《Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste》 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 1 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 1 And he thrust into her core, pumping his length until she could only feel him. A breathless moan escaped her lips. The tantalizing sound sending pleasurable shock waves through his body. Her hips rocked bringing him further into her until- ¡°Hey little Ash, we¡¯vee to steal you from your books for a while.¡± Ryan burst through the door, ke following closely behind him. A gasp escapes her lips and she quickly ce the book on the bed. Her cheeks heats up quickly with a blush as she fixes her sses. Oh god this is embarrassing. She thought as she pressed her back further on the headboard. Ryan plops down on the bed, spreading his arms and legs on the soft mattress. ¡°I¡¯m jealous of your bed.¡± He groans stretching further until his hands hit her thigh. She could feel ke¡¯s eyes on her, studying her until she couldn¡¯t take it anymore and snapped her eyes to his. Those blue eyes had her sucking in a breath and she quickly looks away. ¡°What were you reading there Ley?¡± His tone holds a tinge of amusement. Before she could answer him, he reaches over and quickly grasp the book. ¡°Hey!¡± A silent protest leaves her parted lips. She gets up quickly, her feet hitting the wood with a plod. Her ck loose curly hair falls wildly over her shoulder. It reached on her bum, but she had no intentions of cutting it. ke chuckles, outstretching his hands away from her so she couldn¡¯t reach. His blue eyes scan the words and her heart thuds. Oh god please don¡¯t read it out loud. She silently begged in her head as she tiptoed to grasp the book in his hand. She let out a frustrated breath when it was futile. He was taller than her that was for sure. She could hear Ryan¡¯s amused chuckles as he watch her struggle to get a hold of the book. What best friends I have. She thought sarcastically. ¡°And he thrust into her core-¡± ke begins, his eyes quickly snaps to hers. Her breath hitches when those swirls of blue turns a shade darker. His brow raises in amusement as he studies her. ¡°Now Ley, aren¡¯t you a bit too innocent for these books?¡± He tasked in a mocking tone. His ck hair curls on his forehead, hisshes so long that she was embarrassed to admit she was jealous of their length. Straight nose leading to a set of soft lips that were now curled into a smirk. He was handsome. The current blush on her face grows a shade darker. She was sure she looked like a red truck. Ryan¡¯s laughter floats through the room, his voice so loud that she feared her parents woulde and see what was the cause. She didn¡¯t want to be embarrassed in front of them, knowing ke, he wouldn¡¯t miss the chance too. No one knew of her secret stash of erotica novels she has hidden under the bed. But now her secret was now in the open. She groaned aloud, curling her fingers into a fist before punching ke in his torso. He lets out a stunned breath, and she uses it to jump slightly to pry the book out of his hands. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Why did mom let you guys in?¡± She whined feeling utterly mortified that ke had read those words louder than necessary. She quickly ces the book in the waistband of her sweatpants. Hoping ke wouldn¡¯t try to have a hold of it again. His blue eyes flicker to the book in her sweatpants and a twinkle of mischief passes through his striking blue eyes. She shakes her head swiftly, jumps on the bed and ends up tumbling on Ryan. ¡°Shit Ash, I think you broke my damn hand.¡± He grunts, pushing her off. ¡°Stop being dramatic you big baby.¡± Sheughed andy down on her stomach. The book pressed against her front in the most ufortable way but she refuse to turn upright in case ke makes another way to pry it away from her. ke smirked, shing his white pearly teeth. ¡°Are you trying to keep Raven close to your p*ssy?¡± He was referring to the male character that was pummeling the female character in the book. She gasped at his crude remarks feeling her face heat up more than it had. She didn¡¯t know it was possible. (¡°I got to say that I¡¯m jealous.¡± ) ¡°Devo dire che sono geloso.¡± He chuckles. (¡°Oh god, another day third wheeling¡±) ¡°Oh Dio, un altro giorno di terza ruota.¡± Ryan answers. Ashley couldn¡¯t understand theirnguage and they always used it against her. ¡°Ohe on guys, you know I can¡¯t understand when y¡¯all speak italian.¡± She groaned in protest. Ryan sits up to reach over and ruffle her hair.¡± Then what can we have against you?¡± Heughs. She swats at his hand and blows away the strands that got on her face. ¡°Why are you guys so early anyway, it¡¯s just nine a.m?¡± She found herself asking, shifting in a way to be morefortable with the book pressed to her front. ke notices and sends a sh of mischief but she res, stopping whatever he would¡¯ve said next. Hees to sit on the bed, a little bit too close to her. She could take a whiff of his cologne and almost moaned aloud. He¡¯s your best friend Ashley, stop thinking of him in this way. She warned herself. She med the erotica novels she read. ¡°It¡¯s actually not early nerd, you¡¯re just mad we interrupted your book session. Though I¡¯m mad you¡¯ve never told me about your little fantasies.¡± ke chuckles. Ashley gasp and ps his muscr thigh. ¡°These aren¡¯t my fantasies.¡± She argues, though her voicees out doubtful even to her own ears. ¡°Our little Ash is not so innocent anymore ke.¡± Ryanughs, high fiving ke over her head. She lets out a puff of annoyance. ¡°Would you guys stop?¡± She whines feeling utterly mortified. ¡°We¡¯ll stop if youe to Belle¡¯s with us.¡± Ryan insisted. Belle was a small restaurant a couple of minutes away from her house. This is where many teens woulde to eat and talk with their friends instead of doing their homework. As much as she hates socializing, ke and Ryan made sure she came along with them everywhere. ¡°Fine but let me have a shower and get dressed first.¡± Ashley grunts and gets up. (baby) ¡°Careful there bambina, don¡¯t want your book falling out. I¡¯d love to know more of your fantasies for future purposes.¡± ke jokes but somehow she could hear the tinge of seriousness in his voice. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 2 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 2 Ashley¡¯s pov I sauntered downstairs, already knowing what to expect from hearing the loud shouting from the boys. I groan rolling my eyes when I reach the bottom. ¡°You guys are loud.¡± I whine walking over to the three boys on the couch. They were busy watching football. ¡°Fucking Christ, did you see that?!¡± Arden yelled, tossing some popcorn at the TV. ¡°Boo!¡± He grunt before taking a handful of popcorn and stuffed his mouth. ¡°What a fucking loser!¡± Ryan agreed, his face had turned a shade of red. Either he was mad or he was currently suffering from the heat in this house. (¡°This guy sucks ass!¡±) ¡°Questo ragazzo shia il culo!¡± ke chuckles. The rest join him and I¡¯m left utterly confused. Does Arden even know what ke just said? Am I seriously being ignored here? Letting out a breath of irritation, I plod over to the kitchen area, leaving the boys screaming at the television. So much for ¡®hurry up and get ready.¡¯ I take off the scrunchie that was wrapped around the bone of my wrist and weaved my silky ck hair through it until the strands were off my back. Some tendrils still fluttered on my forehead but it wasn¡¯t enough to irk me. ¡°Morning mom.¡± I greeted her. She was busy cooking lunch, her back facing me as she circled a spoon in the pan before her. She turned around just enough so I could see her face to send me a warm smile. ¡°Morning baby, you woke upte. You¡¯re lucky I saved you some breakfast, your dad and brother almost finished it all.¡± She I sat down on one of the stools, resting my forearm on the cold marble counter. ¡°Well technically I woke up early, I was just busy reading that¡¯s all.¡± I admitted sheepishly. She puts off the stove, spoon in hand as she twirls around to face me. A red sauce coated the spoon, its scent making my belly grumble. She walks over to me. ¡°How many times must I say that your stomaches before books Ashley? Books can wait, I do not want you to starve.¡± She scolds nearing me. I chew on my plump bottom lip and looked down in shame,feeling like a little kid. ¡°I know mommy. This one was just-¡± I looked for a word to describe the book I had yet to finish. ¡°Interesting.¡± I finished off with a blush. I prayed mom wouldn¡¯t notice my now redden face. I should¡¯ve left my hair down. She holds out the spoon and gestures for me to taste. I run a finger on the spoon, the sauce covers it. I draw it to my mouth and suck in the delicious sauce. ¡°Hmmm.¡± I moaned, sucking my finger. Mom¡¯s eyes widen in satisfaction, a beaming smile stering on her lips. Her hair falls loosely over her shoulder, the tips softly touching the end of her blue t-shirt. Her eyes crinkle at the corner as she continues to smile. She hadn¡¯t aged a bit. She was exactly the same, beautiful. Exins why dad can¡¯t leave her alone. ¡°It¡¯s good?¡± She questions though she already knew the answer for this question. ¡°When have you ever cooked anything disgusting? Well apart from that turkeyst year that you burnt.¡± I jabbed before giggling. She narrows her eyes that were identical to mine. The sses slide down my nose a tad bit. I pushed it back into ce and smiled at mom. ¡°Now can I have my breakfast mom?¡± I ask. ¡°Mrs Collins can I have some breakfast too?¡± kees strolling in. He stops behind me, his body emanating a roll of heat. His shirt brushed my back and I involuntarily suck in a sharp breath. Stop it Ashley, he¡¯s your best friend. ¡°Ley what¡¯s the point of eating when we¡¯re about to head to Belle¡¯s?¡± Heughs and tugs my ponytail. I twist my head to look at him. Green eyes meet blue and we stare. ¡°What¡¯s the point of asking for breakfast when we¡¯re about to go?¡± I countered back. I turn around and shrugged. ¡°Besides I skipped breakfast earlier and I¡¯m famished.¡± ¡°Now who¡¯s fault is that?¡± I could hear the evident amusement in his tone. The way his voice took a husky edge when he usually tries to rattle me up. ¡°You should really me Raven for your hunger. If you weren¡¯t busy-¡° Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org. I turn around swiftly, my face said it all. I was embarrassed and annoyed that he would joke around now that my mom was present. For God¡¯s sake she didn¡¯t even know I owned these books. I sneaked off to buy them in the local library a couple of minutes away. Whenever dad gave me money to spend, I would save it to buy them. Now my secret was not so much of a secret anymore and all thanks to the blue eyed boy staring back at me in mirth. He found this amusing, what a so-called friend he is. But you haven¡¯t been thinking about him in a friendly waytely, now have you ash? My conscience mocked me. I got off the stool and clutch his hand, tugging him along with me. ¡°Leave the breakfast mom, I¡¯m going at Belle¡¯s!¡± I shout over my shoulder. She answers with a giggle. Great now even my mom found me amusing. ke¡¯s chuckle pisses me off and leads me to drop his hand. I turn around to re at him but I¡¯m not so sure I looked the least intimidating. His finger came to massage the crease between my eyebrows. ¡°Don¡¯t frown Ley, you¡¯ll get wrinkles on that pretty little face of yours.¡± I step away feeling a slight tingle where his finger touched my skin. I turn around and walk over to Ryan and Arden. Their eyes were fixated on the television, both transfixed to realise that I reached for the remote. Their eyes gleam with anxiety as they focus their gaze to the screen. My finger hover over the off button before I finally pressed it. The screen goes nk and the boys mouth cken. ¡°What the-¡± Arden started but I swiftly sent him a re. ¡°If you finish that sentence I¡¯ll tell dad when hees home from work.¡± I warned. He grumbles something under his breath before crossing his arms. He was two years younger than I yet he acted like he was the older one. He was the younger version of dad. At just the age of fifteen he was almost the same height as ke and had girls falling at his feet. I turn to Ryan, seeing that he still stared at the ck screen in obvious confusion. ¡°Let¡¯s go Ryan, I¡¯m hungry.¡± I say and turned around to saunter to the front door. ¡°Where are y¡¯all going?¡± I could hear Arden question them. ¡°Belle¡¯s.¡± ke responded. I open the front door not caring if they followed after. I spot Ryan¡¯s red Lamborghini and stroll over to it. My converse hit the pavement with a thud. I could distinctly hear their loud footsteps following after me. ¡°Someone¡¯s impatient to head to Belle¡¯s. Though I think you¡¯re impatient to get back to your reading,¡± ke teases when he caught up to me. I ignored him opening the car door and plopped inside. The short ripped jumpsuit I wore showed off the smooth creamy skin of my thighs. I shift myself to get morefortably on the seat. ke¡¯s eyes flicker to my thighs before he swiftly averted his eyes, closing the door harder than necessary. Both he and Ryan opened their door simultaneously and closed it. ke turns in his seat and sends me a wink.¡±Don¡¯t worry Ley, we¡¯ll get you back to your reading. Then we can practice what you¡¯ve been taught.¡± A red blush crawls up my face and coats my cheek. Ryanughs and mumble something incoherent.¡±Shut up.¡± I mumble and stare out of the window. Ryan starts up the car and a secondter we are on our way to Belle¡¯s. Anxiety creeps up my spine as we near. I hate Belle¡¯s, it was too crowded. Reeked of teenagers, though I was one I didn¡¯t want to associate myself with them. They were rude and snobby. I only went there because of ke and Ryan. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 3 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 3 Ashley¡¯s pov Ryan is the first to enter, opening those ss doors that looked really intimidating. I gulped some much needed air, staring at the many faces inside the too small restaurant. I could already feel ustrophobic just by looking at it. I could hear the shouts, the praises as Ryan made his presence known. I rolled my eyes, knowing that we would be surrounded by their many admirers. I reach for my ponytail, separated my ck tresses in two and pulled them away from each other until the scrunchie got tight enough to my liking. I breathed out when the presence of kees beside me. I could smell his scent, a tinge of mint and aftershave. He sees me staring at the crowd of rowdy teenagers circling around Ryan, bombarding him with questions. He knew his turn wasing next. ¡°You know you should try to loosen up, it¡¯s not like they could do you anything , Ryan and I are here.¡± He professed. But that¡¯s the thing, when I wasn¡¯t around ke and Ryan they treat me like I was dirt under their expensive shoes. Given I didn¡¯t talk much, not that I wanted to talk to snobby rich kids anyway. But it still bugged me that when I was around the boys they¡¯d somehow magically got nicer towards me. They would lose their scowls and judgemental eyes but it wasn¡¯t the same for when I was alone. I guess this is what I get for being friends with the most popr guys in the school. And to top it off, they were the optimum of drop dead gorgeous. Yeah I was doomed from the start to get those hateful res from the girls. I feel a weight on my shoulders and I¡¯m brought back to reality. I turn and look up to face ke, squinting when the ray of sun almost blinds me. ¡°Come on.¡± He urges pulling me along with him, his arm securely tugging me closer to his way too tall body. His scent is stronger now, almost suffocating. My heart leaps before it starts pounding uncontrobly. My palms itch to wrap around his torso to hold him but I fought against it. There wasn¡¯t a reason for me to make the girls think we were together or give them more reason to treat me like poop. He shoulder opens the door and like a ma everyone is drawn to him. I feel myself shrink in his arms and the familiar feeling of nervousness wing at my body. Sensing this, he squeezes my shoulder reassuringly. ¡°ke man are youing to that party tonight?¡± A boy with sandy brown hair asked him. I could swear that I had seen him before in one of my sses. He was probably one of those kids who sat at the back and put their feet up on the desk to act ¡®cool¡¯. ¡°ke you still owe me that drink.¡± A girl giggles flirtatiously. Blonde hair with blue ends flowed down her back. The crop top she wore, showed off the navel piercing that almost had me cringing. The ripped shorts were too tight for her and I wondered how she was able to walk. Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org. Questions upon questions were flying towards ke and I was seriously getting annoyed. It wasn¡¯t like they wouldn¡¯t see him tomorrow. At least let me get my food first before I have to suffer from hearing ridiculous flirting. I pulled ke¡¯s arm off my shoulder and sneaked away from the crowd. It was a small crowdpared to when we were at school. I spotted Ryan at one of the tables and when he saw me he called me over. ¡°Are you guys celebrities and y¡¯all failed to mention it to me?¡± I groaned plopping down on the seat. I reach over for the menu and used it as a desperate way for a fan. With all those teenagers crowding me, I really thought I would suffocate. Ryan throws his head back and gives off augh. ¡°Maybe we are.¡± He chuckles then shrugs. ¡°Or maybe we¡¯re just that handsome and cool, I mean who could resist us?¡± I snorted, fixing my sses. ¡°I do.¡± Ryan raised his brow. ¡°Doesn¡¯t seem to me.¡± As soon as those words slip pass his lips he looks over to ke. My heart drums in my chest. Does he know that I have a crush on ke? Did I just admit that I like ke? Oh god what¡¯s wrong with me? But he doesn¡¯t add on to it, thankfully. ¡°Did you order already?¡± I question even though I knew the answer. It was just a feeble way to divert the sudden unwanted attention away from me. He shakes his and picks up the menu and studies it. ¡°What¡¯s the point of us even looking through the menu, we already know what¡¯s on there.¡± He chuckles and throws it down on the table. I shrugged and threw mine down also. ¡°True.¡± I smiled looking over at ke. He looked ufortable and a slight bit annoyed. I couldn¡¯t help but let a silent chuckle slip pass my lips. ¡°What¡¯s so funny?¡± Ryan questions pulling out his phone. ¡°ke¡¯s face, he looks constipated.¡± I giggle, looking away from him. ¡°I¡¯m telling him you said that.¡± Ryan sings, mischief gleaming in his eyes. I narrow my eyes at him. ¡°Tattletale.¡± He pokes out his tongue childishly and goes back to tapping away on his phone. ¡°Why are you calling him a Tattletale?¡± ke¡¯s voice questions behind me. It startles me enough to knock down the salt on the table, the contents spilling. ¡°Still clumsy.¡± ke clicks his tongue and seats down. His chair was opposite to mine which made me get a great view of him. ¡°She called me a Tattletale because I threatened to spill that she said you looked constipated.¡± Ryan says still typing away to god knows who. It was probably one of those poor girls who thought they had a chance to stop his yer ways. Ryan and settling for one girl, yeah that was a joke. I kicked his shin beneath the table, taking pleasure when I heard his hiss of pain. ¡°So finally got rid of those admirers of yours?¡± I question trying and failing to divert the question. ¡°So I looked constipated huh? Want to know how I look when I¡¯m cumming?¡± He smirks, making Ryan burst into loudughter. It draws attention towards us and I feel myself shrinking into the seat. My brows furrowed before my eyes widen in understanding. I stumble over my words not knowing how to respond to that. But I knew for sure I was bright as a tomato right now. ¡°ke baby.¡± A feminine voice calls out before a sickening sweet perfume envelopes us. Ryan lets out a grunt of displeasure but doesn¡¯t say anything. I look at her, watching as her blonde curly hair spills over her shoulders. The leather skirt she wore enhanced her curves and the crop top was so tight that her boobs were screaming to be free. Didn¡¯t her parents see how she dressed before she left their house? If my dad saw me dressed like that I¡¯d get an ass whipping for days. She turns to face me, her baby blue eyes shing into my own. Resentment swims in those blue eyes as they regarded me before she schools it. ¡°Ashley.¡± ¡°Stacy.¡± I retort back. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 4 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 4 Ashley¡¯s pov She doesn¡¯t stare long and quickly sets her attention on ke. He didn¡¯t look surprised to see her here. I wasn¡¯t either, I don¡¯t think any of us were. She plops down on his thigh, one of her handsing around his head to draw him forward. Her shiny bright red painted nails mock me as she tenderly touches his jaw. A secondter their lips are molding together and suddenly a wave of jealousy swims through my body. My gut twisted at the sight and I quickly look away. I could feel my skin prickle,like tiny stabs of needles piercing my flesh. Either it was from hatred or it was from shame. Shame that I was jealous. I shouldn¡¯t be, I had no right, afterall she was his girlfriend. I hated it, hated that I couldn¡¯t control it. I find myself excusing myself to go to the bathroom. Excuses excuses. My conscience mocks me. They didn¡¯t seem to acknowledge me, not that I cared. Or maybe I did because I felt a stab of hurt when ke continued to suck her face. It should be normal, I¡¯ve seen them done it multiple times. I should¡¯ve gotten used to it by now. But I could never find myself to. Maybe that¡¯s why I¡¯ve gotten addicted to reading erotica novels, my life certainlycked the romance. I pushed the chair away as I got up. It was only when the chair made a scraping sound did ke pull away. His lips are raw, red and swollen. My heart constricts at the sight. I move my eyes away from them, finding it unbearable to see him enjoy kissing her. His brows are furrowed as he scans my body. ¡°Where are you going?¡± For one I wanted to bolt away from there, finding it difficult to stay here any longer. But it would only raise suspicion. I did not want him to think that I had a problem with his girlfriend. You do. Yet again the little voice in my head makes an unweing jab. ¡°I¡¯m going to the bathroom.¡± I told him for the second time. If you weren¡¯t busy sucking her face you would¡¯ve heard me the first time. I wanted to mumble sarcastically, god I wanted to so bad. But I refrained, there wasn¡¯t any reason to give him attitude. It wasn¡¯t his fault, it was mine for liking him in a way that I shouldn¡¯t have. He nods and Stacy rolls her eyes before bringing his lips back to hers. I look over at Ryan and he makes a fake gagging noise that has me chuckling. ¡°Order for me would you? You already know what I like.¡± I directed it to Ryan. But it wasn¡¯t his voice that answered. ¡°Yeah hotdog and fries with ketchup on the side because you hate it on the fries.¡± ke says detaching his lips away from Stacy¡¯s. I could tell she was annoyed but I couldn¡¯t help feeling the bit of rush from knowing that I got under her skin. I smiled, cocking a perfectly arched eyebrow. ¡°You¡¯re missing something.¡± He rolls his eyes. ¡°Oh how could I forget arge banana chocte milkshake.¡± Iughed and head to the bathroom. As soon as I was alone in the stall, the tears I had desperately tried to keep at bay rolls down. I sniffle sitting down on the closed toilet seat. I reach for the toilet paper beside me and used it to dab the moisture away from my eyes. Why was this so hard? ke was my best friend, I shouldn¡¯t be jealous that he has a girlfriend. But I was and it was getting hard to keep it hidden. I had always had a crush on him, the boy who was my first friend. The boy who wasn¡¯t afraid to fight off my bullies in the ninth grade when Ryan wasn¡¯t there that day to help him. The boy who unknowingly stole my heart and never gave it back. But now as I¡¯m thinking more about it, it doesn¡¯t feel like a simple crush, it feels more. ¡°Did you see her?¡± A girl giggles as the bathroom door bangs open. A secondter heels ck against the tiled floor nearing my stall. I stiffen my feet pulling up on the bathroom seat. ¡°Yeah what an embarrassment.¡± Another female voice cackles. My eyes drop to the tiled floor watching as their shadows disappear. I would¡¯ve sighed of relief if only they had actually left the bathroom and let me wallow in my self pity. ¡°She¡¯s such an attention seeker, did you see how ke was holding her? The girl literally acts like a damsel in distress just so she can have them wrapped around her finger.¡± One snorts. The voices are near. ¡°Yes it¡¯s so embarrassing that she tries totch on to a guy who¡¯s already taken. Such a shame that ke only sees her as a best friend.¡± My body grows cold.They¡¯re talking about me. The other girl cackles, the tone irritating to my ears. ¡°She¡¯s such a loser. I¡¯m sure ke and Ryan are tired of having her follow them around.¡± One snorts followed byughter. My eyes began to blur and I blinked away the iing tears. ¡°And she¡¯s ugly too with those dumb sses. I would be ashamed to be seen with her.¡± One giggles. Their words feel like a p in the face,brutal and unforgiving. I swallowed my bitter anger at their words. A few traitorous tears had managed to escape so I wiped the skin underneath my eyes angrily. I hated showing weakness.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org. I move off the toilet softly to not alert them of someone being there. But a little part of me knew that they probably are aware that I was in here. My slender fingers touch the walls of the stall as I peek through the slit in the bathroom. I spotted a blonde and could barely see the other one. The blonde was busy applying lip gloss on her already looking sticky and shiny lips. I sighed bracing myself for the unavoidable oue of this interaction when I get out of the stall. I opened the door taking in their feigned stunned faces. They definitely knew I was in there. The brte that I couldn¡¯t see properly a while ago stares at me with her brown eyes. A sly smirk crawling on her red stained lips. ¡°Oh Ashley is it? Sorry that you had to hear that.¡± Her lips pouted and her blonde friend cackles. I narrow my eyes. I knew them, they were in my calculus ss. We¡¯ve never talked before, in fact I thought I was invisible to them. No one cared to know me. Everyone just thought of me as ke and Ryan¡¯s bestfriend that followed them around. I breathed out in annoyance. ¡°Stop with the fake apology, we both know you were aware I was in here.¡± I said, calling out her bullshit. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 5 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 5 Ashley¡¯s pov Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org. Her brows raise as her friend goes silent beside her. Then a nasty smile makes its way to her lips, the sight unsettling. ¡°Well then now you know how embarrassing you are to the boys.¡± She said waving her hands off thenter picking at her long nails. I look for a way out, a parting way out that is. I was never one to confront someone, that just wasn¡¯t me. I never had the guts to. I cross my arms and straighten my stance, trying to seem confident even though I wascking it. ¡°The only one who should be embarrassed right now is you. Aren¡¯t you the girl who basically threw herself on to kest year and tried getting with Ryan a weekter? Oh and failed at both?¡± I jabbed. What the hell was wrong with me? Since when did I be a bitch? I cringed when the word popped in my head. I hated cursing. She gasps her face reddening with a faint blush. Shame was written on her face. ¡°How do you know about that?¡± She stumbles over her words. Now it was my turn to pick at my chipped nails. I took pleasure knowing that myeback wasn¡¯t so bad after all. But maybe that was just the anger of seeing ke kiss Stacy. ¡°We¡¯re best friends, remember? They tell me everything.¡± I smirked smugly then strutted up to her. ¡°I know every embarrassing thing you did to gain their attention Lucy, don¡¯t make me remind you .¡± With one final nce at the two girls I walked out of the bathroom with my head held high. But I didn¡¯t feel confident, in fact I felt the opposite. This wasn¡¯t the first time this happened to me. It was like a continuous routine. It felt like my feet weighed a ton as I move toward them, the boys who unknowingly made every girl despise me. I settle down on the chair. Ryan lifts his head from the phone and stares, his brows furrowing in confusion. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Hearing Ryan¡¯s words has ke removing his attention from his very annoyed girlfriend. His blue eyes study my face. I remove my eyes away from him, afraid that he¡¯ll see what I¡¯ve been hiding for years. I turn to Ryan. ¡°Nothing¡¯s wrong.¡± I mumble, feeling nervous being the center of attention. I turn to face the table, noticing they already ordered. I reach for my fries and push it in my mouth. ¡°You look like you were crying little Ash, what¡¯s wrong?¡± Ryan questions again, this time seeming to be impatient. I swallowed roughly, not wanting to answer the question. I couldn¡¯t exactly say that I was crying because ke was kissing Stacy. So I settled for a lie, a stupid one at that. ¡°It¡¯s nothing to be worried about. Some girl was taking a dump in the bathroom, the smell kinda made my eyes water, that¡¯s all.¡± I rush out, still not lifting my head to gauge their reaction.¡¯ The smell of poop made your eyes water? Really Ashley, that¡¯s the best you coulde up with? It¡¯s silent for a few seconds before Ryan burst out into loudughter. The sound had everyone currently inside the restaurant stop what they¡¯re doing to see what had made himugh so. I squirmed feeling their scrutinizing eyes on me. ¡°You.¡± Ryan gasps out, tears rolling out from the corner of his eyes. ¡°You- cried because someone shit smelled bad?¡± Ryanughed. His voice was loud enough to make everyone hear. An embarrassed blush crawls up my face and settles on my cheeks. I really should¡¯ve left my hair down today. ¡°Ryan shut up.¡± I hissed reaching for the banana and chocte milkshake. I gulped some and almost choked when he said those next words. ¡°Was it her shit that smelled so bad in there?¡± He questions, pointing at Lucy who was just getting out of the bathroom followed by her blonde friend. They both froze hearing Ryan¡¯s loud question. It was like he was doing it on purpose. Does he want them to kill me the next time I¡¯m alone with them? I was thankful for my snarky mouth this once. Who¡¯s to say I wouldn¡¯t get pped in the face the next time? I turned to ke feeling utterly mortified and pleaded with him using my eyes to tell Ryan to stop. He draws in his bottom lip between his teeth, biting it to suppress hisughter. He reluctantly nods when he sees my difort from the attention. ¡°Ryan man, leave it be. You¡¯re embarrassing Ley.¡± He chuckles. Stacy stiffen upon hearing the nickname he had given me. I wouldn¡¯t admit it out loud but I secretly loved it, though I act annoyed when he called me it. ¡°Why do you call her Ley?¡± She asks ke, her darkened angry eyes burning a hole through my head. I shifted on the chair ufortably and sipped more of the milkshake. keughs pulling her closer. A jolt of jealousy has me removing my eyes away from the two. ¡°Don¡¯t be jealous Stacy, it¡¯s just a nickname and I¡¯ve told you that many times.¡± I could hear her protest but zoned her out. I didn¡¯t need to hear her annoying voice more than I should. ke had been with her for a few months now. After he supposedly stopped sleeping around with countless girls. Some people thought referred to her as his miracle. I admit, it hurt to see that she was the one to stop his yer ways. She¡¯d been the new girl and every guy wanted her except for Ryan. And to this day I still didn¡¯t have a clue as to why he resented her. Stacy had instantly caught ke¡¯s attention the moment she walked in those halls of Western High. And she hated me the moment she set her eyes on my 5¡¯2 self. ¡°So we¡¯re going to the party tonight.¡± Ryan states. I raise a brow drinking thest bit of my milkshake. ¡°Tomorrow is a school day Ryan.¡± I stated. I clearly didn¡¯t get why teenagers enjoy getting drunk, it¡¯s not a pleasing sight to see. He rolls his eyes in exaggeration. ¡°Ohe on Ashley, live a little.¡± ¡°My dad wouldn¡¯t allow it.¡± I shrugged . I actually loved that dad wouldn¡¯t allow me to, it¡¯s a good excuse. I could enjoy my time reading. ¡°Sneak out.¡± He suggested. Iugh, one empty of humor. ¡± Yeah no.¡± ¡°But we need a designated driver.¡± He pouts. ¡°My hand hurts, I can¡¯t drive.¡± I say dryly and push another fry in my mouth. ¡°Who cares if shees, the girl enjoys her boring life. She can¡¯t handle a party.¡± Stacy dered. I look at her, not liking the way her eyes were mocking. My fist clench on my thigh, hidden by the table. Anger course through my body wanting to show her that I could definitely handle a party. I can, couldn¡¯t I? ¡°You know what, I¡¯ming.¡± I snap, fixing my sses. Was this considered peer pressure? Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 6 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 6 Ashley¡¯s pov The sun had dipped a long time ago, moonlight flooding through the opened window. It waste, really late. I prayed silently in my head that mom and dad were sleeping soundly, if I got caught I¡¯d be in trouble. That I didn¡¯t want. Dad was very overprotective. I was surprised he allowed me to be friends with Ryan and ke. He didn¡¯t trust any other guy that wasn¡¯t ke and Ryane near me. It was annoying and not needed since embarrassingly I¡¯ve only wanted one guy¡¯s attention. I sighed. I was curled up on the bed. My clothes were hidden by the thick nket that enveloped me in it¡¯s warmth. I didn¡¯t want mom or dad bursting through my door to find out what I¡¯m wearing. They would¡¯ve surely known something was up. A gentle cold breeze brushes against my cheek softly. I stared outside the opened window, counting the little white dots we called stars. I was a nervous wreck. I should never have agreed to go tonight. I should¡¯ve stayed home and read. Raven would¡¯ve surely kept mepany. A pebble falls on the wooden floor. My heart pummels knowing it was one of the boysing to take me away. I contemted for a few seconds, hearing the clicking of my old clock on the nightstand. My hands itch to grab it and hurl it outside the window. Maybe it¡¯ll hit them on the head and I¡¯ll have an excuse to not go. ¡°Ley!¡± A hushed voice hissed outside. I silently groan hearing ke¡¯s voice. Really Ryan, you sent him? I hated that I always felt ufortable with him after he had been with other girls. Girls that weren¡¯t me. Seeing him and Stacy make out showed me that I¡¯ll neverpare to her or the other girls. ¡°Ley!¡± Another hiss, this time impatient. I nibble on my lip then with a groan throw the covers off my body, revealing the clothes I had chosen to wear. Standing up from the bed, I walked over to the opened window and looked down at ke. I could barely see what he wore but the moon casted a soft glow on his face that made me suck in my breath. ¡°Shut up, do you want my parents to hear you?¡± I hiss lowly,pushing my head out of the window and bracing my hands on the windowsill. He shrugged and smirked. ¡°It wouldn¡¯t be a bad thing if you got into a little trouble Ley. Raven would be proud.¡± I gritted my teeth. Will he always tease me about this? I move my eyes away from him to stare at Ryan¡¯s car. Furrowing my brows I turn to face him again. ¡°Are you alone, where¡¯s Ryan?¡± ¡°Ryan¡¯s already at the party, he told me toe pick you up.¡± He answers, seeming to not know that being alone with him for just a few seconds rattles my brain and I find myself acting like an idiot. ¡°So you¡¯re alone?¡± I question again, already feeling the nerves bubble up in my stomach, almost suffocating. I could sense his confusion, see how he doesn¡¯t understand what he does to me. ¡°Yeah.¡± He mumbles, uncertainty clinging to his voice. I sighed and nodded. ¡°Wait a minute.¡± I say softly and draw myself back inside the room. I looked down at my outfit, the id skirt reached the middle of my thigh. I had chosen to match it with a white tank top and a jean jacket and finished it off with my white converse shoes. But even with the decent length of the skirt I suddenly felt, naked. I looked around and spotted my ck leggings that I had discarded near the opened closet. Nodding to myself I walked over and picked it up. I felt the thin material between my thumb and index finger, pinching it while I ponder if to wear it. ¡°Ley hurry up!¡± ke hiss. I groan, finallying to a decision and put on the leggings. Atst I felt somewhat morefortable. Who was I even trying to impress in the first ce? I walked over to the window, feeling like a delinquent. I pulled myself out of the window and took cautious steps as I walked on the roof. I looked down at ke. It wasn¡¯t that high but I felt nauseous just thinking about missing a fall. What if I broke my butt? Is that even possible? I neared the edge, looking for thedder dad left there but didn¡¯t spot it. I looked at ke rmed. ¡°There¡¯s nodder!¡± I almost screech feeling anxiety start crawling in my body. Was dad aware of my ns? ¡°Just jump down Ley I¡¯ll catch you.¡± ke urged, getting in position to catch me. I scan over his body. Yes he had muscles and was sure to hold me without much effort but this waspletely different. I could die. I shake my head furiously, backing away. ¡°Yeah no, maybe this isn¡¯t meant to be. Enjoy the party.¡± I rushed out. ¡°Ohe on, don¡¯t back down on me right now bambina.¡± ¡°I¡¯m scared.¡± I admitted, looking at thewn. It looked so far down to me. I was too high up. I look into his blue eyes, the light of the moon showing how blue his eyes really were. From even up here, it was hard to miss. His eyes soften. I took a good look at what he was wearing in the moment, noticing that he loved dressing all in ck. ck jacket, ck jeans,ck shirt,ck converse. To some the color would seem intimidating but it wasn¡¯t, that was just ke. ¡°Don¡¯t be Ley, I would never let you fall, I¡¯ll always catch you. Trust me.¡± He said softly, his eyes saying something that I couldn¡¯t quite decipher. ¡°Oh would you guys shut up! Goddammit Ashley just fucking jump, you¡¯ll not die. It¡¯s just a fucking few feet!¡± A voice snapped. I turn around and spotted Arden through his opened window. His room was beside mine.His lights were off but the moon casted light enough to spot him. I squint. Was he eating a banana? ¡°Aren¡¯t you supposed to be asleep?¡± I question going into big sister mode. He raised a brow before biting into the banana. ¡°The same could be said for you big sister. Don¡¯t worry I won¡¯t tell dad you¡¯re sneaking out.¡± I breathed a sigh of relief only to stiffen when he continued. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡± Only if-¡± He drags out, his eyes that were identical to dad¡¯s sh with mischief. ¡°You give me fifty bucks.¡± I frown. ¡°I was saving that to buy my books.¡± He shrugged, taking another bite of the banana.¡± It¡¯s fifty bucks or no deal.¡± I dwell on it. Give him my fifty bucks and no books for me? Yeah no. It¡¯s a good excuse to not go- ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll give you the fifty bucks tomorrow.¡± ke agreed, getting me out of my almost rejoicing moment. ¡°Deal.¡± Arden smirked.¡± Now jump Ashley, don¡¯t be a pussy.¡± ¡°Watch your tongue Arden, I¡¯m still older and I can tell dad!¡± I hissed and cross my arms. ¡°And I¡¯m not a cat.¡± I pouted. I sighed then looked at ke. I did trust him and that led me to walk over to the edge. Gulping in some air, I said a silent prayer. ¡°Ready?¡± I asked him nervously, watching as he opened his arms to catch me. With a determined look he nodded. Closing my eyes tightly, I waited a few seconds, letting the wind blow through my long tresses then jumped. My breath caught in my throat as I felt myself falling. Was this how it felt to die? I feel arms wrap around my body, drawing me to a firm chest. ¡°Oomph¡± I breathed out. ¡°You can open your eyes now Ley.¡± ke¡¯s amused voice breaks me from my thoughts. I cracked one eye open before opening the other. His piercing blue eyes instantly trapped me in a trance and I felt myself take in a sharp breath for the second time. ¡°I told you I¡¯d catch you.¡± He smiles. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 7 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 7 It felt like an eternity. Just being in this position and staring into his alluring eyes. His gaze flickered down to my lips, his own parting slightly. I puffed out some air. ¡°I think I¡¯m able to stand now ke.¡± I joked and forcefully let out augh. It comes out strained and awkward. His blue eyes widen slightly, as if just realizing he was still holding me. Within a second I was standing on the ground, brushing my palms over my skirt awkwardly. I looked at ke catching him already staring at me. He reaches over and twirls some curly strands of my hair, tugging it yfully. ¡°I love your hair.¡± Hepliments. I had left it down and slightly curled it. He smirks when his eyes drop down to stare at my leggings. ¡°You look sexy.¡± His tone had taken on a husky one, one that has my heart pounding in my chest, it¡¯s rhythm uncontroble. His eyes travel back up my body slowly, the intensity leaving a tingling sensation in my lower regions. His blue eyes ze over as they fall into my own. ¡°Though I would¡¯ve preferred if you didn¡¯t wear the leggings.¡± He grunt biting his lower lip. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. My breathing elerated,ing in short puffs. I should be used to ke¡¯s constant yful flirting but I wasn¡¯t.I wished he meant it.If only you knew what your flirting did to me. ¡°Are you guys going to stand here all night and gaze into each other¡¯s eyes?¡± Arden question. Hearing his voice felt like an instant switch and I immediately felt my face heat up with a blush. ke backed away a little, scratching the nape of his neck.¡±Well we should get going, I¡¯m sure Ryan is waiting for us.¡± I nodded and we began to walk over to Ryan¡¯s car. It felt awkward but that was just probably me. When we were both inside the car, it honestly felt tense. I stare out and noticed Arden already had closed his window and put down his curtains. ¡°I have to pick up Stacy on the way.¡± He voices and starts the car. I stiffen and turn to him. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me this sooner? I would¡¯ve sat in the back.¡± He removes his eyes off the road for a second to stare at me. ¡°Stacy wouldn¡¯t mind sitting in the back Ley.¡± I don¡¯t answer him, instead I opt for silence. Stacy was his girlfriend but I knew her. I knew the cruel, vindictive girl thatys under all those heavy pounds of makeup. It wouldn¡¯t take a genius to know that she¡¯ll be furious when she sees me in the front with ke. The minutes tick by and the cares to aplete stop. I look at the two story house. It was huge. A few secondster the door opens and a tall blonde walks out. Her long legs are on disy as she walks with those high stilettos heels of hers. Her red shiny dress barely left anything to the imagination as it stopped just below her bum.I tear my eyes away and wring my hands together. She looks perfect while I look like something out of the gutter. It¡¯s no wonder ke only sees her. My thoughts are depressing but I couldn¡¯t stop. I jolt when she knocks on the window. I hold my breath and turn to face a seething Stacy. She definitely isn¡¯t pleased. Her eyes have turned to steel, red tinted lips curling into a snarl. She gestures for me to roll down my window and I do just that. Cringing when her angry eyesnd on ke then flicker back to me. ¡°Move.¡± She says calmly. I nodded and reach for the handle but a hand on my thigh stops me. I stilled, the contact of his palm leaves a tingling feeling where it rest. ¡°Stay.¡± Stacy¡¯s eyes red with fury when her eyes zoned in on ke¡¯s hand on my thigh. He notices her line of vision but doesn¡¯t retract his hand. He looks at her and nods to the back. ¡°Stacy go sit in the back.¡± I squirmed when her heated eyes fall back to me. I suddenly had the urge to just call it quits and go back home. ¡°I¡¯m sitting in front ke.¡± She hisses. ¡°Get out Ashley.¡± She snaps. My hand reach back over to the handle but a firm squeeze from ke has me drawing back. ¡°Stop acting like a spoilt brat Stacy, just get in the back.¡± ke groaned. Her eyes narrow. ¡°I¡¯m acting like a spoilt brat?¡± She asked in disbelief. After a few minutes of them ring at each other she finally sighs in defeat. ¡°Fine.¡± She spits then walks to the back and enters, banging the door shut. What¡¯s wrong with ke? The question floats through my mind as I turn to face him. He only smiles, not revealing exactly what¡¯s on his mind. Was ke always this hard to read? He retracts his hand away from my thigh. I hated to admit it but even with theseyers of clothes I had on, I suddenly felt cold. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 8 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 8 I couldn¡¯t be any more happy when the house that held the partyes into view. The awkwardness that hung in the air was almost suffocating. The party seemed to be in full swing with music sting through the entire house. I guess it was alright to have it to this overpowering volume with a scarce amount of neighbors. ke slowly parks the car, being careful to not knock over the teens running up and down the road recklessly. Were they high? They certainly looked like it. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. Stacy bangs the car door on the way out. I flinch away from the loud noise and look to see her walking up to the house. I cringed when I spotted an unfamiliar girl throwing up in the bushes, her friend patting her back. Stacy had long gone inside the house, leaving ke and I behind. She was furious and I felt somewhat guilty. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± I mumbled opening the car door and getting out. ke does the same and looks over to face me. His brows are knitted in confusion. Like he didn¡¯t have a clue as to why I was sorry. ¡°Sorry for what exactly Ley?¡± He voiced his confusion. I sighed, my breathing out in a foggy cloud from the cold. ¡°For having Stacy mad at you. I¡¯m sorry that I caused this.¡± My tone had turned soft, almost unheard. I was surprised he had even heard it, or he probably must¡¯ve read my lips. His eyes did stay glued to them. For a second he just stares. Then his piercing blue eyes lifts away from my lips to stare into my own. Blue meets green. Then as if triggered, he startsughing, loud enough to have the teenagers running around to peer over. My handse instinctively in the pockets of my jacket as I looked around. I was d that I had chosen to wear leggings because I would¡¯ve surely been frozen by now. I watch as ke almost doubled over in his laughter. Were those tears in his eyes? What was so funny? ¡°What¡¯s so funny ke?¡± I voiced out my thoughts. He had finally toned down a bit. ¡°What¡¯s funny is that you think you caused Stacy to be mad at me.¡± He responds with a slight chuckle. I walk around the car and stop a few feet away from him.¡± But I was the cause. If I hadn¡¯t sat in front she wouldn¡¯t have gotten agitated.¡± I mumble. He rolled his blue eyes and walked over, removing the distance that separated us. I arch my neck so I could look at him. He was close, too close. ¡°Stop overthinking things Ley. You¡¯re not the cause and you alwayse first.¡± He mumbles and pokes my head with his finger. I mockingly re at him but my heart leaps at his words. I know he only meant it in a friendly way but I couldn¡¯t help but feel content. Was it that bad to feel that, knowing he had a girlfriend? He steps away. ¡°By the way, Stacy can¡¯t stay mad at this face.¡± He jokes and points at his face. I forced out a ugh. Who can ever be mad at you ke? I couldn¡¯t even if I tried. He grins then nudges his head to the house. ¡°Now I think we made Ryan wait too long in there, let¡¯s go and party.¡± I raise a brow and start walking towards the house with him following close beside me. ¡°You mean you guys party? I¡¯m only here to drive you guys back home when y¡¯all get too drunk to spell the number two.¡± He snorts opening the door. I¡¯m instantly knocked with the smell of liquor and cigarettes. It was illegal to drink at their age yet they did it. Who was I to judge when I wasn¡¯t exactly the saint everyone thought me as. I mean daydreaming about my best friend who clearly has a girlfriend isn¡¯t exactly being a saint. Not when those daydreams are extremely sexual. It¡¯s embarra*sing to admit in my head, I wouldn¡¯t dare say it out loud. I strut inside, cringing when couples were grinding on each other. The smell of perspiration is unbearable in the air, so is the smell of weed and whatever else that was probably illegal. But I wouldn¡¯tment about it, not if I wanted to be a party pooper. ¡°Look out for Ryan.¡± ke shouts close to my ear, his palming to rest on the middle of my back. My breath hitches but I don¡¯t think he notices. I don¡¯t think he ever does. I nodded hoping he saw me with how foggy the air was. Yes it was hot in here, a drastic change from outdoor but I¡¯d rather stay out. Whatever was in the air wasn¡¯t the pleasant of smells. I spotted Ryan a few secondster. But I also spotted Stacy and she wasing over to us. Her face was pinched in displeasure, her eyes dropping to stare at the hand ke had ced on my back. I shift away from him, not wanting to cause anymore unnecessary drama. I couldn¡¯t me her for being mad, he was her boyfriend and not, mine. I turn to face him and pointed over to Ryan. ¡°I¡¯ll go meet Ryan.¡± I shout over the music. ¡°What?¡± ke shouts, getting his face a bit too close to mine. I back away, knowing Stacy had seen this interaction. It was innocent but I knew she wouldn¡¯t think that way. ¡°I¡¯ll go meet Ryan.¡± I shout again, this time his eyes are on my lips. He looks over to where I had pointed. Spotting Ryan he nods. Stacy takes this moment to snake her way between us. Unnecessary pushing me away so she could wrap herself around ke. ¡°ke baby, I¡¯m sorry for being mad earlier. I forgive you.¡± She says and pulls his head down to hers. She possessively wraps her hands around his neck. Moaning unnecessarily loud when he pulls her flush to his front. My heart squeezes at the action and I take that as my cue to leave. I turn around and head over to Ryan who was busy chatting with a guy on the football team. When he spots me he grins, mischief gleaming in his eyes. Oh no what is he up to? As soon as I was beside him he pulled me forward and hosted me up. I gasps looking down at him. ¡°You actually came little Ash!¡± He cheers and chuckles. Everyone was too drunk to notice but I was still embarra*sed. ¡°Ryan put me down!¡± I hissed. The guy beside himughs before walking away. After a few seconds of me arguing to be let down he finally concedes. As soon as my feet were safely down on the floor, I fisted my hand and punch his shoulder. His eyes narrow before he throws his head backughing at myme attempt to hurt him. ¡°You need to pack more muscle there little Ash. It tickled though, I¡¯ll give you that.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 9 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 9 ¡°Whatever.¡± I shrugged nonchntly then turned around to look at the ma*s of teenagers. They looked utterly out of their minds, drunk, high and hopefully not on drugs. There were some I recognized from school but never spoke to. But there were some who looked too old to be in the same age group as me. I feel a heavy arm drape around my shoulder, the weight a bit ufortable. I turn sideways to see the culprit. ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Ryan says dragging me along to what looked like the kitchen. Well I hoped it was the kitchen, I wasn¡¯t so sure if I was intoxicated with whatever was floating in the air. The kitchen didn¡¯t seem to be as crowded as the living room area. But the stench of alcohol was more prominent in the air. I looked around, spotting the big cooler that was filled with different beverages. Ryan moves his hands off my shoulder, thankfully. And darts over to the fridge. My eyes almost bulge out of it¡¯s sockets for the amount of beers that were over packed inside. ¡°There¡¯s more?¡± I stupidly ask as I scan over the drinks. Some of the teenagers that still lingered in the kitchen looked at me strangely. I shrugged not in the moment to care for their judging. ¡°Want anything Ash?¡± Ryan yells over his shoulder and rummages through the fridge for whatever he was desperately was looking for. ¡°A bottle of water would be much appreciated.¡± I grumble wanting to get out of there. Why did Ie here? This isn¡¯t exactly my scene. ¡°Of course you would take a bottle of water.¡± A voice dripping of sarcasm reaches my ears. I turn to see who and wasn¡¯t surprised to see Stacy heading my way. ke¡¯s arm wrapped securely around her waist. I feel the burning of jealousy swim in my body at the sight. Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. I turn away not liking the cocky expression on her ugly face. Okay she wasn¡¯t ugly but could you really me me? The girl got what I always wanted, ke. I rolled my eyes trying to act like I didn¡¯t care. I did. I hated that she always wanted to make me look like a kid in front of ke. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with water? I¡¯m the designated driver anyway so I can¡¯t drink.¡± I shrugged. ¡°Uh little Ash I don¡¯t think there¡¯s water.¡± Ryan responds then grabs a bottle of liquor behind the beers then grabs one beer in the other hand. I narrow my eyes and walk over to him. ¡°You¡¯re lying.¡± I scoff and bend over to rummage through the endless beer. Not seeing any bottle of water in sight I breathed out in irritation. Closing the door of the fridge with a slight bang I turn around. I¡¯m confused to see Stacy ring at me, her eyes gleaming with hatred. I let my gaze shift to ke noticing an odd and unreadable glint in his blue eyes. His gaze was focused on me or more specifically my legs. My brows furrowed and I shoot a questioning look at Ryan who just smirked. Useless. ¡°Then I¡¯ll just take the water in the pipe.¡± I uttered. Grabbed a stic cup and head over to the sink. After filling the cup with the water I greatly needed at the moment I drank it in one gulp. ¡°You know what will be fun.¡± Ryan smirks and struts over to the kitchen table. ¡°Beer pong.¡± He says whilst shaking the beer in his hand and sipped on the bottle of liquor. I shake my head.¡±Yeah no.¡± An exaggerated groan leaves Stacy¡¯s lips. ¡°Why did you even bothering here if you don¡¯t want to party? Just go home you¡¯re a bore.¡± She snaps. ¡°Stacy-¡± ke starts,his voice has an underlying warning to it. ¡°You know what fine, let¡¯s y that peer pong.¡± I hissed, cutting him off and walk over to Ryan. ¡°Beer pong Ley.¡± ke corrects smiling. ¡°Whatever.¡± I grumble. ¡°Stop calling her Ley, use her name.¡± I could distinctly hear Stacy¡¯s whine. I zoned out their conversation not wanting to further hear her endlessints. I focus my attention on Ryan watching as he starts toy cups and form them into a pyramid. I¡¯m confused not knowing how this game works. ¡°We need a ping pong ball. Think Miller has one around?¡± Ryan asked ke who came to help him set up the cups. ke shrugs. ¡°I don¡¯t know man.¡± ¡°Well go ask him, he¡¯s terrified of you, he¡¯ll give it if you ask.¡± Ryan urges fixing thest of the cups. Stacy has her arms wrapped around him not at all helping him set up the cups. But I wasn¡¯t exactly much help either. ke looks lost in thought for a moment then nods. ¡°Fine, but you need toe with me. I can¡¯t handle when he cries. That shit just creeps me out.¡± Ryanughs and walks over to ke.¡±Stay here little Ash, we¡¯ll be back.¡± He warns, shooting me a stern look. ¡°Okay dad.¡± I rolled my eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t worry Ley I¡¯ll be your daddy in bed!¡± keughs, winking for extra effect. I gasp my eyes snapping to Stacy¡¯s. Why would he say that when his girlfriend is right there? I could see her contempt and I couldn¡¯t me her. Her boyfriend did just sexually joke with another girl that wasn¡¯t her. I tear my eyes away feeling shame crawl up my face. I turn to re at ke but he and Ryan weren¡¯t in sight anymore. I feel like a caged bird, wanting to crawl in a tiny hole and nevere back out. I feel Stacy¡¯s hostility, feel the rage pouring out of her. ¡°You know I don¡¯t get it.¡± She starts. I knew she was talking to me. It was obvious. We were the only two people left in the kitchen. ¡°Don¡¯t get what?¡± I question softly, not daring to stare at her. ¡°I don¡¯t get what he sees in you.¡± She grits out. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 10 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 10 I hear the cking of her heels nearing and I couldn¡¯t prevent myself from lifting my head. Her eyes are a stormy blue. Rage. Rage poured in the depths of her eyes, eyes ke seemed to like. ¡°You¡¯re boring.¡± Her red lips curl into a sneer, the white pearly teeth now visible. I feel the invisible blow and stagger back as she advances. ¡°You¡¯re not even pretty.¡± She continues, her eyes racking over my form in displeasure. Her blue eyes settle on my leggings and she snorts. ¡°And for F*ck sake you can¡¯t even dress right.¡± Sheughs but it¡¯s void of humor. By now we were inches apart with me having to crane my neck to look at her. It was no secret that I was short. I med my mom for this stupid height. I always seemed to look like a little kidpared to everyone else. It¡¯s no wonder ke doesn¡¯t see me as anything more than a friend. ¡°I don¡¯t get why he can¡¯t seem to leave you for just a second. What do you have that I don¡¯t?¡± She grits out harshly and reaches over to wrap her finger around my inky ck tresses. I gulp having the urge to back away but not wanting to give her the satisfaction of seeing me uneasy. So I sucked in the slight panicky feeling and mustered up the courage to glower at her. I could smell her sickening scent of flowers mixed with the smell of alcohol. I hold back the gag I dreadfully wanted to let out.¡± Well I have intelligence and that¡¯s something youck. You know the saying, brains over beauty.¡± What¡¯s wrong with me? Why was I provoking her? And why do I love it? I could see the gears shifting in her head, see her contemte if to knock me. I wasn¡¯t one for altercations and hated the thought of being in one. But I couldn¡¯t promise to stay still if she decided to punch me in the face. Before I could think or have time to move out of her way, her hand was already gripping around the bone of my wrist. Her nails are pointy and scratches the surface of my skin with the sudden pressure she added. ¡°Listen here bitch. ke is my man not yours.¡± She spits getting into my face. The strong scent of liquor reaches my nose and I flinch away. She lets go of my wrist and I take that opportunity to back away, holding my wrist. I rubbed the tender flesh, ring menacingly into her eyes. Seeing this she cackles.¡±Why am I even worried anyway? You¡¯ve been friends for so long and he¡¯s clearly not interested in being with you. Think about it Ley, the guy had his chance to be with you but he isn¡¯t. That just means you¡¯re nothing. He doesn¡¯t see you in that way Ley why else would he be with me?¡± She smirks and flips her hair behind her shoulder. I hated that she mocked the nickname ke called me.I didn¡¯t like it comin from her mouth. Her words stung but I wouldn¡¯t dare give her the satisfaction of seeing how hurt I felt. She wouldn¡¯t win. I open my mouth ready to speak but the guys take this moment to enter. They look confused staring at Stacy and I. ke is the first to speak. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± I drop my wrist and turn to face him, forcing a smile on my face. ¡°Did you get the ping pong ball?¡± I question. I know they could feel the tension. I knew he didn¡¯t believe me but he doesn¡¯t question me further. ¡°Yeah I got it.¡± He shows the ping pong ball and walks to the table. Stacy struts over to him and wraps her arms around his frame. I look away and nodded. She was right anyway. I didn¡¯t have a chance with ke, he will never see me in that way. The thought was saddening but I needed to realize that I needed to move on. But somehow I knew it would be impossible to. ¡°Poor Miller peed his pants! You should¡¯ve seen it Ash, it was a whole bucket!¡± Ryanughs walking over to me. I cringe staring at ke. It was so strange to know that many guys were afraid of him. Yes he was the top boxer in our state and could probably punch someone into a ¡°Did you really have to make the guy pee on himself?¡± I snorted. He shrugs, not at all fazed that he just made a guy pee his pants. The guy who apparently hosted this party. Will we get kicked out? I mean a girl could only hope. ¡°Well I got a show and I loved it!¡± Ryanughs pouring beer into the cups. ¡°Catch!¡± He shouts, throwing some beer at ke. Chuckling he easily catches them and starts filling up the cups. When they were done I could feel the pressure of wanting to back out. ¡°Uh how does this game work exactly?¡± I whispered to Ryan. He turns to me. ¡°It¡¯s easy, you just need to throw the ball in the opponent¡¯s cup. If the ballnds inside the cup they have to drink its contents.¡± My eyes widen and my head quickly snaps to the cups that were filled to the brim. Nerves instantly swim in my stomach. ¡°So you¡¯re saying if so happens that ke or Stacynds the ball in the cup we have to drink?¡± I question though I knew the answer. ¡°Yeah pretty much.¡± Ryan states and fixes our cups. ¡°What, want to back out?¡± An annoying voice jabbed. I look at her, matching herpetitive re. ¡°Let¡¯s do this Ryan. ¡± I gritted out and walk closer to the cups. ¡°Don¡¯t be so eager there Ley. I¡¯m very good with my aim.¡± ke winks, smirking. I smile. ¡°It¡¯s just sad that I¡¯m better.¡± I said cockily. ¡°Is that a challenge?¡± He smirks. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. ¡°Ooh things are heating up!¡± Ryan ps. I nodded. ¡°It¡¯s not a challenge if I know I¡¯m going to win. ¡° ke continues to smirk, his eyes shing with mirth. He throws the ball and itnds perfectly in one of the cups before me. ¡°Drink up.¡± He teases. I re at him feeling anxious to taste the beer. It would be my first time and I dreaded it. Again why did I agree toe here? I reach over for the cup and Ryan reaches for one also. I gulp and take out the ball. With onest nce at ke I quickly gulp down the bitter liquid. It wasn¡¯t that bad. I smirked putting the cup down and wiped my mouth with the back of my hand. ke bites the bottom of his lip and I found it difficult to stay focused on the task. You can¡¯t get distracted now. With a breath I throw the ball into one of his cups and jumped in excitement when it went straight into the liquid. Ryan and I high five each other. ¡°Drink up.¡± I said mocking his words from earlier. With a mocking re he gulps down the contents of his cup. A few more roundster and I can honestly say that I was somewhat out of it. I could say the same for Ryan and ke but I was pretty sure Stacy could handle her liquor. The girl didn¡¯t seem a bit drunk or tipsy. Another thing to be jealous of. Who will be our designated driver now? Mom and dad will kill me. ¡°Aye ke, Ryan, the guys are ready to y truth and dare. Hurry up!¡± A blonde boy walks into the kitchen and announces. Ryan looks up with his droopy eyes. ¡°Hell yeah we¡¯reing!¡± He answers. Wait what, we? Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 11 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 11 Somehow through my half drunken state I managed to ask. ¡°Wait we?¡± Was this how it felt to be drunk? Ryan nodded eagerly and draped his arm around my shoulder. I groaned trying to bnce myself from his weight. ¡°Yes we, you¡¯reing along.¡± He states dragging me along with him. I look at ke, the protest on the tip of my tongue but it doesn¡¯te out. ke follows with Stacy beside him. I turn to face the front. Even with my half drunken state I still felt the burning jealousy when I see them together like this. Alcohol doesn¡¯t seem to numb the feelings I have for ke. I bite my tongue. Somehow I wanted to tell her to get her nasty ws away from him. I med my alcohol consumption. We weave our way around sweaty bodies and find ourselves entering a dimly lit room. The scent of marijuana was powerful, like a strong blow to the face. Usually I would gag or cringe at the scent and probably turn around and say no way I¡¯m out. But I found myself wanting to enter in further. There were a couple of teens in the middle of the room. Half of them looked out of their minds, like me. They sat in a circle, some smirking while others looked ready to crawl in a hole and die. Ryan drags me to the circle and sits down with me plopping down beside him. I look at the faces, trying to recognize some of them. Was it that bad that I didn¡¯t know half of the kids that went to my school? ke and Stacy sat down opposite to us. I grit my teeth seeing how close she was to him. She¡¯s his girlfriend Ashley, this is how couples normally act. At least my conscience didn¡¯t seem to be intoxicated by the alcohol. I turn to Ryan. ¡°This is a kids game.¡± I whispered but it seemed to be louder than I thought. I was now the center of attention. I turn to face everyone, the alcohol currently in my system didn¡¯t allow me to care. I shrugged staring at the faces that would ignore me by tomorrow. ¡°What it¡¯s the truth.¡± The guy who came to call ke and Ryan smirks.¡± Not the way we y it.¡± I rolled my eyes. ¡°That¡¯s what they all say. There¡¯s nothing you can say or do that¡¯ll make me think otherwise.¡± He doesn¡¯t lose the smirk instead it gets wider. A creepy wider, that had me cringing internally. ¡°How we y is different. We make our own rules, it¡¯s not just a simple truth or dare game, it¡¯s way more.¡± I narrow my eyes, not buying his ridiculous way of trying to make me see that the game wasn¡¯t stupid. ¡°How is it different? Please borate.¡± I taunt. Since when do I have a snarky mouth? Alcohol and I really don¡¯t like each other. He notices my taunting tone and doesn¡¯t look a bit of amused. ¡°Well for starters you can¡¯t choose truth more than five times. And as for the dare, if you so happen to chicken out, you¡¯ll be getting shaved. Oh and before I forget, once the game starts, you¡¯re already in, with no backing out.¡± ¡°Shaved?¡± I voiced my confusion. The guy smirks looking at the others. ¡°Shaved bald.¡± I gulped not liking the thought of staying there after all. I looked at Ryan. Seeing that he was busy making goo goo eyes at a girl I turn to face ke. He notices my distress.¡± If you don¡¯t want to y Ley, you don¡¯t have to.¡± He smiles. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. ¡°Yeah we all know you¡¯re the only one who¡¯ll be getting bald anyway. Chicken.¡± Stacy insults. Maybe it was the rage from her words or the alcohol but I find myself agreeing to the terms of the game and staying to y. ¡°Well let¡¯s start!¡± I state. The guy cheers and calls for another guy to bring a beer bottle. As soon as the bottle is in his hands he doesn¡¯t hesitate to push it to his lips and gulp down its contents. When it¡¯s empty he ces it in the middle of the makeshift circle. I feel the nerves prickle but I force it down. I can do this right? It¡¯s not like they¡¯ll say some ridiculous dares, right? If I get shaved bald dad would surely kill me. ¡°Let the game begin.¡± Heughs then spins the bottle. It was toote to back out now. My heart thumps with every spin the bottle does. It slowlyes to a stop. I lift my head to the girl it had chosen to be first. She looked familiar but I couldn¡¯t pinpoint where or what *s I had seen her. She didn¡¯t seem at all afraid in fact she looked eager. ¡°Sandy truth or dare?¡± The guy asked. I needed to stop calling him guy but it wasn¡¯t my fault, I didn¡¯t know his name. I don¡¯t think I ever bothered to know anyone¡¯s name, not that they cared to know mine. Sandy smirks. ¡°Let¡¯s start with truth.¡± She says and licks her lips. ¡°How many blowjobs have you given this week?¡± His lips are curled into a smirk, one which lets someone know that he had the answer to the question. She sighs like the question bored her. ¡°About ten or more, counting you.¡± I cringe wanting a way out of this stupid game. Didn¡¯t I learn from myst lesson to not let Stacy provoke me into doing things I didn¡¯t want to do? The girl spins the bottle and a few secondster itnds on Stacy. Sandy looks at her and grins. ¡°Truth or dare?¡± ¡°Truth.¡± She answers not seeming that all bothered that the attention was on her now. I think she loved it. ¡°Where was the craziest ce you had sex with ke?¡± Sandy asks, seeming to be pleased with her question. I bite my lip wanting to look away or zone her out. But somehow I couldn¡¯t, my body refused. ke¡¯s eyes flicker to me before he quickly moves them away. ¡°Well we¡¯ve had sex in a lot of crazy ces.¡± Stacy starts, her blue eyes directly on me. I feel the sting, the jealousy and the hatred. ¡°But I guess the craziest ce would be in a theme park.¡± She finishes off. My hands are clenched into fists on my thighs as I sat crossed leg. I remember the day I was supposed to be tutoring him for an uing test. But he had other ns to bring Stacy to the theme park and ended up failing the test. That was a week ago. Stacy spins the bottle and I watch as it slowly stops on me. I feel my breath get stuck in my throat, praying that I somehow could gain magical powers to not make it stop on me. But my prayers aren¡¯t answered and I¡¯m left staring at the bottle that taunted me. My eye slowly drags up to face the cruel smirk on her red stained lips. I straighten my posture. I couldn¡¯t let her win, I wouldn¡¯t. ¡°Ashley.¡± She drags out. ¡± Truth or dare?¡± ¡°Truth.¡± I answered with a slight shake to my voice. The alcohol must be wearing off. Her eyes are mocking and her lips split impossibly wider. ¡°Who¡¯s your crush?¡± She questions. From the look in her eyes she knew exactly who. She knew. And that realization set me on edge. She was trying to trap me in her own game. I gulped in some air and let my gaze settle on her. Not wanting to show her that she has the upper hand. I could feel ke¡¯s eyes on me, almost feel the burning sensation through my skin from his gaze. ¡°Raven.¡± It wasn¡¯t a lie exactly. I did have a crush on Raven because I pictured him as ke so it wasn¡¯t a plete lie. It helped that Raven somehow had the same features ke had, which made it easier. She doesn¡¯t look pleased at my answer but doesn¡¯t voice it out. Instead she snarls and turns away from me. With a sigh of relief I reach over to spin the bottle. The game continues for another ten minute. After a few dares and truths the bottle had finally stopped on Ryan. After getting dared to do a body shot on one of the girls, he spun the bottle. Itnds on ke and he raises his brow. I look over at Ryan seeing that mischief was printed in his eyes. My heart thuds. This isn¡¯t good. ¡°Truth or dare ke?¡± Ryan asks. ke had already used up all his five truths so it wasn¡¯t a surprise to hear him pick dare. Ryan smirks and turns to face me. ¡°I dare you to makeout with Ashley for two minutes.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 12 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 12 My heart is beating impossibly fast in my chest. The anxiety I was fighting off a few seconds ago is swirling in my stomach. I look away from Ryan and find myself staring at ke. He¡¯s already staring. His piercing blue eyes burned through mine as we sat in silence. I fight the urge to look at Stacy, already knowing she was murdering me with her eyes. This will not end well. I could see him weigh his options, the internal struggle he was currently having. With a shaky breath I force out. ¡± Maybe I should go.¡± I could feel their eyes on me. I made a mental note to kill Ryan for putting me in this position when we¡¯re alone. Yes I wanted to kiss ke so bad, but not like this. I wanted him to do it willingly, I want him to want me just as bad as I want him. I get up to leave only to be stopped by the guy from earlier. ¡°You can¡¯t leave until the game ends. We¡¯ve discussed this before, if you leave you get shaved bald.¡± I snap my head to face him, feeling the color draining from my face.I sit down quickly. ¡°You didn¡¯t mention going bald if I decided to leave.¡± I said shakily. Why did I stupidly decide to y this game in the first ce? He smirks before shrugging nonchntly. ¡°Must¡¯ve slipped my mind.¡± He then turns to ke. ¡°It¡¯s either he goes bald if he doesn¡¯t do his dare or you go bald if you decide to leave.¡± I clench my fist. I love my hair, I¡¯ll look like aunty Roro¡¯s pet Bruno if I go bald. I¡¯m having a battle in my head, weighing the consequences of what could happen if I decide to leave. But a familiar voice cuts through my internal struggle. ¡°I¡¯ll do the dare.¡± ke utters. ¡°What!!¡± Stacy roars. ¡°What?¡± I breathed out staring at him wide eyed. His blue eyes don¡¯t show what he was really thinking. I was lost. Maybe he just doesn¡¯t want to go bald. He grins and gets up,pletely ignoring his raging girlfriend. ¡°It¡¯s just a dare Stacy.¡± He says over his shoulder. I feel myself press my bum harder on the wooden floor. My hands are trembling and I push them in my pockets. Away from the view of everyone. He¡¯s close now. I crane my neck to look at him. He smiles before stooping down before me. His blue eyes are locked on my lips for a second and he brings his head impossibly closer. I give out a shaky breath, already feeling the tingle on my lips from what was about to happen. ¡°I can leave ke.¡± I whispered as he reached over and pushes a tendril of my inky ck hair behind my ears. His fingers graze the soft flesh of my neck sending a shiver down my spine by the contact. A gasp escapes my lips and his eyes flicker to them. ¡°I don¡¯t think bald will look good on you Ley.¡± He teases and trails his hand to the back of my head. His long fingers find their way into the tangles of my hair. ¡°Besides, I love your hair.¡± His gaze darken as they focus on my parted lips. It felt like I had stopped breathing, stopped hearing as he swiftly drew my face towards his. I could only let out a shocked breath before feeling his warm lips mold with my own. My eyes fluttered close as he pulls me impossibly closer, as if having my lips wasn¡¯t enough. He sucked in my bottom lip earning a gasp from me. This wasn¡¯t like the books I¡¯ve read, this was way more intense. I tried to mimic his movements, loving the way he nipped the flesh of my lips. I find my hands moving from my pockets to thread my fingers through his soft hair. My mind is cloudy, unable to think of anything but him at the moment. The way he took my lips with his, it was like he couldn¡¯t get enough, branding me, marking me until he was in my veins. I couldn¡¯t hear anyone around me anymore, I couldn¡¯t think anymore. Everything was ke and I loved it. His tongue snakes out and licks the seam of my lips. A tingle starts in its wake and I find myself parting my lips further so he could sneak his tongue in. A sigh of pleasure leaves my lips when his tongue rasp against the smooth surface of my teeth to dip into my mouth. I could feel how wet I became, how damp my panties were by the way his tongue tangled with mine in a slow dance. He tasted divine and by the groan that escaped his lips I could only hope that he was enjoying this just as much as I was. He pulls my head closer if it were possible and angled his head to allow his tongue to go in deeper. It feels like an eternity until I feel him being yanked away from me. I open my eyes quickly to see Stacy dragging him away from me. ¡°It has been two minutes.¡± She hisses ring at him then me. But he doesn¡¯t acknowledge her, instead his eyes are focused on me. His darkened eyes dip to stare at my lips and a tiny smirk crawls on his face. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. My eyes trail down from his heated eyes to his lips, loving the way it looked red and raw from my kisses. I did that. And I loved every single second of it. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 13 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 13 I look around, noticing the astonishment on everyone¡¯s face. Their mouths were almost dropped to the floor in shock. I nibble on my lip and turn to stare at Ryan, whose eyes were wider than usual. ¡°Holy shit! That was hot!¡± He shouts breaking the ufortable silence. There were murmurs of agreements from the others which made me feel even more ufortable with the attention. My eyes snapped to stare at Stacy. I gulp seeing her face scream murder. I should feel happy right now, ecstatic that I finally had my first kiss with ke. But I couldn¡¯t help but feel guilty. Why you may ask. Well it¡¯s the blonde girl currently beyond furious. ¡°In fact it was more than two minutes. ¡± She spits. ke seemed toe back down to reality. His eyes move away from me to stare at his girlfriend. He gets up and faces her, his stance stiff as a board. ¡°It was just a dare Stacy get over it.¡± My heart squeezes in my chest. Ouch it was just a dare. It actually was a dare. So why do I feel that it was so much more? I felt it in the way he kissed me. ¡°Then why were you making out with her for more than two damn minutes? I tried to get your attention but you were too busy sucking her face to realise that the two minutes were up.¡± Her words are lethal, meant to hurt. Her eyes then narrow. ¡°Do you have feelings for her?¡± Her face has a nasty scowl as she points at me. ke drags a hand down his face in frustration. ¡°I can¡¯t do this right now.¡± She looks ready to argue but the guy from earlier cuts her off. ¡°Well this has been fun.¡± He says standing up and pping his hands. ¡°But now that things are heating up I think we should end the game here.¡± Couldn¡¯t he end the game before Ryan made that stupid dare? That would¡¯ve saved us all that drama we are now facing. My head hangs low in shame as I stand up. I look over at Ryan pleading with my eyes. ¡°Can we go home now?¡± I really needed to leave. The air was almost too suffocating to stay. I avoid shifting my eyes to ke, too afraid to see how he regretted kissing me. Ryan sees how desperate I am and nods. He gets up and starts walking with me following behind him. ¡°I¡¯ming with you guys.Wait for me outside.¡± ke says. My heart leaps but I refuse to turn around and kept on walking. I hear Stacy¡¯s whine of protest. I couldn¡¯t me her for being upset. Out of ke¡¯s earshot now I reach over and pinch the skin of Ryan¡¯s arm. He hisses, turning around to re at me. ¡°Did you really have toe up with that dare?¡± I grumble, crossing my arms. Why does it all of a sudden feel small in here? I could feel the tingle on my lips from his kisses, still taste him. I wanted more and I felt guilty for wanting more. He has a girlfriend and I should stop thinking about him in this way. It wasn¡¯t right. Ryan snorts before continuing to walk ahead. ¡°Oh little Ash, stop acting like you hated it. Especially not with the way you guys were making out. I think I should¡¯ve done it sooner even. You wanted this.¡± He says over the music. My eyes dart around, trying to see if anyone was listening to our conversation. We push pa*s sweaty bodies until we were finally out of the house. A sigh of relief escapes my lips as I drag in a much needed cool breath. This air was fresher than the one inside. Ryan words ring in my head. Was he right? Did I really want this? I chew on my bottom lip as I contemted his words. Yes I did want this but not in this way. Not when he wasn¡¯t mine. We reach beside his car and Ryan sits down on the hood. It¡¯s dark only with a little light from the street lights. I feel tears brim in the corner of my eyes and turn away from him. Thinking he couldn¡¯t see I let them fall as we waited for ke. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Ryan rushes out. ¡°How did you know?¡± I ask. I sniffle before wiping under my eyes. I couldn¡¯t afford to let ke see me cry. I turn to Ryan. ¡°Know what?¡± He asks softly as if treading on water. He didn¡¯t want to upset me further and I love that about him. ¡°How did you know I like him?¡± I mumble, feeling heat crawl up my face and settle on my cheeks. His eyes are soft. ¡°It was always obvious Ash.¡± I nodded, biting my lip in embarra*sment. ¡°Does he know?¡± I asked softly, afraid to hear the answer. He looked to be thinking for a few seconds before schooling his features. ¡°I don¡¯t know. ¡± He shrugs and moves his eyes away from me. Something tells me he was hiding something from me. I didn¡¯t want to pry him more for answers that I probably didn¡¯t want to hear. So I settled for brushing it off. ¡°Please don¡¯t tell him.¡± I pleaded. ¡°And please don¡¯t try to y cupid like tonight.¡± He snaps his eyes to mine. ¡°It¡¯s not my secret to tell but Ash, you don¡¯t just like him you¡¯re in love with him. I can see it in the way you look at him.¡± ¡°I know.¡± I whispered breaking eye contact. ¡°Who¡¯s in love with who?¡± ke questions behind me. His voice startles me and I turn around swiftly. He was closer than I thought. I backed away and turn to re at Ryan. It was obvious he knew ke was near with the smug look stered on his face. ¡°No one.¡± I answered ke and walked to the car door. I open the car door but a hand stops me. ke closes the door and turns me around. I avoid his stare. ¡°You¡¯re not driving.¡± He states. I snap my eyes to his and re. ¡°Then what was the point ofing to this stupid party? I was supposed to be the designated driver remember?¡± His eyes narrow before he dips his head. He was a breath away and I couldn¡¯t help but let my eyes flicker down to his lips that were still red from my kisses. He notices the line of my vision and a grin tugs at the corner of his lip. ¡°You can¡¯t drive because you-¡± He pokes my forehead.¡± Have been drinking.¡± All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. It felt like the kiss didn¡¯t happen. He acted so normal, like we had done this many times before. I didn¡¯t know if I liked that or not. I tear my eyes away from his tempting lips and look into those piercing eyes of his. ¡°You¡¯ve been drinking too.¡± He smirks before backing away. ¡°But not as much as you. Don¡¯t forget I won that drinking game.¡± He says opening the car door and sliding in. ¡°By just two cups!¡± I whine walking to the back. ¡°A win is a win bambina.¡± Heughs before closing the door. ¡°You guys argue like a married couple.¡± Ryanughs sliding in the pa*senger¡¯s seat. I rolled my eyes before entering the back, closing the door with more force than necessary. ¡°Hey watch the door.¡± Ryan whines. ke starts the car,ughing at Ryan¡¯s words. My brows furrowed realizing that he wasn¡¯t waiting for his girlfriend. ¡°Where¡¯s Stacy?¡± I question almost afraid. ¡°She said she¡¯ll get a ride home.¡± His voice is now cold and distant, so I didn¡¯t bother answering. Instead I looked out the window and press my head to the pane of the *s. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 14 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 14 ¡°Wake up!¡± Arden¡¯s voice yells behind the closed door. He bangs the door three times before I hear his loud footsteps be a distant sound. I sigh, turning over on my back and throwing the nket off my body. After sneaking back inst night, I went straight to bed after changing into my pajamas. The events fromst night kept reying in my head. It all felt like a dream. A silly dream. There was no way that ke kissed me like I was his. Or did we even kiss to begin with? I was starting to think that it was all a hallucination. A tired groan left my parted lips as I got off my bed. My body felt tired, I felt tired. But of course today was school and if I don¡¯t go, dad would be suspicious. My bare feet tread over the cold floor as I make my way across my room. My fingers wrap around the door knob and turn. It opens simultaneously with Arden¡¯s. He smirks, already dressed for school. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. ¡°Had a fun night?¡± Arden mocks before closing his door. His bag straps slung over his shoulder as he walked ahead without waiting for my answer. ¡°ke owes me fifty bucks by the way.¡± With narrowed eyes I watch him disappear from my line of vision down the stairs. What time is it? I turn around and look over at the clock on my nightstand. The time reads 7:15. A shocked gasp escapes my mouth and I¡¯m left running into the bathroom to get ready. I¡¯m never going to a party again. I scold myself. Never in my life was I everte for school. Slipping on my converse I make my way down the stairs. It¡¯s oddly quiet, which is unusual for my family. By now Arden would be making some silly joke that I wouldn¡¯t get and mom would be cackling withughter while dad shoots her love sick eyes. Now that was our usual but not this sudden quietness. I got closer to the kitchen with the strap of my bag slung over my shoulder. I¡¯m entirely confused as I enter the kitchen. Mom has already ced breakfast on the table that I unfortunately wouldn¡¯t get the time to eat all of it. Arden¡¯s head is bent low as he gobbles down his bacon while Dad¡¯s eyes are set on me as I walk in. His sternness makes it all more ufortable. I nibble on my lip and walk in nearer. ¡°Good morning.¡± I greet and walk over to the table to pick up a slice of bacon and throw it into my mouth. I could feel Dad¡¯s eyes on me and squirm already knowing I was in trouble. ¡°How wasst night? Sorry I couldn¡¯t join you but it would¡¯ve seemed weird for a guy my age to tag along. Now wouldn¡¯t it?¡± The words fly out of dad¡¯s mouth. I cringe turning to face him. His face is stony and I knew he wouldn¡¯t keep it up for long. He never has, even though he tried. Dad was a softy for us and that¡¯s his weakness. ¡°I¡¯m sorry daddy-¡± I started, pushing the *ses up to keep it from sliding off my nose. ¡°What if something happened to you!¡± He rages calmly. I snap my eyes to Arden. His eyes were already on me as he stifled hisughter. ¡°You traitor!¡± I hiss. He raises his hands up in surrender with a piece of bacon sticking out of his mouth. ¡°Hey it wasn¡¯t me.¡± ¡°Leave Arden out of it, though I¡¯m disappointed he didn¡¯t e to me when he saw you sneaking out.¡± Dad cut me off when I was about to argue. I crossed my arm and waited for the lecture. ¡°I saw you leaving with kest night. You¡¯re not very good at sneaking out babygirl.¡± A smirk makes its way to his lips at the end of his statement. I groaned internally. Yeah I know, you didn¡¯t have to tell me twice. ¡°Dad it was just this once, I promise to not do it again. ¡± And I meant it. Sneaking out was just not for me. Last night took a turn and I don¡¯t think ke and I¡¯s rtionship will ever be the same again. I hated to admit it butst night shifted something between us. I just didn¡¯t know if it was good or bad. I really hope the kiss didn¡¯te between us. Dad¡¯s eyes soften before sternness darkens his features. ¡°Yes you¡¯re right about it not happening again because you¡¯re grounded for an entire month.¡± He says calmly. My eyes widen at his words. Grounded for an entire month? ¡°Asher baby.¡± Mom says for the first time since I entered the kitchen. She shoots me an apologetic look and turns to her husband. She walks up to him and wraps her arms around his broad frame before burying her head in the crook of his neck. Even with his age dad didn¡¯t seem to age much. The only thing that would give someone a hint of his age were the tiny specks of white hairs that peppered around his hairlines. You could barely see them unless you get near him enough to spot those ¡®ugly losers¡¯ dad seemed to call them. Mom rubs his shoulder before whispering something into his ear. He visibly rxes before kissing her temples. He turn to me before sighing. ¡°Fine, you¡¯ll only be grounded for a week.¡± ¡°Hey that¡¯s not fair, if it were me you¡¯d give me an a*s whooping!¡± Arden argues. ¡°Language!¡± Dad says sternly.¡± Now hurry up and finish eating so I could drop you guys off.¡± He finishes then reaches over and picks up his mug that I was sure was filled with hot coffee. With mom still by his side he drags it to his mouth before taking a sip. Later regretting it when it had seemed to burn the tender flesh of his lip. ¡°Shit!¡± He hiss and swiftly ces the mug down. ¡°Language.¡± Arden mocks before plopping a bacon into his mouth. Iugh at the look dad shoots him and reach over for another piece of bacon. Mom quickly goes to work, cooing at her husband as she dabs his mouth with a cool rag. ¡°Oh baby, be careful next time.¡± She whispers. He didn¡¯t want to admit it but I could see how he enjoyed being babied around by mom. ¡°Okay let¡¯s go kids, y¡¯all arete already as it is.¡± He says and grabs his car keys. ¡°See youter baby.¡± He whispers to mom before giving her a chaste kiss that ter turns into a full blown out makeout session. ¡°Oh god dad, you¡¯ll have enough time to makeout with mom, let¡¯s go before we witness y¡¯all having sex.¡± Arden groans. I gasps at Arden¡¯s crude words, feeling embarra*sed even though I wasn¡¯t the one who said it. But before dad could scowl him, he¡¯s already out of the house. ¡°He takes after you Asher, there¡¯s no denying it.¡± Mom ughs before looking over at me. ¡°Have fun today at school baby. But not too much fun.¡± She winks then giggles when I roll my eyes. Turning around I headed out of the kitchen and made my way outside. Another day in a hell hole. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 15 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 15 ¡°Don¡¯t worry daddy we¡¯ll get a ride on Ryan after school.¡± I said then closed the door of the car. The window rolls down. ¡°Don¡¯t forget you¡¯re grounded youngdy, so noing homete.¡± He warns. I rolled my eyes before adjusting my bag. ¡°I know dad.¡± I huffed. Ardenes out of the car, banging the door louder than needed. ¡°Such a baby.¡± He mocks and sticks out his tongue when I shoot him with a re. Dad¡¯s head snaps to face him and smiles. ¡°Bye to you too son, don¡¯t get into trouble.¡± He teases. With a silent groan Arden nods. He hated when dad teased him in public, not that anyone was paying attention. Or were they? ¡°Take care of your brother Ashley.¡± He says before telling us he loves us then drives off. I stare at his disappearing car and sighed, turning around. ¡°I don¡¯t get why dad thinks I¡¯m causing trouble, I¡¯m totally innocent.¡± He grunts winking at a very older blonde girl who was pa*sing by. I arch a brow before walking up to the school building with him following beside me. ¡°Yeah innocent alright.¡± I snorted clutching the straps of the bag tighter than necessary. Somehow I felt there were too many eyes on me. It was normal for Arden but for me it was unusual. ¡°What I am!¡± He argues, his long legs seemed to make him walk at a much faster pace than me. ¡°Considering the many phone calls mom and dad has gotten because of you and Liam¡¯s stupid pranks aren¡¯t exactly innocent.¡± I uttered, and looked around. There were many people huddled around on the school grounds. Some were whispering amongst themselves as they stared at me. Squirming in uneasiness I gripped the straps tighter. ¡°Hey those pranks were legendary!¡± Arden proimed before darting his eyes around. He must¡¯ve seen the attention the students around were giving me because his brows furrowed in confusion. He turned towards me and raised his brow in question. ¡°What did you dost night?¡± I¡¯m startled with his question and turn away from him. Pushing some hair behind my ear I look forward and opened the school¡¯s huge wooden doors. ¡± What do you mean? I didn¡¯t do anything.¡± I shrugged and continued to walk towards my locker. The bell would ring any minute now and I really didn¡¯t want to bete for biology. The halls are filled with hormonal teenagers as we walk pa*s. Some were on their own business while the majority seemed to be focused on me. With a sudden determination to get out of their sights I walked faster to my locker. With a breath of relief I had finally reached beside it. With quick fingers I reach for N?velDrama.Org is the owner. the lock, turn the dial to the right numbers until it opens swiftly. Arden is still beside me and leans on the locker beside mine. ¡°You did do something to have them look at you this way Ashley. Is it something that I should be embarra*sed about?¡± Turning to re at him, I started throwing in some of my books, not caring that I used unnecessary aggression.¡± I didn¡¯t do anything okay!¡± I hiss. Then suddenly the image of kissing ke flutters in my head and I instantly feel my throat be dry. I could feel the blood move from my once flushed cheeks. It couldn¡¯t be that could it? Weren¡¯t everyone too drunk to remember what even happened? Arden¡¯s eyes narrow. ¡°You did do something!¡± He uses. ¡°You little slut!¡± A very familiar voice whispers beside me, in a joking manner. Noticing the new presence Arden groans in displeasure before rolling his eyes. ¡°And the devil is here.¡± He says boredly. ¡°You¡¯re not an angel yourself Arden!¡± Rosalie spat before redirecting her attention to me. I groan hitting my head on the cold locker. Later regretting it when a dull pain stays in its wake. ¡°Well this conversation is boring I¡¯m going to look for Liam.¡± Arden announces before walking around us to head in the opposite direction of his *s. ¡°Liam¡¯s on the field moron!¡± Rosalie shouts after him and earns the middle finger from Arden. I rolled my eyes. Those two never got along even though we considered each other as cousins. ¡°You know I don¡¯t get why you and Arden argue so much, we¡¯re cousins.¡± I tell her closing the locker. I turn around and lean my back on the cool metal. Today she had worn the school¡¯s cheerleading outfit. Her blonde hair was curled to perfection. Mascara coated her longshes, circling around honey colored orbs. She was beautiful and she definitely knew it. She shrugs. ¡°I guess your brother and I just don¡¯t click. It¡¯s a mutual hate anyway.¡± She then wraps her arm around my own and starts dragging me to the way to my *s. ¡°Now stop trying to change the subject. Tell me, how was it?¡± ¡°How was what?¡± I asked in a cool andposed facade. She huffs. ¡°How was the kiss with the hottest guy in school? Did he push his tongue-¡° ¡°Okay stop!¡± I came to aplete halt and turned towards her. She looked ready to pop balloons and celebrate. What the hell was going on? ¡°What exactly did you hear?¡± I asked in a hushed whisper as my eyes darted around. I felt smaller than usual. I wasn¡¯t invisible anymore. And I hated it. ¡°Oh nothing just that you finally kissed kest night!¡± She squeals and does a slight jump. My heart lurches in my throat and suddenly I felt visible to everyone¡¯s using eyes. ¡°How did you get to know about this?¡± I whispered. Was this the reason for the hushed whispers earlier? ¡°I heard it from one of the girls from the team, in fact the entire school is talking about it. Don¡¯t worry I pped one of those bitches that had something to say-¡° ¡°The entire school?¡± I gasp cutting her off. The bell rings and Rosalie groans in irritation. ¡°I Fcking hate that bell.¡± She then smiles and winks. ¡°Well we¡¯ll talkter cousin and I want every single detail.¡± She says and turns around to walk towards her s. She was the same age as Arden, yet she acted like I was the younger one. I stand there looking at her retreating form disappear inside the *sroom. I feel frozen in ce, feeling the using and disgusted looks everyone sent me as they brushed past me not too gently. Everyone knew. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 16 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 16 ¡°You¡¯rete.¡± Mr. Simon says in a blunt scowl. I halt in the doorway, bracing my palm on the wooden door frame. Heat started in my neck and radiated upward into my cheeks. I shifted on my feet in difort. My green eyes dart to the circr clock on the far wall. He was right, I was exactly five minuteste. I move my eyes away from the clock to scan around the *s. Everyone¡¯s eyes were on me, studying me, waiting for whatever excuse I would give. But I didn¡¯t have any, somehow my brain seemed to not function properly this early. Or it was probably the alcohol that still lingered in my body. ¡°Sorry, it won¡¯t happen again sir.¡± I said softly, closing the wooden door behind me. ¡°Just get to your partner and start working.¡± He huffs, leaning back on the leather seat. I gulped and with a quick nod strutted to the back. My head was lowered as I move around desks. I could hear their whispering, their giggles of humor. It made me feel like a tiny ant under a microscope. I hated it. ¡°Since when do youete to *s Ley?¡± ke¡¯s voice has a teasing tone to it. A delicious fluttering started in my abdomen at his voice. I hated that he affected me this much and I hated that I couldn¡¯t help it. I sighed and scoot in beside him. I ce my bag on the table before us. ¡°Well there¡¯s a first for everything.¡± My attempt at humor seemed fruitless. It felt ufortable to talk to him, to joke with him. Kissing himst night shouldn¡¯t have happened. I should¡¯ve never gone to the party in the first ce. Everything now just felt awkward with him. I avoid his stare as I look at the contents on the table, well more specifically the two animalsyed on the table. A dead frog was neatly ced inside a decent size *s tray before me. My stomach rolls in unease as I stare at the poor animal. ¡°What exactly are we supposed to be doing?¡± I asked nervously, finally gaining the courage to stare at him. My breath is caught in my throat as his piercing blue eyes lock into my own. I¡¯m left panting for air at the intensity it held. He looked different, something about him was different, but I couldn¡¯t pinpoint what exactly. I find my eyes trailing down to his lips. Lips that felt so good on mine, lips I can¡¯t ever forget. I draw in a breath and tear my eyes away, feeling awkward with my staring. ¡°We¡¯re supposed to be dissecting them.¡± He cringes and slips on white gloves. My eyes widen in horror as I snap my eyes to Mr Simon. He looked half asleep with his feet kicked up on the dark oak desk. ¡°Sir isn¡¯t this animal cruelty?¡± The question slips before I could stop it. Ites out loud and using. Mr. Simon dark brows furrowed in confusion before his lips thinned into an unpleasant frown.The heads of the students turn to face me as I¡¯ve now gained their attention. Uh oh. ¡°Do not question me Miss Grey. Do your work and I¡¯ll do mine. If you want to be graded I¡¯d suggest you start dissecting.¡± He hisses and crosses his ankles. ¡°Now get to work all of you!¡± He shouts angrily. Everyone turns away from me and starts to do exactly that. Gulping I nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry about him Ley, he probably didn¡¯t getidst night.¡± ke jokes in a hushed tone then pokes my sides. Squirming at the ticklish feeling I swat at his hand, giggling silently. Maybe it doesn¡¯t have to be awkward after all. Maybe it didn¡¯t affect him the way that it had done to me. Maybe ke had forgotten all about it. And why does that thought hurt? I reach over for the gloves that ke kindly ced before me. I slip them on slower than necessary. I felt the delicatetex wrap around my finger then my entire hand, cocooning my hand with it¡¯s warmth. ¡°Have you seen Ryan?