of him not remembering me and lets me finally
grow a pair 10 ask him the question “Do you -” I sigh, finding it a bit difficult to let the words out “Do you
remember me now? Do you remember everything?” I finally managed to speak
He smiles cheekily, ces a finger underneath my chin and tilts my head up. My brows furrowed in
confusion until I saw his heading forward, his lips seconds away from kissing me My eyes fluttered
shut, waiting in anticipation as my heart thuds uncontrobly.
The soft brush feels like electricity and the second just makes me feel the fireworks every cliche movie
portrays. It feels like it had been forever since west kissed but it was just merely hours ago. But
before things get heated like it always did he pulls away slowly and we both open our eyes
simultaneously.
His eyes spoke the love he felt for me and I was a hundred percent sure mine showed the same. “I’m
sorry it took so long to remember you Ley but now that I have, I am never letting you go no matter what
life throws at us again. I’m sorry for the way I treated you at first, if I could kick myself in the nuts I
would
“I could do that if you want.” I said innocently, cutting him off as I smiled. He chuckles knowing that I
wasn’t serious. 2
“But seeing that you never gave up on me knowing that you were hurting inside fucking made me
realize that I had chosen the best life partner in the world. My younger self knew why he had fallen in
love with you and fuck if I didn’t have you bby my side I don’t think I could’ve been who I am today. It
fucking sucked that I had not remembered you but it made me realize
that even with amnesia I will always be madly and deeply in love with you. So fuck I’d go through that
experience all over again just so I could keep falling in love with you over and over until ourst breath.
Because Ashley, I meant it when I said forever.” He spoke with so much honesty that it brought me to
tears. 5
He brings his mouth down to mine, kissing me slowly and pouring all the emotions into the kiss. I was
still crying and when he whispers I love you only made me cry more. “I love you too ke, always and
forever.” I said honestly.
He smiles on my lips and when he’s about to kiss me again the door opens. We break away and ke
looks over my shoulder and groans, dropping his head in the crook of my neck. “Such a cock blocker.”
ke murmurs lowly. I stiffle augh.
ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
“You were taking so long in there Ashley we all thought that maybe you guys were making a little ke
in there. So they sent me over to warn you guys that the doctor will being back in a few.”
It was Ryan and his words literally hit me like a bulldozer. Pregnancy. Now that ke had regained his
memories it wouldn’t be so bad in telling him that he nted a seed in my womb, right? Honestly
keeping it away from him for a few days felt like forever and I was getting tired. Was it even a few
days? Because I honestly can’t remember. 1
I chewed my bottom lip and dropped my eyes to stare at his hair. “We already have, no need to try
again.” I was surprised at how loud my voice was. It also didn’t quiver which made me happy. I just only
hope they could take the hint.
ke’s head lifts and his eyes peer at me in shock. Oh shit did I trigger him again? His eyes scan my
features then they drop to my stomach. His shaky handes to rest on my stomach and his eyes
blink until there are visible tears being held back.
“You’re pregnant?” His voice is so low, so timid and filled with emotion that I couldn’t help the sob that
escaped my mouth as I nod.
“Shit you just made me the luckiest husband in the world baby.” He croaks out andes to kiss me
with so much passion that my toes curl.
“Holy shit! Little Ash is pregnant?” Ryan shouts beyond shocked. 2
ke pulls away and kisses my nose, while rubbing my stomach. “You have no idea how fucking
happy I am. Such an amazing surprise to wake up to after regaining my memories.” He whispers,
pecking my nose again. “Have I told you how much I love you?” He asked. I nodded, smiling happily.
The weight of not telling him lifts off my shoulder. “You have a couple times but I don’t mind hearing you
say it again.” I admit, biting into my bottom lip. He grins, pecking my lips this time.”Then I will have to
remind you everyday until ourst breath.”
“I’d love that.” I smiled.
“Ace couldn’t your son wait until my daughter was thirty to impregnate her?!” My father’s voice
grumbled as they all entered the room. I wince. I guess the cat was now out of the bag.