¡± I asks, trying to make conversation. This wasn¡¯t exactly the question I wanted to ask. I wanted to ask him if he had heard the rumors circling around the school. Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org. The rumors that I was sure weren¡¯t pleasant and far from the truth. But I refrain, it will only make things more awkward than it already was. He tried to hide it but I could sense the tension between us. ¡°No. But when does Ryan ever be early for school?¡± He chuckles. He had a point. Ryan was never early and he was supposed to be in this *s. At Least he was missing dissecting a frog. I looked at the small creature that was once alive and full of life. With a sigh I reach over for the tiny knife for dissecting. My hands shook as I clutched the cold metal and draw it to the small frog. I swallow twice before backing away. ¡°I can¡¯t do it.¡± I shook my head. ke clutches on to my hand and brings me closer to him. I stilled andter rxed when he brushed his thumb on my skin to calm me down. ¡°It¡¯s fine bambina, I¡¯ll help you.¡± He promises then guides me back to the table. He settles himself at the back of me and my breath hitches when his front presses into my back. I quickly look around to see if anyone was looking at our new position. We were at the back thankfully and since Ryan hasn¡¯t shown up it was only Kiana that sat on the opposite side of us. But she hardly spared us a nce, to focus on enjoying dissecting a frog to care about her surroundings. Mr. Simon was too busy snoring to notice either. ke¡¯s palm burns through thetex that covered my hand as he holds it. His other hand slides on my waist and stays there firmly. My heart leaps as he draws me more into him. Until I could feel every inch of his muscr physique. Tingles are creating havoc in my body at his actions and I¡¯m almost panting for air. His hand guides me to the frog and starts dissecting. His head dips until his lips brush against the flesh of my ear. ¡°I can¡¯t stop thinking aboutst night.¡± He whispers while helping me cut open a dead frog. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 17 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 17 I sucked in a sharp breath, my heart began to hammer behind my breast. Uncontroble. ke presses his fingers more into the flesh of my waist. Heat emanates from the pads of his fingers into the material of the dress I had chosen to wear until it reaches my flesh. My lower region responds quickly and I feel my vagina clench in anticipation. I desperately fought to prevent myself from rubbing my thighs together to relieve the sudden pleasurable ache. ¡°I can¡¯t stop thinking about the way you taste.¡± He continues to whisper. The hand that was on my waist travels down until it was close, almost touching my inner thigh. He was so close, so close to where I really wanted him to touch. I could feel a sudden bump pressing into my back. I knew it was his cock and just the thought of him turned on by me pleases me so much that a low moan slips out. ¡°I can¡¯t stop thinking about the way you responded. The way you felt. I want more.¡± He groans and pushes his front more into me until I could feel his length. He felt hard, big and long against my back. My hands itch to touch him through his jeans. My head is clouded with him, I couldn¡¯t think properly. The hand I was cutting the frog shakes ufortably. My eyes dip to stare at his hand that was dangerously close to my feminine regions. My breathing comes in rough pants at the sight.Seeing his big hand close to where I wanted him to touch suddenly made me feel hot all over. His fingers were inches away from where I desperately want him. Just a little more. Never would I have thought that ke and I would ever be in this position. Yes he always teased me and made sexual jokes but ke was always hard to read. Like now, I didn¡¯t know if he was being serious or was ying around. But this wasn¡¯t the same, it was different, too intimate. But the hard bulge pressing on to my back makes me think otherwise. Maybe he was serious, maybe ke does want more. Then my eyes snap up when I hear a sudden screech from a blonde girl on one of the tables before us. She seemed to be terrified of the creature she was dissecting. Her blonde hair reminds me of a certain someone. Someone who wouldn¡¯t be pleased if she saw us in this position. Guilt crawls in my stomach until it envelops my entire body. Everyone was right, I was a slut for making ke touch me this way knowing he has a girlfriend. I should be disgusted. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. My grip on the knife tightens as I finally get out of the daze. ¡°ke stop, Stacy.¡± I breathed out. Upon hearing her name he freezes and moves away from me abruptly. I miss his warmth but I knew I had to stop this before it escted. Yes I love ke and him finally showing interest was all I ever wanted, but not like this. Not when he had a girlfriend. And just by his swift actions of pulling away from me, I knew he was still with her. Did you think he¡¯d leave her for you? Just because you guys kissed? It was just a dare remember? My inner voice taunts. ¡°Ley-¡° ¡°Stop.¡± I whispered, clenched my eyes shut. ¡°Just let¡¯s forget it ever happened.¡± I breathed out then opened my eyes back. I could feel his eyes on me, feel his burning stare but I refused to look at him. Instead I focus on dissecting the frog. ¡°Ley-¡± He starts again, his voice is now heavy with what I presume as guilt. ¡°Sorry I¡¯mte sir, my dog died!¡± Ryan shouts as he enters the *sroom. He bangs the door hard enough to have the hinges shake from the force. You don¡¯t even have a dog. Mr. Simon jolts awake, ring at Ryan who interrupted his sleep. ¡°There¡¯s no excuse for tardiness Ryan.¡± He grumbles in a harsh voice.¡± You¡¯ve missed more than half the *s.¡± An unpleasant scowl etched on his face. How would you know if he missed half the *s when you were too busy sleeping? Ryan waves him off and walks over to the back. A smile stretches on his face when he spots me. Then a frown creases his forehead when he notices the invisible tension between ke and I. Sliding beside Kiana, he turns to face me and sends me a questioning look. With an awkward smile I turn away from him. I was embarra*sed that I would¡¯ve let ke do whatever he nned to do to me, knowing he belonged to another. I hear ke sigh beside me but doesn¡¯t try to speak to me again. Instead he reaches for the knife and starts cutting up his frog. I didn¡¯t know if to be disappointed by his dismissal or be happy that he didn¡¯t try to engage me in a conversation. I was right. It was toote to go back to how it was between us. Something changed. ¡°What the F*ck are we supposed to do with this shit?!¡± Ryan questions in a hushed tone to Kiana. I bite my lip to suppress myughter. I knew Ryan was disgusted by anything that looked slimy. ¡°We have to dissect-¡± Kiana doesn¡¯t get to finish because Ryan starts hurling directly on the dead frog. I winced and drop the knife on the table. ¡°Shit.¡± ke says beside me. Another retch from Ryan and I became worried. Everyone¡¯s attention is on him, including Mr. Simon who doesn¡¯t look at all pleased. The smell of vomit is smothering. I strut over to Ryan but before I could reach beside him Mr. Simon stops me. ¡°No one go near him!¡± He hisses walking over to Ryan with a metal trash can. My teeth grit together in anger.¡± He¡¯s sick, I want to check if he¡¯s alright.¡± I say through clenched teeth. Pushing the metal trash can into Ryan¡¯s hands roughly, Mr. Simon turns to me. ¡°He¡¯s fine.¡± He says then turns to Ryan. ¡°Go to the nurse.¡± He urges pushing Ryan slightly. Ryan looks up from the trashcan and smiles. ¡°I¡¯m fine guys jus-¡± He throws up and starts for the door. I breathed out an angry breath and head back over to my table. After the door closes behind Ryan, everyone goes back to their task. I¡¯m left worried about Ryan while ke is still beside me. Too close than necessary. I could feel the heat emanating from his body. The little hairs on his arms brush against my smooth skin, leaving tingles in its wake. He didn¡¯t have to really do much to make me weak. ¡°We need to talk after *s Ley.¡± ke says beside me. He was right, we do need to talk eventually. But it was time for me to admit that I was afraid where this conversation would lead to. I was afraid I¡¯d sumb to his advances like I knew I would. So I settled to not answer him and continue my work. I wasn¡¯t ready and I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll ever be. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 18 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 18 In a swift move, I was out of the door before anyone else. My breathing was rough as I strutted to my next *s. The bell had just rang and I needed to get out of ke¡¯s sight. I wasn¡¯t ready to talk to him. ¡°Ley!¡± ke shouts a couple distance away from me. The air gets stuck in my lungs as my footsteps have now turned into an almost sprint. I brush past students that were very attentive to what was going on. Their gazes were focused on ke and I. Ready for whatever show they were expecting. Seeing the wooden door to the calculus *sroom has me breathing out a sigh of relief. It was just a tiny bit of footsteps away. ¡°Ashley Grey!¡± ke yells. Oh crap, he¡¯s mad. ke only uses my full name when he¡¯s mad at me. Deep down I knew I was a coward for running away from him but I couldn¡¯t help it. I was scared of getting hurt. It was only inevitable. My fingers wrap around the cold metal knob and twist it open. Giving a forced awkward smile to Mr. Gustavo, I walked in the *s. I was the first one there fortunately as I sat my bum on the wooden chair. Sighing in relief, I settle my bag on the graffiti wooden desk. A few secondster the door opens roughly and ke enters the room. My heart leaps when he walks in with determination. My heart pounds as his blue eyes locked into my own, burning me with a sudden heat. I was in trouble. ¡°Ashley-¡± He starts. ¡°Mr. Reed, you¡¯re not in this s. I suggest you go to your asigned *s.¡± Mr. Gustavo deadpanned. He was a very strict man, frightening when he was vexed. Sighing in defeat ke nods. He turns to me, his eyes promising that he¡¯d find a way for us to speak, alone. ¡°I¡¯ll see you soon.¡± Was hisst word before leaving the *s. I should¡¯ve felt a sort of ease that he no longer was in the same room with me. But it only made me feel a rapid wave of anxiety. I knew ke and I very much know that he¡¯ll do anything to get his way. And that is what I was most scared of. The door opens again, this time Lucy and her friend enter. They were giggling at something they were conversing about. They were both dressed in their cheer outfits, the skirt not lengthy enough to cover their buns. Lucy¡¯s steeling eyes quickly snaps to mine as if sensing someone looking at her.Quickly tearing my eyes away, I reach for my bag, ying with the zipper as a means to distract myself. Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org. I hear the soft thud of their shoes on the tiled floor as they stride towards me. My back straightens as I awaited whatever nonsense and insult they would throw my way. ¡°You have some nerveing to school today knowing what you did.¡± Lucy starts. I ignore her,running a finger down the zipper of my bag as a distraction. ¡°Everyone knows you¡¯re a slut now. I mean going after a guy who¡¯s taken? Not so much of an innocent girl now are you Ashley?¡± She taunted sliding into the seat on my right. Her friend slides into the one on my left and I¡¯m now sandwiched between the two. ¡°You¡¯re a whore, sleeping with your so-called best friend knowing he has a girlfriend. You¡¯ve always been after him haven¡¯t you?¡± She insulted. ¡°Yeah like ke would ever settle for her, I mean look at her, there¡¯s really nothing to look at. Just a sad slut looking for attention.¡± Her friend sneered. I didn¡¯t bother lifting my head to stare at them. I let my hair curtain around my face to block them from seeing the moisture in my eyes. My fingers tremble slightly as I halt my actions. No matter what I do, I¡¯d never get distracted enough to not let their words hurt. I bite into the soft flesh of my bottom lip harshly until I could taste the metallic tang of blood. ¡°Your name is tarnished around this school, if I were you I¡¯d never show my face again.¡± Lucy snickered. The *s was filling up already and I could feel the prickles of their stares. Was I really a slut for kissing ke? Maybe I was. I sure as hell act liked it in biology, having him touch me so intimately knowing he was taken. A tear slipped out and I quickly brushed the pad of my fingers over the fallen tear. I hear their loud cackle knowing they were breaking me with their words. ¡°Settle down now children, we have much to catch up to.¡± Mr. Gustavo announces. The rest of the *s is silent as I ponder over Lucy and her friend¡¯s words. Was I really a slut? I¡¯ve avoided ke like the gue for the rest of my *ses. But now it was lunch and my stomach rolls with unease. I wouldn¡¯t be able to escape him this time. I push my bag in my locker and then closed it shut. I squirm as I felt the using eyes of everyone. I fortunately hadn¡¯t seen Stacy today, it was like she hadn¡¯t bothered toe to school. It made me all the more guilty. I sighed, turned around and strutted to the cafeteria. I was hungry and even though everyone sent me sneers, it wouldn¡¯t stop me from filling my stomach with well needed food. All this hiding from ke made me hungry. My belly grumbles as I enter the cafeteria. It¡¯s already crowded and I hoped there were enough students around to not have ke recognize me straight away. The longer the wait the more time I have to calm my nerves. I strut over to the line, crossing my arms under my breast. There were about five people before me, not so much but enough to have me impatient to get my food. I did a happy dance in my head when it was finally my turn. Reaching over to take a lunch tray, I lift it My eyes fall into a set of blue orbs. My brows furrowed when she didn¡¯t look away. She was petite with jet ck hair that was securely wrapped inside a hair. She wasn¡¯t old but she definitely wasn¡¯t in her twenties. She was definitely new here, I have not seen her around. Her eyes studies me, stopping on the gold chain ke had gotten me for my birthdayst year. ¡°I¡¯d like the burger please.¡± I said bringing her out of her gawking. As if snapping back to reality she shakes her head slightly. With a toothy smile she nods. ¡°Sure darling.¡± Her voicees out soft. My eyes drop to the burgers on the tray, my belly growls. Drawing my eyes up to hers, I smile sheepishly. ¡°Make that two please, oh and a box juice.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 19 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 19 I set the tray down on one of the vacant lunch tables and sat down on the wooden bench. It was in the far corner, different from sitting in the center with ke and Ryan. I fix the *ses on the bridge of my nose then outstretch my hands to grab one of the burgers. My fingers push into the soft buns as I bring it to my mouth. ¡°Jeez Ashley I¡¯ve been looking for you everywhere.¡± I freeze with my mouth parted on the burger. Then rxed when I realized that it was Ryan. His auburn hair looks wild, like he had run his hands through his hair many times. He nts himself on the chair opposite to mine. Setting his tray down he cringes while poking a fork into what I presume was macaroni and cheese. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you sit where we normally sat?¡± Ryan asks as he pushes a forkful of macaroni in his mouth. I bite into the burger, relishing in the taste. I shrugged. Ryan rolls his eyes before dropping the fork on the tray. He crosses his arms over his chest and raises a thick brow in question. ¡°Mind telling me what¡¯s wrong with you today?¡± I swallowed and ce the burger down. I sighed when he waited for my answer. ¡°Do you still feel nauseous-¡° ¡°Don¡¯t answer my question with a question. Answer me Ashley, don¡¯t let me go fetch ke for you.¡± He snaps. I stiffen hearing his name. Ryan notices and his eyes soften drastically. ¡°It¡¯s him isn¡¯t it?¡± He questions softly. I nibble on my lip and tear my eyes away from the pity look he sent me. ¡°It¡¯s not just him, it¡¯s everyone.¡± I mumble not feeling hungry anymore. ¡°Don¡¯t act like you haven¡¯t heard about the disgusting rumors that have been circting around the entire school.¡± Ryan snorts. ¡°Who gives a F*ck about those stupid rumors? We all know exactly what happened, you¡¯re not a slut Ashley.¡± I turn to face him nibbling on my lip. His eyes still held a tinge of pity but the rage had almost overpowered it. ¡°Look, I¡¯m the cause of all this. If I hadn¡¯t made that stupid dare those dumb rumors wouldn¡¯t be circting around. Please don¡¯t pay attention to them Ashley, this is my fault and I¡¯ll fix it. ¡°You can¡¯t fix it Ryan, everyone sees me as a slut who made out with her best friend that is taken. I feel bad that I enjoyed kissing him knowing he was with Stacy. I¡¯m theughing stock of the entire school.¡± I say softly not having the appetite to eat. ¡°That best friend wasn¡¯tining when you kissed him Ashley. Look, I didn¡¯t make that dare only to benefit you, I did it for ke too. And as for Stacy, that rtionship was doomed to end.¡± He sighs and pushes another forkful of macaroni in his mouth. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. My brows furrowed. ¡°What do you mean about it benefiting ke? He probably hates me now for putting tension in his rtionship with Stacy. ¡° Ryan sighs as if talking to me was giving him a headache. ¡°I don¡¯t see what¡¯s so difficult to see here. You love him and he lo-¡° ¡± Ashley¡¯s in love with who?¡± ke¡¯s rough voice joins in on the conversation. Ryan stops mid sentence and pushes a forkful of macaroni in his mouth to not answer ke¡¯s pending question. I stiffen feeling his looming presence behind me. ke settles down beside me, closer than necessary. His scent engulfs my entire senses and I clench my thighs together at the sudden tingling in between my legs. The tiny hairs on his arm brushes against my smooth skin, leaving goosebumps in its wake. He sets his tray down on the table. I could feel his burning eyes on me, feel the way it heated up my body. I looked forward, avoiding his intimidating stare. ¡°You¡¯ve been avoiding me Ley. Why is that?¡± I swallowed the lump in my throat and nearly groaned aloud when his voice sends pleasurable shocks through my body. ¡± I wasn¡¯t avoiding you.¡± I mumble, I still didn¡¯t have the courage to look at him. ¡°Really, then why were you running away from me?¡± He questions with a slight tinge of amusement. When I don¡¯t answer he breathes out a sigh. ¡°Ley we need to talk eventually.¡± He mumbles. ¡°We need to talk about what¡¯s going on between us.¡± Between us. I always wanted to hear those words, I prayed to hear them one day. But hearing them now didn¡¯t feel right, not when he was still taken. It all just made me feel more of a slut. ¡°There¡¯s nothing going on between us ke, it was just a dare remember? ¡° Finally getting the courage to look at him, I stared into those blue eyes that always seemed to make my heart skip a beat. ¡°Please don¡¯t feed those rumors more ke. ¡± I pleaded. He needed to see that I¡¯d only cause problems for him, a handsome guy like him could have any girl he wanted. So who was I to satisfy him? I know ke like the back of my hand and he wouldn¡¯t settle down for a book nerd like me. ¡°I don¡¯t give a F*ck about rumors Ley!¡± He roars. Of course he doesn¡¯t. He isn¡¯t on the receiving end of those malicious words. My nostrils red in anger. ¡°You may not care about the rumors but I do! I do not want to be *sified as the school¡¯s slut just because I was dared to kiss you!¡± I hissed and got up. All I saw was red as I walked away from the table, not caring that he was calling after me. He wouldn¡¯t understand how I felt when I heard the rumors, he never will. He was after all the school¡¯s heartthrob, he¡¯d never look bad to anyone. I trudge to the bathroom, the only ce I could be alone for now. Everyone was busy eating lunch or doing god knows what, so luckily the bathroom was empty. I mmed the door to the bathroom roughly and sighed, walking over to the stall. But the quietness doesn¡¯tst long. The door suddenly opens and the presence of someonees behind me. ¡°You¡¯re not getting away from me this time. Not until we talk.¡± ke deres, the door closing behind him with a soft thud. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 20 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 20 My eyes widen as I stared at his enraged face. ¡°This is the girls bathroom ke, you¡¯re not allowed in here.¡± I rush out in a panic. If someone caught him here with me, the rumors will get worse than they already are. He raises a dark brow, his eyes flickering with mirth. ¡°Yes I know it¡¯s the girls bathroom but you should know me by now bambina, I do anything to get what I want.¡± He smirks sauntering towards me until he is a breath away. His ck hair is messy on top of his head. Eyes so blue that I wanted to drown myself in them. Straight nose that had gotten broken many times during his fights. My eyes fall down to his lips and I involuntarily lick mine. He sees this and his eyes darken as he follows the sweep of my tongue with keen interest. ¡°What are you doing to me Ley?¡± His voice cracks as if he was restraining himself from doing what I know deep down I wanted him to do. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. Muffled voices are getting closer to the bathroom. My eyes widen in panic as I look at the bathroom door. ke sees my unease and pushes me inside one of the empty stalls. My heart skyrockets in my chest as hees in after me, locking the door of the stall. I¡¯m pushed up against the cold metal with barely any space to shift, unless I want to enter inside the toilet. ke was huge, taking up all the space in the tiny stall. Every part of his body is pressed against mine in a delicious way. I feel the now familiar tingle in between my thighs. His huge handes to brace on the metal wall beside my head. His muscles flex in the process that made in between my legs moisten. He had me trapped between him and the wall with no means of escape. My eyes flicker up to stare into his. The intensity takes my breath away as I feel my heart pound violently in my chest. His now darkened eyes cast down to my lips and I see all his control disappear. ¡°F*ck talking for now, I need to taste you.¡± He grits out through clenched teeth. I hear the soft creak of the bathroom door open and hear the voices get louder. But I didn¡¯t seem to care as ke hungrily captures my lips. The voices drown out as he takes my lips like he would do to a lover. My pulse quickens when his hands travel down to my hips then to my bum and kneads the soft mounds. His breathing is rough and uncontroble as his tongue slides against mine. I run my hand across his muscr contours, reveling in the fact that he shuddered from my touch. My hands glided up to thread my fingers through his soft hair. He detaches his lips from mine only to glide his nose from under my ear down to the hollow of my neck. My mind is clouded, unable to focus as he nibbles on the soft skin of my neck. My fingers are tightly clutching on to his hair as a way to not lose my sanity and moan out loud. One of his hands moved dangerously close to my inner thigh. As if having a mind of it¡¯s own my body arches more onto him, encouraging him to move forward. To touch me where I wanted him so bad. And he does just that, as his long fingers brush softly against my clit then slips down to my core and adds pressure. I gasp at the sudden pleasure that courses through me as I roll my hips slightly, wanting more. I¡¯m soaking wet, my panties felt drenched. He moves away from my neck to look down at my flushed face. I met his gaze and my breath caught at the primitive look in his eyes. We were too far gone now to stop. ¡°You¡¯re already soaking wet bambina.¡± He whispers andes forward until his lips brush against mine.¡± I want to taste you so bad. Let me taste you please Ley.¡± He whispers in desperation as he presses the finger more into my core. The only thing stopping him from entering all the way in was the material of my panty. The desperation in his voice has me letting go of the little restraint I had left. I nodded even though I didn¡¯t exactly know what he meant. I was desperate too. He groans lowly and sucks the bottom of my lip in his mouth. My lower regions clench painfully, aching for something he alone could give me. Slowly letting go of my lip he kneel down in front of me. My brows furrowed at his actions then gasp when a wicked glint flickers in his eyes. My legs felt limp as he lifted one and draped it over his broad shoulder. My throat goes dry when he guides my hands to pull up my dress until the purplece panty I wore is visible to his eyes. He used a finger to move my panties to a side until my bare pussy was in front of him. He licks his lips in hunger as he eats up the sight of me. He tucks the ends of the dress in the top of my panty so it wouldn¡¯t fall back down to cover me. My breathing ising in rough pants as I waited for what would happen. My core tingles and I felt the silkiness of sensual need between my thighs. The chatter gets louder and I bite my bottom lip harshly to prevent from moaning out loud. ke sends me onest look of hunger before bringing his face in between my legs. I feel the soft wet touch of his tongue slid along my drenched core to my clit. My thighs tremble as an electricity feeling courses through me. I gasp bringing a hand to press against my lips in a desperate way to suppress the moans. My eyes cast down to stare at him, loving the way his eyes were closed like he was savoring the taste of me. His tongue slides into the lips of my pussy and swirls. Creating a delicious feeling that has me reaching out to curl my fingers into his hair roughly. My body feels hot all over as he pushes his tongue into my core, F*cking me with his tongue. I gasp, throwing my head back on the cold metal and bite into the flesh of my palm. ke¡¯s hands grip my hips tightly and pull me more to him. The action has his tongue entering more into my core. My heart leaps. I moan softly, unable to keep it in any longer. I felt my hips buck as I rode his face, wanting more. He sucked my bundle of nerves, nipping it softly then blowing on the flesh. My eyes fall to stare at him, watching as he sucked me like a starved man. His eyes shoot open and our eyes lock. Blue and green. And that¡¯s exactly what I needed to get off the edge. My thighs tremble as I came, moaning his name softly on my palm. The slick of his tongue felt so good that I didn¡¯t want it to stop. He groans on my pussy, the vibration has me cumming again as my eyes roll back in my head at the intense pleasure. He continues to suck me dry as I ride the waves of pleasure. My body is still coursing with electricity. ¡°I¡¯ve been wanting to do that for years now. Finally I got to taste you and you taste so F*cking good.¡± He whispers loud enough so I can hear but not the students that were literally a few feet away from us. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 21 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 21 My breathing ising in short pants as I stared at ke through half closed eyes. He seems to be satisfied with the smile on his glistening lips that was coated with my juices. He licks it and moans softly. He gets up and fixes my panty back into ce. ¡°Did you see her today? I mean kissing a guy who¡¯s taken is such a low move.¡± A girl says in disgust. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update ¡°Yes she¡¯s such a slut.¡± Another responds. I feel myselfe back down to earth and felt horrified. They were talking about me. Shame and humiliation stream through my body. I couldn¡¯t believe that I had let ke do something so intimate to me. I couldn¡¯t believe that I let my best friend eat me out. I fix my dress quickly all the while ke watches my actions.The bathroom door opens. ¡°What are you guys doing here? Aren¡¯t you guys supposed to be in practice?¡± A voice I was so familiar with hisses. ¡°Shut up Rosalie, you¡¯re not the captain.¡± One of the girl¡¯s argues in a nasally voice. ¡°You can thank God I¡¯m not, or else you both would be off the team.¡± Rosalie snaps. Her voice was getting really close and both ke and I stiffened. Luckily she opens the stall beside ours. I breathed a sigh of relief, brushing my palm over my chiffon dress. ¡°Bitch.¡± One mumbles before I hear their departing footsteps. When I hear the soft thud of the door closing shut I hurriedly get out of the stall. I didn¡¯t care if ke followed me. I hated that I loved it, I hated that I didn¡¯t feel disgusting. My fingers wrap around the metal doorknob only to have ke¡¯s muchrger hand stop me. ¡°Move your hand.¡± I hissed lowly as to not have Rosalie hear us. His head dips in the crook of my neck as he whispers in a hushed voice. ¡°Why are you running away, didn¡¯t you enjoy it?¡± He questions. Ites out so soft and vulnerable that I knew I must¡¯ve hurt him somehow. Then I remember that I was the one who should be hurt.He was the one who¡¯s ying with my emotions knowing he was taken. I turn around and red at him. ¡°We can¡¯t do this ke.¡± My eyes soften as I see the pained look in his eyes. ¡°Please.¡± I whispered. My heart hurts painfully. I knew things wouldn¡¯t be the same between us. Everything has changed and there was no going back. His eyes scan my face, narrowing in anger. ¡°Is it the guy that you¡¯re in love with? Is he the reason?¡± My eyes widen and I almostughed at the irony. Stupid boy didn¡¯t know he was the boy I was in love with. His face darkens with jealousy when I don¡¯t answer him. ¡°Who¡¯s the guy Ley?¡± He hisses. My eyes widen. ¡°Lower your voice.¡± I scowl. The flush of the toilet has us both swiftly getting out of the bathroom. We were lucky that the halls were empty. It seemed that in our little heated moment the bell had rung without us knowing. I hastily walked to my locker, hearing ke close by. ¡°Answer my question Ley!¡± He hisses turning me around. His hand wraps around my upper arm, tingles staying in its wake. I ripped my arms out of the grip, hating that I was about to let my guard down yet again. God only knows what I¡¯d agree to do with him if I did. ¡°You want to know who¡¯s the cause so bad? You are! You¡¯re the cause. You¡¯re ying with my emotions while you¡¯re with Stacy.¡± I flung at him bitterly. ¡°What we did back there.¡± I pointed at the way to the bathroom. ¡°Wasn¡¯t right, you¡¯re my best friend ke and you¡¯re taken.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not with her anymore!¡± He roars. He breathes out in irritation and sighs . ¡°I couldn¡¯t be with her after kissing you. I broke up with herst night when I got home. I couldn¡¯t stop thinking about you, you¡¯ve been invading my thoughts every damn second Ley.¡± He says softly. The bathroom door opens and Rosaliees out. Thankfully she doesn¡¯t spot us as she heads the opposite side. Probably on her way to practice. A relieved sigh leaves my lips when she disappears around the corner, her blonde hair no longer in sight. ke words should have me celebrating but I couldn¡¯t help but feel like a homewrecker. I was the cause of their breakup, I came in between the perfect couple. Maybe everyone was right, I was a slut, I proved it by letting him do sinful things to my body. ¡°ke, maybe we should remain friends and forget about what we had just done. It¡¯ll be for the best.¡± I mumble and regretted it instantly. Who was I kidding? I didn¡¯t only want to be ke¡¯s friend, I wanted so much more. I wanted him so bad. His blue eyes darken with anger as he clenches his fist at his sides. ¡± How can I be your friend Ley when I know how you taste?¡± He mutters, turns on his heels and walks away from me. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. My throat feels impossibly tight as I watch him walk away from me. I want you ke. The words are on the tip of my tongue but refuses toe out. And it¡¯s already toote as he disappears from my sight leaving me standing alone in the hallway. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 22 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 22 It feels like the tables had turned, ke was now the one avoiding me like the gue for the rest of the day. I couldn¡¯t me him, I had done the same thing. But it didn¡¯t lessen on how painful it was to see him brush pa*s me in the hallway. He walked with so much confidence and so much pride but didn¡¯t once nce my way. It hurt so bad as I watched him walk away, hoping he would turn and look at me. But he never did. It felt like we had now be strangers and I hated it. I didn¡¯t want to lose ke, but I didn¡¯t know how to fix this. It was my fault that our friendship now had an invisible barrier between us, I should¡¯ve never gone to that party. I walked out of the school building, relieved that I¡¯m finally going home. All the whispers and stares had taken a toll on me. They got into my head until I too began to believe those words. I was a slut. A heavy arm slings over my shoulders. Turning my head to see who dared, I groaned seeing my brother¡¯s smirking face smiling down at me. ¡°Home time sister.¡± He chuckles as he walks together with my fast pace. ¡°Arden get your arm off my shoulder.¡± I hissed even though I didn¡¯t try to remove it. Heughs it off as we walked over to Ryan¡¯s car. Not spotting Ryan anywhere close by, we waited for him beside the expensive car. Arden moves a couple of feet away from me. I lean back on the metal of the car door, avoiding Arden¡¯s stare. I knew he was itching to ask me what I really didn¡¯t want to answer. But there was no going around this, I had to face this sooner or ter. I sighed crossing my arms and looked at him. ¡°Go on ask away.¡± I¡¯m surprised to not see judgement in his eyes. I had been seeing this the entire day and it was honestly draining. I knew deep down that the judgement of everyone was the main reason I couldn¡¯t seem to let go and enjoy what ke and I shared. He crosses his arms in a protective brother mode. Even though I was older Arden seemed to think that he was the first child. It was honestly annoying to have your little brother bossing you around like a toddler. ¡°I¡¯ve been hearing rumors circting around the school. Mind telling me what the F*ck is going on?¡± He asked calmly. I sucked in my bottom lip, my fingers pressing into the flesh of my arm. ¡°What exactly did you hear?¡± I asks. He snorts.¡± Well there are many but my favourite is hearing how you slept with ke at the party st night. Oh and how Stacy broke up with ke after catching you two in an empty room, in their words ¡®F*cking each other¡¯s brains out¡¯. Heughs at the end, clearly finding it amusing. But it wasn¡¯t a bit amusing for me, in fact my stomach began to cramp with unease until I felt nauseous. Arden sees my unease, the horror written on my face and lets his features soften. ¡°Ashley you don¡¯t have to answer.¡± He mumbles. Tears blurred my vision and I blinked them away, turning my head away from Arden. ¡°It was a dare, he was dared to kiss me, that¡¯s all. I swear that¡¯s all Arden.¡± I whispered. I was such a hypocrite, a liar. That wasn¡¯t all we had done, in fact I feared that if those girls¡¯ words hadn¡¯t brought me back to reality, we would¡¯ve done so much more. ¡°Your sister is a slut man!¡± A boy Arden¡¯s age ughs as he pa*ses us with a group of his friends. They allugh at hisme excuse of humor. His hair was the color of xen, eyes a bright blue color. He turns to me and winks. ¡°What the F*ck did you just say?¡± Arden says calmly. My heart increases its pace as I saw the murder in orbs that were simr to dad¡¯s. Arden turns around to face the boy who smirks. Clearly proud of himself as he halts and stares at me. ¡°I heard you have a business going on,how much do you ask for a night? I should have a dog home that hasn¡¯t F*cked a bitch in months, you should do perfectly.¡± He directed at me, his eyes shing in mockery. I gasped pressing my back more into the car door. Where¡¯s Ryan? I want to go home. A small scream leaves my lips when Arden rushes to the boy, punching him squarely on the jaw. He doesn¡¯t give him time to retaliate as he throws punch after punch at the boys face, intent on causing damage. ¡°Arden please stop!¡± I scream, but he doesn¡¯t, instead his punches are now ruthless, brutal. ¡°Who¡¯s the bitch now?¡± He roars in the boy¡¯s now bloody face.A groan only leaves his burst open lip as he unsessfully flinches away from Arden blows. The guy¡¯s friends try to break the fight, but even to them Arden¡¯s was too strong to be held down. My heart is pounding painfully, not knowing what to do. ¡°Arden stop, you¡¯ll kill him!¡± I cried walking towards the fight. The boy¡¯s eyes are half closed and I knew he was fighting to stay conscious. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. I gulped reaching for the hand he intended to inflict pain but he wretches out of my grasp and continues to show no mercy. I stumble away not wanting to be the end of his rage. Fear crawls in my body suffocating me to no end. Footsteps are rushing here and I knew a crowd was forming. I lift my head and stared at the students that were staring at the fight. I scan the crowd looking for a particr blue eyed boy who could help me in this situation. ¡°Please stop them!¡± I shout at the crowd. But no one seemed to want to get in between the two boys. Arden was too strong for me to stop on my own. But I¡¯m disappointed when I don¡¯t spot ke. But then the crowd parts and I hold my breath then let it go when it was Ryan who was pushing students away to get to me. ¡°What the F*ck is going on?¡± He hisses as he spots Arden still pummeling the boy. He cringes when the sound of a broken bone makes everyone gasp. I looked at Arden horrified. ¡°Please make him stop, please.¡± I pleaded. He nods and rushes towards Arden and with a bit of struggle manages to get him off the unconscious boy. I gasp looking at the boy¡¯s face that was hardly recognizable. ¡°Let go of me.¡± Arden growls. ¡°Calm down man.¡± Ryan hisses. I strutted towards them and got in front of Arden¡¯s face. Lifting both my hands, I ce them on his cheeks. My vision is blurry from tears but I could still see the rage in his eyes. ¡°Please brother, please calm down.¡± I begged. His eyes soften when he sees my desperation and stops struggling in Ryan¡¯s hold. The sound of sirens nearing has fear swirling in my stomach. Someone must¡¯ve called. ¡°Let¡¯s get the F*ck out of here now.¡± Ryan rushes. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 23 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 23 ¡°Thank you Ryan.¡± I mumble, closing the door of the car with a soft thud. Ryan smiles, ites out awkward and cautious as he turns to stare at a still enraged Arden. ¡°Let¡¯s just hope he didn¡¯t kill the guy.¡± Ryan winced when Arden mmed the door of the car unnecessarily harsh.I forced out a smile as we watch him stride towards the house. He was still so furious. This was all my fault. ¡°I did this.¡± I mumble but didn¡¯t know I said it loud enough that Ryan heard. ¡°What do you mean? How is it your fault?¡± Curiosity dotted his features. I looked back at Arden, watching him m the front door closed with brutal force. I sighed, turning my attention back to my auburn head best friend. ¡°The boy Arden beat up was calling me unforgivable words.¡± I gulped, my eyes tearing up. ¡°If-¡± My voice cracks and I gulped, breathing in some much needed air. ¡°If I hadn¡¯t kissed ke none of this would happen. This is all my fault I¡¯m a slut.¡± Ryan¡¯s eyes widen in shock at my use of words. Regaining his speech, his eyes softened considerably, but his tone was anything but soft. ¡°This isn¡¯t your Fcking fault Ashley. I made that Fcking dare, I did this! You¡¯re not a F*cking slut and you¡¯ll never be. In fact if I had known the reason why Arden was pummeling the kid I¡¯d join him, serves him right.¡± He says angrily. I knew he wasn¡¯t directly speaking to me harshly but it didn¡¯t stop me from flinching away from his harsh tone. He sees this and sighs. ¡°Look Ashley, I¡¯ll fix this-¡° ¡°Ryan just leave it be. Promise me you¡¯re not going to do anything reckless that will get you into trouble.¡± I cut him off. I knew Ryan like the back of my hand, whatever meant fixing for him wasn¡¯t what everyone normally thought it was. It always insinuated something illegal. ¡°They¡¯re not going to stop unless someone does something Ashley.¡± He hisses. I forced out a smile, my lips felt so stiff, so reluctant to part. ¡°And it¡¯s fine I¡¯m not expecting them to. I can handle this, just a few more months until graduation and I¡¯ll never have to see their faces again.¡± ¡°A few months is a long time Ashley, I promise that whatever I¡¯ll do won¡¯t cause any harm to anyone, much.¡± He grunts. My eyes turn to slits as I cross my arms under my breast. ¡°No, leave it be or else I¡¯ll give Miranda your number.¡± It was a low blow but I didn¡¯t need anything going bad right now, not for me. Miranda was a small brte that was usually partnered up with me for chemistry. Everyone seemed to stay clear of her. She was a bit clingy and talked way too much. I seemed to like her personality, it was probably because she troubled Ryan a lot and it was an amusing sight. In her words ¡®Ryan was the love of her life, her future husband¡¯. I always admired her confidence, telling everyone what she thought, not holding anything back. She didn¡¯t care if the world judged her and that was something I was jealous of. Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org. If I had her self confidence, I would¡¯ve told ke a long time ago that I liked him, way more than a friend should. But I never had that much confidence, Icked it so bad that I was now losing the boy I loved. At hearing her name his face had turned an ashen white, full of horror. It wasn¡¯t a secret that Ryan loathed Miranda to a great extent, I would even say that he was petrified of her. I would be too if someone shows up at my house at five in the morning to bring cupcakes and doughnuts. But then again it was kind of sweet in a creepy stalkerish way. We stared each other down before he sighs reluctantly. ¡± Fine.¡± He grumbled. He was mad and I could tell as he drove away without saying goodbye. I sighed. He¡¯ll get over it. I woke up to the loud yelling that was happening downstairs. I groaned shifting around until I fully woke up. I was still groggy but forced myself to get out of myfy bed. After greeting mom, I had gone straight to my room. And in a couple of minutes I had changed out of my clothes and put on fresher ones then went straight to bed for a nap. All the events from today had exhausted me to a great extent. But with now sore muscles and a migraine lurking in the corner, I needed more than an hour¡¯s rest. ¡°Dad it was his F*cking fault, I didn¡¯t do anything that he wasn¡¯t asking for!¡± Arden¡¯s voice is so loud that my ears ring. I winced opening my eyes fully from the tired slit I had them. I stride towards the door opening it softly so as to not alert them that I wasing to eavesdrop. My feet is dded with socks and it makes it easier to walk without making a sound. ¡°I told you to stay out of trouble! Cops came to look for you Arden, this isn¡¯t staying out of trouble. Why did you have to beat up the poor boy so much?!¡± Dad roared. I flinched away, terrified of what will happen next. Dad wasn¡¯t easily angered but tonight he definitely was. I softly ce my bum on the top stair, away from being noticed. I could hear mom¡¯s soft voice, trying to calm everyone down. My hands shake uncontrobly as I grasp unto the wooden railing. My forehead press on the wooden surface as I listened to the argument. ¡°The A*shole deserved it dad!¡± Arden hisses in rage. ¡°No one deserves to be knocked out unconscious Arden! If I hadn¡¯te home early tonight, you¡¯d be in a prison cell right now. You nearly got the kid in aa!¡± Dad raged on. I gasped covering my mouth with my palm. Arden was in this whole mess because of me. Tears blurred my vision. I should¡¯ve been the one protecting him but I¡¯ve failed. ¡°What I don¡¯t understand is why you did it? What did the kid do to provoke you so much that you almost killed him?¡± Dad¡¯s voice had lowered into one of curiosity. I stood up and walked down the stairs. My hands shook but I was determined to not let Arden surfer the consequences alone. This was also my problem. So there I stood in front of my family who hadn¡¯t noticed me as yet. Dad¡¯s back faced me as Arden eyes were strictly on him, not once moving away. Mom was beside them looking helpless to stop the argument. I clenched my fist at my sides, pressing them to my thighs. ¡°It¡¯s because of me dad. It was my fault he got into a fight.¡± I let out. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 24 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 24 Dad¡¯s back stiffen before he swiftly turns around to face me. His brows almost to his hairline as he regards me in shock. I couldn¡¯t me him, I never got into trouble, never caused it either. But now hearing that his well mannered daughter was the cause of a fight that involved her brother was definitely not something he heard everyday. Mom leaves the boys and walks over to me. Her eyes portray worry as she brings me to her side. The tears I blinked away a second ago now flowed freely, coating my cheeks with moisture. I sniffled as mom pulled me more into her embrace. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry daddy, I¡¯m so sorry.¡± I cried as mom shushed me, brushing her hand down my lengthy tresses. ¡°It¡¯s all my fault, I did something stupid at the party and I¡¯m now paying for it. It¡¯s not Arden¡¯s fault, it¡¯s mine, he was just protecting me like he usually does.¡± I said hoarsely. Dad¡¯s eyes soften drastically before walking over to me. ¡°Mind telling us what you did Ashley?¡± Dad asked gauging for a reaction from his question. Arden groans loudly, gaining everyone¡¯s attention. ¡°Dad leave her be, it¡¯s not like she murdered anyone.¡± He rolled his eyes, crossing his arms and leaned back on the wall. ¡°Yeah like you almost had done?!¡± Dad retorts, not at all pleased. He then brings his attention back to me. ¡°What did you do to cause a fight between Arden and his *smate?¡± Arden snorts, yet again disturbing the conversation with his blunt indifference. ¡°Dad you really need to rx the guy¡¯s not dead.¡± He says boredly blowing out a fake yawn. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. ¡°Arden enough of your nonsense, you need to understand that what you did was wrong, stop acting like you did a good thing!¡± Dad hissed turning to re at him. ¡°I was protecting my sister, I was protecting Ashley!¡± Arden roars, his blue eyes red into Dad¡¯s. ¡°So I think it does count as a good thing.¡± ¡°From what? I need to know what you were protecting her from!¡±He turns to me, his expression a mixture of fear, fear from hearing what Arden was protecting me from. ¡°Did anyone try to do anything to you, babygirl?¡± He says softly.¡± Did anyone touch you wrongly-¡° My eyes widened in understanding at what he meant. He thought someone tried to sexually a*sault me.I could already see the gears in his head shifting as he nned to murder whoever tried to rape his babygirl. ¡°Oh God no dad, it¡¯s not that, I swear!¡± I rushed out to put his mind at ease. He visibly sags with relief. All the while mom is silent beside me, rubbing my back soothingly. I sighed and got ready to tell him exactly why I was the reason for the fight. ¡°ke was dared to kiss me and went through with it.¡± I said hastily, almost incoherent but the shocked look on their faces made me know that they heard me perfectly clear. ¡°You kissed ke!¡± Mom gasped pulling away to stare at me more clearly. I nodded and tear my eyes away from them and stared at the wall. Too afraid to see the judgement in their eyes. ¡°Everyone got to know about it and there are now rumors circting the entire school that I¡¯m a whore for kissing my best friend that is taken. The boy was saying nasty things to me and Arden went to fight him to shut him up. ¡± I finished off. Well was taken. ¡°Well I couldn¡¯t say that I hadn¡¯t seen thising. We all knew this would happen sooner orter. Though I never bargained for it to be this soon. I would¡¯ve really liked it if you were at least thirty.¡± Dad says in a surprising calm tone. ¡°Ohe on Asher, we weren¡¯t thirty when we had Ashley, I say she should¡¯ve done it sooner.¡± Mom giggles. My brows furrowed in confusion at their calm voices. I don¡¯t understand, aren¡¯t dad supposed to argue with me for kissing a boy, even though it was ke? And shouldn¡¯t mom be on his side, agreeing with him that what I did was wrong? Why are they so calm about this? ¡°Why aren¡¯t you guys arguing with me? Telling me I¡¯m wrong and that you¡¯re disappointed?¡± I voiced out my thoughts. Dad brows furrowed and mom looks utterly confused, like my question didn¡¯t make sense at all. ¡°Why would we be disappointed? We could never be disappointed in you Ashley.¡± He says softly and turns to face Arden. ¡°Neither can we ever be disappointed in your reckless brother.¡± Arden smiles at his words. ¡°Although tonight I¡¯m making an exception.¡± Dad smirks. Arden¡¯s smile falters, he rolls his eyes and starts walking away. ¡°Dad, we¡¯ll continue this bickering tomorrow, right now I¡¯m going to sleep. I¡¯m tired .¡± Arden says over his shoulder. ¡°You¡¯re tired? I¡¯m the one who had to defend their son a few minutes ago!¡± Dad yells after him. ¡°Potato patato.¡± Arden waves off disappearing up the stairs. ¡°Like I said baby, he takes after you.¡± Mom giggles as she sees dad¡¯s frustration. Dad turns to her and winks. ¡°Should we try for another that will take after you? ¡° I cringe knowing where the conversation would lead up to. And that would be with me in mortification at their flirting while they took it up a notch and start to make use of dad¡¯s words. ¡°So you guys aren¡¯t mad?¡± I mumble softly. ¡°Why would we be mad? Ryn and I have been nning y¡¯all wedding for years. Your dad¡¯s paying by the way.¡± Mom says in honesty. Dad¡¯s eyes widen. ¡°When did I agree to that? I don¡¯t think Ace would even let me have the chance to anyway. The brute is too proud to let me do it alone. I think he¡¯ll either agree to split it in half. He¡¯ll definitely want to contribute-¡° ¡°Are you guys seriously nning my wedding right now? ke and I aren¡¯t even together! Like I said it was just a dare and I don¡¯t think it¡¯ll lead up to anything serious.¡± My voice grew soft at the end of my sentence. ¡°Wait what, y¡¯all aren¡¯t together yet?¡± Mom whispers sadly. I shake my head and stared at the floor. I couldn¡¯t believe how this conversation turned from bickering about the fight to my rtionship with ke. Rtionship? ¡°No we aren¡¯t.¡± I breathed out on a shaky voice. ¡°I told him we should not pursue anything-¡± My voice cracked at the end, not being able to finish from the emotion logged up in my throat, preventing me to. ¡°But isn¡¯t this what you wanted baby? You¡¯ve loved him for years. And I¡¯ve seen the way that boy looks at you Ashley and he definitely loves you. ¡± Mom says softly, running her fingers through my loose inky ck tresses. Love me? Yeah right. If that were true he would¡¯ve been with me a long time ago, instead he slept around with different girls until Stacy. The only reason he¡¯s now interested was because we kissed. What would¡¯ve happened if we hadn¡¯t? ¡°It¡¯s just that I¡¯m scared.¡± I told her. It was partly true. I was scared but not what they think. I was scared that I¡¯d lose him. What if we failed to make it work? What if it ruins our friendship? I rather have ke as a friend and not have him at all. ¡°If it¡¯s about those rumors, I¡¯ve already nned to e to your school tomorrow to put an end to it. I¡¯ll talk to the principal-¡± Dad says. My eyes widen as I cut him off. ¡°Please no dad, leave it be. They are just words, I can handle it. ¡± I rushed out. ¡°There¡¯s no going around this Ashley, I¡¯m speaking to that principal one way or the other.¡± He stated. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 25 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 25 ¡°I want everyone to read the yellow wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins. Then in a brief pasage exin what you¡¯ve learnt. I want this by tomorrow.¡± Miss Fernandez states in a stern voice then dismisses the s right after the bell rings. I made a mental note to head to the school¡¯s library before going home. Sighing, I ce the books inside my bag, zipping it up while looking at the clock. ¡°What a loser.¡± A girl whispered to her friend while they giggled at me. I lowered my head and slung the bag straps over my shoulder. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. Even though dad hade early to speak to the principal today, some of the students still thought it was funny to call me names. Though the principal warned them about getting suspended some thought it was a pointless threat. I move towards the door, not caring that I brushed pa*s others to get out first. I hear their protest and nasty remarks but I was determined to not let them get to me anymore. I got out of the *sroom and headed over to my locker. I spot my brother waiting beside it, hands in his pockets as he leaned his head on the cold blue metal with eyes closed. I rolled my eyes and purposely knocked the locker loud enough to have him jolt. ¡°What¡¯s wrong sleeping beauty?¡± I teased. This was the first joke I managed to make today. I was not exactly in the best mood, not when ke was still avoiding me like the gue. That surely didn¡¯t go unnoticed by everyone. This made the rumors worse especially when everyone saw Stacy cozying up with ke at lunch. The sight had revolted me so much that I went to have lunch outside. It made me realize that ke had probably lied to me yesterday about breaking up with her. Sure they weren¡¯t kissing but they didn¡¯t look like they weren¡¯t a couple either. I felt a hot boiling rage of jealousy just by thinking about them together. I should¡¯ve hated him for that, I should never want him to touch me again. But all I can think about is his lips, the way he kissed me like I was his drug. The way he looked like he was in ecstasy as he ate me up like a starved man. ¡°Earth to Ashley.¡± Arden says snapping his fingers in my face. I shake my head and snap back to reality. Seeing my brother¡¯s annoyed blue eyes has me mentally smirking from irritating him. ¡°Jeez what the hell were you thinking about?¡± Arden questions. ¡°How I¡¯d love to not have to see your face everyday.¡± I joked mming the locker. ¡°Ha ha very funny.¡± He says boredly. ¡°I have something to research for *s tomorrow, I¡¯ll meet you home.¡± I said putting thest book in my bag. I had a ton of homework tonight and I really didn¡¯t want to ck off. ¡°Wait you¡¯re noting? But how will you be able to get home?¡± Arden asks in confusion. I look up to see his brows furrowed and lips pulled down in a frown. I shake my head, zipping the bag. ¡°No I¡¯m not, tell Ryan to not wait up for me. I¡¯ll take the bus. I won¡¯t be long I promise. And tell dad I¡¯ll be home soon and yes I know I¡¯m still grounded but it¡¯s for school.¡± ¡°Try exining that to our old man yourself. Dad will not be pleased Ashley and I don¡¯t want to leave you here alone.¡± He says in concern. I sighed. ¡°Arden I¡¯m just going to look through a book, I won¡¯t be long. Nothing¡¯s going to happen. By the way, it¡¯s my job to be protective not the other way around.¡± I said softly. He looked like he was contemting before nodding. ¡°Okay fine but make sure you¡¯re home by four.¡± He says sternly. ¡°Okay dad.¡± I rolled my eyes. The scent of fresh roses wafted through my nose until the presence of someone stopped beside me. ¡°Do you guys have room for two more? Dad can¡¯t pick us up today and mom is in a teacher¡¯s conference.¡± Rosalie says beside me. ¡°Well we have space for Liam but I don¡¯t think Ryan likes witches that much. They stink up the car.¡± Arden groans then smirks when he sees a blonde trailing behind her. ¡°A*shole.¡± Rosalie mumbles lowly. I turn to face Liam and sent him a smile. ¡°I¡¯m surprised that uncle Luke didn¡¯t make you trim on your hair yet.¡± I teased ruffling his lengthy blonde hair that almost covered his eyes. ¡°You¡¯re not the only one surprised.¡± Heughs and ps my hand away. He was such a soft spoken kid, makes you wonder why he was bestfriends with Arden who¡¯s known for his troublesome and reckless ways. I believed that Arden forces him to, but then again the quiet ones are always the most mischievous ones. ¡°I¡¯m not joining you guys today.¡± I uttered and turned around to leave. ¡°Tell Ryan to drive safely!¡± I shout over my shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t think I forgot about getting the details out of you missy!¡± I hear Rosalie shout followed by a bicker from Arden. I rolled my eyes, pulling the straps of the bags higher on my shoulder. Those two always bicker. I entered the library and smiled at the librarian on my way. ¡°I won¡¯t take long.¡± I informed her. Unsurprisingly I¡¯m the only one here and that¡¯s exactly how I loved it. I walked to the table to the far corner. It was isted and could hardly be noticable. I set my bag on the wooden table and strided over to one of the shelves. After searching for the book for a good ten minutes I had finally spotted it. I walked back over to the desk with the book in hand and sat down on the wooden bench. It felt like an eternity as I flip through pages. The library is so quiet that I wouldn¡¯t be surprised if the librarian had gone home. I was sure that I was the only one in the school right now and the security. I looked down at my watch, widening my eyes when I read three fifty five. Dad must be really mad now. I had taken longer than expected and I now regretted staying back. I sighed and pushed the book I had written notes on inside the bag. I got up, grabbed the book and ced it back on the shelf. Thankfully I had written all the main notes so I wouldn¡¯t have to bring it along with me. Sighing I walked out the library, noting that I was indeed correct that the librarian had gone home. The halls were empty, far from how it was an hour ago with hormonal teenagers roaming about. It felt oddly nice. I hadn¡¯t spotted the security yet and wondered where he was. Usually he guarded the front door. He¡¯s probably te. I wouldn¡¯t be surprised, that wouldn¡¯t be the first time he waste. I nibble on my lip as I continue to walk. A prickling feeling has the little hairs on my arm to stand up to attention. My heart starts to thud uncontrobly as the feeling of being watched creeps up my spine. My slow steps have now turned to a jog as I prayed that I was just hallucinating. My mouth opens to scream but gets muffled by a huge hand that covers half of my face. My hands reach up to scratch at the hand but to no avail. Tears blurred my vision when my bag falls and the body of a male pulls me into an empty *sroom. My finger nails dig into his flesh wishing to cause him pain as I thrash around to get free. He hisses pressing his palm harshly on my mouth until it feels numb. ¡°You¡¯re a hard girl to get alone.¡± An unfamiliar boy whispers beside my ear, biting my earlobe. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 26 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 26 skin of my neck. Nausea rolls in my stomach when one of his slimy fingers crawl to touch between my legs. The closed wooden door is staring at me, mocking me. I could taste my salty tears as I choke on a sob. Why is this happening to me? The man pinches the flesh of my vagina and groans beside my ear. My crying got louder as I thrashed more intensely in his arms. ¡°Please stop!¡± I cried but it¡¯s incoherent as he continues to add pressure on my mouth. My heart is pounding as fear locks me into it¡¯s embrace. ¡°I heard you let Reed F*ck you whenever he wants.¡± He breathes beside my ear roughly. His voice sends shivers of disgust down my spine. I fight against him, pushing my heels on his boot dded feet. He hisses removing his hand from in between my thighs. ¡°I just want a little taste too .¡± Heughs cockily. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. I force my mouth to open under the pressure of his hand and fortunately bite into the flesh of his palm harshly until I could taste the coppery tang of blood. ¡°F*cking bitch!¡± He roars and removes his hand away from my mouth. ¡°Help!¡± I screamed as loud as I could, hoping and praying that someone would hear me. ¡°Help!¡± I shout again thrashing around trying to break free from the arm he had wrapped around my torso. ¡°Shut the F*ck up whore!¡± The guy roars then he pulls cruelly at my ck tresses. I yelped, feeling my scalp burn from the brutal force. ¡°I just want to F*ck you. I want to know what Reed sees in you to act like a pussy when you¡¯re around.¡± He groans tugging at my hair harder. I gritted my teeth. I rather die than let him touch me. I jab my elbow into his side harshly. The action has him wrenching back in shock and it is enough to move out his arms. My breathing is rough as I run towards the door. My hands only had the chance to grasp the knob when the man pulls me back and pushes me into the desk. I gasped when the sharp end of the wooden desk dug into my stomach. I turn around swiftly and I¡¯m shocked to see a boy my age instead of the man I initially thought. He¡¯s muscr, eyes dark in rage and face pinched in anger. I remember seeing him talking to ke and Ryan on the field. He was one of Ryan¡¯s teammates. Whilst ke loved boxing Ryan had taken a liking to football. But I never studied him enough to know his name. He never showed interest either to know mine. I righted myself and stared at the door that he now blocked with his huge frame. He sees my line of vision and smirks. ¡°Don¡¯t even think about it bitch. You¡¯re not leaving here until I get a taste of you. I mean you must¡¯ve tasted good to have ke follow you around like a lost puppy.¡± My hands search on the wooden surface of the desk until I grasp a pencil. Feeling to see if it was sharpened, I mentally sighed when it was. ¡°The only thing you¡¯ll be tasting is a pencil pierced through your d*ck if youe near me.¡± I spat clutching the pencil tightly as I waited for him to make a move. Before I could blink he was already in front of me, holding me down with his weight. I was pressed on the desk with his body on top of mine. I groan feeling the pressure of his weight on my small form. I¡¯m gasping for air and nearly throw up when his harden cock presses on my thigh. Now on high alert, I didn¡¯t think twice as I stabbed his upper arm with the pencil, taking joy when he screams in pain. But my joy doesn¡¯tst as he uses his other hand to smack me against my face. My head snaps to the side and the force has my *ses flying off. It hits the floor with a tter.The burning pain on my cheek has me blinking back tears. He uses that same hand to wrap around my neck and pushes my head on the desk, until my entire upper body is fully on the desk. My nails dig into his arm scratching as I try to get out of his grasp. ¡°Someone Help!¡± I screamed louder than I had done earlier. My throat hurts but I don¡¯t care as I get ready to scream again. ¡°Shut the F*ck up!¡± He hisses and uses his body to keep me still as one of his handses over my mouth again. I¡¯m sobbing and shaking my head but unable to move him off.He was much stronger than me, I was weak to him. He forces my legs apart until I could feel his d*ck on my inner thigh. I feel hopeless and disgusted as he smirks down at me in triumph. I didn¡¯t know what time he came or why he was here but suddenly the boy was wretched away from me. I gasp in air and move off the desk quickly. I ended up falling on the floor. Through my blurry vision I watch as ke pummels the boy¡¯s face in rage. Blood coated his hand, red. The boy grunts as he begs for mercy but doesn¡¯t receive it. Instead he¡¯s brutally kicked in the stomach hard until he coughs up blood. ¡°I¡¯ll F*cking kill you!¡± ke roars as he bends down and wraps his hand around the boy¡¯s neck and squeezes. The boy wheezes, his eyes barely open and face now unrecognizable. ¡°You F*cking bastard, how dare you touch her!¡± ke shouts as the boy continues to struggle to breath. Seeing that he was indeed trying to kill him, I force myself to stand up and on shaky legs run towards him. Falling down beside ke, I wrapped my arms around him. ¡°ke please stop, please stop.¡± I pleaded, crying when he didn¡¯t stop. It was like he hadn¡¯t heard me. The boy¡¯s face is now a threatening shade of purple as his hold on ke¡¯s hand loosen. ¡°Please ke, stop.¡± I cried wrapping my fingers around the hand he was currently choking the guy with. He stiffens and grunts in displeasure before moving his hand away from the boy¡¯s neck. The guy gasped in air until his entire body stills. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 27 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 27 ¡°Is he dead?¡± I choked out, staring at the unconscious boy. I couldn¡¯t look at ke as yet, too afraid to see the murderous look in his eyes. ¡°I F*cking hope so.¡± He answers without an ounce of remorse. I involuntarily shiver at his voice, so cold, so void of emotion. It felt like I was talking to ice. ¡°You don¡¯t mean that ke.¡± I said shakily and reach out to touch the guy¡¯s neck in search of his pulse. ¡°With what he was about to do to you, yes I F*cking hope he¡¯s dying.¡± He hisses beside me. Feeling a slight pulse under my finger has me breathing out a sigh of relief. Thank God he isn¡¯t dead. ¡°We need to call an amb-¡° ¡°F*ck no, let him rot here.¡± ke snaps, stands up and backs away a bit. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. My eyes widen at the heated anger detected in his voice. I stand up and turn to him, ring into his blue orbs. ¡°We can¡¯t leave him here ke! He probably has a concussion or something worse.¡± I hissed. He grinds his teeth in fury. ¡°I don¡¯t F*cking care-¡° ¡°You should care because you could end up in jail!¡± I cut him off trying to make him see my point of view. ¡°The only one I see that¡¯ll end up in jail is this bastard who might I remind you tried to rape you! Now you want to y F*cking hero to him. You stupidly let yourself fall victim to this bullshit. ¡± He grits out. His blue eyes aze with fury. His words hurt more than it should. It reminded me of what transpired a couple of minutes ago before he came to my rescue. He was right, I shouldn¡¯t even feel an ounce of remorse for the guy. But hearing the tone of his voice and the way he med me for the encounter with the guy has my blood boiling with outrage. ¡°Why are you even here? Aren¡¯t you supposed to be with Stacy somewhere other than here? I didn¡¯t ask you toe to my rescue ke, I could¡¯ve handled it on my own.¡± I spat in anger. He raises a mocking brow then throws his head back and lets out a humorlessugh. ¡°Yeah you looked like you were handling it alright. The guy had his Fcking hand in between your thighs Ley! In between your thighs where I¡¯m the only Fcking one who can. Yeah so you did look like you had the situation under control.¡± His eyes burn through mine, both of us zing in anger. ¡°Don¡¯t act like you care now, you avoided me like the gue the entire day.¡± I hissed and brush a shaky hand over my dress. It would¡¯ve been easy for the guy to do whatever he pleased with me. I shivered in fear and disgust just by thinking about it. ¡°You¡¯re such a Fcking hypocrite. I tried talking to you yesterday but you didn¡¯t seem the bit interested in conversing. Even after I was this close to Fcking you in that bathroom you made it clear you didn¡¯t want anything more. I thought you needed space Ley, sorry I can¡¯t F*cking read minds!¡± He says furiously and takes a step towards me. I arch my neck to look at him clearly. ¡°We didn¡¯t almost had sex in the bathroom ke, you¡¯re exaggerating.¡± I mumbled, feeling my face heat up even in the current situation. He snorts.¡± If we weren¡¯t disturbed by those girls then you could¡¯ve bet that I would¡¯ve F*cked you there and then. You¡¯re lucky that we were or else you would¡¯ve lost your virginity in the school¡¯s bathroom and I don¡¯t want that for our first time.¡± The way he says it with so much confidence has my heart beating uncontrobly in my chest. I decided to change the subject, it wasn¡¯t exactly appropriate when there was a boy currently bleeding on the floor. ¡°Why are you here anyway, aren¡¯t you usually at practice?¡± I asked. ¡± Ryan said you might need a ride, I waited outside for you but got worried when you didn¡¯t show up. When I entered the school I heard your piercing scream and knew something was wrong so I ran here only to see.¡± He points at the unconscious boy in disgust. ¡°This bitch manhandling you.¡± He spits. My heart warmed knowing even though things were tense between us he still waited for me. I knew he missed practice for this and I grew extremely guilty. ¡°I¡¯m sorry you missed practice-¡° ¡°Are you serious right now?¡± He cuts me off in disbelief. ¡°Don¡¯t you get it by now Ashley? I¡¯d do anything for you, you alwayse first.¡± The boy on the floor grunts and shifts around. ke sees this and his eyes turn murderous. He tries to move around me to get to the guy but my fingers curl around his bicep, halting him. I shake my head. ¡°Leave him ke.¡± The door suddenly opens and bangs on the wall. I turn around swiftly and my eyes widen in fear when the pudgy school¡¯s security makes his presence known. His white bushy brows furrowed into a frown as he stared at us in confusion. ¡°What are you guys doing back here? It is past four now, no one is supposed to be inside the school at this hour..¡± My hands grow cold and ke stiffen. I know we were both scared that at any moment now the security¡¯s eyes would spot the boy on the floor. My hands turn into fist when at that second the boy grunts again. The security¡¯s eyes fall down to the half conscious boy and his eyes widen in rm. ¡°What the hell happened here?¡± He rushes out and walks over to my almost rapist. ¡°Christ why hadn¡¯t any of you called 911!?¡± He asks as he bends down to check the guy¡¯s pulse. It felt like my body froze in fear as it gripped my entire being. My lips felt frozen and I was sure that ke was too shocked to answer too. Not hearing our response the man looks up and sends an using re at ke. ¡°Did you do this?!¡±¡® ke doesn¡¯t answer and it¡¯s enough to let the man know that ke was indeed the one or was a part of it. ¡°Stay here both of you, I¡¯m calling the cops.¡± He hisses and takes out his walkie talkie and starts giving whoever on the other end details and directions to where we were. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 28 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 28 We¡¯ve been sitting on top of a desk for approximately five minutes. My eyes stayed glued on the clock as every second ticked by. It was nerve-racking having to wait for the cops to arrive. My hands were folded under my breast, acting as a protective barrier for what was about to happen. I knew I had to eventually exin what transpired here. But it didn¡¯t make it easier. In fact I felt revolted just thinking about speaking about it. The security had been wiping a wet rag over the boy¡¯s face. He had finally regained his consciousness and had started to curse softly when the man pressed the rag on his cheek. ke had been silent but I could sense the anger that still radiated off of him in waves. I knew he was upset and by the way he red at my attempted rapist I knew he was still thinking of ways to murder him. The sound of the sirens has my skin prickling with anxiety and I start to sweat profusely.They were here. ¡°ke I¡¯m scared.¡± I whispered for his ears only. He moves off the desk andes towards me, pulling my head to his chest. ¡°It¡¯s okay bambina. Nothing bad will happen.¡± I know he was trying to ease my worries but even he didn¡¯t believe his own words. There was no a*surance that the cops would believe us or listen to what happened. For all we knew, the guy could e up with the most ridiculous thing and get away with it. ¡°I¡¯m afraid they¡¯ll arrest you-¡± I choked up pressing my nose on his ck shirt. ¡°They won¡¯t.¡± He a*sured brushing a hand down my hair in fort. ¡°You two better not be plotting a way out of this. The cops are here and will get to the bottom of whatever happened here.¡± The security mumbles. I tear myself away from ke and look over at the security. Not once did he think that I was the victim and not the boy he was cleaning up. I couldn¡¯t me him, I haven¡¯t exactly exined to him what happened. ¡°Cops?!¡± The attempted rapist screeched out. It was like he now understood what was happening around him and he didn¡¯t look a bit happy to hear the news. At that second the door bursts open and in strides one of the most beautiful cop I¡¯ve ever seen. My anxiety and fear diminishes as officer Ryn and officer Nate enters. ke visibly sighs in relief when he spots his mom and his uncle. ¡°ke Tyler Reed what have you done!?¡± Ryn¡¯s voice is a mix of annoyance and anger. Behind her, a very amused Nate stifles hisughter. The security¡¯s face is imprinted with a confused frown. ¡°Why do you always think I¡¯m at fault mom?¡± ke says with a whine. Her eyes narrow. ¡°You¡¯re your father¡¯s child. The exact replica in every way.¡± She says in a matter of factly voice and walks over to us. But stops when she spots the teen boy on the floor with a barely recognizable face. Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Oh ke, what did you do?¡± She whispered in horror. ke groans beside me. ¡°I wasn¡¯t the one at fault this time. This bitch-¡° ¡°Can I speak to you in private officer Ryn?¡± I asks, cutting off ke. I knew he was confused but didn¡¯t word it out. Ryn¡¯s eyes widen in shock as if just realizing I was there. Gaining back herposure she nods quickly. She nudges to the corner of the room and says something to Nate before walking over to the corner. ke hand wrap around my arm, stopping me.¡± Do you want me there with you?¡± He questions in a worried tone. I turn to him and send him a rea*suring smile. ¡°It¡¯s okay, I got this.¡± I answered and strut over to a waiting Ryn. It felt like I was rea*suring myself. I admit I was afraid to tell anyone what happened. I felt gross and wanted to scrub my skin until it turnt red. But that¡¯ll have to wait. It only took one nce at my tense body and ruffled hair to have Ryn¡¯s face turned into the shade of a ghost. ¡°Please tell me that¡¯s not what happened here.¡± Ites out like a plea and my eyes fill up with tears. ¡°Oh God.¡± Ryn whispered in pity. I sucked in a breath and avoided her stare. It now felt so real. I was now one of those girls who had gotten sexually a*saulted and I hated it.¡± ke isn¡¯t at fault.¡± I started and cleared my throat of the lump. ¡± I had stayed back to get some information on a topic. I was just leaving when he.¡± I said shakily pointing at the guy who now looked scared. ¡°Pulled me into an empty *sroom and tried to rape me.¡± The tears I held back now flowed freely. I finally got the courage to look at Ryn and see the anger in her eyes. ¡°ke came just in time before the situation escted.¡± She pulls me into her embrace, stroking my back tofort me as I sobbed on her uniform. ¡°Oh darling, I¡¯m so sorry this happened to you. We¡¯ll make him pay I promise. ¡°She whispered beside my ear. She pulls away and looks at me in worry. ¡°Want me to call your mom and dad?¡± ¡°No!¡± I rushed out. ¡°Please don¡¯t make them know what happened. I want to tell them when I¡¯m ready. Please just don¡¯t involve them.¡± I pleaded. I didn¡¯t know how I would face them knowing that I was this close to getting raped. I felt ashamed that it happened to me. And in a way I was scared that mom and dad wouldn¡¯t look at me the same again. I just knew they would be walking on eggshells around me. I didn¡¯t want that and I definitely didn¡¯t want to worry them either. If dad has his way I¡¯d never get out of the house and be homeschooled for the rest of the semester. Ryn¡¯s brows furrowed in confusion. ¡°They¡¯re going to get involved Ashley when you file a report-¡° I shake my head feeling fear creep up my spine. ¡°No, no I don¡¯t want that.¡± I rushed out. Ryn nches back in shock. Was I stupid for not making the boy pay for what he has done? ¡± Just make him stay away from me please, that¡¯s all I want.¡± I whispered. She breathes out and looks at the boy who looks like he had seen a ghost. Nate had now walked up to him and was busy questioning him. ¡°Look Ashley, your head isn¡¯t clear right now to make a decision. I¡¯ll give you time but I would advise you to file that report. I do not like that you don¡¯t want me to inform your parents about this, but promise me that¡¯ll you¡¯ll tell them when you¡¯re ready.¡± She says in a stern voice. ¡°Well that A*shole doesn¡¯t look like he needs a hospital but he does look like he needs a prison cell.¡± She grits out and starts walking over to the injured boy. My eyes widen as I¡¯m quick to follow her. ¡°But I didn¡¯t file-¡° ¡°He still sexually asaulted you Ashley, he deserves to be inside a cell. Look I said I¡¯ll keep this away from your parents but I never agreed to keep this attempted rapist a free pas. Now go home and I¡¯ll take care of it.¡± She says and roughly forces the boy to stand up. Turning him around she turns to face her son. ¡°You did a number on him son. I taught you well.¡± She smirks then goes serious.¡±Get Ashley home and start cooking dinner before your dad burns the kitchen again. Oh and if your sister needs help with homework you help her.¡± She turns the boy around roughly and earns a groan of pain from him. ¡°Doesn¡¯t feel too good being the one helpless now does it little boy?¡± ¡°Ryn you¡¯ll break the guy¡¯s arm.¡± Nate says in an amused chuckle. ¡°Oops.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 29 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 29 ke has been giving me the silent treatment the entire ride home. He wasn¡¯t exactly my number one fan right now. Not after hearing that I didn¡¯t want to press charges against the boy I now know as Peter William. I sighed and rest my head that was protected by the helmet on his back. I feel him visibly stiffen before he rxes. My hands were securely around his waist, loving the prominent shape of abs through his thin shirt. The sight of my house is now visible and I sigh. I didn¡¯t want to be alone right now in fact I wanted to stay like this forever. Though it¡¯s impossible I wish for it. ke parks the motorcycle beside the walkway. It belonged to his mom and she gifted it to him when he showed interest in what others considered a death trap. He holds it dear to his heart. In his words ¡®it was his baby¡¯. I remove the helmet, shaking my hair out. It wouldn¡¯t matter it still was as ruffled as before. ke removes his helmet and then helps me down. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said and kept my head down while adjusting the straps of the bag. ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re okay?¡± That was the second time he asked me this. The first was after I had spoken to his mom, then after hearing what I told her, he stayed mute after voicing out his anger towards my decision. So it was heartwarming that he asked me even though he was still mad. I finally got the courage to look up and instantly our eyes are locked. I missed this, I missed how close we were before everything changed between us. Was it bad that I wanted to tell him how much I loved him right there and then? I nodded to his question and found myself smiling a little. ¡°I promise that I¡¯m fine ke.¡± Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org. Was I really fine? I could still feel Peter¡¯s slimy hands all over my body. Touching me where I only wanted one person to touch. The image floats back Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 30 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 30 Ashley¡®s pov This was honestly thest thing I thought Rosalie would say. I was utterly shocked and felt the weight of not knowing what to do or how tofort her. ¡°Are you sure?¡± Kimberly whispers, her eyes on Rosalie¡®s stomach. Rosalie opens her eyes, sighs and plops down on the mat crossed leg. ¡°I don¡¯t know, I¡®ve been feeling nauseous recently and I feel like I put on weight instead of losing. Also Arden didn¡®t pull out on the wedding night nor did he the day after.¡± She brings her legs up, circles her arms around them and drops her head on her knees. ¡°This is what I get for not taking precautions. I should never have slept with him. Fuck him and how he makes me feel.¡± She murmurs but it¡®s barely coherent as her mouth is pressed to her legs. Finally finding my voice, I spoke up. ¡°Did you at least take a test to know?¡± I asked. She lifts her head and I feel sadden as I witness her red rimmed eyes and snotty nose. ¡°I haven¡®t yet. I bought them an hour ago but I¡®m scared to take it.¡± She confessed. ¡°Wait them? How many did you buy?¡± I asked. She rises to her feet and shrugs. ¡°Around ten.¡± She admits. She then points at the ck bag on the coffee table before us. ¡°They¡®re all in here, taunting me.¡± She grumbles. I nodded. ¡°Okay, did you tell this to Arden?¡± ¡°God no, unless I am sure that I am in fact pregnant then I¡®ll keep this scare away from him. It¡®s not like he¡®d care.¡± She grumbles lowly. ¡°Of course he cares about you Rosa. Arden loves you and I know he did some stupid shit in the past but he¡®s trying to make it up to you. If you are in fact pregnant, I think it would be considered fate. It was meant to happen, you two were meant to happen.¡± I defended my brother. Arden was stupid yes, but he loved Rosalie and she loved him equally. It was now irritating to see her pushing him away when she wanted him just as much as he wanted her back. She sighs but I knew I got to her. At least I hoped. ¡°Why don¡®t you take the test now Rosalie?¡± Kimberly suggested. ¡°We¡®ll be with you every step of the way.¡± Rosalie bites down on her bottom lip and flicks her eyes between Kimberly and I. ¡°Every step of the way?¡± Kimberly nods while my stomach drops. The way Rosalie¡®s eyes glistened with wickedness made me realize that whatever she was thinking can¡®t be good. ¡°Would you two take the test together with me so I¡¯ll not be the only one?¡± She asked, pursing her lips into a pout. ? ¡°Yeah no.¡± I spoke up, shaking my head. There was no way I¡¯d pee on a stick. ¡°I¡®m already pregnant, no need for confirmation again.¡± Kimberly snorts and points at her small baby bump Rosalie¡®s eyes began to moisten with tears and I groaned inwardly. That little devil. It¡®s no wonder she and Arden are a match made in heaven, they are exactly the same. Know how to manipte anything to get their way. ¡°Come on guys, please? I can¡®t do this alone.¡± She pleaded. ¡°Like I said, we all know how the results of the test wille out. I¡®m not going through that shit again. Ashley on the other hand can do it with you.¡± Kimberly suggested. I turn to Kimberly and send her a sharp re. ¡°Throw me under the bus, why don¡®t you.¡± I hissed. ¡°Ohe on Ashley, it¡®s not like you should be afraid of the results. Well, unless you have something to confess?¡± Kimberly questions in a teasing tone. ¡°Yeah Ashley, nothing to be afraid of.¡± Rosalie utters. I turn my sharp re towards her. ¡°I¡®m not afraid of the results because I know I¡®m not pregnant. I just don¡®t feel like peeing on a stick¡± I gruinble out in anger. 1 Rosalie falls on her knees before me and peers at me sadly. ¡°Please Ashley, I don¡®t want to take it alone. I¡®m scared.¡± She begs. I stared at her nkly before giving up. Sighing, I nodded. ¡°Fine.¡± I grumble. Rosalie smiles and rises to her feet. ¡°I¡®ll take one in my bathroom and you can take yours in the guest bathroom. When we¡®re done we¡®ll bring it here and ce it on the box while we wait together.¡± She says and opens the ck bag filled with tests. 2 She sent one at me and I barely caught it. After letting out an ooph when it hit my boobs then fell on myp, I picked it up and rise to my feet. ¡°I hate you two for forcing me into this.¡± I grumble as I make my way to the guest bathroom. ¡°You know you love us!¡± Kimberly and Rosalie shouts behind me. I rolled my eyes. How did I end up here? From boxing a teenage boy to now peeing on a pregnancy test? I pressed my lips together as I shook a little on the toilet seat so I could make sure that I had gotten all of that pee out. ¡°Please Ashley take the test with me, I¡®m scared.¡± I grumble as I continued to shake a bit, making sure to not get pee on my fingers. ¡°Little she devil knew how to y her cards right.¡± I sighed and moved the test away from between my legs when I felt like I did not have any urine left. ¡°How could this small little stick thing tell when a woman is pregnant?¡± I asked no one in particr as I ced it on the bathroom countertop and pulled up my underwear and tights. I walked to the sink and open the faucet to wash my hands. Staring at myself in the mirror I shook my head. ¡°How did I even end up here?¡± I asked my reflection. ¡°Are you done Ashley?¡± Rosalie yelled. Sighing, I closed the pipe and wiped my hands on the small towel that was hanging beside the mirror. ¡°Yes I¡®ll be out in a sec!¡± I yelled back. ¡°I should¡®ve continued sucking ke¡®s face and pretended to not have heard my phone ringing. Then I wouldn¡®t have gone through this.¡± I murmur and picked up the test, careful to not touch where I had peed on. I walked out of the bathroom and made my way back to the living room where Rosalie and Kimberly were. I looked down at the pregnancy box on the coffee table and noticed the test on top of it. Rosalie sits down beside Kimberly and hugs a throw pillow while looking down at the test nervously. ¡°I seriously can¡®t believe you two talked me into doing this.¡± I muttered as I ce my test down on another box. I made sure to keep it away from Rosalie¡®s, so we would not get confused. I walked over to a vacant sofa and plop down. ¡°Now we wait.¡± Rosalie murmurs softly while squeezing the throw pillow. I nodded. ¡°Now we wait.¡± ¡°I would be so happy if either one of you is pregnant. I wouldn¡®t have to go through this experience alone.¡± Kimberly admits. I smiled softly. I highly doubted that I was pregnant, I never showed symptoms. And I don¡®t think ke and I were ready to be parents as yet. Not when he just made the first move.1 Two minutester. ¡°Is it time yet?¡± Rosalie asked for the fifth time since we ced the test down. ¡°Not yet Rosalie, you must wait for at least five minutes. ¡± Kimberly stated. 1 Rosalie groans, throwing her head back. ¡°This is torture. I feel so anxious and scared.¡± Five minutester. ¡°I¡®m scared to look, someone please look for me.¡± Rosalie begs. ¡°I¡®m toozy to get up.¡± Kimberly groans. ¡°Ashley you look.¡± I red at her and rolled my eyes. ¡°Fine.¡± I hissed and rise to my feet. I peered at Rosalie¡®s test, while holding my breath. I don¡®t know why I watched her test first and not mine. I couldn¡¯t be scared of my results could I? One barely there line. I lift my eyes to her scared one¡®s. ¡°Well if you weren¡®t ready for a baby then it¡®s your luck, you¡®re not pregnant.¡± 21 Her eyes dropped. ¡°Oh.¡± She mumbles sadly. My heart pounds as I begin to sweat. Drawing my eyes slowly towards my test. I bit into my bottom lip as I peered at the test on the box. I squint to get a better look. Wait. My heart drops then starts to pound uncontrobly. This is not happening right now. Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org. Two dark red lines. 19 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 31 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 31 There¡¯s a loud roar from the two men beside me. I winced and elbow my way until I reached the front. ¡°Hey watch it spongebob!¡± A girl snapped as I identally stepped on her foot. ¡°Sorry!¡± I shout over the loud roar of the crowd. She rolls her eyes and sets her attention on the fighters. I look at the ring and gasp at seeing ke fight for the first time. Red gloves wrapped around his hand, the color of blood. Ironically that was exactly what he was drawing out from his opponent, blood. Sweat glistened down his body and I found myself licking my lip involuntarily. I knew he worked out a lot and that exined his sculpted muscles. But what I didn¡¯t know was the dragon tattoo that was carved on his shoulder. It made him more attractive than he already was.He threw a punch at the guy¡¯s face, hitting him square on the jaw. Blood stters out on the mat and he stumbles back at the blow. My skin is prickling with anxiety as I watch ke send another jab that hits his opponent on the side of his head. The way ke moved with so much elegance, confidence it was mesmerizing. The way he expertly avoided his opponents jabs looked like he was born to do this, like he had rehearsed this for hours. He looked beautiful. I couldn¡¯t look away, watching him with awe as he continues to push the guy to his limits until he knocks out from one of ke¡¯s blows. The referee calls out the match and raises ke¡¯s hand. ke smirks as everyone cheers from his victory. But I just stood there, staring at him, wanting to give him my own congrattions that wouldn¡¯t be appropriate in this crowded area. As if sensing my stare his head quickly snaps to where I am standing. I see his blue eyes widen in surprise before it quickly turns to anger as he scans my body. Oh crap he¡¯s mad. I squirm as he drops his hand and gets out of the ring. His long angry strides reach beside me in a couple of seconds. He doesn¡¯t speak, only moves one of his gloves to wrap his fingers around the bone of my wrist. The crowd parts as he pulls me away further from them. I could feel their curiosity and res as ke pulled me inside an empty room. It looked like where he got ready judging by his clothes scattered on the bench. He ms the door roughly with a bang and locks it. The noise from the crowd is now faint. I turn around to face him. Seeing the heated fury in his eyes has me shifting from foot to foot. I open my mouth to speak but he¡¯s quick to cut me off. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. ¡°What are you doing here and what the F*ck are you wearing!?¡± He sted removing the other glove and throwing them somewhere in the corner of the room. ¡°I-I-i needed to see you, I couldn¡¯t sleep.¡± I stuttered out feeling stupid foring here now. Maybe he didn¡¯t want me here. He pinches the bridge of his nose and sighs. ¡°You could¡¯ve simply called me Ley, I would¡¯vee over.¡± He scans my body and his blue eyes ze back with rage. ¡°There are many sick bastards around tonight that wouldn¡¯t think twice in doing something bad to you. Didn¡¯t you think beforeing here dressed like that?¡± He snaps and racks a hand through his damp hair. I flinch from his words, my face going a shade lighter as I realize he was right. Didn¡¯t I learn from earlier with Peter? He must¡¯ve noticed the moisture in my eyes because his eyes soften considerably. He sighs andes closer until we were but a breath apart. ¡°Do you know how much I wanted to punch the men around you tonight? They looked at you like you were a F*cking snack.Ready to be devoured. It took every bit of my control to not go ballistic on them. And you know what angered me the most?¡± He questioned through clenched teeth. ¡°What?¡± I whispered looking up at him. ¡°That you hadn¡¯t even noticed.¡± He finishes unpleased. He was right. I hadn¡¯t even noticed the staring, I was too busy gawking at ke and the way he moved elegantly. He always had my full attention, never others. I feel ashamed that I hadn¡¯t thought to wear something less revealing. My thin pajama shorts were hugging my figure like a glove, enhancing my firm round butt. I was at least thankful that I had chosen to wear a jacket. He sighs and side steps me to walk over to the bench. I turn around to look at him. He was angry with me. I didn¡¯t want that. He plops down on the bench and takes a towel to wipe off his sweaty face. His back faced me and it leaves me to openly stare at his tattoo. I stride over to him and reach over to brush a finger across the tattooed flesh. He stiffens, then shivers when I start to trace the tattoo. It was beautiful and suited him well. ¡°When did you get this?¡± I whispered as I continued to trace the beautiful art. ¡°Last month.¡± His tone is husky and I could visibly see his breathing get quicker. The sensitive flesh in between my legs throb at his tone. I find myself pressing my thighs together in an attempt to stop the tingling. He then turns around which resulted in my hand to drop from his skin. He looks up and before I could think pulls me forward until I straddle hisp. He smirks and gives me the towel. ¡°The least you could do is wipe off the sweat for me bambina.¡± I smile. How did we get from him arguing to now flirting? ¡°You know, you stink.¡± I teased wiggling my nose for emphasis as I wiped off the sweat on his neck. I watch the sweat roll down his neck,down his chest until disappearing in his shorts. I gulp, feeling the urge to lick his body. I wanted to taste him. It was like ke had heard my inner thoughts because his fingers dug into my butt as he pulled me directly on top of his harden cock. I freeze as I instantly get a shback of earlier when Peter pinned me. He senses my unease and is quick to remove me off his hardened cock.¡±Shit sorry Ley, I wasn¡¯t thinking shit.¡± He apologizes as he sets me on his thigh, away from his cock. I shake my head to get rid of the image. I needed to remove the feeling of Peter¡¯s hand on my body. I needed ke to remove Peter¡¯s lingering presence on my body. I wanted him to make me forget. I throw the towel on the bench and push myself back on his still hardened cock, all the while staring into his piercing blue eyes. This time I do not get the shback, instead I¡¯m making a pool in between my legs at the feeling of him pressed into my core. The only thing separating us is the thin material of our clothes. ¡°Ley?¡± He asks in confusion. But he doesn¡¯t make an effort to remove me instead he grips my butt until I was sure he left a mark. His eyes scan my face, looking for any signs that I was ufortable. But I wasn¡¯t and judging by the way my body was reacting to him, I knew he would be the only one to make me forget. I reach for one of his hands. He looks at me curiously as I bring the hand forward. Then he widens his eyes when I press his hand in between my legs, right where I wanted him. ¡°I want you to make me forget.¡± His eyes darken when those words slip out of my mouth. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 32 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 32 ¡°F*ck.¡± He groans and palms me through my pajama pants. I was sure that the wetness had now soaked through my shorts. My body reacts to his heated palm pressing into me and I start to roll my hips,wanting more. One of his fingers pushed more into me until I could feel it on my core. I gasp and grip his arm. The only thing preventing him from entering me was the material of the shorts and my panty. His eyes are dark, hungry as he eats up at the sight of me turned on by him. ¡°You¡¯re already soaked bambina.¡± He grunts pressing his finger more into me. I wiggle around wanting more as I suck my bottom lip between my teeth. His eyes follow the action in undeniable hunger. ¡°I want to taste you so F*cking bad.¡± He hisses then reaches up to take off my jacket in one go. I¡¯m stunned at the swift action but moan when it sends a shock through my stomach until it settles in my pussy. That was hot. I want more. ¡°ke.¡± I whined. My body was hot, overheated. I needed him so bad. He smirks. ¡°You¡¯re a needy girl aren¡¯t you Ley?¡± He chuckles. I re at him, not caring that I was indeed acting like a needy girl. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll take care of that.¡± Hees forward, his lips brushing against my ear. ¡°I¡¯ll make sure you know exactly who that sweet pussy of yours belong to.¡± He groans and bites my earlobe. My heart pounds and my pussy throbs at his words. It does belong to you ke, always had. ¡°Then what are you waiting for?¡± I moan, pushing my chest forward until my breast press against his heated flesh. His sweat seeps into my thin shirt and it felt oddly nice. Was it disgusting that I wanted it on my bare skin? His head dips in the curve of my neck and licks. I shiver and moan as I turn my head to give him more ess. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. His fingers brush up and down in between my legs until he circles them on my bundle of nerves. I sucked in a sharp breath and tangle my fingers through his hair. His teeth graze the flesh of my neck then nips. I tug his hair and earn a tormented groan from him. I could feel him swell beneath me, more than he was already. My legs tremble slightly when his fingers push my pants and panty to the side. I could feel the cool air against my now bare pussy and I couldn¡¯t help but let out a moan. His fingers quickly go to work and teases the lips of my pussy slowly. ¡°You¡¯re so Fcking wet for me Ley, so Fcking wet and ready.¡± He groans on my neck. The vibration has my pussy clenching and creating more of those flowing juices. I was soaked. ¡°ke.¡± I pleaded but didn¡¯t know what for exactly. One of his long fingers slips in between my folds but doesn¡¯t go all the way in. He pulls it out and circles that same finger at the entrance of my core. I push more on to him, needing more of that amazing feeling. My body is humming with electricity. My lips part and I let out a loud moan when he pushes the finger again between my folds, this time going a little deeper. ¡°Rx for me, okay baby?¡± He questions. His hot breath hit my neck in a delicious way and I couldn¡¯t help but shiver. I nodded and rock my hips slightly. He bites the flesh of my neck then licks away the sting. His head draws back from my neck and he was now facing me. His eyes are so dark and filled with desire.I feel in between my legs pool and it starts to tingle so fiercely that I was afraid I¡¯d cum right there and then. The hand he held my waistes into my hair and tangles into the loose curls. I moan, biting my bottom lip and it¡¯s exactly what he wanted because in a swift move he molds our lips. I groan as his tongue slips inside my mouth only to tangle with my tongue. The sweet taste of him distracted me until I felt a slight pain in between my thighs. It was ke¡¯s long finger that drove into my wet core. He groans. ¡± So F*cking tight.¡± I squirm on hisp feeling stretched from just his one finger. He pulls out a tad bit then pushes back in. I gasp and break from his lips. My head fall to stare between us. My breathing sped up when his finger, slick with my juices pulls out. I stare at the long finger that was just inside of me, so wet as it glistens. My legs tremble when he pushes it back in my core. Just his one finger was stretching me out and it felt like I was full. It was a tad bit ufortable so I wiggled around to see if it would help. And it does because now all I could feel was pleasure as his finger pushes deep inside of me. ¡°That¡¯s right baby, ride my finger.¡± ke gasp out as he pumps his finger into my core. I hadn¡¯t even realized that I was indeed riding his finger. My moans were uncontroble as they came one after the other as ke pleasures me. His eyes are directly staring into my own. I could tell he was enjoying the sight of me. His breathing was harsh as he continues to torture my pussy. I feel my legs tremble when he suddenly curls his finger hitting a sensitive spot. I was about to cum, I could feel it as my stomach tightens and my pussy tightens around his finger until it was almost difficult for him to pull out. ¡°F*ck.¡± He groans and with one final thrust of his finger I was screaming in pleasure as I rode my orgasm. I could feel my pussy suck in his finger, not wanting to let him go as I tremble into his arms. After I was done I slumped on his chest, resting my head on his shoulder, tired and spent. He slips out his finger and fixes my clothes back into ce. I pull back and watch as he pulls the finger that was glistening with my juices into his mouth. He closes his eyes in pleasure and groans. ¡°So Fcking good.¡± He grunts and opens his heated eyes. ¡±And all Fcking mine.¡± He finishes. I feel myself begin to throb again. Suddenly there is a knock on the door, startling us both. My eyes widen as I realize that I had just let ke finger me in a crowded gym. And I loved every single second of it. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 33 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 33 I stumble off of him, feeling my cheeks heat up with an embarra*sed blush. My heart still beat uncontrobly in my chest, the pace so fast that you¡¯d not be able to count. I brush my palm over my pants, looking down as I make sure to fix it properly. I lift up my head when ke lets out an amused chuckle. His hair is messy from my fingers tugging and pulling at it. His lips red from my kisses and I was sure mine looked the same. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update I humph dropping my hand. ¡°What¡¯s so funny?¡± My voice is whiny. His blue eyes twinkle with mirth and let his eyes rake over me. His piercing blue eyes lingers on my legs and he pulls his bottom lip between his teeth and bites. My pussy throb at the action. ¡°You¡¯re just cute.¡± He shrugged. My cheeks heats up impossibly more until I was sure he¡¯d notice it. ¡°You¡¯re blushing.¡± He states with a smirk and stands up. I take a step back and arch my head up to look at him. He takes another step until our bodies are basically kissing each other. My breathinges in short pants and I feel heat settle in my lower stomach.He smirks at the way he affected me. He dips his head and his hot breath fans against my lips. My lips part as I suck in a sharp breath. Teasing me until I could already taste him on my tongue. I could feel every hard form of his body, the way he was so close to me had me wanting more. How could he simply turn me on with just one look? He starts to trail his fingers down the length of my arm. An electrical feeling is left in its wake as the tiny hairs on my arm stand up to attention. His fingers continued to trail down until heced our fingers together. I¡¯m confused by his actions only to gasp when he guides it to his throbbing member. His cock twitches under my heated palm and he groans. ¡°This is what you Fcking do to me Ley, always Fcking have.¡± His lips brush against my own as he speaks. His forehead rests on my own as he stares at me.I look into his blue eyes beneath myshes and see the raw desire and honesty. I¡¯m shocked by his revtion and even more stunned by the feeling of him. He was hard, really hard that I was sure it pained him. He felt huge and that both excited and terrified me. Another bang on the door has me jolt in surprise. ¡°Reed!¡± A voice of an older manes through the closed door. He seemed to be impatient. ke groans in annoyance and curses beneath his breath. ¡°We¡¯ll continue this soon.¡± There¡¯s a promise in his voice that has my belly cramping with excitement. He pulled away afterying a chaste kiss on my lips then adjusted himself. He walks to the door and opens it with a look of irritation on his face. A very fit man who doesn¡¯t look a day older than fortyes into view. You¡¯d think he was in his twenties but judging by the white thin hairs that peppered his sides said otherwise. He walks into the room and closes the door behind him, crossing his arms over his huge chest. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. He res at ke then his eyes fall on me. He raised his brow then moves his attention back to ke. ¡°Were you two F*cking in my gym?¡± He says so calmly that I didn¡¯t know if he was mad or not. I feel the color drain from my face and I swiftly turn around to pick up my tossed jacket. ¡°We weren¡¯t F*cking. ¡± ke¡¯s tone is sharp and leaves no room for argument. I quickly put on my jacket and hug myself, feeling ufortable. I had just been fingered in this man¡¯s gym and he looked like he knew. But he just nods at ke¡¯s words then nudges his head to ke¡¯s crotch. ¡°Then I¡¯d suggest you take care of that then.¡± His voice now holds a tinge of humor as the corner of his lips curl into a tiny smirk. I squirm feeling embarra*sed even though I wasn¡¯t the one with a hard on. ke on the other hand doesn¡¯t look the least bit concerned or ashamed. In fact he just rolled his eyes and turned around to walk over to the bench. ¡°Anyway I just came to tell you that I¡¯m leaving. So if you need a ride home I¡¯d be happy to drop you off. ¡± The man continues. ¡°Yeah we¡¯ll be out in a sec. Give me five minutes to put on clothes.¡± ke answers back briefly. The man nods and exits out of the room. It was now just ke and I and a whole lot of sexual tension. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to shower first?¡± I question then clear my throat. ke turns to face me and smirks while picking up his shirt off the bench. ¡°You didn¡¯t seem to mind my sweat a while ago bambina.¡± He teases and pulls the shirt over his head. I twitch my nose and send a fake look of disgust his way. Heughs.¡±Don¡¯t worry I¡¯ll shower when I get home. I hate the gym showers.¡± He murmurs then before I could even blink pulls down his shorts along with his briefs. I¡¯m left gaping at his d*ck that springs out freely. I knew he was huge by the way he felt beneath my palm and core but seeing him now. Well let¡¯s just say my imagination didn¡¯t do justice. He was thicker than an average d*ck and longer too. I knew this by the many porn books my brother hides underneath his bed. I lick my lip, imagining tasting him. ¡°Don¡¯t worry baby, it won¡¯t bite.¡± There¡¯s a teasing tone to his voice yet I detect the undeniable rough tone of desire. ¡°Unless you want it to.¡± His teasing snaps me out of my staring and I screech before quickly turning around, shielding my eyes. ke¡¯s chuckle fills the room and the sound of his jeans being pulled up his thigh let¡¯s me know he was covering up. ¡°You know you need to get used to seeing my cock Ley, because you¡¯d definitely be seeing more of it.¡± His words have me panting but I refrain from giving into my desires. He chuckles when I don¡¯t respond. I climb at the back of the four wheel truck. ke follows after cing my bike in the back of the truck. The man is already seated in the driver¡¯s seat and rolls down the window. He turns around and smiles at me.¡± I don¡¯t think we¡¯ve properly met, I¡¯m Austin.¡± I¡¯m about to answer but ke ms the door harder than necessary. Austinughs and turns to face the front. Starting up the truck, he pulls out of the parking lot. ¡°So you guys are a couple?¡± He questions. There¡¯s a hint of curiosity and amusement in his voice. ¡°No.¡± I uttered even though the word felt heavy on my tongue. ¡°Yes.¡± ke states simultaneously. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 34 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 34 I could feel the anger radiating off of ke at my response. He¡¯s tense beside me, stiff as a board. Austin looks in the rearview mirror and raises his brow in confusion. ¡°So it¡¯splicated?¡± He questions in a tone full of amusement. ¡°Yes it¡¯splicated.¡± I agreed, because truly it was. We hadn¡¯t put abel on whatever was going on and honestly I didn¡¯t know what exactly we were doing. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update All I knew was that I love the way he makes me feel and those intimate moments had brought us physically closer. Emotionally, we were drifting apart. I turn to face him but he¡¯s facing out of the window. I feel guilty for dampening his mood. I sighed and reach over toce my hand with his. He stiffens then slowly moves his hand out of mine and ces it on his gym bag. My heart hurts and I blink back tears. I breathed out a shaky breath and left him alone. ¡°Directions?¡± Austin asks, staring at me through the rearview mirror. After giving him directions to my house the rest of the ride is in awkward silence. Austin stops the truck beside the pavement and turns around to face me. ¡°Well it was nice meeting you, ke¡¯splicated girlfriend.¡± Heughs. ¡°Thank you for the ride.¡± I said politely and opened the door. I walked to the back and was surprised to see ke already removing the bike. When did he get out? He ces it on the ground and starts pushing it towards my house. ¡°You didn¡¯t have to do that.¡± I mumble softly as I trail behind him. He continues to push the bike and rest it on the wall where it usually is. I cross my arms as he turns around. He opens his mouth then closes it, like he wanted to say something. ¡°Goodnight Ley.¡± He sighs and sidesteps me, walking pa*s me. I bite my bottom lip roughly and swiftly turn around to stare at his departing back. ¡°ke!¡± I called out, heart beating fast in my chest. He turns around his face lit up with longing. I was sure mine screamed the same. I wanted him so much that it physically hurt. But what was holding me back? ¡°Goodnight.¡± I sighed. This wasn¡¯t what I initially wanted to say or do. I wanted to kiss him, love him the way I wanted to. ke¡¯s eyes dim into disappointment. He nods and enters inside the truck. Austin drives off a secondter and I¡¯m left staring at the disappearing tail lights. ? School * ¡°I had a bad night.¡± Ryan groans as he drags his feet on the floor. I rolled my eyes and pulled the ends of the bag strap. We had juste from second first *s of the day and I haven¡¯t seen or heard from ke since st night. It worried me to no end and I found myself drowning out the teacher as I thought of possible reasons he wasn¡¯t here. ¡°What exactly did you dostnight?¡± I ask in a tone of amusement. My converse smack against the tiled floor as I make my way to my next *s. The teacher was running a bitte today so it was okay for me to stroll around for the while. ¡°Miranda showed up at my doorstep the exact time my mom came back from work. And guess F*cking what?¡± He questions in an annoyed tone. I cringe already knowing what had happened. ¡°She brought legal papers so you could just sign and be married to her? Oh wait, did shee to tell you that she¡¯s two months pregnant and you¡¯re the baby daddy?¡± I joked and waved at Rosalie who was swiftly walking to her next *s. ¡°I haven¡¯t forgotten!¡± She shouts as she pa*ses me. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. ¡°Ha ha ha very funny.¡± Ryan grumbles and sluggishly strides beside me. ¡°My mom invited her to have dinner and I had to sit through an hour of Miranda yapping about being my girlfriend. The girl seriously can¡¯t take a hint.¡± Ryan groans. I giggle. ¡°And that¡¯s why you¡¯re walking like a slug?¡± He nods. ¡°Maybe if I walk like a zombie she¡¯d find me unattractive. I tried everything!¡± He exasperate. Honestly I felt bad. Okay that was a lie, it amused me to no end that Miranda was that obsessed with him. Hopefully she¡¯d get over it someday. ¡°Maybe you should try dating her. You never know, she could eventually be the one.¡± I shrugged, biting my lip to stop the smile that was forcing it¡¯s way out. Ryan¡¯s face turns an rming shade of white. ¡°Over my dead body.¡± I giggle and look around. My heart skips when I spot a tall ck haired boy. He turns around so I could get a better look at his face and I¡¯m disappointed when it¡¯s not ke. ¡°Have you seen ke for today?¡± I asked. ¡°He called in sick.¡± Ryan utters then turns to face me with furrowed brows. ¡± Wait didn¡¯t he tell you this?¡± He questions in confusion. I slump and let my eyes fall to stare at the floor. I shake my head. ¡°No he hadn¡¯t.¡± ¡°Are you guys still not speaking? It really is unusual for y¡¯all to not speak. Like y¡¯all are inseparable, even I get jealous.¡± Ryan utters. I sighed. ¡°It¡¯s¡­it¡¯s justplicated.¡± ¡°Do you think he¡¯s really sick?¡± I asked in worry, chewing on my bottom lip. Ryan snorts like the question amused him. ¡°ke did not sound the least bit sick. That was just his excuse for not showing up today.¡± He shrugs. ¡°Uh Ryan I¡¯ll see youter, I¡¯m going-¡± I started. ¡°You¡¯re going to see him and fix whatever issues that are between y¡¯all. Go ahead, it¡¯s about damn time you skip school.¡± Ryanughs. ¡°I¡¯m so proud.¡± He wipes off invisible tears under the skin of his eyes. I giggled and turned around. If ke wasn¡¯t really sick then I was sure he wouldn¡¯t be at home. He¡¯s mom would never allow him to skip school if he weren¡¯t actually sick. I knew one ce he¡¯d go. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said to the bus driver after slipping him a ten dor note.¡± It¡¯s just three dors-¡± He started but I cut him off. ¡°Keep the change.¡± I said politely and got down the bus. The first thing I noticed was ke¡¯s motorcycle parked beside the building. I smiled knowing I made the right choice ining here. I clutched on to my bag, sighed and strode over to the building. An open sign is hung on the door so I enter in. I first hear grunts and the sound of pounding. I round the corner and spot him, with loose sweatpants, ck gloves around his hand and without a shirt. Sweat glistened down his body as he continued to send jabs at the punching bag. The gym is empty except for him. I wince as he punches the bag like he would do to an enemy. Rough and without mercy. I pinch my lips together and walk over to him. When I was a couple of feet away from him I halted afraid he¡¯d pa*s the aggression he had on me. ¡°ke.¡± I whispered. I didn¡¯t know how he heard me through the loud pounding and his harsh grunts of anger. But he did and he stiffened, stopping his actions. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± He grumbles. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 35 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 35 ¡°You skipped school.¡± I say softly. ¡°You skipped *s.¡± He deadpanned, still not turning around to face me. I could see the rising and falling of his back as he tried to catch his breath. A little smile makes its way to my lips. ¡°Technically I skipped the rest of the day.¡± It was supposed to lighten the tension but it does the opposite. He quickly turns around to face me, his face unreadable. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update ¡°Why exactly are you here Ashley?¡± He questions again, removes the gloves and throws them on the floor. I flinch slightly but regain myposure. He sounded so distant and cold like he wasn¡¯t really here. ¡°Ie to see if you¡¯re alright, I-¡° A very cold chuckle cuts me off. ke crossed his arms over his chest, the muscles bulging. It takes everything in me to stop my eyes from trailing down south. ¡°Yeah you suddenly care now.¡±He says bluntly and rolls his eyes in annoyance. ¡°You wasted your time ining here, I¡¯m fine.¡± I narrow my eyes now feeling pissed off at his indifference. Yeah we didn¡¯t exactly end on a very good notest night but I was hoping he¡¯d be more happy to see me. ¡°What exactly do you mean? I always care for you ke!¡± I hissed and walked closer to him until we were a foot apart. ¡°I care a little too much.¡± I reached over and poked his chest. ¡°And you¡¯re definitely not fine, you¡¯re mad at me-¡° He steps away and res at me. ¡°Ofcourse I¡¯m F*cking mad at you! You¡¯re a very infuriating woman and I¡¯m sick and tired of not being able to think properly when I¡¯m around you!¡± I flinch and back away as he advances towards me. I felt the sudden cold brick behind my head and I knew that I was trapped. His handse to brace beside my head, his muscles flex in the process. He¡¯s looking down at me while I¡¯m looking up in those blue eyes of his that always made my heart pound. And that¡¯s exactly what it was doing currently. ¡°You¡¯re F*cking invading my thoughts when I¡¯m awake and in my dreams. You won¡¯t let me rest, I can always taste the sweet nectar of your kiss. The sweet taste of your juices between your legs.¡± He clenches his eyes shut like it pained him to remember. He opens his eyes. Blue meets green and we stare. ¡± I can always hear the sound of your moans that drive me Fcking insane. Everything about you Fcking makes me insane. I just wanted one F*cking day without thinking about you and you ruined it by showing here!¡± He hissed, nose ring in anger. I squirm the bag dropping to the ground with a thud. ¡°And you want to know why I¡¯m so furious with you right now?¡± He doesn¡¯t wait for me to respond just continued.¡±You always F*cking push me away! Every damn time! I know you feel what I¡¯m feeling Ashley, I could feel it in the way you respond to my touch. You want this too. So what¡¯s stopping you? What¡¯s holding you back?¡± His question leaves my throat dry and senses in a blur. I¡¯ve been asking myself those questions for days. ¡°I¡¯m scared.¡± I whispered and turned my eyes away from him. There I said it. I stare at some of the exercising equipment. I could feel his eyes on me, feel the way they burned through my skin. Being this close to him really wasn¡¯t helping my emotions. ¡°Scared of what?¡± He finally asked after a tense pause silence. I lost out a shaky breath and finally face him. It was better I tell him. I was tired of holding in my emotions. ¡°I¡¯m scared that you¡¯ll finallye to your senses one day and not want me anymore. I don¡¯t want to see disgust etched on your face one day. I don¡¯t want to lose you ke. I rather have you as a friend than not have you at all. ¡± I mumble sadly. My eyes fall to his parted dusty pink lips. ¡°This thing between us started when we kissed at that party. It¡¯s just infatuation, you¡¯ll soon get over it and what then? What bes of us then? You¡¯ll no-¡° Every word I spoke ke¡¯s seemed to darken in rage until he finally had enough and cut me off. ¡°Bullshit!¡± He roars. I flinch at his loud angry tone. ¡°What you¡¯re saying ispletely and utterly bullshit!¡± He spits. He thenughs, one full of mockery. ¡°I¡¯m not F*cking infatuated with you Ashley. What I feel for you isn¡¯t just lust or admiration.¡± He speaks then grabs my hand and ces it on his chest. I feel the rise and fall of his chest along with the feeling of his pounding heart. It was just as fast as mine. ¡°I F*cking love you Ashley. I always have. To bepletely honest I figured that out after I helped clean you off of rotten eggs in the seventh grade.¡± ¡°You were F*cking crying and yapping about how stinky and ugly you were. I admit I always thought you were the prettiest girl I knew, but that day, when I looked into your eyes I felt something different. Suddenly you weren¡¯t just a pretty girl, you were now my girl. And that realization scared me to death. I wanted you more than a friend should. I wanted you more than I ever wanted anyone.¡± He says hoarsely, voice full of honesty as he looks into my eyes. My heart is pounding until I¡¯m afraid that I¡¯ll get a heart attack. His matches the same rythm with my own, fast and uncontroble. ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you-¡± I start. ¡°Pursue you? Make you mine?¡± He finishes for me. He sighs and his foreheades to rest on my own. ¡°I always knew what I wanted to be at an early age. I saw my mom protecting a guy of color when I was around five and saw my dad help someone who needed a*sistance. I wanted to be like that, I wanted to help others, I wanted to serve our country. I n to join the army when I leave high school.¡± He mumbles. My heart squeezes. ke was going to leave. We never really spoke about our life after high school or what we wanted to do. ¡°I knew then that I couldn¡¯t pursue a rtionship only to leave you. I didn¡¯t want you to wait for me Ley, you deserve so much better than a guy you¡¯d hardly see, you deserve to be happy. So I swallowed my feelings for years. But then the feelings got stronger instead of diminishing and I knew that someday I¡¯d break my promise and make you mine. The kiss at that party honestly gave me the key to the door, it was just a matter of time.¡± One of his hands sneaks around my waist and pulls me closer to him. Our breathing is ragged as we stare into each other¡¯s eyes. ¡°Call me selfish but I¡¯m done wasting time. I regret not doing it earlier, I hate that I waited years. I know you¡¯d not want to wait for me when I join the army and honestly it hurts like F*ck but if it makes you happy then-¡° I thread my fingers through his hair and pull him down to my lips. After kissing him like I was starved I pull back slightly to speak. ¡°You¡¯re an idiot, who says I wouldn¡¯t wait for you? ¡± I give him a small peck on his lips earning a groan from him.¡± By the way.¡± I smile against his lips.¡± I love you too.¡± I could feel his heart pounding against my own chest. I was sure he could feel mine too. ¡°Does that mean you¡¯re now mine?¡± His tone holds happiness. I nod and smile. He cheers before I feel his hands grip my as to hoist me up. I wrap my legs around his waist and sumb to his embrace. ¡°I Fcking love you Ley.¡± He whispered in the crook of my neck. ¡°I F*cking love you too.¡± I said honestly. His head snaps up and he stares into my eyes, shocked beyond belief. ¡°Did you just curse?¡± He asks in shock. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 36 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 36 I fling open the locker and a small folded white piece of paper falls down at my feet. I furrow my brows in confusion and bend down to pick it up. I stood up to scan my eyes inside the locker, looking to see if there was another piece of paper. But there is none. Sucking in my bottom lip I unfold the paper and smile. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update You look beautiful today. Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. This was surely ke¡¯s doing. My heart flutters as I remember yesterday. We were now officially a couple. What I always wanted. It still felt unreal like it was just a dream. Though we agreed to keep it between us for a while. It was my idea, I didn¡¯t want to be another victim of vulgar rumors. It was bad as it is already. I wanted to let things calm down before announcing it to the world that ke was now my boyfriend. Boyfriend. That has a nice ring to it. I ce the note back in my locker and start to unpack my bag. ¡°What are you smiling at bambina?¡± ke¡¯s breath is hot against my ears as he yfully pinches the skin of my waist. I giggle moving away from his torturous fingers. ¡°Just remembering how you basically whined for me to kiss you yesterday.¡± I teased and turned around to face him. The blue shirt he wore hugged his form perfectly, showing off every muscle. I wanted to run my hands down his body and feel him shudder beneath my hands. His blue eyes are lit with mirth and longing. ¡°And I want to kiss you now too.¡± He smirks and lets his eyes flit down to ogle at my lips. Instantly his eyes darken and lights up a burning me inside my body that only he could diminish. My eyes dart around us and spot some stares from those lingering around in the halls. They were intrigued as not once did they let their eyes stray away from us. ¡°Not here.¡± I whispered and turned around to push back one of my books inside my bag. I hear him let out an annoyed sigh and feel him move away from me. He leans the side of his body on the locker beside mine and folds his hand over his chest. ¡°I seriously don¡¯t think I canst that long to not kiss you.¡± He grumbles unpleased. I¡¯m about to answer him but another looming presence joins us. ¡°There you guys are!¡± Ryan says in exasperation and punches ke in the gut. ke hisses and punches him on the shoulder. I rolled my eyes, this was their routine. Stupid but it seemed to work for them. ¡°Thank God y¡¯all are talking back. I was beginning to think that we¡¯d never go back to the way we were.¡± Ryan breathed out a sigh. ke and I sent secretive nces at eachother. ¡°Yeah he finally came back to his senses and realized that he could never stay mad at me.¡± I joked and closed the locker. I zipped the bag and sling the strap on my shoulder. ¡°You¡¯re right, I could never.¡± A tiny smirk grows at the corner of his lips. I send him a cheeky smile before I humpth at the weight of his arm on my shoulder. He pulls me closer to his side and yfully ruffles my hair. The inky ck tresses are now directly covering my face. I blow them away and look up to re at a smirking ke. ¡°Don¡¯t worry you look sexy with ruffled hair.¡± He teases and leans down a bit. ¡°Like you just got banged, hard.¡± His tone is now husky and has a shiver of pleasure running down my spine. ¡°Yep things are definitely back to normal. The sexual tension is unbearable.¡± Ryan groans and starts walking towards his next *s. ¡°I¡¯ll see you guys at lunch!¡± He yells over his shoulder as his footsteps have now turned into a jog. ¡°Shit sorry.¡± He apologizes as he knocks into a dark haired girl. She tumbles down on the tiled floor and gets up quickly. Her face ame with embarra*sment as she turns to see Ryan¡¯s disappearing form. ¡°A*shole.¡± She grumbles lowly but I heard her and couldn¡¯t help but giggle. She didn¡¯t look familiar. She was pretty, with dark hair that reached below her breast and very light brown eyes. She brushes her palm over her clothes as if it were dirty and literally storms away. ¡°Who¡¯s she?¡± I ask ke as she storms pa*s us. She looked enraged and as I got a better look at her, she was definitely mixed with Asian. ke shrugged. ¡°Don¡¯t know, she¡¯s probably new.¡± If ke wasn¡¯t familiar with her then she definitely was. ¡°Ryan¡¯s definitely not on her friendly list.¡± I ughed as we strutted towards our *s with ke¡¯s arms still around my shoulders. A blonde haired girl rounds the corner and my heart drops. It was Stacy. Her blue eyes lift from the floor and widens when she sees ke and I. Anger written on her features as she res at the arm ke had wrapped around me. Feeling ufortable I moved away from ke letting his arm drop from my shoulders. I could feel his confusion but don¡¯t turn to face him. It was normal to see ke this close to me, even when we were just friends. But I don¡¯t think Stacy enjoyed that. Yes she was a total bitch who needed to get the stick out of her a*s. But she still was a girl who¡¯s in love with a guy that¡¯s in love with his bestfriend. Me. So I knew it hurt her to see ke and I this close. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ke questions beside me, his hands in the front pocket of his jeans. It¡¯s like he was unsure if to even hold me like he usually did. I sighed.¡±Stacy¡¯s watching.¡± I mumble lowly as to not let her hear. We were almost near her. ¡°Oh, I didn¡¯t see her.¡± He mumble in realization. Had he really not seen her? I kept my head down as we pa*s her. ¡°ke.¡± She calls out softly, longing in her voice. But he doesn¡¯t answer and as we round the corner away from everyone he stops me. Pulling me into the janitor¡¯s closet, he doesn¡¯t waste time and hoist me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist, my bag falling down on the mops and brooms. I thread my fingers through his hair as he brings his lips to mold with mine. Both of us let out a sigh of content at finally being able to kiss. He pushes me on the wall and presses his body on my own. I could feel him swell as he pressed it closer to my core. I moan and nibble his lower lip until I could taste a bit of the coppery tang of blood. He grunts and kisses me harder whilst squeezing my a*s until I felt the sting of it. Pulling away he rests his forehead on mine and pecks my nose. ¡°I¡¯ve been dying to do that.¡± He breathes out. I nodded agreeing with him that I too was desperate to feel and kiss him. The bell rings signaling the start of *s. He sighs and ces me down gently. ¡°Guess we¡¯ll have to continue thister.¡± He smirks and picks up my bag. Handing it to me he kisses me onest time before leaving. I wait for at least two minutes beforeing out as well. I¡¯m surprised to see the new lunchdy standing there. She smiles. ¡°Don¡¯t mind me darling, just need one of those mops.¡± She points at one of the fallen mops that ke and I had somehow knocked over. I smile awkwardly and got out of her way. ¡°Have a nice day.¡± I rushed out as I speed walk through the now empty hallway. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 37 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 37 I walk out of the *s, one of the bag straps securely on my shoulders as I bring it forward to search through it. I mumble something incoherent as my fingers fumble through endless papers. ¡°Crap.¡± I groan as I stumble into a hard chest. I lost my footing and ended up tumbling on the floor. My knees hit the hard tiled floor and I grunt. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update ¡°Shit sorry.¡± I freeze, hearing the voice that currently haunts me at night. The voice of my attempted rapist. My heart thumps painfully as I clutch on to my bag for dear life. Peter¡¯s here. Finding the courage, I finally stood up and lift my head to stare into his eyes. I¡¯m not surprised to feel the crippling fear as the images of him pinning me down resurfaces in my head. ¡°Look Ashley-¡± He looks at me with regret etched on his face. Purple dotted underneath his right eye and is a bit swollen. I see his lips moving but somehow my brain doesn¡¯t process a word he says. My bottom lip trembles as I quickly turn around and run away from him. I¡¯m knocking people¡¯s shoulder¡¯s and having them curse at me but I don¡¯t care as I want to move away from Peter¡¯s presence. ¡°Ashley, wait!¡± He begged. I could hear his voice now distant as I round the corner. My breathing is shallow as I struggle to ease my internal struggle. My brain is pounding inside my skull. Anxiety is crawling inside my body, clutching unto me until I could no longer know where I was going. All I know is that I needed to get away from him, from his presence. I turned around to see if he was following me only to crash into yet another chest. I stumble but a huge hand circles around my waist and prevents me from tumbling down. I need to get away. My breathing is nowing in short pants as I struggle in whoever¡¯s arms. ¡°Ashley!¡± The voice sounds familiar. I breath in the scent of mint and instantly my body rxes in ke¡¯s arms. ¡°What¡¯s wrong baby?¡± He whispers as he pulls me more into him until we are practically hugging. My cheek rests on his chest as I try to regain back myposure. ¡°He¡¯s- he¡¯s he-re.¡± I stuttered out and clutch on to the soft material of ke¡¯s shirt. His scent engulfs me and eases my mind. I was safe with him. ¡°Who¡¯s here?¡± I could tell by the strain in his voice that he was impatient to know who had scared me. ¡°Peter.¡± I whispered. I felt him stiffen around me until I could feel his hand fist on my back. ¡°Where¡¯s the bastard?¡± He spits and makes a move to pull away. I knew what would happen if he went to look for Peter. I didn¡¯t want anyone knowing what happened. So I clutched his shirt more firmly and shake my head. ¡°Please don¡¯t, I need you.¡± I pleaded as I pressed my face on his chest. He rxes and sighs in defeat. Hugging me to him tightly, it¡¯s then I hear the mumbling around us and I realized that everyone was looking. ke must realize this too because his form is now rigid with anger. ¡°What the F*ck are y¡¯all looking at?¡± He roars. It¡¯s loud and it makes me slightly jump at the aggressive tone. I heard their rushing footsteps and knew that they were now going on their own business. ¡°Come.¡± ke mumbles, moves away from me but clutches my way smaller hand as he guides me out of the school. It was supposed to be lunchtime but right now I had lost my appetite. He brings us to the field, underneath a huge tree that shades us from the heat of the sun. The field is empty except for some tiny ck birds pecking at whatever was buried in the gra*s. It¡¯s rxing. He sits down and I follow suit. We were close to each other, close enough to not seem like just a friendly embrace. His back leans on the tree as he slings his arm over my shoulder and pulls me to his body. ¡°Did he try to do-¡± He doesn¡¯t finish. Fear is present in his tone but he tries very hard to mask it. I shake my head andy my palm over his thigh. ¡°He tried to speak to me but I didn¡¯t give him the chance.¡± I mumble. ¡°So he didn¡¯t try to force you or anything right?¡± He was anxious for my answer I could tell by the way he held his breath. ¡°No he hadn¡¯t.¡± I uttered and rest my head between his shoulder and neck. He visibly sighs with relief and kisses the top of my head. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Ley you still hear him, you still think about what he did. I hate that you¡¯re battling this on your own and I can¡¯t help you. It F*cking hurts me. Please you should think about-¡° I shake my head. I knew what he was going to say. But I didn¡¯t want that. I believe in second chances and by the looks of it, Peter had seemed regretful for what he had done. Maybe I could fight this alone. This doesn¡¯t have to end up nasty with court cases and shit load of attention. This was thest thing I wanted right now. ¡°No ke. I can get over this-¡° ¡°Are you shitting me right now? Get over it? How can you get over something like that Ashley? I¡¯m not you and went through what you had been through but I could only imagine what you struggle with everynight now. Wondering if he¡¯ll do it again. Wondering if anyone would do it again. This isn¡¯t something anyone could get over easily.¡± ke hissed. I knew he was still furious with my decision. ¡°I hate that you¡¯re just letting this go. I want to help you baby, please let me.¡± He pleads and clutches my small frame. I remember feeling weak as Peter forced himself on me. I remember screaming and crying as I struggle to push him away. I don¡¯t want to feel weak anymore. I don¡¯t want anyone to fight my battles. ¡°Teach me.¡± The words came out before I could stop them. I turn around to face him. He looks confused. ¡°Teach you what baby?¡± He questions. ¡°Teach me how to defend myself. Teach me how to box.¡± I said seriously. I was tired of being the weak girl, I needed to fight my own battles. ke¡¯s eyes widen in surprise and he just stares at me for a silent minute before shaking his head as if to get out of his thoughts. ¡°You want me to train you?¡± He¡¯s unsure. I nodded and looked at him beneath myshes. This always got him to agree with anything I said, hopefully this time it works. ¡°I can¡¯t always depend on you, Arden or Ryan to fight my battles. ke I need this.¡± I practically beg. He¡¯s silent for a minute. Probably thinking about the pros or cons. But then he nods and a smirk curls at the corner of his lips. ¡°That idea doesn¡¯t seem all that bad. One-on-One training with you sounds really good. Especially since we¡¯ll be alone.¡± He winks. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 38 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 38 ke clutching my hand in his. His warmth soothes me. ¡°I¡¯m sorry that I caused you to skip lunch.¡± I apologized as we walked back towards the school. We only had approximately two minutes left until the bell would ring to end lunch. There was no way we¡¯d be able to eat. ke snorts finding my apology amusing. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update ¡°You alwayse first Ley.¡± He says squeezing hand. My heart races. ¡°And I wasn¡¯t hungry anyway.¡± He shrugs and opens the door. I¡¯m instantly startled when a loud pitched familiar scream echoes through the entire hall. I¡¯m stunned as everyone begins to run towards the screams and loud shouts. ke¡¯s clutched my hand more firmly as we followed the wave of students. The nearer we get to the loud shouts the more distinct I can hear fist hitting skin and bones. I wince and nudge my way forward. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. I had a sudden inkling feeling that I wouldn¡¯t like what I¡¯ll witness. I readjusted the strap of my bag when someone brushed pa*s me roughly. ¡°Don¡¯t ever F*cking touch her again!¡± Fear is sucking the life out of me as I hear the sound of Arden, my brother. His voice is loud and clear, bringing anyone to their knees if they were the focus of his fury. ¡°Arden stop you¡¯ll kill him!¡± A high pitch female voice screams in terror. It¡¯s Rosalie. I feel an urge to hurry up and see what was going on. Whatever it was Arden and Rosalie was involved. ke squeezes my hand as he pushes the people that were in front of us. They parted for him, mostly because they were afraid of him. Who wouldn¡¯t be? I¡¯m horrified to see Arden¡¯s fist pummel into a boy¡¯s face. His jabs are unforgiving as he jams it over and over on the boy¡¯s face. His shirt is torn and hangs limply across his body. Anger is radiating off of him in waves, this prevents anyone from interfering. I¡¯m internally panicking as I see the guy in his arm stop resisting his brutality. ¡°Arden!¡± I yelled over the loud shouts from the other people circling around the two boys. My eyes dart to the side where a blonde is standing in fright, screaming for Arden to stop. Rosalie. What the hell is going on? The bell rings but no one makes a move to get to *s. Before I could even tell him to, ke is already advancing towards Arden and easily pries him off of the unconscious guy. He¡¯s struggling in ke¡¯s tight grip but rxes when he notices it was him. I stride towards him quickly and let out a soft cry of shock at seeing his bloody fist. His lips were torn as the blood trailed down his chin down to his neck. ¡°Arden what-¡± I couldn¡¯t even finish the question as I look at my angry brother. ¡°He should¡¯ve kept his hands to himself.¡± He hisses as he res at the boy on the floor. There are murmurs as everyone looks at Arden. Rosalie runs over to us and hugs him before pulling away. ¡°You crazy idiot! You could¡¯ve gotten hurt!¡± She cries as she scans her eyes over his body. ke still has a firm grip on Arden incase he tries to go at it again. ¡°I¡¯m not, now am I?¡± The way he says it was so harsh that I flinched. But Rosalie instead res at him before punching him on his shoulder. ¡°What the hell happened?¡± I finally got my voice. Rosalie turns to me and bites her lower lip. ¡°Sam yfully squeezed my a*s. And mister temper over here.¡± She points a finger at Arden. ¡°Saw it and thought it was a good idea to act like a protective brother.¡± She turns to face Arden and res. ¡°You fricking gori, you beat Sam unconscious!¡± She hisses. ¡°And I Fcking enjoyed it. What, didn¡¯t like me beating up your pussy as boyfriend?¡± Arden spits in rage. Rosalie gasp. ¡°He¡¯s not my boyfriend!¡± She spits every word like it disgusted her to even think of poor Sam in that way. ¡°Then I don¡¯t see what¡¯s the problem. Unless you enjoyed it?¡± Arden tone is using as he res at Rosalie. Then it finally dawns on me that Arden wasn¡¯t doing this as a protective brother, this was more than that. He never hated Rosalie in fact it was the opposite. He was in love with her. Even with the current situation I couldn¡¯t help but gush inwardly. That idiot really was trying to hide his feelings. But I could now see it. The flicker of longing in his eyes as he stared at her. Is this why he never wanted to refer to her as a cousin? Because he knew he loved her? Rosalie and Liam weren¡¯t blood rted but they were still family and always will be. Sam stirs and groans. The principal takes this exact moment to appear and res at the four of us. The rest of the students scattered away, none wanting to face Principal William¡¯s rage. ¡°Who¡¯s the cause of this?¡± He hisses as he points at a very hurt Sam. ¡°That would be me sir.¡± Arden answers without emotion in his voice.He moves out of ke¡¯s hold and without the principal having to tell him to head to the office, he does it on his own. His head held high as he disappeared up the stairs. ¡°You.¡± Principal William hisses at ke. ¡°Take that boy to the nurses office.¡± He demands and follows after Arden. ¡°The rest of you get to *s!¡± He roars over his shoulder. His voice is loud enough to reverberate through the halls of the school. ke rolls his eyes before doing just as he was told. Slinging Sam¡¯s arm over his shoulder for support he starts to the nurses office not before secretly sending me a wink. Rosalie and I on the other hand stayed rooted where we were. ¡°I don¡¯t get why he was so mad at seeing Sam squeeze my a*s. I mean he never showed that he cared about my existence before.¡± Rosalie whispers beside me. It was like she was asking this question to herself. ¡°Arden care.¡± I said soflty. He cares a lot. She turns to me and forces out a smile. ¡°I just wish he¡¯d not fight Sam. I¡¯m afraid they¡¯ll suspend him and it¡¯ll be all my fault.¡± She says sadly. I smile sadly knowing that Arden was surely in a lot of trouble. Dad¡¯s going to kill him. ¡°It¡¯s not your fault Rosalie, it¡¯s Sam¡¯s fault for squeezing your a*s without your permission. Or did you?¡± I trailed off. Rosalie cringes in disgust. ¡°Oh hell no, I¡¯d never let a guy like that touch me. ¡° She¡¯s about to say more when a presence looms behind us. ¡°So what did I miss?¡± Ryan questions as hees in our sight. A small te of fries in his hand as he stuffs his face. ¡°I heard there was a fight, guess I¡¯mte. ¡± He shrugs with chewed fries in his mouth. I cringe and roll my eyes. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 39 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 39 ¡°Turn to page 52-¡± The teacher¡¯s voice is drowned out as I worry about Arden. Was he okay? Did they call mom and dad? Questions upon questions keep floating in my mind making me all the more anxious. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update ¡°Hey you okay?¡± ke¡¯s hot breath hits the side of my neck bringing me out of my thoughts. The double school desk and chair made it possible to be this close to him. So close that I could feel the heat radiating off of him. It made me want to snuggle closer to him.We were seated at the far back away from prying eyes. No one paid attention to us since they were busy reading whatever Miss Livia requested. ¡°I¡¯m just worried about Arden.¡± I mumble turning to face him. Our lips are so close that if I move a bit we¡¯d basically be kissing. It¡¯s tempting but surely not appropriate or a good idea since we were currently in *s. His blue eyes flicker down to my parted lips. I was sure he was thinking the same thing. ¡°Stop worrying before you get wrinkles on that beautiful face of yours. ¡± He smiles and rubs his thumb over the skin of my forehead. ¡°Besides, Arden can handle himself pretty well.¡± I smile and nodded. He was right, Arden can handle himself, always have. Hopefully his punishment would not be extreme. Because surely he¡¯d not get off the hook when he goes home. ¡°Miss Grey and Mr Reed, do y¡¯all have anything to add to the *s?¡± Miss Livia asks loud enough to gain everyone¡¯s attention. ke and I pull away pletely. It¡¯s so hard to keep this rtionship a secret. Many eyes were on us, some looked confused whilst others looked jealous. I shake my head. ¡°No miss.¡± I answered her pending question. Her lips thin into a frown as she res at the two of us. ¡°Then do what I requested and stop talking!¡± She hissed. I nodded feeling heat crawl up my neck and settle on my cheeks. ming red from embarra*sment. ¡°And for the love of God, the rest of you mind y¡¯all business and get to work!¡± She roars and goes back to grading papers on the mahogany desk before her. Everyone did just that. ¡°What page did she mention again?¡± I asked sheepishly. ke chuckles lowly as to not gain Miss Livia¡¯s attention. ¡°Page 52. We¡¯re supposed to read the entire page and answer the questions.¡± N?velDrama.Org is the owner. I nodded, opened the book and flipped through the pages until I reached page 52. I had just finished reading the first paragraph when a warm big hand settles down firmly on my upper thigh. Really close to my private regions. Electricity is humming through my body in shock waves as his thumb rubs innocent circles on the soft skin of my thigh. The dress I wore makes it really easy for him to do whatever he pleased. rm is ringing in my head as he slowly trails his fingers up until they disappear under the opening of my dress. I sucked in a sharp breath and squeezed my legs together. A futile way to stop him from doing what he nned. I looked up and turn to face him. He has a mischievous crooked grin etched on his face. A pencil between his teeth as he pretends to be focus on the book before him. ¡°ke!¡± I hissed quietly. I really didn¡¯t want anyone to know what was happening right now. I quickly snap eyes towards Miss Livia and heaved a sigh of relief to find her too focused on the task of grading the papers to notice what was going on in her *s. ke¡¯s head turns to face me and he sends me a naughty wink. I suck in my bottom lip to stifle the moan that nearly pa*ses through my lips when his fingers finally touch my sensitive bud. I find myself opening my legs, submitting to whatever he wanted to do to me. I couldn¡¯t help it, he made me weak. He sucks in a sharp breath when he touches my wetness through the thin material of my panties. I was already so wet for him and I knew it shocked him. Hell it shocked me too. His breathing quickened as his fingers added more pressure. I look around us, thanking the heavens that everyone was too engrossed at their task to care about us right now. His fingers tease my slit through my panties before slipping into the material to touch my bare pussy. I¡¯m left gasping for air as my heart pace increases. I clench the end of the desk tightly as he starts rubbing his finger on my clit. I¡¯m soaking his fingers with my juices and he loves it by the way he clenches his jaw. I¡¯m biting my lip so roughly that I¡¯m drawing blood but I do not care. I wanted to feel him. He starts rubbing my clit furiously before plunging a finger into my tight opening before I could even blink. I flinch away, not expecting the swift move but rx when I get used to therge digit inside of me. He¡¯s now staring at me in desire as he licks his bottom lip. I¡¯m shaking as he finger Fcks me in s and all I could do was bite my lip to stifle the moans of pleasure. My hips roll as I ride his hand, wanting more. He curls his finger inside me and it¡¯s enough to throw me over the edge. I slump on the desk and bite the skin of my forearm to stop the scream of pleasure. I squeezed my thighs shut as my pussy mped on his finger, milking him. He groans lowly in hunger. I¡¯m panting as I lift myself off the desk and unclench my legs to let him pull his finger out. I stare at him wide eyed when he pulls it to his mouth and starts to suck my juices off his fingers. ¡°Always taste so F*cking good.¡± He whispers lowly and winks before going back to reading the book like he hadn¡¯t just made me orgasm. I¡¯m left breathing harsh as I tried to understand what I had just done, what we had just done. I just let ke finger me in *s. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 40 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 40 I opened the door slowly, anxiety crawling in my stomach. The house is oddly quiet which was weird. There should be shouts of anger from dad towards Arden. Telling him that what he had done was wrong and uncalled for. But there isn¡¯t. It¡¯s just silent. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update I shut the door with a soft thud and readjusted the bag strap. Ryan had just dropped me off a few seconds ago. But someone was missing and that was Arden. It led me to believe that he hadn¡¯t gotten off the hook this time and he was probably at home. I looked around the entire school for him with the help of ke and a worried Rosalie. But we hadn¡¯t seen him and could not get in touch since he wasn¡¯t picking up his phone. Liam hadn¡¯t been at school today because of suffering a broken anklest night so there was no way he¡¯d know where Arden was. In Rosalie words ¡®the doofus tried to skate but ended up falling down on his ankle¡¯. I promise to visit him when I got the chance. After all he¡¯s like a little brother and it would be nice to see Roro again and uncle Luke who forbade me to call him Lukey. As I walk closer to the kitchen I could hear the faint sound of metal hitting metal. It¡¯s a very unpleasant sound and as I near the doorway I could see mom frantically scraping a pan off of macaroni and cheese. Her hair is knotted as it falls over her shoulders. She looked dazed and worried as she harshly scraped the pan. It was like she hadn¡¯t notice my presence. I chew on my lower lip and walk into the kitchen until I was opposite to her, a few feet away, only separated by the kitchen counter. ¡°Mom.¡± I say softly watching her tuck a tendril behind her ear and go back to scraping. Her green eyes identical to mine are focused at her task which was from what I could tell make that pan spotless as possible. ¡°Mom.¡± I say more loudly since she hadn¡¯t heard me the first time. She stops and her head slowly es up. Her green eyes dotted with concern as she stares at me. She looked troubled. ¡°Oh honey, I didn¡¯t hear when you came in.¡± She forces out augh but I could see the deep worry etched on her face. ¡°Clearly.¡± I smiled. ¡°Is Arden home?¡± I question. And that¡¯s when I understand why she was so worried because the next thing I know her eyes are filled with tears. Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. I drop the bag on the counter and run over to her side. ¡°What¡¯s wrong mom?¡± I ask as I pulled her into my chest and hugged her. It¡¯s ironic since it¡¯s supposed to be the other way around. ¡°The principal called me today. Arden got into another fight.¡± She sniffles and breaks from our embrace. She sighs and steps over to the sink to continue to scrub. ¡°He got expelled.¡± She says so lowly that I thought I heard something else. When it finally sinks in I feel my face turn white as a ghost. I¡¯m at a loss for words, not expecting that kind of news. Sure Arden got suspended multiple times but I guess this one did it. ¡°So where¡¯s Arden?¡± I asked and looked around. ¡°He¡¯s in his room. The principle suggested that I shoulde pick him up, so I did.¡± She sniffled again and stopped scraping the pan. She clutched the edge of the counter in a tight grip and sucked in some air. She then turn to me. ¡°Am I a bad mom? Did I fail him somehow? I-¡± Her voice cracks at the end. I¡¯m shocked beyond belief at her words. A bad mom? Fail him? I shook my head and rest my palm on top of her hand. ¡°You¡¯re not a bad mom, never will be. You¡¯re the best mom anyone could ask for. You may not think it now but Arden looks up to you and dad, he loves you with everything inside of him. You¡¯ve never failed him and will never.¡± It was like I was pleading for her to understand. Her eyes drop to my hand over hers and I could feel the tension leave her body. ¡°You¡¯ll let me know if you have any trouble at school right? You¡¯ll let me know if something¡¯s wrong?¡± Her questioned stunned me to a point that I couldn¡¯t properly think. I feel extremely guilty and it¡¯s eating me alive. Here she thought she was a bad mom because Arden and I never seek her or dad¡¯s guidance. Instead we gobble down our emotions and our secrets until it¡¯s too much to bear. But that doesn¡¯t make mom and dad bad parents, they are the best. It¡¯s us who chose to keep things away from them because in our own way it¡¯s how we protect them. Protect them from knowing the truth. So instead of telling mom everything I had gobbled down, I settle for a lie. ¡°I¡¯ll always tell you if something¡¯s wrong mom.¡± She looks pleased and relieved at my response. Which makes me all the more swim with guilt. Might as well drink an entire bottle of lies. I¡¯m sure I¡¯d taste bitter. ¡°Does dad know about Arden?¡± I question, wanting to redirect the conversation. She nods and smiles sadly. ¡°He¡¯s really worried and mad. Not at Arden but the situation. He should be home any minute no-¡° She didn¡¯t even get to finish the sentence before we hear the door being burst open. It hits the wall with an ear splitting thud before it¡¯s mmed shut. ¡°Arden!¡± Dad¡¯s loud voice yells. ¡°Get your a*s down here!¡± He shout. His voice is followed by the m of a door upstairs. Knowing it¡¯s Arden, both mom and I wince. We walked in the living room area to see dad removing his tie. A grumbling Arden is stomping down the stairs and doesn¡¯t look the least bit pleased at being yelled at. ¡°What do I owe this pleasure of being summoned?¡± He questions and plumps down on the sofa. He kicks his leg up on the coffee table like he doesn¡¯t have a care in this world. Dad¡¯s face is pinched in irritation and mom looks confused as to what to do. I¡¯m d I¡¯m not a parent. Dad strides over to him and pushes his leg off the table and sits down on the same spot. He folds his arms across his chest and res at Arden. ¡°Mind telling me why my son is expelled from school?¡± His tone has now turned down a notch. I could see the concern on his face as he regarded his son that was the replica of him. Arden shrugs nonchntly and pushes himself further into the sofa. ¡°Don¡¯t act like principle William didn¡¯t give you all the itsy bitsy details.¡± He rolls his eyes. ¡°He did and I¡¯m not pleased. Arden you¡¯ve been expelled and you¡¯re acting like you¡¯re okay with it.¡± Dad states. ¡°I am okay with it. Dad stop worrying about me I can take care of myself-¡° ¡°This isn¡¯t your job!¡± Dad roars cutting off Arden. Mom and I jolt in shock not expecting his rage. Even Arden seems surprised. Dad sighs. ¡°It¡¯s not your job Arden to take care of yourself. This is mine and your mom¡¯s.¡± He looks at Arden for a second before nodding. ¡°I¡¯ll go have a word with your principle first thing tomorrow morning to see if he could change his decision.¡± ¡°But don¡¯t you have an important meeting tomorrow morning?¡± Arden questions confused. ¡°Nothings more important than you and Ashley Arden. Y¡¯all alwayse first. ¡± He says honestly. ¡°Let¡¯s just hope I¡¯ll be able to persuade him.¡± He sighs. I hope so too. Then a brief thoughtes to my mind. How am I supposed to ask dad to let me train with ke? I told ke earlier that I would ask my dad permission, I was still grounded after all. But hoped to at least make him agree. Though with the situation with Arden I doubted he would let me. Dad was too protective. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 41 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 41 ¡°Have you asked him yet?¡± ke¡¯s raspy voice flutters through the other end. I hold the phone to my ear between my shoulder des and cheek as I pull up the soft material of my sweatpants. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update ¡°No I haven¡¯t, he¡¯s busy talking to Arden downstairs.¡± I grumbled and let out a tiny squeal when I almost tumbled. Righting myself I hold the phone the right way, by hand. ¡°Arden got expelled. I don¡¯t think dad would be in the mood to let me train.¡± I sighed and plop down on my bed in the position of a starfish and put ke on speaker while staring at the high ceiling. ¡°Damn, I think principal William was a bit harsh in expelling Arden. Did your parents talk to him?¡± ke ask in concern. I nodded then realized he couldn¡¯t exactly see me unless he was a God who was sent to keep an eye on me, okay I was getting off topic. ¡°Yes they did. But for me to answer your question correctly I need to know which ¡®him¡¯ you¡¯re referring to?¡± I smile and even though I couldn¡¯t exactly see him right now, I knew he rolled his eyes at my question. Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. ¡°The principal baby.¡± He chuckle and the sound went straight down between my legs. ¡°You know I don¡¯t think I¡¯d get used to you calling me baby. And to answer your question for the second time, yes my mom did but with no such luck. My dad though will be going there early tomorrow morning. You know my dad ke, he always gets what he wants.¡± Iugh. keughs agreeing with me. It was true, dad knew how to get exactly what he wanted, this is basically why he was a sessful businessman. ¡°You¡¯d better get used to me calling you baby from now on because you¡¯d definitely be hearing more of it. And try to coax your dad into letting you train, I¡¯m kinda looking forward to it.¡± His voice holds mischief and a promise for endless naughty things that I wouldn¡¯t dare mention out loud. It makes in between my thighs clench deliciously, remembering how it felt to have him pleasure me. I feel myself begin to pool between my legs and I clench my legs shut. This is what ke does to me. ¡°Where are you?¡± I question and sit up. My body felt hot all of a sudden and I wanted ke, here and now. ¡°At the gym.¡± He responds and I faintly hear the thudding of a bag being dropped on a surface. I nodded and picked up my phone and moved him on speaker. I bring the phone to my ear. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go talk to my dad and try to persuade him into letting mee. If he says yes I¡¯ll let you know.¡± I rushed out and got off the bed. ¡°Wow you sound anxious to start training bambina.¡± He chuckles. Yes I was anxious alright but not for what he thinks. Iugh and we both say bye after saying I love you. Then the fire dims when I realize that I had to go and ask dad. How the hell am I supposed to even start? Maybe I should just forget learning how to box and try making barbie dolls to fight off rapists. But then you¡¯d not get the bonus of having ke alone. I sighed in defeat and walked over to the door. I straighten my posture and tried to suck in as much needed confidence as I can. I trudge down the stairs slowly buying time to at least think of how I¡¯d ask dad. I could hear him still talking to Arden and I contemted if to go speak to him now. I didn¡¯t want to disturb them knowing that dad was probably lecturing him on something important. But as I round the corner to enter the living room Arden brushes pa*s me. ¡°Arden.¡± I called out to him as he marched up the stairs. ¡°I¡¯m going to bed.¡± Was his blunt response then disappeared from my sight. I turn to dad and watch him fist his hair and groan. He was still seated on the coffee table and looked stressed out. Mom was no where in sight and it wasn¡¯t surprising since dad has told us to leave him and Arden alone to talk. And by the faint sound of the flow of water hitting the tiles upstairs, I knew she was having a shower. Dad lifts his head and our eyes meet. He looked tired but still, he smiles at me. ¡°Want something baby girl?¡± Maybe this was a bad idea. I should wait to ask him, he had enough on his te as it is. So I shook my head and got ready to turn around. ¡°It¡¯s not that important daddy.¡± ¡°Stop ande here Ashley.¡± He demanded. I sighed, slumped and then plodded over to him. His arms are now crossed over his shoulder and one of his brows are raised in question.¡±Well go ahead and ask me.¡± I crossed my hand under my breast and whined. ¡°How did you know I wanted to ask you something?¡± He gave me an are you serious look and rolled his eyes. ¡°You¡¯re my daughter Ashley and you have the same lost puppy expression your mom does when she wants something.¡± He smirks then turns serious. ¡°Now go on ask me.¡± I sighed defeated then drop my eyes to stare at the rug beneath our feet. ¡°Can Ihavepermissiontolearnboxing?¡± I rushed out. The sentence is very incoherent. ¡°I can¡¯t exactly answer you if I don¡¯t understand a word you just said.¡± Dad chuckles. I sighed and look at him, finding the courage I opened my mouth to ask him. ¡°Can I have permission to start training for boxing? Don¡¯t worry ke will be the one who will train me.¡± I rushed out. There¡¯s an awkward pause for an entire minute before he responds. ¡°Are you out of your mind? Boxing? Ashley you could get hurt!¡± He hisses unpleased. ¡°I know, I know. But dad please I want this, I want to learn how to defend myself.¡± I pleaded. ¡°Defend yourself? Is there something you¡¯re not telling your mom and I? Why are you so hell bent on learning to box Ashley?¡± He questions. My heart thuds knowing exactly why I wanted to learn how to defend myself. I didn¡¯t want to feel helpless again. I hated how it felt to be weak and not be able to push off Peter. I needed this. ¡°Dad please.¡± I begged. ¡°I don¡¯t want Arden or anyone fighting my battles. I want to be able to protect myself if it everes to that. You¡¯d not be here with me all the time dad, neither will ke, Ryan or Arden.¡± It was a half truth. I didn¡¯t give him the main reason why I wanted to box. He looks like he is contemting as he stares at me for a few minutes before nodding reluctantly. ¡°Fine. Only on one condition. You get home before seven and ke will not allow you to box anyone other than him.¡± He states. ¡°Oh and he¡¯d not go extreme on the training. I want you in one piece when youe home.¡± I smile and hugged him. ¡°Thank you daddy. ¡°I pull away. ¡°So does that mean I¡¯m not grounded anymore?¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 42 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 42 Even though dad agreed to let me train for boxing he¡¯d also let me know that I wouldn¡¯t start right away. I was bummed that I wouldn¡¯t see ke today but hopefully dad would let me tomorrow. After letting ke know that my dad agreed to let me train with him I¡¯d gone to do my homework. An entire stack of it. By the time I was done, I was so exhausted that my eyelids felt like they were weighted down by anvils. Mom had brought dinner for me in my room and seemed to be less stressed. I knew she was embarra*sed about breaking down in front of me earlier, I could tell by her leaving as soon as she set the te down on the small table I do my homework on. I ate dinner like a slug and when I finally sumbed to exhaustion I woke up to another day. I could feel the ache in my body as I stretched. The house was quiet and tense as we had breakfast this morning. The tension was so thick you¡¯d be unable to cut through it using a knife. While I entered dad¡¯s car, you could sense someone¡¯s presence was missing, Arden. I looked out the window as we drove pa*s houses and kids who were ying in the streets instead of going to school. I sighed and wished I was this young again. The car ride was silent, neither I nor dad tried to start up a conversation. I could feel his nervousness and I knew he was in no mood to converse. So I let him be knowing that whatever I would say wouldn¡¯t ease his mind. When the car came to a stop, I could feel the tension grow thicker by the second. Dad was worried. I would be too if I was going to try and persuade a principal about letting my sone back to school. ¡°Dad you got this.¡± I promise as I ce the bag straps over my shoulder. This was the first word I said to him for today. He nods and sends me a forced smile. ¡°Yeah, I better go and speak to him now.¡± He sighs and open the door of the car. I sucked in my bottom lip between my teeth and got out aswell. My converse hit the pavement as both dad and I strut towards the school. ¡°I¡¯ll see you home.¡± He says when he has to leave me to head to the principal¡¯s office. The hallway wasn¡¯t packed with students, there were only a few. It was early after all and I doubted that even ke was here as yet. As for Ryan he¡¯d bete as usual. The rest of the day went by like a blur. Ryan had missed an unnned english test since he¡¯de right after *s was done. ke on the other hand became more touchy with me throughout the day, though I loved it, it was bing difficult to keep our rtionship a secret. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. We wanted to always be near eachother more than how we used to and that was saying something. The energy had suddenly shifted in the house from earlier. I could feel the tension had lifted as I shut the door softly behind me. Mom¡¯s cherry voice is chirping from the kitchen area along with dad and Arden¡¯s. It made a tiny smile grow on my face as I headed that area. I was surprised to see my family eating pizza as they sat around the counter. The scent is pleasant and it makes my mouth water. They looked happy, a very drastic change from yesterday and earlier. Something good must¡¯ve happened. They finally notice my presence and they call me over. ¡°What¡¯s the special asion?¡± I joked as I threw my bag on the floor without a care in the world. I reach for a slice of pizza and start to gobble it down. Dad is the one to answer. ¡°Principal William has agreed to give Arden another chance.Though he¡¯ll be suspended for another week until he can go back to school.¡± He smiles happily. He still wore his suit which made me believe that he just came back from work. A huge grin splits on my face at hearing the news. It was indeed good news, in fact it was great. I ruffled Arden¡¯s hair yfully since he was beside me. He groans and pushes me away. ¡°I knew you could do it dad!¡± I praised and reached over for a high five. I readjust my *ses afterwards. Dad bought a new one for me yesterday and had given it to me earlier. Somehow he had forgotten to give it to me right away. I understood, he was busy attending Arden¡¯s problems. ¡°So since everyone¡¯s in a very cheerful mood today. Can I now have permission to train today?¡± I asked him hopefully. ke was probably at the gym by now and I was eager to learn. Or maybe I was just eager to be in his presence again. Mom¡¯s brows raised in confusion.¡±Train? For what baby?¡± I smile shyly. ¡°Boxing.¡± Arden spits out the pizza on the counter and starts choking. Dades over and starts pping his back. When he recovers he turns to me. ¡°Like boxing stuff to ship right?¡± He asked. ¡°No like fighting. ke¡¯s going to teach me.¡± I say cautiously as I looked over at mom to see her face had turned a shade lighter. She looked ready to vomit. ¡°Are you alright baby?¡± Dad asked as he came over to her. She shakes her head no. ¡°Are you out of your mind Ashley? I won¡¯t allow you to mess up your beautiful face. I spent hours pushing you out and you came out perfect. Over my dead body you¡¯ll ruin your face.¡± She hisses. My heart drops. ¡°But dad already agreed to let me go and I won¡¯t ruin my face mom. It¡¯s just basic stuff he¡¯ll teach me, I already promise dad that I wouldn¡¯t do anything extreme.¡± Mom res has suddenly shifted to dad. I could see him visibly gulp. ¡°You agreed to let her put her body in danger without telling me!¡± She hissed at him. Both Arden and I wince at her volume. Dad looked ready to crawl into a hole. ¡°I¡¯m sorry baby it must¡¯ve slipped my mind, you know I was busy doing other stuff.¡± The secretive look he sent her way let me know exactly what he meant. I cringe inwardly. ¡°Asher you agreed to something like that without consulting me first. I feel like the odd one out.¡± She says hurt. Dad sees this and pulls her into his arms, kissing the top of her head. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry baby, it won¡¯t happen again. Besides, I trust ke to keep her safe from any danger. I don¡¯t think their training would be extreme.¡± He tries to ease her thoughts. ¡°Yeah mom, it¡¯ll be like exercising. I promise it will not harm any part of my body.¡± I promise. ¡°I say let her go, she does look like she needs exercising. I mean look at her.¡± Arden jokes and points at my tummy. I turn to re at him. Mom sighs and moves away from Dad¡¯s embrace. ¡°Fine.¡± She agrees. ¡°But on one condition.¡± I chewed my lip as I waited for her to continue. ¡°Make ke wrap it up before tapping it.¡± Now it¡¯s my turn to start choking on my own spit. Dad looks mad at mom¡¯s words. ¡°ke will not be touching Ashley until they¡¯re married!¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 43 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 43 The gym looked empty and I wondered if no one was ever around. I remember seeing the torn up open sign at the front so the gym is definitely open. But where was everyone? Where¡¯s ke? He told me he was here and he¡¯ll wait for me. Dad had just dropped me off a few seconds ago. He had given me quite a few lectures before leaving. I dump my gym bag on the wooden bench on the far corner and sighed. I had chosen to wear a matching pink sports bra andfortable yoga pants, finishing it off with sneakers. I also pulled my loose curly lengthy hair in a ponytail to keep it away from my face. I looked at the clock on the far wall opposite to me. It reads three forty. As soon as I had gotten home from school today, I went straight to shower and got dressed. But now I was wondering why I had showered when I¡¯d eventually sweat. The door where ke first fingered me cracks open. ke walks out in confident strides. He¡¯s busy scrolling on the phone to notice me just yet. He was also shirtless and looked like he had already started exercising judging by the thin sweat coating his skin. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. ¡°Why is this gym always empty when Ie here?¡± I voiced out my thoughts. From what I heard this gym was really popr especially with a top boxer like ke. He finally notices my presence and smiles, pushing the phone in the pocket of his sweatpants. ¡°Because Austin doesn¡¯t want anyone to see how I train for my matches. So when the clock hits three thirty the gym is mine alone until five. It¡¯s always been that way from the first time I won my match.¡± He answers and strides towards me. ¡°I guess my boyfriend¡¯s a badas boxer.¡± I joked and wrap my arms around his head. He smirks down at me, trailing his hands down until he grasps the soft mounds of my as. He squeezes it before hoisting me up. I gasp, wrapping my legs around his waist. ¡°You guess? Baby I am.¡± He winks and pulls me in for a kiss. It quickly turns heated and I resist the urge to moan out loud. Pulling away a bit, I smile on his parted lips. ¡°You¡¯re cocky.¡± I teased. ¡°Ew.¡± Iugh when his tongue darts out to lick from my chin to my lips in a yful manner. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 44 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 44 I¡¯ve been jumping rope for more than twenty minutes. In between I took a couple of breaks. I slump down on the mat exhausted beyond belief. My muscles ache, screaming at me in hatred for putting them through this torture. Maybe ke was right, I am out of shape. My stomach is t on the mat, the thin sweat on my skin coating it without being able to prate. My cheek pressed into the navy blue mat as I pant for air. ke slumps down beside me and pokes my sides. I groan not being able to move. ¡°You¡¯re not dying are you?¡± He joked but I can hear the tinge of seriousness in his tone. I re at him, not liking that he was finding this amusing. ¡°I¡¯m d you find this amusing.¡± I said sarcastically and turned my head away from him. Heughs at my childishness. I¡¯m staring at the huge boxing ring in the middle of the room. I remember seeing ke fight for the first time and instead of being frightened or disgusted I found it enjoyable to watch. I¡¯m staring at it in longing, wondering when I¡¯ll be able to actually train inside. When I¡¯ll be able to box. My thoughts are cut off by the firm p on my a*s. ke¡¯s hand leaves a sting and I gasp, turning to face him. ¡°You¡¯re not ready for that ring yet bambina, you have a lot of work to do. ¡± He smirks and stands up. I narrowed my eyes and turn over until my back was now pressed to the mat. ¡°Did you seriously have to p my butt to tell me that?¡± He smirks. ¡°Then what would be the fun in that if I hadn¡¯t? I much rather p your little taut a*s than only speaking to get your attention.¡± He winks then gets serious. ¡°Now time for sit-ups.¡± My eyes widen and I puffed out an exhausted breath. ¡°But I haven¡¯t rested for five minutes yet.¡± I moan inint. ke¡¯s eyes darken as he stares me down. ¡°Don¡¯t make that sound again unless I¡¯m deep inside you or pleasuring you with my mouth and fingers.¡± He warns then stoops down beside me. It takes everything in me to stop the way my body reacts to his words. He raises his brow. ¡°Now start.¡± I rolled my eyes and began doing sit-ups. By the time I was done, I was spread out on the mat like a dying starfish. The muscles in my stomach burned like they were lit on fire. Hair that got loosened out of the ponytail from jumping is now stuck to my sweaty forehead like a second skin. ke is beside me, holding a towel and a bottle of water. My heart is racing from doing so many things that I wasn¡¯t ustomed to. ¡°My muscles are on fire.¡± I breathed out. ¡°Good then that means it¡¯s working.¡± ke states and throws the towel on my face. I sit up and peel the towel away from my sweaty skin. My muscles groan in protest as I do so. I turn to scowl at ke and start to wipe the sweat off my forehead. ¡°You know you¡¯re not going easy on me. ¡± And I loved that. I didn¡¯t want him to treat me like a fragile doll. He grins and hands me the bottle of water. ¡°Why would I? I need my girl to be able to protect herself when needed to be. I can¡¯t exactly achieve that if I treat you like a piece of cake.¡± I raise a brow.¡±A piece of cake?¡± I push the bottle to my mouth and start gulping down the water like I was in the desert for ages. A tiny mischievous grin forms at the corner of his lips. ¡°Yes, a piece of cake. I wouldn¡¯t achieve anything if I¡¯d eat you out like a piece of cake every minute.¡± I choked on the water, finally realizing what he meant. ke is quick to tap my back as I force the water out of my lungs. When I finally recovered I sent him an using re. ¡°Do you always have to make a sexualment?¡± He shrugs. ¡°I enjoy teasing you and letting you know exactly how I feel. Too bad you didn¡¯t get it before.¡± ¡°How was I supposed to know that you liked me to? You had many girlfriends parading around!¡± I defend. ¡°First of all, they weren¡¯t my girlfriends, they were just girls I slept around with. And second of all, how could you not know I was in love with you?! I treated you like you were my girlfriend Ashley, everyone saw this except for you. Even Ryan knew!¡± He grumbles. I scowled. ¡°Yeah like sleeping around makes me feel so much better. You used those girls ke when you could¡¯ve simply told me how you felt. For God sake I was in love with you too back then and still am now! Treating me like your girlfriend when you were with other girls didn¡¯t really rea*sure me that you wanted me in that way.¡± I hissed. He sighs.¡± I admit that I was going at it the wrong way. I should¡¯ve confessed my feelings a long time ago. But it¡¯s betterte than never, I¡¯m not making that mistake again. I want you Ashley and I¡¯m not letting you go.¡± ¡°You promise?¡± My tone had now gone soft. ¡°I promise.¡± His voice is thick with honesty as his eyes flickers down to my lips.¡±I want to take you out on a date.¡± The words fly out of his mouth so fast that I wasn¡¯t expecting it. I start to choke on my saliva, shocked that he¡¯d just asked me out on a date. ¡°Why do you seem so shocked?¡± He questions in confusion after tapping my back. ¡± I just wasn¡¯t expecting you to ask me out on a date.¡± I admit after catching my breath. He raised his brow. ¡°Why is this a shock, we¡¯re together aren¡¯t we? Unless you have someone else-¡° I shook my head. ¡°God no, I don¡¯t want anyone else. It¡¯s just this whole rtionship thing is new to me. Sometimes I feel like it¡¯s just a dream that we¡¯re together and at any moment I could just wake up and we¡¯d be back as, friends.¡± I admit and looked away from him. ¡°Sometimes it feels like a dream for me too.¡± He starts. I turn to face him, his eyes are already on me, watching me in admiration and love. It makes my pulse race. ¡°A F*cking beautiful dream that I never want to wake up from.¡± He moves so quick that I didn¡¯t even realize he was just a breath away from me. Face millilitres away, lips parted and so close that I could already taste his minty breath. His fingerse to tangle in my hair, tugging out my ponytail until my hair falls over my shoulder in thick loose curls. He draws my head forward and captures my lips into a slow and pa*sionate kiss. I could feel all his emotions pouring out and I was sure he could feel mine. When we finally pulled away to catch our breaths, we were panting like we had run a marathon. His forehead is pressed on to my own, his eyes closed like he was enjoying this moment.¡± Feel that?¡± He asks and opens his eyes. Blue meets green and we stare. Love reflecting in our eyes. ¡°This isn¡¯t a dream, this is reality. We¡¯re in each other¡¯s arms and nothing can pull us away. This is meant to be Ash, I know you could feel it too. We are meant to be.¡± I nod in agreement and lift my hand to brush my thumb over his soft pillowy lips.They were red from my kisses.God I love him. ¡°So when¡¯s the date?¡± I smile. He grins. ¡°This Saturday and before you say that N?velDrama.Org is the owner. you don¡¯t want anyone to find out about us yet, I¡¯m rea*suring you that no one will see us. It¡¯ll just be the two of us far away from prying eyes.¡± I like the sound of that. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 45 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 45 Anxiety swirls in my stomach as I rocked back and forth on my heels. I looked at the door trying to gain enough courage to finally knock. I had been standing there for about two minutes just gawking at the wood. Today was Saturday and I¡¯ve been prolonging to see, him. I sighed I should¡¯vee over sooner, it was my fault that he was suspended. Finally getting my nerves under control, I lift my hand to knock. My fist was an inch away when the door swung open. Aunty Lily and uncle Asher appear before me. They looked surprised to see me but smiled nheless. ¡°Oh Rosalie, It¡¯s been forever. What brings you here?¡± Aunt Lily questions pulling me into a warm hug. Call me weird but I always loved the scent of her, she smelled like roses. ¡°You¡¯ll suffocate the girl babe.¡± Uncle Asher jokes prying aunt Lily away from me only to give me a hug himself. ¡°Haven¡¯t seen you around here for a while kiddo.¡± He chuckles yfully ruffling my hair. They weren¡¯t rted to me by blood but I considered them family. They were my parents bestfriends. I smile as we pull away from each other. ¡°Sorry for noting to see y¡¯all earlier, been busy with cheer practice.¡± And it¡¯s true, our captain has been a raging bitch ever since her college boyfriend dumped her. She¡¯s been having us practice for hours and by the time I got home, I would be lost to dreand. I chewed on my bottom lip and force down my nervousness. ¡°I came to speak to Arden.¡± I stated. They looked stunned at my deration. I wasn¡¯t surprised at their shocked faces, everyone knew Arden and I didn¡¯t get along. It would be absurd for us to even stay in the same room for five minutes without hurling a te or something dangerous at eachother. We were like water and oil, we never got along, never mixed well. And he even became a huge pain in the a*s since he was Liam¡¯s best friend and I could never get rid of him. He hated my guts and I hated his. It was that simple. Aunt Lily opens her mouth to speak but no words husband for help who looks equally as shocked. He shakes his head and clears his throat. ¡°Well we were actually on our way to have lunch with my father but Arden¡¯s upstairs in his room.¡± He smiles. My lips curved into a thankful smile then my brows furrowed in confusion. ¡°Where¡¯s Ashley?¡± I voiced out. I needed to speak to her too. ¡°She¡¯s out with ke and wouldn¡¯t be home until don¡¯t make use back home to two dead bodies.¡± It¡¯s aunt Lily who responds. I giggle and nod. I wish them a safe drive then a few secondster watch as the car disappears from my sight. I sighed and close the door. I walked up the stairs and noticed the picture frames that hang on the cream colored walls. I smile when a photo of a young Arden catches my attention. He was always so handsome, so carefree. But now he was cocky and an idiot. I scowled. A few secondster I¡¯m in the hallway. It doesn¡¯t take a genius to know which one was Arden¡¯s room. He had a torn up do not enter sign on his door with drawings of the middle finger. I rolled my eyes and twisted the handle of the door. It swings open and a squeal leaves my lips at the sight of a freshly showered Ardening out of his bathroom. The white towel hangs lowly on his hips as a bead of water trails down until disappearing inside the top of the towel. Oh God. Oh God indeed. It was no wonder the guy was cocky, he was the hottest guy I¡¯ve ever seen. My heart rate quickened and a pleasant feeling settles in my stomach. ¡°What the hell are you doing here!?¡± He hisses mming the door of the bathroom shut. I¡¯m a flustered mess and swiftly turn around to block my eyes. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for not knocking.¡± I apologize, feeling embarra*sed. I knew he noticed my gawking. ¡°That didn¡¯t answer my question.¡± He says in irritation. I could hear him shifting around in his room and hoped that he was getting dressed. My eyes are still blocked and clenched shut but the image of his half naked body is printed on my mind. I find my tongue darting out to lick my lip. ¡°I came to talk to you, apologize for being the cause of your suspension.¡± I stated feeling the air in the room turn tense. He snorts. ¡°I was expelled babe, not suspended. Dad just did his magic and principal William agreed to let mee back to school.¡± The way he says babe sends pleasurable shivers down my spine. I found that I loved it when he called me that. ¡°You can turn around now idiot.¡± I hear the annoyance in his voice but try to not let it get to me. I turn around only to gulp at seeing him in only his id boxers and white t-shirt. ¡°I thought you said you were dressed?¡± The questiones out more like a whine. The sight of him was awakening unknown emotions inside of me. He rolls his blue eyes, his hair a wet curly mess on his forehead. ¡°I am.¡± He huffs and plops down on N?velDrama.Org is the owner. his bed. He reaches for the remote and puts on the TV. It¡¯s loud and overbearing. I breathed out an annoyed breath and walk over to him, pry the remote out of his hands and turn the volume lower. He res at me menacingly. ¡°What the F*ck?¡± He questions slowly as if talking to a child. ¡°Why did you do it?¡± I question. This had been eating at my mind for the past few days. He rolls his eyes. ¡°Do what? borate genius.¡± ¡°Why did you fight Sam?¡± I asked and sat down on the edge of his bed. ¡°Because he touched you inappropriately.¡± He said bluntly and tried to pry the remote away from me. I move it away from his hands. I knew he was hiding something, I could hear it in his voice. I knew it was more than what he was letting on. ¡°Tell me the truth Arden. Why did you be so enraged? You¡¯ve never cared before-¡° His eyes turn to steel of rage as he scowled at me. ¡°I always F*cking cared!¡± He spat. I flinched away from his tone but then regained my ¡°Then you never showed me! You always called me a witch and other indecent words. You never acknowledged me as your cousin-¡° ¡°Because I don¡¯t see you that way! I never did and I never will!¡± He roars, cutting me off. I feel hurt for some unknown reason. It hurt me that he hated me so much. ¡°Why don¡¯t you?¡± I feel vulnerable and beyond hurt. I never hated Arden, I was annoyed that he was the only boy who ever made my heart skip a beat. Always made me want to dress up cute for him even though he never noticed and instead called me a witch.I liked him a lot, even may love him. But that arrogant fool could never get out of his a*s to notice. He sighs and moves his eyes away from me. ¡°Because I see you more than that Rosa, I see you more than a cousin should.¡± He confessed but didn¡¯t look at me. I feel my heart start to race through my chest, tingles crawling inside my body. ¡°What do you mean?¡± I had an inkling feeling what he meant I just really wanted to hear him say it. He finally looks at me, his eyes portraying nothing but honesty. ¡°I see you how a man sees a woman. I want you Rosa. I always have.¡± He breathes out. His blue eyes are studying me like a hawk, waiting for my next move. But I shock him by crawling into hisp and straddle him. My skirt hunches up to my waist and I was sure he could see my redce panty. His big warm handse securely on my hips as he stares at me in shock. I could feel him swell under me and I resisted the urge to reach in his boxers and touch him. Ice my hands around his head and bring him forward. His blue eyes are wide staring at me in longing. My forehead presses on to his as I smile at his adorable confused face. ¡°What took you so damn long?¡± I question and pull him into a toe curling kiss that soon heated up more.Ten minutester I found myself losing my virginity to my brother¡¯s bestfriend that I thought hated me. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 46 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 46 My forehead rest on the window pane as I watch the overhanging branches of the trees as we drive past. ke had asked his dad to borrow his jeep Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. for the day and he¡¯d happily obliged. With the faint sound of music in the background and the continuous vibration of the moving vehicle was rxing. I sighed, enjoying the scenery. ke hade to pick me up early for our date. It had just been five minutes after nine. Apparently it was a long drive. And it was indeed because we¡¯ve been on the road for at least forty minutes and I still didn¡¯t know where he was taking me for our date. I¡¯ve been asking him but he answers with the famous ¡® It¡¯s a secret.¡¯ I move away from the window and look over at him. He looked nervous, bottom lip sucked in between his lips and tense form. I cracked a soft smile. ¡°You know I¡¯m beginning to think that you¡¯re going to kill me and dump my body in the woods.¡± I joked watching as he turn on a narrow twisted path. His heated palmes toy on the top of my bare thigh. With the heat of today I had chosen to wear a cut up short jeans and a tight fitted t-shirt. Tingles crawl up my thigh and I feel in between my legs throb. He turns to me for a second and smirk before going back to stare at the road. ¡°Now why would I want to kill my future wife?¡± He jokes but I could hear the seriousness in his voice. My heart pounds at his deration. Future wife? Why did I like the sound of that? He squeezes my thigh as he slows down until stopping beside a cabin. It¡¯s a reasonable size and looks to be well looked after judging by the very alive potted flowers on the porch. Thick forest trees surrounded the cabin and the green leaves created a shadow over us as we got out of the jeep. My converse hit the earth and the scent of mulch and wildflowers reach my nose. I inhale the smell and I found out that I loved the scent. Birds are chirping a beautiful tune high above the branches of the trees. Rays of sunlight prate through the rustling leaves and cast a soft glow over the ground. I smile and look up to see a tiny bird flying high above. ¡°This is beautiful.¡± I breathed out following ke inside the cabin. ¡°What part?¡± He teases and turns around to raise his brow. I rolled my eyes and shrugged. ¡°Everything.¡± I admit and looked around the cabin. It had a homely vibe to it that could soothe anyone. ¡°Nice cabin.¡± Iplimented. He smirks. ¡°This used to be my aunt Reba¡¯s but since I was conceived here she gave it to my mom and dad. We make sure toe here often since my sister loves the flowers.¡± He says. I choke on my spit and raise my brows. ¡°Hope you didn¡¯t bring me here to conceive here too. At least not until for a few years.¡± I joked. He throws his head back letting out augh. ¡°So does that mean you¡¯re already nning our kids in a few years?¡± A light blush coats my cheek. ¡± Don¡¯t tter yourself.¡± I rolled my eyes. Heughs clearly knowing that I was flustered. ¡°You know this isn¡¯t exactly where we¡¯ll have our date.¡± He deres and sidesteps me to walk out of the cabin. I turn around and watch him with furrowed brows when he opens the boot of the jeep and pulls out what looked to be a pic basket. My heart warms knowing that he actually put effort into our date. I smile and walk over to him when he calls me over. ¡°You know I was supposed to give you a tour of the cabin but I¡¯m impatient to have that date with you, so that¡¯ll have to wait.¡± He breathes out. My heart squeezes and a soft smile curls on my lips when he interlocks our fingers and starts to guide us through the trees. ¡°Is the basket heavy?¡± I question after five minutes of walking . He held my hand while the other held onto the basket. I could hear the soft sound of water hitting rocks in the close distance. ¡°Your man can handle a pic basket babe.¡± He snorts and squeezes my hand. I smile and jump over a branch. ¡°Always so cocky.¡± I giggle. My converse crunched the dead leaves under my feet as we walked along the narrow path. The more we walked the louder the sound of rushing water could be heard. Excitement crawled in my stomach knowing that we¡¯d have the pic hopefully by a body of water. And I was right because after a minute the path brought us to a beautiful waterfall. I gasp in astonishment at the rity of the waterfall. Its waters spurted over the rocks and created a very rxing sound. ke drops the basket on the soft green gra*s and turns to stare at me. ¡°Well, do you like it?¡± He asked nervously scratching the back of his neck. ¡°Are you insane?¡± I asked with wide amazed eyes and run to him. Jumping on him, he stumbles a little before bracing himself. His hands came to hold my a*s to keep me from falling. ¡°I love it!¡± I said honestly and brought my lips down to his. He groans in the kiss, squeezing my a*s until I was sure I¡¯d feel it afterwards. Pulling away, I smile. ¡°Thank God, I wanted our first date to be special.¡± He admitted and kissed the tip of my nose. ¡°And it is.¡± I stated and kissed him onest time before he ced me down gently on my feet. ¡°You know we¡¯ve been bestfriends for forever and I didn¡¯t know you were such a softy.¡± I gushed when he pulled out a nket that was in the basket and spread it on the gra*s. Flowers growing nearby were nodding as the gentle breeze pa*sed by.Their scent like honeysuckle. ¡°I¡¯m only a softy for you so don¡¯t tell anyone. This is our secret.¡± Heughs cing the food he brought in the center of the nket. I nodded and giggled. ¡°Secret is safe with me.¡± I crossed my fingers over my heart andughed when he sent me an are you serious look. Finally happy with how he ced the food he looks up and gives me a shy smile. ¡°Lunch is served.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 47 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 47 My head rested on hisp as one of his hands tangle through my tresses whilst the other fed me grapes. I sighed looking at the clear blue sky that peeked through the swaying branches above. I don¡¯t know how long we¡¯ve been like this but I was sure it has pa*sed a couple of hours. Being All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. like this, so calm and peaceful in his arms felt surreal. I never wanted it to end. ¡°This is beautiful.¡± I breathed out. A blue and yellow butterfly flies by and I giggle as they yfully fight each other. Or were they mating? ¡°The most beautiful.¡± ke says. I turn my head to face him but he¡¯s already staring at me. My heart flutters and butterflies make havoc in my stomach. His blue eyes shine with yearning and love as they scan over my features then settle on my lips. ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful Ashley.¡± He sighs and brushes his fingers through my lengthy inky ck tresses. I smile shyly and lift my hand to run my fingers through his soft hair. He sighs and clenches his eyes shut, enjoying the feeling of my fingers brushing through his mane. His eyes snap open and his blue eyes twinkle. The sight takes my breath away as I suck in some air. ¡°Let¡¯s have a swim.¡± He blurts out. His head looks up to gaze at the waterfall. I drop my hands to my sides and furrow my brows in contemtion. As much as it sounded really good, I really had note prepared to have a swim. ¡°I didn¡¯t bring anything to swim in.¡± I trailed off, turning my head to the side to eye the waterfall. The crystal clear water looked inviting. ¡°Who says you need anything?¡± The mischief in his voice lets me know exactly what he meant. I bite my lower lip and turn to stare at him beneath my ¡°Are you talking about skinny dipping?¡± I asked. My heart beat increased when he nodded with a yful smirk. ke and I naked? Could I handle myself? I doubted it. ¡°Don¡¯t go shy on me baby.¡± He coos and trails a hand up my thigh. His fingers created a heated trail as they crawled up my flesh. I gasp when his hands start to unbutton my pants. ¡°I¡¯ve already seen everything.¡± His tone is now deeper than usual which makes me know that I wasn¡¯t the only one affected by his actions. My fingers wrap around the bone of his wrist tightly to stop his tantalizing movement. If I don¡¯t stop him now, we¡¯d not get the chance to actually swim. ¡°Then I guess I better strip then.¡± I said in a sensual voice. What has ke turned me into? I move off hisp and got up. I face him as I pull the t-shirt off my body. His blue eyes burn through my skin, watching my movements in raw desire. He gulps when I unhook my bra and let it fall on the nket. My rosy peaks harden when the cool breeze hits them. He¡¯s breathing roughly with his hands fisted at his sides. He was enjoying this and so was I. Since he had already unbuttoned my pants all I had to do was slide it down. And I did, taking my him. ke sucked in a sharp breath and his eyes turned a dangerous shade darker. He was aroused, I could tell by the tent currently pushing at his ck jeans. I smirked. Did he really think he was the only one who could tease? I throw my pants at his face, turn around quickly and run towards the pool of water. ¡°Meet you there.¡± I shout over my shoulder as I run into the shallow of the water. It¡¯s cold but it instantly soothes my heated flesh. I hear him groan behind me as I dived into the water. This part was deep, so deep that I could not see the bottom. The cool water envelops my naked flesh as I swim through its current. I swam until I got to a ce where I could touch the bottom with my feet. I gasp when Ie up for air only to see ke¡¯s feet being devoured by the water. A couple of secondster fingers curl around my waist and ke¡¯s head pops up. He smirks shaking his hair to get the water out of it. I squealed and pulls my body towards his. I gasp feeling his erged member on my inner thigh. He was both naked and hard as a rock. ¡°Only for you.¡± I smile making him grin. We turn around in the water, holding eachother close as if having a dance. It felt amazing to have his naked flesh pressed to mine, my handsced around his neck. My naked skin pressed against his bare flesh and it makes us both moan in desire. His aroused blue eyes dip to stare at my lips. My pink tongue darts out to lick my lower lip and he follows that movement with heated desire. He lowered his forehead so it could touch mine. I met his gaze and sucked in a breath when I caught the intense look in his eyes. Before I could catch my breath, he lowers his mouth on mine. My heart rate cranked up several notches as his tongue tangles with my own. He groans, pulling my naked body to his. I moan and wrap my legs around his waist. I could feel him now, so close and big, touching the sensitive flesh between my thighs. ¡°Shit.¡± He grunts when the head of his cock touches the folds of my pussy. This was the closest we¡¯ve ever been. He was basically almost F*cking my opening. My pussy clench, feeling his shaft between my folds. Ice my fingers through his wet mane and tug harshly at the nape. He hisses pulling away from my lips to stare at me in longing. His hands glide down my waist to my a*s and grips. His head dips to suck at the sensitive skin between my neck and shoulder. ¡°ke.¡± I moan turning my head to the side to give him more ess. His breathing roughly against my neck and even though the water was cold I could feel his heated cock at my entrance. Just one push and he¡¯d be inside of me, taking what was his. ¡°I want you.¡± I begged and almost cum right there and then when he sucks the skin of my neck. I was sure he left his mark and I really didn¡¯t care. ¡°I want you inside me now ke.¡± It seems that my words must¡¯ve shocked him because he pulls away from my neck to stare at me. He stays silent for a few seconds before speaking in a husky tone. ¡°You want me to make love to you?¡± I nod and smiled shyly.¡± I¡¯m ready.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 48 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 48 He pushes me gently on the nket. My ck wet hair sprawled on the material as his bodyes to rest on top of mine. His lower body in between my legs. His arousal was hot and huge on my inner thigh. I stare into the blue eyes that I love and trust. The boy who is my bestfriend and now my lover. As much as I wanted him to just prate me in the pool of cool water, I knew it was best we did it on Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update This way I could feel every hard muscle touching my body and kicking up my heart rate. I wanted to feel him everywhere possible, I wanted him to take what was his. His lips are parted, tongue peeking out to swipe against his bottom lip. He was staring at me in admiration,soaking in the look and feel of me, naked and ready before him. ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful Ley.¡± He groans and dips his head in the crook of my neck. I feel it, the wet and soft touch of his tongue as he licks my flesh. He kisses my pulse and trailed a hand down the side of my body. My back arches as tingles race up my spine and I gasp, closing my eyes at the pleasurable feeling. Our wet bodies are pressed to eachother leaving no space in between. His heades up only so that he can hungrily capture my lips in an intense kiss. I¡¯m panting and so is he. His tongue is sliding against mine, dominating me until I submit to him. I tasted the minty tang on his tongue as I sucked it softly. He grunts and his hips push forward, that lets the head of his cock slide towards my slit. I hiss opening my legs further so that the head could slide into my folds slightly. He groans as if being tortured and breaks away from my lips. His eyes zed with love and desire that I stirred. It makes me warm and fuzzy as I give him a shy smile. My pulse quicken when he gives me a soft smile in return. ¡°How did I get so lucky?¡± It was like he was asking that to himself and not me. Before I could respond he dips his head so that he could glide his nose under my ear down to the hollow of my neck and suck. I gasp and feel my fingernails scrap his back. One of his hands slid up between us to mold my breast. My rosy peaks tingle when his thumb brushes over it. ¡°ke.¡± I moan not knowing what I wanted at the moment but knew that I didn¡¯t want him to stop, not now not ever. His lips trail down to the area between my breast then he takes a rosy peak in his mouth and groans in satisfaction. A wetness grows in between my thighs and I tremble in his arms. He swirls his tongue around the peak and gently nips it. It stings a bit but it¡¯s pleasurable enough to have me arching more into him. I could feel him undeniably swell in between my thighs but he was yet to prate me. He licks the creamy skin of my breasts and tortured my nipples with his tongue and teeth. Pleasure, Pleasure, this was all I could feel when he trails his lips down to my stomach stopping to swirl his tongue around my belly button then dip inside. I never knew such pleasure before, it felt so good. I moan gripping the nket in a tight fist. He continues his venture, his throbbing cock now out of my folds. As much as I hated that his cock wasn¡¯t where I wanted it, I knew that soon I¡¯ll be filled with it. I could tell by the slight tremble in his body that he was holding back from just thrusting into me. He wanted me to enjoy this. ¡°Ahhh¡­..ke.¡± I cried out when his tongue dipped into my slit and started top at my pussy like it was thest meal on the. I shudder and try to close my legs, the pleasure so unbearable. But he stops me by holding my thigh in a deathly grip, keeping me from moving away. I could feel my lower stomach tighten, and look down at where I was being pleasured. And that gets me over the edge, his blue eyes locking with mine as his tongue F*cks my opening.He smirks against my pussy when I tremble in his hands as I cum. He¡¯s enjoying this, drinking everyst drop of my juices like a starved man, moaning in ecstasy. He pushes up and kneels between my parted legs, lips still glistening with my juices. He reaches for All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. his jeans that he had discarded on the nket and pulls out what looked like a condom. I narrow my eyes watching as he tears the packet with his teeth. ¡°Did youe prepared?¡± I asked in fake usation. We both know this would¡¯ve happened sooner orter. He smirks and shrugs. ¡°I always have a condom on me Ley, especially ever since we started dating. I always walk prepared, I knew I wouldn¡¯tst long with your sexy a*s teasing me every chance you got.¡± He chuckles rolling the condom on his impressive size. It looks ready to im me but just the size of his girth and length has me uneasy. He was big and I doubted it could enter my vagina. He sees this and settles his lower body back between my thighs and kisses me. ¡°I can¡¯t promise you it won¡¯t hurt because it will at first. But I will promise you that I¡¯ll do my best to ease the pain.¡± He promises, his forehead touching mine. I nodded and gulp opening my legs to amodate his size. He pulls back to stare at me, his eyes eating the sight of me beneath him. ¡°Are you sure you want this Ley?¡± He was now nervous far from how he was a mere second ago. ¡°I don¡¯t want to hurt you baby.¡± He admitted brushing a thumb over my lower lip. My heart leaps as I stare into the eyes of the boy I love without a doubt. ¡°I want this with everything in me. I love you ke.¡± I answered honestly and trail a finger down the curve of his jaw. He shudders as if hearing me say those words pleasured him to a great extent. He nods, his blue eyes zing with love as he guides his cock to the entrance of my pussy. I¡¯m soaking wet and I could feel it lubricate the head of his cock that was safely inside thetex. ¡°I love you so much Ashley.¡± He grunts then surged all the way into me, breaking my hymen. I gasp in pain and grip his shoulders, my nails digging into his flesh. He stays still for a few moments watching me, gauging my reaction. I was in pain, I¡¯m not going to lie. His cock was really a tight fit, I felt my pussy stretched to its capacity. He was filling me up, I felt every inch of his throbbing cock. Inch by inch pushed into my once unmarked territory. He looked at me worried, his dark brows furrowed into a frown. I smile at him in rea*surance. ¡°I guess I just need to adjust to your size.¡± I joked but winced when I wiggled too much. ¡°Don¡¯t move baby.¡± He rushes out seeing the painful look on my face. His eyes start to fill with moisture as worry and self hate crawl on his handsome features. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry I hurt you Ley, F*ck, I¡¯m so sorry.¡± He panicked trying to pull away. I wrap my legs around waist so he¡¯d not move and shake my head. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare stop now.¡± I warned. Besides, the pain was now subsiding and was just a now dull throb. ¡°I want this.¡± I breathed out and lifted my head to peck his soft lips. He sighs and rests his forehead on my own. ¡°You can move now.¡± I told him after we stayed locked and unmoving for a few more minutes. He looked reluctant.¡±Are you sure baby?¡± I knew it tortured him to not move, I could hear it in the way he breathed. I nodded and smiled at him in rea*surance. ¡°I want to feel you ke. Inside me, taking what has always been yours.¡± He moans, dropping his mouth to mine as his hips pull away only for him to slide back into me. I gasp feeling the pressure of being filled up by him. It was oddly satisfying and pleasurable. I moan as the walls of my vagina suck his cock, milking him and weing him inside. It felt like he was home, where he should be, where he belong. He pants as he thrusts into me slowly, testing the waters. I curl my fingers into the nket beneath my naked flesh. His fingerse to interlock with mine as his head dips in the crook of my neck, breathing harshly. ¡°Oh F*ck Ashley.¡± He grunts thrusting into my core. I moan in pleasure as he kept on filling me up. ¡°F*ck don¡¯t stop.¡± I cried out as he surged all the way inside of me. As the words leave my parted lips it was like it flicked a switch inside of him. Because ke was now pounding into me relentlessly, groaning, panting my name. ¡°F*ck baby you¡¯re so tight and warm around my cock.¡± He moans, biting the flesh of my neck. The p of our skin hitting eachother and the continuous moans filled the silence. I could only feel him, everywhere, inside and out. He¡¯s hissing as his cock F*cks me continuously. It felt like an eternity being taken by ke over and over until I felt myself get closer to my orgasm. ¡°Mmmm.¡± I moan feeling my lower stomach clench before I tremble in his arms. My pussy squeezed him tightly as I cum, sucking him in, not wanting to let go. ¡± ke.¡± I cried out, thighs shaking around his waist. ¡°F*cking shit Ley.¡± He pants and I feel him shudder and I knew he was also cumming. He pussy refuses to let him out. ¡°I love you so much.¡± He groans on my parted lips. ¡°I love you too.¡± I sighed in bliss. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 49 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 49 The ride back home is so calming with the soft music ying in the background. ke¡¯s hand is firmly ced on my bare thigh and asionally squeezes. Today was perfect, the date was perfect, ke was perfect. I couldn¡¯t help but smile as I recall the way he insisted on washing me in the stream after we made love. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update He was so gentle and caring and had not tried to touch me inappropriately knowing that I was still sore. He really was perfect,how did I end up so lucky? ¡°What are you smiling at baby?¡± He questions. I turn to stare at him and find him already staring at me in adoration. I feel my cheeks heat up with a blush and turn to stare back at the road. ¡°Watch the road please. ¡°I mumble. Why was I shy all of a sudden? There was no reason to be. I certainly wasn¡¯t at the waterfall. ¡°Are you shy right now Ley?¡± Amusement is thick in his voice. I turn to stare at him and thankful that he was at least looking at the road now. I wouldn¡¯t want to die when only just a few hours ago I was in bliss. ¡°No I¡¯m not.¡± I humph, noting that the sun was already setting below the horizon. It casted a golden glow that covered our frames. It made ke more handsome than he already was, like a golden god. ¡°Then dare I ask what you were smiling at earlier? You seem to be thinking about-¡° ¡°Shut up.¡± I grumble cutting him off. Whatever he would have said next surely would¡¯ve made me redder than I am now. ¡°I was smiling at finally knowing your weakness. You¡¯re scared of centipedes.¡± I gloated. I smirk at the memory of ke screeching not so manishly when a centipede had seemed to crawl past us, beside his foot when we were walking back to the cabin. I had never been more amused or hadughed so hard my entire life. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare let anyone know about this. Or else I¡¯d have to punish you and I¡¯d enjoy that very much.¡± His tone had taken a more husky one. I bet he was thinking of very sinful things to do to me. ¡°Punish me how?¡± I questioned in a very sultry tone. Even though I already knew it was something to have me begging him to F*ck me. ke was unpredictable that I knew for sure. But I do love to tease him, like now, I knew I had lit him with desire. ¡°Well I do love your supple a*s, it is the best to spank.¡± He takes his eyes off the road to stare at me again. ¡°Then I¡¯d Fck you until you won¡¯t even remember your name and your pretty as would no longer be able to walk for days.¡± His words have a shudder of pleasure rock through me. I clench my thighs and he notices because a cocky smirk etches on his face. He turns back to face the road and squeezes my thigh. ¡°Rx baby, that¡¯ll not happen only if you don¡¯t go around saying I¡¯m terrified of centipedes. Though I much rather you say it, it¡¯ll give me an excuse to F*ck the shit out of you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re a horny idiot.¡± I giggle. ¡°Only for you baby.¡± I hear the sincerity in his voice and I couldn¡¯t help but let a tiny smile flutter on my face. Minutes pa*sed by and now we were slowing down beside my house. It was already dark and the lights inside my house were on. I wondered if they¡¯d be mad at me for being a bit tardy. ke parks the jeep and pulls up the windows. My brows furrowed in confusion before I understood what he¡¯d been nning. He unbuckled my seat belt and pulled me onto hisp. I gasp really not expecting him to do it so swiftly. With the tinted *s, no one would be able to see what we were doing. Unless they walk towards the front of the jeep and happen to see us in a very inappropriate position. ke doesn¡¯t waste a second, grip the back of my head and pulls me down to his lips. I sighed into the kiss, melting when he pries my lips open with his tongue. He was tasting every single corner of my mouth. I Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. was always submissive to him but I didn¡¯t care. I wanted him to dominate me, I crave it. By the time we pulled away I was as breathless as I was when ke finally had thrust into me at the waterfall. And even though I was sore, I wanted nothing more but to make him have his way with me, under him, on top, I don¡¯t care as long as he¡¯s inside me. I brush my thumb over his now more plump lips, my eyes following the movement with hunger. Hunger for him. ¡°I love you.¡± I whispered. He rest his forehead on mine. ¡°I love you too Ley.¡± He kisses the tip of my nose before drawing back. ¡°Now is best you enter inside before your dades out of the house and kills me.¡± He jokes. I giggle. He was right, dad would throw a huge fit and probably would make ke marry me right away if he saw us in this kind of position. I was still his little girl in his eyes. I moved off him and got back to the pa*senger¡¯s side. Opening the door I got out and turn back to look at him. ¡°Hey ke.¡± I called for his attention though he was already looking at me, well my breast to be precise. He looks up and has the audacity to look embarra*sed at being caught staring at my tits. ¡°That was the best date ever.¡± I said honestly. He smiles. ¡°I¡¯m happy you think so but baby I don¡¯t think you have anything topare it to. It could¡¯ve been rather dull to someone else¡¯s idea.¡± It was my turn to smirk in cockiness. ¡°Now who says I don¡¯t have anything topare it to? I¡¯ve been on a date before ke.¡± I drawled out and closed the door. He puts rolls down the *s, eyes seething in jealousy. ¡°Who was it?¡± He hisses. I whistle and turn around to walk towards my house, leaving him shouting my name. I smile and open the door, turn around and waved him before entering. I close the door behind me andter hear the sound of screeching tires. I prayed that he¡¯d not crash the car. Maybe I shouldn¡¯t have teased him. I sighed and looked around the house. Where was everyone? Something was wrong, the air seem tense. I could spot the light of the television and walked to the living room, hoping there was someone there. As soon as I entered I spotted dad on the phone, mom seated on the couch head lowered as if she was sad and Arden looked lost, seated beside her. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± I whispered, already knowing I would not like the answer. Mom head lifts and she sighs sadly. ¡°Your dad got a call today that your grandma Margaret hanged herselfstnight.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 50 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 50 I paled as a ghost. I remember mom and dad talking about her, referring to her as a mental patient. From what I¡¯ve heard of the things she has done, she wasn¡¯t such a good person. But she was still blood, no matter all of the horrid things she¡¯s done. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry.¡± I felt like I was supposed to say that. I knew Margaret¡¯s history with my mom and it wasn¡¯t pleasant. But I also knew mom never holds a grudge. Dear reader, Plz Bookmark this website for the next update I also knew that dad was silently mourning inside. It hurt him, that was the woman who took care of him. She¡¯s his mom. I walk over to a vacant sofa and gently sat down, hoping that they wouldn¡¯t notice my wince when my bum touched the cushion. ke really had a huge cock. It is know wonder he was always so cocky. Don¡¯t act like you don¡¯t like it. The little voice inside my head reveals. I sigh. This is really not the time to think such thoughts. Mom looked lost as she watched dad rake a hand through his hair. ¡°We never got along but I do feel sorry that she died this way.¡± She sighed. I nodded. ¡°Do you know what led her to do this to herself?¡± She looks saddened. ¡°We had gotten word that she was doing much better but I guess this wasn¡¯t urate. Margaret really wasn¡¯t mentally stable.¡± Dades off the phone and sits beside mom. He pulls her on hisp and she rests her head on his chest. He sighs in content as if having mom this close to himforted him instantly. I loved their rtionship though it cringes both Arden and I to see them this way. ¡°They found her hanging from a fan around seven in the morning. She used the sheet of her bed.¡± He whispers, brushing his fingers through mom¡¯s hair. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry baby.¡± Mom whispered, kissing his jaw. He clenches his eyes and when he does open it again it¡¯s now moist with unwashed tears. My heart aches for him. ¡°I admit I hated her, loathed her even but she¡¯s still my mom, the woman who raised me. I can¡¯t help but think that things would¡¯ve been different if she wasn¡¯t senile.¡± He grumbles as if hating himself for even feeling sad about her death. ¡°Why had they not called you sooner dad? This seems to be a bit fishy.¡± Arden voices out. I chewed on my lip thinking of what Arden had implied. He was right. Why hadn¡¯t they called him sooner? ¡°Does grandpa even know?¡± Arden ask. ¡°I do not know why they had failed to inform me of my mother¡¯s pa*sing sooner. Dad found out the same time I did, probably even earlier. He doesn¡¯t feel a bit of remorse.¡± He sighs. ¡°And quite frankly I don¡¯t want to think of any possibilities of why they didn¡¯t tell me sooner. I¡¯m sure they had their reasons.¡± Arden nods in understanding. ¡°Well I guess we¡¯ll be attending a funeral soon.¡± He shrugs seeming nonchnt. I couldn¡¯t me him. He never knew Margaret, a woman supposedly our grandma but was the devil incarnated that wanted to kill me when I was still in mom¡¯s womb. ¡°I guess we will.¡± Dad grunts pulling mom closer. I hated funerals. Monday Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. ¡°What¡¯s up with you two today?¡± Ryan asks, putting down his burger on the te. It was lunch and we all were seated around the lunch table, each having a different food to eat. ke and I were sitting usually closer than we ever had been. It felt natural to be this close to him but I guess everyone was noticing, including our bestfriend Ryan. I felt guilty for keeping such a secret away from him. ¡°Nothing¡¯s up yet.¡± ke shrugged but I knew the meaning behind the word. Ryan smirks, throwing his head backughing at his friends ridiculous sexual innuendo. Stopping hisughing fit, he looks between us and gives a sly gaze. ¡°You two have been awfully closer than usual and that¡¯s saying something. Just like lovers I might add.¡± He uses and gauges for a reaction. I choke on the fry I was eating and quickly reach over for the juice so I could wash it down. ¡°What gave you that idea?¡± I ask after clearing my throat. I was avoiding his knowing stare. I looked around for prying eyes. ¡°Just answer me this one question.¡± He starts. ¡°Where did you two go after english s was done? I heard moaning and grunting sounds sound like Mrs. Peter. It sounded awfully familiar.¡± He chuckles then says in a girly voice. ¡°Oh ke, don¡¯t stop.¡± I choked on my saliva as ke choked on his soda. Were we that loud? A scarlet blush coated my cheeks and I felt shame hit me like a ton of bricks. ¡°There are many ke¡¯s in this school.¡± ke answered looking half embarra*sed. ¡°Yeah but none sound like you dude. ¡± He says then turns his voice into a very much exaggerated mannish tone. ¡°Oh F*ck Ley baby, you¡¯re so tight, I¡¯m about to cum.¡± I snap my eyes to Ryan, eyes widening in horror. He smirks. ¡°Now I wonder who calls you that name Ley.¡± ¡°Hush Ryan before someone hears you!¡± I hissed cheeks ame. My eyes skittish around to see if anyone was listening in on the conversation but they all seem to be on their own businesses. I sighed in relief. Good. Thest thing I want to hear circting around the entire school is how ke and I were Fcking in Mrs. Peter¡¯s s. ¡°Don¡¯t be shy little Ash, you definitely weren¡¯t in Mrs. Peter¡¯s *s. I don¡¯t think she¡¯d be happy if y¡¯all left cum on her desk though. Poor woman will being to school tomorrow to find dried cum on her desk. ¡± He jokes. I wanted nothing more but to crawl in a hole and die. This isn¡¯t exactly how I nned for him to find out. I lost my appetite. ke palmes to rest on my thigh and squeezes it in rea*surance. ¡°Rx on the jokes man, you¡¯re embarra*sing her.¡± ke warns. Ryan sighs. ¡°Fine.¡± Then studies us. ¡°How long has this been going on?¡± He questions generally intrigued for our answer. Though he seemed to know it already. ¡°After the party when ke and I kissed. It just went from there.¡± I answered. ¡°I knew it!¡± He shout rather loudly, gaining everyone¡¯s attention. Seeming to notice the eyes on him, he flicks them off. ¡°Mind y¡¯all damn business!¡± He hisses and they do just that. He then grins at the two of us. ¡°So when¡¯s the wedding? Though I¡¯m still mad y¡¯all didn¡¯t let me on that little secret.¡± He pouted. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 51 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 51 The week flew by pretty quickly. And every single day it got more difficult to keep ke and I¡¯s rtionship a secret at school. It was annoying to not kiss him in the halls how I wanted to and I knew it bugged him that he couldn¡¯t hold me the way he wanted. I was this close to saying F*ck it and let everyone know exactly what was going on between us. I groan, dropping on the mat beyond exhausted. My arms and legs sprawled out like a starfish. The muscles in my stomach burned and I seriously thought I was dying. I had just finished some cardio exercises and let¡¯s just say I wanted nothing more than a fresh cold shower and my bed. Will I even be able to get up after this? ke¡¯s facees above me and I blow a strand of hair away from my eyes. He stares for a couple of minutes, drinking in my features before smirking. ¡°I really love when you¡¯re at the bottom of me, sweating and exhausted-¡° ¡°From working out.¡± I cut him off knowing he would say something inappropriate. His smirk widens. ¡°Yeah working out.¡± He drawled out amused. ¡°You know when I said I wanted you to show me how to box. I didn¡¯t mean to kill me. ¡± I humphd. A dark brow arches and his armse to rest either side of my face as his body settles between my legs. I gasp feeling the length of him swell in between my thighs. The only barrier was our clothes. ¡°This is highly inappropriate for a trainer to do, don¡¯t you think?¡± I asked in a calm and collected voice even though I was itching to get rid of the clothes blocking me from feeling his naked flesh on my own. He grins dipping his head in the crook of my neck. ¡°It is, isn¡¯t it? But how could I resist when you¡¯re so F*cking alluring looking like that?¡± He grunts and bites the tender flesh between my shoulder and neck. I sucked in a sharp breath and found my handse to tangle through his soft hair as he circles his hips. The friction has a tiny moan escaping my lips. ¡°What if someone walks in on us like this?¡± I breathe out, now too turned on to tell him to stop. ¡°The gym is mine around this time remember?¡± He groans, nipping the tender flesh of my neck. I hissed biting my tongue to stop a loud moan from escaping. I was still unsure if I¡¯d want things to get heated up here. Not when at any moment someone could just walk in. He feels my unease. He sighs and moves away from my neck to look at me. ¡°Do you honestly think someone will walk in on us F*cking?¡± He questions, half interested in knowing the answer and the other half, interested in rubbing his harden cock between my thighs. I cringe at his use of words but feel myself pool between my legs at the way ites out of his mouth. I nod. ¡°There is a possibility.¡± I turn my head to look at the door. If someone walks in right now, they¡¯d definitely be walking in on a show. I turn back to stare at him and see the gears working in his head. He sucks in his lower lip then nods. ¡°Alright. I won¡¯t give into my desires here.¡± He grumbles then smirks. ¡°But there is somewhere I can.¡± I narrow my eyes and gasp when he pushes his harden member more on my pussy. I was itching to feel him inside of me, without any barriers. ¡°Where?¡± I asked impatiently. ¡°I suppose I could put the gym shower to some use.¡± The corner of his lips curl into a smirk. ¡°Mmmm.¡± I moan as my back hit the cold tile of the bathroom wall. My legs are wrapped securely around ke¡¯s waist. He curses under his breath as he lets the water flow out of the shower head. Water soaks the both of us, including my gym clothes and his sweatpants. Honestly we were too far gone to care that we were soaking our clothes. He trails kisses down my neck to the top of my breast, nipping the soft flesh. I arch my back, feeling tingles and fire lit me up everywhere he touched. ¡°God I¡¯ve been fantasizing about F*cking you like this for so damn long. ¡± He grunts and pulls my sports bra over my head and drops it on the tiled floor of the shower. My rosy peaks are already hard. ¡°ke.¡± I moaned pulling him forward to kiss him. I love his taste, minty, masculine and all mine. He groans in my mouth, the vibration has my pussy clenching. I want more. Trailing my fingers down his toned chest down to the top of his sweatpants. He shudders waiting for what I¡¯d do next. But I don¡¯t give him what he wants now, instead I pull away from his lips to kiss my way down his neck. ¡°Shit.¡± He moans, pressing his lower half to my own. I lick his flesh, loving the salty taste as water poured over us. Soon he couldn¡¯t take it anymore and ces me down, turned me around and ced my hands on the wall. ¡°Remember when I said I wanted to make love to you for your first time?¡± He asked. His voice deep with desire. I nodded, not finding my voice. I feel his hand bring my as to his front so I could feel his bulging member pressing on my as. His lips brush against my ear.¡±Well now I want to F*ck the shit out of you until you know who this pussy belongs to.¡± He hisses and in a swift move pulls down my yoga tights and exposes my bare flesh. I feel his palme down harshly on my bum. I squeal, feeling the sting.¡±You naughty girl.¡± He chuckles. ¡°Not wearing anything underneath. It¡¯s like you¡¯re begging to be F*cked.¡± He grunts. I pant feeling in between my legs pool even more. ¡°ke.¡± I moan since that was the only thing I could let out right now. ¡°Keep your hands on the wall at all times.¡± He warns. I gasp when I feel the head of his cock gently pushing against my opening. I spread my legs further, arching up my bum so he could easily slide in. ¡°Of F*ck!¡± He hisses pushing into me as he holds my hips in ce. I feel myself stretch around his throbbing member as it slowly sinks into me. ¡°Ahh.¡± I scream when he plunges all the way in, fillng me until I could only feel him. ¡°That¡¯s right baby, take every single inch of me.¡± He grunts pping my a*s. I moan, pushing back on to him then slowly pull away. I feel my pussy grip his cock tightly not wanting to let go as I push back again, pulling him further into my core. I¡¯m soaking wet everywhere especially in between my thighs. I nearly scream aloud when he pulls his cock out only to ram all the way in. The force tears out a moan as he continuously thrust into me. ¡°Good girl, take all of my cock in that tight pussy of yours.¡± He grunts squeezing my hips as he relentlessly pounds into me over and over. ¡°ke.¡± I breathed out feeling my thighs quiver as he continues to fill me over and over. His cock pushing into me and stretching me out deliciously. I reach back and grip his hand. I get a firm p on my a*s. ¡°What did I say about removing your hand off the wall?¡± He hisses and ces my hand back on the wall. I couldn¡¯t help but feel more turned on by his actions. ¡°Ooh Yes!¡± I shout when he pounds into me more ruthlessly. I could only feel him everywhere. I moan knowing I was close to cumming. One of his hands came between my legs to rub my sensitive nub. I feel myself clench around him as I throw my head back. My legs shake as I cum, milking his cock. ¡°That¡¯s it baby, cum all over my cock.¡± He grunts jerking into me now sloppily as my pussy refuses to let him move. ¡± Oh Fck.¡± He grunts shuddering behind me, quickly pulling his cock out of me. I feel his warm sticky cum spread on my as and I moan at the feeling. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. He slumps on my back, holding his weight. ¡°F*ck I swear you¡¯re going to be the death of me.¡± He breathes out. I couldn¡¯t help but giggle. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 52 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 52 I knock on the wooden door and waited patiently for someone to open up. I sighed looking around the patio. Flowers of different species littered everywhere apanied by wooden chairs. The door opens and I turn back around. I smile as aunty Roro greets me.¡±Oh Ashley you¡¯re here.¡± She chirps, pulling me into a hug. I breathed in her floral scent as I hugged her. It¡¯s been such a long time, okay it was probably two weeks. ¡°Yeah I came to check up on Liam.¡± I say when she pulls away. ¡°And I thought you came here to check up on me.¡± She pouts yfully before giggling then steps aside to let me in. Iugh and step inside. The house smells like vani scented candles. ¡°Luke is in the living room watching a show. Your brother is here also.¡± She notifies shutting the door behind her. Doesn¡¯t surprise me that Arden¡¯s here. ¡°What show is uncle Luke watching this time?¡± Iughed knowing that aunty Roro had a habit of forcing him to watch one of her animated movies. She smiles sheepishly walking ahead of me. ¡°Well it¡¯s not a show per say, I¡¯m making him watch the amazing world of gumball.¡± Sheughed entering the living room. I cringe. Poor uncle Luke never knew how to tell his wife no. At the age aunty Rose was,she sure didn¡¯t give up watching anime. She even tried to make me watch it but I prefer books. Erotica books that ke has taken a liking to try out the different positions and scenes it has. Thinking about it has a blush crawl up my neck. He really meant it when he told me he¡¯d need the books for future purposes. I giggle silently when uncle Luke lets out a yawn only to look really interested in the cartoon when aunty Roro enters. ¡°You didn¡¯t fall asleep this time, I guess this one is good?¡± Roro asks, sitting down beside him and cing her legs upon his thighs. He had not noticed my presence as yet, too busy trying to stay awake. He nods quickly.¡±Yeah it¡¯s good baby.¡± He answers nonchntly. I snorted and walked in further. ¡°Uncle Luke, lying won¡¯t get you anywhere.¡± I teased. ¡°Besides you¡¯re half asleep already.¡± He swiftly turns to me, grinning when he sees me. ¡°Ashley what a pleasant surprise.¡± Heughs getting up to pull me into a hug. ¡°Your hair has gotten longer thest time I saw you kiddo.¡± He chuckles pulling away to stare at my inky ck strands that I let loose today. I rolled my eyes yfully. ¡°Uncle Luke you saw me two weeks ago, my hair has not skyrocketed since then.¡± Iugh at his exaggeration. He shrugs. ¡°Probably. I am an old man, my eyes aren¡¯t the best anymore.¡± Heughs. ¡°Luke shut up, you¡¯re not that old.¡± Rose snorted, switching the channel to something more to uncle Luke¡¯s taste. ¡°You¡¯re right baby, I sure can still perform in the bedroom-¡° Okay that was my cue to leave. They sure acted like newlyweds. It is know wonder they¡¯re bestfriends with mom and dad. ¡°Well I¡¯ll just go check Liam to go. I¡¯m not staying long, I have homework to get done.¡± I said already halfway out of the living room. ¡°Be sure to tell us when you¡¯re leaving, I need to give you something for your mom.¡± Aunty Rose yells. ¡°Sure will!¡± I answered over my shoulder as I treaded upstairs. Liam¡¯s room isn¡¯t hard to find since I¡¯ve been here half of my life. I opened the door already expecting him to be there. He¡¯s ying on the bed, feet kicked up on some pillows as he switches the channels on the television hanging on the wall before him. His head snaps in my direction when he notices a presence entering his room. ¡°Oh hey Ashley.¡± He smiles. I return the smile. ¡°Well you look like crap.¡± I teaseding over to ruffle his already messy blonde hair. ¡°Hey.¡± He whines. I drag my eyes to look at his foot noticing a brace around his ankle. ¡°Does it hurt?¡± I ask in worry. He nods, wincing when he tries to lift it up. ¡°Like a bitch.¡± ¡°How did you even manage to-¡± I drawled out getting distracted seeing that he was watching Riverdale. ¡°I was just trying to skate, it¡¯s no big deal.¡± He shrugs turning up the volume. I raise a brow turning away from the show.¡±Not a big deal you say.¡± I said sarcastically. I look around his room, noticing that a presence was missing. Didn¡¯t aunty Rose say he was here too? Then where was he? ¡°Where¡¯s Arden?¡± I voiced out. Liam brows furrowed as if just realizing Arden was missing from his room.¡± He said he needed to pee but that was like ten minutes ago. He¡¯s probably shitting.¡± I nodded. ¡°Is Rosalie here or is she at practice?¡± I question. I can¡¯t check up on her brother and not her. If she found out I was here withouting to see her she¡¯d throw a fit. An angry Rosalie is nothing pretty. He nods. ¡°Yeah she skipped practice today. ¡° I nodded.¡± Well I¡¯ll just go check on her.¡± I say striding over to the door. ¡°Okay.¡± He responds. What I didn¡¯t expect to see when I entered Rosalie¡¯s room was a half naked Arden on top of her, kissing her like he was a starved animal. Her legs wrapped around his torso as she threaded her fingers through his hair. ¡°What the hell!¡± I gasped utterly shocked at finding them in this position. Was I hallucinating? At hearing my voice she pushes Arden off who falls on the floor with a thud. Rosalie is fast to sit up and to fix her hair. She looks up and sees me sighs in relief. ¡°Oh I thought it was mom or dad.¡± Arden grumbles standing up. Finally noticing my presence he turns to stare at me and instantly his face lifts up in mortification. Yeah I guess he¡¯s embarra*sed that his older sister just caught him making out with who supposedly his enemy. I cross my arms over my chest and raise my brow. ¡°When did you two start dating?¡± I was honestly intrigued. They hid it well. ¡°The same day you went on a date with ke.¡± Rosalie responds with a tiny smirk. I flinch in surprise, heat crawling up my neck to settle on my cheeks. ¡°I did not go on a date-¡° ¡°You know I saw you that day, you and keing out of the bathroom. I knew you two were inside, I heard y¡¯all voices after I told the two bitches off.¡± Sheughs. She was referring to the first time ke ate me out in the bathroom. I feel the color drain from my face. If she saw us then probably Seeing my anxious face she eases me. ¡°Don¡¯t worry Ash, I was the only one who saw you two. Y¡¯all secret is safe with me.¡± She smiles. ¡°So you knew already?¡± I question blushing like a damn tomato. She knew all along and here I thought ke and I were slick. She nods winking. ¡°Wow who thought my nerdy sister would grow some balls and have a boyfriend?¡± Ardenughs pulling his shirt over his head. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. I narrow my eyes. ¡°I didn¡¯t see you growing some balls to tell Rosalie how you felt.¡± Rosalie burst into giggles as Arden res at me. Guess secrets wereing out today. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 53 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 53 Two months. Two months since ke and I have been dating. I can surely say that I loved him more every single day that pa*ses. Could I ever grow tired of his kisses, his heated touches? Probably not. With each kiss or touch, it felt like the first time all over again. The only thing that was sucking the joy out of the rtionship was that we still had not let anyone know about what was going on between us two. Except for Arden, Rosalie and Ryan. ¡°You¡¯re getting good!¡± ke praised as I jabbed my fist at the punching bag. I pant throwing punch after punch. I suddenly feel ke¡¯s presence behind me. His hands hold either side of my waist and halt my actions. I breathed out feeling tingles race up my spine. ¡°Always keep your spine straight.¡± He breathes out beside my ears. I listen to his instructions and almost whine when he lets me go. ¡°Legs apart baby.¡± He says now beside me. I nod and do as told. I start to hit the bag again after he gives me the go. ke had been training me every single day after school. My muscles had grown used to the torturous training and now I barely felt a sting when I do push ups. I also had been in the ring with him a couple of times and learnt different techniques. He was an excellent teacher. It was know wonder he was the best fighter down here. ¡°You know if you keep looking at me like that while I¡¯m punching the bag, it¡¯ll distract me.¡± I say between punches. Jab Jab. ¡°What? So I can¡¯t look at my sexy girlfriend punching the living shit out of the punching bag?¡± ke¡¯s voice is yful and holds a tinge of desire. My lower stomach clenches. ¡°You know how it always ends.¡± I give him a side look and smirk when he sends me a longing look. He was aroused, I could just feel it already. His voice turns deep. ¡°Yeah I do. With you beneath me, calling out my name while I fill you with my cock over and over.¡± He grunts and reaches over to stop the bag. I halt my actions and turn to face him. Raising an amused brow when he sends me an impatient stare. I obviously was turned on too but I love to tease him. I hated to admit it but when I do, he F*cks me harder. ¡°Did you want something?¡± I asked innocently, looking at him beneath myshes and bite my bottom lip. It draws out a groan from his mouth as he eats up the sight of me. I remove the gloves wrapped around my hands and let them fall to the mat. ¡°Yeah you.¡± He hisses, dips his fingers in the opening of my sports bra and uses it to bring me forward. Right to his awaiting lips. I moan, parting my lips to let his tongue in. ke loves to taste every single inch of me and that always made me pool even more between my legs. I gasp when his palmse to mold my as before hoisting me up. I swiftly wrap my legs around him and moan loud when he ps my as.¡± You have a sexy a*s.¡± He grunts on my parted lips. ¡°So I¡¯ve been told.¡± I giggled. Ofcourse it was only ke who had ever said that to me but knowing him, he¡¯d think it was other guys. I was right because as soon as the words left my lips he stopped. He pulls away and narrows his eyes dangerously. ¡°By whom?¡± He nearly roars. I couldn¡¯t help but roll my eyes and dip my head to the crook of his neck. ¡°Only by you, idiot.¡± I grumble nipping at his skin. He sighs in relief and I feel us move. I was too focus on kissing and licking at his neck to care where he was taking us. I am lowered down on the mat with himing on top of me, settling between my thighs. I pull away and notice that he¡¯d brought us behind the boxing ring where no one would see us if they entered. ¡°I know you don¡¯t want anyone to see us F*cking. I also don¡¯t want anyone walking on your sexy naked body.¡± He grumbles answering my silent question. He dips his head in the crook of my neck and kisses the way to the top of my breast and bites. I moan arching my back. His fingers skim over my body before settling in between my thighs to rub my pussy. ¡°ke.¡± I breathed out. He grunts when I grip his nape and forcefully pull him towards my lips. ¡°You like it rough don¡¯t you?¡± He chuckles on my parted lips before dipping his tongue inside to taste me. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. I moan and use this distraction to flip him on to his back with me now on top. He gasps not expecting my actions. I pull away to sit up, staring down at him. I was sitting directly on his hard cock. His eyes are now so dark because of lust and his lips red and raw from my kisses. He looked hot. ¡°I¡¯m the one on top today baby.¡± I smirk watching his eyes grow even more darker. His palmse to rest on my hips and squeezes. ¡°So my little Ley is going to ride my cock.¡± He smirks and glides his palms to mold my as. ¡°Now that¡¯ll be Fcking hot.¡± He grunts pping my a*s. I moan biting my lip as I start to trail open mouth kisses down his bare chest. Down to the top of his sweatpants. His breathing is ragged and I smile while looking up at him. Sending him a mischievous smirk, I pull his pants and briefs down his legs. His huge throbbing cock springs out staring at me. God that thing was huge. ¡°Ash-¡± He doesn¡¯t get time to finish when my lips wrap around his pulsing head. I taste the salty tang of his precum and moan. He shudders and curses beneath his breath. He looks at me as I suck his cock, forcing my mouth to wrap around his girth. ¡°Oh F*ck.¡± He pants thrusting his hips up as I swirl my tongue over his head. His breathing is rough as I suck his cock like I was starving. You couldn¡¯t me me, he tasted so good. His fingers came to knot in my hair as he thrust his hips up so that I could take more of his cock inside my mouth. I gag moving away in case it chokes me. This was my second time giving him a blow job and I was still afraid for his cock to hit the back of my throat. ¡°F*ck.¡± ke grunts pulling me up so he could kiss me. ¡°I need to get inside you now.¡± He pants and before I knew it, he rips my yoga pants to expose my a*s and pussy. I gasp staring at him wide eyed. ¡°ke this is the second time you tear my yoga pants!¡± I hiss then moan when the head of his cock touches my pussy lips. I was lucky that I brought extra clothes with me. I learnt my lesson the first time. I really didn¡¯t want to have to call Ryan to pick up clothes for me again. It was embarra*sing enough. ¡°I¡¯ll buy you new ones.¡± He pants and guides his cock into me. I moan but resist. I wanted to be the one in charge this time. So pping his hand away, I gripped his cock and sank down on him. We both moan at the feeling of him filling me. My saliva on his cock added extra lubricant so it was much easier to take all of his cock to the hilt. ¡°Ohhh.¡± I moan feeling stretched deliciously. He swiftly grips my hips and looks between us where we are joined. I lift off of him only to sink back down, this time harder than the first. ¡°Oh F*ck.¡± He pants watching as his cock slowly disappears inside of me. The way he stares at me makes me feel incredible and confident enough to know that I was pleasing him. Soon I was riding his cock so fast and hard he was unable to form words. His eyes were nearly at the back of his head as I took all of him inside me. Sucking him as he stretched me out. His grip on my waist was deathly as he thrust up to meet my movements. It feels like an eternity with us F*cking eachother. I was so wet that my juices began to leak out of me and shower around his length. I feel myself clench around him and I knew I was close to cumming. I feel him twitch inside of me and I knew he was also close. He swiftly turn us around so I¡¯d be below and brutally starts to pound into me. ¡°Oh shit.¡± I gasp out feeling my legs tremble as I cum around him. He moans and quickly pulls out, pumping his seed onto my belly. He slumps on top of me, holding his weight as his forehead rest on my own. ¡°I love you.¡± He whispers staring into my eyes intimately. My heart warms. ¡°I love you too.¡± Kissing his nose. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 54 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 54 I settle my bag on the desk and ce my elbows on the wooden surface. My palms supported my chin as I looked at the front. The teacher wasn¡¯t here yet and neither was Ryan. As usual he waste. The door opens and a dark haired girl enters. Her bag is securely in her grasp,her head held high as she swiftly walks my way. I had never gotten the courage to speak to her since we never sat close or crossed paths after this *s. She was the same girl that Ryan knocked into on her first day here. I am surprised when she sits on the vacant chair beside me. She huffs, throwing her bag on the desk not so gently. ¡°Woah easy there tiger.¡± I teased. Her head snaps to the source of the voice, which was me. Widening my eyes and blushing in embarra*sment, I quickly mumble an apology. ¡± Sorry, this isn¡¯t how I wanted to introduce myself.¡± I mumble embarrased, straightening my spine. I push my hand towards her. ¡°I¡¯m Ashley.¡± I smile tilting my head to the side to examine her. Up this close I could see her face dotted with tiny freckles. Her cheeks puffy andshes long enough to have me envy them. Her brown colored eyes look at me with uncertainty, like how a deer would react. With caution. Finally seeing that I wasn¡¯t a threat she takes my hand in her slightlyrger hand. But then again many people had bigger hands than I. ¡°I¡¯m Kimberly.¡± Her voice is surprisingly childlike unlike her hard exterior. We pull away smiling at each other. I then cleared my throat. ¡°I know it¡¯s two months toote but I would like to sincerely apologize for my friend knocking into you on your first day.¡± I apologize. ¡°Ryan can be a bit.¡± I search my brain for the word to describe my crazy friend. ¡°Much.¡± Her eyes suddenly turn to anger as if remembering Ryan. ¡°Oh he¡¯s the guy who didn¡¯t have manners to help a girl up when he¡¯s the cause of her falling.¡± She grumbles nodding. I smile sheepishly.¡±Right he¡¯s the one.¡± Her eyes narrow.¡± He seems to be a self centered A*shole.¡± She humpths. I know she was angry at him but she had no right to judge him by that little ident. Ryan was a sweetheart, annoying, but always had good intentions. ¡°He¡¯s an amazing guy, he was just in a rush that particr morning. You should get to know him before judging.¡± I defended. ¡°Those two months I have spent in this school, I got to know your friend Ryan. He¡¯s a boy who sleeps around, thinks he¡¯s the king of humor oh and is alwayste.¡± She says sarcastically. ¡°So no thank you to getting to know him, I think I¡¯ll pa*s.¡± Seems to me that she had been keeping tabs on him. If so then she already knew I was his friend. It would hardly go unnoticed, we were joined at the hip. Not as much as ke and I but close enough. As soon as she is done speaking the door opens and in walks in a half tired Ryan. He struts over to me, clearly expecting the seat beside mine to be vacant. He always sits beside me but looks like Kimberly beat him to it. He stops in his tracks and blinks as if the image of Kimberly sitting beside me would suddenly disappear. Eventually he sees that she was in fact still there. ¡°You¡¯re in my seat dory.¡± He states like it was obvious. I nearly choked on my saliva. What in the God¡¯s name? Why would he call her dory? She looked nothing like it. I am about to scold him for referring to her as a fish when Kimberly decides to speak up.Not the slightest friendly I might add. ¡°As far as I know, the seats do not belong to anyone. It¡¯s the school¡¯s property. If you have a problem I suggest you go somehow else. Preferably a pigsty. I saw a poster outside earlier, one of the pigs seemed to be missing. I guess I found him.¡± She retorts and flips her long hair over her shoulder. My mouth cken and so does Ryan¡¯s. We were both shocked at her words. Ryan narrows his eyes and res. ¡°How dare-¡° ¡°Ryan just go sit behind her, there¡¯s an empty chair there.¡± I cut him off not wanting them to make a scene. Knowing Ryan he¡¯d spit out words he¡¯dter regret. And I had no doubt Kimberly would answer him back with one of her sarcastic retorts. I got to hand it to her, the girl really didn¡¯t care that she was arguing with one of the popr boy¡¯s at this school. She must really hate his guts. He looks to be contemting before he humpths and walks to sit behind her. She looks forward, not sparing him a second nce. The teacher enters and we begin *s. A few secondster I realized that for the first time, Ryan was a tad bit earlier than the teacher. The rest of the *s goes somewhat smoothly with the asional remarks from Ryan and the sarcastic retorts from Kimberly. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. Ryan even went extreme by kicking the back of her chair in a childish manner because one of her retorts got to him. Honestly they both were acting like kids. ¡°So did you send in your application yet?¡± Ryan asked as we walked down the hallway. We were heading to lunch. I shook my head, biting my lip. ¡°I haven¡¯t made up my mind which college I want to apply to. ¡± I mumble truthfully. ¡°My dad wants me to go to Yale.¡± He grumbles. You see even though Ryan was always thete bird in *s and a joker. He was very intelligent. I had no doubt that he would get in. ¡°Mine too. But I was thinking more of Harvard.¡± I shrug. Suddenly I felt the urge to pee. ¡°I¡¯ll meet you in the cafeteria, I need to pee.¡± I rushed out turning around to head to the bathroom. ¡°Okay!¡± He shouts after me. My feet are quick as I brush past students. I¡¯m relieved when I see the bathroom¡¯s door. Entering inside I rush to one of the vacant stalls. After relieving myself I¡¯m rmed when I hear a soft crying from one of the stalls. The crying gets more intense and I feel the sudden urge to ask if whoever was in there if they were okay. I get out of the stall, opening the door softly. The bathroom is empty except for me and the girl who was busy crying her eyes out. I walk over to the stall that the girl was in. I chewed on my lip and clutch the strap of my bag. Finally getting the courage enough to speak I ask. ¡°Are you okay?¡± It es out soft and I doubted she heard me. But the crying ceased and the voice of the girl who loathed me spoke up. ¡°What do you want?¡± Stacy hisses opening the door. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 55 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 55 I stumble backwards, my face cringing at the pure hatred in her red rimmed eyes. Then it diminishes and her eyes down casted as she sniffles. ¡°Just go away.¡± She mumbles brushing pa*s me and walking over to the faucet. My eyes softened and I sighed. I find myself following her, watching as she opened the pipe and began to wash her face. I don¡¯t think it would magically move the redness in her eyes. ¡°Do you want to talk about it?¡± I ask softly. It was but just a murmur. I highly doubted she heard. But she did because her head snapped to face me, her eyes narrowing. ¡°Why are you still here?¡± She hisses. Why am I still here? Honestly I do not know. Maybe I pitied her. I forced out a smile. ¡°I¡¯m not a bitch Stacy. I know I¡¯m not your favorite person right now-¡° She snorts cutting me off. I sighed. ¡°But I do not want us to hold on to that resentment anymore. We are both old enough to sort out our problems. Things don¡¯t have to be nasty between us. We can resolve this issue.¡± I finished softly. She res. ¡°What, so you think because you¡¯re now ke¡¯s girlfriend you¡¯re now the top shit and everything you say goes? Don¡¯t act all innocent Ashley, you¡¯re nothing but a snake.¡± She grits out. All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. I nch at her usation. My brows furrowed. Snake? What did I do to be called such an animal? ¡°But I¡¯m not-¡° Her lips curl into a sneer. ¡°Save it! Everyone knows you and ke are together. It doesn¡¯t take a genius to see those stealing nces and disgusting touches. Both of you disgust me. I knew you were after him all along.¡± I shook my head. ¡°I never meant toe between you two Stacy. I¡¯m very sorry that things ended bad between you two. I¡¯m-¡° Once again I am cut off. ¡°Oh boo hoo. Stop with all those insincere apologies. It wouldn¡¯t matter anyway.¡± She res. And it is then that I get a glimpse of white, almost hidden in the pocket of her sweater. It is so unlike her to wear something that doesn¡¯t show off her skin. She notices my line of vision and her eyes grow cold. She reaches inside the pocket, grasp the small white object and roughly pushes it to my chest. It falls on the tiled floor with a nk. ¡°Here. Tell ke for me that he¡¯s going to be a dad.¡± She spits and sidesteps me to get out of the bathroom. The door closes with a bang on her way out. I¡¯m standing there, frozen and it felt like I was not getting enough oxygen in my lungs. Dad. ke¡¯s going to be a dad. My mouth parted but nothing came out as I stare at the pregnancy test on the floor. I could clearly see the red plus sign. My throatpletely dries. She¡¯s pregnant. My heart starts thumping in my chest. My throat tighten as tears welled up in my eyes. A traitorous tear falls on the floor, right on top of the test. My hands are shaky as I kneeled down beside it. Staring at it like it was just an hallucination. It was not real. But it so was. The red lines taunted me and the image of ke holding a pregnant Stacy wretches out a sob from throat. He¡¯d be happy as he rubs her stomach, waiting for their baby to e into the world. Whilst I would¡­¡­¡­.not be a part of it. ke¡¯s going to be a dad and I would not be the mother. A cry forces out of my lips as tears blurred my vision. ¡°This couldn¡¯t be happening to me.¡± I whispered to no one in particr. The bathroom door opens and heels approach me. I didn¡¯t care how I looked right now, crying at a pregnancy test on the floor. ¡°Ashley?¡± It¡¯s Rosalie¡¯s voice. She¡¯s worried. ¡°What are you-¡± She stops when she is beside me and sees the test. ¡°Oh.¡± She kneels down beside me and pulls me into her arms. ¡°Have you told ke?¡± She questions. I shake my head. ¡°This isn¡¯t my test. It¡¯s Stacy¡¯s and she¡¯s expecting his child.¡± Aughes out of my parted lips but it¡¯s dry and humorless. I was heartbroken. Rosalie sucks in a sharp breath and pulls me tighter into her embrace. ¡°F*ck.¡± Was the only thing she could manage to say. Yes F*ck indeed. This is what got us here in the first ce. ¡°Maybe this is all a misunderstanding. Maybe the test is wrong.¡± Rosalie rushes out with hope in her voice. I snorted. ¡°ke¡¯s going to be a dad and I would not be the mother.¡± My bottom lip trembles. ¡°Oh Ashley.¡± Rosalie whispers. I sniffle feeling my throat parched. They would be parents whilst I would be¡­¡­. nothing. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I deserve this anyway. I couldn¡¯t possibly think that ke and I would be happy forever. The guy would eventually find someone better and move on with his life¡­..without me.¡± I choked on a sob rubbing underneath my eyes. My *ses are now foggy so I take it off. ¡°Don¡¯t you say that Ashley! ke loves you so much that he would walk through fire for you. Stupid girl, don¡¯t you see that the guy is literally obsessed with you. If Stacy is pregnant and it is his, I am a hundred percent sure he¡¯d not leave you for her. Child and all you would still be his.¡± She mumbles. I shake my head. ¡°You don¡¯t understand Rosalie. ke wants what his parents have which is a family, love. While I may have given him love another girl has given him family. I cannot pete with that.¡± I mumble sadly. She sighs. ¡± I can¡¯t say that I know what the future holds and I do not know how ke will take the news. But I suggest you tell him, if Stacy hasn¡¯t already. Talk to him Ashley, don¡¯t just jump to conclusions. It is you two who are in the rtionship and not Stacy.¡± She stated. I contemte her words and I knew she was right. I nod. ¡°Okay I will speak to him.¡± I grumble. How on earth would I approach ke with this? Is it even my right to give him that kind of news? Stacy did tell me to tell him. I looked at the pregnancy test and sighed. I guess I¡¯ll have to pick it up. ¡°Can you take a piece of tissue for me please?¡± I ask Rosalie. She nods. ¡°What for though?¡± She asks getting up. ¡°I guess I¡¯ll have to show ke the test. But there is no way I¡¯d pick that up. She did just peed on it. ¡± I cringed. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 56 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 56 ¡°Can I talk to you in private?¡± I ask keing up behind him. He was already seated at the lunch table, Ryan on the opposite side of him eating and talking about God knows what. I had ced the test in the front pocket of my bag. I wanted nothing more to throw it away and pretend nothing happened. But my conscience would not let me. ke noticed the tone of my voice because he turned to face me quickly, brows furrowed. I tear my eyes away from him, not having the courage to look at him. I could not see him the same anymore. It hurt to look at him now. ¡°Ooh ke what did you do?¡± Ryan asked in a teasing voice and ughed. Seeing that I was not a bit amused he stops. ¡°What¡¯s wrong Ley?¡± ke asked in worry. I sighed not once looking at him. ¡°We need to talk in private ke. There are too many eyes and ears here.¡± My eyes skittish around the many faces. The cafeteria doors open and in walks in Stacy. Her eyes burn into my own before a smirk crawls on her face. She tears her eyes away from me and looks at ke. I stop breathing when she starts proceeding towards us. Her face hard with determination. My heart thuds and sweat begin to coat my skin. ¡°Are you okay Ley? You look sick.¡± ke¡¯s voice is worried as he reaches for me. His fingers wrap around the bone of my wrist to get my attention. But I cannot seem to move my eyes away from the blonde marching towards us. Somehow I knew that whatever would happen next,ke and I would not be the same anymore. And that thought tore mepletely. ¡°Ley?¡± I could barely hear Ryan¡¯s voice. I felt like their voices were going on deaths ears. I could barely hear anything other than my own heartbeat. Before I knew it she had reached beside us, barely a foot away. Her arms in the front pockets of her sweater. She smiled cruelly at me. And it is then ke seems to notice her presence. His grip on my wrist bes more firm as he jerks me closer to him. ¡°What the hell do you want?¡± He hisses lowly as to not cause a scene. Oh ke baby, this is why she came here in the first ce. To make a scene. She turns to him, her eyes widening in innocence. ¡°Don¡¯t go all hulk on me ke, I simply came here to talk.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to talk to you Stacy, be on your way.¡± He grumbles. He feels my unease and stands up. His warm bodying closer to me, to ease my worries. But it doesn¡¯t help, even though he turns me around and drops his head to my level to look in my eyes. ¡°Did she do anything to you? Tell me Ashley I¡¯ll deal with her.¡± He urges gripping my shoulders. No matter how much I tried I couldn¡¯t speak. It was like fear clutched me tightly and prevented me from speaking. I feared that if he got to know of this pregnancy then he¡¯d leave me. My insecurities would not let me think otherwise. ¡°Rx ke I didn¡¯t do anything to your precious Ashley. What you did to me otherwise¡­¡± She drawls out shifting on her foot as she res at ke. His brows furrowed as he tore his eyes away from me to look at her. ¡°What the F*ck do you mean? I never did anything to you.¡± He grits out moving his hands off my shoulder. He fully turns to her, his fist clenched at his sides, blue eyes dark with rage and impatience. ¡°Now stop F*cking beating around the bush and tell me what is going on!¡± He hisses out ring at her. By now the entire cafeteria had gone quiet. Not even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard. No one dared to speak because they wanted to know what was going on too. Ex lovers arguing, well that was something to listen to. ¡°Why don¡¯t your little girlfriend over there tell you, she knows.¡± She nudges her head to me, smirking. ke snaps his head in my direction. I squirm and move my eyes away. ¡°What is she talking about Ashley?¡± He asks. ¡°I-I.¡± I stuttered. Stacy breathes out a heavy sigh.¡±I knew you couldn¡¯t do it. You¡¯re too weak.¡± ke turns to her ring in warning.She just smiles cheekily and shrugs. ¡°You can¡¯t do me anything ke, I am carrying your child.¡± One of her brows raised in mischief. ke stiffens, the entire cafeteria buzzing with noise. Ryan¡¯s chair falls as he stands up quickly, lips parted in shock. Even the mushed fries in his mouth falls on the table. I feel myself back away slightly. I wanted to get out of there. ke seems to regain his voice. ¡°The F*ck you mean carrying my kid? Stacy you¡¯re not pregnant.¡± She rolls her eyes and again nudges her head to me. ¡°Ashley has the test. Don¡¯t you Ley? Unless you were too much of a pussy to pick it up and show him. Or were you trying to keep it away from him like the snake you are?¡± Her words angered me. Only ke could call me Ley and I would not have her disrespect me like this. ¡°You know Stacy I really thought you¡¯d grow up by now, seems to me that you¡¯re getting more dense. If you must know I have the test in my bag.¡± I grit out taking the test out of my bag. ¡°It¡¯s wrapped in tissue because I didn¡¯t want to risk catching a disease.¡± I fling it to her, she did not have time to catch it. It drops on the floor and ke is the one to pick it up. He unwraps it and turns white. ¡°That¡¯s not possible. Is this a F*cking joke Stacy?¡± He rushes out getting more nervous. She smiles sadly her features a huge contrast to how it was a mere second ago. ¡°Sadly I am infact pregnant. I found out today. You¡¯re going to be a dad ke.¡± He stumbles back into the table behind him, dropping the test. He shakes his head. ¡°That can¡¯t be. I can¡¯t-¡± He sighs raking a hand through his hair. ¡°Stacy, we broke up the night of the party, the night I kissed Ley. We never F*cked without protection and thest time we did was a month before the party.¡± He states. Her eyes widen in disbelief. ¡°We had unprotected sex when you were drunk at the carnival. And we did have sex two weeks after that party, remember?¡±All content ? N/.?vel/Dr/ama.Org. It was my turn to turn ashen. Vomit rushes in my throat but I force it down. I needed to leave, I couldn¡¯t bear it any longer. Two week after the party? ke and I were already doing much more than what normal bestfriends would do. Was he with her whilst he was with me? The thought sickens me. I turn to leave and before I know it my feet had taken to a full sprint. ¡°Ashley! Baby wait!¡± I hear ke shout behind me, heavy footsteps running behind me. I needed to leave. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 57 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 57 My vision is blurry as I ran out of the school. I didn¡¯t know where I was heading all I knew was that I needed to get out of here. My stomach churn in unease when I hear him, still behind me, close. I feel his fingers wrap around my upper arm and turn me to face him. I stumble into his chest, my heart racing as I cried. I was losing him. ¡°Ley please.¡± His voice is pleading as he hugs me to him. I only managed a sob. I shake my head, tten my palms on his chest and push. He does not budge. ¡°What she said is not true Ley. I would never do this to you. I love you too much to ruin something so good, something I¡¯ve been wanting my entire life.¡± ke¡¯s voice cracks. ¡± She¡¯s pregnant for you ke. She¡¯s expecting your kid.¡± I mumble on his shirt. My tears had now soaked through the white material. I feel him tensed up. ¡°We do not know that for sure Ashley. For all we know she could be lying. F*cking hell I have never slept with her without using protection. Not the same when I¡¯m with you. I have only gone bare with you Ley, no other girl.¡± I shake my head, my face rubbing on his shirt. ¡°It wouldn¡¯t matter if you were protected, she still could¡¯ve gotten pregnant if the condom broke. If you really were drunk the night then you probably never put it on before F*cking her.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the thing Ley, I always pull out even with a condom on. There was no way of the possibility of my cum entering her. I have never been drunk to the point that I forgot to put a condom on.¡± He states pulling away to look at me. He clenches his jaw. ¡°I don¡¯t like to see you cry Ley. It F*cking hurts me to know I¡¯m the cause of it.¡± He reached up to wipe my tears with the pad of his thumb. ¡°You should go to her.¡± I whispered, my throat feeling extremely tight. He stills, dropping his hands. ¡°What the F*ck?¡± He asked as if he hadn¡¯t heard clearly. I sniffle and move out of his arms. I look up at him. His beautiful eyes, his lips that always had me begging for more, his jawline that I love tracing. He was a sight alright. And I love him. But right now I needed to think things through. And he needed to think about what he was going to do about the news. We needed space away from each other to sort out whatever battles we were about to face. I sighed and tear my eyes away from him and hugged my body. ¡°There¡¯s a possibility that she is carrying your child. You need to talk to her and try to sort out y¡¯all problems. I do not want to get in y¡¯all way. I need you to think clearly about your next move, you can¡¯t do that if you¡¯re thinking about my best interest. You need to think about you right now, not me.¡± I feel my lower lip tremble as I resist a sob. I turn to face him, my heart thudding painfully.His eyes tear up as if he were in pain. ¡°What are you saying Ashley?¡± He asked in a painful whisper. My heart breaks when I let those words slip pa*s my lips. ¡°We need space.¡± He flinches and stumbles back. He stares at me like I had grown two heads overnight. He shakes his head. ¡°Ley please-¡° ¡°Please ke, we need space to think clearly.¡± I cut him off with a whisper. He looks like he was just shot three times. ¡°What about the promise we made to each other? That nothing will get in between us. We would fight every battle together? Huh Ley? So you¡¯re just going to give up on us like that?¡± He was angry there was no denying it. I squirm under his re and hugged myself more firmly. ¡°I did not say I was giving up on us.¡± I uttered honestly and clenched my fist. ¡°I just need time to think.¡± I sighed. I really did, my head was hurting to the point that I wanted to rip it off my body. There was no way that I¡¯d give up on ke, I loved him too much. But he needed space to think about what he¡¯d do and so did I. I cannot make his decision for him and I knew he¡¯d go with anything to please me. This is why we needed the break to clear our thoughts. He needs to see things for his own. Whatever he does next I¡¯d support him. No matter if he leaves me for Stacy to marry her, so they¡¯d be one happy family. It would hurt like a bitch but I just want him to be happy. That is all I want. Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. He scans my features and his eyes grow hard. ¡°Is that what you want?¡± I nod seeming to lose my voice. He gulps and nods. ¡°Okay if that is what you want.¡± He turns around and starts walking back to the front doors of the school. He stops at the entrance, his hands on the handle. He turns his head to stare at me, his features in pain. ¡°I love you Ley, always, remember that.¡± Was the last thing he said before disappearing inside the school. ¡°I love you too ke. No matter what you choose to do, I will always love you.¡± I whispered. I had no intentions of going back inside. I felt sick to my stomach and I really wasn¡¯t in the mood for another *s. So as the bell rang to signal the end of lunch, I walked home. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 58 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 58 I felt like I was a shell of myself. I had not slept well the entire night, I was certain that my eyes were red rimmed. I breathed out a tired sigh and opened my locker. I had chosen to wear sweatpants and an oversized cardigan. It was a huge contrast to how I normally dressed. I looked like I had just woken up from sleep. A folded piece of paper falls at my feet. I had the urge to just throw it back into the locker, let it get swallowed by my endless books. But I didn¡¯t, instead I picked it up and unfold it slowly. I saw you, you looked ravishing. xxx My brows furrowed and I turned the paper around. I left a gift for you. It¡¯s in the envelope. Hope you will love it. I crumble the paper and I find myself smiling for the first time today. I had not asked ke if it were him the first time I got the note but I was certain it was his doing. I fumble through my things in the locker until I grasp a white envelope. I felt it for a second, trying to see if I¡¯d be able to know what was inside of it. Not having the slightest idea as to what it was, I decided to open it. My fingers clutch what felt like photographic paper before I pulled it out. I feel the blood leave my face as I stared at a picture of ke and I having sex in Mr. Felix *sroom. Our faces were very much visible. I quickly turned the picture. You like it rough I see. My stomach churn and I felt nauseous. I swiftly ce the picture back in the envelope and look around. There weren¡¯t many students as yet. It was seven fifteen, really early. I uncrumble the paper as best as I could. My heart thuds when I noticed something for the first time. This was not ke¡¯s handwriting. I quickly throw the envelope in my locker and mmed it shut. There was no way I¡¯d throw it in the bin. I would not want anyone to see it. I ran to the bathroom, clutching my bag tightly. As soon as I was in the stall, I locked the door and sat down on the closed toilet. The tears flowed down freely as I sobbed clutching the paper. Who could be doing this? The photo emerged in my head and I sobbed louder. My hands were on the desk, a*s arched as ke¡¯s hands clutched my waist from behind. My dress was hunched up so he could¡¯ve gotten more ess and his jeans were down to his ankle. His head was thrown back in ecstasy as one side of my face was pressed to the desk. From what I could tell the photo looked like it was taken from outside. He or she must¡¯ve been beside the windows. Which was unusual for anyone to be around that area. It was off limits for the student body. They could leak the photo. I got up quickly, turn around, knelt and lifted up the seat so I could wrench into the toilet bowl. My throat burned as I vomited into the toilet, eyes watering at the putrid scent of vomit. I could be ruined. ¡°Hey wait up!¡± Ryan shouts as he ran to catch up with me. We had only just left our third *s of today. It was now lunch time and I did not have the appetite to eat. ¡°Are you okay little Ash? I know what you¡¯re going through-¡° ¡°No you don¡¯t know what I¡¯m going through!¡± I spat loudly cutting him off. I sighed seeing his hurt expression. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Ryan. It¡¯s just that I didn¡¯t sleep wellstnight and you know how I get when I don¡¯t rest properly. ¡° Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. He smiles softly. ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡± He scratches the nap of his neck in nervousness. I rolled my eyes. ¡°Spit it out.¡± I deadpanned clutching my books to my chest. He cleared his throat.¡± ke had been looking for you.¡± He rushes out. My eyes dart down to stare at the floor. ¡°I know.¡± I said sadly. Everytime he¡¯d get close to seeing me I¡¯d go the opposite direction. Even if it meant beingte for *s. Ryan sighs. ¡°Look little Ash, I know you¡¯re hurting right now because of the news and what that witch said about ke and her sleeping together two weeks after the party. But you should know that he¡¯d never do that to you. The guy had been madly in love with you for years, everyone could see that except for you. Don¡¯t give up on him Ashley especially for something that might not even be true.¡± I clutched the books impossibly tighter. ¡°I have not given up on him Ryan, I will never. It¡¯s just that I need him to make a decision on his own, without thinking about my best interest. I do not want him regrettingter on.¡± ¡°Talk to him Ashley, the guy has been going nuts. He didn¡¯t make me sleepst night. I have been listening to him yapping and crying about you, which I found amusing by the way. And you didn¡¯t even pick up his calls. What else would he think if not that you had given up on him?¡± Ryan pointed out. I let out a breath, feeling guilty. Ofcourse I didn¡¯t pick up his calls, I was afraid I¡¯d cry more when I hear his voice. We reached beside my locker and Ryan lean on the one beside mine. I opened my locker, making sure to quickly put the envelope in my bag before Ryan sees it. ¡°Ooh what¡¯s in the envelope? A love letter?¡± He asked in a teasing tone. ¡°ke wouldn¡¯t like that unless it¡¯s him.¡± He chuckles.I tensed and hoped he had not noticed. ¡°Just some stupid cut up magazine pieces so I could create something with.¡± I do not have the slightest clue as to why I even said that. I didn¡¯t have a single creative bone in my body. ¡°Whatever makes you sleep at night.¡±He snorts folding his arms across his chest. He did not believe me. I honestly don¡¯t know what I should do with it. I was afraid to go to the police. What if the person responsible leaks it or worse? I couldn¡¯t let anyone else see the photo, I would die of humiliation. But there was one person who could help me and that was ke. He has a right to know about it anyway. ¡°Well looks like your prince charming has finally caught you.¡± Ryan chuckles looking behind me. I stilled, hands on the book I ced in the locker. ¡°Well that¡¯s my cue to leave.¡± He teases and winks before turning to leave. ¡°Traitor.¡± I hissed watching him enter the doors to the cafeteria. ¡°Are you going to ignore me the entire day?¡± ke¡¯s rough voice speaks up behind me. The little hairs on my neck stand up as I feel his towering bodye close to my own. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 59 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 59 I turn to face him and stumble back when I see that he is closer than I originally thought. ¡°ke.¡± I breathed out staring at his tired face. Dark circles have now made underneath his eyes their home. His beautiful blue eyes that I love are dimmed from its usual light. He looked like he had not slept for days. ¡°Do you know how hard it was for me to be thinking about you so damn much and knowing that I couldn¡¯te to see you? Why? Because you refused to pick up my calls.¡± He croaked, hands in the front pocket of his jeans. I swallowed the lump in my throat and looked around us. I noted that we had gained the attention of everyone around us. ¡°Maybe we should talk about this more privately.¡± He looks around us then nods. I close the locker and was startled to feel his warm fingers wrap around my wrist. Electricity hums through his touch and travels through my entire body. I gasp as he leads us to an empty *sroom and locks the door. I cross my arms under my breast in nerves when he turns around to face me. ¡°Is it private enough for you?¡± The way he says it makes me think that I did something bad. I furrow my brows. ¡± Why did you say it like that?¡± I question in confusion. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. He leans his back on the door and crosses his arms. ¡°Why did you want to keep us a secret? Are you ashamed of being with me?¡± His question has me stumbling back in shock. My eyes are wide as I stare at him. What had brought on this question? ¡°I could never be ashamed of you ke.¡± I said honestly. He raised a brow. ¡°That did not answer my first question. What is it Ashley, why do you keep running away from this rtionship?¡± I narrow my eyes. ¡°I do not run away from the rtionship ke. I only kept us a secret because I do not think everyone was ready to know that we were a couple.¡± I argued. He shakes his head, his jaw ticking in irritation. ¡°You always do this. Always deny the truth.¡± ¡°Truth! You want to speak about the truth? Then tell me ke, did you really sleep with her two weeks after the party?¡± I hissed ring into his eyes. He stays quiet for a few seconds. I snorted acting nonchnt but deep down my heart was aching. I felt like I was on the brink of a melt down. ¡°Un-F*cking-believable.¡± I shake my head looking away from him. ¡°Do you really not trust me?¡± He finally speaks up. He sounds hurt but I refuse to look at him. ¡°Look at me.¡± He says firmly. I do not, instead I bite my lower lip to stop it from trembling. ¡°F*cking look at me Ashley!¡± He roars. I flinch at the volume of his tone and look at him. He looks enraged. ¡°You never trusted me did you? You never fully gave me your heart because somewhere deep inside, you thought I would eventually betray you. You never had hope for this rtionship.¡± His voice cracks in despair. It felt like I was being stabbed over and over again. Hearing him say those words shook me and made me realize that he was partly right. I sniffle. ¡°I love you ke, you know that. ¡± I started off with barely a voice. ¡± It¡¯s just that I could never get over my insecurities. I mean look at me.¡± Iughed without humor and swept my eyes over my form. ¡°I could neverpete with Stacy or your other girlfriends. So yes I did guard my heart for any iing heartbreak.¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t have topete with anyone because you always came first and will remain first. Ashley don¡¯t you F*cking see that I don¡¯t care about the other girls? The only girl I care about is you.¡± He mutters. ¡°And to answer your question, no I did not sleep with Stacy two weeks after the party. She came to the gym and I told her to leave. The girl and I never spoke again after that.¡± He grumbles. He sighs and move away from the door and walks to me. ¡°I want you to trust me Ley.¡± He breathes out and tucks a tendril behind my ear. ¡°I need you to trust me.¡± I peered up at him, his eyes swirling with unconditional love. Why was I worried? I could trust ke with my life and certainly my heart. I nod at him and cracked a smile. ¡°I trust you ke.¡± Then I remembered the big elephant in the room. ¡°Did you talk to Stacy?¡± Why was my heart beating so quick to know the answer? It was obvious. I was scared. He nods reluctantly. ¡°I did and I talked to my parents. They¡¯re going to make her do a paternity test to prove that I am the father. That is if she is even pregnant.¡± He grumbles. ¡°I am a hundred percent sure that the bitch is faking it or lying about me being the father.¡± I bite my lip to stifle augh at the way he said it. ¡°Hey now don¡¯t go bad mouthing your future baby mama.¡± I joked. His eyes narrow. ¡°The only future baby mama I¡¯ll only have is you. Ofcourse when you¡¯re ready, I¡¯ll be happy to fill you with my sperm.¡± He smirks. A blush heats up my cheeks and I turn away. He chuckles. I look at the window and notice a silhouette in the corner, hidden behind bushes. I could hardly figure out if it were male or female. Whoever it was disappears upon noticing that I had infact spotted them. I stiffen, blood draining from my face as I remember the photo. Were they trying to get another one? ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ke asks in worry. I turn to him. ¡°Stacy is the least of our problems ke. We have more pressing matters.¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± He asked in confusion. I reach in my bag and pull out the envelope. Biting my bottom lip in anxiety I pa*s it over to him. ¡°Open it.¡± I told him. His brows are furrowed but he does as told. His jaw clenches as he takes a step back away from me.He examines it with anger and turns it around. ¡°Who the F*ck took this?¡± He grits out looking at me. tant fury is written on his face. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 60 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 60 I crossed my arms under my breast and looked down embarra*sed. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± I mumble. I was humiliated that someone saw us this way, especially since there are now pictures of us in this intimate position. If my parents saw this. I sighed, not even able to think about it. ¡°I need to bring this to my mom-¡° I shook my head in mortification and looked at him wide eyed. ¡°ke are you insane she can¡¯t see-¡± I blushed embarra*sed and pointed to the photograph clenched in his hand. ¡°That.¡± I mumble. He raised a brow. ¡°We need to find out who is the A*shole who took this Ley. We cannot just stay quiet and not bring this to the police!¡± I shift on my feet, my embarra*sment getting worse. ¡°ke we need to think before we get too hasty.¡± ¡°Hasty? Ley whoever did this is a creep and I don¡¯t think it¡¯ll stop until we do something about it.¡± He grits out, one hand clench at his sides while the other clenches the picture in anger. I bite my bottom lip and turn away from him. ¡°I¡¯m not saying we won¡¯t do something about it, I¡¯m just saying we should think things through.¡± I turn to stare at him, noting that his blue eyes had gone a shade darker because of anger. ¡°What if we do go to the police and they¡¯re not able to catch who this is before they leak the photos? What then ke? I¡¯d be suffering mortification the rest of my life. This could be in my permanent record. What if no colleges ept me? What then ke?¡± He must understand how embarra*sing this was for me. Someone out there saw us having sex, they saw our faces. You could clearly see my face in the picture, you could see ke¡¯s. If this were to circte around the school then I¡¯d be ridiculed my entire life. No college would want a girl that was seen getting F*cked in school. He looks to be thinking for a few seconds, raking his eyes over my frame. He sighs. ¡°Ley, we can¡¯t stay quiet about this. We need to find out who this A*shole is.¡± I nod. ¡°And I know, we can¡¯t sweep this under the rug, it is impossible. But let¡¯s just see what this person wants. They have been leaving notes inside my locker for about two months. They want something I could feel it.¡± He res at me, jaw ticking in irritation.¡± Why didn¡¯t you tell me about the notes Ley? Why did you keep this kind of thing from me?¡± He grits out. A blush coats my cheeks. ¡°I thought it was you who were doing it. I was stupid to not have noticed that it was not your handwriting.¡± He raises a brow, his form tensed.¡± What exactly were the notes about?¡± I chew my lips. ¡°Love notes.¡± I finally said after contemting if to tell him. His eyes darken impossibly more as his jaw clenched. ¡°When I find that F*cker I¡¯ll skin him alive.¡± My eyes widen at the look of murder on his face. He was serious. ¡°We don¡¯t even know if it is a boy.¡± ¡°Who else could it be? The person seems to be fascinated by you Ley. It has to be a boy and I think I know exactly who.¡± He hisses putting the picture back into the envelope. He instantly has my attention.¡±Who?¡± ¡°Peter. And I¡¯m going to pay him a little visit today.¡± His voice is dark with a promise for blood. Peter had not been in school for a few days, something about having the flu. My face turned ashen. I shake my head. ¡°We don¡¯t know if it is him ke, you can¡¯t just go at the guy¡¯s home and beat him up. Let¡¯s just take things slow-¡° ¡°Ley, are you hearing yourself right now? Slow? What, so he could get another chance to touch you again? Over my dead body! I¡¯ll Fcking take care of this.¡± He hisses, turns around and stalks out of the sroom in anger. I sighed and stared at the now closed door. He had gone with the envelope. I could only hope that he would not show his mother. That would be embarra*sing. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. The bell rings signaling the end of lunch. My belly rumbles in hunger. Great, I missed lunch. With a silent curse beneath my breath I walked out of the *sroom. I suddenly had the need to pee. So instead of going to my next *s my feet carry me to the bathroom. It¡¯s empty and smells of disinfectant. The janitor probably hade to clean up, judging by the still wet tiles. I grumble as I try my best to not slip on the floor. I was not in the mood to suffer a broken a*s if that were possible. Safely getting in the stall, I locked it and lift up the seat. I push down my sweatpants and panty, being careful not to throw my bag on the wet floor. I closed my eyes when the urine came out. I hear the bathroom door open but don¡¯t take any attention to it. The footsteps were getting a bit louder which made me believe whoever it was, was close. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you actually did it.¡± Some girlughed. ¡°How the hell did you even get the pregnancy test?¡± ¡°I made my pregnant cousin pee on it. Honestly Hollywood should really hire me.¡± The voice sounds too familiar. Stacy. My pee instantly freezes as I pay attention to their conversation. ¡°Seriously props to you girl! The entire scene in the cafeteria was hrious. Ashley¡¯s face was priceless.¡± Anger sear through my body but I remain still, listening on. ¡°It was, wasn¡¯t it. Poor little Ash was so heartbroken. Her one true love is expecting a kid with a more beautiful girl. I mean I¡¯d be heartbroken too.¡± Stacy snorts. ¡°How did you even pull off the crying part though? Like I heard it outside of the bathroom, that is how loud you were.¡± The girl utters. ¡°Embarra*sing to admit but I was not nning to show Ashley the test yet. I was waiting for the perfect time. So in fact I was actually crying. Don¡¯t ask why I don¡¯t want to talk about it. Anyway it just felt like the perfect time since little perfect Ashley came to see if I were okay. Stupid bitch.¡± Stacy grumbles. I heard enough, pulling up my panty and sweatpants, I flushed the toilet. I unlocked the door and stepped out. Anger written on my face. Both were facing the mirror, applying lip gloss to their already glossy lips. Stacy sees me through the mirror and her eyes widen in shock. ¡°You lying bitch!¡± I hissed marching over to her. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 61 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 61 Her hair is perfectly curled, not one strand out of ce. Mascara thick on hershes and the tiniest hint of a smirk curling at the corners of her lips as she turns to fully face me. I¡¯m breathing angrily staring at her. The feeling of anger and resentment has my fingers curling into a fist at my sides. ¡°Lying bitch? Is that anyway to talk to ke¡¯s future baby mama?¡± Her eyes glint with mockery. I scoffed. ¡°From what I just heard you¡¯re not pregnant Stacy. Faking a pregnancy to get ke back? That¡¯s low even for you.¡± She was bound to be caught sooner orter. She needed to know that her stupidity would only have humiliated her when everyone would know the truth. She narrows her eyes and sucked her teeth.¡± I didn¡¯t do this to get ke back, I mean that would be a bonus. But not everything is about ke Ley. I simply wanted you to feel the hurt I felt when he broke up with me for you. Out of all people he chose you.¡± She snarled. I let my bag drop to the floor. The girl beside herughed like what Stacy had just uttered was the best joke on this. I felt fury envelop my form. I hated that she made us believe her words, I hated that it had caused a strain between ke and I¡¯s rtionship. And I F*cking hated that she kept calling me Ley. So without thinking I lift my fist and jammed it straight onto her nose, just like how ke taught me. Blood sputtered out followed by a loud nasily screech. A loud cry tore through the bathroom as Stacy stumbled back on to the bathroom counter. The girl, who I¡¯m not familiar with flinches back away from us in shock. Her lips parted and eyes wide from fear. Stacy quickly reaches up and tries to stop her nose from bleeding. ¡°You bitch!¡± She screeched, tears rolling down her face. Instead of feeling regret for breaking her nose I felt smug. I stalked up to her until we were eye level. ¡°Stay away from me and my man. If I see you anywhere near us, I promise that I will do far worse.¡± I whispered deathly. She tensed in fear, her eyes widening in rm when she noted that I was not joking. Seeing that she indeed feared me felt absolutely amazing, I did not care. ¡°Do you understand?¡± I asked, hostility dripping from my voice. She doesn¡¯t answer, perhaps fear had clutched her so hard that she lost the ability to speak. ¡°Do you hear me!¡± I roared, ring at her. She flinches back her eyes widening, before she nods quickly. I nod. ¡°Good.¡± I backed away and put on a fake sweet smile. ¡°Now go clean up that blood, you¡¯re a mess.¡± I winked, picked up my bag and walked out of the bathroom. Relief. That¡¯s what I felt when I left Stacy there bleeding. Relief that she was not infact pregnant. Did I regret punching her? Not one bit. I smirked as I headed to my next *s, my spirits a little more lifted. That was one problem out of the way. Ashley Grey to the principal¡¯s office now. The annoying voice of Principal William rings through the inte. Everyone turns to face me in surprise. Okay that was probably the first time I had ever gotten called to the principal¡¯s office. But damn couldn¡¯t they mind their business? Ryan raises his brow in question and shoots me a I need answers look as I got up to leave. I shrugged and mouthedter. I picked up my bag and made my way out of the *s. Honestly he just saved me from sleeping through that boring *s. As I made my way through the hallway I noticed that the girl who was in the bathroom with Stacy was just heading out of the principal¡¯s office. She smirked when I pa*sed her by. I only opted to raise my middle finger and sauntered over to the office. Today I was annoyed and I quite frankly did not care that I was not acting like my usual self. I opened the door, not that all surprised that Stacy was seated before him. Head ducked and tissue held up to her still bleeding nose. ¡°Sir you called me?¡± I asked innocently as I walked over to them and plop down on the vacant chair beside Stacy. The office oddly smelt of fart and I wondered if it was principal William¡¯s doing or Stacy¡¯s. Either way, they both reeked of it. He narrowed his eyes and leaned forward on his desk. ¡°What is the meaning of this Ashley?¡± He nudged his head to Stacy who had not lifted her head quite yet. It was good that the fan was on because if not, we all would be cooked inside of there judging by the closed windows. Did he ever let fresh air in? ¡°Sir I do not know what you are talking about.¡± I feigned confusion, looking at Stacy. It is at that moment she lifts her head and turns to stare at me. Her eyes widen and she quickly looks away. He let out a low sigh like he was exhausted and turned to face Stacy. ¡°Stacy care to say what you told me earlier?¡± I crossed my arms over my chest and waited. It was a good couple of seconds when she decided to speak up. ¡°Principal William, I was all but minding my business when Ashley came up to me and punched me-¡° ¡°I did?¡± I asked, slightly amused. She stiffens, her hand that held the tissue shaking slightly. ¡°Let her speak Ashley, I gave you your chance.¡± Principal William hissed in impatience. I narrow my eyes. ¡°Sir this is all a ploy. You know me, I could never hurt anyone.¡± I said in a very sweet voice. What has gotten into me today? ¡°Didn¡¯t I say let her speak?¡± He demands. ¡°But sir-¡± I protested. ¡°Silence Ashley!¡± He roars mming his palm atop the wooden oak table. I flinched back and pressed my lips together. He pinches the bridge of his nose and sighed. He leans back in his chair a secondter and looks at us. He then nods as if getting the answer to the most difficult question. ¡°Stacy go to the nurses office to check the injury to your nose and as for you Ashley, go home.¡± ¡°What!¡± Stacy screeched. ¡°You¡¯re just going to let her off the hook like that!? ¡° N?velDrama.Org is the owner. He breathes out an irritated breath. ¡°I am not letting her off the hook. Didn¡¯t I just tell her to go home?¡± He lips part in shock. ¡°Sir this is barely a punishment!¡± He narrow his eyes in annoyance.¡± Do you have a better suggestion?¡± ¡°Yeah! Like suspend her or expel her.¡± She suggested in a very high pitched voice. I rolled my eyes, not interested in the conversation. If he wanted me to go home then I¡¯d do exactly that. ¡°I¡¯ve already expelled and suspended too many students for the year Stacy. I¡¯m not expelling or suspending Ashley, who¡¯s never been in trouble before. This ident will never happen again, is that right Ashley?¡± He turns to face me to gauge my answer. I nodded half interested. ¡°It will not happen again sir.¡± I told him half of the truth. If she annoys me again I couldn¡¯t promise that I¡¯d not punch her again. He nods. ¡°Good. Now you may leave.¡± I nod, get up and walked out of the office. ¡°This is bullshit!¡± Stacy¡¯s now distant voice screeched. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 62 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 62 I closed the door quietly behind me, not wanting to let mom know that I was home¡­early. I curse softly underneath my breath when it still happens to make a loud thud. I hold my breath when a petite woman rounds the corner with a basket full ofundry. Her brown hair set into a messy burn atop of her head. Some tendrils framed her face as she forced to hold the basket. She turns to face the door and her eyes widen in confusion. She ces the basket down on the floor and saunters over to me. ¡°How are you so early today baby? Are you sick?¡± She asked using the back of her hand to press on my forehead and neck. ¡°Uhh¡­¡± I drew out not knowing what to say exactly. Should I tell her the truth? No I probably should not. I open my mouth to speak but the home phone rings in the living room. ¡°I¡¯ll be back.¡± Mom says and turns around to walk quickly to the phone. I sighed and start to head upstairs when shees around the corner frantically. Her eyes ring at me. I gulped. ¡°Ashley Grey, why did you break a girl¡¯s nose!?¡± Mom hisseding towards me with the phone still pressed to her ear. I bite my bottom lip shrinking back at the intensity of her re. ¡°It was an ident.¡± She scowled. ¡°Your fist doesn¡¯t magically end up on someone¡¯s nose Ashley.¡± I shrugged. ¡°She was asking for it.¡± Her eyes narrow. ¡°Baby I¡¯ll call you back, I need to talk to our daughter without you asking me questions through the phone. It¡¯s distracting. ¡° I paled. Dad knew. In fact he was the one who called. But how did he¡­¡­..Principal William. Ofcourse he would. I was now starting to hate him. ¡°Okay, see you in a while.¡± After hanging up she shifts her attention to me. ¡°Ashley what were you thinking? I did not raise you to be violent!¡± She scowled. It was now my turn to scowl. ¡°Violent? Mother it was just a punch nothing more. Her nose will heal unfortunately.¡± I mumble thest part begrudgingly. She gasped, cing her hands on her hips. ¡°Unfortunately? Ashley what has gotten into you? What did this girl do to have gotten you so upset?¡± I clenched my fist at my sides in anger. ¡°Nothing has gotten into me mom. Let¡¯s just say I was tired. I was tired of being a target. I was tired that I had to keep ke and I¡¯s rtionship a secret because I feared what people would say. I was tired of it all!¡± I hissed. Her eyes widen as she flinches away. ¡°You and ke are dating?¡± She gasped. Was this all she got from my little speech? I nod. ¡°We are. And that girl that I punched is his ex girlfriend who thought it would be funny to fake a pregnancy then taunt me afterwards.¡± Her eyes widen even more, almostically. ¡°She faked a pregnancy?¡± She gasped. I nod. ¡°Yes and I heard her. ke doesn¡¯t know yet that she¡¯s not actually pregnant. I should tell him before things get worse.¡± ¡°Ashley, this still didn¡¯t give you the right to punch her on the nose. You could¡¯ve caused serious damage. I¡¯m d that you stood up for yourself but that was not the way to do it.¡± She frowned. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. I sighed feeling the fight leave me. She was right, Stacy didn¡¯t deserve the punch. She deserved two. I would not voice this out though. ¡°I know mom and I¡¯m sorry. Don¡¯t be mad at me?¡± She sighs. ¡°I am not mad at you darling, let¡¯s hope your dad doesn¡¯t ground you again. Knowing him, he¡¯d settle for an entire year.¡± My eyes widen. There was no way I could survive an entire year of being grounded. ¡°Mom you have to talk to him before he does.¡± I pleaded. ¡°Yes I will, only if you tell me about you and ke.¡± She smirked. I couldn¡¯t help but let a giggle slip pa*s my lips. ¡°I will just not now. I need to change out of this clothes and probably shower.¡± ¡°Ashley Grey get your a*s down here now!¡± It was dad. His voice was loud. Really loud and he sounded pissed off. I jolt off my bed, nearly slipping on the floor because of my sock dded feet. I find my fingers tugging the door open swiftly and amble down stairs. An angry dad was not good. Oh God I do not want to be grounded for an entire year. When I reached halfway down the stairs I caught sight of dad. His suit is still on which means he just came from work. His head is down, staring at a white envelope as he grips it with deathly fingers. Something doesn¡¯t feel right. I stared at the envelope and noticed that he wasn¡¯t only clutching it but a picture. My stomach drops and I feel the blood drain from my face as nausea crawls up my body, wanting a way out. It couldn¡¯t be. Could it? He seems to hear my footsteps because he lifts his head. His eyes are dark with anger and his jaw ticks. ¡°I found this in my car today.¡± He gestured to the envelope. Sweat starts forming on my skin. His tone is calm, a bit too calm. I reach the bottom of the stairs already feeling moisture settle in my eyes. ¡°What is the meaning of this!¡± He roars. The volume of his voice has me flinching back in shock. Momes around the corner, apron tied to her waist and flour on her hands. Her brows furrowed as she stared at us. She walks over to dad. ¡°What¡¯s wrong baby?¡± When she sees him clutching the photo tightly she peeks and she winces moving her eyes away quickly. He shows me the picture and my heart starts to hurt behind my chest. This one had been taken the same day but this time ke¡¯s hand was tugging at my hair while he thrust behind me. ¡°Exin this to me!¡± He hisses. My bottom lip trembles. Never had I been so humiliated before. ¡°I-I-¡± I stuttered sobbing. ¡°Where did you get this baby?¡± Mom asked him, soothingly brushing her palm atop his hand. He turns to her. ¡°I had left something in the office and went to retrieve it. When I got back this was awaiting me. They must¡¯ve slipped it between the *s.¡± He exined. What I had been avoiding was now right in front of me. I was now an embarra*sment to them. ¡°What time is it?¡± He asked mom. ¡°Should be about three thirty. Why?¡± She questioned in confusion. He turns to me. ¡°Call ke and tell him to get his a*s over here now.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 63 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 63 ¡°Pleasee over.¡± I cried pressing the phone to my ear. I chose to go to my room to make the call. My phone was in there anyway but I knew the main reason I stayed there was because I was beyond embarra*sed to stay in mom and dad¡¯s presense. Of all things that had happened to me. This one was the worst and most embarra*sing. ¡°Baby what¡¯s wrong?¡± ke¡¯s frantic voice asks on the other end. My fingers dig into my scalp as I tug at my ck inky tresses harshly. I hear the sound of his hasty footsteps. He was running. ¡°They saw it.¡± I whispered, my throat aching and heart hurting behind my chest. ¡°Saw what? Baby what are you saying? Who are they?¡± He rushed out confused. I hear the loud m of the door on his end. ¡°The picture of us. My mom and dad saw it.¡± I cried clenching the material of my tie dye cotton shorts. ¡°Shit! Do you mean¡­¡± He drawled out. I hear the panic in his voice. Obviously ke was scared of my dad¡¯s reaction. Dad can be very intimidating when needs to be. I nod but realize he could not exactly see me. ¡°Yes.¡± I croaked out. The image of dad¡¯s disappointed face and the shocked look on mom¡¯s face had a fresh wave of tears flowing down my cheeks. Will they ever see me the same again? ¡°F*ck! I¡¯ll be there in a few minutes.¡± He says. I hear the rumble of his motorcycle and the call ends. I feel dread wash over me. What if he gets there and dad kills him? Nausea crawls up my throat. I rush to the bathroom to puke into the toilet. Almost missing the toilet bowl. My throat burned as tears welled up in my eyes. My parents just saw a picture of me getting F*cked by my boyfriend. Could this day get any worse? ¡°Ashley get down here!¡± It¡¯s dad¡¯s voice. It has been eight minutes. Eight minutes of me staring at my reflection in the mirror. I was still in the bathroom, not wanting to leave. My eyes are red, bloodshot from crying. My cheeks were puffer than usual and hair a mess from running my hands through it many times. I looked like I just got out from a horror film or worse, the grave. Did I feel embarra*sed to show my face again to my parents? Yes. Did I want to crawl into a hole and die? Absolutely and I¡¯d never want toe back. I could not let my eyes drift down my body. Too ashamed to look. I felt disgusting, like a whore. I feared I¡¯d judge my body so I chose to stare at my face. ¡°Ashley!¡± Dad shouts again. It is then I hear the low rumble of a motorcycle slowing down on our street. It¡¯s ke. I better go down before dad actually does kill him. I would not want to exin to the police as to why my father killed my boyfriend. I sighed and leave the bathroom. I amble down the stairs my head bowed. I hear the door open and lift my head to see that it was dad who opened it. Waiting patiently as ke nears. From where I am I could see how tense he was. I knew he was afraid but schooled his features. As soon as he is beside the door, dad reaches for his shirt and clenches it in his fist. And pulls him inside roughly. ke doesn¡¯t expect it and stumbles forward. I gasp, striding quickly towards them. ¡°You touched my daughter!¡± Dad roared pushing ke to the wall. ke doesn¡¯t try to move out of his grip. ¡°Dad what are you doing!?¡± I screeched reaching beside them. Dad snaps his eyes to me and res. ¡°Stay out of this Ashley.¡± He grits and turns his attention back to a surprised ke. Mom bolts towards him in surprise. ¡°Asher what are you doing?!¡± She questions in shock. But dad ignores her. ¡°Did I not tell you that you have to marry her before going down on her?¡± He grits, ring into ke¡¯s blue orbs. ke¡¯s eyes turn to face me then turn to face dad. He gulps. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Mr. Grey, I was-¡° ¡°I was what? Thinking with your d*ck?¡± Dad hisses pushing ke further into the wall. ¡°Asher, unhand ke right now!¡± Mom gasped out. ¡°Dad it¡¯s not his fault! I wanted it!¡± I cried. I was so thankful that Arden was at Rosalie¡¯s. I really didn¡¯t want him to witness this. ¡°Asher!¡± Mom roars angrily. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. Dad res at ke before dropping himpletely and takes a step back. ke makes a move toe beside me but one heated re from dad has him thinking otherwise. ¡°Mr. Grey I am sorry that you had to find out this way and even more that you saw it. It wasn¡¯t my intention to disappoint you-¡° ¡°You damn right you did!¡± Dad hisses cutting him off. ¡°Dad please calm down.¡± I pleaded. My bottom lip trembles. Mom walks up to him and holds his hand. ¡°Baby, it¡¯s not like she isn¡¯t of age to have sex. Don¡¯t forget I was still a teen when I had her. What we really should be focusing about is who took the picture of them like this.¡± Dad stiffens as if just realizing that there was a bigger problem. He res at ke and with one firm squeeze from mom he sighs reluctantly. ¡°You had better used protection.¡± He warns. ke and I both knew that we didn¡¯t use protection asionally. He pulled out everytime so I feared nothing. Besides mom had started me on the pill since I had painful period cramps. We would not word that out though. Because this time dad wouldn¡¯t hold back and probably kill him. ke clears his throat. ¡°I think I have an idea of who it might be.¡± That perks dad attention. ¡°Who?¡± ke¡¯s eyes flicker to me for a second. It is enough to have me knowing who he would mention. My face turns ghostly white. ¡°ke.¡± I whispered on a plea. No not yet. I was not ready yet to let them know. But he doesn¡¯t take heed to my pleas. ¡°I¡¯m sorry baby but we need to find out who¡¯s doing this.¡± He sighs and turns to face dad. ¡°There¡¯s this guy who sexually a*saulted Ashley-¡± He started but gets cut off. ¡°This wasn¡¯t your right to tell them ke!¡± I bellowed. ¡°Our daughter had been sexually a*saulted!?¡± Both mom and dad yelled in disbelief and rage. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 64 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 64 ke stops then shifts his attention to me. He sees how mad I am, how I re at him in warning. ¡°ke.¡± I warned, furious that he was the one who told my parents about that god awful day. He didn¡¯t have the right. I was not ready. ¡°I can¡¯t keep quiet about this baby. This is a serious issue that we need to deal with right now. I can deal with your angerter but right now, we need to find out who¡¯s been doing this.¡± He grumbles and tears his eyes away from me to look at my dad. I kept quiet knowing that whatever I tell him now wouldn¡¯t matter. He was determined to let my parents know about what transpired between Peter and I. I knew he had good intentions but I couldn¡¯t help feel anger that he hadn¡¯t asked me first. ¡°It happened sometime about two months ago. Ashley stayed back to research something in the library. I had been waiting for her outside, she was taking long in there.Too long. So I went to look for her, only to hear her piercing scream.¡± He breathes out as if remembering the awful day. ¡°The scream still haunts me to this day.¡± I stiffen knowing he was about to tell them what I dreaded. My hands felt cold, blood leaving my face. I could hear my own heartbeat in my ears, the rythm uncontroble. The image of Peter pinning me to the desk as his hands traveled up my thighes in my mind. Sweat coated my palms, they became itchy. Itching to hit something. Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. That is when I realized that even though I tried so many ways to forget that awful day of being helpless, I was still notpletely over it. I tried so hard, boxing, spending time with ke, focusing on college. But it didn¡¯t help. Somehow Peter still had a hold on me. His voice is now edgy, on the verge of breaking down. ¡°I followed her cry for help.¡± He gulped, his eyes flickering to me for a tiny second. ¡°When I got there I found the bastard forcing himself on her.¡± I realize that I wasn¡¯t the only one affected from this experience. ke was too and I never noticed it. Mom gasp in shock, her teary eyes snapping to me. ¡°Oh my baby.¡± She cried leaving dad¡¯s side to come over to me. Pulls me in a hug and cries on my shoulder. Why do I feel so numb? I feel my heart squeeze and gulp the lump forming in my throat. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry this happened to you.¡± She cries pulling me tighter to her. This is what I avoided. This pain that we all are feeling at this moment. ¡°Mom.¡± I whispered and let myself go as I hugged her back. I feel it, the relief as I pour my eyes out and use her as an anchor. ¡°Who is that bastard!¡± Dad roars. He had stayed silent when ke finished talking but now he had absorbed the words and he was beyond furious. ¡°Peter William.¡± ke responds, disdain dripping in his voice as he literally spits out the name like it brought a bad taste to his mouth. ¡°As in Kain William¡¯s son?¡± Dad questions. ¡°The man who owns the restaurant downtown?¡± ¡°Yes that¡¯s him alright.¡± ke responds. It wouldn¡¯t take a genius to know that dad was beyond enraged. You could literally feel the tension in the air, crackling like fire on burning wood. Mom and I pull away, knowing that a storm was brewing. ¡°Did he have time, you know.¡± You could hear the fear in his voice, the anxiety of knowing the answer. ke shakes his head. ¡°Thankfully I had reached in time.¡± Dad visibly breathes out a sigh of relief. He nods then walks towards the door, grabbing his car keys on the way. Everyone is confused until he grips Arden¡¯s wooden baseball bat that was beside the door. ¡°Honey, where are you going?¡± Mom questions equally as confused as all of us in the room. He doesn¡¯t turn around to answer her, instead he opens the door. ¡°I¡¯m going to pay Kain and his son a visit.¡± My heart drums in my ears. This was not good. When angered dad could be very intimidating. This is why boys usually stayed away from me other than the three boys breathing down my neck. And that was ke, Ryan and Arden. They never let any guy close to me. Mom leaves my side to rush to dad¡¯s. ¡°Asher you can¡¯t just go there are you crazy!¡± She hissed following down the steps after him. ¡°They could call the cops, you have a baseball bat for christ sake!¡± ¡°Baby I¡¯m only going to pay him a visit.¡± His tone is deathly. There was no way he would just pay them a visit. Dad was out for blood. I rush towards them feeling ke following after me. ¡°Dad please listen to mom.¡± I pleaded running up to catch them. They were already beside his car. I was afraid our neighbors would notice the commotion, they were already so nosy. Dad doesn¡¯t listen, instead he walks around the car to the driver¡¯s side and enters, cing the bat at the back. My eyes widen knowing he was not bluffing. I turn around to face ke and red. ¡°Stop him.¡± ke tears his eyes away from me and stares at my dad. ¡°Honestly Ley, I¡¯m a hundred percent with him on this.¡± I narrow my eyes into slits of rage. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you right now!¡± I scowled. Seeing that no matter how much she tried to talk him out of it, he still was hell bent on going so mom decided to get into the car. Dad drives off leaving me staring at the fast disappearing car. I was beyond shocked. What the hell just happened? Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 65 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 65 I re heatedly at ke. ¡°You caused this!¡± I roared walking up to him and punched him right on the chest. He staggers back startled, not expecting me to get physical. ¡°You just couldn¡¯t keep your damn mouth shut!¡± I cried punching him again but now my hits were getting sloppy. He didn¡¯t try to stop me. He stayed there peering down at me as I jammed my tiny fist on his chest. You caused this.¡± I said weakly, sniffling. He stops my fist and pulls me to his chest. Hugging me like my life depended on it. It probably did. His scent envelopes me as he brushes his hand down my back soothingly. He didn¡¯t speak, just stayed quiet while pressing me to his chest. I hear him let out a sigh. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Ley.¡± He grumbled above my head. I finallye back down to reality, removing myself from his comfort. I peered up at him and red. ¡°Yes you better be sorry if my dad does something stupid.¡± I pull away from him I feel his confusion as I perch myself on the back of his motorcycle. I turn to him and arch a perfect brow. He stands there staring at me, gawking at me like I was the most beautiful woman on the net. As much as the thought had my heart singing in joy, I knew we needed to kill a lot of birds with one stone before I could feelfortable enough to be free with him again. ¡°Well aren¡¯t youing?¡± He shakes his head like he had been in a trance. ¡°Where?¡± ¡°We are going to follow my dad to Peter William¡¯s house. Hopefully we get there in time.¡± I mumble the last part. I notice ke still hadn¡¯t moved. ¡°Well hurry up ke! If my dad does something stupid, I¡¯ll never talk to you again.¡± I hissed impatiently. That got him moving because a few seconds after he had settled in front of me we were off. My hands wrapped securely around his torso as he sped through the half empty street. I feel the blood rush down my face as I stare rmed as dad proceeds to the William¡¯s front door. He knocks and waits patiently while mom runs up to him, unsessfully tugging him away. ke slows down and parks beside the sidewalk. I hop off the motorcycle swiftly, barely caring that I almost fell as I run over to my parents. I didn¡¯t care to look back to see if ke was following. Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. I run up the stairs and help mom tug dad away. ¡°Dad please don¡¯t do anything stupid.¡± I pleaded as a fresh wave of tears built up in my eyes. He turn to me, ring furiously. It has me halting and gulping at the pure anger in his eyes. ¡°I will not let that bastard go free. It¡¯s bad enough that I could not have done something sooner. How do you think I feel that I heard this from someone else instead of my own daughter?¡± I shrink back. ¡°I¡¯m sorry daddy-¡° His eyes narrow. ¡°Were you even going to tell us?¡± He takes my silence for my answer and nods in disappointment. He uses the bat to knock on the wooden door. It rattles. ¡°Kain I know you¡¯re in there! Open the F*cking door and bring your disappointment of a son with you!¡± He roars startling both mom and I. ¡°Asher baby, maybe you shouldn¡¯t do that.¡± Mom whispered as dad went to knock on the door again with the bat. I was thankful that it had not pierced the wood or caused damage. I feel ke¡¯s presence behind me. ¡°I called my mom. She¡¯s on her way.¡± He whispers to me. I wanted to feel relieved but then the door opens and reveals Kain William¡¯s. He res up at my dad since dad was a few inches taller. ¡°Grey, you have no business with my son.¡± Dad snorts. ¡°I have no business with your son, you say? Like how he had no business in trying to force himself on my daughter?¡± I see Kain pale but he rights hisposure. Something tells me that Kain knew of this encounter more than we knew. ¡°My son have never seen your daughter before-¡° ¡°Bring out your bastard of a son out Kain! Stop F*cking talking for him. Come on, didn¡¯t he think he was man enough to force himself on an innocent girl? So why is he acting like a pussy now?¡± My dad roared trying to enter the house. Kain blocks his way gulping.¡± Be on your way Grey or I¡¯ll call the cops.¡± Kain William¡¯s warned. Dad scowled. ¡°Do you think I give a F*ck? Go ahead and call them and see who will be the one going to jail-¡° ¡°Leave my dad out of this.¡± Peteres around his dad, pushing him behind him. ¡°So the bastard shows his face.¡± Dad grinned wickedly. He turns to face me, well behind me in particr. He stares at ke. ¡°Is he the one?¡± He asked ke for confirmation. ¡°Yes, he is the one alright. The bastard that tried to force himself on Ashley.¡± ke snaps behind me. I had stayed frozen the minute Peter showed his face. How could I possibly think that I could simply forget about that day? Seeing his face triggered me. I find myself stumbling back more into ke. He clutches me tightly as if to rea*sure me that I was safe in his arms. I was safe with him. Dad turns back to stare at Peter, sneering.¡± I will make sure you pay for what you did to my daughter. I will ruin you until you gravel at her feet for forgiveness-¡° ¡°I did try to apologize to her!¡± Peter shout. He turns to me.¡± I tried apologizing to you.¡± Did he think a simple apology would fix what he caused. The nightmares, the anxiety thoughts of staying alone? The feeling of being helpless? Did he really think an apology would save me from these things? ¡°Yet you¡¯re stalking her and taking out photos of us like the perverted creep you are!¡± ke sneers pulling me tighter to him as if to protect me. Peter¡¯s brows furrowed in confusion. ¡°Stalking her? Taking out pictures? I did no such thing.¡± He says honestly. A huge ck jeep pulls up. It was very familiar and I wasn¡¯t surprised when ke¡¯s mom and dad came out, walking towards us. We were all too upied by watching Ryn and her husbande our way to notice that dad had gotten close to Peter. A cry of pain pierce through the once silent area. I snap my eyes to stare in horror at Peter¡¯s leg. Dad had managed to m the bat on his leg and by the looks of it, it was broken. ¡°You may not have taken the photos but you still forced yourself on my daughter!¡± Dad yelled, getting ready to m the bat again on Peter¡¯s leg again but ke quickly rushes to his side and halts it. Mom gasp in shock whilst I felt the air leave my lungs. Peter falls down on the floor, clutching his injured leg as he cries in pain. ¡°You bastard!¡± Kain William roared as he bent down to help his son. ¡°Asher Jesus christ man, I thought I taught you to hit them in the crotch first.¡± ke¡¯s dad saysing towards us with officer Ryn. She turns to her husband and res. ¡°You can¡¯t say things like that in front of a cop Ace!¡± ¡°Babe it¡¯s not like you¡¯re on duty.¡± Mr Reed grumbles, helping ke pull my struggling dad away from the injured boy. ¡°Yeah but I still saw everything and heard parts of it. You know what this means don¡¯t you Asher?¡± She questions. I think we all knew. Dad would be arrested. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 66 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 66 ¡°Ashley hurry up you¡¯re going to bete for school!¡± Mom shouted from down stairs. I sighed looking at my reflection onest time in the mirror before going downstairs. Arden was already seated on one of the stools beside the ind. A te full of pancakes and bacon. Dad was seated beside him. Both quiet as they ate. Mom was also really silent as she flipped the pancakes on the pan before her. And when I went to join them it got even more awkward. You could tell the awkward tension was still in the air. After mom had bailed out dad, he refused to admit that he went too far in breaking Peter¡¯s leg. It led to a huge argument at the police station with I having to witness it. I remember feeling that all this was my fault. If I had just filed the report against Peter then things would not have gotten so extreme. I remember wanting to crawl into a hole and die as the officer asked me questions pertaining to the a*sault. My cheeks were stained crimson as I tried to keep my breathing under control. They had led me to a private room. Asked me plenty of questions until all I could see was Peter pinning me to the desk. Through my cloudy mind I heard the question. ¡°Do you want to file a report against him?¡± Without even thinking my lips part to say yes. I didn¡¯t care then, to lost in feeling disgusted at the thought of Peter ever touching me again or another girl. That was the first step to feeling relieved. When I had left that room, it had felt like the weight on my shoulders had been lifted, disappeared. I felt strong. And when I walked into ke¡¯s arms and buried my face in his shirt as he wrapped his protective arms around me, I knew I had done the right thing. ¡°I¡¯m pregnant.¡± Mom¡¯s tensed body faced the pan, her head down as she looked at the pancakes. Her voice brings me back to reality. I¡¯m not the only one shocked by the revtion. The bacon dad pinched between his fingers dropped on the breakable circr te. The soft nk disturbs the silence. She hadn¡¯t turned to stare at us. Dad on the other hand eyes glistened with unshed tears. ¡°Lily, baby, are you serious?¡± He gulped looking at his wife in adoration. She sighs and turns to face us, gives a soft smile and nods. ¡°I found outst night after you know¡­¡± She drawls out. Her eyes widen before she rushes out. ¡°I know we didn¡¯t n it-¡° Before she could finish dad had already ran to her side and hoisted her up. ¡°F*ck yeah my sperm still works!¡± He cheers looking up at her as she giggles happily. ¡°I love you.¡± He sighs dreamily, eyes twinkling with happiness. ¡°I love you too baby.¡± Mom whispers as he gently ces her down but still holds her in his embrace. ¡°God I love you.¡± Dad mumbles atop of her head. My heart warms. I¡¯m going to be a big sister again. A warm smile split on my lips as I too ran into the hug. We feel another body join us as we celebrate the news of a new addition to our family. And just like that the awkward tension lifted and was reced by happiness. ¡°I¡¯m going to be his favorite sibling.¡± Arden boasted. I narrow my eyes. ¡°It¡¯s going to be a girl and I will be her favorite!¡± I argued sticking out my tongue. ¡°And besides no one wants your stinky butt near them.¡± I joked andter regretted it when he pinched my side. ¡°I¡¯ll meet you in the cafeteria.¡± I told Ryan as I proceeded to my locker. ¡°Okay. I¡¯ll save you a seat.¡± He jokes. It was not like anyone else would seat at our table other than Ryan, ke and I and asionally Rosalie, Liam and Arden. I rolled my eyes and began to open my locker. When I had gotten here in the morning I was anxious and afraid of getting another note. But when I opened the locker and searched through it¡¯s contents there was no such. No note, no creepy and private photos of ke and I. I was relieved. I also believe that it was probably Peter who was the creep after all. ¡°Shit.¡± I curse remembering that I had left one of my books in the english *s. I closed my locker and whirled around to amble towards the *s. The hallway was almost cleared as the students went to have lunch. I caught the pity stares of some of those who lingered around. I drop my eyes to the floor. Everyone heard about what happened with Peter and I. Now everyone treated me like *s, those who used to poke fun at me now asked if I was okay. It was overwhelming. The attention I now received. I hated it. ¡°Are you okay Ashley?¡± One girl who I wasn¡¯t familiar with asked me with a tiny awkward smile on her lips. Her brte hair piled into a ponytail. I forced out a tiny smile as I nodded. ¡°I am fine, thank you for asking.¡± I mumble continuing my way to the English *s. Hopefully the teacher would not be there. I hated that even the teachers treated me like I was a breakable ornament. It was like everyone was walking on eggshells around me. I breathed out a sigh of relief when the door of the *sroom came into view. My hands wrap around the handle ready to open when I halt. My eyes widen slightly when I see Stacy talking to someone. I retract my hands and walk to the side of the door so I could see who she was speaking to. Through the s I could spot a familiar dark haired boy. I squint my eyes, cursing softly for forgetting my ses today. My heart thumps painfully when I recognize that it was ke. They were speaking in hushed voices. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. I could not hear anything and settled to watch their lips move, trying to see if I could read what they were saying but to no avail. They were close, too close. My heart drops and pain slice through my entire body when Stacy buries her hands in ke¡¯s hair and pulls his mouth down to hers roughly. I gasp and stumble away from the door, feeling pain wretched through me. My vision is blurry as I turn around and run away. The lingering students ask me if I was okay as I brush past them. I don¡¯t answer as I make my way to the bathroom. I wanted to rip my heart out of my chest. That¡¯s how painful it was. I hated this feeling. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 67 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 67 ¡°What the hell is wrong with you?¡± Ryan asked as I strutted over to the table. ke¡¯s back was faced to me as he ate. I didn¡¯t want toe here and face him but I was so tired of being weak. I needed to realize that a guy cannot have that much power over me even if that guy was ke. So after crying my eyes out in the bathroom, I grew some balls and decided to swallow my feelings and face him. Upon hearing Ryan¡¯s question he turns around to face me, fry between his parted lips. I tear my eyes away from him not wanting to feel the pain again. I looked at Ryan and shrugged. ¡°Nothing is wrong.¡± Ryan raises a thick brow and drags his eyes down my body. It was not in a sexual way, just in curiosity. ¡°Try telling that to your red rimmed eyes and tousled hair. Oh and your empty hands without your lunch. ¡± He murmured unpleased that he didn¡¯t know what had happened. I suppose my hair was tousled because of my hands tugging at the tresses in anger earlier. ¡°I¡¯m not hungry.¡± Was the only thing that left my lips. ¡°What¡¯s wrong baby?¡± ke asked when I reached beside them. I don¡¯t answer him, instead I walk over to Ryan¡¯s side and plop down on the empty chair beside him. Baby? How dare he act like nothing happened. My tant anger and the way Ipletely ignored ke had awkward tension zapping through the air. I hear him sigh as my eyes refuse to leave the table. ¡°Okay so what did I do now?¡± ke asked. I raise my eyes to meet his and red heatedly. ¡°You have the audacity to act like you don¡¯t know why I am giving you the cold shoulder!¡± I spat. His eyes widened in shock. ¡°Baby I don¡¯t-¡° ¡°Don¡¯t call me baby!¡± I yelled. The cafeteria goes quiet and so does Ryan beside me. My breathing elerated, my chest moving up and down quickly. I see the surprise in his blue eyes and the love that swims through the orbs. It makes it hurt even more. My vision blurs and I fight to keep my anger at bay.¡±How could you?¡± My voice cracks as I look at him. He opens his mouth to speak but I¡¯m quicker than he is. ¡°How could you kiss her? I saw you both in the *s.¡± I whispered in a broken voice. Realization dawns on him. ¡°I did not kiss her Ashley, she kissed me.¡± He snaps. ¡°She wanted to talk about the stupid pregnancy. I decided to listen, next thing I know she¡¯s pulling me towards her-¡° ¡°You didn¡¯t pull away.¡± I noted angrily. His jaw ticks. ¡°If you had stayed a second again then you would have seen when I had pushed her away.¡± ¡°So what excuse will you have for not telling me about the kiss before I brought it up? Were you ever even going to tell me?¡± I asked, clenching my fist on my thigh. I needed to punch someone. ¡°You have a lot going on Ashley, I didn¡¯t want to worry you over something so stupid. I was waiting for the right time until everything settled down a little.Stacy does not mean anything to me, not now not ever.¡± He voiced. ¡°You¡¯re the only one that means something to me Ley.¡± Seeing that he didn¡¯t ease me he sighs in pain. ¡°I pushed her away as soon as my senses kicked in. I was not expecting her to pull off something like that. Not when we were just speaking about her doctor¡¯s appointment.¡± I snorted still not buying his words. ¡°Doctors appointment for what? For a non existant pregnancy? Did Stacy even tell you that she was not actually pregnant?¡± Everyone in the cafeteria was shocked at my revtion. I didn¡¯t care if the nasty blonde was here, listening to me whilst I outed her lie. I looked around the cafeteria and a smirk forms on my lips at a squirming Stacy. She sat in a corner, her nose covered in white bandages. Around her eyes were covered in red and purple. It was probably caused by her injured nose. I stood up, palms t on the surface of the table. ¡°Did you not tell him that I was the one who broke your nose? No? Didn¡¯t want him to ask what for?¡± I yelled ring at her. The people around her scoot away as she squirmed in embarra*sment. ¡°You were the one who broke Stacy¡¯s nose? Jesus Christ who is this bada*s and what has she done to my bestfriend?¡± I could hear Ryan ask beside me but I didn¡¯t answer. ke was surprisingly quiet, listening to what I was shouting at Stacy. ¡°Why don¡¯t you tell him Stacy? Let everyone know how much of a waste of space you are. Tell them how you faked a pregnancy just to get back at me. Tell them how low you could get just to feel good about yourself even if it is just for a second. Tell ke the F*cking truth!¡± I roared at the end, my nails digging into the wood. Everyone gasped, probably from hearing me curse. Her eyes widen. ¡°I-I-¡± She stuttered. ¡°I-I what?¡± I mocked. Her eyes move from mine to stare at ke. He¡¯s already looking at her with a bored expression written on his face. ¡°I¡¯m not pregnant.¡± She finally confesses. He doesn¡¯t look surprised by her revtion instead he rolls his eyes. Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. ¡°I knew that already.¡± He snorts. So he knew all along yet he still listened to her talk nonsense in the *sroom about a stupid doctors appointment? Her eyes blurred. ¡°I¡¯m sorry ke, I love you and wanted you back. I thought it was the only way. I love you so much.¡± She cried hicupping. ke wasn¡¯t the one to answer her, I was. ¡°Good because you two deserve eachother.¡± I spat walking around the table. Hearing my words ke is quick to stand up and blocks my path. I don¡¯t peer up at him instead I leave my eyes on his white shirt. ¡°What the F*ck do you mean Ashley?¡± He¡¯s angry but I can¡¯t find a bone in me to care. ¡°Move out of my way.¡± I mumble ring holes into his shirt. ¡°No not until you tell me what you mean. ¡± He snaps blocking my way when I try to sidestep him. I peered up and red into his equally heated eyes. ¡°You know exactly what I mean ke. You knew she wasn¡¯t pregnant yet you went to talk to her privately about a doctor¡¯s appointment. Seems to me that you wanted her advances on you.¡± I spat. His jaw ticked in rage. ¡°Do you hear yourself right now? The thought of Stacy ever touching me again makes my skin crawl. Do you even know what doctor¡¯s appointment we were talking about? ¡° I scowl. ¡°I don¡¯t F*cking care what doctors appointment y¡¯all were talking about.¡± I huffed. ¡°I was talking to her about the appointment that would let me know if the baby was mine. Ofcourse I knew she wasn¡¯t pregnant this is why I brought it up so she¡¯d confessed before making herself more of a fool.¡± He snapped. I narrow my eyes. ¡°Somehow I find that hard to believe.¡± His face morphed into pain. ¡°Do you always think so lowly of me? Do you always have to run like a coward every damn time something gets serious?¡± He grits at the end when I showed indifference. I nched in shock. ¡°Did you just call me a coward?¡± I gasped out. ¡°Ley-¡± He starts to apologize. ¡°Don¡¯t.¡± I snapped. ¡°Leave me alone and don¡¯t follow me.¡± I spat side and side stepped him. This time he didn¡¯t try to stop me as I walked out of the quiet cafeteria. I just needed to cool off, everything was just happening at once that I took it out on ke. I just needed space to think. So with that thought, I took my bag from my locker and made my way outside of the school. I needed to be far away from that school until I had a cleared head. The light breeze blew my hair back as I walked away from the school, away from ke. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 68 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 68 Alone. That¡¯s how I felt as I sat on the swing. My feet had brought me to the park, not wanting to go home yet. I knew that I had been skipping school a lot more frequently now and was afraid that dad would find out. He¡¯d throw a fit and I would want to avoid that. I sighed softly, looking around the empty park. The gra*s was a luscious green with tiny wildflowers that asionally got stomped on by animals and people walking around. It has been so long since I¡¯ve been here. The quietness and the soft breeze as it pushed back my tresses rxed me. My bag rests atop my thighs as my fingers wrap around the rope of the swing. I wanted to bask in the quietness. I needed it. I lift my head and closed my eyes as a tiny smile reced the frown. The sun beat down on my face rea*suring me that everything would be okay. The more time flew the more I began to feel regret for treating ke the way I did. I should¡¯ve listened to him and let him exin. I knew Stacy was a conniving bitch to begin with and I fell right into her trap. I needed to go and apologize to ke for embarra*sing him in the cafeteria. It was wrong of me and uncalled for. Damn it, I love the fool and would not want to lose him. I overreacted and went too far. He must think that I broke things off. I don¡¯t know how long I¡¯ve been here but it must¡¯ve been hours. The park was already starting to fill up with people. Their curious gazes flickering to me asionally. They must be thinking that I was crazy. My hair a mess from being tugged at and eyes red from crying. I chew my bottom lip as I fumble with the zipper of the bag. Grasping my phone I checked the time.The first thing I notice is the many missed calls I had received from ke and Ryan. I frowned. I must¡¯ve put it on silent without even knowing. I read the time. Two thirty. Maybe I should start walking home now. It is a little bit of a distance from here, probably twenty minutes on foot. I breathed out a sigh and pushed the phone back in my bag.I will call them when I get home, they must be worried. I gnawed on my lips in thought of speaking to ke. I was embarra*sed of the way I acted. I needed to speak to him in person. Rising to my feet I pull the bag straps over my shoulders and amble away from the pack. An elderly couple seated on a crafty wooden bench sees me and their brows pinch in worry. I tear my eyes away from them, quickening my footsteps. ¡°Hey dearie are you alright?¡± The questiones from the woman whose hands were clutched tenderly by the man who seemed to be her husband, judging by the glittering gold ring on their fingers. Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. Immediately my mind flickers to ke. I wanted that with him. Just by looking at the couple one could tell how much they loved eachother. The tenderness was there, you could not mistake it. I smiled at her as best as I could to ease her worries. ¡°I¡¯m fine thank you.¡± I said politely, wanting to coo when her husband pulls her closer to his chest. The way they acted made me ache for ke even more. I need to get home soon so I could call him over. He doesn¡¯t look convinced at my deration. And neither did I. ¡°Are you sure?¡± He asked. I nodded. ¡°Yes I am, don¡¯t worry just needed to clear my head of studies. I¡¯m in my final year, you know how tough school can be around this time.¡± I joked and waved them goodbye when they seemed convinced enough. Now the walk home. I prayed I reach before Arden. I don¡¯t want him bbering to dad and mom about me skipping school again. I would have to give him a twenty to keep shut. My fingers gripped the straps of my bag tightly as I walked along the sidewalk. School had just dismissed for the younger one¡¯s. Their parentsing to pick them up hastily. I would want to avoid getting in their way. I turn the corner, my converse smacking against the hot pavement. The sound of a car slowing down beside me has me stiffening. I prayed it wasn¡¯t Ryan. I didn¡¯t want to speak to anyone as yet. The car is now going the same pace as I am. From my peripheral vision I noted that the car was a sandy blue. It was not Ryan¡¯s.I leave my head faced front, not wanting to look at who was obviously trying to get my attention. ¡°Hey!¡± It¡¯s a woman¡¯s voice. I stop and turn to stare at her. The *s is down as the woman peers at me. She is familiar, her blue eyes and dark hair messily around her shoulders. ¡°Do you need a ride?¡± She asked and smiled sweetly. When I looked reluctant to answer her brows furrowed. ¡°I don¡¯t know if you remember me but I work at the school, in the cafeteria?¡± She looked hopeful for a recognition. Instantly I remember her, the lunchdy. ¡°I live a bit down that street but I¡¯d happily give you a ride.¡± She suggested. I contemte for a few seconds. Weighing my options. I did need to reach home before Arden. And it was not like she was a stranger. Though I never held a conversation with her she seemed harmless enough to trust. So I nodded and entered the car a secondter. I buckled myself and gave her a tight smile. ¡°Thank you. I live on breach road street.¡± She smiles and nods. ¡°Got yah.¡± Sheughs and starts driving away. I turn my head to stare out of the window. ¡°So what¡¯s your name?¡± She asked, trying to make conversation. I turn to stare at the front. ¡°It¡¯s Ashley.¡± She nods. ¡°That¡¯s a lovely name. Your parents have good taste.¡± She giggles turning the corner. ¡°Do you mind if I make a quick stop? I promised my mom I¡¯d drop her pills as soon as possible. My house is just round the corner.¡± She turned her head to face me for a second. Not wanting to keep her mom waiting, I nodded. She smiles and as promised she stops at a small wooden house a few minutester. The white paint was chipping and the rustic gate screamed for repainting. The house is surrounded by dried patches of gra*s. The scarce of neighbors on this street was rming. I had never walked this path. Everyone avoided walking here from the talk of bad men doing illegal things around that area. ¡°I¡¯ll be quick.¡± She promised getting out and walking to the boot of the car. I looked at her through the side-view mirror. I quickly look away when she struts to my side. Bending down a little she smiles as she faces me. ¡°Mind helping me bring in some groceries inside? There are a bit too much and I¡¯m afraid it would take me some time. My mom has not eaten the entire day.¡± I gnawed on my lip looking at the house then back at her. The woman was doing me a favor to give me a ride home, the least I could do was help bring in some groceries. So with that thought I nodded and got out of the car and followed her to the back. She was right, there were plenty of grocery bags. I grasp onto three and followed her to her house. The rustic gate creaks as she opens it. She turns to face me.¡± Sorry about the house, I haven¡¯t been taking care of it since all my money had been going to pay my mom¡¯s hospital bills.¡± Instantly pity overtook me. I smiled softly following her up the creaking wooden steps. ¡°I don¡¯t mind, it¡¯s still homey.¡± Iplimented her. She smiles and opens the door. ¡°Mom I¡¯m home!¡± She shouts but there is no answer. She turns to stare at me. ¡°I swear she¡¯s always sleeping. Come, the kitchen is here.¡± She nudged her head to the tiny kitchen area. If I thought outside looked bad then I was wrong. Inside reeked of alcohol and weed with a mix of something unpleasant. Inside was barely furnished with an old worn out brown couch in the living room. The cream walls were stained multiple ces with something brown which made it look dirty. Inside was tiny. I guess it was understandable that she lived this way with having to take care of her sick mother. I followed her inside the kitchen and ced the bags on the kitchen ind. ¡°I¡¯ll be back quick! I just need to give this to my mom and we¡¯d be on our way!¡± She rushes out and pulling out something that looks like pills and leaves. I sighed and turned to look around. How could she live in this kind of ce? Some draws of the cupboards were missing and the marine blue color painted on the wood made the cream walls look even dirtier. ¡°You know your boyfriend reminds me of Asher.¡± Her voicees at the back of me. I didn¡¯t have time to think before I felt a cloth press to my nose and mouth. Surprise took over me and unknowingly I inhaled what was on the cloth. I struggled as she forces me to still. Her arms wrapping tightly around me as my vision blurs. I pushed back with her hold still on me. I feel her knocking into one of the wooden draws harshly yet she doesn¡¯t remove her hold on me. ¡°Sleep little Ash.¡± She soothed. The strong scent on the cloth has my vision ckening to nothing as I feel my body slump. Thest thing on my mind was ke and my family. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 69 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 69 This is how I imagined it to be if I were in an ident. Darkness, confusion and pain shooting behind my head. My body felt heavy like I had drunk too much and now lost the ability to move my limbs. Through the pain and the numbness I could hear the closing of draws. Good then I was waking up. I forced my fingers to move, doing one at a time. They felt stiff until I clenched them. Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. It is then I feel something wrapped around my wrist. It is wrapped so tightly that I am unable to shift my hands, only my fingers. It was digging into my flesh, certainly leaving a mark. My lips part as I groan, forcing my heavy eyelids to open. My vision is blurry at first but it soon clears when I blink. The sight of the woman that seemed so harmless was in front of me smirking. ¡°Good you¡¯re awake.¡± She smiles. I pressed my lips together and tried to move out of the wooden chair she seemed to have ced me in. But my hands are bonded behind the chair and my ankles are tied together. I stop struggling seeing that it is useless for now. ¡°Why are you even doing this? I don¡¯t know you.¡± I spit feeling my head pulse. Whatever she had in that cloth certainly did a number on me. She raises a brow and bends until her eyes are at my level. ¡°So you¡¯re saying that Asher never mentioned me? I thought what we had was special?¡± She mocked then reaches over to pinch my cheeks. I shake my head angrily not wanting her nasty hands on my face. ¡°My dad never mentioned a senile person.¡± I red. Maybe I shouldn¡¯t provoke her. She throws her head backughing. ¡°Senile? Darling I¡¯m perfectly okay.¡± She sighs and gets up. She trails a finger down my cheek and I immediately feel disgust. ¡°You look just like your mom. Pretty and perfect. It¡¯s no wonder all the guys go for y¡¯all.¡± I wrench away from her fingers as best as I could and red up into her cold eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t touch me.¡± I snapped. She smirks. ¡°What, you rather ke touch you huh? Like how he Fcked you in s, in the bathroom and on the field?¡± I felt the blood drain from my face as I peered up at her. Did she see us all those times? Was she the one who took the pictures of us? Was she the stalker? ¡°I took out pictures of y¡¯all for memories. I sent one to you and your dad did you not get it?¡± She asked innocently. If it weren¡¯t for the evil glint in her eyes thisdy could really have pa*sed for an innocent person. I did not answer her, not wanting to give her the satisfaction. She looks up at her old wooden ceiling and sighed as if in a trance. ¡°I remember your dad and I F*cking like that in school.¡± She giggles then looks down at me. Her expression goes nk. But I see the rage in those depths. ¡°Until your whore of a mother came into the picture.¡± She roars. ¡°So that¡¯s it¡­¡± I drawled out realizing that I didn¡¯t even know my captor¡¯s name. She rolls her eyes. ¡°Shelly.¡± The name feels like it should ring a bell but it doesn¡¯t. I nod keeping my face neutral. ¡°Shelly, you¡¯re still holding on to the past? From what I get, my dad left you for my mom and you still hold that resentment?¡± I was trying to make conversation while twisting my hands behind me to get free. But it proves fruitless as the rope bite into my flesh. She snorts. ¡°Do you really think I care about your mom and dad? I simply want revenge for being sent to prison. They caused it. They left me there to rot for five damn years. Five years can really change someone. ¡± She bends down to my level. ¡°And I¡¯m going to take pleasure in ruining their pretty doll of a daughter that¡¯s really not so innocent like they thought.¡± She blows a kiss cackling when I shoot her a look of hatred. ¡°They¡¯re going toe for me Shelly. I¡¯m sure by now they notice I haven¡¯t gotten home yet.¡± I hissed. Sheughs louder and motions to the counter top. I spot my bag and I feel nauseous. My phone was in there. She could¡¯ve definitely unlocked it using my finger since I was unconscious. ¡°I don¡¯t think they are worried since you¡¯re helping Ryan with his studies.¡± She smirks. ¡°Don¡¯t worry I texted your boyfriend too. I think he¡¯ll add more fun to our little game we have going on here.¡± My heart pounds and lips grow cold.¡±You bitch, leave him out of this!¡± I shout on the verge of crying. I didn¡¯t care that I was now cursing. Like she said I was not so innocent. She widens her eyes in fake shock. ¡°But didn¡¯t you want him to join us? He seemed to be worried when I left the school. I got to say that the guy is head over heels in love with you. Too bad you ruin everything you touch just like your mom.¡± Then she flips her hand away like the way she would do to a fly that was persistent on flying beside her. ¡°Anyway it¡¯s toote, he¡¯s on his way. He should be here any minute now.¡± She giggles and walks to a drawer. I was in the kitchen and where she ced me I got a good view of the front door. Hopefully I¡¯d be able to warn ke before he enters. Though I highly doubted it. She opens the drawers, her back facing me. I use that opportunity to open my mouth to scream. ¡°Help! Someone help me! Someone please help me!¡± I screamed as loud as I could. My eyes are still looking at her. She pulls out a ck shiny object and my mouth m shut right away. A gun. She turns around with the gun in her hand and wiggles it. ¡°Now, now none of that screaming darling. I¡¯d hate to kill our fun so early.¡± I feel cold. I knew she wouldn¡¯t think twice to kill me. She was ying with me. This was a game. I just needed to y. ¡°ke will know something is up. I don¡¯te to this part of town. No one sensible enoughes around here.¡± She rolls her eyes digging into the draw and pulls out a duct tape. ¡°He simply thinks that you helped a blind old woman you met on the way to her home which happens to reside here. He sounded in a rush toe pick you up so don¡¯t worry darling he¡¯ll join the game soon enough.¡± She walks over me with the gun and duct tape in hand. She ces the gun on the counter and smirks at me as she tears a piece of the tap. ¡°Look Shelly I don¡¯t think your mom would like what you¡¯re doing-¡° She cackles. ¡°Darling I haven¡¯t seen my parents in years. I also me your parents for that.¡± So she lied about bringing pills to her mom? This also means that this psycho lives alone. She thenes to me and ces the tap over my mouth. My voice is muffled by the tap. I re at her in hatred. ¡°You don¡¯t know how long I¡¯ve been waiting to pay them back for what they did to me. Because of them I couldn¡¯t get a decent job, my parents disowned me and no one looked at me the same anymore. They ruined me. Just like I will ruin you.¡± She hisses. Then she smiles and kisses my lips, the only thing blocking our lips from touching was the tap. Bile rose in my throat as I wrenched back. ¡°Now stay still little doll.¡± She grins and pulls back. She walks to the counter and clutches the gun. The sound of a familiar motorcycle is loud as it nears the house. My heart races as sweat covers my skin. Oh ke. Please don¡¯te. My eyes filled with water when Shelly walks up to the window and peeks behind the curtain. She smirks pulling away and stares at me. ¡°Looks like your loverboy is here. I need to get ready.¡± She almost squeals as she walks away and disappears god knows where. I feel helpless as tears roll down my cheeks. I hear the motorcycle stop and I knew ke must be coming over here. I shake my head trying to scream and fumble around to escape my coffins. I feel dread cross my features when ke¡¯s voice calls out for me. ¡°Is anyone here? Ashley?¡± He shouts. His voice was close to the door. I try to scream again pushing my tongue onto the tap to see if it could move. It doesn¡¯t. ¡°Come in ke, she¡¯s using the bathroom. She¡¯ll be back in a minute!¡± Shelly¡¯s voice shouts from an unknown part of the house. I cried louder wanting him to hear me. I push up on my feet, feeling that the chair rises a bit and m back down. It¡¯s loud and I really hope he hears it. The door opens and I shake my head furiously widening my eyes in rm as ke enters. His blue eyes widen in horror when he sees me. ¡°What the F*ck?¡± He roars and runs up to me in panic. I shake my head shouting for him to leave this ce before he gets hurt. But any sound I want to make gets muffled by the tap. He quickly pulls the tap away from my mouth. I ignore the sting it leaves and shout. ¡°ke get out, leave me and call the cop-¡° I didn¡¯t have time to finish when the sound of a loud bang stops me. My eyes widen in terror and pain when I look down at the right side of ke¡¯s chest. Blood was already seeping into the material of his shirt. I open my mouth to scream but nothinges out. His eyes wide as he stares at me in shock. ¡°Ashley?¡± He calls out and falls to his knees as he gasps out in pain and looks down at his chest. ¡°Now why would you want to ruin my fun?¡± Shelly hissed entering the kitchen with the gun aiming at ke and I. She shot him. She shot ke. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 70 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 70 He groans in pain, his skin already turning a lighter shade. ¡°ke? ke please stay with me.¡± I cried looking down at him as I twisted my hands to get free. The ropes bite into my flesh yet I do not give up. With a shaky finger he touches his chest and pulls it away to examine the blood. He peers up at me, his face in pain. ¡°I really wished I could¡¯ve kissed you onest time before I go.¡± He gasped out. The blood was pooling around him. I shake my head and sobbed louder. ¡°Please.¡± I begged watching him grow weaker at the loss of blood. ¡± I love you Ashley.¡± His eyes rolled back behind his head and he slumped face first on the floor beside me. His body was so close to my feet yet I felt that we were at a distance. My eyes widen as a loud cry leaves my lips. ¡°ke!¡± I scream looking down at his still body. ¡°Oh God please please.¡± I choked out. I can¡¯t lose him. ¡°Well that was romantic! Confessing your love before you die? Priceless.¡± Shelly cackles walking over to us. I red at her, wishing that I could kill her just by staring. ¡°Stay away from him.¡± I roared. The chair shakes as I shift around. Her face frowned into mock sympathy. ¡°This must hurt to see your lover dying at your feet while you can¡¯t do anything about it. Such life wasted.¡± She sighs and peers down at him. ¡°And here I was looking forward to ying with him.¡± She pouts. ¡°Leave him alone Shelly it¡¯s me you¡¯re after.¡± I snap. She looks at me and smirks as she rises to her feet. ¡°Too bad I won¡¯t see you guys in action like I nned. I really wanted so badly to snap some more photos to send to your dear father.¡± She cackles. My stomach drops understanding why she wanted ke here. She would¡¯ve forced us to have sex. She had lost her mind. She peers down at ke her expression changing to longing. My stomach rolls in unease not liking the way she looks at him. ¡°I was looking forward to getting a piece of that meat you love so much.¡± She looks at me and giggles. ¡°The way he F*cked you like his life depended on it was hot. I wanted to feel that piece of meat pounding into me too.¡± She sighs in longing. ¡°It has been so long since I have gotten a good pounding. I mean he must¡¯ve been good for how he had you moaning so loudly.¡± Sheughs. Bile rose in my throat but I swallowed it back down. This was a game and I just needed to y my cards right. I needed to. I have to save ke. The longer I listen to this crazy bitch the more he¡¯s dying. I need to quicken. So I schooled my features and stared at her with fake happiness¡±You can still have that. Untie me and let me fix ke up then he¡¯d be ready to show you how good he can be.¡± I whispered. I hoped she was crazy enough to fall for my words. God I just needed to know if he was still alive. Tears are still rolling down my cheeks as I thought of the possibility of losing ke. I would rather die at his side than not fight to save him. ¡°Come on Shelly the longer we wait, the longer you can¡¯t get what you want.¡± I try so hard to keep the resentment from my voice. She sucks in her bottom lip and has the nerve to look like she was contemting. ¡°Do you promise you¡¯ll not try anything funny?¡± Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. My eyes flicker to the gun and I shake my head. ¡°You¡¯re the one in charge, remember?¡± She wiggles the gun and smacks her lip. ¡°You¡¯re right, I¡¯m the one in charge.¡± She giggles. She really was sick. She sighs then walks over to me, she reaches forward and puts some of my dark tresses behind my ears. ¡°If you try anything dollface, I¡¯ll make sure I send your body parts to your parents as a gift.¡± She laughs and blows a kiss. I refrain from cringing. I just needed to y her game. Just better. ¡°I won¡¯t try anything Shelly. Just untie me so I can stop the bleeding so you can have him up and ready as soon as possible.¡± I let fake innocence leak from my voice. She nods and bends down to untie the bonds that restrained my feet. I wanted to kick her in the face and hope to break all her teeth but I thought better of it. She had a gun and she could kill me in an instant before I even get to ke. She stands up and then goes around me. ¡°Those ropes are pretty tight huh dollface?¡± She questions. I hear her dig into the drawer behind her then feel the sharp de of the scissors as it cuts the rope. I don¡¯t linger on the feeling of relief when the tight ropes fall away from my wrist. Immediately I fall to my knees beside ke hugging his back as I cried into his shirt. I didn¡¯t care that his blood was soaking my t-shirt. I press my finger to his pulse and relief washes over me. He still had a pulse which meant he was still alive. I cried of relief kissing his cheek. I bring my lips to his ears. ¡°I promise I¡¯ll get help baby. Stay in there. I love you.¡± I whispered for him only. ¡°Okay okay enough with the love shit. Hurry up, stop the bleeding so he can awaken for our fun.¡± Shelly grumbles. I bite my lip so I¡¯d not tell her anything she¡¯d not like. I nod pulling away from ke and lifting up his white shirt. Tears filled my eyes as I saw the wound. It was bleeding nonstop and I was afraid it was fatal. I turn to Shelly. ¡°I need alcohol and something to pull out the bullet that is still in there.¡± I needed alcohol yes but there was no bullet in there. It went straight through his flesh. I just needed her to leave us for a few seconds so I coulde up with a n. ¡°I have alcohol dollface but I don¡¯t have anything to take out a bullet close by. Use your fingers to pull it out.¡± She said as I heard her open a draw. I look up at my bag that I knew my phone was still in. I hear her walk over to us, her footsteps stopping in front of us. I looked at her as she ced the scissors on the counter. Then outstretched hands that held the bottle of liquor. ¡°Well aren¡¯t you going to take it?¡± She teases, shaking the bottle. My eyes flicker to the gun she still held in her hand. I needed to get ke to a hospital soon. I was not going to lose the guy I loved because a maniac decided she wanted revenge on my parents. I reach up, grasp the bottle and without giving her a chance to think, stand up and push my body roughly to hers. The bottle falls and scatters on the floor. She gasped in shock as she stumbled into the draws. I raise my fist punching her square on the face like how ke taught me. I hear the gun fall to the floor with a clink. I continued to punch her anywhere I could. I hear the satisfying crack of her nose as I m my forehead on the delicate bone. ¡°You brat!¡± Shelly screeched trying to fight me off. There is no hope for her, I was not only fighting for my life but ke¡¯s. I will not fail him. I feel her nails scratch the surface of my face as she ws at it. I don¡¯t give up pummeling her until she gasps out in pain. I grunt when I feel her fingers enter my eyes temporarily blinding me as I stumble back into a draw. My palms search at the back of me as I blink to clear my vision. When my vision clears Shelly is already aiming the gun towards me. My fingers clutch the handle of the scissors behind me as she pulls the trigger. My eyes widen in shock at the intense pain in my abdomen. I feel air leave my lungs and my eyes quickly dart towards ke. I promised him I¡¯d get help. I will not fail him. I cannot give up on our freedom. I clutched the scissors tightly and with all the power I could muster I ran towards her. Her eyes widened, not expecting me to still be standing. She raises the gun again but doesn¡¯t have time to pull the trigger before I plunge the scissors into her stomach. She gasps, dropping the gun as I pull the scissors again only to plunge it back into her flesh. I cried in pain stabbing her over and over as she clings to me. ¡°I-I¡± She gasped slumping to the floor as I pulled out the scissors that gleamed with blood. I stared at her lifeless form as I clutched my stomach where I currently was bleeding out. My vision is blurry as I walk sloppily to my bag and dig through it until I retrieve my phone. I quickly began to dial 9-1-1 as I felt my body weaken. ¡°9-1-1 What is your emergency?¡± The woman asked. I put her on speaker as my lips part to speak. ¡°Please send help.¡± I whispered weakly feeling my tongue grow heavy as I found it now difficult to breathe. I gasps slumping to the floor. ¡°Ma¡¯am your location please?¡± She asked frantically as my vision turned to nothing but darkness. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 71 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 71 ¡°Did it slip the captain¡¯s mind that I have a toddler waiting for me at home? I can¡¯t work overtime.¡± I grumble as I bring the cup of coffee to my lips. God I needed that bitter sweet liquid. ¡°I don¡¯t think captain Steffen cares.¡± Nate snorts, kicking up his feet on the white desk. I rolled my eyes, cing the cup down on the surface of the desk. ¡°He should care because I was the one who made it possible for him to be the captain that he is today.¡± It was true. I was selected to be the next captain of the department but I turned it down. All for one reason, my family. If I had taken that role I would not be able to spend much time with them as I wanted to. My family is my life, I can¡¯t stay long without them. So I turned down the role and rmended Steffen. Who happened to turn out to be an a*s. ¡°Officer Waters there¡¯s a call for action at Willow street.¡± One of the new recruits ran up to us. I groaned staring at the ceiling. ¡°I swear that area is the devil¡¯s spawn.¡± I turn to stare at the younger man. His sandy blonde hair cropped short, brown eyes wide with rm. He looked ical but I refrain fromughing at his expense. ¡°Anything else we need to know before we go there?¡± I questioned opening the drawer to pull out my gun. Nate does the same as he stands up. Otis shakes his head. ¡°They did not give much intel, only that it was a young woman calling for help.¡± ¡°Do you at least know the exact destination of the crime?¡± I asked in a rush. ¡°The 911 woman said it was house number 223. That¡¯s what she got when she tracked the number that called.¡± He informed. I nodded and quickly pushed the gun in my duty belt. ¡°Must be some poor girl who got harra*sed by the many criminals lurking around this part of town.¡± I grumble. ¡°At least this time the girl had time to call for help. Rememberst time?¡± Nate asks as we run outside the building. I cringed remembering the poor girl we found dead on the road bare. She had been raped and battered. Thed who found her was toote, she had been dead hours ago before he saw her. ¡°Don¡¯t remind me.¡± I grunted opening the car door and sliding in. Two ambnces. That¡¯s the first thing I see. I tear my eyes away and open the door. ¡°Looks like they¡¯ve gotten here before us.¡± I nudge my head to the many police cars littered around the area. What the hell happened here? Whatever it was, it was extreme. Nate and I continue walking ahead until something familiar caught my eye and has me halting. My blood grows cold as I see the motorcycle I gifted my first son ke. My heart pounds as I whispered to Nate. ¡°Please tell me that¡¯s not ke¡¯s motorcycle?¡± I croaked to Nate. ke had spray painted his name at the sides and it doesn¡¯t go unnoticed. ¡°F*ck it is!¡± He curses. My eyes snap to the old house when the paramedics roll out what seemed to be a dead body on a stretcher. ¡°Ryn, shit you can¡¯t just run into-¡° I was already running towards the medics not taking heed to Nate¡¯s words. ¡°You can¡¯t go in yet.¡± Another officer shouted as I run past him. I don¡¯t care. I need to know if this is my son under that white cloth. ¡°Is that my son, is that my son?¡± I rushed out to the medics not realizing I was already crying. I stopped the move of the stretcher and peeled off the white cloth. ck hair. A sob rack over me until I peel off the rest. I sighed. It was a woman. ¡°Is there a boy inside there? Dark haired boy?¡± I asked one of the female medics in a rush. ¡°Yes there¡¯s a bo-¡° Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. She doesn¡¯t have time to finish as I run into the house. My stomach churn with unease and my chest gets heavy with anguish. There lies my son, soaked with blood as they ce him on one of the stretchers. ¡°ke.¡± I whispered not believing that it was indeed him. I hear a shout of protest then feel Nate¡¯s presence beside me. ¡°F*ck.¡± He whispers painfully when his eyes drop to ke. I moved my eyes away from him to see that the medics were cing a dark haired girl on another stretcher. I couldn¡¯t exactly see her face right now because of the woman blocking me but I just had an inkling feeling that she was the one who called for help. I walked up to my son, my heart growing heavier as I near him. ¡°Is he still alive?¡± I croaked when I reached beside him. I blink to clear my vision. ¡°Yes but his heartbeat is faint. Please ma¡¯am let us do our job and get out of the way so we could get him to the nearest hospital.¡± A man answers. He was right, my baby needed the hospital. I nod and clutched onto ke¡¯s hand, clenching it tightly.¡± I am here son, mommy¡¯s not going to let anything happen to you.¡± I cried then let him go. I watch as they rolled him out of the house,Nate crying when they rolled ke past him. ¡°We need to get this one to the hospital as quickly as we can because she¡¯s going in cardiac arrest.¡± A medic shout beside me. I quickly turn to the injured girl and my face instantly turns ashen. Ashley. I need to call Ace and especially Asher and Lily. Oh God what had our kids gotten into? I quickly walk outside to catch up with the medics. ¡°Call Ace and Ashley¡¯s parents. Tell them what has happened. I¡¯ll meet you guys at the hospital , I¡¯m riding with my son and Ashley.¡± I told Nate over my shoulder. I didn¡¯t care that I was still on duty and was needed at the scene. My family came first, my son came first before my work. I rather get fired than not being beside my son while he fights for his life. Whoever did this to them will pay. ¡°I¡¯m riding with my son.¡± I told one of the medics as they ced ke at the back of the ambnce. He doesn¡¯t look surprised. ¡°Sure.¡± He answers even though I had already entered and sat down beside ke. A few secondster they rushed in Ashley beside him. I refrain from clutching ke¡¯s hand, not wanting to get in the paramedics way. ¡°Do everything in y¡¯all power to save those kids. Please.¡± I practically begged as they rushed to use the defibritor on Ashley as she tlined. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 72 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 72 Pain. That¡¯s all I felt, slicing through my entire body like shockwaves. This wasn¡¯t regr pain but excruciating. I wanted it to stop, I wanted it all to stop. I hear voices, unfamiliar calling out to me. They tell me to stay with them but I feel myself slipping away. Pain. I was in too much pain. My heart hurts, my body feels numb. I can¡¯t move. I felt like I was floating, not on water but high above the sky. It felt like how I imagined a baby bird learning to fly for the first time. Was I dying? I couldn¡¯t tell. If I was, why does it feel so peaceful? Why do I want to stay? Why aren¡¯t I fighting to go back to my family? Had I had too much? I could see nothing, in, white, nk. Why is there nothing? Is this what they call the light? Heaven? I feel it then. A powerful electric force on my chest. My heart tries, I feel it. My chest lifts, my eyes and mouth stay shut. I want to scream, I want to tell them that they should leave me. I was in peace. But was I really? I was alone, there was no ke. No Arden, no mom or dad, no Ryan, Rosalie or Liam. There was no uncle Luke, Noel or aunt Rose. There was nothing. I was alone. There it goes again another zap to my chest. It feels ufortable, like a ma hitting metal. My chest lifts again as I hear them speak. Angels? No it couldn¡¯t be. Perhaps I wasn¡¯t really dead yet, I was in between. That¡¯s when I hear him as I sumb to the feeling of loneliness. His voice, the one I love, ke, he was there. You better fight for us Ley. I¡¯m not leaving you. Come back to us Ley,e back to me. I need you. We need you. I love you. It was like an echo. One I heard over and over until a new feeling envelopes me. I needed to fight. I can¡¯t stay here, it was not my time yet. I needed to go back to my family, I needed to go back to ke. Clear. The voice is clearer now as I feel the electric feeling on my chest again. It goes straight to my heart, a small pound, then two, three. Fight Ley. Four, five. She¡¯sing back! A man¡¯s voice shouts. Were they talking about me? Did I do it? Did I fight? I certainly hope so, I don¡¯t want to disappoint anyone. The white fades, it¡¯s blurry at first but then images, no, memories bombard my mind. ¡°Now Ley, aren¡¯t you a bit too innocent for these books?¡± He had smirked at me then in a mocking way but I could see the hidden desire. Why hadn¡¯t I noticed it before? The memory moves and another pops up. ¡°I told you I¡¯d catch you.¡± He smiled down at me. The memory fades and is reced with the image of ke¡¯s face close to mine, he swiftly draws my face towards his and molds his warm lips with my own. Electricity had hummed through my entire body, starting from our lips to my toes. Our first kiss. Again the memory fades and another resurfaces. ¡°I can¡¯t stop thinking aboutstnight.¡± He had whispered behind me. ¡°What are you doing to me Ley?¡± The first time I let myself go and made him do what we both wanted him to do. ¡°I want you to make me forget.¡± It was not his voice this time, it was mine. I remember feeling safe in his arms, protected from the cruel world. From Peter. ¡°I F*cking love you Ashley. I always have. To be you off of rotten eggs in the ninth grade.¡± How could we not have seen that we had fallen way too deep toe back out now? ¡°I want to take you out on a date.¡± I remember seeing how nervous he was when he asked me but I was so shocked that he had gotten confused. No doubt thinking he had done something wrong. ¡°You want me to make love to you?¡± I had felt so sure about the decision and never regretted telling him that I was ready. Ready for him. ¡°I want to feel you ke. Inside me taking what has always been yours.¡± And he did take me then, showing me how amazing it felt to be connected together. Two souls who loved eachother, connected as one. It was more than bliss, it was heaven. The memory fades until I see myself beside my locker. Watching Ryan enter the cafeteria. ¡°Are you going to ignore me the entire day?¡± His voice is behind me, his towering form close to my body. The memory fades, another surface. Anger, I had felt anger. ¡°Leave me alone and don¡¯t follow me.¡± The image of me leaving him there fades and is reced. ke¡¯s before me, face in pain. ¡°I really wish I could¡¯ve kissed you onest time before I go.¡± My heart starts beating fast, pound, pound. ¡°I love you Ashley.¡± His eyes rolled back behind his head and he slumped. A piercing scream. It¡¯s mine. Agony. Sorrow. Distress. Anguish. Heartache. ke? I felt myself call out in the memory. The memory quickly vanishes and is reced. Where is this? I was inside a house, that much I could tell. Standing in the middle of the doorway looking outside. A ck jeep pulls up. I feel my hands lift to rest on my belly. Round. I quickly look down and I¡¯m shocked. I am pregnant.Not only that but there is a diamond ring on my finger.I am married. I lift my head when I hear a car door ms shut. Happiness, love, the feeling is strong as ke walks over to me with a happy smile on his face. My eyes fall to his hand and I see a golden band on his ring finger. He brings me into his arms. ¡°I miss you baby. How¡¯s our boy doing?¡± He asked, cing a palm on my swollen belly. I felt a kick, then two, right where ke¡¯s palmy. ¡°He¡¯s kicking a lot. A troublemaker like his dad.¡± I hear myself speak up. It¡¯s weird as if it¡¯s happening now, but I have no control over myself as I see myself in my own All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. point of view. ¡°Or he knows when his dad is home.¡± Heughs and bends down to kiss me. Love and adoration pouring out. Was this our future? Was I seeing our future? I feel a sudden pull, like being wrenched away. I was being pulled from the memory. I didn¡¯t want to leave. The love I felt for both ke and our unborn child, I wanted to feel it forever. I wanted to stay in this moment of bliss forever. Wait not yet. Don¡¯t go yet. It feels like an echo as I plead to stay in this vision. Darkness. Beep. Beep. Beep. Pain. My eyelids felt like they were weighted by anvils. There¡¯s something inside my nose. It¡¯s giving me air, oxygen. I needed to move. I force my brain to work, until I could feel my fingers shift. One then two until all were moving. My eyelids still felt heavy but I forced them to open. They flutter until they open fully. I cheered until I felt the sting of the light burn my eyes. Groaning lowly I blinked quickly to adjust my eyes to the light. When I felt that my eyes weren¡¯t a*saulted by the re of the light I turned to the right. Instantly I feel my heartbeat quicken upon seeing ke beside me. On a bed, hooked up to an IV. He grunts shifting until his eyes fluttered open. He must¡¯ve felt my eyes on him because he quickly snaps his head towards me. Tears blurred his vision and I was sure mine were the same. He gives me a teary smile. ¡°I knew you¡¯d pull through. You¡¯re my fighter girl.¡± He croaks out and reaches his hand out for mine. We were close enough to have our fingers touch. ¡°Always.¡± I croaked out, feeling the tears soak the pillowcase beneath my face. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 73 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 73 Epilogue ~ 5 yearster ~ ¡°You¡¯re home.¡± Mom gushed opening the door wider to let me in. It was already five thirty, a bitte I may add. I had taken a ne and a bus to get here. So that would exin why I reached here sote. I smile, ce my heavy duffel bag on the floor and walk into her arms. She squeezes me as I inhale her familiar scent that always soothes me. ¡°Oh I missed you.¡± She whispered. ¡°I missed you too mom.¡± I answered sincerely. I had decided toe visit since it was summer vacation and I would not enjoy spending my vacation days cooped up in a small dorm room alone. My roommate, Andie was an Indian who I got along with fine. She was a bit of a clean freak but could undoubtedly make the meanest grilled cheese sandwich. She decided to spend time with her family and I decided that I spent too long seeing my own. It was just a few months without seeing them yet it felt like an eternity. One more year at Harvard and I will not have to leave them again. We pull away and I giggle when she reaches up to wipe the tears away from my eyes. ¡°I can¡¯t believe your brother decided to stay at Yale instead ofing to visit.¡± She humpths. I shrug. ¡°Thest time I spoke to Arden it was a few days ago. He¡¯s still heartbroken about the breakup with Rosalie. I think he didn¡¯te to visit because he¡¯s afraid he¡¯ll see her around.¡± Arden and Rosalie broke things off two weeks ago because of a photo of a very drunk Arden making out with another girl. Understandably Rosalie got pissed off and called it quits. Arden has been moping ever since. While he had gone off to Yale, Rosalie stayed here to go to a local college here along with her brother. The rtionship had gotten strained ever since and seeing Arden kiss the girl was the ¡°If I know my son the way I do he¡¯ll win her back. Afterall he¡¯s his dad¡¯s son. By the way remind me to throw away the ystation Rose gave him as revenge for noting to visit.¡± Mom stated and picked up my duffel bag. I ¡°Jeez baby, what are you packing in this bag? It weighs a ton.¡± Sheined. I shrugged and walked up the stairs. ¡°Just some clothes and books I bought. Nothing much. Where¡¯s dad?¡± I asked turning to stare at her while asking the question. There were also a lot of letters ke had sent me, stacked neatly in a little box. As soon as we left high school ke had joined the military. He made me promise to wait for him and promise toe back to me. It was really hard not being able to touch or hear his voice asionally. It has been a tough five years and I cannot wait until he is out of deployment. Our only form ofmunication was the use of sending letters since he was not allowed to use personal cell phones or other devices where they were based. It had already been two weeks without getting one of his letters and I was beginning to grow worried. Usually it took the maximum of a week. She pants strutting up the stairs behind me. ¡°Your dad should be here in an hour tops. The office called him for something urgent.¡± ¡°I can hold that mom.¡± I pointed at the duffel bag she was struggling with. She nods and walks the remaining steps to meet me then pushes the bag in my hands. I groaned at the weight but either way walked to my room with it. ¡°Thank you.¡± I said when mom opens the door for me. I stride over to my already made bed and settle the bag on top with a huff. ¡°Where is Avery?¡± I asked. Avery was my little sister who¡¯s four years and would be turning five in a few months. She¡¯s a little troublemaker but I loved her dearly. ¡°Her friend Gina is having a sleepover tonight so she¡¯s spending the night there. Don¡¯t worry she¡¯ll be home early tomorrow. She¡¯s excited to see you.¡± Momughs knowing that the only reason Avery loved mypany was because she treated me like one of her dolls. Which meant she would force feed me like I was a baby and apply makeup to my face. I ended up looking like a clown after but refrain from telling her so. I cringed. ¡°I missed her but I don¡¯t miss the horrendous makeup.¡± Momughed agreeing with me.¡±Well I¡¯ll leave to get settled and unpack. I¡¯m going to start making dinner. Tonight I¡¯ll do your favorite,sagna.¡± Mom smiled. The messy bun she had her hair pinned into made her look more youthful. I grin. ¡°Great. I¡¯ll just take a shower and a short nap. I¡¯m jetgged.¡± As soon as I finished a yawn slipped pa*s my lips. Mom nods in understanding and leaves after. I sighed and plop down on my bed. University was hard but what I found the most difficult was not being able to see ke everyday. After I had woken up from thea five years ago I was pleasantly and surprised to see that ke was in the same room. His bed beside mine. He had insisted that he would stay with me and wouldn¡¯t take no for an answer until the doctors ced him in the same room. From that day I realized that I didn¡¯t want to take life for granted and wanted to spend everyday in his arms. We had nearly died and we survived for a reason. And that reason was to stand by each other no matter what. Love each other no matter what . He was my life and I was his. Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. I pulled the zipper and took out my phone from the bag. The picture of ke and I lights up on my screen. We had taken that picture on the day he left. My heart aches as I brush my thumb over the screen, my vision blurred. ¡°I miss you.¡± I whispered. When he was not deployed he¡¯de to visit me at Harvard. We spent the few days he could spend in each other¡¯s arms, making love, kissing and trying to make up for lost time. It never was enough. I was selfish but I wanted him by my side every day. And when the time came for him to leave he took a piece of me with him. I decided to text Ryan that I was home. I missed him. I hadn¡¯t seen him for months and thest time I spoke to him, he started seeing a girl named Kimberly. That name should ring a bell but it didn¡¯t. I tried coaxing him to send a picture of the lovely girl that managed to snatch my bestfriends heart but he refused. Wanting me to meet her face to face. Ryan had decided after leaving high school that he felt a pull to be like his dad, a police officer. And after going through tough trainings and a few months of dedication he had aplished it. Making everyone proud, especially his dad. I ced the phone down on the bed and got up to head to the bathroom. I needed a shower, unpacking can wait. I groaned, kicking off the covers of my body. I blinked. It was dark which meant it was night time. Why did mom not wake me? I sit up and carefully ced my feet on the floor then reached over to put on themp ced on the dresser beside my bed. The room lights up and I amble over to the door. My belly growls reminding me that I had not yet eaten.Opening the door I walked downstairs. The living room light is on so is the kitchen. I hear the soft tter of rain hitting the roof and the windows. It¡¯s rxing. My parents are in the kitchen,ughing at a joke that pa*sed between them. I raise my eyes to the clock on the wall. Seven. I didn¡¯t sleep long. ¡°Mom why did you not wake me?¡± I grumble striding over to them. They stop their conversing as dad snaps his head to me. He gets up quickly lifting me up in his arms like he did when I was younger. ¡± Wee home baby.¡± He chuckles squeezing me into his embrace. ¡°Dad I can¡¯t breathe.¡± I choked out. He quickly let¡¯s me go and ruffles my loose hair that I had cut to reach mid back. I scowled fake ring up at him.¡± You messed up my hair.¡± I whine, blowing the few messy strands away from my face. He snorts. ¡°You mean the hair that was already messed up?¡± We allugh as Ie to join them. We talked for a few minutes and they listened to me yapping about university. Mom had ced a te ofsagna in front of me whilst I sat at the kitchen ind. I was a few minutes digging into mysagna while listening to dad talk about his work when a horn res. Then it res again this time louder. I drop my fork on the te and look at my parents. ¡°Were y¡¯all expecting anyone?¡± I asked confused when the horn red again. Dad shrugs while mom bites her bottom lip. ¡°Not that we know of, but to be sure maybe you should check who¡¯s out there. Maybe they need help somehow.¡± Dad states. I furrow my brows. Me? ¡°Why can¡¯t you guys go, y¡¯all are the adults here!¡± I voiced out. Dad raise a brow.¡± Didn¡¯t you tell me a few months ago that you¡¯re an adult and I should not carry you like a kid anymore?¡± ¡°But I-¡± I spurted. He had a point. I sighed and got up to walk to the front door. I opened it and noticed a jeep parked at front. It was unfamiliar. I could spot the silhouette of a male but because of the rain and the dim street lights I was unable to see who it was. Standing in the rain? Does this guy want to catch a cold? ¡°Is there something I could do for you, do you need help?¡± I shout over the loud tter of the rain. ¡°How about a kiss and a wee home baby?¡± A loud familiar husky tone shouts over the rain. My heart thuds, my eyes filling up with tears. ¡°ke!?¡± I cried out already running towards him. I did not care that the rain was already soaking me. All I cared at the moment was to be in his arms. ¡°In the flesh baby.¡± He grins opening his arms as I jump into them. He still wore his military clothes which meant he had just arrived here. I smash my lips to his, moaning when he grips my butt. I pull away to nt kisses on his cheeks then stop to look at him.¡± I missed you so much.¡± I cried hugging him. His eyes soften. ke¡¯s features had changed alot during these five years. He had shaved his head to a buzz cut that suited him well, he also loved leaving stubble on his face that made him look rough in a sexy way. His muscles also had be more broader than they were. ¡°I missed you too baby. I¡¯m now out of deployment so you have me all to yourself.¡± He smiles, kissing my nose as the rain soaks us up. I cried and kissed him again as I heard the good news. He pulls away. ¡°You know this reminds me of the scene in the notebook.¡± Heughs. I send him a teasing look. ¡°You mean the movie I forced you to watch with me and you said you don¡¯t ever cry for sad movies but you did anyway?¡± He narrowed his eyes yfully giving my butt a firm squeeze. ¡°Yes that movie. I remember you saying you want to recreate that scene someday. You wanted to makeout in the rain.¡± My heart melts in a pile of goo. Why does he always have to be perfect? I had not expected him to remember that since it was about five years ago. ¡°Didn¡¯t think you¡¯d remember that.¡± I admitted. ¡°I always remember everything that has to do with you Ley.¡± He whispers then ces me down. He peers down at me with love and longing.¡± But I want to change the scene a bit.¡± He grins shakily as if nervous. My brows furrowed only for me to widen my eyes when he gets down on one knee. He peers up at me while I begin to sob. He fishes a small box in the pocket of his uniform. I gasp pushing my palm to my lips in shock. ¡°Ley I remember the first time Iyed my eyes on you. You were a cute little shy girl hiding behind your mom¡¯s legs. You looked like you wanted to be anywhere but there. But when I came to you and held your hand I knew then, that you¡¯d have a permanent ce in my life. You trusted me like you never have with anyone else and I did my best to not disappoint you. I wanted to always protect you. ¡° He clears his throat, his eyes glistening. ¡°But then I fell in love with you and everything changed. I did not see you as the little sister I always wanted to protect anymore, you had be so much more. You took over my entire life that day. My heart was already lost to you, you had it in the palm of your hands without even knowing. God I loved you back then and I love you even more now. I want to protect you for the rest of my life and hopefully protect our children in the future. I want you Ashley Grey, all of you. And if you say no today, know that I will continue to ask you until the answer switches to yes. Because you¡¯re my life and there is no other in this world for me but you. So Ashley Grey soon to be Reed will you marry me?¡± He is nervous I could tell. I could always tell. I nod crying pushing out my hands so he could slip the shiny diamond ring on. ¡°Yes ke I will marry you. The answer will always be yes.¡± I said on a shaky breath when he stands up to pull me into his arms. ¡°I love you baby.¡± He whispers hoisting me up and starts walking towards the house. ¡°You have no idea how much I love you.¡± I breathed out holding onto him. He peers down at me to ce a kiss on my lips. ¡°Does that mean we can start the baby making process tonight?¡± I giggle. ¡°ke, my parents are in the house.¡± He raise a brow walking into the house with me still in his arms. ¡°So, didn¡¯t stop us back then.¡± He teased pecking my nose. ¡°You two are soaked.¡± Mom scowled. ¡°Did she say yes?¡± Dad¡¯s excited voice asked. ¡°She said Yes!¡± ke cheered. ¡°Oh my God grandbabies are on the way!¡± Mom squeals. ¡°Congrats you two. Tell your dad that he¡¯s going to pay for the wedding.¡± Dad joked. ¡°Asher you need to pay at least half!¡± Mom argued. He turns to her and did the most childish thing. He poked out his tongue. ¡°ke defiled my daughter before marriage. So that means Ace will pay for the entire wedding.¡± Mom res at him murderously which has him putting up his hands in surrender.¡± It¡¯s a joke babe.¡± Heughed. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 74 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 74 Sequel ¨C 1 Ashley¡®s pov There was always something I loved about spring Whether it was the soft smell of the new blooming flowers or the way it always reminded me of a new beginning And today was for sure a new beginning. I was getting married to the love of my life. ¡°Okay Ash, you need to take a deep breath and calm down.¡± Rosalie urges while helping me tie the small white silk ribbon around my waist. ¡°I¡®ve never seen you so nervous.¡± Kimberly stated brushing her fingers through my curls. Iughed nervously and looked at my reflection in the mirror. ¡°Can you me me though? I¡®m getting married.¡± It still felt unbelievable, unreal, like I was dreaming. ¡°I¡®m getting married to the love of my life.¡± I breathed out. I still remember the day when ke had gone down on his knee and proposed to me. I thought I couldn¡®t love him more but that day, I was proven wrong. Seems that everyday I spend with him, I fall more deeply for him than I thought I could. After he had proposed and we went inside the house I had grown up in, we had gotten the cold. We were sick for five days, wearing the least pleasing clothes to keep us warm. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. But we suffered together and dare I say it I loved every single second of it. That was a year ago. I had now since graduated from university while ke hade back from being deployed a month ago My green eyes scan my features through the mirror, the way thece wedding dress fit me snugly like a gloveplimented my figure. It was my mom¡®s own, the one she wore when she married dad. I blinked back the tears. I looked beautiful. ¡°ke¡®s going to die when he sees you.¡± Rosalieughs moving away from my back when she was don¨¦. ¡°I hope not.¡± Iughed and they joined in. The door opens and we snap our eyes in the direction. Mom¡®s teary smile greets us as she rushes to me with open arms. ¡°My baby is getting married.¡± She cries and pulls me into her arms. ¡°Hey careful there Mrs. Grey it took hours getting her hair to perfection.¡± Kimberly jokes. Momughs and pulls away. Her palms reach up to touch my face. ¡°You look beautiful baby.¡± A soft smile tugged at the corner of my mouth. ¡°Thank you mom.¡± ¡°Did you have to grow so quickly?¡± She sniffles and wipes the skin underneath her eyes. I swallow the lump in my throat, forcing myself not to cry. ¡°Don¡®t cry mom or you¡®ll make me cry.¡± My voice cracks from the emotion. Mom nods and giggles happily before turning to Rosalie. ¡°Arden¡®s been looking for you Rosa.¡± Rosalie visibly stiffens before straightening her stance. ¡°I couldn¡®t see why he possibly wanted to see me.¡± She murmurs and turns away from us. SLISTE Rosalie and Arden have not spoken for an entire year. I know Arden has been reaching out to her but she refuses to see him. As much as I see where she wasing from, I couldn¡¯t help but think that she was making a Those two couldn¡®t be more different, yet when they were together it was like they were one. They suit eachother and everyone could vouch that they are in love. Even though they were broken up, the love was still there. ¡°He looks desperate¡± Mom continues then stops when Rosalie looks ufortable Mom sighs in defeat. ¡°I don¡®t care.¡± She waves off but when she turns back to face us, her cheeks are tinted with a fiery red. Honestly it was exhausting to see her fight this. She no doubt wanted Arden back as much as he wanted her. 1. ¡°Where¡®s Avery?¡± I asked mom trying to get the attention away from Rosalie. Avery was my flower girl while Giovanni was the ring bearer. Giovanni was aunty Daisy and uncle Niall¡®s son who¡®s four. He was the only child since aunty Daisy had struggled to conceive. 1 ¡°She¡®s with your dad. She¡®s more excited than you are, almost like she was the one getting married. Poor Arster has been hiding from her because she¡®s calling him her husband.¡± Mom giggles. An amused chuckle slips past my lips. Avery had a huge infatuation with ke¡®s younger brother, Arster, who¡®s five years older than she is. Poor boy always seems to disappear when she is around. 1 ¡°Those two are definitely going to end up together in the future.¡± Rosalieughs. 1 I chew my lips. ¡°I don¡®t know, Arster always runs away from her when she is near.¡± Kimberly snorts. ¡°That¡®s how those young boys act at first until they can¡®t help it anymore and drop their ego.¡± We allugh at Kimberly¡®s words. The door opens again and Aunt Rose enters in followed by aunty Daisy and grandma Ivory. They gasp upon seeing me. ¡°Wow.¡± Aunty Daisy breathes out. ¡°Pinch me.¡± Aunty Rose whispers staring at me wide eyed. Grandma Ivory reaches over and pinches her shoulder. Rose hisses jumping away. ¡°Ivory did you have to pinch so hard!¡± Sheined. Grandma Ivory shrugs andes over to me.¡± You look lovely, just like your mom in that dress.¡± She praises and kisses me on the cheek when she is near. ¡°Thank you grandma.¡± I whispered. ¡°You¡®ll give ke a heart attack that¡®s for sure.¡± Aunty Roseughs. ¡°Why does everyone think ke will die when he sees me?¡± Iugh. ¡°Don¡®t worry I¡®ll make sure to save him.¡± Aunt Daisy winks. double ss es, my leart beating like a drum inny chest held on to him tightly because honestly he was my strength I was afraid i¡®d Glim to u smile sally ¡°You¡®re not giving me awaypletely dad, i¡®ll always be here. Don¡®t forget you¡®re the first man that ever loved me.¡± Tears blurred my vision as my voice cracked is a bad that I want to kidnap my own daughter and lock her up in a lower?¡± He grins, tears rolling down his checks to his stubblew. My eyes narrow yfully, ¡°Il definitely is.¡± Igrin. Welcar the double doors being opened followed by the soft music, II was time, I straightened my posture and took a deep breath. ¡°I have you babygirl.¡± Dad promises as we start to walk towards the aisle. Nerves, like tiny needles race up my spine as we near. I could already see the guest standing, up, waiting for me to finally be in their view. I gulped and clutched unto dad more firmly. And there he was, waiting for me by the altar. His hair had grown a bit from thest time he was deployed. His blue eyes glistened with adoration as he spotted me. He stood taller leaving his eyes on me like he was in a trance. Ryan, Arden and Liam stood beside him, his three groomsmen. ke sucks in his bottom lip like it would help him from crying. His eyes held my own in a trance and just like that the world slips away and it was just us two, And before I knew it dad was already handing me to him. He whispers something to ke that has him gulping and nodding quickly. ke clutches unto my hand like his life depended on it as he smiles. ¡°You look beautiful baby.¡± He breathes out. My heart thuds as tingles zapped from where his palm touched my own all the way to my toesi A blush coats my cheeks when the entire room awes. ¡°You don¡®t look too shabby yourself.¡± | smile. He grins, blinking back tears. We turn to the minister as he begins the ceremony. A couple of secondster and it was time for us to exchange our vows. Giovanni presents the rings. ke goes first, breathing nervously as he stares at me in pure love. ¡°There¡®s a saying that when you trip over love, you can easily get up but when you fall in love it¡®s impossible. You¡®ve made it impossible to get up Ashley Grey. You¡®ve been the one for me since then and you are even more now. I¡®ve loved you for ages, needed you like I needed the very air we breathe I feelplete when you are near and iplete when you are at a distance. I will not promise to stay together until we are old and grey because we will stay together even in the afterlife. I will fight your battles with you, cherish you like you are thest woman alive, show you how much you mean to me for the rest of my life. Because I promise you this, I promise toy the very heart you had captured a long time ago in the palm of your hand. I give you me. All of me. And no matter where life takes us, know that wherever sen tara you are, it is where I am meant to be.¡± He finishes off with a whisper and slips the ring on my finger. His hands trembling as he do so. 4 My heart squeezes as tears roll down my cheeks. I open my mouth to speak. ¡°ke there is no denying that I love you with my entire being. You¡®ve shown me what true love is, you¡®ve shown me how to be loved. You had captured my heart years ago. I was young back then thinking it was impossible for you to notice me. But you showed me that you¡®re not like those stereotype guys, you were more than that. Not only are you my bestfriend but my lover. I promise to always stay by your side in sickness and in death. We will never part for you are my anchor, my strength and the man I cherish. I love you ke Reed and I give you all of me.¡± I whispered in a broken voice. 1 ke sucks in a sharp breath. I breathed out shakily as I slipped the band on his finger. The minister smiles. ¡°I now pronounce you man and wife, you may now kiss the bride.¡± ke quickly removes the veil. ¡°Finally.¡± He whispers and fists my hair before drawing my lips to his in a soft tender kiss, like it was the first time. ¡°I love you.¡± He whispers when we hear the cheers. ¡°I love you too.¡± I smile on his lips as he nibbles my bottom lip. ¡°Forever.¡± He rested his forehead on my own. ¡°Forever.¡± I whispered. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 75 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 75 Pako prinses me to the door. The wood touches my back as be presses his front dose tome until I could feel his swelling length Iglesias he tumbled around looking for the doorknob. I was still in my wedding dress, ready to be taken by my now husband. My insides warmed. My ke was now my husband He detaches his lips from mine to open the door quickly. ¡°I can¡®t wait to be inside you.¡± He ans, litting me in his arms, Iggle as we enter the room. ke uses his foot to close the door and sets me on my feet then flick on the light switch. He stays there for a few seconds, drinking the sight of me. I peer up at him beneath my lashes. ¡°God I love you.¡± He groans lowly, slipping his hand in my hair to draw my lips to his. I feel a wellness growing between my legs, tingling, wanting him inside of me. Igasp when he nips the bottom of my lip and sucked it a bit. A delicious growl from the back of his throat sends a shock of need in my lower stomach. ¡°ke.¡± Igasp and let him dip his tongue inside my mouth. ¡°Mmm.¡± He moaned, pulling me impossibly closer, ¡°Make love to your wife.¡± I said after he moves his lips away from mine to kiss down my jawline to the hollow of my neck and sucks. ¡°Fuck yes.¡± He grunts, nipping the tender flesh of neck. I tilt my head up and feel him push us towards the bed. My breathing is ragged, knowing that soon ke and I would be joined. His fingers trail up my back as he unties the ribbon skillfully and work his hands to unzip the dress. ¡°ke.¡± I gasp when he trails tender kisses down my neck to the top of my cleavage and sucks. He moves away from me only to help me remove the dress. Now I stood before him with only a whitecy panty and a matching bra that did wonders to my boobs. He sucked in a breath, eating up the sight of me with his heated eyes. ¡°I¡®m so fucking lucky.¡± He murmurs in fondness. His voice thick with desire. His eyes that were clouded with lust scans my figure and stops on my covered pussy. ¡°So fucking beautiful.¡± I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. I don¡®t think I can ever stop loving him. I could feel a blush crawl up my neck to settle in my cheeks. It always happens when kepliments me on my body. He knew I shy away from attention yet he couldn¡®t help but tell me how desirable I am to him. I decided to tease him and reach behind my back to unsp my bra all the while biting my lower plump lip while staring at him. I visibly see him gulp as he watches the bra slip off to reveal my bare breast. My nipples grow. I looked at him beneath myshes. Seeing that his breathing had elerated, I pinch the thin material of mycy panty and slowly bring them down to reveal my freshly shaven pussy. I step out of them and peer at him shyly. ¡°Fuck¡± He breathes out hoarsely. i was peoling between my thighs, lower stomach clenching when his tougue darts of tolicy lis lower lip. My eyes drop down to stare at his unmistakable hardened cork that shows through his trouser. My pussy clench and I feel myself be even more wet when it visibly grows. Sell I decide to tease him and drop down on the bed, I push up on my forearms, lift my legs on the bed and spread them apart to show myself to him. ¡°Ashley.¡± He moaned, licking his lips as he stared at my glistening pussy. I trail one hand to my breast, down to my stomach until I reach my clit. ke¡®s eyes grow even darker than before. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. ¡°I¡®m already so wet for you. I need you inside of me.¡± I moan, trailing my fingers between my folds and dipping them inside of me. ke always loved to watch me touch myself but my fingers could never rece the intense feelings he gives me. He groans and in a sh tears his dress shirt. The buttons fly, hitting the wooden floors with a clink. He quickly moves the torn shirt and throws them on the floor. Next he removes the trousers, his briefs going down with them. His thick cock springs out standing to attention. A slick creamy precum at the tip. I lick my lips, wanting to taste him. ke steps out of the pants andes over to me. ¡°You want that cock inside of you baby?¡± He hisses. I nodded quickly.¡± You want me to fill you up until there is no more room left?¡± He groans stroking himself. 7 I nodded again, licking my lower lip. ¡°I want you to im my pussy like you¡®ve always done before.¡± I said in a very sultry voice. He grunts, reaches me and kneels beside the bed. His big hands grip my thighs and draw me closer to the edge of the bed. When he is satisfied with where he has ced me he removes my hands from my core and draws my fingers slick with my juices to his lips. He licks and sucks off my juices, looking me in my eyes while he does so. I moan my entire body heated up with desire. ¡°Spread your legs wider.¡± Hemands. I do as told and moan loudly when he dips his head between my thighs and pushes his tongue into my core. ¡°ke!¡± I moan, thrashing around at the intensity of having his tongue dive into my pussy. He was tongue fucking me and I loved it. My handse to thread through his short hair and tug harshly. He groans and the vibration has my thighs shaking. ¡°Oh God!¡± I cried when he continued to fuck me using his tongue. ¡°Always taste so fucking good.¡± He moans, sucking my pussy lips and tugging them slightly. Heps at my pussy like he would do to a meal. I pant, chest rising and falling as I watch him eat me out between my thighs. I cried out when I felt a tightening in my abdomen then felt a wave of bliss when I orgasm, I didn¡®t have time to even finish before ke rose, pushed my legs higher, settled between thighs and thrust into me. I gasp, shaking uncontrobly as another orgasm rocks me. My pussy clenches around his cock. My head falls back as the orgasm still rocks me. He groans, hisses and pants as he drives deeper into me ¡°Of fuck¡± He curses, burying himself deeply as possible. ke lowered his mouth down to mine as he pulled his cock out entirely, held it and guided it into me again. I quiver, moaning when he goes deeper than before. 1 ¡°That¡®s right baby, take every inch of your husband¡®s cock. Let me fill that pussy with my cum.¡± He groans and starts to pound into me. You could only hear the p of our skin and our groans of pleasure as he makes love to me. ¡°Ahhh.¡± I scream when he starts to quicken his pace. I loved the feeling of being filled by him. He always felt right, fitted right. It was like we were made for eachother. 2 ¡°So tight, so fucking tight.¡± He hisses and rests his forehead on my own. He stares deeply into my eyes as his cock drove into me over and over until I didn¡®t even know where I was. I feel him swell inside of me and jerk. He was close. ¡°I¡®m going to cum inside of you baby. I¡®m going to fill you.¡± He groaned. I nodded. ¡°Please.¡± I begged. He trembles as his hot sperm shoots deep inside of me. I moan feeling my own orgasme over me. ¡°I love you.¡± He whispered, pumping his cock slowly inside of me as he kept filling me with his cum. My thighs shake as I stare at him in fondness. ¡°I love you too.¡± I whispered breathing heavily. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 76 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 76 ¡°What are you thinking about?¡± I asked ke. We were nestled together, my head on his bare shoulders with our legs tangled together We were both slick with sweat Arrey sheet covered our bottom half as he brushes his fingers through my hair. His other hand rests alop my bare belly, stroking it lightly. We had just finished making love as a newlywed couple ¡°i¡®m imagining a child growing in your belly. Our child.¡± He murmurs. I could hear the tinge of happiness in his voice at the thought of being a dad. My heart warms. I had stopped taking the pill so we could start a family. I was ready. I now worked as a book editor in a hugepany and with ke¡®s annual wage, we were set financially So I had no worries about bringing a child into this world. The only worry I had was when ke would get deployed. I worry that he will not be with me every step of the way like we had nned The thought was scary but something about seeing his overjoyed faceing back to his family weighed down on all the bad thoughts. We¡®ve been through numerous challenges and we came back stronger. We always do. This time wouldn¡®t be different. A tender smile revealed my teeth as I look up at him and rested one of my hands on his, the one on my belly. ¡°What do you think we will have?¡± I said softly as he peers down at me with adoration He strokes his thumb over my flesh. ¡°I imagine a little boy with dark hair, beautiful green eyes like his mom and would love reading. I¡®d teach him how to y football when he gets older because there is no way I¡®d teach him boxing. It¡®s too dangerous.¡± I giggle. ¡°That¡®s surprising, you love boxing yet you will not want to teach your son?¡± ¡°Baby boxing is a dangerous sport, I¡®ll not allow our son to get hurt.¡± He huffs. I arch a brow. ¡°You¡®re already protective.¡± I snorted in amusement. I lift my hand to brush my fingers over his smooth jaw. ¡°I imagine a little girl with alluring blue eyes like you, eyes that would make everyone¡®s heart flutter. Hair so ck that they¡®d mistake it for ink. I want her to be loving and caring like you. Oh and dare I say it, overprotective when she gets siblings.¡± I whispered, staring at him with tenderness. He grins, eyes dropping down to my lips. ¡°How about we go have a shower and practice the baby making process? You know so we could see who will win.¡± His eyes narrow yfully. I sucked in my bottom lip and looked at him beneath myshes before quickly throwing the covers off of me. I giggled as I moved off the bed and made a dash to the bathroom. ¡°Race you there!¡± Iughed. ¡°Hey that¡®s unfair! You cheated!¡± He whined followed by his heavy rushing footsteps behind me. I giggled opening the door quickly and entered the shower. ke is seconds behind me, bare veu so badly I¡®d spank your sexy ass for cheating ¡± le murmurs then dipe his head to capture water flow down on our body¡®s as we wrestled with our tongue for dominance ke had Our breathing was harsh. A raptured groan from him has a strong electrical feeling, spread in between my leys, creauny heat that he could only quench. His cock poked my stomach, hard, hot and ready. I pant, my nipples hardening, They brush his chest, creating a nice friction that has me pooling between my legs. His hands start to roam my body as he detaches his lips from mine to trail heated kisses down my jaw to my neck. I tilt my head back, gasping when his fingers pinch my hardened nipples. ¡°ke.¡± I whimper. He groans in response, his lips trailing down until he captured arosy nipple in his mouth. I hiss arching myself more to him. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. His tongue flicks over the peak and nips it softly. ¡°Hmmm.¡± I sigh as he sucks it into his mouth. His other hand trails down until he palms my pussy. I whimper as his finger trails between my folds then he plunges it into my core. I grunt arching my back off the cold tiles. He moves off my nipple to stare at me, his eyes dark, full of lust. ¡°You like that baby?¡± He asks as he pumps his fingers into my heated core. His eyes drop between us and stares where his finger was currently fucking me. He licked his lips and groan in satisfaction. 1 I nodded and moaned breathlessly when he adds another finger and curled them. I whimper, pulling his head down to meet my lips. ¡°I want you.¡± I whispered on his soft lips that were swollen by my kisses. He grunts and moves his fingers, only to lift me. I wrap my legs around his waist, arms around his neck as his cock aligns with my entrance. I moved my lips from his to trail kisses on his jaw. I lick the flesh, loving the taste of him as the water falls over us. He pants in my ear, gripping my hips tightly, fingers dripping into my flesh. ¡°Guide my cock into you baby.¡± He moans, jerking his hips forward until the head poked my entrance. He pushed me more on to the tiled wall. ¡°Hmmm.¡± I moaned and reached between us to wrap my fingers around his thick cock. Sometimes I still wonder how he could fit all of that into me. I ran my hands down his length loving the way he jerks into my hand. I trail kisses down his neck, licking his wet skin. He shudders gripping onto me tightly. ¡°Shit Ley.¡± He hisses when I squeeze him lightly then tug his cock softly, just the way he loved it. I smirk on his neck and bite the tender losti. He jerks forward, hisses when I guide the head of hats cock between my folds in one bard thrust, he pushes into mepletely, filling me up to the brim. We both grunt at the feeling of being joined Ice both of my hands around his neck and tighten my thighs around his waist as he starts to thrust into me. I could feel him, hot and thick inside of me. He stretched my walls as they clump around his hard length. He pants, dropping his head on my shoulder as he took me. ¡°Fuck.¡± He hisses pushing out then mming back in. ¡°Don¡®t stop.¡± I breathed out shakily as his cock pounded into me. I could feel my pussy grip him tightly everytime he tried to pull away. He always loves when I do that, he says that my pussy was made for his cock. He grunts mming into me more roughly until I could feel him all into my stomach. I moan, nails scratching his back tatt as I scream out in pure bliss. My thighs shake, as an orgasm rocks my body. 1 ke¡®s head moves from my shoulder andes towards my face before dipping his head to sink his teeth in my bottom lip. I gasp shuddering as his cock jerks into me. 2 My pussy mp around him, keeping him in as he starts to cum inside me, thrusting his cock as deeply as possible. ¡°Ley.¡± He moans, gripping my thighs. He nibbles on my bottom lip and sucks it gently as we ride the wave of our orgasm. ¡°Definitely will be a boy.¡± He smirks and pulls away to stare down at me. My chest rises and falls harshly as my eyes narrow yfully. ¡°We¡®ll see about that Reed.¡± I mumbled with his cock still inside of me. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 77 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 77 i stirred, moaning sollly when I felt awet tongue licking my thigh with my eyes still closed and body heavy with sleepi shifted my leg. grunt lowly when the tongue siarts to lick all the way up to my inner thigh I shudder and as if having a mind of it¡®s own, my legs part. i hear a gruff chuckle followed by a moan as a tongue delves into my pussy. I gasp opening my cves quickly and almost got blinded by the light pouring into the room. It was morning. Blinking to adjust my eyes to the light i moaned when a finger pushes inside my folds and enters my core. I pant, eyes dropping down to see a head between my thighs. ke lifts his head, lips glossy with my juices. His lips part to showcase a charming grin.¡± Morning sleeping beauty.¡± He teased, his tongue darting out to lick his bottom lip. His blue eyes dark with desire I narrow my eyes, still panting, ¡°What are you doing?¡± I breathed out. I questioned him yet I found my legs parting more to allow him all the ess he needed. He sends me a smug grin, eyes glistening with want. ¡°What does it look like? I¡®m having my breakfast.¡± He licks his plump lower lip and before I could say anything more drove back between my thighs. ¡°Hmmm.¡± He moans in satisfaction, sucking my clit before blowing unto it lightly. I gasp, hands fisting the sheets as I pressed my head impossibly more into the pillow. When I couldn¡®t take it anymore I lifted myself on my forearms and watched him between my thighs. His bare back was bruised where I had dragged my nails down, unintentionally marking him.¡® Ahh.¡± I mewled when his tongue flicked on my pulsing clit. One of his fingers came to circle around my entrance then dip inside teasingly. ¡°So wet.¡± He grumbles on my clit. It sends a pleasant shock wave, turning my inside so hot that it will be mistaken asva. ¡°ke.¡± I pleaded. He thrust his finger dip inside me before slowly pulling it out then thrust back in, all the while he was sucking my clit. My back arch off the bed, my lower stomach tugging and tightening as I near an orgasm. I writhe, calling out to him. Pleading with him to not stop. He responds with a thrust of his finger then adds another, pumping them in my dripping pussy. ¡°Taste so fucking good.¡± He praised, grunting when my thighs mped around his head. He loved it, fucking me relentlessly with his fingers. When I thought that I was on the edge he pulls them out completely, also his mouth. I whine, panting as my body tightens with unleashed tension. ¡°ke please.¡± I plead. I hated and loved when he always teased me, making me crave him all the more. Instead he answered by crawling up my body, slowly, deliberately brushing his lips over my heated flesh. He stops momentarily on my right breast and sucked the skin, surely leaving a love bite. powth ihnelle intersine. My beallies stack u my throat alles in t he meant Goodal, take all of my cock.¡± nalepalsall, at back and draped my legs over its shoulder The way line winkel in deeper War and hand, pulsating inside at one as nestled in ¡°Vou teel so good.¡± lle mans pounding into meuntil our skin pped I felt I was being called into the mattress and the only thing that seemed toe out was the loud moans of pleasure. He was hitting all the right spots. He knew every inch of me, every nook and cranny sy, leeling my pussy mp around his length, glowing down his rust. ¡°I want to feel yon cum around my cock baby, I want you trembling: beneath me as I fuck you.¡± le proans 1. ? : ??t ( 11 My toes curl as I let out a harsh breath. My fingers clench the sheet for support until I began to tremble beneath him, ¡°Cum inside of me ke¡± I besed. I writhed under lim. I was milking him, holding him inside of me, ¡°Huck,¡± ke hisses as he shoots his load inte me, filling me to the brink Load after load of cum fills me up until i feel it start to leak out of my pussy ke shudders, his weight dropping on top of me. He is fast to hold his weight before crushing me. His Torchead drops on mine, slick with sweat. We both were breathing harshly.¡± Think you¡®re prepnant yet?¡± llegrins, staring into my eyes. I gigglelifting my head slightly to kiss his lips. ¡°We¡®ll just have to wait and see.¡± ¡°Guess we¡®ll continue practicing then.¡± He says with a cheeky smile. We wanted to spend as much time as we could with cachother. He was only here for one mouth until he was deployed again ! As much as it hurt me when he left I knew that was what he loved. He loved serving our country. He was already my hero now he¡®ll one day be our kids hero. *One month * Tears blurred my vision as I peered up at him, my husband. A sob easilyes out my mouth when his blue eyes filled with love and adoration as he peers down at me. ¡°Don¡®t cry baby.¡± He pleads. Today he was leaving. We were not sure when he¡®de back. That¡®s what I hated about him being in the military. I never knew when or if he¡®ll evere back ¡°I can¡®t stop, you¡®re leaving me.¡± I cried, not even embarrassed when I caught a few of the lingering nces staring at me. I knew I looked a mess, eyes puffy red, wet streaks running down my cheeks and no doubt a runny nose. He pulls me into his arms, squeezing me closely. He kisses my head then my eyelids, my nose and finally my mouth. ¡°I¡®m not leaving you baby, at least not for long. I¡®ll alwayse back to SIRENE you. Remember our promise? Forever?¡± I nodded clinging unto his military uniform. ¡°Promise you¡®ll alwayse back to me safe? It was almost like a plea. I was aware that Ryan and ke¡®s family were watching the scene in front of them. I was thest one to say goodbye and I was finding it very difficult to do so. I didn¡®t care that I was making a big fooi out of myself. He pulled back so that we could stare at each other. He scans his eyes over my features as if memorizing everything. ¡°I promise.¡± Feeling satisfied with his words I nodded slowly. ¡°Forever.¡± I whispered as I heard them call out his flight. 1 Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. His eyes moisten visibly as he peers down at me.¡± Forever.¡± His voice cracks as he dips his head one last time to capture my lips. He broke away way too soon and looks at all of us onest time before turning around. He doesn¡®t know it but my heart goes with him everytime he leaves. I watch as he walks up the stairs and when he reaches the top he turns around. His blue eyes pierce into mine,shining with undeniable love before he mouths. ¡°I love you.¡± Turns around and leaves me aching without him. Little did we know that this will be thest time things would be the same between us. For we were not prepared for the challenges we would face from then on 2 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 78 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 78 Even though we sent letters, it still was not enough. I wanted to touch him, hug tien, tell him how much I love him and see his eyes lighten with love. 1 sighed typing away on theputer before me. I had been working non stop. It is the only thing that helped me keep my mind off of my husband that was currently serving, our country I was blessed to be able to work at home, because surely the sweats and socks were not appropriate for a workce. The phone rings and I quickly reach beside me to pick it up, not caring to look at the caller. ¡°There¡®s an author by the name Demiah13. She just started writing her first werewolf novel and I think you should sign her. She shows potential.¡± My boss murmurs into my ear as soon as I pick up the phone. 5 I sighed, getting off the bed. ¡°With all due respect sir but I think you should inform this to another editor. I am booked as it is. I have not even finished editing the book you have signed me to.¡± I mumbled raking a hand through my tresses. I tugged the shirt away from my body, suddenly feeling hot. I hear the unmistakable huff from Mr. Smith before he grumbles in agreement. ¡°Alright I will give this to another editor. Make sure to have the book ready by next week.¡± He says before cutting the call off. I pull the phone away, ring at the screen. ¡°Asshole.¡± I murmur throwing my phone back on the bed. I was not even half way to finishing the book as yet. My eyes stray away from the phone to look at the picture frame on the dresser. I blinked feeling my emotions go haywire as I stride over to it. It¡®s a picture of ke and I on our wedding day. His lips are pressed to my cheek as I smile happily at the camera. My stomach squeezes. I could only hope that wherever he was, he was safe. I picked up the picture frame brushing my finger over the ss that protected it. ¡°I miss you.¡± I whispered. I nearly jumped out of my own skin when my phone res again. I swiftly ce the picture frame down on the dresser and stride over to the bed. My brows furrowed when I grasp the phone and noticed that I did not recognize the number. I chewed my lip and flicked my thumb over the answer button before bringing it to my ears. ¡°Hello?¡± I asked cautiously. ¡°Is this Ashley Reed? Wife of ke Reed?¡± An unfamiliar voice questions on the other end. My brows furrowed in confusion yet something in the back of my mind told me something was wrong, ¡°Yes.¡± I walked back over to the dresser and stared down at the photo ass waited for the man took op de other end. The inan¡®s next words had suddenly turned me mates everything around me stood stin. ¡°He had been shot and is now in critical condition. The dortors are doing everything they can to save him My entire body felt cold as I ran towards the hospital, bag, at my sides. I had just got off the ne about thirty minutes ago. I was lucky that I had gotten a flight so quickly I didn¡®t care that I felt jegged for flying for hours or that my face resembles a clown All I cared about was being at ke¡®s side. A sob rakes over me as I enter inside. I had informed ke¡®s parents about what happened and they were on their way. Hopefully they¡®ll be here soon, I don¡®t think I can be alone right now, ¡°Sorry.¡± I mumble as I brushed past a woman not so gently. She just smiled in understanding before going on her way. Hopefully this was the right hospital ke¡®s captain had informed me. I sniffle striding over to the front desk quickly. The blonde woman typing on theputer clicks her tongue as she chews gum. Not once had she noticed me. ¡°Can you tell me which room ke Reed is in?¡± Her brown eyes widen as if just noticing me. She nods typing on theputer.¡°He is currently still in the operating room but you can wait for him in the waiting area.¡± She says. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. It¡®s been hours and they¡®re still operating on him? My vision blurs, I was ready to burst into tears. She then looks at me in pity. ¡°I will let you know when he is out.¡± She smiles sadly. ¡°Your name please and rtionship with the patient?¡± She questions. ¡°Thank you. It¡®s Ashley Reed, I¡®m his wife.¡± I whispered in a broken voice then I turned around and headed to the waiting room. I hated hospitals, they always reminded me of what had happened to ke and I years ago. We couldn¡®t catch a break, could we? 1 I felt numb to the core. The waiting room was not filled with people surprisingly. But I did notice a few of the military men lingering around. One in particr, a blonde with blue eyes lifts his head when I settle down on the ufortable wooden chair. His eyes scan my features, not in desire but in surprise. ¡°You¡¯re ke¡®s wife?¡± He questions. The others in the room snap their heads towards me. I ced my bag on myp, it was only filled with a few clothes since I had rushed toe here. I shifted ufortably with their sudden attention. They all looked like they had just gotten out from a battle. Blood still stained some of their faces while others were dirty. I cleared my throat and nodded. They were probably ke¡®s friends. The man sees how ufortable I was and sends me a small cheeky smile.¡± He always has a picture of you in his pocket. Kisses it before going to battle.¡± 1 He doesn¡®t know it but him saying this only made me feel more pain. ke was fighting for huis life. The traitorous tears flow down my cheeks until they disappear down my neck. The man scratches the back of his head. ¡°Sorry.¡± He apologizes. ¡°But you should know that he is a hero for saving one of hisrades. He risked his life¨C¡± ¡°Gustavo maybe you should not tell her this yet.¡± Another one uttered. The one named Gustavo smiles in shame before turning his attention away from me. I sob, hugging my bag closer to me. Oh ke please fight, please don¡®t leave me. Honestly I was not surprised that he had risked his life to save another person. That was ke, that was my ke. ¡°Mrs Reed!¡± The woman at the counter calls out. I quickly rise to my feet and stride towards her quickly. ¡°He had just gotten out of operation. He¡®s in room 306 second floor¨C¡± I didn¡®t give her time to finish as I run towards the elevator. Praying that ke was fine. He will be, he promised toe back to me safely. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 79 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 79 Ashley¡®s pov There are a lot of things that scare me but seeing ke on the hospital bed, looking, so useless with a breathing tube down his throat was the most scared I¡®ve ever been. From where I am standing, I could distinctly see a white bandage wrapped around his head. And as I walk closer the ugly red on his skin is visible to the naked eye Bruises I only hoped would heal was scattered on his face. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. I could not seem to think, my emotions, they felt like they were not part of me. My heart pained yet it felt numb. Was that normal? My stomach churn, breathing now harsh. It felt like every breath I took was now constricted. There I stood beside his bed, my husband¡®s bed looking at his unmoving body. His eyes were shut, face pale like the color of uncooked oats. There were also red and raw scratches on his handsome face. I let out a sob. He did not look like my ke. The doctor spoke but I only got half the words he had been uttering for the past five minutes. He didn¡®t seem to acknowledge that I was barely listening to him, he showed no signs of it. ¡°He had been shot at the back of his head, thankfully the bullet did not hit anything vital to kill him. But we have ced him in an induceda to help the swelling of his brain¨C¡± My head was heavy, eyes not at all clear because of the moisture of iing tears. Coma. The word was not something I liked to hear. ¡°Will he wake up?¡± I find my sudden dry lips crack open to ask this question. I had not lifted my eyes away from ke as yet but I did now to stare at the doctor. 2 His white hair was nearly balding at the top of his head. It wasmon for men his age. sses protected brown orbs and when he smiled lines of age creases at the corners of his eyes. He looked friendly enough but when I looked closer. There was unmistakable pity in his eyes. I draw my eyes away, feeling like I would receive the worst news. ¡°He will wake up, there is nothing to worry about. But usually patients who have suffered the injury your husband had endured do not¨C¡± He drew out as if looking for an easy way to let me know that something was bad. Itch my eyes back to him, wanting to see his expression, gauge for any dishonesty. ¡°Do not what doctor?¡± I did not mean for my tone toe out so harsh. My shoulders sag in defeat. I dropped my gaze to the clipboard he held in his hand. ¡°Sorry.¡± I apologize. ¡°No need to apolgize. But I will inform you that your husband ke, he might not be the same after he has awakened from thea. You see patients that have suffered that kind of trauma to their heads do face otherplications.¡± He starts gauging for my reaction, I froze, fingers cold as I reach over and touch ke¡®s equally cold fingers. But when my fingers wrap around his unmoving hand I suddenly get a tiny spark of warmth. He was always any anchor I know the doctor was beating around the bush, they always do this when they¡®re about to deliver bad news. But all I wanted was for him to just rip off the band aid and tell me exactly what he has been irking to say. lift my gaze to the doctor¡®s name badge, Unfortunately I had not remembered his name when he had informed me of it the very second I had entered the room. All I could¡®ve registered was ke¡®s still body on the small bed. He looked so huge in it that I was afraid he was ufortable. ¡°Doctor Gomez, I appreciate that you¡®re trying your very best to not upset me with whatever you¡®re about to say. But I can handle it, let it out. The more you beat around the bush the more it¡®s killing me.¡± I rushed out on a single breath. Then sucked in some air when I felt my lungs wouldn¡®t function when hearing the doctor¡®s next words. ¡°There could be a case of amnesia when he wakes up. With the impact of the injury he could even be left disabled. Patients whose brains that are swelled normally take days to weeks to wake up from the induceda.¡± He says, voice dropping to almost a soft whisper when he sees the tears leak down my cheeks. I sniffle, my hands now wrapping around ke¡®s more firmly. I rake my eyes over his form, so peaceful, so still. I draw my eyes back to the doctor, his eyes now clearly showing pity. ¡°Can you leave us alone for a few minutes?¡± Ites out croaky from having my throat dry and tongue heavy. He clears his throat and jots down something on the paper attached to the clipboard. ¡°Sure, take all the time you need Mrs. Reed.¡± I hear his retreating steps, they¡®re loud and heavy on the tiles before I hear the soft click of the door being shut behind him. The quietness apanied by the soft sound of ke¡®s heart being heard on the monitor makes me feel all the more lonely. It was like an invisible pressure on my chest until I couldn¡®t take it anymore and let out a loud cry. My fingers itched to push them into my hair and tug the tresses until all came out. But I refrain knowing ke would be upset to wake up to his wife bald. He did love my hair. But what if he doesn¡®t remember you? The terrible thought mocked me until my chest felt unbearably tight. I look at his face, wishing his eyes would open and let me get pulled in by his blue orbs. But nothing happens, not even a twitch. I let my bag drop to the floor, the little clothes I brought felt like it wasn¡®t enough for the days I would spend here. I did not want to think that it would be weeks. ke was a fighter, there was no doubting it. I clutched his cold hand letting him feel that I was here. I highly doubted he¡®d know by theck of movement from him. ¡°Please baby fight this, I know you can.¡± I cried clutching unto him more firmly than necessary. ¡°Why couldn¡®t you be selfish for once and get out of harms way instead of going and save another? Why couldn¡®t you have run away?¡± I asked him though I knew he¡®d not answer me. Was I evil for saying those words? Was it bad that I wanted him to have left hisrade? Was it bad that I did not want to see him in this kind of state even though he saved another? With tears flowing down my cheeks I bend my head to rest my lips on his cold forehead.¡± You promised toe back to me safely. We haven¡®t done forever yet ke. Come back so we could finish it.¡± I pleaded on a shaky breath and kissed his forehead.7 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 80 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 80 bad not slept My backached from slouching, while sleeping on an ufortable chair bysidete yesterday before his parents arrived, Ryn and Ace had arrived hours after the docierleitne in the room. Their faces full of grief as they peered at their son, Darkness had soon taken over the room and the time for visiting hours hade to an end. Ryn and Ace did not mind that I wanted to stay overnight. They promised toe back early and went to stay at a hotel. I groaned and narrowed my eyes when the re of the sun assaulted them. A nurse with light blue scrubs pushes the pale blue curtains aside, opening them to let light in. I sluggishly litt myself up straight on the sleeper sofa that was ced a few feet away from ke¡¯s bed. The nurse turns around, lips part into a bright grin. She must¡®ve been brushing her teeth five times a day at the very least because her teeth were that white. ¡°Oh you¡®re awake!¡± She vocalized then she smiled guilty when I let out a rather huge yawn.¡± Oh did I wake you?¡± She asked. I shook my head no even though it was indeed her who had woken me up. My eyes flicker to the clock on the wall. Seven. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. ¡°No usually wake up this early.¡± I found it really difficult to smile but I did force the corner of my lips to stretch into a small one. I was such a liar. These few months my schedule had not been the same it was a few years ago. I now woke up sote in the morning that ke was now my rm clock when he was not deployed. ¡°Great! Now I don¡®t have to feel guilty for making so much noise.¡± Sheughs, ps her hands and starts walking over to ke. She checks him as I rise to my feet. He still had not made a move or at least twitched his fingers. The doctor said it is to be expected but was it bad that I was impatient? I wanted to see his blue eyes again and hear his voice that always made a shiver run down my spine. I walk over to him. The nurse looks up, her lips again parted into a bright smile. How could she be so bright this early tending to a patient? Her happiness made me mad, furious, jealous. But I swallowed the bitter feeling. It wasn¡®t her fault, it was no one¡®s. ¨C ¡°oh I forgot, here.¡± She digs into her pocket and retrieves something tiny. My brows furrowed as I reached over to grasp what looks like a small photo. ¡°We found it inside the pocket of his fatigues. I was supposed to give it to you yesterday but you were asleep and I didn¡®t want to wake you,¡± she says softly. I turn the photo and my breath hitches. It was a recent photo ke had taken after our wedding night. My hair was tousled on the pillow, lips redder and more pouty than usual. Cheeks stained with red as I smiled at the camera, This was taken in thete afternoon, when the sun had begun to set. The glow from the sun had casted a golden hue over me. He said I looked like a beautiful angel and wanted to capture the moment Later on he had teased me that I was not an angel because he knew I was a little mischief in bed. But then when I yfully ignored him, he had brought his lips to my ears and whispered softly, ¡°You¡®re my only angel.¡± Ofcourse that had cracked the yful banter and attitude and we had found ourselves in a tangle of limbs, sweat and messy sheets. 1 Before I knew it a sob left my mouth as tears spilt over and flowed down my face. ¡°Oh I¡®m sorry that I upset you.¡± The nurse rushes out. I drew my eyes back to hers and smiled embarrassed. ¡°It¡®s okay, it¡®s not your fault.¡± I spoke. Though my voice came out firm it was a hugeparison to how tangled my mind was. Honestly I didn¡®t know if I¡®d ever stop crying until ke woke up. Was it possible for your body to run out of tears? She smiles awkwardly.¡± Well I¡®ll leave you to it. Doctor Gomez wille to check on him in ten minutes. There¡®s a shower in there.¡± She points at a door that leads to the said bathroom. Was this her subtle way to tell me that I stink? She leaves me soon after. I look down at ke. ¡°I think your nurse just told me I stink¡± I joked and though I did not get a response I felt satisfied to hear the soit beat of his heart on the monitor. 115 I pull the neckline of the shirt and bend my head to sniff. ¡®Well I don¡®t stink but I should probably go shower before your mom and dad gets here.¡± *Day 3* ¡°You know when you wake up I¡®ll have Avery use you as one of her dolls and dress you up. I¡®ll even help her put makeup on you.¡± I smiled clutching his hand. There is still no response or a twitch of his hand. I had been sitting on an ufortable chair for hours until my butt now began to feel numb. But I refused to move by his side. The only way I would was when the doctor and the nurse came to do their normal check ups or when my phone rang. My family had been checking up on me and ke every hour or so. Though they were bummed to hear that he had not awakened as yet they still held hope that he would soon. Ryan on the other hand had been anguished and wanted toe here but I talked him out of it. He needed to be there for a pregnant Kimberly and also his job needed him. He made me promise to make ke wake up or in his words he¡®ll force him to. Knowing Ryan he¡®d do something that would probably have him fired and put into jail. *Day 5* Still nothing. Everyday I would wake up with a new sense of hope. Hope that it would be this day he¡®d show signs of waking up But then nothing happens and i end the night crying myself to sleep with his unmoving body at low feet away from me 11 miss you so much baby. I miss your voice so much. I miss hearing you call meley.¡± I sniffle cluiching his cold hand. The door clicks open, taking me out of my thoughts, I turn around. It was Ryn followed by Ace. He held two coffees in his hand while Ryn held one and a paper bag. Theye over to me, a sad smile etched on their faces. ¡°We brought you coffee and some donuts because you never want to leave this room even if it¡®s for your belly.¡± She huffs then smiles handing me the paper bag while Ace hands me the coffee. I mumbled thank you though I had no appetite. ¡°You deserve a break you know.¡± Ace mumbles to me then walks over to his son. His words irked me. A break. They all tell me I deserve a break. Why can¡®t they see that I can¡®t have a break when my husband is literally in aa? 11 Ryn must¡®ve noticed my expression because her handsnd on my shoulder and she squeezes. ¡°He didn¡®t mean it in a wrong way. It¡®s just that everyone is worried about you Ley, you haven¡®t been eating.¡± I freeze hearing her call me what ke calls me. ¡°Sorry.¡± She apologizes quickly. I shake my head. ¡°No I¡®m sorry I¡®m acting like a bitch. I¡®m sleep deprived.¡± Iughed but it came out dry and forced. 1 Then I lift my gaze to hers and my eyes quickly fill with tears.¡°It¡®s just that I miss him Ryn. I can¡®t sleep knowing he¡®s in pain. I can¡®t think properly, I have no appetite¨C¡± I choke not having enough voice to continue speaking. ¡°Oh Ashley.¡± Ryn says softly and bends down to hug me. I couldn¡®t exactly wrap my hands around her since I still held what they brought for me for breakfast. I sobbed into her shirt, finding the scent of itforting. It reminded me of the scent ke had when he was younger. ¡°ke.¡± The loud startled voicees from Ace. Ryn pulls away as we both look at her husband that stared down at his son¡®s hand. His lips were parted in shock. ¡°What is it Ace?¡± Ryn asked. ¡°I think I saw his fingers twitch.¡± He whispers in disbelief. My heart leaps and I find myself on my feet quicker than I could say the word I. ¡°Are you sure?¡± I could hear Ryn question but their voices seem to be at a far distance in my mind as I focus on ke¡®s fingers. The coffee falls at my feet, hot and spilling when I see ke wiggle his fingers. I quickly lift my gaze to his eyes to see that they were fluttering. My chest squeezes as a choked sob leaves my lips. ¡°He was right Ryn. He¡®s waking up!¡± I cried. ¡°Go call the doctor Ace!¡± Ryn rushes the very moment ke¡®s eyes crack open. Blue. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 81 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 81 Ashley¡®s pov My teary eyes were glued to him as doctor Gomez and two nurses started to remove the breathing tube. He mentioned that ke was now able to breathe on his own. ¡°Sorry.¡± I said softly and stepped aside to let the cleaningdy mop the coffee I spilt. N?velDrama.Org is the owner. She grumbles something underneath her breath and mops the floor rather harshly. She was probably cursing me out for giving her more work to do. I draw my eyes back to ke and I¡®m a bit startled to see his blue eyes already set on me. I try to read the emotions that are hidden but he doesn¡®t let it show. He swiftly moved his eyes away from me when I sent him a soft smile. My heart drops, smile turning into a frown. It felt strange, different. He was different. Doctor Gomez finally removes the tube and passes it to one of the nurses. The other nurse with fiery red hair hands him the clipboard and pen. Ryn wraps her hand around my shoulder and squeezes it in reassurance. Ace on the other hand was beside ke, his hand resting reassuringly on top of his son¡®s hand. ¡°Can you speak?¡± Doctor Gomez questions, lining the tip of the pen on the paper that was joined to the clipboard. ke looks at him, narrows his eyes, clears his throat and opens his mouth to speak. ¡°Yes.¡®¡® His voice is cracky, rough like sandpaper. Likely from not having enough fluids going down his throat for a while. Doctor Gomez nods jotting down on the paper. ¡°Do you know where you are?¡± He lifts his head to stare at ke. ke nods and clears his throat.¡± In the hospital.¡± Gomez nods and hummed.¡°Do you know your name?¡± His brown eyes pierces ke¡®s eyes, gauging for a reaction. TIET ¡°Yes. ke Reed.¡± He answers smoothly then coughs. ISPISSI I let out a breath of relief. Good at least he knows his name. Gomez motions for one of the nurses to hand ke the stic cup that was filled with water. She ces a straw in the cup and brings it to his parted lips. He gulps it down gently. I will admit I was a bit jealous even though the nurse did not mean no harm and was probably in her late forties. Still a little burning of jealousy jolts through my stomach. Doctor Gomez smiles then goes back serious. ¡°Do you know why you are here?¡± ke looks lost, removes the straw from his mouth and presses his head on the pillow only to wince. He shakes his head no but doesn¡®t speak Gomez sighs heavily as if dreading giving the worst news possible. ¡°You were shot at the back of your head while rescuing one of yourrades who was injured. We spent hours SELE SOM operating on you to remove the bullet that thankfully had not hit any vital parts. But in omler to reduce the swell of your brain we had to induce you into aa¡± 1. Doctor Gomez stops gauging ke¡®s reaction from hearing the news. But ke doesn¡®t let any emotion portray on his face. He looks at Gomez nkly. He had yet to let his eyes stray towards me again, Not hearing any remark from ke doctor Gomez continues. ¡°You¡®ve been in aa for almost an entire week. We are very thankful to see that you¡®ve woken up, not many can ovee such trauma to their head. Your family has not left your side¡± It is then ke¡®s blue eyes snap towards me. It¡®s piercing and quite frankly I was stunned to see how nkly he stared at me. My heart begins to pound. ¡°Who is she?¡± The words leave his lips and the entire room stills. 2 It¡®s unbearably quiet. My brain turns foggy, his words not wanting to register in my head. Yet even though my mind was fighting to pretend that he was not referring to me, pain was slicing through my heart knowing that he was. Tears hazed up my vision as Ryn¡®s clutch on my shoulder tightened. Ace who had been staring down at his son looks at me in confusion. Confusion that his son had asked such a question. 1 Gomez clears his throat and studies ke.¡± You don¡®t know this young woman?¡± He asked carefully as if talking to a mental patient. ke¡®s face morphs into confusion, eyes holding the most painful foreign look. Puzzlement. He really did not recognize me. I felt hurt, my heart sinking into my stomach. ¡°Is she a cousin that I didn¡®t know about?¡± He asked in uncertainty. Gomez¡®s head turns to face me, his eyes deep with pity as Ryn squeezes my shoulder more firmly. He turns back to face ke, awkwardly clearing his throat. ¡°She is not your cousin. Mr. Reed she is your wife.¡± The room is silent again. Not a single sound. Until ke¡®s eyes widen in shock, lips parting as he quickly lifts his hand to stare at the wedding band around his finger. ¡°What the fuck!¡± He murmurs. I flinch feeling like he had just plunged a sharp knife into my heart. He drops his hand, head turning swiftly to face me, rather my hand that had the wedding ring. He shakes his head in disbelief. ¡°Is this some kind of joke?¡± ¡°Mr. Reed it¡®s normal that you don¡®t recognize her. With the kind of trauma you suffered, amnesia is the lesserplications. Don¡®t worry your memories wille back but I suggest you take some rest.¡± Doctor Gomez suggested. ¡°Mother, Father he¡®s joking right? I am not a married man?¡± Every word that leaves his mouth only digs the knife deeper. ¡°ke Ashley is your wife, you¡®ve known her for years, you both are inseparable. You Ryan and her have been bestfriends from when you guys five.¡± Ryn says beside me. It¡®s a wonder I had not fainted yet. I felt numb to the core. 2 ¡°Who¡®s Ryan?¡± He asked. ¡°Ryan is your cousin, Reba and Nate¡®s son.¡± Ace informs his son. 1 ke¡®s brows furrow. ¡°Wasn¡®t his name Austin?¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 82 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 82 Ashley¡®s POV ¡°Don¡®t worry his memories wille back, it¡®s normal that he doesn¡®t remember everything ¡± Doctor Gomez informs us as he closes the door behind him. ¡°Also I suspect that he might have confabtion, create fabricated memories, so be aware of that.¡± We were all outside of ke¡®s room since he had fallen asleep. He had not once lifted his gaze to mine. It hurt. Never had ke treated me with such indifference. I wrap my arms underneath my breast as if it will protect me. Who was I kidding, I was already hurt. ¡°How long will it take for him to regain his memories? Is there a specific time frame?¡± I couldn¡®t help let iny hopefulness leak into my voice. Gomez¡®s eyes stray away from me as he clears his throat. ¡°With this kind of condition no one can predict a specific date or time he will regain his memories but there is more than a ny percent chance that he will.¡± My stomach sinks. I could feel tears at the back of my lids, ready to fall out. ¡°When will he be able toe home?¡± Ace asks leaning against the door. Home. Will he even want toe home with me, to me? The thought has my head pounding, heart racing but not in the good kind. ¡°We need to leave him here for at least one night to check on him, see if there are any other complications we have not noticed yet. So if everything works out he¡®ll be able to go home by tomorrow afternoon.¡± Gomez states and writes down something on the clipboard.is He then lifts his eyes to mine and smiles reassuringly. ¡°Don¡®t worry too much about it Mrs. Reed, I am certain he¡®ll regain his memories. I will advise you to try to jolt back his memory when you reach home. There is a possibility that he can remember certain things you did when you two were together. But also do take things slow with him. Patients who suffer amnesia tend to be a bit aggressive and depressed.¡± 1 *Next day* I sniffle lifting my wet face from the sink to stare at my reflection in the mirror. My eyes were red from crying, hair messy from running my hands through it many times. I looked like a mess, I was a mess. I choked back a sob. I had excused myself out of his room, not being able to bear the nk confused stares he asionally sent me. I had been in the bathroom for more than five minutes, hopefully not worrying anyone, Ace was helping his wife pack some of ke¡®s belongings that hisrades had kindly dropped off yesterday afternoon. It was saddening to see that he remembered them but could not remember me, his wife, his bestfriend for years. 1 I was a stranger to him. SER Do n ¡®t hente il bunkt an alive with her i don¡®t know the girl she could be wundes hesloesn¡®t want toe home with you, you¡®re a iness, Istore ballet him to go home today Ryu had already booked our flights, we is anchas I want to go home and resumme my life, i realized that the life I had before ke hulgotten shot was not the lite il go back to verything would change, everyone would change our lives had changed, I wanted to stay ???? ?¡®?¡®{ ? ??? 1 ¡® ?? Tou do kurow her ke She¡®s your wife, you married her! Don¡®t be stupid, where you belong is with her lou¡®ll go home with her and hopefully regain your memories. ¡°I hear Ryn¡®s hushet tone scolds ¡°How am I supposed to live with someone I don¡®t know?!¡± ke¡®s voice is now liarsh. I thinch buting into my lips harder untill could feel my teeth pierce the flesh and draw out dolibliked back the tears, ring at my reflection in an unforgiving stare, i¡®ming home with you guys and I¡®ll try to recollect my memories there.¡± ke states in an unwavering tone: He didn¡®t trust me and that hurt, Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. Ansh set of tens rolled down my cheeks. This time I couldn¡®t stop it. You listen here ke Tyler Reed, you will go home with your wife and you¡®ll stay with her. Ashley has not slept for days, she has not left your side. She¡®s been with you. She never gave up on you and you will not give up on her, you owe her this much,¡± Ace¡®s voice was a grumble There is quieness for a few minutes which makes me believe that ke had surrendered his comints Are you okuy in there Ashley¡± Ryn knocks on the bathroom door, startling me. I cleared my throat.¡± Yeah, yeah I¡®ll be out in a minute!¡± 1 shouted and opened the faucet. ¡°Good because our flight leaves in an hour and we need to be at the airport soon. The drive is a bit long¡± She says. I hear her retreating footsteps and let out a sigh. I¡®m pathetic, hiding inside the bathroom to avoid my husband that doesn¡®t even remember me I dip my head down to wash my face, hoping that it¡®ll lessen the redness in my eyes. After I was done, I used a small towel the hospital statt had kindly ced on the counter to wipe my face I staredat my reflection onest time before heading out of the bathroom. I paced on ke smile when everyone¡®s heads snapped to me. I avoid staring at ke, not wanting to drop the facade of being okay when I see the nk look on his face. ¡°Well we must be on our way.¡± Igre slightly but ites out forced. ¡°Is this thest of the bags?¡± ke asked as he ced the bags he held on the floor. Ryn and Ace had just dropped us off and promised toe soon after we settled in. It was clear that they just wanted to leave us two alone for a while. I nodded, smiled then stopped when he gave me a nk look. I close the door behind us and watch him look around our home. ¡°So this is where we live?¡± He questions. 1 When he turns around and has his back to me, I could clearly see the white bandage covering where the bullet had pierced. I nodded even though he couldn¡®t see me since he faced front. ¡°Yeah, wee to our home.¡± Iughed awkwardly. He turns around when he hears myughter and stares. Something flickers in his eyes but I didn¡®t have time to see it. He clears his throat and moves his eyes away from me. ¡°So where is my room? I¡®m kind of tired.¡± He says. I giggled wanting to ease the tension as I joked. ¡°Well being jegged will do that to you.¡± He doesn¡®tugh or smile. He just stares nkly. My heart squeezes painfully. Not because he didn¡®tugh no, because he did not say our room. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 83 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 83 Cold. That¡®s how the water felt as it poured over my naked body. The tiles were cold as I sluned into a sitting position at the bottom. Everything was so cold. Goosebumps tose on my skin as what felt like tiny pellets of ice spill all over my skin with my knees up to my chest and my forearm resting on top, I bend my head to sink my teeth into the skin of my arm. A sob racked over me I was numb to the core, I could feel nothing. I bite into my skin harder than before. Still nothing. I wanted to scream, wanted to ask god why he would do this to us Why do we always have to be tortured? It was not fair. My ck hair curtained around me, sticking to my wet skin. It was night time. After showing ke to the guest room he had not bothered toe out yet. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! I knew I had to expect that. Doctor Gomez did warn me beforehand. But was it stupid to have wished that he wouldn¡®t have suffered these kind ofplications? Life was not fair. I retracted my teeth from my skin, I had tortured myself enough. I needed to be strong For the both of us. It was normal for him to treat me this way, he doesn¡®t know me, he doesn¡®t remember me I let out a shaky breath, rising slowly to my feet. My legs felt numb, cold, useless. But my fingers, they were a different story, they wanted to wrap around the neck of whomever shot ke. Whomever caused this. I imagine the evil man or woman who shot ke as I close the faucet rather tightly. I imagine wringing their necks for causing my man pain. I imagine killing them for causing me pain. I hear the loud ring of my phone. I sighed withdrawing my hands away from the faucet. I really hope it¡®s not that god forsaken evil boss of mine. I had been annoyed enough when I was in the hospital. He kept calling even though I had exined my situation to him. Asshole, that¡®s what he was. I grumbled a curse, sniffle as I opened the ss shower door and slipped out. My fingers work quick to grasp my towel and wrap it swiftly around my body. My feet treaded fast against the marble floors as I made my way to my room. Our room. The phone res again, it¡®s bright light shing where I left it on the bed. I rolled my eyes groaning slightly. ¡°I¡®ming, I¡®ming.¡± I grumble on a low breath. My head peeked at the caller and relief washed over me seeing Ryan¡®s name pop up. Hastily I reach over and curl my fingers around it, lift it and swiftly swipe my thumb over the answer button then pull it towards my ears. ¡°Ryan, thank God you¡®ve called. I¡®m having a mental breakdown.¡± I squeezed my eyes shut and felt the tears roll down my cheeks. I sniffle. ¡°I can¡®t do this Ryan. I can¡®t.¡± 1 hup. I was not strong. I never was. ke was the one who was strong and he tried to teach me. How can I do this alone? Without him? ¡°Ashley, Ashley listen to me!¡± He sted through the phone when I had not answered the first time I stopped crying and clenched the towel tighter. ¡°Look I know it¡®s hard. It¡®s hard for all of us. I mean how do you think I feel knowing that my bestfriend sh cousin thinks my name is really Austin?¡± He jokes to ease the tension. It works a little because I find myself giggling. I lift my hand to wipe a finger underneath my eyes. ¡°Yeah, I remember when he used to joke about your parents naming you Austin instead when we were younger. Funny how his brain made him think that your name is really Austin.¡± Then tears blurred my vision again. ¡°But he doesn¡®t remember me Ryan. He doesn¡®t remember me at all. How is that even possible?¡± I choked on a sob. Ryan sighs. ¡°I know little Ash. But life is tricky sometimes. It¡®s ironic that he doesn¡®t remember the most important person in his life. But here¡®s the thing, what you two shared can¡®t just go away. Even if his brain can¡®t remember you, the feelings that made his heart race will still be there. His heart will remembers you. You are the same girl he fell in love with. You just need to make him fall in love with you again.¡± 2 My brows furrow as I clutch the phone tighter to my ears. ¡°What are you saying?¡± I asked in confusion. ¡°I¡®m saying that you should do what you guys did back in high school when y¡®all started seeing each other. Bring him to Belle¡®s, bring him to the boxing ring, bring him to where y¡®al] had y¡®all first date. Make him remember, show him how you guys were. And if he doesn¡®t remember make him fall in love with you all over again.¡± ¡°Promise me that you will not give up on him. Don¡®t forget the promises you two made to each other. Forever remember?¡± Ryan questions. I nodded even though he could not see me. ¡°¡®I promise. I promise him forever.¡± I smiled. Who was 1 kidding, I can do this. I got this. This will be easy. ¡°Now I gotta go, I have a husband to make fall in love with me again.¡± I breathed out with a little relief. ¡°That¡®s my girl!¡± Ryan cheered. 5 After we said goodbye, I sighed and threw the phone back onto my bed. I turn around and stare at the door. The guest room was just there, opposite to mine. A few feet away. I moan in distress, fall back andnd ungracefully on the bed. To make my husband fall in love with me n will have to wait until tomorrow. I did not have the guts to speak to him tonight. My eyes trail down to my towel and a groan slips past my lips. I needed to put on some clothes. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 84 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 84 Ashley¡®s pov It was not easy. No it definitely wasn¡®t. 1 stared nervously at ke who sat across the counter. He wore a grey hoodie and grey sweats as he sat on a stool. He had his elbows on the counter while pressing his hands to his face, He had just woken up, told me morning and had sat there for more than a minute exactly like this. Maybe he was waiting for me to make breakfast. I cleared my throat. It was time to put my ns into action. ¡°You¡®re hungry right?¡± I asked and cleared my throat again when I thought I sounded a bit too high pitched. I was terrified of being rejected. He moves his hands away from his face and stared at me like I was an alien. ¡°Well judging by how it¡®s morning and I haven¡®t eaten since yesterday afternoon then yes I am hungry.¡± He states. I cringe inwardly. I had not made dinner for himstnight, or myself. Crap this was not how I win over his heart again. He must be angry at me for leaving him hungry. 1 Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! ¡°Sorry I didn¡®t make dinnerstnight, I was¨C¡± ¡°Crying?¡± He cuts me off with a raised brow. His blue eyes travel from my eyes down to my lips then back to my eyes again. Something flickers again behind the nk look in his eyes but yet again I am too slow to read it. 1 My cheeks heated up with an embarrassing blush. ¡°How did you?¡± I drew out. I lift to tuck my messy hair behind my ear. ¡°I heard you.¡± He says staring at me. ¡°You¡®re not very quiet when you cry.¡± I send him an awkward smile and drop my eyes down to stare at the counter. Hmmm didn¡®t realize that there was a tiny stain. ¡°Hey don¡®t be embarrassed. Seems to me that I loved it judging that I married you.¡± He was trying to ease the awkward tension. Loved. I try not to read too much into it. I lift my eyes to him and cracked a smile, giggling slightly. It made him crack a tiny smile also, ¡°Well you didn¡®t love when I cried, said it hurt you. But you did love myughs, told me it turned you on.¡± Ijoked. His smile drops and he looks away from me. I see the pain reflected in his eyes before he turns away. ¡°Sorry I didn¡®t mean to say that. It¡®s a bad habit for us to tease each other.¡± I rushed out. My throat felt tight. He turns back to face me, eyes now full of curiosity. ¡°Did I make you happy?¡± He clears his throat and I spot a tinge of red crawl up to his cheeks and settle there. ¡°Like were you happy to be with me?¡± My heart pounds as I avoid running over to him and just kiss the living shit out of him.Slow Ashley, take things slow. I nodded and smiled happily. ¡°I do, I¡®m always happy with you ke. Nothing has changed.¡± 1 stated, honesty dripping from my voice His eyes drop to stare at the counter top, ¡°i¡¯m sorry that I can¡®t remember you or that I have been giving you a bad time from the moment I woke up from the conna Ii¡®s just that, I don¡®trow who I am anymore. It feels like I¡®m missing a whole part of me.¡± He murmurs. He looks up, eyes shining ¡°I¡®m sorry that I made you cry.¡± He apologizes then cracks a sinile ¡± You were right about me not liking when you cry. I can¡®t exin it but I don¡®t want to see you upset anymore.¡± He then sighs.¡± I can¡®t remember you Ashley but I promise to try and regain my memories. I owe this to myself and to you.¡± My heart warms and my belly does a somersault. ¡°You don¡®t have to apologize to me ke what happened to you wasn¡®t your fault. Neither was me crying your fault. I¡®ve been emotional for a few weeks now and what happened to you only made me finally crack. So you could say it was a disaster waiting to happen.¡± 2. He sends me a small smile, one that didn¡®t reach his eyes. I cleared my throat. ¡°So how about breakfast? I know a great diner we loved to go to when we were teenagers. They make the best burgers. Maybe it could bring back some memories?¡± I asked, crossing my fingers by my sides. I was grateful the counter was blocking me. A crease grows between his brows as he stares at me in confusion. ¡°Burgers for breakfast? Which diner is that?¡± He seemed a bit interested. Good. ¡°Belle¡®s and yes we always loved to eat there in the morning. You don¡®t remember it?¡± I asked a bit saddened. This was a huge part of our teenage years. He shook his head. ¡°No, I remember always eating breakfast with my parents. I don¡®t remember a diner at all. Austin would alwayse over at my ce to y video games-¡± ¡°It¡®s Ryan, remember? And you hated video games.¡± I sucked my lips between my teeth. It was like his brain created an entire different life for him. One where I wasn¡®t in it. He presses his lips. ¡°I did?¡± I nodded. ¡°Yeah you loved boxing instead.¡± His eyes widen, brows raising. ¡°Boxing! Was I good?¡± I cracked another smile. ¡°Yes you were in fact you were the champion. Everyone who got in the ring with you feared you. You were that good.¡± I giggled. He throws his head back a bit andughs. It¡®s loud and sends pleasurable jolts through my stomach. I love hisugh. I clench my thighs together. I needed to take things slow. We were still strangers. When he stopsughing he focuses his attention back unto me. His blue eyes twinkle withughter. ¡°I was that good huh?¡°. . Iughed. ¡°Okay cocky Reed. Come on, let¡®s go to that diner. I am famished and could eat a whole cow right now.¡± I joked, turned around and start to the door. ¡°A whole cow! I would love to see that.¡± Heughs and heard his footsteps behind me. I reach over to the table beside me and grasp my car keys and purse. I tried to act cool and collected at hearing how easy going he sounds right now but inside I was a mush. He was warming up to me. And that gave me Itsety but there were some lingering teenagers around Seems this ce is still a hot spot Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 85 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 85 You know I¡®m surprised you don¡®t remember it. We came bere mostly everyday Scratch that pou and Ryan drased me here mostly everyday.¡± Iughed sollly and slid into one of the ke lips part into a small smile¡± Really? who held the feet and who held the shoulders?¡± He jokes sliding into the seat opposite to me. His elbowse to rest on the counter and his chin settles on top of his opened palm. His brow raised as he awaited my answer. He smirked when I rolled my eyes, ¡°You both dragged me by my feet. My poor body had been dragged like a dead body, no scratch that, like a sack of potatoes. You guys were merciless.¡± I joked and wiped a fake tear underneath my eyes, keughs his eyes shing everything stops around me. My green eyes zone in on his lips that parted as heughed. I trail my eyes up and almost sucked in a breath at the way he looked at me Was I imagining it? Was I imagining him staring at me in adoration? ¡°Earth to Ashley.¡± His voice has me jolting back to reality, This is what he does to me. When he¡®s beside me I always think we are the only two people in the room. Even when he doesn¡®t remember me my feelings have not changed. I shake my head and send him an embarrassed smile. ¡°Sorry I might have zoned out for a little ¡°I confessed and tore my eyes away from him to stare at the salt on the red table. ¡°That¡®s fine.¡± He says lowly as if knowing what had been on my mind. My cheeks heated up as I tucked my messy hair behind my ear. ¡°So uh.¡± I started still keeping my eyes trained on the table. I felt awkward. How can I start a conversation with my husband that doesn¡®t remember me? Should I tell him that he forgot to put the toilet lid down before he had left for deployment? Probably not. He wouldn¡®t have remembered anyway. ¡°So.¡± ke drawls out. ¡°Here you guys go.¡± A sweet feminine voice murmurs. A menu is ced before me on the table and one is ced before ke. ¡°Let me know when you guys are ready to order.¡± I look up and I¡®m instantly stunned, Her hair had been dyed in different colors, shocking colors of red, yellow and blue. It suited her. Piercings littered her face and I internally cringed. That must¡®ve hurt like a bitch. Moh walt und do you guys have arge banana chocte millohalolle questioned the waitress while I just stared at him open mouthed, ¡°Yes sir¡± The pretty waitress responds as she writes down on her notepad ¡°Great! Then I¡®d have that please.¡± He smiles. My insidesmelt at the sight Does he still have to be so handsome even with bruises on his faced ¡°Ma¡®am did you make up your mind yet? Or do you need time?¡± The waitress asked politely! shook my head, my eyes still wide as I stared at ke, ¡°Just give me the same as him please.¡± I whispered. I was surprised she heard me ¡°Okay I¡®ll be back with y¡®all order in a few minutes, in the meantime do any of you want it ss of water?¡± She asked. I shook my head no while ke murmurs no. The girl leaves us and ke¡®s eyes snap to mine. His brows furrowed in confusion. ¡°What?¡± Ile questions, his blue eyes scanning my features. ¡°Why do you have that cute startled look etched on your face?¡± He waves hisnd and then his eyes widen as if just realizing what he had called me. My heart elerates to an uncontroble speed. He clears his throat. ¡°Sorry I didn¡®t mean to blurt that out.¡± He narrows his eyes. ¡°Still I would love to know what startled you so?¡± Coming back down to earth I send him a small smile. ¡°You literally ordered what I always ordered when we came here. You hated banana chocte milkshake, you¡®d always make those silly faces when I drank it.¡± Both his brows raised in astonishment.¡± Really. Interesting. What did I normally order?¡± He asked bottom lip pulled in between his teeth. My lower regions clench. I pretend to think tilting my head. ¡°Normally you never ordered, you were too busy sucking girls faces back then.¡± I shrugged and ced my elbows on the table. I rested my palm underneath my chin and peered at him. He stares at me like I had grown a second head beforeughing. I joined him and smiled seeing that I made himugh. I sighed. Hisughter tones down to low chuckles.¡± So you¡®re saying I had rather starved just so I could make out with girls?¡± I nodded.¡± You were a yer back then that was for sure. You broke many hearts,¡± He cringes.¡± Damn from what I remembered I was a studious guy getting good grades. I mean I remember some girls I dated but I don¡®t recall sleeping around.¡± I pressed my lips together and dropped my gaze to the table. He remembered some girls he dated but not me. I forced down my emotions. It wasn¡®t his fault. It was no one¡®s. He must¡®ve realized that he had said something that made me stay silent because he clears his throat in awkwardness. ¡°Sorry if I said anything wrong.¡± He apologized, I left my gaze and forced out a smile I was sure didn¡®t reach my eyes. ¡°There¡®s nothing to Here you guys go!¡± The waitress from earlier chirps as she ces the hotdog and fries before us ¡°¡®ll be back with the milkshakes,¡± she says leaving us again. ¡°Don¡®t loow why I would choose to starve back then. I mean look at these fries.¡± He lifts a small fry and raises his brow. ¡°Could definitely fill a grown man¡®s stomach.¡± He jokes and I cracked a smile before giggling, ¡°Well I kind of exaggerated there a bit, you did order. But never ate much since you were always busy with other stuff.¡± I drawled, picking up a fry and brought it to my parted mouth. The waitress ces the milkshake in front of us. ¡°Well here you guys go, enjoy.¡± She smiles and leaves after we tell her thank you. ¡°Were you included in that other stuff back then?¡± He asked cheekily and pushes more than two fries into his mouth. ¡°Maybe.¡± I teased and removed the lid off the milkshake. ¡°What are you doing?¡± ke questions as he stares at me. I sent him a smile as I dipped a fry in the thick creamy milkshake. I pulled the now coated fry out of the cup and drew it to my mouth. I smile when ke cringes at the sight of me eating the coated milkshake fry. ¡°Well I was not expecting that.¡± He admitted. I rolled my eyes. ¡°It tastes really good.¡± Iughed and pushed another one inside the creamy liquid. When I pulled it out, this time I pushed it towards ke. ¡°Come on ke, live a little. Taste it.¡± I urged. He looked at me then the fry as if contemting. He then sighs in defeat and opens his mouth. I gasp and feel myself clench in between my thighs when his lips brush the tips of my fingers as his warm mouth wraps around the fry. All the while his blue eyes are glued to mine, studying me intently. Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. He pulls away chewing and smiles. ¡°You were right, it taste really good.¡± It takes everything in me to not moan at the way he stared into my eyes. Maybe Ryan was right, ke¡®s heart still remembers me. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 86 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 86 one on Astley, you drive like a grandma With the page you¡®re driving we¡®ll reach our desetion in a couple of years.¡± Make whined beside me. I turn to look at him then swiftly smilet novont us to get into an ident. Or pet pulled over? You can¡®t get away with verything ke He turns to me and in my peripheral vision I see him smirk.¡± The way you say my name reminds tite of when my mother used to scold me Hopefully that memory isn¡®t fabricated.¡± ugh Oh it¡®s not, Ryn used to scold you everyday when you were younger. Even as a teenager I couldn¡®t really me her, you were looking to be scolded.¡± Heughs loudly and in the contines of the car it fills the silence. My heart pumps and suddenly the car is too hot. I rolled down the window. Honestly, you just wanted your mom¡®s attention. With her having to work so much and your dad also working, you felt lonely. So doing crazy stuff made them set their attention on you. You were such an attention seeker back then.¡± Ijoked giggling ¡°Hey that¡®s not fair, I was a kid back then. Just wanted someone to notice me.¡± He joked. did. I did notice you.¡± I whispered, clenching the steering wheelin a tight grip. I pressed my lips together when the car went deathly silent. My entire body tightens with anxiety. He clears his throat and shifts a bit in the seat. ¡°Speed it up grandma.¡± He joked, trying to relieve the tension and break the silence. My grip on the steering wheeleases as I find myself giggling. I pressed on the gas andughed when ke hoois. ¡°That¡®s my girl.¡± He shouts as we drive extremely fast. My girl. 1 I turn to stare at him a little and smile as the wind tosses my hair back. He doesn¡®t know it but his words tugs at my heart strings. He turns to face me and sends me the charming grin of his that always sets my entire body on fire. I turn back around and sigh. I wish this was easy. Taking things slow definitely wasn¡®t. I pressed my lips together as I pulled the car at the side of the road. I looked at the side view mirror and grumbled a curse underneath my breath when the cop car pulled behind us. ¡°This is your fault,¡± I med ke turning to him and red at his guilty face. ¡°Hey you were the one who listened to a man who has amnesia.¡± He protested and shrugged, I narrow my eyes, ring at him more fiercely. ¡°What you just said didn¡®t make donkey sense. ¡°murmur He raises a brow in amusement. ¡°Donkey sense?¡± His eyes shing in mirth. ¡°I love your humor.¡± He chuckles. A blush crawls up my neck to settle in my cheeks. ¡°Are you blushing there Ashley?¡± He questions in amusement and reaches over to poke my cheeks. I swat away his finger and red at him. ¡°I am not just angry that I listened to you.¡± I grumble and jolt in starttlement when there is a loneck on the side of the car ¡°Where were you guys speeding to?¡± Ryn¡®s voice has ine visibly sighing with relief. I turn toce her and send her an embarrassed smile. ¡°We were heading home.¡± I lift my finger to my scalp and scratch it nervously. ¡°Must¡®ve not checked the speed I was going at.¡± Ryn¡®s eves shes in amusement as she bends down to look at her son.¡°Even with amnesia and just gotten out of the hospital you still manage to always get Ashley in trouble.¡± She cracks a grin and chuckles. I draw my bottom lip between my teeth and bite down on it lightly. ¡°Why do you think it¡®s my fault?¡± keined. Ryn rolls her eyes and sends him a disbelieving look. ¡°ke if Ashley is mixed up in something rebellious it¡®s likely you¡¯re the cause. This time is no different.¡± ¡°Why are you even working this early anyway?¡± He asked changing the subject quickly and smoothly. ¡°My shift has always been this early, remember?¡± Her brows furrowed before she smiles sadly. ¡°Oh sorry.¡± ¡°So where did you twoe from this early? Especially with your nightwear?¡± She asked, scanning her eyes over us. I peer down at my soft cotton light pink shorts and tank top that I usually wore to go to bed. I trail my eyes down to my fluffy bedroom slippers.I hadn¡®t bothered to change. Iughed awkwardly. ¡°Mother I was held hostage and she forced me to go to Belle¡®s where shepelled me to eat fries coated with banana chocte milkshake. Please mother save me before it¡®s toote.¡®¡® ke said dryly. I turned to him and red. ¡°That¡®s not funny ke.¡± His plump lips curled into a soft smile. ¡°Come on Ashley, live a little.¡± He mocked my words from earlier. I narrow my eyes. ¡°You¡®re such a child.¡± His blue eyes narrow too but with mock anger.¡± I¡®m not.¡± He protested. ¡°Well looks like you two are getting along.¡± Ryn murmurs happily. I turn to face her and smile. ¡°Turns out, she¡®s not that bad.¡± keughs. I shake my head biting my lower lip to stop the giggle from bursting out. Ryn nods eyes gleaming in happiness.¡± Good then hopefully your memories will start toe back soon.¡± She sighs then taps the door of the car. Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. ¡°Now I should let you two go enjoy the rest of y¡®all day. ke I will be bringing your siblingster today, they¡®ve been wanting to see you.¡± ¡°Seems like a n¡± He says. Ryn shifts her attention to me.¡± It won¡®t be a problem with you Ashley?¡± She asked politely. I shook my head and grinned.¡± Dinner it is. I¡®ll make Reagan¡®s favorite chocte cake.¡± Rynughed and waved us goodbye. When she drove away I sinked into the seat and let out a long sigh. ¡°Thank God it was Ryn, if it were any other cop I¡®d be toast. I¡®m never listening to you again.¡± *Don¡®t worry I wouldn¡®t have let anything happen to you.¡± ke promises and ces his palm on my bare thigh. I gasp at feeling the jolt of electricity that shoots from where his palmy to between my thighs. He quickly retracts his hand and mumbles sorry. If only he knew how much I wanted him to keep his hand there. Slow Ashley, take things slow. I reminded myself as I started the car and drove off. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 87 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 87 ¡°Did you add salt in the pasta.¡± I asked ke as I grated the cheese He turn around, cyes wide. ¡°Was I supposed to?¡± He winces, Thalted iny actions and pointed the half grated cheese at him.¡± This is why I never let you in the kitchen.¡± Thuffed and went back to grating the cheese. ¡°So should I still add it?¡± He asked uncertainly. I lift my gaze from the grated cheese to him. I raise a brow. ¡°Yes ke you need to add salt.¡± I giggled at his perplexed face. He snorted and turned around to focus on his task which was to mix the tomato sauce in the pasta. ¡°I knew that.¡± ¡°Sure you did.¡± I said dryly and rolled my eyes. A soft smile stretched on my lips. He wasn¡®t the same ke yet he still acted the same. It didn¡®t make sense but I would rather have it this way than not having it at all. I moved the grater off the freshly grated cheese and ced it on the counter. I strutted over to ke who was busy stirring the pasta in the pan. I clutched the ss te that was piled with the shredded cheese. I bite my lip. The white shirt he wore showed off his toned back. It always reminded me of the day he fucked me inside the dressing room at one of the lingerie stores. There was a lengthy mirror that showed his back while he thrusted into me like his life had depended on it. It was sexy and every time I thought about it I would instantly get turned on. He turns around to face me as if sensing my gaze on him. My eyes widen and I felt the familiar feeling of heat in my cheeks. He smirks as though he knew what I was thinking. ¡°Came just in time, I think it¡®s ready for the cheese to be added.¡± He says. I tear my eyes away from him and clear my throat awkwardly as I near him. When I am beside the pan I quickly dump the cheese inside. ke is quick to start stirring. I hum. It smells delicious. ¡°I love how wet and creamy it looks. I¡®m certain it taste fucking great. ¡± ke murmurs. Somehow I knew he was not referring to the pasta. He removes the spoon from the pan and turns to face me. I do the same, my heart pounding as he stares at me. It¡®s hard to read his emotions. He kept them hidden skillfully. Slowly he trails a finger down the wooden spoon and collects some of the creamy sauce. His eyes twinkle as he peers down at me with a soft smile tugging at the corner of his lips. ¡°It¡®s only right if you¡®re the one who tastes it first. You¡®re the chef afterall, I¡®m just your helper.¡± He says mischievously. My breath catches in my throat when he pushes the finger coated with the sauce towards my Wishe ying with me Was le ying with my mot101157 Well I will y I looked at hun beneath myshes hinocently. just the way it immedlin on Ipartel my lips, 11t my hands to clutch his hand and drew his finger into my mouth I lewe my eyes on his now darkened gaze ani swirl my tongue around his finger i immagine doing this to his cock, the way I always did. He watches my lips around his finger intently, not I sucked his finger lightly and a hoarse proan let his mouth. Seeing that I leased him enough i pull away and drop my hands. I smiled at him. ¡°You were right, it taste really good. But I think we need to add some culi powder to spicen it up.¡± He looked dumbstruck as he peered down at me, llis lips were parted and I could clearly serwis pulse racing on his neck. He gulps and my eyes follow that action, A loud beep followed by the smell of burnt cake has us both moving out of the tradice. My yes widen as I quickly turned around, Smoke wasini: out of the oven. ¡°Shit.¡± I cursed rushing over. I quickly turned it off then swiftly opened it I coupledas! fanned away the smoke. ¡°Guess we¡®ll be having burnt cake?¡± ke chuckles owlewardly. I art to face him and red. If he hadn¡®t distracted me this wouldn¡®t have happened. ¡°The cake taste really good Ashley!¡± Reaganplimented me. I lift my eyes from the te and I raised a brow. She sat across from me, her blue eyes twinkling with mirth.¡°Now don¡®t lie to me Reagan.We both know the cake tastes like crap.¡± managed tough. She shrugged.¡± It¡®s the thought that counts. But it does taste good if you can get your mind oll the burnt taste.¡± My bottom lip worked into a small pout. ¡°Now you¡®re just being mean,¡± My eyes drop down to stare at my burnt cake. I poked it with the fork. Even the fork couldn¡®t pierce it easily. Everyone burst into fits ofughter. ¡°Ohe on guys take it easy on Ashley. Besides I am to be med too.¡± Ryn¡®s eyes snap towards her son, her eyes portraying what she felt. Intrigue. ¡°Really? You both are getting along just great.¡± The way she worded it out made it seem as if she was teasing us. She probably was. I shifted in my seat and lift the fork with the burnt cake to my parted mouth. ¡°I give it a few more days and your memories wille back in no time Tyler. With the pace you guys are going y¡®all will give Ace and I grand kids soon.¡± She said in a sly voice. A My eyes darted to ke who was beside me. And from my peripheral vision I could see how nervous he was. He lifted a hand behind his head and itched the back of his head. Hopefully away from the stitched up bullet wound. ONL He was nervous and ufortable but I was beyond embarrassed. Hearing your mother in Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! INE ¡°Well she¡®s been kind to me from the moment I¡®ve been here.¡± He turns to face me and I quickly move my eyes away from him. ¡°I did promise her to try, so that¡®s what I¡®m doing. But it¡®s too soon to think that my memories wille back right away.¡± Ryn waves a hand in dismissal and pushes a forkful of cake in her mouth. ¡°You just need something to jolt that memory. I say you two make out, you know act like a married couple. The way you guys were before all this happened.¡± I could already sense ke¡®s nervousness, smell it even. He was not ready to talk about this. He was beyond ufortable and I think everyone noticed this except for Ryn. So I decided to move the attention off ke. ¡°So Reagan, any new boy we should know about? You¡®re in yourst year afterall.¡± I asked her. She chokes on the cake while I sensed the shift of the air. Someone was furious. ¡°No boy willy their dirty hands on my daughter. Not when I am still alive.¡± Ace hissed. He and Ryn soon began to argue while Reagan tried to ease his mind. I smiled. That¡®s my family. I could feel ke¡®s eyes on me and I turned to stare at him. He sends me a grateful smile which I returned with a grin of my own then turned away from him. I saved him from more awkwardness but deep down my heart was aching. Did he not have any feelings for me? Was Ryan wrong? Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 88 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 88 Ashley¡®s pov I groaned, dropping my head on the cold marble counter with my hands stered onto it. i was halfway on the hard thing yet in my mind it was the softest pillow. I had been up all night editing a manuscript and I was not even halfway done. Not only was I tired but my mind just couldn¡®t focus on my task. I was distracted. My eyes would drift towards my closed door every minute. He was just there and all I had to do was walk over to my door, open it and knock on his. But me being me, I just threw the covers over my body and snuggled more into my softfortable bed as my tired and slightly burning eyes stared at the tiny words on theputer. However I found myself reading the same line over and over until my eyes dropped down at the bottom right corner of myputer and read the time. It had been three a.m and yet I had not done half of my work Muttering a silent curse I had decided to put my entire focus on ke, I mean my work. So with that newfound attitude I did just that only to fall asleep not even five minutester. I had woken up with sunlight filtering through my opened window and the sound of birds chirping. The sound was annoying especially since I woke up rather cranky. Not only that but somehow during my sleep my hands had identally deleted an entire file I hopefully had saved. I had cursed myself again, moaning about why I couldn¡®t just have called it a night and closed myputer. No I had stupidly left it on and open. So with tired legs I walked out of my room and made my way to the kitchen. I had every intention of cooking breakfast but the marble countertop really looked like a pillow. ¡°Looks like someone had a bad night.¡± A voice behind me startled me and I swiftly turned around, squinting. My eyes felt heavy, irritated and honestly I felt like I had stared at the sun for hours. Did I? I can¡®t remember. Was I turning into ke? Should I go to the hospital and see if I¡®m suffering amnesia? His hair looked wet perhaps he had just showered. His blue eyes glistened with amusement as they scan over my half covered body. Wait half covered? My eyes widen and instantly I straighten. As if drawn to a me my eyes drop down to stare at my half clothed body. I had removed my soft cotton shortsstnight but stayed with the tank top. So where my shorts were supposed to cover showed off my ckcy panty. I gasp running to the other side of the counter, away from his gaze. It felt like he was undressing me and as much as it thrilled me, I knew that ke¡®s emotions were unpredictable and he could regret anything in an instant. I didn¡®t want to get hurt again. Iy my palm on the countertop and stared at him embarrassed. ¡°Well that¡®s embarrassing, sorry you had to see me like this.¡± Iughed nervously. He raised a brow walking more into the kitchen until he was in front of me, only separated by the counter. Don¡®t be, aren¡®t we married? I must¡®ve seen way more than that at some point.¡± His bottom tip draws between his teeth and he bites ir vexily. My eyes widen, not expecting these words toe out of his mouth. I smiled ufortably. not linowing how to respond, fit back now would it make him draw back like yesterday? This ke was confusing. He shows that be¡®s definitely attracted to me, I could tell by his dted pupils but why did he feel so ufortable talking about us with his mother yesterday? Perhaps it was too early for hmm, too soon and I can understand thatpletely. But when will be the right time? It was like he had two different personalities and I didn¡®t know which one would fall back in love with me. He notices my expression and he lets go of his bottom lip. Acrease etched between his brows as he stares at me. ¡°Did I upset you somehow? I¡®m sorry if I was a bit blunt. It¡®s just, I don¡®t know, somehow this feels normal. Like I¡®ve been flirting with you for ages.¡± My heart thuds. It¡®s normal. Flirting with me feels normal for him. Without a second thought my lips curl into a soft smile. Not only did his words set my heart on fire but they seriously woke me uppletely, like they were the caffeine I needed. I was about to respond to him, tell him that he was indeed flirting with me for ages but the ringing of the doorbell has the words dying out. I looked at ke and then looked down at my inappropriate attire. I send him an awkward smile. ¡°Can you get the door please? I¡®ll just rush in my room quickly to put on something more.¡± I looked down at my panty. ¡°Decent.¡± I murmur and peer up at him. His blue eyes twinkle in mirth and he nods. The doorbell rings again and I swiftly run towards the stairs, taking two at a time. When I was halfway I stopped and turned to face ke. My face heats up when I notice his eyes on my ass. ¡°ke the door.¡± I hiss lowly. His eyes widen as ifing out of a trance.¡± Right.¡± He nods swiftly and makes his way towards the door. I shook my head and continued my way to my room just as he was about to open the door. When I closed the door softly behind me, I leaned back and heaved a sigh. My hands reach up and cup my cheeks. We were married, he had seen every inch of me yet I still blush when he looks at me. And honestly it felt like the days when we had just started dating each other. I was shy and easily blushed at his teasing. I moan hitting the back of my head softly on the dark stained wooden door. I hated taking things slow. ¡°Man you look great and you look to be healing nicely.¡± It was Ryan¡®s voice I heard as I walked down the stairs, this time appropriately dressed. ¡°Thanks, I¡®ve been taking the meds the doctor prescribed.¡± ke answers. Their voices were murmurs, awkward as if they were just getting to know each other. ¡°Good.¡± Comes Ryan¡®s soft answer. They were in the living room so I headed there. ke¡®s back faced me, his soft cotton shirt hugging his muscr back and the grey sweatpants fitted him lowly on his waist with his ass firm from working out regrly. Ryan on the other hand was facing me but his eyes were on ke. He looked over his friend in worry and confusion. He had his police uniform on which meant he was probably on his way to work When his eyesnded on me, he looked to be relieved. He cracks a wide grin, runs over to me and without as much of a warning lifts me into his arms and spins me around. ¡°Morning little ash, you look like someone ran you over.¡± He chuckled. I peered down at him and giggled. Ryan never changed. ¡°Put me down you big idiot.¡± ¡°You two seem to be friendly.¡± ke spits out. From his tone you could tell he was beyond mad. Ryan puts me down on my feet and I turn to face a ring ke. Why was he so mad?Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 89 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 89 Ashley¡®s pov He crossed his arms over his chest and the way his legs stayed firm on the floor reminded me of when he was about to have a light. His lips set into a thin line of disapproval. His eyes, the beautiful blue color was now a deep blue, like hot steel. He was furious. For what I didn¡®t know. My brows furrowed in confusion. ¡°Yeah we¡®re close.¡± I nodded answering ke¡®s pending question. I didn¡®t lie but the look on ke¡®s face told me that I probably should have or at least worded it out better. Because the frown that marred his face told me he wasn¡®t pleased with my answer. Ryan threw his arm casually around my shoulders and pulled me towards him in a half hug. ¡°Yeah that¡®s my girl,¡± Ryan chuckles. ke¡®s blue eyes darken considerably and drops to stare at the arm around my shoulders.He res jaw clenching. And then it finally clicks. ke was jealous. I didn¡®t know if to be happy or rmed. 2 I knew Ryan had good intentions, hell he always loved to joke around with ke. Ryan and I were like siblings who joked around quite often. It was always normal for us to act this way. We had no feelings for each other nor do we want to. Just the thought of seeing Ryan in more than a brotherly way upsets my stomach. But ke didn¡®t know that. He didn¡®t know that I only had eyes for him. I pinched Ryan¡®s sides and he flinches away, ring down at me. ¡°Why did you do that?¡± He whines lowly, rubbing his stomach where I had pinched. ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org . I turn to him and red then motioned with my eyes to look at ke. Ryan looks confused at first but looks over at ke. His mouth forms an ¡®o¡® then he chuckles in amusement clearly understanding the situation. I turn to face ke who was still ring at the two of us. ¡°Really? How long have you two been close?¡± He practically snarls. Then his eyes stop on mine. ¡°Did I even know of this?¡± The way he asked me made me feel as though he was using me of cheating My heart dropped and I blinked back tears. I suppose I should understand where he was coming from but it honestly still hurts that he thought I could do such a thing. I sighed. ¡°What you¡®re thinking is not what is happening here ke. Ryan and I have been best friends since forever. All three of us were inseparable. There was nothing going between us back then and certainly not now.¡± ¡°Yeah man, I mean no offence Ash but just the thought of liking you in that way makes me want to throw up.¡± Ryan fakes a gag. I turn to face him and narrow my eyes. ¡°Gee thanks.¡± I rolled my eyes andughed. Ryan shrugs. ¡°So you¡®re telling me I was okay with the way you two acted? You two are awfully close for only being best friends?¡± ke asks and his voice is full of doubt. I heaved a sigh. His questions irritated me. It was like he was waiting for me to confirm that Ryan and I had something going on that was more than friendship. ¡°Ryan and I had always been this way. We grew up together ke. I see Ryan as my brother and he sees me as his sister. There is nothing going on between us.¡± I wanted him to trust me. His blue eyes searched my face as if looking for any deceit before he nodded. ¡°Okay.¡± He murmurs. ¡°Oh crap I forgot, Kimberly sent cupcakes for you two. It¡®s in my car, I¡®ll go get it.¡± Ryan rushes out already halfway out of the door. Now it was just us two. It was awkward and the air felt tense around us. I chewed my lip and looked at him. He clears his throat.¡± So who¡®s Kimberly?¡± He questions. He was trying to ease the tension and it was working. I gave him a soft smile and his eyes softened from how hard it had been a few minutes ago.¡± She¡®s Ryan¡®s girlfriend. She¡®s also pregnant.¡± My eyes danced with amusement when ke looked embarrassed. He scratches the back of his head.¡± Oh.¡± I nodded. ¡°They¡®re in love. You know like those sappy couples that send goo goo eyes at each other even when they¡®re in the same room and just a few feet apart. We were kind of like them before.¡± Then my voice lowers as if I was about to give him a huge secret. ¡°Don¡®t tell anyone but we were way worse.¡± I whispered my eyes twinkling with mirth. ¡°We were inseparable, like two peas in a pod. We kind of never wanted to part even when you were on deployment. Those days were the worst.¡± My voice cracks at the end and the air suddenly gets back tense. ke¡®s face saddens.¡± But you were happy right? Even when I left for months you never regretted marrying me?¡± Why did it feel like he needed to know the answer badly? ¡°There is nothing I would trade that for. You were my life and even though you can¡®t remember me and the times we shared, you still are. It was your dream to serve our country and even though you went with my heart every time you left I knew you¡®d bring it back when you came home. I will never regret marrying you ke, I¡®ll do it over and over again.¡± I whispered truthfully. He breathes out a sigh of relief and then he smiles, pleased with my answer. ¡°You know I never took myself for a sappy guy who would make goo goo eyes with his lover but somehow I believe your words. But let¡®s keep this between us.¡± He chuckles. I giggled, wiping underneath my eyes. Somehow some tears had leaked out without me knowing Maybe that¡®s why he changed the conversation, he didn¡®t want to upset me more than needed. My insides warm at the thought. ¡°Noted.¡± I nodded andughed when he sent me a wink ¡°So Kimberly made me promise to give it to y¡®all when it is still warm, she says the chocte tastes better that way. But It¡®s kind of cold so yeah lets keep this between us. A pregnant woman is seriously not to be messed with.¡± Ryan saysing back into the house with the box of cupcakes in his hand. He sees us standing there and just smiling at each other happily. He looks between us confused then smirks in amusement. ¡°Okay who made the sexual joke? Was it you little Ash I didn¡®t take you for the dominant kind.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 90 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 90 Ashley¡¯s pov ¡°Yes sir, I¡¯ll be done tonight I prom-¡°I am cut off by the sound of the television volume going up a few more notches until it begins to be unbearable The voice ofn Somerhalder literally vibrates through the walls. ¡°Are you inside the cinema Mrs. Reed?¡± Mr. Smith questions sourly. I could already picture his pinched brows and thin lips pressed into a line of displeasure, I grit my teeth and red at theputer screen, visualizing that it was Mr. Smith. ¡°No sir, my husband is just being a bit childish today!¡± I shout loud, hoping ke could hear. I¡¯m rewarded with him now humming loudly. Or was it singing? I couldn¡¯t tell. He had been doing this for hours. He wanted my attention and I refused to give it to him, not when I was already behind my work. So being the big baby that he always was he started throwing a tantrum, literally. ¡°Mrs. Reed, next time you want to shout make sure I¡¯m not on the phone with you. You nearly made me go deaf!¡± Mr. Smith roared in anger. I was sure he looked like a red truck by now, clicking his pen in frustration. I shrink as if he was in the room and scowling down at me. I nodded quickly. ¡°Sorry sir won¡¯t happen again.¡± I promised. My fingers curled into a fist and my knuckles turned white in frustration. Why? Because ke was now creating havoc in the kitchen. I could hear the loud nging of pans and spoons. ¡°Just make sure you¡¯re done by tonight, I want that manuscript printed out and on my desk before ten am tomorrow.¡± He hangs up the phone before I could get another word in. I pulled the phone away from my ear and red at the screen. ¡°Fucking asshole.¡± I murmured, ced it on the wooden desk and pushed the chair back using my legs. It scraps on the floor and I rise to my feet. I turned around and walked out of the study. The chattering from the television grew even louder as I strutted down the stairs. I rake my brain for ways to scold ke. He certainly wasn¡¯t different than the ke before, both acted childish for my attention. I walked to the living room, spotted the remote on the sofa and strutted over to it. When I had lowered down the volume ke walked into the living room. His eyes were focused on the remote and when he lifts his eyes to stare at me, he smiles in guilt. Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. He lifts his hand to scratch the back of his head while I ce my hands on my hips, ready to scold a child. A grown man yet he acted like a child. A cute child. ¡°Have you had enough of disturbing me today?¡± I scowled and tapped my foot on the floor in exaggeration. He grins, eyes shing in amusement as hees to sit down on the sofa. He peers up at me and his eyes twinkle. ¡°You¡¯ve been working the entire day I barely saw you. You wouldn¡¯te out so I had to resort to this.¡± He shrugs as though what he just said wasmon sense. I narrow my eyes blowing a few curly strands away from my face. I knew I looked like a hot mess right now, messy bun high atop my head with some treacherous strands flying out. And the grey sweats I chose to wear apanied by ke¡¯s ck shirt he had from his high school days did not do me any justice. He may have noticed his shirt but he didn¡¯tment. Or he probably doesn¡¯t even remember. ¡°I have work to do ke, I was actually on the phone with my boss until you rudely interrupted with your loud obnoxious behavior.¡± My scowl deepened. He looks away from me, his lips set into an adorable pout. Honestly the man can act like a toddler yet he sets my heart on fire.¡± I just wanted some company, I¡¯m bored of watching movies alone.¡± Then he turned to face me. ¡°Besides, everyone deserves a break. You¡¯ve been working since morning and I was getting worried.¡± He murmurs, his blue eyes scanning over my body and settles on the shirt, his shirt. He smiles. ¡°Is that my shirt you¡¯re wearing?¡± He questions, his smile teasing as he raised a questionable brow at me. My cheeks soon coated with scarlet. I folded my hand under my breast and tried to act nonchnt. ¡°You remember it?¡± I decided to answer him with a question of my own.¡± Well seeing that you had given it to me yesterday along with my other clothes, then yes I remember it being mine. Though I¡¯m curious as to when you took it back¡± He answers a hint of amusement hidden in the depths of his voice. Crap I remember bringing his belongings to the guest room where he was sleeping. Only to go back today when he was busy watching game of thrones to retrieve this ck shirt that I always wore. I had stupidly thrown it with his clothes yesterday. I opened my mouth to speak and tried to think of any excuse that will not make me seem as a stalker and a creep. But nothinges out. ke chuckles his eyes dancing withughter. ¡°Never mind.¡± He scans my figure, eyes settling back on the shirt and he smirks. ¡°It looks better on you than it would look on me anyway. Maybe you should walk around with my clothes more often.¡± He shes a teasing grin. The awkwardness evaporates into thin air as we bothugh. ¡°Really?¡± I joked and started modeling I know I looked funny because ke began tough louder than before. Honestly I was afraid that the neighbors would call the cops. We were that loud. ¡°Didn¡¯t know that my wife was America¡¯s next top model.¡± ke jokes. Of course every time he referred to me as his wife made my heart stutter and this time was no different. I winked and continued to model. ¡°Of course I¡¯m signing a modeling contract tomorrow. Fame heree.¡± jest Wake huris a throw pillow that hits my face squarely. I let out an ooph and when it fell to the Moorlimply red at ke. ¡°Oh you¡¯re mean.¡± He smirks ¡°oh yeah Then what are you going to do about it?¡±. I walked over to him slowly as he stared at me intently, eyeing my every move. When I¡¯m Poeside him I narrow my eyes and quickly reach over to pinch his nose. ¡°This.¡± I giggled, pinching it handler. ¡°Shit!¡± ke roars pping my hand away and holds his nose. He res at me while I smirk down at him in triumph.. Good that¡¯s for making noise the entire day and hitting me in the face with a pillow. ¡°Now we¡¯re even.¡± I blew him a kiss and walked away. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 91 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 91 Ashley¡®s pov I huff closing the door of the fridge rather harshly. Empty. The fridge was empty. How could this happen when not too long ago it was packed with food? ¡°ke did you eat everything in the fridge!?¡± I shouted over my shoulder and nearly shrieked, not expecting him to be behind me. He shoots me an innocent look and I sighed, of course. How could I forget that my husband eats like a pig? I turned around to face himpletely, crossing my arms under my chest and red at him usingly ¡°You took myst slice of cheesecake.¡± My voice is a whine. I was nning to gobble that down when I was done editing. His eyes twinkle withughter and a chuckle slips past his tempting lips. ¡°Sorry, being in aa for days really worked up my appetite.¡± I could detect the amusement in his voice which he had failed to hide. He was not at all sorry. I scowl my belly rumbling. He even ate the leftovers and the remaining cupcakes Kimberly had given. His eyes drop down to stare at my stomach and they flicker in worry. ¡°I could cook you something if you want?¡± He suggested. I cringe. ke was like his dad in a lot of ways including burning food. As much as I love this man I will not allow him to cook me something on his own, not without my supervision. Besides, we barely had anything here to cook. I needed to go grocery shopping. ¡°It¡®s fine, there¡®s nothing to cook anyway. I¡®ll just head to the grocery store now.¡± I murmur with a smile and side step him. ¡°I¡®ming with.¡± ke states trailing behind me. I looked him over my shoulder as I strutted over to the table where I left my wallet and car keys. ¡°You don¡®t have to¨C¡± ¡°Oh I¡®m definitelying, I¡®m bored in this house. I need some fresh air.¡± He grumbles. My eyes drop and I reach over to grasp my keys and wallet. ¡°Oh.¡± I murmur softly. Was I boring? He must¡®ve felt my change of mood because he is quick to ease my worries. ¡°I¡®m not saying you¡®re boring at all or the house is boring. It¡®s just that.¡± He stutters adorably. His cheeks redden when Iugh. He sighs. ¡°I¡®ve been inside for hours. It would be nice to get some fresh air. Besides I would love to help.¡± He murmurs scratching the back of his head. I smiled and nodded, walking ahead of him while swinging the keys around my finger. ¡°Fine you can follow me around like a lost puppy.¡± I joked. I could literally feel his re on my back. I stilled myughter as I opened the door and walked out.¡± Ha Ha very funny.¡± He murmurs and I could already picture him pouting. This time I couldn¡®t help it and a soft barely there giggle slips past my lips. ¡°You know you¡®re kinda mean.¡± He grumbles on a low breath. He¡®s just a few feet away from me but I still heard him. I snorted. ¡°Yeal like when you were mean earlier? You disturbed me the entire day, wasn¡®t that mean?¡± I asked and unlocked the car doors. I turn to face a guilty ke. ¡°You made my boss shout at me by the way.¡± I huffed and opened the car door. He cringes and walks to the other side. He opens the door and slips in, fastening his seatbelt. I get in and do the same, mming the door with a light thud. ¡°I¡®ll make it up to you I promise.¡± He states and reaches over to turn on the radio. Justin Bieber¡®s song baby starts ring inside the small car. ke cringes switching the station rather swiftly I frowned and turned to send him a re. ¡°Hey that was a good song.¡± I argued and pushed the key inside the ignition. 3 ke sends me a surprised look. ¡°You¡®re not serious?¡± He asked and finally settled on a song as I pulled out of the driveway. I furrow my brows, sending him a quick look of irritation before settling my eyes on the road again.¡± Of course I am. He makes good songs and he¡®s kind of hot. Well before.¡± The music lowers until you could barely hear it. I pressed my lips together already sensing the tension. ¡°Somehow I don¡®t think the ke before liked hearing you call other men hot.¡± ke finally grumbles in a rather vexed tone. ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org . I bit my bottom lip because he was right. ke got easily jealous and no matter how annoying it was to hear him yap about how he¡®s always better than other guys, it was unfortunately a turn on for me and we¡®d end up having hot angry sex afterwards. Sometimes I would pretend to be fascinated by some guy features just so he could get mad and argue thenter fuck me like he had been starved for years. So I couldn¡®t help it when the question slipped past my lips. ¡°So how about the ke now? Does he like when I call other guys hot?¡± As soon as the words came out I wanted to swallow them back up. My hands tightened around the steering wheel as I turned a corner. Time was ticking and when I thought he would never answer he spoke up. ¡°He doesn¡®t like it. In fact he loathes it.¡± Then as if shocked by his revtion he reaches over and turns the volume back up. It¡®s loud but not unbearable. It was his way of trying to avoid my questions. And I had a lot of them. Sighing, I nodded more to myself and decided to leave him alone. For now that is. giggled and held on to the sides of the shopping cart as ke pushed it from aisle to aisie We got some confused, shocked and angry looks from some people as we literally drove past They were probably wondering why a grown ass woman was seated inside a shopping cart while her husband drove the cart at a quick pace. We were beyond childish at this points The carton of milk was seated on myp along with some orange juice and cereal. The rest of the groceries were stuffed behind me, to my sides and in front of my legs. ¡°Hold on Ashley.¡°ke chuckles and makes a u¨Cturn. But as soon as he does so another cartes turning around the corner, bumping into us hard. I let out a ooph while ke cursed under his breath. He¡®s quick toe to my side and scans his eyes over my form. He reaches over and tucks a tendril behind my ears and touches my cheek softly. ¡°Are you okay Ashley?¡± He asked, concern deeply in his voice and portrayed in his eyes. I nodded sending him a small smile. His lips part as he smiles charmingly, showcasing his pearly white teeth. My heart thuds. How could I not love this man? ¡°Oh I¡®m so sorry. I didn¡®t see you twoing. I¡®m so sorry, is she hurt?¡± The voice belongs to a female. Soft and feminine. Like how you¡®d picture barbie¡®s voice to sound like when you were a kid. ke straightens and by doing so, I am stunned to see the pretty brte behind the shopping cart. Her warm honey like eyes staring at the two of us in worry and her stained red lips split in a smile when ke speaks. I narrow my eyes. She looks familiar. As if watching a movie y in front of me, my heart drops when her brown eyes flicker in recognition the very same time I remember her. 1 ¡°ke Reed is that you?¡± She gasped in astonishment Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 92 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 92 Ashley¡®s pov ke looked confused, she smiles and her eyes dance with happiness. ¡°It¡®s me, Christal. We went to school together before I moved when we were in sixth grade. I just moved back actually,¡± sheughs. ke brows furrowed and his blue eyes scan her form. She dressed pleasant unlike me who still had sweats and ke¡®s huge shirt on. Then his eyes stopped on her features and his eyes widened in realization. My stomach does ufortable somersaults and my heart clenches. ¡°Christal White?¡± He questions with a smile on his face. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! 1 swallowed the bitter tang of jealousy. Christal had been in our ss until she moved away in thest term in sixth grade. She was what you¡®d call the perfect girl, polite, beautiful and knew how to get what she wants. Far from how I am. And it didn¡®te to anyone¡®s surprise when ke started to have a crush on her. He¡®d blush when she was around and would stutter when she spoke to him. He¡®d try his best to make her like him back. He would pick his mother¡®s flowers, beg his parents for chocte to give to her. He thought she was his princess. Until she moved and I had to put the pieces back together. She left him shattered when she moved without saying goodbye. And I was there for him both Ryan and I. So you can imagine how jealous and angry I felt when he literally said her full name, smiled at her the way he used to in sixth grade. He remembered her but not me. I blinked back the familiar sting of iing tears. She nods, her eyes portraying how happy she felt that ke remembered her. ¡°Yes that¡®s me, how¡®s Ryan? Thest time I saw him he had braces on.¡± Sheughed. ¡°Did you manage to get his parents to name him Austin instead?¡± She giggled and then her warm brown eyes fell on me and she smiled. Her perfect white teeth on disy. ¡°And is this Ashley? Your messy hair gave it away.¡± She giggles. 5 I furrowed my brow, reaching up and raked my fingers through my loose curly untamed hair. Was this meant as an insult? ¡°Well.¡± I cut in, my tone blunt and emotionless. ¡°ke has amnesia so he won¡®t be able to answer all your questions. I¡®m surprised he remembers you since you left him without saying goodbye.¡± 1 Was I acting like a bitch? Yes. Did I care? Not one bit. Her brown eyes widen and she snaps them to ke who looks ufortable. ¡°Oh I¡¯m so sorry, how did this happen?¡± ke darts his eyes away from her and scratches the back of his head ¡°Rot shot at the back of my head trying to save attend ¡°lle animits dropping his hands and wraps hin fingers around the coolmetal of the cant Her brown eyes sadilen ¡°oh I¡®m so sorry this happened to you. I¡®m happy you¡®re recovering¡± She asked, scanning her eyes over his tall muscr form He nods and turns to me and smiles.¡± Yes I am, Ashley has been taking good care of me Don¡®t know how I would¡®ve done it without her.¡± Of course my heart melts at his charming smile but vexation still runs in my veins for he remembered her and not me, So I send him a barely there smile, one without emotion. His forehead creased in a frown but he doesn¡®t question my now sudden cold mood. Ice Christal and I watch with satisfaction when her brown eyes drop down to stare at ke¡®s hand more specifically the ring wrapped around his finger: Her eyes widen in shock. ¡°You¡®re married!¡± She gasps. Now my lips split into a smile, one so cocky that I was ashamed I was acting this way. I was about to answer but ke answered before I could He reaches over to grasp my hand that showed off my wedding ring and lifts it to show it to Christal who looked even more surprised. ¡°Yes I am, apparently I put a ring on her. You know, iming her before anyone else could.¡± He joked but there¡®s seriousness hidden in the depths of his voice. 1 I smiled in satisfaction and nearly awed at the way he almost sounded possessive, More and more he¡®s beginning to act like the same ke, Christal smiles but there¡®s no fakeness, nothing portraying that she did not like the news. She was always perfect, I guess she stayed that way. ¡°I¡®m happy for you both, you guys were literally joined by the hip. I actually shouldn¡®t be surprised at all.¡± She finally says with a twinkle of mirth in her eyes, ¡°So how long have you been here? Are you staying for long?¡± It was ke who asked the question. I nearly grit my teeth. Were they still going to have a conversation while I had food nearly squashing me? She lifts her hand to tuck some hair behind her ear and looked at ke shyly, ¡°About a few hours ago. Actually I¡®m now living on my own and I seem to forget a lot of things around here including stuffing my fridge.¡± Sheughs and ke joins her. ¡°Join the club, unfortunately I also forgot a lot of things.¡± He points at his head and chuckles, squeezing my hand subconsciously. I honestly had forgotten he was still holding my hand, I was too busy ring a hole in Christal¡®s head. Christalughs. ¡°You remembered me, so I should consider myself special.¡± She joked. My eyes sting and I pull my hands out of ke¡®s warmrger one. Jealousy coursed through my veins She didn¡®t know he doesn¡®t remember me but I felt like she was pushing my buttons on purpose. But that was probably me being insecure. I cleared my throat. ¡°Well it was nice talking to you Christal but we should probably get going. I need to cook dinner and I¡®m starving.¡± If you listened well you could detect the sour tone in my voice. If she sensed it or not she didn¡®t show. Instead she turns to me and sends me a soft smile. ¡°It was nice chatting with you two. Hope we could someday catch up since I¡¯m now back in town. You two could probably show me around again? I kind of forgot the ce.¡± She giggles. ¡°Sure we¡®ll definitely catch up. See you around.¡± From my tone you could tell I wanted out of there and ke definitely got the hint. He smiled at Christal, said bye and rolled the cart away. ¡°Is that jealousy I sense?¡± His voice is full of amusement, his breath hitting the back of my neck I shivered. ¡°Jealousy? Ha now that¡®s funny. Why would I be jealous? I¡®m not jealous.¡± I lied through my teeth. I hear hisughter and my insides turn to goo.¡°Yeah sure. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 93 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 93 Ashley¡®s pov ¡°Are you kidding me?¡± I grumbled beneath my breath as I pulled into our driveway. A small white Toyota was packed on the opposite side of the road. And out came Christal with a good amount of grocery bags held in her hands. She kicks the door closed and walks up to the house. Was she our new neighbor? Why did I not see when she moved in? Oh right I was too preupied with ke and that stupid manuscript. ke and I got out of the car and the sound of the car doors mming shut has Christal turning around. She squints her eyes and smiles happily when she realised it was ke and I. ¡°Hi there neighbors!¡± She shouts with a slight tone of giddiness. Great. Note my sarcasm. Just fucking great. $ ke smiles and waved at her.¡± Guess we¡®ll catch up sooner than we thought. How about youe over for dinner tonight? It¡®s the least we could do for a new neighbor!¡± He shouts. I turn to re at him over the car. He doesn¡®t notice too busy smiling at an equally happy Christal. Christal¡®s smile broadened at his words. ¡°I¡®d love to. I¡®ll bring over some homemade cheesecake, we can have that for dessert!¡± She says. You can keep your dessert and shove it up your as ¡°Do you need help cooking Ashley? I¡®d love I shook my head quickly, sending her a tight smile. ¡°No I¡®m all good here, can¡®t wait to taste the cheesecake.¡± I spoke through clenched teeth. She nods her brown eyes dancing with happiness. Is she always this cheerful? Can¡®t she for once have a scowl or a frown on her pretty face. ¡°Then I¡®ll get to it, I¡®ll see you two in a few.¡± She winks then turns around. Great more mouths to feed. When Christal disappeared inside her new home that was literally a few minutes away, well more like seconds away, ke turns to face me with a smile on his handsome face. After seeing my re his smile drops. ¡°What¡®s wrong?¡± He asked in worry. His blue eyes scanning my features. My re worsened. ¡°Why didn¡®t you just go help her put in the groceries instead? That¡®s what a good neighbor would do.¡± I spat and walked to the boot and opened it. I grasp some grocery bags and stiffen when I hear ke¡®s approaching footsteps. I could feel his eyes on me as he also grabbed some grocery bags. ¡°Are you mad that I invited her for dinner?¡± He asked softly. 1 I huffed. ¡°Mad? Why would I be mad when my husband literally invited someone over for dinner without consulting with me first?¡°1 hissed and walked away from him. ¡°It¡®s not like we don¡®t know her Ashley!¡± He shouts behind me. I turn around and red at him menacingly ¡°Yes that¡®s right we do know her. How could we forget?¡± I spat. His eyes widen not expecting my rather harsh tone. Could you really me me? My husband remembers a girl he had a crush on when he was younger yet he doesn¡®t remember his wise that¡®s been there, by his side for years. No I wasn¡®t feeling jealous, I was feeling fantastic. Again not my sarcasm. 1 Not getting a word from him I turned around, blinked back the tears that threatened to spill out. This wasn¡®t how I wanted us to be. Iy the groceries on the floor and opened the door with the keys. I entered inside leaving ke to stare at my back in shock and confusion. ¡°This taste so good!¡± Christal moans, eating thest piece ofsagna on her te. I smiled, it was tight lipped and cringey. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Yes Ashley, it¡®s really good.¡± keplimented. I turn to send him a scowl across the table, I was still mad at him from earlier. He tears his eyes away and clears his throat awkwardly. ¡°Well I guess it¡®s time for dessert.¡± He smiles trying to ease the tension that Christal seems to not notice or didn¡®t care. Her eyes dance with happiness and she nods her head. ¡°Yes I can¡®t wait to hear what you two think about it. I¡®d love to get some criticism from a certain talented chef.¡± She sends me a wink and stands up She began to share the cheesecake which I wasn¡®t going to lie, looked great. I stand up to remove the dirty tes.¡± I¡®ll just make some room.¡± I murmured and walked towards the kitchen area. ke follows after me, his dirty te in his hand. ¡°Are you still mad at me?¡± He asked softly. I throw the tes in the sink, careful not to break them. I turn to face him and give him a forced smile. ¡°Ofcourse not. Why would I?¡± I said, sarcasm dripping in my tone like honey. This honey wasn¡®t sweet but bitter. I walked away from him, leaving him standing there. I was acting bitter and jealous. I sighed, wiping a hand down my forehead. I needed to calm down. Christal head lifts when she hears my footsteps approaching. She smiles. She had already ced the cheesecake on clean tes, waiting to be devoured by us. ¡°I¡®m not the best chef like you but I really hope you¡®ll like it.¡± She gives me a soft smile. Why can¡®t she be a bitch? Aren¡®t you acting like a bitch now? My subconscious reminded me. Instantly I felt guilty, she hadn¡®t showed me any stinky attitude and here I was giving it to her just because I was jealous. I send her a smile, this time it¡®s not as cold. ¡°I¡®m sure I will.¡± I sat back down and ke enters the dining room. His eyes flicker to me but I tear mine away quickly. Even though I was trying to act a bit more civil with Christal it didn¡®t mean I forgave him for just inviting her over without asking me first. He sits down and Christal ps her hand. ¡°Good now that we¡®re all here let¡®s dig in.¡± She giggles And I dug in, pushing the cheesecake in my mouth. It literally melts in my mouth and the sweet tang awakens my taste buds. I hum nodding my head. ¡°It¡®s really good.¡± I complimented and watch her eyes light up. ¡°Thank you Ashley. This recipe has been in my family for years, I always try to recreate it but I could never do it as good as my mom.¡± She smiles sadly. Her usual chirpy attitude had now diminished. I cleared my throat and tried to change the subject because somehow I could tell that something she said saddened herpletely. ¡°So why did you decide to move back here?¡± I asked digging into the cheesecake. She lifts her eyes and they brim with tears. Crap did I say something wrong? She sighs shakily. ¡°My mom died recently. I remember her loving here and feeling homesick. She never wanted to move but my dad forced us to because of his job. She always dreamed abouting back here, where all our happy memories are. But she never got the chance. I guess I want to live that dream for her.¡± She shrugs. My heart drops and instantly I feel way worse for showing her a bad attitude earlier. ¡°I¡®m sorry for your lost Christal.¡± I said softly. I could only imagine the pain she was going through after losing her mom. ¡°That¡®s so nice of you to want to live her dreams for her now that she¡®s not here anymore. You¡®re an amazing girl, Christal.¡± ke says. This time I try not to feel jealous or angry because he was right. She was amazing. She smiles sadly. ¡°I kind of remember you wearing pigtails and sses when we were kids. Your hair was always messy. I think I followed you around like a lost puppy.¡± keughed trying to ease the tension that threatened to engulf us. Christal lifts her eyes to his then back to me. I stiffen upon realizing ke¡®s words. Pigtails and sses? Christal never owned sses and never put her hair in pigtails and she definitely never left her hair messy. Was he¨C? Christal smiles. ¡°I think you¡®ve mistaken me for your wife ke. Ashley was the one with messy pigtails and sses. But you did follow me around like a lost puppy.¡± But ke and I don¡®tugh. Instead ke looks at me like I was another species. Did he seriously mix up Christal and I? 10Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 94 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 94 Ashley¡®s pov I smoothed down the pencil skirt, looked at myself in the mirror and smiled. The button down shirt was neatly tucked inside the skirt and the red lipstick I wore was bold. I sighed, I had thankfully finished the editingtest night and woke up early this morning to print out the manuscript I was drowsy, half asleep as I waited for the papers. When it was done I neatly stacked them together, hopefully in the right order and ced them carefully in the folder. I would certainly be yelled at if there was one wrinkle or tear. ¡°You got this, just walk in the building, ce the manuscript on his desk and walk out. And don¡®t argue with him no matter how bad he irritates you¡± I pep talk myself as I swept my fingers through my hair. I had decided to let it down, loved how it curtained around me like a shield. It was how I felt safe from Mr. Smith¡®s words whenever he was upset. Usually he would rather I email him the finished edited manuscript but somehow he wanted them printed out and on his desk This could only mean one thing, he was waiting for me so he could no doubt argue about nonsense in my presence. ¡°Don¡®t strangle him when he opens his mouth to speak¡± I breathed out a sigh, looked at myself onest time in the mirror and walked over to my desk I carefully put the folder in my ck leather bag and zipped it up. ¡°And remember to not throw the folder at his face if he so happens to call you a bitch again.¡± I nodded at myself. Was I slowly losing my mind? Perhaps. My fingers curl around the straps of the bag and I bring it to my side. I huffed and started for the door. It was early, around seven but I was supposed to apparently have the manuscript on Mr. Smith¡®s desk by eight : My heels cked against the wood beneath them and I prayed I didn¡®t wake up ke. Even though I was still a bit mad at him. But when I treaded down the stairs, I was suddenly hit with the unmaskable aroma of coffee. I breathed it in, I needed this after a long night and the early wee hours of the morning. I walked towards the kitchen and I¡®m surprised to see ke there. He was circling a small spoon in a coffee mug and when he saw me enter his lips split into a radiant smile. ¡°Morning.¡± He breathes out and scans his blue eyes over my figure. Feeling a bit flustered I lift a finger to tug some hair behind my ears. ¡°Morning.¡± I murmured walking more into the kitchen. My brows furrowed as I stared at him. ¡°You¡®re up this early?¡± He licks his lower lip and moves his eyes off my legs. He peered at me with a glint of embarrassment in his eyes at being caught staring at my legs longer than necessary. ¡°Yeah I knew you were up the entire night and decided to wake up early to make you some coffee.¡± His cheeks stained red. I wanted to awe. Before,ke would be caught dead blushing but now it seerns that he couldn¡®t stop. My heart warms and butterflies create havoc in my belly. He definitely still knew how to y his cards right to get me less mad at him. I give him a shy smile, gripping the bag straps with more force than necessary. It took everything in me to not run to him and kiss the living daylights out of him. ¡°You really didn¡®t have to ke.¡± I said softly walking over to the kitchen ind, I ced the bag on the counter and grin when ke pushes the mug filled with coffee towards me. He¡®s careful to not have it spilling over the counter so he does it slowly until I am able to reach it. I stared at him over the counter and he sends me a wink. ¡°It¡®s the least I could do for disturbing you yesterday.¡± I smile softly and reach over for the mug. Carefully I bring it towards my lips. I almost moaned as the bitter yet sweet taste hit my tastebuds. I needed this badly. ¡°About yesterday.¡± ke starts. I look over at him. His eyes were glued to the ind, and his fingers were busy scratching the back of his head. He was nervous. I slowly ce the mug down and gave him my full attention. Somehow I knew what he was talking about. ¡°What about yesterday?¡± I asked. Really Ashley, ying the clueless card? He tears his eyes away from the countertop and focuses on me. I try to act nonchnt. ¡°I¡®m sorry about yesterday. You were clearly upset and I made it worse by inviting Christal for dinner. I feel like an asshole because you¡®ve been nice to me and all I ever do is disappoint you. Embarrassed about how I acted yesterday, I sent him an awkward smile. ¡°Honestly I had forgotten about it.¡± I didn¡®t but if it would ease his mind so be it. ¡°I was wrong for acting the way I did too. Just next time you want to invite people over for dinner, consult with me first. And you¡®ve never disappointed me.¡± I spoke truthfully. He lets out a sigh of relief. ¡°Good because honestly you being mad at me did not feel good at all. I couldn¡®t sleepstnight knowing you were upset with me.¡± He scratches the back of his head and looks away from me. ¡°I¡®m sorry I didn¡®t know.¡± ¡°It¡®s fine, I deserved it.¡± He cuts me off and sends me a cheeky smile. ¡°Now enough of this depressing conversation. Mind telling where you¡®re heading dressed like a sexy secretary?¡± My eyes widen and a blushed stained my cheeks. He leans forward, his elbows now on the counter and his eyes flickered with amusement. Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. ¡°You know I thought you couldn¡®t blush anymore redder but I¡®m proven wrong. I¡¯d like to see where else that blush goes.¡± His gaze dips to my lips. The way his voice and eyes spoke his suggestion let me know exactly what he meant. My cheeks heated up and I stuttered. He clearly sees my struggle to form words and he doesn¡®t hold in his amusement. He full blownughs. ¡°Shut up.¡± I said softly. When he¡®s done with hisughing fit, I answered his previous question. ¡°I¡®m going to drop off the manuscript I¡®ve been working on for my boss.¡± My eyes lift to the clock and my eyes widen. ¡°Which I¡®m supposed to drop off soon, so I¡®ll be on my way.¡± I rushed out, grabbed my bag and began to walk out of the kitchen. It was already seven thirty and it took about twenty minutes to get there. ¡°Wait but you haven¡®t finished your coffee yet.¡± He calls behind me. ¡°It¡®s fine.¡± I yelled over my shoulder. ¡°But didn¡®t you want anything to eat? You can¡®t go to work with an empty stomach.¡± He shouts. ¡°I¡®ll buy something on the way, don¡¯t worry. In the meantime please stay away from the kitchen!¡± I shouted and walked out of the front door, my lips stretched into a beaming smile. ¡°No promises and please drive safely!¡± His loud tone could no doubt be heard three miles away. I giggle. I was the one supposed to make him fall in love with me again but I think I¡®m the one falling more deeply in love with him.; Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 95 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 95 Ashley¡®s pov It wasn¡®t my first time staring at the massive building. Gregory¡®s Publishing Company. But every time I¡®m near it I feel an overwhelming bundle of nerves engulfing my body. It was intimidating and the boss was even more especially on a moody day. So being able to work from home was a blessing to not be in his presence more than six hours a day. I felt bad for those that weren¡®t lucky enough to be able to work away from the office. Gregory Smith was a stuck up, two piec ¡°Ashley Reed!?¡± A very excited and chirpy voice yells. My eyes fall to the petite brte rushing towards me. Her red heels were no match for mine, higher than the Eiffel Tower, okay I was being dramatic. I forced a smile. ¡°Georgia, how nice to see you here. I thought you said you¡®d quit?¡± I asked leaving my car to walk towards her. Georgia was one of my colleagues. No matter how friendly she seemed everyone stayed clear of her because of her backstabbing tactics. She waved a hand and puffed. ¡°Gregory pleaded for me to stay. As a matter of fact not only did he give me a higher position he also raised my sry.¡± ; Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. No doubt he would, you were spreading your legs for him. Everyone knew Gregory and Georgia had a thing, they didn¡®t keep it so much as a secret even though the forty year old man was supposedly married. I send her a wink walking into the building with her following close beside me. ¡°Then you must be doing a very good job.¡± I turn to her. She cackles, her lips parting to show off teeth that were stained slightly with the brightest red lipstick. ¡°I am. You know someone had to be good around here. Not everyone can work from home like you can.¡± And there it was the snarkyment that I was waiting for. I brushed it off like I normally did. Instead I changed the subject. ¡°Has Mr. Smith arrived yet?¡± I still strided over to the elevator. ¡°Yes he is here. He¡®s expecting you actually.¡± The way her tone turned sour I knew she was not pleased. Dammit and I thought I was early. I pressed the button of the elevator and entered. Turning around to face her, I sent her a wink ¡°See youter Georgia, hopefully not on one of the staff¡®s dick like thest time.¡± I watched with satisfaction as the elevator doors closed on her reddened shocked face. 6 I breathed out a sigh, pressing my back to the cool metal of the elevator. ¡°You got this, just give him the manuscript and leave.¡± I whispered to myself. The elevator dings and opens, revealing, marble floors, ss windows and very expensive looking wood. There were at the very least fifiteen colleagues of mine seated inside their cubicles, typing onputers and signing papers. Today seemed busy since none lifted their heads and noticed my arrival as yet. Clutching the straps of the bag, I sucked in a sharp breath then stride out of the elevator. ¡°Oh hey Ashley, long time no see.¡± I turn my head to the voice and gave a soft smile. Peter had been working here for god knows how long, he knows every nook and cranny of this ce. Loved working with authors and was always someone you can depend on. It¡®s disappointing to see that he works his ass off only to not get a promotion. Instead the promotion went to Georgia who didn¡®t care for authors but only the money they could potentially draw in. ¡°Hey Peter.¡± I waved. 1 ¡°The devil is here.¡± He mouthed. He was referring to Gregory Smith, our boss. I let out a silentugh and nodded. ¡°Noted.¡± I walked past him. ¡°Hey Ashley.¡± Another colleague of mine greeted. Her pearly whites are on disy. I smiled at her.¡°Hey Nora.¡± I waved and continued to Mr. Smith¡®s office. This went on a bit until I finally faced the double ss doors. I stopped and sucked in a breath, my now mmy hands grasping the bag strap for dear life. I could see him through the ss doors. Perched on his leather chair, elbows on desk while his hand tapped a pen on his graying head. He was a slightly plump man with too many anger issues under his belt. He presses a button on the desk and his voice floats through the entire area. ¡°You do know that I can see you Mrs. Reed? Come in.¡± He sighs like I had woken him up from his slumber. I cringe inwardly. No doubt my colleagues heard him. Pressing my lips together I finally had the courage to step through those double doors that closed softly behind me. ¡°Good morning Mr. Smith.¡± I greeted him politely, walking towards his desk so slowly as if I was walking on eggshells. He didn¡®t lift his eyes, just kept staring at the screen of theputer before him. ¡°What¡®s good about the morning?¡± He asks bluntly, sighs then leans back on his chair. ¡°Knowing that you¡®re alive?¡± It was more like a question than an answer. His dark brown eyes red at me fiercely. ¡°You¡®rete.¡± I looked at the clock beside him. It was only two minutes past eight. I waste but not thatte. ¡°Sir, I¡®m sorry. Look I¡®ve finished the manuscript, printed it out and brought it to you.¡± I rushed out, already unzipping my bag to pull out the folder. ¡°Mrs. Reed?¡± He asked. I lift my head from the bag, pulling out the folder. ¡°Yes sir?¡± Was he going to fire me? His dark eyes scan my figure and I swallow the disgust I felt. My skin crawled and I wanted to run out of the building. ¡°Why do you think I chose you out of so many editors of mine to work from home?¡± 1 froze. My mind went nk because I never thought about it. There were only ten fortunate editors who had the privilege of working from home. I was one of those ten editors. ¡°Because there weren¡®t enough cubicles?¡± I asked without confidence. Heughs and points a finger at me. ¡°You¡®re funny Mrs. Reed.¡± He chuckles then stands up Involuntarily I took a step back then two when he strides over to me. He stops a few feet away from me and outstretched his hands. I looked at it confused. He rolls his eyes in annoyance. ¡°The manuscript.¡± He states bluntly. I hand it to him quickly. He shakes his head and opens the folder. I watch with nerves as his eyes scan over the papers. After what felt like forever he finally lifts his head. ¡°I chose you because you always get the work done on time, professional and know your ce. So don¡®t bete again or else.¡± He grumbles, turns around and walks back to his seat where he plops down softly. With his head bent down, staring at the papers he opens his mouth to speak without sparing me another nce. ¡°You may leave.¡± He says in dismissal. I grit my teeth, clenched my fist and turned around. ¡°Yes sir.¡± I gritted out. ¡°I expect you to take on Demiah13¡®s works. She will be your new assigned author.¡± He blurts out without an ounce of emotion. 3 I froze, clenching my eyes shut. ¡°Sir with all due respect¨C¡± I started only to get cut off. ¡°This is not up for discussion, you may leave. I will call you or email you to know how you¡®re progressing with her manuscripts.¡± He states. I breathed out a sigh knowing there was no way out of this. Nodding my head even though I knew the asshat had his head down. ¡°I¡®m looking forward to working with her.¡± Those were myst departing words as I left the office. ¡°This is not up for discussion.¡± I mocked Gregory in the most cringiest mannish voice. I got out of the car mming the door shut. Asshole didn¡®t care that I already had a ton of work and to top it off I had to make my husband fall in love with me all over again. No he had to give me extra which I was sure was punishment for dropping the damn manuscript a bit tardy. ¡°Well he can take that damn manuscript and shove it up his ass.¡± I grumble opening the door of the house and shutting it. ¡°ke I¡®m home.¡± I shout. The house was oddly quiet. I strutted up the stairs, heading the way to the guest room which was now his room. ¡°ke?¡± I called out, knocking on the door then opened it softly when I heard him call me in. ke was standing in front of the bed, back facing me as looked down. I looked at where he was staring and I felt my face heat up. How could I have forgotten that had those damn things underneath the bed? ke turns around with one opened book in his hand. His eyes glued to the page and a tiny smirk stered on his face. He opens his mouth to speak. My heart pounds feeling like this was deja vu. ¡°Oh how she took his cock, screaming in pleasure as he rocked his hips into her. Fuck she screamed, urging him to fuck her even harder. Her toes curled and his cock was relentlessly pounding into her.¡± At the end of his words he looks up and his blue eyes snap to mine. They gleamed with mirth and something else. Something that made my lower regions clench. ¡°Didn¡®t know you had a whole collection of erotica novels Ashley.¡± He licks his lower lip. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 96 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 96 Ashley¡®s par ¡°I! ¡°istuttermil, cheeks now stained with patches of scarlet My eyes tall to the now empty box that once had those books scattered on ke¡®s bed safely inside I had inced that huge box under the bed months ago Left their not knowing that one day my husband would lose his memory and sleep here. I had completely forgotten about them. When I don¡®t answer him, partly because I was embarrassed and the other part, well let¡®s just say I remembered when we literally fucked like the characters in the book, he continues ¡°He pushed deep, deeper than her other lovers. He felt huge stretching her walls, she couldn¡®t take it anymore and asked him no, pleading with him to fuck her harder.¡± ¡°Okay enough.¡± I muttered beyond embarrassed and saunter over to him. Heughs outstretching one hand to stop me while the other held the book higher, away from my reach. ¡°Wait wait I¡®m not done.¡± Heughs. I huffed dropping my bag on the floor while I tried and failed to grasp the book. Even with heels on he still was much taller than 1. Curse my height. ¡°ke.¡± I whined feeling mortified. My heart pounded in my chest like a drum that didn¡®t have any certain rhythm. His blue eyes twinkle as he chuckles with mirth. ¡°And he did, thrusting more brutally into her heated pussy. She mewled, scratching his back, taking his hard huge cock into her. Slick with sweat he bent to taste her and ¨C¡± He stops dropping his eyes to mine. They were dark with lust. In a swift move he captures my hand and pulled me to him. My eyes widen as I peered at him in shock. He bent his head until we were eye level, his blue eyes glinting with desire and amusement mix into one. ¡°Please tell me we tried those scenes before?¡± The way his tone took on a husky and heavy one made me know that ke was aroused. My heartbeat quicken and all of a sudden I felt my entire body overheated. I peered at him beneath my lashes knowing he loved when I did and bit my bottom lip seductively. He gulps visibly, breathing now shallow. I tilt my head to the side. ¡°Why? Did you picture us while reading those scenes?¡± I asked innocently. I wouldugh at my so¨Ccalled innocent voice but I was too upied with clenching my legs together to stop the slight throb between them. I was definitely not innocent anymore, ke made sure of that a long time ago. His eyes darken considerably and they flicker down to my lips in hunger. I was rejoicing in my head knowing that I still had an effect on him even without his full memory. ¡°Yes.¡± He croaked out on a tone heavy with desire. My lower regions throb with want, ¡°I pictured you beneath me, on top and all the positions those characters did.¡± He admitted and licked his lower lip, his eyes dipping to stare at the little cleavage that peeked out from the shirt. My insides melted and I could feel my now hardened nipples brushing against the material of the bra. ¡°Then to answer your previous question, yes we did recreate those scenes in the books. Even better I might add.¡± His jaw clenched like he was restraining himself and his head dips. ¡°Then I don¡®t mind recreating them again.¡± He mutters. 1 My heart freezes then like being struck by lightning starts beating uncontrobly. Did he just bluntly put it out there that he wants to fuck me? Like right now? Is this a good idea to do it so soon? 3 But even with questions racing through my head, I stay still waiting for his lips on mine. They were dangerously close, parted already to take mine. His darken blue eyes stared into my own, gauging my reaction. When he doesn¡®t see that I backed away he takes this as permission to continue. My eyes flickered closed and I sucked in a sharp breath when our lips brush. Soft and warm like how I remember ¡°ke, Ashley!¡± A male voice shouted downstairs, causing us to jump away in shock ke stares at me in surprise, blue eyes flickering down to my lips then back to my eyes. 5 None of us uttered a word to eachother yet. I didn¡®t think we could after what almost happened a few seconds ago. 1 ¡°ke!¡± This time I can identify that the male¡®s voice was ke¡®s dad, Ace. 2 As if jolting back to reality he shakes his head then lifts a hand to brush through his hair. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! ¡°I should probably go see what he wants.¡± He mutters like he didn¡®t want to stop what we were about to do. Like he was disappointed that we were disturbed. I nodded and smiled softly. ¡°You should.¡± I said, already knowing why Ace was here. We had nned to surprise ke by bringing over his ck jeep back. When he usually leaves for deployment, he leaves his jeep in his parents garage since Ace loves to use it. He couldn¡®t drive yet of course since his head still hasn¡®t healedpletely but we hoped that seeing the ck jeep could jolt back some of his memories. ke nods and walks out of the door, leaving me staring at the scattered books on his bed. I bring my hand to my mouth, touching my lips with my fingers softly and sighed. Just one brush of our lips nearly made me go insane. I giggled like a damn high school girl finally getting her crushe¡®s attention. I sighed, dropping my hands and bent down to pull the empty box closer to me. 1 I began packing the books back inside neatly all the while bringing my fingers to my lips asionally and smiling like I had lost my mind. I struggled while pushing the now filled box underneath the bed. When I was done, I picked up my discarded bag, walked out of the room and headed to mine so I can literally throw the bag towards the bed. I fell ungracefully on the floor with a thud at my failed attempt at aiming. 1 ¡°I¡®ll pick you upter.¡± I promised. I swear pushing that heavy box back under the bed took all my energy to do anything else. Closing the door I headed downstairs to see what the men were up to. Ace is the first to lift his head when he hears me approaching. ¡°Ashley, would you please remind my son that he hasn¡®tpletely healed and he can¡®t drive as yet?¡± Ace chuckled. My eyes narrow as ke turns to me sheepishly while scratching the back of his head. ¡°It¡®s just to drive over to my parents ande back.¡± ¡°Your doctor had been very strict when he suggested that you should not drive until you are cleared to. So no.¡± I fold my arms under my breast. He groans lowly. ¡°Are you my wife or my mother?¡± I scowled. ¡°Both if you don¡®t stop acting like a baby.¡± He grins, blue eyes flickering with amusement. ¡°Was that one of our role ys as well?¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 97 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 97 Ashley¡®pov My fingers wrap tightly around the shaving cream while my other hand clutch onto a small feather Now you might be wondering what on earth is Ashley Reed up to? Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. Well to answer that question I would actually need a reasonable exnation. Okay let¡®s put it this way. ke was still sleeping and I had ns for us today, so in order to wake him up, let¡®s just say I thought of a very creative way. One that would probably get him upset but amuse me. Serves him right for ying with emotions It was not like this would harm him, he and Ryan certainly didn¡®t care when they did this to me years ago. I say this is revenge. My lips curl into a smirk as I slightly shake the can. It was early, well somewhat. Eight thirty was still early right? Perhaps not. I had woken up a few minutes ago, brushed my teeth, relieved myself then made sure I was not only in my undies beforeing here. The thought of ke seeing me in nothing but my undergarments had a raging blush settling in my cheeks. I sighed, rolling my eyes at myself. It was too early for this. He had seen all of me before and now I was acting like a pencil neck virgin. I needed to stop acting like a schoolgirl. Yeah and waking up your husband with shaving cream is not you acting like a schoolgirl? Shut up conscience, this isn¡®t the time. I pressed my ear to the door, making sure the room was quiet. Slowly I wrap my fingers around the knob and turn, opening the door with slow and steady hands. Breathing out a relieved sigh I peeked my head inside the room. There he slept, looking so peaceful and unbothered. Walking in and closing the door softly with a slight thud I took a few seconds to just admire him. The small bruises that were still on his face had faded until they were a light pink shade. The scratches seemed to have been healing fine too. But the bullet wound behind his head unfortunately hasn¡®t healedpletely. It was to be expected since it has only been just a few days. 2 I walked in further, a tender smile on my face. He snored softly,shes creating a shadow underneath his eyes. He was so handsome. My heart squeezed. He stirs and I froze, afraid he¡®d open his eyes and think of me as a creep. You are, don¡®t kid yourself. Again shut up conscience. I let out a breath of relief when he doesn¡®t. I scan my eyes down his body and gulped, realizing that he didn¡®t have a shirt on. I forced my eyes to not stray any more, afraid I¡®d see more than I was nning for Nodding to myself I began to put my ns into action. I began by slowly putting the shaving cream in his palm, all the while biting my lip to stifle myughter. This was not only revenge from years ago but also for him reading my erotica books and embarrassing me in front of his dad yesterday. *shback* ke grins, blue eyes flickering with amusement. ¡°Was that one of our role ys to?¡± My eyes widened in shock, embarrassment quickly taking over my entire body as Ace raised an eyebrow at us in amusement. Did He really have to say that with his dad here? Then again by the look on his face it was intentional. Clenching my hands into fist I red at ke. ¡°We did not do role y.¡± I argued, trying to save myself from more mortification. I already knew Ace would definitely tell his wife about this.And what if Ryn tells my mom who then tells my dad? It would be so embarrassing to face them after this. ke¡®s eyes twinkle withughter, lips curling into a teasing smirk ¡°But you just told me about our role ys upstairs not too long ago. Acting like characters in your erotica books does not count as role y?¡± He asked so innocently that one would think he was.. I red at his smirking face heatedly. Ace clears his throat. ¡°I don¡®t think I want to hear what my son and daughter inw do when they are alone. And I don¡®t think you should tease her son, she looks like she¡®s about to murder you.¡± Aceughs.¡± ke chuckles, winking at me. This only intensifies my re. ¡°She does seem a bit murderous right now dad, should you save me from such fate?¡± ke joked. Aceughs louder, throwing his head back. Stupid Reed men thought this was funny to embarrass me further. ¡°How about youe home with me and I¡®ll drop you off a bitter when your wife has cooled down a bit?¡± Ace asked. They were acting like I wasn¡®t even there. ke nodded.¡°Sounds better than getting murdered by my beautiful wife. Besides, I haven¡®t spoken to Reagan and Arster in a few days.¡± I should be ashamed of myself, getting all sappy and forgiving just because he referred to me as beautiful. I am an embarrassment to the female poption. ke finally gave me his attention. ¡°I will be backter Ashley.¡± He smiles and then frowns.¡± Make sure to have some rest, you¡®ve been up all night.¡± And I did, in fact I slept more than half the day until night. I only woke up when I heard ke¡®s retreating footsteps disappear out of my room. I knew it was him by his smell and the way he tenderly touched my cheek before leaving. *End of shback* I sighed, lifting myself to stare at my work. Now toplete it. Biting my lip, I bent over him, careful to not fall on his sleeping figure. Lifting my hands with the feather, I began to brush it along the tip of his nose to the bridge. His nose twitched and I bite into my lip more harshly. He was adorable. I did it again but he swaps at his nose with the wrong hand. Groaning inwardly I brought the tip of the feather under his nose and tickled him there. Grunting lowly, he swats at his nose this time with the right hand. The shaving cream spreads all over his mouth and nose. His eyes snapped open in shock and confusion before they zeroed in on my smiling face. ¡°Good morning sleepy head. We have a whole day ahead of us.¡± I winked and reach over to spread the shaving cream more onto his face. His blue eyes red at me. Revenge is sweet. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 98 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 98 Ashley¡®s pov He pass his clean hand down his face, still eyes ring into my soul. When he removes some shaving cream off his nose and mouth, he yells. ¡°Ashley!¡± My eyes widen, smirking I made a beeline for the door. ¡°Clean up and meet me downstairs in ten minutes!¡± I yelled over my shoulder, then mmed the door shut behind me. I rushed into my roomand locked the door behind me quickly. I whirled around resting my back on the door, sighing. I really am out of shape. I¡®m nning to bring him to the boxing gym and I haven¡®t been there in years. What if I can¡®t even lift a five pound weight? That would be embarrassing. I hummed, biting my lips in thought, lifting my head to stare at the ceiling. This could actually be a good idea, it could certainly jolt some of his memories. ke loved boxing once and maybe that could be what he needs right now to get back his memories.Nodding to myself I proceed to get ready for today. ¡°When you said we have a whole day ahead of us, I really didn¡®t think you¡®d bring me to a boxing gym.¡± ke murmurs, tilting his head to look out of the window. I killed the engine, smiling to myself as I remembered the fond memories we shared there. ¡°I thought it would be fun to bring you to a ce you loved before losing your memories.¡± He turns to me. I continued but this time a smirk is now on my lips. ¡°Besides we both are out of shape. Could use some exercises.¡± He narrows his blue eyes, ring at me. ¡°I haven¡®t forgotten how you woke me up this morning, so don¡®t add more to your punishment.¡± He rolls his eyes. I raised a brow now amused. Oh how the tables have turned. ¡°Punishment? Do tell how my husband wishes to punish me?¡± I couldn¡®t help the giggles that slipped past my lips. He leans back in the car seat and stared out of the windshield in thought. ¡°Well I haven¡®t thought about a punishment as yet. But don¡®t worry I will get you back. I could still taste that damn shaving cream.¡± He made a disgusted face, shivering. Iughed, opened the door and stepped out. ¡°Welle on, let¡®s go.¡± I nudged my head to the gym. Grumbling something incoherent under his breath he opens the door and steps out. We both close the doors simultaneously. I walked around the car to his side and gave him a smile. ¡°How about I buy you a banana chocte milkshake on our way back for your forgiveness? Will you forgive me then?¡± I asked. I will admit now I felt bad. The taste of shaving cream definitely wasn¡®t pleasant. He looked to be in thought before he smirks down at me. ¡°Hmmm a banana chocte milkshake sounds good but sorry I¡®m still going to punish you.¡± He winks, turns around and proceeds to the gy?n. ¡°So does that mean you still won¡®t forgive me even when I buy it?¡± I shout behind him. ¡°Nope.¡± He yells over his shoulder and opens the gym doors. Kicking the road and muttering a curse I followed after him. Punishment? I highly doubt ke would hurt me but still the thought of being punished by him both scared and excited me. I rolled my eyes. I read too many erotica novels in my high school years. I opened the gym doors and entered. It was different from how it was years back. More workout equipment and the walls now were painted ck. Also the boxing ring in the middle of the room was now way bigger than the one before. Austin had upgraded this ce. I walked over to ke who had been standing there, transfixed by the two males boxing in the ring. The way his eyes calcted their moves, the way he followed their movements with intrigue let me know that the ke before was still here and not far away. I went to stand beside him, crossing my arms over my chest. He didn¡®t seem like he noticed my presence beside him, entranced by the teen boys. ¡°Keep your legs apart Leo.¡± It was Austin, beside the ring, watching the teens jab at each other. 2 ¡°You know this used to be you back in the day.¡± I smiled softly remembering how happy he always seemed to be whenever he was either training or in a fight. He turns to me, his blue eyes burning at the side of my face. ¡°Somehow I believe you, just by seeing those boys jab at eachother makes me feel connected to this ce. I can¡®t really exin it but I feel like this was a part of me.¡± 1 I nodded, fully understanding him.¡± It was.¡± I turn to him and give him a soft smile. He sends me a dazzling smile, one that made me realize bringing him here was the best decision I made. ¡°Look what we have here, the ¡®it¡®splicated couple thatter on got married.¡± A loud boisterous voice yells. I turn to Austin who was already walking over to us. ¡°Are you still not going to let us live this one down?¡± 1 He shakes his head. ¡°Nah you two deserve all the teasing you get.¡± When he¡®s beside us he pulls ke into a hug. ¡°You may have not remembered me boy and I am sorry this has happened to you but I¡®m happy you¡®re recovering. Kinda miss you in the ring, lost a good bit of money when you left.¡± He joked at the end and pped ke¡®s back yfully before letting him go. 1 ¡°A get better soon speech would¡®ve been so much better Austin. Greedy old man.¡± I snorted. He turns to me and scowls. ¡°I just turned forty five a month ago Ashley, I¡®m not that old.¡± He grumbles. ¡°Yeah that¡®s not old at all grandpa. Why don¡®t you have a seat before you break your back from standing for so long?¡± I giggled. ke chuckles beside me. I don¡®t think it¡®s even physically possible to break one¡®s back by just standing but the look of anger on Austin¡®s face makes me not feel like aplete idiot. Austin narrows his eyes, ring at me.¡± You know I had much rather you back when you were still in high school, not as talkative as you are now. The only downfall was that you were following ke like a lost puppy.¡± Now it was my turn to re at him. ¡°I did not!¡± I argued. There was a loud thud and we all turned our heads to stare at the ring. One of the boys had fallen. He looked fine judging by how quickly he got back up. ¡°Leo try not punching Harper too hard next time, this is just practice!¡± Austin yells then turns back to ke, sighing while pinching between his eyebrows. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! ¡°You were so much better to train than these two. Honestly I miss you kid.¡± Austin admits.¡± And the money you brought in too.¡± He shrugs when I send him a fierce re. ke stares at the two boys, his eyes not once leaving them. Finally he tears his eyes away and looks at Austin. ¡°I think I want to try.¡± ¡°Yeah no.¡± Was my quick answer. ke still had a head injury and his doctor was very strict with what he should and shouldn¡®t do. Fighting was definitely the first on the list for what he shouldn¡®t do. ¡°Ohe on it¡®s not like he could get injured. How about he just punch a few punching bags then I take him in the ring to show him the basics? Not too extreme ofcourse.¡± Austin suggested. I shook my head. ke turns to me, his eyes pleading. I tear my eyes away not wanting to get sucked into those blue swirls of his and give in. ¡°Come on Ashley, you heard him, just the basics. I promise I won¡®t get hurt.¡± He pleaded. ¡°Yeahe on Ashley.¡± Austin pleads. I sighed. Perhaps bringing him here wasn¡®t such a good idea afterall Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 99 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 99 Ashley¡®s pov I gave in. I fucking gave in. I squirmed in anxiety everytime ke sent a jab towards Austin padded hands. Thwack, Thwack. The sound was begining to irritate me, a lot. I was being stupid, afraid that he¡®ll get hurt when the only thing he was doing was throwing punches at Austin¡®s raised hands. I sighed, seated down on the mat, palms pressed down on the smooth surface as I look at my husband. I tilt my head, studying his stance. He looked like he belonged here, like he knew every step. Confidee oozed from him, recognizable to anyone. He looked happy. I bit into my bottom lip. The least I could do was be happy that he was enjoying himself. Thwack. I cringe. ¡°I can¡®t believe Austin dismissed us to train this motherfucker.¡± One of the teen boy¡®s grumble as they near me. I turn to face him. He was the one named Leo. Blonde hair, green eyes with a sharp jawline. He seemed like the cocky type. ¡°Yeah what an asshole, he¡®s here ying with a guy who looks like he doesn¡®t know the first thing about boxing.¡± The brte spits. He must be Harper. I rolled my eyes at the two. ¡°Yeah like the two of you know so much about boxing? From what I witnessed a few minutes ago.¡± I looked at their shocked faces. ¡°Well let¡®s just say even a kid knew more than you two.¡± The blonde, Leo res at me. ¡°You talk as if you know yourself.¡± He growls lowly. I pretend to clean my nails. ¡°Oh but I do know.¡± I lift my eyes to his. ¡°In fact I can beat you in a match with ease.¡± I smirked. What the hell was wrong with me? Provoking a teenage boy because he called your husband a motherfucker? Yeah that wasn¡®t me. Then who was it, a ghost? Again conscience this isn¡®t the time. Leo scowls, unpleased then snorts as if hearing the biggest joke of his life. ¡°You? Oh please girls like you can¡®t box.¡± I rise to my feet, marching towards him. I peered at him, ring into his green eyes. ¡°How about I show you exactly what girls like me can do? What you say blondie, you and me right now.¡± I spat. Okay I needed to calm down. He snorted backing away. ¡°I wouldn¡®t want to hurt a girl.¡± ¡°What¡®s going on here?¡± The voice belonged to Aust in who slipped under the ropes and walk over to us. ke close behind, sending me confused looks. Honestly I didn¡®t know what came over me. Was it the stress of everything that finally caught up to me and I had to vent out my frustration on that poor innocent teen boy? ¡°Don¡®t know what crawled up this olddy¡®s ass and died.¡± Leo shrugs nonchntly while Harper snorts out chuckles behind him. Okay he was not an innocent teen boy. ¡°What did you say to my wife?¡± This time it was ke¡®s voice, deep with withheld anger. He walks up to Leo, ring at him murderously. Leo raised a thick brow, smirking slightly from getting ke irritated. From how tense ke was I definitely knew he was about to show his anger in a very brutal way. I didn¡®t want that to happen, not only because the kid is dumb but ke also couldn¡®t get into a fight. Austin weasels himself between them, sessfully pushing them apart. ¡°Look boys calm down.¡± He turns to Leo. ¡°Leo apologize to Ashley.¡± Leo scowls. ¡°Apologize? She¡®s the one who said things to me first.¡± Austin turns to me and I shrug.¡± He referred to ke as a motherfucker. Just wanted to put him straight, that is all.¡± Leo snorted. ¡°Yeah by challenging me to a boxing match? Pathetic.¡± I narrow my eyes at him. ¡°What, afraid I¡®ll beat you Leo and have your friend over here.¡± I nudge my head at Harper.¡± Laugh at your losing face?¡± ¡°A girl like you can never beat someone like me. I mean look at your size, you¡®re tinypared to me.¡± He boasted, puffing his chest and straightening his form. I raised a perfectly arched brow. ¡°If you knew a lot about boxing like you imed, you¡®d definitely know size doesn¡®t matter.¡± He res into my soul, yet I couldn¡®t help butugh at him in amusement, Austin looks between the two of us and nods. ¡°Then it¡®s settled, let¡®s see what you got Reed.¡± He states, turns around and walks away. ¡°Reed?¡± Harper asked in confusion, but no one answered him as we were busy ring at eachother. ¡°Hope you know what you just got yourself into.¡± Leo hissed, folding his arms over his chest. ¡°We¡®ll see.¡± I smirked. Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. ¡°Hey Austin man, you¡®re not serious about letting Ashley fight this kid? What if she gets hurt? ¡± ke¡®s worried voice questions as he follows Austin. Leo snorts.¡± Looks like your husband doesn¡®t think you can beat me.¡± ke halts, turns around and res at Leo. Then he turns to me.¡± Oh I know she can beat you, Annemies have in thetest ning love and we lethuarda ile walks has b een with a londe haine de hand me the towing love and one of the teeth ¡°Enantys Ashley Henri Ini load to the teeth wanil, sinirls and sauntere back inside the Mahe In take him telle, his blue yon In Wolly MATO YOU Muro about thin/ You can back out or I can o¡®N wool and it willel on his face Ishow my head un¡®t worry about one, I can handle myself besides, I had the best teacher¡± I wmke. Mutting the mouth grant inside my inout. Ite¡®n niill worried but mods nheless, on the gloves and proceeded inside the ring, leo is already there, ring, at me while Malpenaks to him Ilean back on the ropes, winking at him amined. I cannot believe I was about to fight a kid.¡± Me careful Ashley.¡± Wake murmurs outside of the ring. His fingere curling lightly around the i nodded, unable to speak with the guard. Austin calls Leo and i over. Standing before Leo, it¡®s now I realize our height litterence. Not only alld i look like any chipmunkpared to him but he packed on muscles while I have been eating like a cow for months. Still I had faith that I could win. I had ke as a trainer afterall. ¡°Here¡®s the rules. This is all a game and not to seriously harm anyone. Got That?¡± Austin asked, looking between the two of us. We both nod. Austin continues, ¡°Good. There will only be one round. Whoever knocks the other down first wins, Simple.¡± Leo and I both nod. Austin nods, ¡°Good, let¡®s start,¡± Leo and I smacked each other¡®s gloved hand and backed away from each other a little. I hopped on my feet, eyes trained on Leo. His stance was good but hecked confidence. ¡°You got this Ashley.¡± ke cheered. If I didn¡®t have the mouth guard on I would probably haveughed at how loud he yelled, ¡°You can take him down easily!¡± Leo res and charges at me. He was too easily angered and that¡®s what will cause him the match. Sidestepping him I whirled around the same time he does and sent a right hook straight to the side of his face, just like how ke taught me years ago. His eyes widen in shock when he stumbles down on the mat, falling ungracefully. Well that was easy. Austin rings the bell. I rolled my eyes. When did he even get that? ¡°The winner of this match is Ashley Reed.¡± Austin yelled. I rolled my eyes again. He was taking this too seriously ! Removing the gloves from my hands I let them fall to the mat. I then removed the teeth guard and smiled down at a still shocked Leo. ¡°Don¡®t take it hard kid, you just need to work on your anger issues and confidence. I suggest when you get in the ring with an opponent you leave your anger issues out of the ring¡± I give him a hand that surprisingly he took. He straightens, nods and turns around. ¡°Dude you¡®re lucky Reagan wasn¡®t here to witness this. She¡®dugh for days. I meane on, you always try to show off in front of her. Losing to a girl?¡± I heard Harper tell Leo.1 I furrow my brow. Reagan? Perhaps not the Reagan I¡®m thinking about. ¡°Shut up.¡± Leo grumbles after he removes the guard. I almost squeal in shock when arms wrap around my waist, turning me around and lifting me up. I look down at a smiling ke and couldn¡®t help the grin that nearly split my face in half. ¡°That was badass Ley.¡± He praised. 1 Ley. He called me Ley. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 100 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 100 Ashley¡¯s pov My eyes zed over with unshed tears. He called me Ley. It had been so long was overreacting? Probably. Did I care? Not one bil The skin between his eyebrows crease as he furrows his brows. He was likely confused by how emotional I was at this moment, ¡°What? Did I say something wrong?¡± He rushed out, slowly cing me down, Still even with my foot on the mat he had not removed his arms from my body. Instead he pulled me closer. I shook my head and smiled up at him. ¡°No. It¡¯s just that you called me Ley for the first time since you lost your memory. Sorry I¡¯m being emotional. ¡± I admitted wiping the skin underneath my eyes. I giggled feeling stupid for even crying But instead ofughing at me like I expected he smiles, blue eyes glistening with adoration as he peers down at me. ¡°Really? It feels normal calling you by that name.¡± He confessed. I smiled overly happily at his confession Then he smirks. ¡°And you want to know what else feels normal?¡± The way his tone dropped to one deep and husky had my heart pumping like I had just run a damn marathon. This is what he does to me, turns me into one of those girls who act like they¡¯ve never seen a man before. I should¡¯ve gotten used to it before but I haven¡¯t. ¡°What?¡± I whispered, my throat feeling extremely dry at the moment. I peered into his eyes and my insides melted. I could feel the blood racing through my veins and hear the rhythm of my heart in my very own ears. He grins, eyes darting down to stare at my lips. ¡°It¡¯s better if I show you.¡± He whispered and before I could question him, his fingers thread into my hair pulling me forward. Soon his lips followed, soft and warm like I remembered, pulling a gasp out of me. My eyes flickered shut, my heart constricting as I let myself be in this moment. The way he kissed me so tenderly as if afraid he¡¯d break me, almost like he was afraid that I¡¯d push him away had my mind racing with thoughts of love. To ease him, 1 fist his shirt and tugged his body to mine closer. I could feel his heat and taste him so sweet. And when he nibbles on my bottom lip asking for permission I shivered, opening my mouth for him to taste. He groans, tongue darting into my mouth and seeking whatever he wanted, no, needed. The way his lips almost now brutally mold against mine was as if he couldn¡¯t get enough, tasting me, pulling me closer until I let out a moan. I missed this. I missed his taste, the way he kissed me like I was the only woman in this world. The way we perfectly molded together. ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org . I thought I was the one making him fall in love with me again but turns out I¡¯m falling in love with him all over again too. I thought I couldn¡¯t possibly fall deeper in love with him but now being in his arms showed me that the years we¡¯ve spent together was only just the beginning ¡°Okay break it up you two, no one wants to see you both get it on in this ring.¡± Austin¡¯s amused voice shoots through the little bubble ke and I created and teared it until we came back to reality. I had completely forgotten where we were. ke was reluctant to let me go as I pulled away. His blue eyes were foggy with desire and shock. And when my eyes tear away from them to drop to his lips I smirk with satisfaction. They were red and plump from my kisses. ¡°I seriously need to scrub my eyes for days to get that image out of my head.¡± I heard Harper grumble. 2 I pulled away from kepletely and turned to face them. Leo nods in agreement to Harper¡¯s words. ¡°Yeah man, that was too extreme, I¡¯ll for sure get nightmares.¡± He shivered in exaggeration. I rolled my eyes. ¡°Oh shut up.¡± I turn to Austin who was smirking in the corner. He gives me a thumbs up and winks. I bite into my bottom lip to stifle myughter. I was sure mostly everyone by now knew ke had lost his memory and hadpletely forgotten about me. My heart pounds. He had forgotten about me. Does this mean that I was closer than I thought to win his heart all over again? I smiled just thinking about it. I feel arms wrap around my waist and my heart squeezed. ¡°How about we go get that banana chocte milkshake you promised me?¡± He bends his head and lips brush against my ears as he speaks. I shivered. I turn to face him, our faces closer than I thought. Still I smiled looking into his eyes. ¡°Does this mean you will forgive me for what happened this morning?¡± I looked at him beneath myshes in a desperate attempt to look innocent. He chuckles, turning away from me, squeezes my waist yfully and speaks to Austin.¡± Thanks for the boxing lessons man. You¡¯ll definitely see me back here again soon.¡± He turns us around. ¡°What he means by soon is when he¡¯spletely healed and his doctor gives him the go.¡± I yelled over my shoulder as I slipped under the ropes to get out. I hopped down, turning to face Austin. ¡°Hey Austin, maybe one day we could have a match, me and you, what do you say old man?¡± Ofcourse this was all teasing. Even though I had the best teacher and was a pretty decent fighter I was a hundred percent sure Austin could knock me down in an instant. He smirks winking. ¡°I¡¯m a very hard man to beat Reed but when you¡®re ready I¡®ll be happy to arrange your pretty face.¡± I feel ke throw his hand around my shoulder, turn me around and grurnbles something underneath his breath. ¡°See yah Austin.¡± I shout already close to the exit. Honestly ke was literally pushing me along with him, I could barely keep up with his pace. ¡°See you kid!¡± He shouts just as the door closes behind ke and I. ¡°You know if I didn¡¯t know better I¡¯d say you were jealous of an old man saying that my face is pretty.¡± I teased. With his pace and my almost tripping every second we had reached beside my car in less than ten seconds. He snorts letting me go and walking over to the passenger¡¯s side.¡± Me jealous? I wasn¡®t.¡± He denies, opens the door and slips in. I rolled my eyes, open the door and slipped in. ¡°Sure you weren¡¯t.¡± I snorted, turning to face him. He lets out a breath and turns to face me. ¡°Okay I was.¡± He admits. I fully turned to face him and giggled. ¡°Oh I know-¡± I am cut off with lips molding against mine as he pulls me onto him with one swift move. I moan, pressing myself to him. His fingers dug into my waist as he kissed me with desperation. ¡°I can¡¯t get enough.¡± He says between kisses. I nodded agreeing with himpletely and understanding what he meant. His hands roam down to the curve of my ass, he squeezes it and earns a gasp from me. ¡°ke.¡± I moaned, trailing my hands down his chest The ringing of my phone startles me and I pull away from him. He looks annoyed at the disturbance. ¡°Leave it.¡± He whispers and pulls me back to him. The phone rings again. I send him an apologetic smile. ¡°Sorry it can be an emergency.¡± 1 He groans, throwing his head back on the seat. ¡°Fine.¡± He grumbles but he doesn¡¯t let me go instead he grips my hips firmly. I sighed and outstretched to retrieve my phone at the backseat where I had stupidly left it. looked at the caller and quickly answered it when Rosalie¡¯s name popped up. Pulling the phon to my ears I waited for her to speak 2 ¡°Sos, I need you toe to my apartment, like right now.¡± She rushes out and hangs up before I could get a word in. 13 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 101 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 101 Ashley¡¯s pov I decided to drop ke home before going to Rosalie¡¯s apartment. Lord only knows how long I¡¯d be there. I didn¡¯t want him to have to wait for me for long. I was happy he understood but I could tell by the look in his eyes, he was equally as disappointed as me that our kiss was interrupted. I smiled, lifting a finger to touch my bottom lip. It still tingled from his kisses and I could still feel his fingers on my body. Oddly I could still feel the heat of his touch and the way he tasted. It was like he branded me without knowing ¡°Ashley, get your ass up here now!¡± Startled, I flinch bakwards until I bonked my head on the seat. Looking out of the window I¡¯m surprised to see Rosalie head peeking out of the window of her apartment. Her now short hair messily falls over her face as she res down at me across the street where my car was parked. ¡°Hurry up!¡± She shouts and disappears back into her room. Shaking my head slightly at her dramatic actions I got out of the car, mming the door shut. ¡°She better have been in need of help and not being dramatic.¡± I grumble under my breath as I cross the quiet and empty street. I felt my shirt clinging to me like a second skin because of the sweat that currently drenched me from head to toe. I barely did anything in that gym other than knock down a kid. Okay that sounds really bad by saying it like that. So let me rephrase it. I knocked down a teen boy with a boastful mouth in less than a minute and I was sweating buckets like I had been at it for hours. How was ke not grossed out by my sweat? ¡°Good Morning.¡± I greeted a middle aged woman who had been walking down the stairs. Bag at her sides and hair in a neat it. ¡°It¡¯s afternoon now.¡± She smiles. My eyebrows raised and I looked down at my phone, switching it on. It read twelve thirty. How long had ke and I been in the gym? The woman walks past me as I stride up the stairs. Honestly I was happy Rosalie¡®s room wasn¡®t far up. Room four, room six, room eight. I mumbled inwardly as I peered around. Room ten. Smirking, I knocked on the door with more force than needed. Take it as payback for disturbing ke and I. ¡°Christ Ashley I¡¯ming, I¡¯ming!¡± I hear her yell on the other side of the door She opens the door and my fist haltsmid air i smiled at her sheepishly and put my hand down ¡°This had beller be an emergency for real Rosalie, you disturbed me from something, important ¡°I grumble walking into her apartment. I¡¯m surprised to ser Kimberly there she was seated on the sofa rubbing her tiny bump. I felt a pang I wanted that. I sighed. I guess I¡¯ll have to wait. Even though ke kissed me and showed that he was altracted to me too didn¡¯t mean he¡¯d want more with me. I forced out the sad thoughts and walked over to Kimberly who lifts her head from her belly and smiles at me war?nly. ¡°Hey Kim, did Ryan drop you off here, I didn¡¯t notice your car parked outside?¡± I question as I sat down beside her on the sofa. She nods. ¡°Yeah.¡± She utters then rolls her eyes. ¡°He refuses to let me drive on my own.¡± She murmurs with a hint of annoyance in her voice. Iugh. ¡°He¡¯s already so protective and you haven¡¯t even given birth yet.¡± She groans. ¡°Tell me about it. I¡¯m honestly afraid of the day when I¡¯m going to be inbor. Or when the baby is actually here. God only knows what he¡¯d do.¡± I snorted, agreeing with her. ¡°Just promise to not kill my bestfriend if he gets a little overbearing?¡± ¡°Yeah no promises.¡± She mumbles. We bothughed. ¡°Guys I¡¯m in serious dip shit and you both are having the time of y¡¯all lives.¡± Rosalie whines walking over to us. I finally looked at her attire. She looked like she had just woken up, soft cotton shorts and a thin shirt. That was her normal sleeping attire. Dropping my eyes to her feet Iugh inwardly. Of course leave it to Rosalie to earn a pair of bunny slippers. 1 Leaning towards Kimberly, I whispered softly. ¡°Any idea why she called us here?¡± I question. ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org . ¡°No idea. She just mentioned that she needed my help and I shoulde alone as soon as possible.¡± Kimberly replies softly while staring at Rosalie. ¡°She¡¯s not nning a murder is she?¡± I whispered back. Rosalie huffs and ces her hands on her waist. ¡°Guys you do know I can hear you right?¡± I leaned away from Kimberly and smiled sheepishly at Rosalie. ¡°So why have you summoned us here Rosa? What¡¯s wrong?¡± I asked. She groans aloud, tugging at her hair as she paces back and forth. I turn to Kimberly and we both looked at each other confused. ¡°What the fuck is her problem?¡± I mouthed at Kimberly who shrugs. ¡°I had sex with Arden.¡± Rosalie blurts out. Okay that was something I didn¡¯t really need to hear. I cringed inwardly. Hearing about your sibling gettingid is scary and quite frankly disgusting. Clearing my throat I turned to face her. Her face was red and she looked utterly nervous. ¡°SO what¡¯s the problem?¡± I asked. Honestly it wasn¡¯t a surprise that the two hooked up. Everyone witnessed the tension brewing between the two the day of ke and I¡¯s wedding. It was only a matter of time. ¡°The problem is that I hate him and we slept together the night of your wedding. Oh wait and the day after that and the day after that ¡°Okay we get it, you guys had sex a lot.¡± I cut her off, not able to keep the cringe off my face this time. ¡°From what I¡¯m hearing you don¡¯t hate him.¡± Kimberly worded out. Rosalie narrows her eyes in anger. ¡°Yes I do, he cheated on me. I fucking love him and he went ahead and kissed a cheap slut while all I did was think about him. Stupid boys always think with their dicks.¡± She rages on. ¡°You said you love him.¡± Kimberly murmurs. ¡°Yeah so?¡± Rosalie huffs. This girl was still in denial. ¡°You didn¡¯t say you loved him, you said you love him, present tense. Which means you still do. So what¡¯s the problem? Why fight it? It¡¯s clear that he wants you back Rosa-¡± Kimberly points out only to get cut off by a vexed Rosa. ¡°You guys don¡¯t get it. We sleep together asionally but I never put abel on our rtionship. And now I¡¯m fucked because well.¡± She drawls out and looks around her apartment like she¡¯s nervous. She clenches her eyes shut and fist her shirt. ¡°I think I might be pregnant.¡± 13 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 102 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 102 Ashley¡¯s pov This was honestly thest thing I thought Rosalle would say. I was utterly shocked and felt the weight of not knowing what to do or how tofort her. ¡°Are you sure?¡± Kimberly whispers, her eyes on Rosalie¡¯s stomach, Rosalie opens her eyes, sighs and plops down on the mat crossed leg. ¡°I don¡¯t know, I¡®ve been feeling nauseous recently and I feel like I put on weight Instead of losing Also Arden didn¡¯t pull out on the wedding night nor did he the day after.¡± She brings her legs up, circles her arms around them and drops her head on her knees. ¡°This is what I get for not taking precautions. I should never have slept with him. Fuck him and how he makes me feel.¡± She murmurs but it¡¯s barely coherent as her mouth is pressed to her legs. Finally finding my voice, I spoke up, ¡°Did you at least take a test to know?¡± I asked. She lifts her head and I feel sadden as I witness her red rimmed eyes and snotty nose. ¡°I haven¡¯t yet. I bought them an hour ago but I¡¯m scared to take it.¡± She confessed. ¡°Wait them? How many did you buy?¡± I asked. She rises to her feet and shrugs. ¡°Around ten.¡± She admits. She then points at the ck bag on the coffee table before us. ¡°They¡¯re all in here, taunting me.¡± She grumbles. I nodded. ¡°Okay, did you tell this to Arden?¡± Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. ¡°God no, unless I am sure that I am in fact pregnant then I¡¯ll keep this scare away from him. It¡¯s not like he¡¯d care.¡± She grumbles lowly. ¡°Of course he cares about you Rosa. Arden loves you and I know he did some stupid shit in the past but he¡¯s trying to make it up to you. If you are in fact pregnant, I think it would be considered fate. It was meant to happen, you two were meant to happen.¡± I defended my brother. Arden was stupid yes, but he loved Rosalie and she loved him equally. It was now irritating to see her pushing him away when she wanted him just as much as he wanted her back. She sighs but I knew I got to her. At least I hoped. ¡°Why don¡¯t you take the test now Rosalie?¡± Kimberly suggested. ¡°We¡¯ll be with you every step of the way.¡± Rosalie bites down on her bottom lip and flicks her eyes between Kimberly and I. ¡°Every step of the way?¡± Kimberly nods while my stomach drops. The way Rosalie¡¯s eyes glistened with wickedness made me realize that whatever she was thinking can¡¯t be good. ¡°Would you two take the test together with me so I¡¯ll not be the only one?¡± She asked, pursing her lips into a pout.2 ¡°Yeal no ¡°I spoke up, shaking my head. There was no way I¡¯d pee on a stick ¡°I¡¯m already pregnant, no need for confirmation again.¡± Kimberly snorts and points at her small baby bump Rosalie¡¯s eyes began to moisten with tears and I groaned inwardly. That little devil. It¡¯s no wonder she and Arden are a match made in heaven, they are exactly the same. Know how to manipte anything to get their way. ¡°Come on guys, please? I can¡¯t do this alone.¡± She pleaded. ¡°Like I said, we all know how the results of the test wille out. I¡¯m not going through that shit again. Ashley on the other hand can do it with you.¡± Kimberly suggested. I turn to Kimberly and send her a sharp re. ¡°Throw me under the bus, why don¡¯t you.¡± I hissed. ¡°Ohe on Ashley, it¡¯s not like you should be afraid of the results. Well, unless you have something to confess?¡± Kimberly questions in a teasing tone. ¡°Yeah Ashley, nothing to be afraid of.¡± Rosalie utters. I turn my sharp re towards her. 1 ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of the results because I know I¡¯m not pregnant. I just don¡¯t feel like peeing on a stick.¡± I grumble out in anger. 1 Rosalie falls on her knees before me and peers at me sadly. ¡°Please Ashley, I don¡¯t want to take it alone. I¡¯m scared.¡± She begs. I stared at her nkly before giving up. Sighing, I nodded. ¡°Fine.¡± I grumble. Rosalie smiles and rises to her feet. ¡°I¡¯ll take one in my bathroom and you can take yours in the guest bathroom. When we¡¯re done we¡¯ll bring it here and ce it on the box while we wait together.¡± She says and opens the ck bag filled with tests. 2 She sent one at me and I barely caught it. After letting out an ooph when it hit my boobs then fell on my lap, I picked it up and rise to my feet. ¡°I hate you two for forcing me into this.¡± I grumble as I make my way to the guest bathroom. ¡°You know you love us!¡± Kimberly and Rosalie shouts behind me. I rolled my eyes. How did I end up here? From boxing a teenage boy to now peeing on a pregnancy test? I pressed my lips together as I shook a little on the toilet seat so I could make sure that I had gotten all of that pee out. ¡°Please Ashley take the test with me, I¡¯m scared.¡± I grumble as I continued to shake a bit, making sure to not get pee on my fingers. ¡°Little she devil knew how to y her cards right.¡± I sighed and moved the test away from between my legs when I felt like I did not have any urine left. ¡°How could this small little stick thing tell when a woman is pregnant?¡± I asked no one in particr as I ced it on the bathroom countertop and pulled up my underwear and tights. 1 I walked to the sink and open the faucet to wash my hands. Staring at myself in the mirror I shook my head. ¡°How did I even end up here?¡± I asked my reflection ¡°Are you done Ashley?¡± Rosalie yelled. Sighing, I closed the pipe and wiped my hands on the small towel that was hanging beside the mirror. ¡°Yes I¡¯ll be out in a sec!¡± I yelled back. ¡°I should¡¯ve continued sucking ke¡¯s face and pretended to not have heard my phone ringing. Then I wouldn¡¯t have gone through this.¡± I murmur and picked up the test, careful to not touch where I had peed on. I walked out of the bathroom and made my way back to the living room where Rosalie and Kimberly were. I looked down at the pregnancy box on the coffee table and noticed the test on top of it. Rosalie sits down beside Kimberly and hugs a throw pillow while looking down at the test nervously. ¡°I seriously can¡¯t believe you two talked me into doing this.¡± I muttered as I ce my test down on another box. I made sure to keep it away from Rosalie¡¯s, so we would not get confused. I walked over to a vacant sofa and plop down. ¡°Now we wait.¡± Rosalie murmurs softly while squeezing the throw pillow. I nodded. ¡°Now we wait.¡± ¡°I would be so happy if either one of you is pregnant. I wouldn¡¯t have to go through this experience alone.¡± Kimberly admits. I smiled softly. I highly doubted that I was pregnant, I never showed symptoms. And I don¡¯t think ke and I were ready to be parents as yet. Not when he just made the first move. 1 Two minutester. ¡°Is it time yet?¡± Rosalie asked for the fifth time since we ced the test down. ¡°Not yet Rosalie, you must wait for at least five minutes.¡± Kimberly stated. 1 Rosalie groans, throwing her head back. ¡°This is torture. I feel so anxious and scared.¡± Five minutester. ¡°I¡¯m scared to look, someone please look for me.¡± Rosalie begs. ¡°I¡¯m toozy to get up.¡± Kimberly groans. ¡°Ashley you look.¡± I red at her and rolled my eyes. ¡°Fine.¡± I hissed and rise to my feet. I peered at Rosalie¡¯s test, while holding my breath. I don¡¯t know why I watched her test first and not mine. I couldn¡¯t be scared of my results could I? One barely there line. I lift my eyes to her scared one¡¯s. ¡°Well if you weren¡¯t ready for a baby then it¡¯s your luck, you¡¯re not pregnant.¡± Her eyes dropped. ¡°Oh.¡± She mumbles sadly. My heart pounds as I begin to sweat. Drawing my eyes slowly towards my test. I bit into my bottom lip as I peered at the test on the box. I squint to get a better look Wait. My heart drops then starts to pound uncontrobly. This is not happening right now Two dark red lines. 19 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 103 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 103 Ashley¡¯s pov This was honestly thest thing I thought Rosalie would say. I was utterly shocked and felt 1 weight of not knowing what to do or how tofort her. ¡°Are you sure?¡± Kimberly whispers, her eyes on Rosalie¡¯s stomach. Rosalie opens her eyes, sighs and plops down on the mat crossed leg. ¡°I don¡¯t know, I¡¯ve be feeling nauseous recently and I feel like I put on weight instead of losing. Also Arden didi pull out on the wedding night nor did he the day after.¡± She brings her legs up, circles her arms around them and drops her head on her knees. ¡°This what I get for not taking precautions. I should never have slept with him. Fuck him and how makes me feel.¡± She murmurs but it¡¯s barely coherent as her mouth is pressed to her legs. Finally finding my voice, I spoke up. ¡°Did you at least take a test to know?¡± I asked. She lifts her head and I feel sadden as I witness her red rimmed eyes and snotty nose. ¡°I haven¡¯t yet. I bought them an hour ago but I¡¯m scared to take it.¡± She confessed. ¡°Wait them? How many did you buy?¡± I asked. She rises to her feet and shrugs. ¡°Around ten.¡± She admits. She then points at the ck bag ( the coffee table before us. ¡°They¡¯re all in here, taunting me.¡± She grumbles. I nodded. ¡°Okay, did you tell this to Arden?¡± ¡°God no, unless I am sure that I am in fact pregnant then I¡¯ll keep this scare away from hir It¡¯s not like he¡¯d care.¡± She grumbles lowly. ¡°Of course he cares about you Rosa. Arden loves you and I know he did some stupid shit in ti past but he¡¯s trying to make it up to you. If you are in fact pregnant, I think it would be considered fate. It was meant to happen, you two were meant to happen.¡± I defended my brother. Arden was stupid yes, but he loved Rosalie and she loved him equally. It was now irritating 1 see her pushing him away when she wanted him just as much as he wanted her back She sighs but I knew I got to her. At least I hoped. ¡°Why don¡¯t you take the test now Rosalie?¡± Kimberly suggested. ¡°We¡¯ll be with you every ste of the way,¡± Rosalie bites down on her bottom lip and flicks her eyes between Kimberly and I. ¡°Every ste of the way?¡± Kimberly nods while my stomach drops, The way Rosalie¡®s eyes glistened with wickedness made me realize that whatever she was thinking can¡¯t be good. ¡°Would you two take the test together with me so I¡¯ll not be the only one?¡± She asked, pursing her lips into a pout. 2 ¡°Yeah no.¡± I spoke up, shaking my head. There was no way I¡¯d pee on a stick. ¡°I¡¯m already pregnant, no need for confirmation again.¡± Kimberly snorts and points at her small baby bump Rosalie¡¯s eyes began to moisten with tears and I groaned inwardly. That little devil. It¡¯s no wonder she and Arden are a match made in heaven, they are exactly the same. Know how to manipte anything to get their way. ¡°Come on guys, please? I can¡¯t do this alone.¡± She pleaded. ¡°Like I said, we all know how the results of the test wille out. I¡¯m not going through tha shit again. Ashley on the other hand can do it with you.¡± Kimberly suggested. I turn to Kimberly and send her a sharp re. ¡°Throw me under the bus, why don¡¯t you.¡± I hissed. ¡°Ohe on Ashley, it¡¯s not like you should be afraid of the results. Well, unless you have something to confess?¡± Kimberly questions in a teasing tone. ¡°Yeah Ashley, nothing to be afraid of.¡± Rosalie utters. I turn my sharp re towards her. 1 ¡°I¡¯m not afraid of the results because I know I¡¯m not pregnant. I just don¡¯t feel like peeing on a stick¡± I grumble out in anger. 1 Rosalie falls on her knees before me and peers at me sadly. ¡°Please Ashley, I don¡¯t want to take it alone. I¡¯m scared.¡± She begs. I stared at her nkly before giving up. Sighing, I nodded. ¡°Fine.¡± I grumble. Rosalie smiles and rises to her feet. ¡°I¡¯ll take one in my bathroom and you can take yours in the guest bathroom. When we¡¯re done we¡¯ll bring it here and ce it on the box while we wait together.¡± She says and opens the ck bag filled with tests. 2 She sent one at me and I barely caught it. After letting out an ooph when it hit my boobs then fell on my lap, I picked it up and rise to my feet. ¡°I hate you two for forcing me into this.¡± I grumble as I make my way to the guest bathroom. ¡°You know you love us!¡± Kimberly and Rosalie shouts behind me. I rolled my eyes. How did I end up here? From boxing a teenage boy to now peeing on a pregnancy test? I pressed my lips together as I shook a little on the toilet seat so I could make sure that I had gotten all of that pee out. *Please Ashley take the test with me, I¡®m scared.¡± I grumble as I continued to shake a bit, making sure to not get pee on my fingers. *Lattle the devil knew how to y her cards right.¡± I sighed and moved the test away from between my legs when I felt like I did not have any urine left. ¡°How could this snall little stick thing tell when a woman is pregnant?¡± I asked no one in particr as I ced it on the bathroom countertop and pulled up my underwear and tights. I walked to the sink and open the faucet to wash my hands. Staring at myself in the mirror I shook my head. ¡°How did I even end up here?¡± I asked my reflection. ¡°Are you done Ashley?¡± Rosalie yelled. Sighing, I closed the pipe and wiped my hands on the small towel that was hanging beside the mirror. ¡°Yes I¡¯ll be out in a sec!¡± I yelled back ¡°I should¡®ve continued sucking ke¡®s face and pretended to not have heard my phone ringing. Then I wouldn¡¯t have gone through this.¡± I murmur and picked up the test, careful to not touch where I had peed on. I walked out of the bathroom and made my way back to the living room where Rosalie and Kimberly were. I looked down at the pregnancy box on the coffee table and noticed the test on top of it. Rosalie sits down beside Kimberly and hugs a throw pillow while looking down at the test nervously. ¡°I seriously can¡¯t believe you two talked me into doing this.¡± I muttered as I ce my test down on another box. I made sure to keep it away from Rosalie¡®s, so we would not get confused. I walked over to a vacant sofa and plop down. ¡°Now we wait.¡± Rosalie murmurs softly while squeezing the throw pillow. I nodded. ¡°Now we wait.¡± ¡°I would be so happy if either one of you is pregnant. I wouldn¡¯t have to go through this experience alone.¡± Kimberly admits. I smiled softly. I highly doubted that I was pregnant, I never showed symptoms. And I don¡®t think ke and I were ready to be parents as yet. Not when he just made the first move. 1 Two minutester. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! ¡°Is it time yet?¡± Rosalie asked for the fifth time since we ced the test down. ¡°Not yet Rosalie, you must wait for at least five minutes.¡± Kimberly stated. 1 Rosalie groans, throwing her head back. ¡°This is torture. I feel so anxious and scared.¡± Five minutester, ¡°I¡¯m scared to look, someone please look for me.¡± Rosalie begs. ¡°I¡®m toozy to get up.¡± Kimberly groans. ¡°Ashley you look.¡± I red at her and rolled my eyes. ¡°Fine.¡± I hissed and rise to my feet. I peered at Rosalie¡¯s test, while holding my breath. I don¡¯t know why I watched her test first and not mine. I couldn¡®t be scared of my results could I? One barely there line I lift my eyes to her scared one¡®s. ¡°Well if you weren¡®t ready for a baby then it¡¯s your luck, you¡®re not pregnant.¡± Her eyes dropped,¡±Oh,¡± She munnbles sadly, My heart pounds as I begin to sweat. Drawing, my eyes slowly towards my test, I bit into m bottom lip as I peered at the test on the box I squint to get a better look Wait. My heart drops then starts to pound uncontrobly. This is not happening right now Two dark red lines, 19 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 104 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 104 Ashley¡®s pov ¡°So what does it say? Are you pregnant?¡± Kimberly questions after an awkward tense pause of silence. How can I answer right now when my very own tongue feels heavy? Even my lungs felt restricted of air? Was this considered a panic attack? ¡°Well what does it say Ashley?¡± Rosalie asked. Impatience is clear in her voice but my mouth can¡®t seem to form any sentence as of right now. My eyes are glued on the two dark red lines. Pregnant. I¡¯m pregnant. 1 The little voice in my head kept repeating what I already knew yet it felt like a dream. ¡°Why do you look like you¡¯ve seen a ghost?¡± Rosalie murmurs, rises andes beside me. She peeks at the test on the box and she gasps. ¡°Oh shit.¡± She gasps. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?!¡± Kimberly rushes out and stands up. ¡°Nothing is wrong, the question we all should be asking is how did everything get so right? Congrats Ashley I know you¡¯ll be a great moma.¡± Rosalie nearly squeals out loud. I¡¯m startled when I felt her arms wrap around me to pull me into an embrace. ¡°She¡¯s pregnant?¡± Kimberly yelled and walks over to us. She wraps her arms around us both. I feel their excitement yet my mind can¡¯t wrap around the thought of bing a mother. I wanted this so bad. I wanted one day to be the mother of ke¡¯s kids. But now knowing that it was actuallying true and I was currently pregnant brought on fear. Fear of the unknown. Not only did I get pregnant at the worst time since my baby daddy still hasn¡¯t regained his memories but I also didn¡¯t think I could do this with being so stressed. How will he even take that news? Will he be mad, upset, confused? Will he think I cheated on him? He doesn¡¯t remember me so he definitely won¡®t remember our sex life. Rosalie and Kimberly pull away, probably feeling my unease. They peered at me in confusion, flickering their eyes between each other. My eyes peer at the test. ¡°What¡¯s wrong, aren¡¯t you happy?¡± Rosalie question. Was I? Yes I was. But I was also terrified. Was this how mom felt when she got to know she was pregnant with me? ¡°I am.¡± I finally whispered. ¡°I can¡®t wait to go shopping with you for baby clothes. I can¡¯t wait to buy those cute knitted booties and hats and ¨C¡± Rosalie babbles. ¡°Are you alright Ashley?¡± Kimberly asked worriedly. When I finally remove my eyes away from the positive test and settle it on Kimberly I¡¯m suddenly hit with sadness. She was lucky that Ryan can remember every moment they shared and was happy to hear they were expecting. But ke doesn¡®t remember the times we shared and he probably wouldn¡®t take this news all that well. I nodded and finally managed a smile. ¡°I am fine, just need to rest a little.¡± I looked down at the test and sighed. ¡°I¡¯ll just head home.¡± They nodded. ¡°Will you tell ke?¡± Rosalie whispers. I froze. Could this news possibly ruin the little chance I had with him? Yes. Will he feel like everything is moving too fast? Yes. Does he deserve to know even though he could potentially hate me? Yes. I nodded and started pushing the test inside the box.¡± I will. I just need to know how.¡± I murmur. How am I supposed to let my husband know that we are expecting our first child? I started walking towards the door only to get stopped. ¡°Wait! You can¡¯t go out like that with a pregnancy box on disy. Here let me fetch a ck nylon bag.¡± Rosalie shouts to get my attention. I waited, the sides of my head throbbing with a lurking migraine. This was not how I imagined my first time being pregnant would be. ¡°Here you go.¡± Rosalie smiles, holding out the bag as I ce the box inside. ¡°Thank you.¡± I murmur, clutching the bag tightly in my grip. ¡°Hey Rosa?¡± She looks at me expectantly. ¡°Talk to Arden. Pushing him away instead of making great memories with him will only make you regretter on. Let him in Rosa.¡± I uttered. She nods and smiles softly. ¡°I will Ash. If you need me I¡®m always here and just one phone call away.¡± Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. I smiled sadly and waved her and Kimberly bye before heading out of the apartment building. Again how did I end up here? Why does my car feel safer than my house right now? I peer at our home. So close yet it felt so far away. I sighed. I had been seated in the car for a couple of minutes now and I was afraid ke woulde out and ask me what¡®s wrong. What would I answer him with? Oh nothings wrong, I¡¯m just expecting your kid. No that one sounds dumb and cliche, Oh hey ke, remember when you fucked me for days before and after the wedding and came inside of me many times? Well guess your sperm hit the spot because I¡®m pregnant. No, that one sounds too extreme. And he definitely didn¡¯t remember you fucking idiot, he can¡®t even remember you. How about this one. Oh hey ke you know before you got shot and lost your memories we had a lot of sex and now I¡¯m pregnant. Yeah I suck at this. I murmur a curse under my breath and bring my head to the steering wheel. identally hitting the middle, I¡¯m startled when I heard a loud honk. Shit then he¡¯d definitely think something is up. Grabbing the test that I had ced on the passenger¡¯s seat I got out of the car. Breathe Ashley, breathe. In and out. In and out. I opened the door softly. I hear the loud sounds of gunshotsing from the living room. No doubt ke was watching an action movie. I close the door softly with one hand the other held the bag with the test Nerves pricked my skin and my hands became mmy. I was nervous, more nervous than I have ever been in my life. I walked towards the living room to let him know that I was home. It would definitely raise suspicion if I didn¡¯t. Somehow he hears my footsteps because he turns around. His blue eyes fall onto me and he smiles. My heart froze. How am I supposed to give him this kind of news? ¡°You¡¯re back. Was everything okay with Rosalie?¡± His eyes fall to the bag and he smirks. ¡°Did you buy the banana chocte milkshake on your way? You know you did promise me.¡± I forced out a smile and I¡¯m sure I looked stupid. ¡°Sorry I forgot, I¡¯ll make sure to buy it tomorrow. And yeah Rosalie¡®s okay, just had a little scare.¡± I murmur. His blue eyes fall to my lips and he licks his. ¡°It¡¯s fine I can take another form of apology. How about we continue where we left off?¡± He asked. His voice had already gone deeper than usual and his eyes darken with desire. My heart thumps. ¡°Um, I don¡¯t want to disturb you. I¡¯ll just go take a shower and start dinner. ¡°I didn¡¯t wait for him to answer or question my sudden reaction as I turn around and headed upstairs. How the hell am I supposed to tell my husband who has amnesia that he¡®s going to be a dad? 10 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 105 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 105 ke¡®s pov What was wrong with her? I¡¯ve been asking myself this for hours. What could I have possibly done wrong to have her treat me so coldly? Did I kiss her too soon? Did she think I had kissed her because I only wanted to fuck her? I groan and turned on my back and stared at the ceiling. The dinner was horrible. Not her cooking skills, no, she really could open her own damn restaurant. It was horrible because no matter how many times I wanted to converse with her, she¡¯d give me curt replies, turn her eyes away and stab at her food like she was in her own little world. I will admit, I felt like shit. Like I had done something wrong. I did ask her if I did, but she only answered with a vague no and in her words, ¡®you could never do anything wrong, I¡¯m fine, just tired.¡¯ Was this how it felt to have a wife and not know what you did wrong when they were mad? Wife. Referring to her as my wife felt so strange yet so right at the same time. It was weird waking up from aa only to know that you¡¯re married to one of the most beautiful women on earth. I sighed remembering the day I woke up from thea. She looked so lost that day, so tired and sad. And I treated her like shit. Why? Because at that moment she was a stranger to me and the strong attraction and pull i felt towards her scared mepletely. My first thought when I saw her face was, why the hell would I feel such a way for a stranger? Why can she pull me in by just one look? And what really broke me was the moment I heard her crying. It fucking broke me because I did this to her, I made her cry. I sighed shifting around on the bed. It was sote and I couldn¡¯t sleep. I felt like a weight was pushing on my chest by the very thought of Ley mad at me. I grunted mming my fisted hands on the bed. ¡°I wish I knew what you were thinking in that pretty little head of yours.¡± I murmur. My head snap to the door, wishing she¡¯d walk through at this very second. I snorted amused at my own thoughts. Why would she evene to you? I draw my eyes to the clock on the nightstand. It was already twelve forty. Late, yet I can¡¯t seem to sleep. I groaned, turning on my belly, pressed my cheeks to the mattress and clenched my eyes shut. I open my eyes, grunting when I felt the soreness in my body. I clench something tight in my hands. My eyes draw to my hands and I¡®m startled to see how my fingers clutched a AR¨C15 rifle firmly as if it was my life force. I draw my eyes to my attire.It wasn¡®t normal clothes, no. Was I wearing military clothes? ¡°Get down, Get down!¡± A very loud booming male voice yells. Gunshots, loud and peircing rang through the air. I lift my eyes, narrowing them when a strong breeze flew dirt particules in the air. It looked like I was in the desert. ¡°Shit.¡± I found myself saying outloud when my eyes focused on dead bodies. Dead bodies of soldiers. Their blood oozed around them like their very own pool. I sucked in a breath pressing my back to whatever protected me from getting shot. Was this a dream? It did not feel like it. It felt too real to be just a dream. I flinch, clenching my teeth when the bullets hit the sand, so close to my foot. My ears were ringing from the loud shouts of the soldiers and gunshots. I could feel something warm slowly trickling down my ear. I lifted a finger and touched the warm liquid. Drawing it back and looking at it, I noticed it was my own blood. ¡°Damn we¡®re toast here.¡± A voice besides me curses. I turn to the source. A man my age, a soldier and oddly I knew his name. How had I not noticed him beside me before? ¡°We¡¯re too much in the open, we need to get moving.¡± I groan, looking around. It was strange how I spoke to him already knowing what to say. I turned around and it¡¯s then I noticed we were somewhat protected by a tactical vehicle. But from the smell of gas and the increasing gunshots raging through it, it wouldn¡¯t take long until it blew up. Hopefully I will not be there when it does. I looked around and noticed that there was a massize boulder where soldiers were seeking cover while shooting back at those who wanted us dead. It seemed like a better choice than staying here where we were getting shot at. ¡°We need to get out now Saeed.¡± I pant. The air felt foggy and stuffed with gases which made it difficult to breathe. I pointed at the boulder. ¡°We¡¯ll make a run for it, I will cover us.¡± ¡°I can¡®t leave this post, I lost my helmet when the vehicle flipped.¡± Saeed pant beside me. I turn to him and indeed he did not have a helmet to protect his head. Shit. I didn¡¯t think twice as I removed my own and handed it to him. He looked confused. ¡°You can¡®t give me your own man. You¡¯ll be open.¡±He pants. I hiss, pushing it into his arms. ¡°Just take the damn thing.¡± I looked at the boulder where the other soldiers were hiding. One in particr turns towards us and shouts. ¡°I¡¯ll cover you two!¡± He positioned his rifle and waited. I turned to Saeed and nodded, ¡°It¡¯s now or never man. You ran ahead first, I got our backs.¡± I promised I found my hands digging into my pocket and pulling out something. It¡¯s a small picture and I smiled. It was a picture of Ley. She looked like an angel smiling at the camera with a soft golden hue casted over her. She was my angel I brought the picture to my lips and kissed it. ¡°I promise I¡¯lle back to you.¡± I whispered and then pushed it back inside my pocket. I turned to Saeed. ¡°Ready?¡± He nodded though his eyes spoke fear. I sighed, clenching my eyes shut and pressed my back on the vehicle. I listened carefully. One. Two. Three. They shot every three seconds. ¡°When I say go, you go.¡± I uttered, opening my eyes. Saeed nods and visibly gulps. One. Two. Three. Pause. ¡°Go! Go!Go!¡± I yelled and rose to my feet, turning around to shoot. Saeed ran towards the other soldiers and we had reached a safe distance when the tactical vehicle exploded. The explosion still had us dropping to the ground. I looked behind us and noticed the guns aiming, ready to shoot. We were sitting ducks. ¡°Shit, get up! Let¡¯s go!¡± I urged, rising to my feet. The other soldiers spotted us while we ran. I hissed,unching myself behind the boulder as I took cover, sighing in relief that I hadn¡¯t gotten shot. I looked beside me. Where the hell was Saeed? I tilted my head a bit behind the boulder and spotted him on the ground, groaning in pain as he held his bleeding leg. ¡°Cover me.¡± I told Gustavo. He looks at me in panic. ¡°You can¡¯t go back there Reed, you¡¯re risking your life. We already called for backup and help, they should be on their way. Wait for them, don¡¯t go back out there. ¡°That¡¯s a risk I¡¯m willing to take if it can save one of myrades.¡± I yelled and without thinking much of it, ran towards Saeed. I fell beside him, wrapping my fingers around his arm and dragged him. I flinched, hissing when a bullet grazed my shoulder. Still I was not willing to give up and dragged Saeed who was groaning in pain. Just a few more ¡°Hurry up Reed!¡± Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org. I turned around to stare at how many more steps until we reached the boulder and that¡¯s when I felt it Pushing through my skull, sharp and piercing I felt my entire body go numb, my legs not strong enough to hold my weight as I fell to the ground I heard curses, shouts of panic and worry then felt hands dragging my body, ¡°Help is on the way Stay with us Reed.¡± My vision blurs and the shouts and gunshots felt like just silent murmurs. But her face, Ley¡®s face, was thest thing I saw as I got swallowed by darkness I gasp waking up. My body shivered and my head pounded, cold sweat trickling down my back I groan sitting up and clutch my head. This dream felt too real, like I had gone through this. It felt like a memory. A sudden shback. Ley. My little angel. My stomach twisted not wanting to be alone at this moment. I move off the bed and without thinking walked over to Ley¡¯s room. I sighed, staring at the door and knocked. I needed her tonight. 22 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 106 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 106 Ashley¡®s pov I am woken up by the sound of soft knocks on my bedroom door. I was always a light sleeper.I blinked away the sleep from my eyes and focused them on the clock It was three a.m. Was something wrong with ke? The very thought has my heart pounding as I kick off the covers,flick on my nightmp and get off the bed. I stride towards the door. I flick the switch on to light up the room then wrench the door open. ke¡¯s tired eyes greets me. Distress was written on his face like an open book. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Are you okay? Did something happen?¡± I rush out, scanning my eyes over his form. He lifts his hand to scratch the back of his head. ¡°Sorry I woke you up from your sleep, I¡¯ll just uh-¡± He points at the back of him, more specifically his opened room. He turns around to leave but I¡¯m quick to wrap my fingers around his arm and stop him. He stills, not turning to face me. ¡°What¡¯s wrong ke you can tell me.¡± I urged and unknowingly went closer to him until his arm touched my belly. An image of him caressing my swollen belly suddenly emerges in my head. I sighed. Hopefully this will happen when I finally get the guts to tell him I¡¯m pregnant. He turns around, his body heat warming me instantly from the slight chill of the night. He peers down at me and the light from my room allows me to see the emotions ying in his eyes. Something terrified him. He sighs, looking away from me and settles his eyes on the doorframe. ¡°I think I had a shback. A shback from the day I got shot.¡± He murmurs so lowly that he sounded like he didn¡¯t believe the wordsing out of his mouth. The thought of him getting shbacks has my mind racing with endless possibilities. Will he start to remember soon? I grip his arm more firmly and squeeze, urging him to continue. His eyes finally settle on mine and he sends me an embarrassed look. ¡°I ju-st thought that maybe I could stay with you tonight? I don¡¯t want to be alone.¡± He chuckles nervously and moves away from my hold. I frown at his actions. ¡°Shit, I sound like a little kid that¡¯s scared of the dark and nightmares. I¡¯ll just head back to my roo I don¡¯t let him finish. I grabbed his arm and with strength I didn¡¯t know I had, pulled him into my room, closing and locking the door. I flicked the light off but the glow of the nightmp still lights the room. I stared at his shocked face and rolled my eyes. His stuttering and shy act was cute but tonight I needed him to feelfortable with me. That would be the only way we could get past what¡¯s going on. I leave his side and walk towards the bed. I reach over and fix the covers while turning to face his still shocked face. ¡°Well aren¡¯t youing?¡± I question and settle on the bed. He looks confused butes over towards the bed. ¡°Are you always this confusing?¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± Iy my head on the pillow and turn my body to his. He settles on the bed beside me and it¡¯s then I realize that he didn¡¯t have a shirt on but only boxers. My mind was so focused on his well being that I didn¡¯t realize earlier that he was almost bare. Okay maybe this wasn¡¯t a good idea to have him this close to me with my raging hormones. I finally realized why I had been so aroused by him these few days, I was pregnant. Why hadn¡¯t I also noticed my sudden quick changes of mood? He turns to face me. ¡°You were cold to me earlier but now you¡¯re acting like your usual self.¡± I smiled apologetically. ¡°I¡¯m sorry I just had something on my mind earlier. I acted like a bitch when you were trying to have a conversation.¡± ¡°Was it the kiss at the gym? Did you not like it? Did I move too quickly? If I did, I¡¯m sorry I just couldn¡¯t resist and honestly I¡¯ve been wanting to kiss you for days now and ¨C ¡°ke?¡± I asked, cutting him off. I smiled. ¡°Yeah?¡± His eyes flicker to my lips and back to my eyes. ¡°The kiss we shared was amazing, beyond that even. What we shared in the gym has nothing to do with my sudden mood change.¡± I murmur softly. His eyes darted between both of my eyes, seeking for any lies. ¡°Do you want to talk about it?¡± He suggested. Do I really want to tell him I¡¯m pregnant now when he just got a shback? Probably not. I still haven¡¯t thought of a way to share this news with him anyway. I give him a soft smile and shook my head.¡± Maybe not tonight.¡± He nodded. I scan my eyes over his features, making sure to not let them drift down to his bare toned chest. ¡°Hey ke?¡± ¡°Yes Ley?¡± My heart tightens. I don¡¯t think I¡¯d get used to hearing him call me that name anytime soon. ¡°Do you want to talk about your shback? I know it scared you, remembering that horrific day that changed our entire lives.¡± I murmur. He sighs, turning on his back and stare at the ceiling, ¡°I could feel everything, from the sand flying into my eyes to the bullet piercing my skull. I was reliving that day like it was happening to me right now. I could still hear their shouts and the gunshots.¡± Hearing him speak as though he was in pain made my emotions go haywire, i blinked back tears. Damn it pregnancy hormones. I cleared my throat, reaching to brush my fingers through his hair. His head turns to face me. I¡¯m shocked by the moisture I see in his eyes, glistening with pain. The light from the lump made it all the more prominent. 2 ¡°So many of them died Ley, in their own pool of blood. I could still hear their agony as they took their last breath.¡± He says in a raspy tone. I sniffled, not even realizing that I had been crying. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry this happened to you ke. I could only imagine what you feel right now. You didn¡¯t deserve the pain, you didn¡¯t deserve this. I only wish I was there in some way.¡± I admitted. ¡°You were.¡± He murmurs, scanning my features. My brows furrowed as I wiped the tears underneath my eyes that I didn¡¯t know I was shedding. ¡°I was?¡± He nods. ¡°Yeah I took out a picture from my pocket and was pleasantly surprised to see you. You looked like an angel. Beautiful and mesmerizing.¡± T I smiled, my heart warming. ¡°Does that mean you remember me now?¡± His eyes saddened. ¡°No unfortunately, but I know that I will remember you sooner orter. It wouldn¡¯t matter if I don¡¯t anyway.¡± He murmurs. My heart drops. He doesn¡¯t want to remember me? ¡°Why not?¡± I whispered with a lump in my throat. I cleared my throat. ¡°Because I¡¯m already falling for you Ley.¡± He admitted. 14 My breathing goes ragged and my heart leaps. ¡°I-I.¡± I stuttered not knowing what to say. ¡°Hey Ley?¡± He asked with a slight smirk. He was probably amused at my stuttering. ¡°Yeah?¡± I asked in a breathy tone. ¡°Can I kiss you?¡± He asked, sucking in his bottom lip between his teeth. My lips part as I nod quickly. ¡°Please do.¡± I nearly moan. 12 Ashley¡¯s pov He smiles, bringing his head towards my own slowly. It felt like time froze when our lips met. Instantly my entire body ze with heat, desire and want as I parted my lips willingly to allow his tongue in. I gasp when he forces me on my back, parts my legs using his own and settles his warm body between them. I could feel every inch of him and the thin cotton shorts I normally wore to bed didn¡¯t do justice. He fitted so right and the way he pressed to me aroused me more than I¡¯d like to admit.He groans lowly at the back of his throat and that¡¯s when I knew that I was too far gone. I wanted more and God I hope he wanted me as much as I wanted him. 2 I push my fingers into his hair, tugging and pulling him closer as our tongues literally made love. He breaks away and peers down into my eyes. His emotions were disyed like an open book. There was an unmaskable fire of desire in his glistening eyes. He wanted me just as badly, perhaps even more. ¡°I really wanted to take things slow with you Ley but I don¡¯t think I can hold myself back anymore.¡± He admitted. He licks his bottom lip. ¡°I want you.¡± He whispered, gulping as if restraining himself was a huge task My lower regions clench and I could feel myself be wet by the thought of him inside of me again after so many weeks. ¡°I want you too ke.¡± I admitted, staring at him beneath myshes shyly. He groans bringing his lips back down to mine. I gasp not expecting how he desperately kissed me like his life depended on it. I feel his heated fingers trail down the side of my body, leaving tingles in its wake. He presses his lower half to my own, careful to keep his weight from crushing me. I could feel his familiar hardened cock pressing to my center, to my heat and it takes everything in me to not release it and slip it in. ¡°You taste like heaven Ashley.¡± He pants, leaving my lips and kisses the curve of my jaw all the way down to my neck. I arch my back and hiss when he starts to grind his lower half on mine. The friction had me scraping my nails down his back as I let out silent curses. We hadn¡¯t even done the act yet and I was moaning like a dog in heat. Is this what pregnancy hormones do? His lips touched my neck where my pulse was beating. He kissed it tenderly and continued to trail kisses down to the top of my breast. He stops his actions, lifting himself to kneel between my legs. ¡°I want these off right now.¡± He grunts in impatience.His fingers clutch the top of my white tank top and before I could utter a word he rips it revealing my bare breast. I gasp fighting the urge to cover my breast. It was not like he hadn¡¯t seen it before, well that is before he lost his memories. But there was just something tonight that made it feel like the first time all over again. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! ¡°Fuck.¡± He breathed out, staring at my breast with unmistakable lust. His big warm hands came forward to mold one aching breast and soon his mouth followed where he held. I moan out in pleasure when he suckled my nipples into hard points. The feeling of his hot and wet mouth suckling my nipples sent a lightning bolt of pleasure arcing through me. I could feel the slickness of need between my legs. I wanted him so badly, no, I needed him. ¡°ke.¡± I moaned as my head roll back at the intense pleasure. He lifts himself a bit until there was some space between our lower halves. His fingers trail down my sides and when he reaches my shorts he tugs it down. When it doesn¡¯te off fully, he groans moving away from my nipple, kneels down between my legs and tugs the shorts down my legs swiftly with my underwearing down with it.I was now bare before him and as embarrassing as it sounds, I was rather feeling shy. For a few seconds he stares at me heatedly then licks his lower lip. ¡°Beautiful.¡± He breathes out with adoration. His eyes move from my body and he stares into my eyes. ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful Ley.¡± Hees forward and holds our lips, kissing me with an intense desperation while his fingers find my heat. I moan when I feel the tips of his fingers teasingly run up and down my pussy lips. I mewled, opening my legs wider. ¡°You¡®re already so wet.¡± He groans with satisfaction. I gasp when he pushes a finger inside the two before removing them both. I moan my displeasure and he chuckles with amusement. ¡°Don¡¯t worry I¡¯ll fill you with something much bigger soon.¡± He promises then starts to rub my clit. ¡°Just need to make sure you¡®re wet enough to amodate me.¡± He murmurs, nibbling my bottom lip. I couldn¡¯t help the giggle that slip passed my lips because I knew he was right. ke was considered huge in that department and even though we fucked many times he¡¯d always have to make sure I was wet enough so I¡¯d not feel like I was being split into two. He moves from my lips and trails kisses down my body until he reaches my navel. I arch my back and squirmed when he added pressure to my clit. Honestly I think I was wet enough for his cock. I don¡¯t think I couldst long because of the tightening feeling in my lower stomach. I gasp pulling him back up when he was about to lick down to my pussy. I wanted his cock now, no time for forey. ¡°I want your cock now ke.¡± I pant using my toes to push his boxers down. He bites his lips. ¡°But I wanted to taste you Ley, see if you taste as good as I imagined. I want this to be perfect for you.¡± He admits. My heart warms. I smile at him. ¡°You¡¯ll taste me next time but right now I want to be filled by you.¡± Okay this was the pregnancy hormones talking. He groans and helps me fully remove his boxers. I moan at the sight of his cock and lick my lower lip. It had been so long. My entire body tingle with anticipation. He covered me, careful to keep his weight from crushing me. He stared into my eyes as he positioned himself. ¡°Tell me if it hurts okay?¡± Iugh. ¡°ke you do know this isn¡¯t our first time having sex right? I think I can handle my husband¡¯s fat cock by now.¡± I sp my legs around him pulling him further to me until his tip pushes into me a tad bit. He hisses. ¡°Fuck.¡± He gauges for my reaction then as if getting the go he pushes his cock more into me. I gasp at the intense pleasure. It felt like it had been years since west made love. ¡°ke.¡± I let out a breathy moan when he fills mepletely with his cock. My walls had stretched to amodate him, weing him home with a soft squeeze. He pants cursing underneath his breath. ¡°You feel so good. So good.¡± He grunts. He moved slowly, gliding in long strokes as if trying to savor the feeling of my walls mping around his cock. He pants beside my ear, cursing softly as he takes me, owning me all over again like the very first time. The feeling of being filled by him over and over again was so intense that I screamed out in pleasure outloud. He brings his mouth down to mine to muffle my screams of pleasure. He grunts, his pace now going quicker as he grips my hips. ¡°Shit.¡± He groans, his body convulsing as my pussy mp around him, milking his cock that was buried deep inside of me. My orgasm came so sharp and quickly that I held his cock not allowing him to move. ¡°ke.¡± I moaned. ¡°Ley.¡± He grunts, spilling his seed deep inside of me, blending with my own. We stay there for a few minutes, still connected before he pulls away to look down at me in adoration. ¡°That was.¡± ¡°Amazing?¡±I finished for him with a smile. He nods, smiling softly. ¡°Didn¡¯t know sex could be this good.¡± ¡°Hey ke?¡± I murmur shyly. ¡°Yeah?¡± ¡°I¡¯m falling for you too. All over again.¡± I admitted. 13 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 107 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 107 ke¡®s pov I¡®m in a room, small and stuffy with the scent of weed, sweat and alcohol. The music was so loud that the vibration could be felt through the flooring. I look around me. There are familiar faces. But one caught my attention more. Ashley. She sat down beside Ryan. She looks at him and murmurs. ¡°Can we go home now?¡± Ryan answers with a nod. I find myself rising to my feet as well, already following them. ¡°I¡¯ming with you guys.¡± I say but someone¡®s hand on my arm stops me. ¡°Why do you always treat her like she¡®s a damn princess? I¡¯m your girlfriend, not her.¡± Stacy whined, turning me around to face her. I narrow my eyes, ring down into hers. ¡°Why do you always act like a bitch towards her?¡± I hissed. She nched in shock, letting me go to take a step back ¡°What, didn¡¯t think I noticed how you treat her?¡± She folds her arms and looks at me innocently. ¡°It¡¯s not like your Ley is innocent too ke. She insults me every I snorted out an amusedugh.¡±Right. Honestly Stacy the more you speak the more the wordsing out from your mouth sound ridiculous. Ashley will never stoop to your level.¡± I stated bluntly. She res at me sharply, her lips curling into a sour snarl. ¡°You always defend her, always treat her better than you treat me. Sometimes I think she¡¯s your girlfriend and not me.¡± When I don¡¯t answer, her eyes search my face before she sneers. ¡°You love her.¡± She hissed.¡± You fucking love her.¡± She thenughs without emotion. ¡°I¡¯m with a fucking guy who loves his bestfriend.¡± She looks around the room where a couple of teenagers sat down listening to our conversation. She points at me.¡± I¡®m sure when he¡®s fucking me he¡¯s picturing her face.¡± She snarls. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! I grab her hand pulling her towards me and red at her. ¡°You¡¯re drunk Stacy, I¡¯ll drop you home.¡± She snorts, pulling her hands away from me in disgust. ¡°You don¡¯t even deny it. Asshole. Go meet your ley I¡¯ll get a ride home.¡± She spits, turns to one of the girls in the room and sniffles. ¡°Drop me home Emery.¡± She states without a room for argument. I¡¯mying on my bed, staring at the ceiling, it feelste and I could taste the alcohol on my longue. The room is dark and the moonlight filtered through the windows. My heart was thumping uncontrobly like I had juste from a run. Why was my heart beating so quickly? i lift my finger and pressed it to my tingling lips. Was my heart beating so quickly because of the kiss Ley and I shared? My phone rings, ring through the quietness of the room. I pushed my hand inside the pocket of my jeans and retrieved my ringing phone. Stacy¡¯s name popped up on the screen. I felt the instant anger at seeing her name yet I swipe my thumb over the screen. I brought the phone to my ear and waited for her to speak. ¡°ke baby I¡¯m sorry about earlier. I didn¡¯t mean to say such words to you especially in the presence of so many people ¡°No you were right and I understand where you¡®re coming from. I deserve your anger. I¡®ve been fighting it too long and honestly I¡¯m tired. I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m an asshole, I strung you along knowing I was in love with her- ¡± I started, raking a hand through my hair. She chuckles but itcks humor. ¡°So you finally admit it huh?¡± ¡°You know I knew this from the moment you introduced me to her. I could see the love shine in your eyes when you stared at her longer than necessary. You adored her, adored her more than you ever adored me.¡± She sniffles. I felt the weight of guilt crushing my chest. If I had just admitted to my feelings and been with Ley then none of this would happen. This was my fault. All of it. ¡°But I was stupid to hold on to that little string of hope that one day you¡¯d look at me the way you look at her. I tried so many ways to make you fall for me but it will always be her, won¡¯t it? ¡°She croaks out. I sighed, feeling awful for hurting her. It was better to break this now thanter where she would be too invested while I would still be utterly in love with my bestfriend, Ashley. ¡°I love her Stacy.¡± I admitted and felt a weight lift off my chest. She cries softly, sniffling. ¡°Are you breaking up with me?¡± She whispered. I nodded even though she couldn¡¯t possibly see me.¡± Sorry. You¡¯ll find a guy that deserves you Stacy, but I¡¯m not that guy. Not when all I want is to be Ley¡¯s.¡± ¡°Hey ke?¡± She whispered. ¡°I hate you.¡± She finishes and ends the call. The memory fades and another one manifests. ¡°You know the girl I¡¯ve been talking about?¡± I pant, jabbing my fist towards the punching bag. Grunting as my muscles still ached from the fight two days ago. ¡°Yeah, what¡¯s wrong with your ¡®bambina¡¯.¡± Austin jokes. He was like an older brother to me even though he was probably my dad¡¯s age. I trusted him. I send him a sharp re but nheless smile. ¡°I kissed herstnight.¡± I mumur hitting the bag with a bit more force. ¡°You lucky fucker, you must be rejoicing in that big head of yours.¡± Austinughed when I scowled at his not so funny joke, He then goes sober and stares at me in contemtion. ¡°You finally got to kiss the girl you love and you look like someone stole your puppy.¡± He pointed out. ¡°I don¡®t have a dog¡± I mutter while continuing to jab my fist at the punching bag with a brutal force. ¡°Okay, Okay what¡¯s going on with you today? What the fuck happened?¡± Austin grumbles, Austin looks down at me with confusion. ¡°Then what¡¯s the problem?¡± I let out an irritated breath. ¡°The problem is that it was a dare and she thinks that¡¯s all it was to me. And those dumb rumors circting around the school aren¡¯t helping my case either. She thinks she¡®s a slut for kissing me ¡°Maybe she thinks that way because you¡®re with Stacy?¡± Austin points out. I sighed. ¡°That¡¯s the thing I broke up with Stacy right after the party. I¡¯m not with her anymore and I tried exining this to Ley but she keeps pushing me away.¡± ¡°Why were you even with that Stacy girl when you¡®re in love with your best friend?¡± Austin asked, confused. ¡°You young people are confusing.¡± I snorted. ¡°Honestly I have no idea, she liked me and she¡¯s pretty.¡± I shrugged.¡± I guess I was trying to see if I could be without Ashley and get her off my mind. I was also trying to see if I could fall for someone else. Well that failed the moment I kissed her.¡± ¡°Well you¡®re in some deep shit boy.¡± Austin chuckles. I began to remove the gloves. ¡°Girls are soplicated. One minute she wants me just as bad as I want her then the next minute she¡®s cold like an ice queen.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll agree with you on that one. Women are confusing species.¡± Austinughs. He sobers up. ¡°Look, maybe she needs more time to adjust with all the rumors and I¡®m sure you¡®re being too bold and she¡¯s not used to it. Maybe give her some time? She¡¯s been your best friend for years. She¡¯lle around. And maybe don¡¯t go kissing her every chance you get.¡± He advises. ¡°I don¡®t go around kissing her every chance I get and I¡¯m not bold with my advances.¡± I lied. Okay eating her out in the bathroom earlier was a bit too bold, okay a lot. But she liked it, she definitely showed it by her moans of pleasure. ¡°ke you¡®ve beening here for years, you literally grew up here. I think I know you by now don¡¯t you think?¡± Austin snorts. The memory fades. I groan, blinking away the heaviness of sleep from my eyes. I could feel a weight on my chest and the warmth of a body snuggling up to me. My eyes flicker down and my heart swells when Ashley groans, stirring. She raises her head and blinks. She was still tired by the looks of it. Her lower lip drew into a lovely pout. ¡°You¡¯re up already? And here I thought I would bring breakfast in bed for you.¡± I smile. ¡°Isn¡¯t it custom to have the man bring the breakfast in bed after an intense night of sex?¡± I joked, She blushed and I couldn¡¯t help but chuckle. I lift my hand to brush some of her messy hair behind her ear. ¡°I think I just had a memory. This time you were in it. We didn¡¯t interact much but from what I felt when I saw you made me know that I was always in love with you. That it has always been you.¡± Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 108 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 108 Ashley¡¯s pov I peered down at his bare chest as I traced circles where his heart was. My mood had changed from being scared of his reaction topletely excited to how I¡¯m going to share the news with him. C¨°ntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org Perhaps it was the way he looked at me or knowing that he was slowly but surely regaining his memory that made all doubt fly off my shoulders. Either way I couldn¡¯t wait to see his reaction. But I knew I still had to take things slow and cautious as a lot has happened between the span of a few hours and the news would surely be too much right now. Iy my head on his chest feeling content to hear his heartbeat spike from my sudden action. He ran his fingers through my no doubt tangled mess of loose curly hair. We were still lying in bed, naked like the day we were born. ¡°You¡¯re so beautiful Ley, I¡¯m so fucking lucky.¡± He breathed out, his voice throaty from sleep. I lift my head and stared at him shyly. Why was I so shy around him now? ¡°ke?¡± I asked him and felt my heart leap from the anxiety I felt. His blue eyes flick down to stare at me and he hums, giving me his full attention. The vibration causes my insides to warm. I chewed my bottom lip. ¡°What is it baby?¡± He whispered, tucking some hair behind my ears. My heart thuds. Baby. I missed hearing him call me this. The corner of his mouth lifts into an alluring smile, one that had my entire body heating up with desire. ¡°Come on now Ley, don¡¯t be shy on me, not when you weren¡¯t exactly shystnight.¡± He chuckles, yfully pinching my cheeks. I swatted his hand away, whining even though I enjoyed the attention. ¡°Well technically it wasn¡¯t night but in the wee hours of the morning.¡± I corrected. He rolled his eyes yfully, feigning irritation. ¡°Okay correction police. Now stop beating around the bush and tell me what¡¯s on your mind.¡± 1 I sighed. ¡°What happens now that we-¡± I trailed off not knowing how to exactly put the words into a non confusing question. ¡°Now that we had sex?¡± He finishes, intently staring at my lips that I was sure still looked red from the kissing and nibbling ke had done to itst night. Correction in the wee hours of the morning I nodded slowly, anticipating his answer. He smirks and ces his finger on my bottom lip.¡± Well it would be odd to refer to you as my girlfriend when we¡¯re already married. Besides, I like knowing that you¡¯re my wife. Kinda a turn on.¡± He winks brushing his finger along my lip. I slowly brought my mouth over his finger and bit down. I giggle letting go when he hisses. He narrows his eyes. ¡°You¡¯re evil.¡± He mutters then smirks yfully. ¡°Why don¡¯t you kiss the pain away?¡± He asked, feigning a pained winced. I rolled my eyes and brought my lips forward ready to kiss away the non existent pain until he pulls his finger away. ¡°Wait, it¡¯s not my finger that hurts anymore but something else.¡± He murmurs his tone now deeper than usual. I raised a brow and smiled in amusement. ¡°Really? Where?¡± His eyes darken and he points at his lips. ¡°There.¡± He grins. Iugh bringing my lips to his. He groans in pleasure and deepens the kiss. I pull away a little and peered into his desire filled eyes. ¡°So does that mean we¡¯re officially together?¡± ¡°Of course Ley, you¡¯re now mine as I am yours.¡± He smiles pulling me back into the kiss. His hands travel low and he grips my bare ass and gives it a firm squeeze. I moan and swing one leg over his hips, straddling him. ke lets out a hiss of pleasure when my core touches his cock. It jerks, hardening quickly as he gripped my hips. I broke the kiss, and trailed my lips down his stubble jaw all the way to his neck. ¡°Shit.¡± He pants, thrusting up to rub his cock on my wet pussy. I sucked in a breath when I felt his fingertips crawl between my legs before we halted when a loud sound of rumbling disturbed the silence of the room. I lift myself into a sitting position not caring that my boobs were on disy. He knew every inch of me. ¡°Someone¡¯s hungry.¡± I arch a brow with a tiny smile stered on my face. He sends me an embarrassed smile. ¡°What can I say, I worked up an appetite.¡± Iugh getting off him. ¡°Where are you going?¡± He whines, I chuckle, picking up my discarded shorts and underwear and slipped them on. ¡°I¡¯m going to make my husband some breakfast before he dies of hunger.¡± I picked up the tank top and sighed, throwing it back onto the floor. It was not like I could wear it since it¡¯s ripped in two. I walked to the drawer, bending down to the middle draw where I had my tank tops. He lifts himself on his elbows and stared at me with want.¡± As much as I want to eat right now I think I would rather eat you instead. Especially seeing your ass bent like that.¡± He groans. Iughed while putting on the tank top, it was tight enough to not show off my nipples much. ¡°Settle down big boy, there will be enough of thatter on. I¡¯m sure you¡¯re starving and so am I¡± I mumur. I was now eating for two now, I needed to eat on time. The more I thought of ke and I¡¯s baby growing in my tummy made me all the more excited. Gone was the nervous Ashley yesterday, now I had someone to look out for, we both did. Perhaps I could tell him the news today after breakfast, make sure he¡¯s well fed before giving him this huge news. He sighs and moves off the bed. ¡°Fine, I¡¯lle help you make breakfast.¡± My eyes instantly fall to his still harden cock. He groans and points at it.¡± You see you¡¯re not helping with the way you¡¯re staring at my cock You go, I¡¯ll be down in a minute after I take care of this guy.¡± I smile utterly guilty, averting my eyes away from his tempting cock. ¡°Sorry.¡± I apologize. ¡°It¡¯s fine baby, it¡¯s not like you can help it that you¡¯re sexy.¡± Heughs then sobers up.¡± It feels so right to act like this with you which makes it all the more strange for me. A few days ago I considered you a sexy stranger. Now you¡¯re still sexy but now my woman, no longer a stranger.¡± He admits. I stile softly. ¡°Maybe it¡¯s the memories you¡¯ve been regaining?¡± He shrugs.¡±Perhaps or perhaps I¡¯m just always going to be madly in love with you know matter what happens to me or what life throws our way.¡± 18 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 109 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 109 Ashley¡®s pov I closed the door of the fridge using my legs and walked over to the countertop. I huffed cing the eggs, butter and milk down on the surface. ¡°What are we nning on cooking for breakfast?¡± ke questions breezing into the kitchen and makes the beeline for the fridge. He opens it and takes out the orange juice. I try not to linger on his bare upper body. He seemed to only settle to wear his boxers and no shirt. 1 Was he trying to turn me on, on purpose? ¡°We?¡± I question with amusement, pulling out the baking soda and flour out of the cupboard then ce them beside the eggs. I turn to ke scowling when he chugged down the orange juice when I noticed that he hadn¡®t bothered to pour it into a ss. ¡°Thest time I made you help me you forgot to add salt.¡± I pointed out. He moves the box away from his mouth, wipes his mouth using the back of his hand and grins at me. ¡°Ohe on baby it still tasted fucking fantastic.¡± He boasts, cing the orange juice back into the fridge. I snorted.¡± Yeah because I added more vor to it.¡± I pointed out, walking over to the cupboard to draw out a big bowl. I turn to ke and point at the draw closer to him.¡± Could you take a whisk in there for me?¡± He raised a brow, smirking.¡± You¡¯re being extra rude today, where¡®s the please?¡± I let out a breath. ke was really acting like his old self again, just a tad bit more annoying. It¡®s a cute annoying. ¡°ke, would you please take the whisk in that draw for me please?¡± I fluttered myshes for extra emphasis. Heughs nodding while doing as asked. He walks over to me, handing the whisk. His eyes glinted with yfulness.¡±Say, thank you my sexy husband and I¡®ll give it to you.¡± ¡°Are you serious?¡± I asked, cing the bowl down on the counter next to the ingredients. I turn my attention back to him and he raises his brow. I huffed. ¡°Fine.¡± I paste on a sweet smile.¡±¡®Thank you my overly sexy, sweet husband.¡± He smiles, handing me the whisk. When my fingers finally got a hold of it, I smirked, ¡°Who¡¯s annoying and too cocky for his own good.¡± I stuck out my tongue childishly. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! He scowls down at me and rolls his eyes then grins.¡± I think you love my annoying ass and cockiness, why else would you marry me?¡± He whispers, eyes shing with mirth. I tilt my head and run a singer down his bare chest ¡°Well you have a fantastic cock and can do magical things with your tongue¡±I drawled out yfully. He groans, gripping my waist and in a swift move ces me on the counter top. He spreads my legs and settles between them. His eyes have now gone a shade darker with lust evident in their depths. ¡°Really? So you¡¯re saying you only married me for my amazing cock?¡± He asked, amused. I giggled, secretly bringing my hands to the bag of flour that I could easily open with one hand. ¡°Well not only that, your body is hot to and don¡¯t get me started on your fingers, especially when you fuck me with them.¡± I licked my lips even more amused at the unmistakable lust in his eyes. 1 I dipped my hand into the flour after I had sessfully opened it. ke pouts at me adorably.¡± So you only married me for my body?¡± His tone wasced with hurt and disappointment but there was still lust evident. Iugh, bringing my hand with the flour towards his face.¡±No you silly, I married you because I so happen to love your annoying and cocky ass.¡± I giggled, pping him gently on the cheek and nose with the flower. 1 He steps away lifting a hand and trails it over his flour face. He drew his hand away and looked down at his hand that now had flour. I hopped off the counter not liking the look in his eyes. He¡¯d definitely get me back but right now I didn¡¯t want to get dirty. I backed away and froze when he lifts his head. ¡°Oh you¡¯re going to pay for that.¡± He smirks. ¡°You have no idea what you just started.¡± He chuckles and reaches for the crate of eggs. I lift my hands in surrender.¡± It¡¯s not even that much ke. You don¡¯t need to get me back I squealed ducking out of the way when an egg flew towards my face. ¡°ke, you¡®re going to clean this all on your own!¡± I shout crawling away from him. ¡°Sure but let me get you first!¡± Heughs, sending another my way. It stters on the wooden draw and I cringed dreading the cleanup after this. ¡°ke stop, I¡¯m allergic to eggs.¡± I lied, panting. Really that¡¯s the best you coulde up with? I really didn¡®t want to have to clean off eggs from my hair. ¡°Baby you really should take lessons on how to lie. You suck.¡± He chuckles. I gulp seeing his feet now before me, just a step away. Shit. Was it toote to crawl away now? *Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡± He asked, mirth leaking out of his voice. 1 froze slowly looking up. He smirked wickedly and crouched before me. I smile sweetly. Cringing inwardly at the thought of having to clean up eggs off my body. ¡°ke we can talk about thi ¨C I pasp wlien I feel the slight shock of having the eggs crack on my head then cringe when I feel die eres quickly drench the top of my hair. The yellow liquid slowly trail down my hair lines, Lo my face and even coated myshes i red at kk who wasughing his ass off at my predicament, ¡°Thanks I needed that extra protein¡± said sarcastically then frowned when he suddenly stoppedughing and stared at the stk Meblinks, furrowing his brows in confusion then groans clutching the sides of his head in pain ¡°ke, are you okay?¡± I asked in worry, forgetting about the eggs anding over to him i held his shoulders not knowing what to do as he grunted in pain. He sits down on the floor, hissing and clutching his head. ¡°Ley.¡± He says softly. Frightened and worried I began to shake him, realizing that he was almost in a hallucinating state. ¡°Don¡¯t let them get to your head Ley, they¡¯re just jealous.¡± He murmurs softly, still clutching his head and wincing. My brows furrowed confused beyond belief. ¡°ke, ke can you hear me?¡± I called out and gasp when his eyes closed then his enire body slumps. Quicklying to his aid, I hold his body, slowly and carefully cing him down on the floor. My heart pounds as panic froze my entire body. 4 What the hell just happened? 7 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 110 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 110 Ashley¡¯s pov I closed the door of the fridge using my legs and walked over to the countertop. I huffed cing the eggs, butter and milk down on the surface. ¡°What are we nning on cooking for breakfast?¡± ke questions breezing into the kitchen and makes the beeline for the fridge. He opens it and takes out the orange juice. I try not to linger on his bare upper body. He seemed to only settle to wear his boxers and no shirt. 1 Was he trying to turn me on, on purpose? ¡°We?¡± I question with amusement, pulling out the baking soda and flour out of the cupboard then ce them beside the eggs. I turn to ke scowling when he chugged down the orange juice when I noticed that he hadn¡¯t bothered to pour it into a ss. ¡°Thest time I made you help me you forgot to add salt.¡± I pointed out. He moves the box away from his mouth, wipes his mouth using the back of his hand and grins at me. ¡°Ohe on baby it still tasted fucking fantastic.¡± He boasts, cing the orange juice back into the fridge. I snorted.¡± Yeah because I added more vor to it.¡± I pointed out, walking over to the cupboard to draw out a big bowl. I turn to ke and point at the draw closer to him.¡± Could you take a whisk in there for me?¡± He raised a brow, smirking.¡± You¡¯re being extra rude today, where¡¯s the please?¡± I let out a breath. ke was really acting like his old self again, just a tad bit more annoying. It¡¯s a cute annoying. ¡°ke, would you please take the whisk in that draw for me please?¡± I fluttered myshes for extra emphasis. Heughs nodding while doing as asked. He walks over to me, handing the whisk. His eyes glinted with yfulness.¡±Say, thank you my sexy husband and I¡¯ll give it to you.¡± ¡°Are you serious?¡± I asked, cing the bowl down on the counter next to the ingredients. I turn my attention back to him and he raises his brow. I huffed. ¡°Fine.¡± I paste on a sweet smile.¡±¡®Thank you my overly sexy, sweet husband.¡± He smiles, handing me the whisk. When my fingers finally got a hold of it, I smirked, ¡°Who¡¯s annoying and too cocky for his own good.¡± I stuck out my tongue childishly. He scowls down at me and rolls his eyes then grins.¡± I think you love my annoying ass and cockiness, why else would you marry me?¡± He whispers, eyes shing with mirth. I tilt my head and run a singer down his bare chest ¡°Well you have a fantastic cock and can do magical things with your tongue¡±I drawled out yfully. He groans, gripping my waist and in a swift move ces me on the counter top. He spreads my legs and settles between them. His eyes have now gone a shade darker with lust evident in their depths. ¡°Really? So you¡¯re saying you only married me for my amazing cock?¡± He asked, amused. I giggled, secretly bringing my hands to the bag of flour that I could easily open with one hand. ¡°Well not only that, your body is hot to and don¡¯t get me started on your fingers, especially when you fuck me with them.¡± I licked my lips even more amused at the unmistakable lust in his eyes. 1 I dipped my hand into the flour after I had sessfully opened it. ke pouts at me adorably.¡± So you only married me for my body?¡± His tone wasced with hurt and disappointment but there was still lust evident. Iugh, bringing my hand with the flour towards his face.¡±No you silly, I married you because I so happen to love your annoying and cocky ass.¡± I giggled, pping him gently on the cheek and nose with the flower. 1 He steps away lifting a hand and trails it over his flour face. He drew his hand away and looked down at his hand that now had flour. I hopped off the counter not liking the look in his eyes. He¡¯d definitely get me back but right now I didn¡¯t want to get dirty. I backed away and froze when he lifts his head. ¡°Oh you¡¯re going to pay for that.¡± He smirks. ¡°You have no idea what you just started.¡± He chuckles and reaches for the crate of eggs. I lift my hands in surrender.¡± It¡¯s not even that much ke. You don¡¯t need to get me back I squealed ducking out of the way when an egg flew towards my face. ¡°ke, you¡¯re going to clean this all on your own!¡± I shout crawling away from him. ¡°Sure but let me get you first!¡± Heughs, sending another my way. It stters on the wooden draw and I cringed dreading the cleanup after this. ¡°ke stop, I¡¯m allergic to eggs.¡± I lied, panting. Really that¡¯s the best you coulde up with? I really didn¡¯t want to have to clean off eggs from my hair. ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org . ¡°Baby you really should take lessons on how to lie. You suck.¡± He chuckles. I gulp seeing his feet now before me, just a step away. Shit. Was it toote to crawl away now? *Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡± He asked, mirth leaking out of his voice. 1 froze slowly looking up. He smirked wickedly and crouched before me. I smile sweetly. Cringing inwardly at the thought of having to clean up eggs off my body. ¡°ke we can talk about thi ¨C I pasp wlien I feel the slight shock of having the eggs crack on my head then cringe when I feel die eres quickly drench the top of my hair. The yellow liquid slowly trail down my hair lines, Lo my face and even coated myshes i red at kk who wasughing his ass off at my predicament, ¡°Thanks I needed that extra protein¡± said sarcastically then frowned when he suddenly stoppedughing and stared at the stk Meblinks, furrowing his brows in confusion then groans clutching the sides of his head in pain ¡°ke, are you okay?¡± I asked in worry, forgetting about the eggs anding over to him i held his shoulders not knowing what to do as he grunted in pain. He sits down on the floor, hissing and clutching his head. ¡°Ley.¡± He says softly. Frightened and worried I began to shake him, realizing that he was almost in a hallucinating state. ¡°Don¡¯t let them get to your head Ley, they¡¯re just jealous.¡± He murmurs softly, still clutching his head and wincing. My brows furrowed confused beyond belief. ¡°ke, ke can you hear me?¡± I called out and gasp when his eyes closed then his enire body slumps. Quicklying to his aid, I hold his body, slowly and carefully cing him down on the floor. My heart pounds as panic froze my entire body. 4 What the hell just happened? 7 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 111 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 111 ke¡¯s pov I looked at her, the eggs slowly drenching her hair and face. Why does this feel so familiar? She res at me. ¡°Thanks I needed that extra protein.¡± Those words. Extra protein. I frown. ¡°ke, don¡¯tugh.¡± An innocent voice whines. The voice sounds oddly familiar and as if belonging to a child. I stared at Ley in shock. Was I losing my mind? Was I the only one who heard it? I looked at Ashley, her brows pinched in worry, eyes scanning my face in confusion. Had she not heard it? I was about to word out my thoughts when Ashley¡¯s face suddenly is reced by a younger version of herself. Suddenly a sharp pain pierces my temples and my heart races. I groan and brought my hand to clutch at my pounding head. It felt like someone was continuously hitting my skull with a hammer. Not pleasant to say the least. ¡°Why are you crying Ley?¡± The voice was oddly familiar. Is this me? I clenched my eyes shut and as soon as I did, there was a vision of a young girl and boy beside a willow tree. The girl sat underneath the tree whilst the boy crouched down before her. It was like a movie ying in my very own head.I stood a little distance away from them, looking on. It felt odd and strange. I was finally losing it. I could spot that leannky figure anywhere. One I had fed with enough protein and exercise enough to gain muscle. That young boy that¡¯s crouched down before the young girl was me. ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s not everyday I see you drenched with rotten eggs.¡± My younger self chuckles.¡± Come on ley, let¡¯s go to my ce so I can help you clean up.¡± ¡°Ley ¡°I felt myself whisper. The young girl was Ley. How could I not realize especially with the small figure and cute pout? Was I in an odd state of hallucination or a lucid dream? I could feel my ass on the cold tile of the balchen so I was not out of it yet, but yet I could feel the warm air and hear the birds chirp just like in the memory or dream Ji was like I was in two ces at once. My brad pounded trying to differentiate between reality and a dream. I groan, clutching my bead as if it would stop the pain. But it didn¡¯t, it only got worse. I could feel hands shaking me but I¡¯m already out of it **Why would they even do this to me ke? I had done nothing wrong.¡± She cries as my younger sell helps her up ¡°Don¡¯t let them get to your head Ley, they¡¯re just jealous.¡± I whisper And as if the younger version of Ley and I heard me, their head snapped in my direction where I was lurking. And just like that I felt myself being swooped into darkness and my body slumps. Darkness. That¡¯s all I see. But oddly I don¡¯t feel scared, no it feels like I¡¯ve been here before. I was familiar with the feeling. I¡¯m walking through the darkness. I was literally walking through my mind. Or was I dead? I couldn¡¯t tell. But I could definitely tell that I was alone and if I were to shout, my voice would definitely echo. Then like a flicker of light, I spot a small dot of white up ahead. The further I walked the more the dot grew. I should¡¯ve felt afraid but I wasn¡¯t. Instead I felt drawn to it somehow. My body, my mind, my legs had a mind of it¡¯s own as I moved forward. Wanting to be closer to that little small white dot. But the further I walked the more the white dot started to emerge with color. Confused and intrigued, my footsteps now became a slight jog. And suddenly there are voicesing from the colored circle which doesn¡¯t look like a small dot anymore. ¡°I stink¡± The familiar girl, Ley whines and she sounded like she was sniffling. My jog turns into a full sprint as I draw closer, wanting tofort her, not liking that she was upset. As I draw closer to the circle I could make out the younger version of Ley. And she was looking directly at me. Strange. I lift my hands staring at the image of Ley with eggs drenched on her hair and face. As soon as my finger touches the circle I feel a strong pull and I¡¯m sucked into the circle. I clenched my eyes shut. And when I do open them back up, it¡¯s not dark anymore. And when my eyes peer down, I am now staring at Ley. She sat down on the bathroom countertop, hair and face messy as she stared at me with blurry eyes. 1 My eyes darted behind her and I¡¯m shocked to find my younger self staring at me through the mirror. I wasn¡¯t looking on the sidelines anymore, no, I was now him, me, the younger version of me. I hear her let out a breath and I draw my eyes back to her cute pouty face. ¡°I stink of rotten eges, I can¡¯t possibly go home looking like this. My mom and dad would surely raise questions. ¡°She whines, folding her arms and peer at me. Her eyes were always so beautiful and easy to get lost in. Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. I felt myself smirk Strange how I could no longer control my own actions but see everything from my younger self point of view. ¡°You don¡¯t stink Ley.¡± Iughed while opening the faucet and welled the rag in my hands. I drew closer to her and brought the wet rag to her face. I sniffed. ¡°Okay maybe you do.¡± I leased, sweeping the rag over her soft cheek. She whines, her lips working into a cute little pout.¡± You¡¯re so mean.¡± I raise a brow, sweeping the rag down her forehead to the side of her face.¡± Hey you¡¯re the one who said it in the first ce,¡± I pointed out. She sighs moving her eyes away from me but I already detected the sadness in them. My heart lurches, not liking that she was sad. ¡°They could¡¯ve thrown water on me but no they threw rotten eggs.¡± She bites her bottom lip to stop the slight trembling. ¡°Maybe I needed the extra protein.¡± She sniffles trying to crack a joke but I saw right through her. She was hurt and I couldn¡¯t wait to make the little fuckers pay for what they did to her. I¡¯ll make them pay for hurting my Ley. ¡°I will get them back Ley, I promise.¡± I whispered and washed out the rag under the water. ¡°You didn¡¯t deserve this.¡± I growled lowly bringing the rag back to her face to remove the extra drying up egg. She shook her head, staring at me in worry.¡± Don¡¯t ke, there are too many and not even with Ryan help can the odds be even. I don¡¯t want to see you two get hurt because of me.¡± She murmurs. I shouldn¡¯t be surprised, this was Ley after all. She hated violence and would rather Ryan and I stay out of trouble. I couldn¡¯t promise her that I wouldn¡¯t go after the boys who had done this to her. So I kept my mouth shut for I knew it would be a lie if I promised her I wouldn¡¯t. She sighs.¡± I bet I look ugly right now especially with eggs in my hair.¡± She grumbles, eyes staring at my green shirt. I wanted to snort in disbelief at how ridiculous she sounded because even with rotten eggs clinging to every strand of her hair Ley could unmistakably pass all the girls our age in the looks department. She¡¯s the prettiest girl I¡¯ve ever seen and I¡¯ve seen my share. But her features weren¡¯t the only thing beautiful, no, it was her heart. She was a beautiful girl inside and out. I stop my actions and ce the rag on the counter next to her. She¡¯s confused at my sudden actions but doesn¡¯t question it out loud. Her eyes lift from my shirt and our eyes connect. It feels like a trance of some sort. A beautiful trance where all I could think about is kissing her and making all doubt fly out of her head. My heart pounds behind my ribcage and that¡¯s when I knew it, I was deeply and utterly in love with my best friend. 3 I was in love with Ashley Grey. 16 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 112 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 112 Suddenly a sharp pain pierces my temples and my heart races. I groan and brought my hand to clutch at my pounding head. It felt like someone was continuously hitting my skull with a hammer. Not pleasant to say the least. ¡°Why are you crying Ley?¡± The voice was oddly familiar. Is this me? I clenched my eyes shut and as soon as I did, there was a vision of a young girl and boy beside a willow tree. The girl sat underneath the tree whilst the boy crouched down before her. It was like a movie ying in my very own head.I stood a little distance away from them, looking on. It felt odd and strange. I was finally losing it. I could spot that leannky figure anywhere. One I had fed with enough protein and exercise enough to gain muscle. That young boy that¡¯s crouched down before the young girl was me. ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s not everyday I see you drenched with rotten eggs.¡± My younger self chuckles.¡± Come on ley, let¡¯s go to my ce so I can help you clean up.¡± ¡°Ley ¡°I felt myself whisper. The young girl was Ley. How could I not realize especially with the small figure and cute pout? Was I in an odd state of hallucination or a lucid dream? I could feel my ass on the cold tile of the balchen so I was not out of it yet, but yet I could feel the warm air and hear the birds chirp just like in the memory or dream Ji was like I was in two ces at once. My brad pounded trying to differentiate between reality and a dream. I groan, clutching my bead as if it would stop the pain. But it didn¡¯t, it only got worse. I could feel hands shaking me but I¡¯m already out of it **Why would they even do this to me ke? I had done nothing wrong.¡± She cries as my younger sell helps her up ¡°Don¡¯t let them get to your head Ley, they¡¯re just jealous.¡± I whisper And as if the younger version of Ley and I heard me, their head snapped in my direction where I was lurking. And just like that I felt myself being swooped into darkness and my body slumps. Darkness. That¡®s all I see. But oddly I don¡®t feel scared, no it feels like I¡®ve been here before. I was familiar with the feeling. I¡¯m walking through the darkness. I was literally walking through my mind. Or was I dead? I couldn¡¯t tell. But I could definitely tell that I was alone and if I were to shout, my voice would definitely echo. Then like a flicker of light, I spot a small dot of white up ahead. The further I walked the more the dot grew. I should¡®ve felt afraid but I wasn¡®t. Instead I felt drawn to it somehow. My body, my mind, my legs had a mind of it¡®s own as I moved forward. Wanting to be closer to that little small white dot. But the further I walked the more the white dot started to emerge with color. Confused and intrigued, my footsteps now became a slight jog. And suddenly there are voicesing from the colored circle which doesn¡®t look like a small dot anymore. ¡°I stink¡± The familiar girl, Ley whines and she sounded like she was sniffling. My jog turns into a full sprint as I draw closer, wanting tofort her, not liking that she was upset. As I draw closer to the circle I could make out the younger version of Ley. And she was looking directly at me. Strange. I lift my hands staring at the image of Ley with eggs drenched on her hair and face. As soon as my finger touches the circle I feel a strong pull and I¡®m sucked into the circle. I clenched my eyes shut. And when I do open them back up, it¡¯s not dark anymore. And when my eyes peer down, I am now staring at Ley. She sat down on the bathroom countertop, hair and face messy as she stared at me with blurry eyes. 1 My eyes darted behind her and I¡¯m shocked to find my younger self staring at me through the mirror. I wasn¡¯t looking on the sidelines anymore, no, I was now him, me, the younger version of me. Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. I hear her let out a breath and I draw my eyes back to her cute pouty face. ¡°I stink of rotten eges, I can¡¯t possibly go home looking like this. My mom and dad would surely raise questions. ¡°She whines, folding her arms and peer at me. Her eyes were always so beautiful and easy to get lost in. I felt myself smirk Strange how I could no longer control my own actions but see everything from my younger self point of view. ¡°You don¡¯t stink Ley.¡± Iughed while opening the faucet and welled the rag in my hands. I drew closer to her and brought the wet rag to her face. I sniffed. ¡°Okay maybe you do.¡± I leased, sweeping the rag over her soft cheek. She whines, her lips working into a cute little pout.¡± You¡¯re so mean.¡± I raise a brow, sweeping the rag down her forehead to the side of her face.¡± Hey you¡®re the one who said it in the first ce,¡± I pointed out. She sighs moving her eyes away from me but I already detected the sadness in them. My heart lurches, not liking that she was sad. ¡°They could¡¯ve thrown water on me but no they threw rotten eggs.¡± She bites her bottom lip to stop the slight trembling. ¡°Maybe I needed the extra protein.¡± She sniffles trying to crack a joke but I saw right through her. She was hurt and I couldn¡®t wait to make the little fuckers pay for what they did to her. I¡¯ll make them pay for hurting my Ley. ¡°I will get them back Ley, I promise.¡± I whispered and washed out the rag under the water. ¡°You didn¡¯t deserve this.¡± I growled lowly bringing the rag back to her face to remove the extra drying up egg. She shook her head, staring at me in worry.¡± Don¡¯t ke, there are too many and not even with Ryan help can the odds be even. I don¡®t want to see you two get hurt because of me.¡± She murmurs. I shouldn¡¯t be surprised, this was Ley after all. She hated violence and would rather Ryan and I stay out of trouble. I couldn¡¯t promise her that I wouldn¡¯t go after the boys who had done this to her. So I kept my mouth shut for I knew it would be a lie if I promised her I wouldn¡¯t. She sighs.¡± I bet I look ugly right now especially with eggs in my hair.¡± She grumbles, eyes staring at my green shirt. I wanted to snort in disbelief at how ridiculous she sounded because even with rotten eggs clinging to every strand of her hair Ley could unmistakably pass all the girls our age in the looks department. She¡¯s the prettiest girl I¡¯ve ever seen and I¡®ve seen my share. But her features weren¡®t the only thing beautiful, no, it was her heart. She was a beautiful girl inside and out. I stop my actions and ce the rag on the counter next to her. She¡¯s confused at my sudden actions but doesn¡¯t question it out loud. Her eyes lift from my shirt and our eyes connect. It feels like a trance of some sort. A beautiful trance where all I could think about is kissing her and making all doubt fly out of her head. My heart pounds behind my ribcage and that¡¯s when I knew it, I was deeply and utterly in love with my best friend. 3 I was in love with Ashley Grey. 16 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 113 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 113 ke¡¯s pov The realization is like a powerful blow, one I wasn¡®t expecting. ¡°ke?¡± She calls out snapping me out of the trance but her voice brought me to another memory. I was no longer in the bathroom helping clean off the eggs from her face. I found myself on a sidewalk, walking. But I wasn¡¯t alone. ¡°Come on dude I saw the way you looked at her.¡± Ryan jokes pushing my shoulders yfully. I turned to re at him and righted myself. Ryan looked to be the age of fourteen which led me to believe that I was the same age. ¡°What are you talking about man?¡± I asked. I was kidding myself by acting like I didn¡¯t know what he was referring to, in fact who he was referring to. Ryan lets out a loud groan, kicking a pebble with his sneaker dded foot.¡± You¡¯re so fucking annoying, acting like you don¡¯t know what I¡¯m talking about. Well okay you¡¯ll y the confusion game and I¡¯ll refresh your memory.¡± Heughs. I rolled my eyes, adjusting the straps of my bag. ¡°Remember Jimmy right? Booger eating Jimmy, who sits in the back and stares at little Ash like a lovesick puppy?¡± 1 I stiffen already knowing what he was getting at. I didn¡¯t answer and continued to walk. Heughs knowing he was irritating me. Again why am I friends with this jackass? ¡°Of course you remember Jimmy, how could you forget when you warned him off of your little Ley hours ago.¡± He roars withughter. ¡°You made the poor guy pee his pants. I felt bad for him. But I mostly feel bad for Ley because you have your ugly eyes set on her.¡± I turned to him, fuming as I punched his shoulder. ¡°What are you getting at asshole?¡± I spat. He hissed rubbing where I had punched. ¡°You know exactly what I mean ke. I saw the way you looked at her when she went to help Jimmy. You were jealous, seething while she helped him to the bathroom and went to ask around for clothes for him.¡± He snorted, stepping away from me in case I threw another punch ¡°You love her man! That exins the res you send towards the boys who talk to Ashley, you even re at the male teachers.¡± Heughs. ¡°I do not re at anyone.¡± I grumble. Ryan chuckles.¡± You didn¡¯t deny that you love her.¡± The memorydes and I¡¯m now walking up wooden stairs. Ryan in frontughing. ¡°I bet you she¡¯s reading in there¡± 1 gave off a softugh. ¡°No doubt.¡± I agreed Ryan opens the door quickly, walking into Ashley¡¯s room as I follow closely behind him. My eyes fall on her small body on the bed, hand clutching a book that she quickly ces down. I groan inwardly at the adorable blush that stains her cheeks. She fixes her sses and looks at us with embarrassment as she presses her back further on the headboard. She looked so fuckable right now. An image of her pinned beneath me with her sses on flutters in my mind. I forced it out, feeling guilty for thinking about her this way when I had a girlfriend. Can you even call Stacy your girlfriend when sex had now be a chore and not very fulfilling? Not only that, Stacy and I were far opposites. They said opposites attract but in our case that was further from the truth. We just didn¡¯t click anymore. Ryan plops down on her bed, spreading his arms and legs on the soft mattress. ¡°I¡¯m jealous of your bed.¡± He groans and stretches further until his hands hit her thigh. I forced down the bitter jealousy. It¡®s been years yet my feelings for her keep growing instead of diminishing. I stared at her. She looked flustered. Like she had just been caught doing something naughty. The thought is amusing. Her eyes snap to mine and my heart leaps. Damn with just one look she has my heart stuttering. She quickly snaps her eyes away looking more flushed than usual. What could possibly¡­¡­my eyes snap to the book on her bed. Wait, does Ley read erotica? ¡°What are you reading there Ley?¡± It was hard to mask the amusement in my voice. 1 I don¡¯t let her answer and reach over for the book ¡°Hey!¡± She protested but she¡¯s a bit toote for that. She gets up but I¡¯m quick to lift my hands with the book so she¡¯s unable to reach. I nearly groan in pleasure when I felt her soft body pressing to mine as she tiptoed to try to grasp the book Big emphasis on trying. I opened the book, managing to flip to chapter thirteen. My eyes scan the words and they widen in shock. Oh fuck, my little Ley isn¡¯t so innocent anymore. I smirked, deciding to read it out loud. ¡°And he thrust into her core¨C¡± I start picturing Ley beneath me as I thrust into her core. This time I don¡¯t feel the guilt as my eyes drop to hers. My brows raise in amusement but I¡¯m far from amused. I¡¯m fucking aroused. And the only one I want to fuck is staring at me with embarrassment. The memory vanishes and I feel myself being pulled into another. I am now in the parking lot and in front of me is Belle¡¯s, a small restaurant sh cafe. 2 I turn to my side. Ashley looks beyond nervous as if she was contemting is to hide in a hole or something else ¡°You know you should try to loosen up, it¡¯s not like they could do you anything, Ryan and I are here.¡± I murmur. She looked so lost and it was cute, especially with her sses on! I sighed, did she really have to be this beautiful? I sling my arm over her shoulder, pulling her soft warm body to mine. ¡°Come on,¡± I urge, pulling her along with me. Her body fit so right beside mine I¡¯m literally tugged out of the memory and ced inside another. Where I am is definitely a party judging by the choice of clothing on the teens and the scent of booze. The loud music was an even bigger giveaway. Ryan isughing at a retreating Miller. He turns to me. ¡°I think he peed his pants a little. Dude I¡®m so happy you¡®re my bestfriend, no one would dare tell or do me shit knowing they¡®d face you.¡± He chuckles. I rolled my eyes. Christian runs towards us and gives us a fist bump. ¡°My dudes truth or dare starts in a couple of minutes, I¡¯lle tell y¡¯all when they¡¯re starting it.¡± He wiggles his eyebrows and leaves when a blonde chick sidles up to his side and tugs him away. Ryan turns to me,smirking. ¡°Truth or dare huh? I have a nice dare in mind.¡± 1 Something told me that the dare involved me.¡± Come on borate.¡± I sighed walking back towards the kitchen. Ryan chuckles. ¡°What if I dare you to kiss someone tonight? Well if the bottle happens tond on you.¡± My brows furrowed.¡± Dude what the fuck are you on about?¡± I should¡¯ve gotten used to Ryan by now honestly.He was slowly losing it. ¡°What if I spin the bottle and itnds on you, would you be okay to go with any dare?¡± He asked. I highly doubted the bottle wouldnd on me, unless Ryan had some magical powers I should know about. I shrugged.¡± I never chicken out of a dare.¡± ¡°Even if the person I dare you to kiss happens to be your Ley?¡± He asked smugly. That little shit was ying with fire. Why was I now praying for the bottle tond on me? I should definitely sit opposite to him just in case. The memory fades and I¡®m now staring up at Ashley. Her cheeks are flushed as she presses her palm to her lips to suppress the moans as I slid my tongue along her drenched core. I moaned, closing my eyes tightly as I savored the taste of her. She taste like fucking heaven. Was it bad that I wanted to stay in that memory? I¡¯m harshly pulled out of it just before she climaxed. I¡¯m hearing shouts? They were loud. I blinked the blurriness out of my eyes. I feel myself being pushed and it¡¯s then I realize that I was in a boxing ring. Fighting. My opponent was a bloody and sloppy mess. I could take him down easily and that¡®s what I did as I sent a blow to the side of his head, knocking him out cold. I heard the referee call the match and felt him raise my hands. But something was odd about tonight. I could feel eyes on me, not the creepy ones but ones that made me know that someone was intrigued. My head snapped to where I sensed the lurker and my heart stopped. Ashley? I scan ber body and rage feels my being, pumping through my veins. Why the fuck was she wearing such clothes that revealed everything that belonged for my eyes only? The memory blurs into nothing at first until I¡¯?n standing in the boxing gym with Ashley¡®s legs wrapped around my waist. My heart is pounding in my chest so fast that I was afraid I¡¯d suffer a heart attack 2 I dropped my face in the crook of her neck, taking a whiff of her sweet perfume that made me feel at home. ¡°I fucking love you Ley.¡± I whispered. She was home to me, mine and I¡¯ll be hers until I die. She¡¯s it for me and I regretted not making a move sooner. That would¡¯ve saved all the jealousy I felt when guys spoke to her and forcing myself to be in rtionships with other girls. I was dumb to think I could ever stop loving her. ¡°I fucking love you too.¡± She whispers and her voice sends a sharp jab to my chest. One so hard that I could barely breathe. Hearing her say she loved me felt so fucking good and I knew I would never get used to it. Wait. Did she just curse? Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. ¡°Did you just curse?¡± I asked in shock. Was I a bad influence on my baby? 5 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 114 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 114 ke¡¯s pov Have you ever felt a sudden urge to do something or go somewhere but something was holding you back? Well that¡¯s my predicament right now. I could hear the shouts and cries of worry. No doubt it was Ley. I could also hear other voices but the one that registers is hers, always hers. I want to reach out to her and tell her I¡¯m okay, that I will be alright. I just wanted to ease her worries. But instead of waking up I am pulled further into the darkness until her voice fades. You¡¯re not done yet ke, you will remember me. You¡¯ll remember us. It¡¯s her voice loud and clear in my head, pulling me further until I find myself literally on top of Ashley. I could feel the warmth of her body, the way my heart raced when she looked at me nervously. And the way her hard nipples brushed against my bare chest almost made me climax there and then. Her lips were red and plump, parted as if wanting to let out a moan. Her ck inky hair wet and sprawled around her and her eyes, fuck her eyes were just captivating and my undoing. She¡¯s mine, all mine. My heart swelled as I pulled back to stare at her and boy was I fucking ecstatic that she was all mine. I could eat her all fucking day if she let me. She was just that beautiful and alluring. God I love this girl. But she looked so nervous that it was raking my own nerves. I did not want to hurt her. She was small and with my size I¡¯m afraid I¡¯d split her in half. ¡°Are you sure you want this Ley?¡± Fuck I was nervous. But that¡¯s what she does to me, I shouldn¡¯t be surprised. Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! ¡°I don¡¯t want to hurt you baby.¡± I admitted brushing my thumb over her tempting lips. Our eyes connected and a jolt of electricity ran straight through my entire body. ¡°I want this with everything in me. I love you ke.¡± She murmurs and runs a finger down the curve of my jaw. I shuddered in pleasure and I¡¯m shocked at how much I loved hearing her admit that she loves me I nodded admiring how beautiful she looked beneath me, just how I pictured it years ago. God I love this girl so much I don¡¯t think saying it a thousand times could be enough. I guide my cock to the entrance of her soaking pussy, lubricating the head of my cock with her juices I nearly came undone at just the feeling ¡°I love you so much Ashley.¡± I grunt surging all the way into her night little pussy, breaking her hymen. Fuck that feels amazing Words couldn¡¯t exin how much I loved this girl beneath me, she was mine as I was hers Forever if she¡¯ll have me, The vision before is now reced by another so quickly that I was afraid I¡¯d get whish. I am now withe gym peening down at Ley who looked fucking sexy right now. Who am I kidding, Ley was always sexy ¡°Did you want something?¡± she looked at me beneath hershes knowing how to undo me. I groan thinking of nothing but sinking my cock into her tight pussy. She removes the gloves and lets them fall to the mat. ¡°Yeah you.¡± I hissed, dipping my fingers in the opening of her sports bra and pulled her forward then mold our lips together. My heart is pounding into my own ears and when she lets out a moan my cock stirs. She was my undoing, there was no doubt about it. Then suddenly I found myself kissing the air as everything around me faded. It¡¯s dark at first until Ashley¡¯s face slowly emerges. I could feel a lump in my throat as I stared at her tear filled eyes. My heart hurts knowing that it was my fault. ¡°Please ke, we need space to think clearly.¡± She whispered and it feels like I¡¯ve been shot many times. My heart hurts and my head is like a jumbled mess. ¡°What about the promises we made to each other? That nothing will get between us? We would fight every battle together? Huh Ley? So you¡¯re just going to give up on us like that?¡± I was fucking angry.I was angry that she was giving up on us so easily when all I wanted and needed was her. There was no one else for me. She was mine. The memory vanishes and I¡¯m now leaning back against the door and looking down at Ashley. We were inside an empty ssroom and the air seemed tense. I sighed, stepping away from the door and walked towards her. ¡°I want you to trust me Ley.¡± I breathed out and tucked a tendril of her inky ck hair behind her ear. ¡°I need you to trust me. She peers at me for a few seconds, seeming to contemte in her head. My heart lurches. Did she not want to trust me? As soon as the dreadful thought emerges it vanishes when she nods and smiles.¡± I trust you ke.¡± Everything around me disappears and all I¡¯m surrounded by is darkness. I could feel pain in my body, especially my shoulder. I grunt, shifting and forcing my eyes to open even though they felt weighed down by anvils. 1 I could feel eyes on me and just by the tingling on my skin I knew it was Ley. She was the only one who could make me feel that way even though we were far apart. I snapped my head to face her and my heart pains but I could also feel the huge relief upon seeing her awake. My vision turns foggy as I fight back the tears and I send her a smile. ¡°I knew you¡¯d pull through. You¡®re my fighter girl.¡± I croak out, feeling my throat dry fromck of dehydration. I reach out to her, needing to feel her somehow to ease my mind. This was not a dream she was here, She was okay, she was safe. Our fingers interlock and I couldn¡¯t help the tear that slipped out.¡± Always,¡± She croaks out My head pounds and I clench my eyes shut and when I reopen them I am still in the hospital room but Ashley and I are not alone anymore. There¡¯s a doctor standing beside Ashley¡¯s bed. He looks fairly young Could pass for being in his twenties if it weren¡¯t for the lines around his eyes that told otherwise, He chuckles in amusement as he stares at me. ¡°You have a keeper there Ashley. This guy, as soon as he was okay to talk, the first thing he asked for was you. Didn¡¯t want to stay in a room on his own without you being there.¡± My eyes drop to Ashley¡¯s figure lying on the bed. Waiting for her reaction to Dr. Jones words. I nervously bit into my bottom lip. ¡°I know.¡± She answers and turns to face me. Instantly I feel the pain in my chest ease by just her staring at me with so much love. What did I do to deserve her? ¡°He¡¯s a keeper and I¡¯m never letting him go.¡± She whispers. I let out a smile and if the doctor wasn¡¯t currently in the room, I¡¯d force my ass out of the bed and go over there to kiss her. Because fuck I love this girl and I¡¯m going to marry her someday. ¡°Who says I would ever allow you to let me go?¡± I murmur. She was stuck with me whether she likes it or not. I felt my entire body being sinked into the bed but it oddly felt like I was sinking into water. I closed my eyes and reopened them, now finding myself standing before Ashley¡¯s parents house. It was raining and I was soaked from head to toe. I was afraid I¡¯d get a cold but it would be worth it. She was worth it, always will be. I lean over the window of the car, uncontrobly wetting the car seat as I hit the horn again. I righted myself quickly when I noticed the front door open. There is an unmistakable figure in the doorway. I could spot that sexy figure anywhere. That was my woman standing in the doorway. I was fucking nervous because tonight I¡¯m nning to propose to her. ¡°Is there something I could do for you, do you need help?¡± She shouts and God I¡¯ve missed hearing her voice. My heart pounds. I was home. My home was with her, she was my home. ¡°How about a kiss and a wee home baby?¡± I shout over the loud pounding of the rain. ¡°ke?¡± She cries out running towards me. My heart soars hearing how happy she sounds. ¡°In the flesh baby.¡± I grin, opening my arms to allow her to jump into them. When she does I hoist her up, gripping her ass. I moan when she smashes her lips to mine. Everything fades again and my head is pounding with so many memories resurfacing but it was worth it Remembering every single second of my life was worth it. Ashley suddenly manifested before me, wearing a wedding gown and I could feel the anxiety and love as I stared at her. She was alluring, beautiful and she was all mine. The minister speaks and what he utters are now my favorite words. ¡°I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride.¡± I quickly removed the veil that shielded me from seeing every feature on her face. She was Exotic ¡°Finally ¡± I whisper and not being able to help it as I listed her hair and draw her lips to mine in a soft tender kiss. This kiss was different, sealing us as husband and wife. Tey was now my wile I only dreamed of this years ago and now it¡¯s happening. My heart leaps as I pull away a bit to speak. ¡°I love you Ley¡± I whisper when everyone cheers. ¡°I love you too.¡± She smiles into the kiss and I couldn¡¯t help but nibble her bottom lip. I couldn¡¯t wait to put a baby inside of her tonight. ¡°Forever.¡± I promised resting my forehead on hers. ¡°Forever.¡± She whispers. Everything goes ck and I¡¯m alone until I hear the familiar soft sound of my heartbeat on the heart rate monitor. The only person thates floating through my mind is my woman, my wife, Ashley Reed who stuck through with me when I lost my memories. I don¡¯t think of no one else or why I was no doubt in the hospital. Now that I¡¯ve regained my memory, all I wanted was to see her, no, I needed to see her before anyone else. I groaned, forcing my eyes to open and blinked as I stared at the white ceiling. 15 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 115 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 115 Fear. Confusion. Panic. This wasn¡¯t how I imagined it would turn out to be after ke had finally let down his walls. I expected our happy ever after. But ofcourse I was too naive to think that considering the fact that every single time we¡¯re happy, the universe throws a shit ton of obstacles like we hadn¡¯t had enough as it is. 2 So as I stared at my husband getting wheeled into the ambnce with egg still in my hair and on my makeup free face well all I wanted to do was fucking ball my eyes out and ask why. 1 ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org . Why did everything bad have to happen to us? Why did we have to go through so much? Could we not just be happy? 2 I felt like a damn failure, not only did I not know what went wrong but I also was useless. I wasn¡¯t a doctor and I obviously couldn¡¯t diagnose or tell anyone a proper reason as to why he cked out. 1 Could it be the sexst night? He did say I wore him out. Shit I just had to hop on my husband¡¯s dick and ride him, well, technically he rode me.¡± I had already informed the medics of his amnesia and the bullet wound behind his head that wasn¡¯t a hundred percent cured yet. So when one walked up to me quickly where I stood frozen watching them securely push the stretcher inside the ambnce, I all but got startled. I was in my own world. ¡°Ma¡¯am will you being along or would youe after?¡± He asked. He seemed a bit impatient.But who wasn¡¯t right now? I sure was, especially to know if my husband would wake up soon. I stared at ke¡¯s still body on the stretcher and watched as the medics worked on him. I turn to the pudgy short asian man. ¡°No, I¡¯lle afterwards. I need you to bring him to the hospital as soon as possible.¡± I wanted to ride with ke, be by his side but something told me that I was the one who caused his episode earlier. The way he looked at me like I was a ghost, his eyes zed and confused. Something triggered him. I triggered him. And something told me it was the eggs currently dried on my face and hair. I didn¡¯t want the Same thing to happen again when he woke up to see my egg face and hair. So I should probably clean up as best as I could before facing him again. The asian man nods and scrambles back to the ambnce. As soon as he entered and closed the doors behind him, they drove off leaving me staring at them with misty eyes. I gulped the Jump I felt in my throat triggered him somehow. I could just only hope it wasn¡¯t a bad thing. ¡°Ashley¡± Started at the sudden voice I turned around and was not surprised to see Christal running towards me. ¡°What happened? Is everything okay?¡±She questions when she¡¯s close beside me. She no doubt saw the ambnce and I was sure she wasn¡¯t the only one. Just the only one who seemed to care enough toe out and noulurk out of the window like our other neighbors. Her question instead of lifting a weight it adds more. ¡°ke cked out and I don¡¯t know what caused it. I should be going to the hospital actually.¡± Her worried eyes scanned my face and I hoped she wouldn¡¯t point out the egg on my face and question it. ¡°I cane with you if you¡¯d like, I can drive? It¡¯s not the best decision to drive, especially stressed and in a hurry.¡± She suggested. I shrugged because honestly my voice had seemed to be tired from all the crying and shouting I did before the ambnce came. All went unheard by the one person I wanted to hear them. Honestly I was surprised by her wanting to help when I hadpletely forgotten about showing her around. I was a bad neighbor while she was the best. ¡°Sure, let me just wash out the egg as quickly as I can.¡± I said and walked towards the house. When I said I would wash out the eggs as quickly as I could, well it only took me five seconds. I wasn¡¯t sure it was the cleanest I¡¯ve been but it should do. As long as the eggs weren¡¯t transparent then that¡¯s fine. I didn¡¯t want ke to go into cardiac arrest next if he saw me with egg on my hair and face. ¡°I hate hospitals.¡± Christal says beside me. My feet kept shaking nervously as I bit my nails. The stress wasn¡¯t good for the baby but I couldn¡¯t help it. ¡°Me too.¡± Especially when it¡¯s your significant other getting operated on or otherwise. In our case I was at least thankful that the doctor mentioned ke¡¯s case was not severe but wanted to get more tests done before anyone was allowed into the room. ¡°Do you think his parents will get here before he wakes up?¡± She questions. I shrugged not knowing the answer to that question. Of course I had called Ryn and Ace right away beforeing here but they were still at work without a doubt trying to get away toe here. I was certain that they were on their way. I also informed Ryan but haven¡¯t recieved a response as yet. He was likely on duty. My phone buzzed and I quickly pulled it out from the pocket of my shorts. It was a text from Rosalie. She wanted to know if I was home and wanted to talk to me face to face. I typed a quick text informning her that I was in the hospital which she quickly replied saying that she was on the way. I pushed the phone back into my pocket only to pull it out when it rings. I quickly answer when mom¡¯s picture pops up. ¡°Hey mom.¡± I tried to not sound too croaky from the crying and shouting I had done earlier Big emphasis on tried. ¡°Hey Ashley I was calling you to see if you could babysit Avery but never mind that. What¡¯s wrong with you? Did something happen, are you okay?¡± She asks in a hurry, I could hear dad¡¯s voice in the background already sounding panicked I nearly rolled my eyes. How could she even tell that something was wrong with me? Is this a mother thing! Insunctively my handse to touch my still t stomach. And to think I would¡¯ve told him the news of the pregnancy today. He probably then would¡¯ve gone into cardiac arrest. ¡°Nothing¡¯s wrong with me, well not me.¡± I breathed out a sigh of exhaustion. ¡°It was ke, he knocked out earlier and I¡¯m in the hospital waiting for the doctor toe over and give me the information.¡± My stomach is twisting with anxiety from just the wait. ¡°It¡¯s not Ashley baby, it¡¯s ke!¡± Mom shouts and I had to pull the phone away from how loud she shouted. ¡°We¡¯reing.¡± She says then hangs up. I pulled the phone away shaking my head. ¡°Well bye to you too.¡± I mumble lowly pushing the phone back into my pocket. ¡°You know I¡¯m going to give you props for staying so calm and collected.¡± Christal suddenly said, turning to me and smiles. 2 She had no idea that under that facade I was slowly going mad of not knowing what was going on and fucking terrified. But I held on to that string of hope that ke would soon wake up, he had to. 14 Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 116 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.¡± 43 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. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Chapter 117 Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Chapter 117 43 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 Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g! ¡°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. ¡°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. Bestfriends Shouldn鈥檛 Know How You Taste Epilogue Bestfriends Shouldn¡¯t Know How You Taste Epilogue Epilogue Ashley¡¯s pov *seven monthster* ¡°I¡¯m the size of a whale ke.¡± I whined, holding my belly as I looked in the mirror. I had just stepped out of the shower and I was still butt naked. Through the reflection of the mirror I could see ke moving the tap off his hand and peers at me.He was seated on the bed. He licks his bottom lip and lets his eyes drop to my legs. He was now a trainer at the gym after deciding to not go back to the army. He was done parting ways with me and wanted to be there with me for everything. I thought the decision would hurt him but he seems to be happy being a trainer, especially teaching the teenagers boxing. Come to find out Leo was actually Reagan¡¯s crush who was equally doting over her too. I wouldn¡¯t give them long until they¡¯ll be together. ke still didn¡¯t like him but I think he¡¯lle around. ¡°You don¡¯t look like a whale bambina and if you did, you¡¯d still be the sexiest whale I¡¯ve ever seen.¡± He murmurs. He had juste from the gym and was still sweaty. But god he still looked fucking heavenly and I was dying for a piece of him. But now with a bush I was not the most confident. I sniffled and stared at my thighs.¡± You see, you admit I look like an enormous whale.¡± I whirled around crying and pointed at my vagina that I couldn¡¯t quite see over my huge belly. ¡°And I even tried shaving today but I can¡¯t seem to see over my belly. By the time I¡¯m ready to give birth, baby Bash will enter the world through a jungle.¡± I cried, blocking my eyes. 13 I could hear when he moved off the bed and came towards me. He prys my hand away from my eyes and forces me to look at him.¡± Hey, Hey baby I didn¡¯t say you look like a whale. You¡¯re fucking sexy, the sexiest pregnant woman in fact. It¡¯s normal to gain weight and have hair Ley. That doesn¡¯t make you less attractive to me. As a matter of fact I find you a fucking turn on as you¡¯re growing my kid in your belly and the hair doesn¡¯t bother me.¡± I sniffle and peer at him. ¡°Really?¡± I asked unsure. He smiles,ing to give a soft kiss on my forehead. ¡°I¡¯m a hundred percent sure.¡± He admits then pulls away. He tucks some hair behind my ear and murmurs. ¡°If the hair bothers you I could shave it off?¡± He suggested. I chewed my lips and felt my cheeks fill with warmth.ke notices and chuckled.¡± Ohe on Ley, I think I am familiar with your pussy by now. Nothing to be ashamed of. Lastnight I ate you out you weren¡¯t shy then. He points out pinching my cheeks. He chuckled when I duck my head and pulls me towards the shower where heter kept to his word and shaved me. After he had showered and I had for the second time we found ourselves on the bed watching a movie. Later that night I gave birth to our first son. *Ten monthster* ¡°Baby we¡¯re going to bete for the rehearsal dinner.¡± ke shouts, storming into the room with Bash etched on his shoulders. Bash giggles as he spots me inside the bathroom more specifically on the toilet with a pregnancy stick in between my thighs. I had left the bathroom door open so of course they could see me pee on the stick. But of course ke was not fazed since he¡¯d see me in worse situations. Bash tugs his dad¡¯s hair that I was sure he took his time tob tonight which made him wince. Since both ke and I had ck hair we couldn¡¯t call dibs on who Bash inherited the hair color from. Obviously I knew it was from me but ke seemed to think otherwise. Bash though inherited his dad¡¯s blue eyes but I thank the heavens that I could boast about his pouty lips that he inherited from me. My little man would be a heartbreaker like his dad someday. But for now I would very much like him to stay my baby and not grow up too soon. 1 ¡°What are you doing baby?¡± ke asked, confused. I wiggled around until everyst drop of pee was out. I moved the stick away from my thighs and spoke. ¡°Remember when I was pregnant with Bash and I didn¡¯t have symptoms?¡± I looked at ke who nodded swiftly, his face full of excitement already even though he didn¡¯t know what I was going to say. Okay maybe he got the hint after seeing the test. I moved off the toilet seat and fixed my underwear. ¡°Well I¡¯ve been having some pregnancy symptoms lately and Kimberly mentioned that the second time around would be different so I thought I would check if I have a little Reed in there.¡± I smile knowing that ke would be thrilled. I know Bash wasn¡¯t a yea yet but I honestly loved being a mom so bring it on ke¡¯s sperm. Honestly the author writing my story is a dumbass. 22 ¡°Cover your ears Bash.¡± ke says and Bash listens. I ced the test on the counter and washed my hands.¡± Well I have been fucking you a lot so I wouldn¡¯t be surprised. Besides seeing you swell up with my kid is an amazing gift, I can¡¯t really me my cock for shooting its load into you.¡± He says cheekily. I rolled my eyes, smoothing down the dress. We were supposed to be heading to Rosalie and Arden¡¯s wedding rehearsal dinner but I wanted to take the test right now since I¡¯ve been on edgetely. I walked over to my boys and giggled as I pried Bash¡¯s small hands away from his ears. Heughs and the sound makes my heart warm. ¡°Would you want a little brother or sister Bash?¡± I asked, smiling at his happy little face. He may not have understood my question but yet he nods happily and answers with a yes. It was one of those few words we had already started to teach him. ke and Iughed. My eyes fall to ke and he grins cheekily. ¡°You heard the little man baby, he wants a little brother or sister. So if you¡¯re not pregnant now I¡¯d better start working towards giving him a sibling.¡± I smile because I knew he could live up to his words. ¡°Maybe we¡¯ll practice after the dinner.¡± I winked and whirled around to enter the bathroom. The test should be done by now hopefully since it said two minutes. I peeked at it and my heart thuds. ¡°Well what does it say baby?¡± ke asked anxiously as he heard me sniffle. I turn to him with a wide grin on my face and blurry eyes. Damn it those pregnancy hormones. ¡°Guess I¡¯m cooking up another little Reed inside my belly.¡± Iughed. His eyes widen and with one hand holding Bash securely he fist bumps the air with the other. ¡°Yes I¡¯m going to be a dad again!¡± He shouts, his voice croaky from emotion. Bash follows his dad¡¯s actions and shouts yes too. Iughed. I loved my boys dearly. *five yearster* ke tucks in Bash as I tuck in Bailey. We both looked at each other and smiled. Our little family was so precious. I turn to Bailey and give her a tender kiss on her forehead as does ke to Bash. Moving away from her I walked over to Bash to give him a kiss on the forehead too and ke did it to Bailey. ¡°Hey Ley now that they¡¯re asleep can we now make baby number three?¡± ke whispered, already walking towards the opened door. I rolled my eyesughing softly and walked over to him. Peering up at him I smirked.¡± Race you to the bed?¡± I asked but already started sprinting before he could answer. I was surprised I could even run without making so much noise. ¡°Hey that¡¯s cheating bambina!¡± He said in a hushed voice behind I giggled softly and entered the room. Honestly he should know me by now. ¡°Oh fuck.¡± ke moans, sinking his cock into me as I scrape my nails over his back. His breathing was ragged and it was proving difficult for me to not shout in pleasure. I didn¡¯t want the kids to wake up and think that someone was killing their mom and dad. Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org. ¡°ke.¡± I pant thrusting my hips to meet his. ¡°That¡¯s right baby, say my name.¡± ke grunt in pleasure and starts to roll his hips. I gasp in pleasure. The way he fucked me made me literally see stars. Over the years the sex just got better and better. ¡°You like that don¡¯t you? You like my cock inside you, right baby?¡± He had now picked up pace and started pounding into me to the point I felt him in my stomach. I gasp holding onto his shoulders as I moan out his name. ¡°Yes, oh yes I love you inside me.¡± I mewled, speaking truthfully. He groans in satisfaction and brings a hand between us to rub my clit. ¡°Come for me baby. Let me feel you drench my cock.¡± He pants and ms his lips to mine in a possessive kiss. I convulse around him, squeezing him into me and making him shudder as I came, calling out his name. ke buried his cock as deeply as he could inside me and explodes, filling me with his seed that spilled out to drench the sheets. He groans, kissing me harder. He pulls away from my lips after minutes that felt like hours and peers down at me with a cocky grin. ¡°Think that¡¯s enough to make baby number three?¡± He asked. I smiled at him and my pussy gives his cock firm squeeze. ¡°I don¡¯t know, what do you think?¡± I asked. He groans, hipsing forward as he starts picking up pace again. ¡± Let¡¯s keep practicing.¡± He pants. I nodded quickly, gasping as he took over my entire body. *ten yearster* ¡°Are you picking up Lilian from school today?¡± I asked ke as I packed the kids lunch. ¡°Yeah baby.¡± He says brushing Lillian¡¯s hair for school. Bash peers at me over the counter while stuffing his face.¡± Mom the principal wanted to speak to dad today.¡± He says, looking away from me. I let out a breath. Bash was now a teenager and that meant more trouble. You could say he took his dad¡¯s footsteps. ¡°Bash your dad¡¯s right there, tell him that yourself.¡± I pointed out. Obviously he hated telling ke this since he knew how ke reacted when he got into trouble. He always ends up grounded and he hates it. ¡°Ooh someone¡¯s in trouble.¡± Baileyughs while eating cereal. Her ck hair is perfectly in a high neat bun on top of her head.¡±Shut up loser.¡± Bash grunted. I rolled my eyes, my teenagers acted like toddlers. ke turns to Bash and res. ¡°What did you do this time Bash?¡± Bash pushes a mouthful of cereal in his mouth and shrugs. I sighed, shaking my head at ke who groans, rolling his eyes knowing that the principal would be giving him a lecture on his son. ¡°Did you have fun ying with Ricky yesterday Lilian?¡± I asked to try to remove the tension. Ricky was Arden and Rosalie¡¯s son who was a year older than Lilian. You could say Rosa was bummed that we didn¡¯t get pregnant at the same time.¡±Yeah mom.¡± I turned to Bailey.¡± How about you Bailey, did you and Kristina try out for the cheer team yesterday?¡± I asked. She smiles, showing off the mushed cereal in her mouth. ¡°Yeah we did, Kristina got in but I guess cheerleading is not my thing.¡± She answers. Kristina was Kimberly and Ryan¡¯s daughter who was two months older than Bailey. Reese who¡¯s Kristina¡¯s older sister and a few months older than Bash was a cheerleader. The girls wanted to follow in her footsteps. ¡°Yeah because you suck.¡± Bash snorts. ¡°Hey Aile, don¡¯t suck Bashy.¡± Lilian argues. Bailey sticks out her tongue at Bash.¡± See, our sister thinks I don¡¯t suck.¡± ¡°You should work on your form Aile and maybe stop ying video games with Lucy.¡± Lilian suggested. Bash snorted andugh while Bailey turned to re at Lilian. ke, who was behind her still brushing her hair, chuckles in amusement. Lucy was Liam and Christal¡¯s kid that was three months younger than Bailey. ke and I looked at each other across the room and smiled. No matter how much they were trouble we loved them dearly and we wouldn¡¯t have it any other way. *forty seven yearster* I stared at my husband as Iy in bed. We both knew this day woulde eventually and seeing how the tears gleamed in his eyes as he stared at me made me feel awful that I was leaving him. He squeezes my hand with the little strength he remains. My entire body was in pain, I was slowly fading away and they knew it. The years have made us age and so has our health. Today I was surrounded by my loved ones, my family, the people I cherished most of all, at least some of them who could¡¯ve made I scanned around the room, knowing it would be thest time I would see their faces. Ryan, Arden, Kimberly, Liam, Avery and with her husband Arster who was also ke¡¯s brother. They all looked at me in pain. They had aged too and had suffered loss as well.Reagan and her husband Leo couldn¡¯t make it since they were half way across the world. Rosalie had died a year ago after fighting breast cancer for over a year, Christy had died five years ago in an ident. My mom, dad, Rose, Luke, Noel, Ryn and Ace had now gone out of this world too and I would soon be joining them. 1 I let my eyes tear away from their sad faces and faced my children who were crying. Bailey, who now had three kids, looked at me sorrowfully. She had married her high school sweetheart Sam who stood grasping her shoulders. Bash, who had gotten married to Lucy, had two children of his own. And Lilian oh my sweet Lilian died before she even saw her twenties. 11 They all surrounded me as I made my way out of this world. I turn to my husband, my lover, my bestfriend. The love of my life. I had experienced so much with him for the years I¡¯ve been on earth. I was happy that he chose me to be his soulmate in this life and hopefully in the other. A tear slips from his eyes andnds directly on our clutched hands. I feel my heart ache but I can¡¯t even move my hand to wipe his tears away. ¡°You¡¯re leaving me Ley.¡± He cries, his voice has aged too. 6 I managed to smile sadly as I found it difficult to breathe now. ¡°Forever remember? ¡°I managed to croak out then cough. His tears flowed down more knowing it was already time. ¡°Always.¡± He croaks. ¡°Always and forever.¡± He promises. I managed to smile during my coughing fit as I wheeze. The air wasn¡¯ting to my lungs anymore, I was dying.¡±Don¡¯t look so sad ke, you promised me. I love you.¡± Was thest thing I said as everything stops, time freezes and my soul leaves my body. 2 *eight monthster* ¡°Don¡¯t cry kids, I¡¯m going to see Ley and Lilian.¡± I smiled and even though I was in pain I still managed to smile knowing that I was going to be reunited with Ley and Lilian. ¡°Dad it still won¡¯t be the same without you anymore.¡± Bash croaks. He always acted tough in his teenage years but now he was shedding a tear for his old man. I wanted tough and tease him, too bad my chest feels impossibly tight. I didn¡¯t want to die in the hospital. I wanted to die at home in my bed, the same bed Ley died in. The doctor only gave me a few weeks to live after I was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I guess it was now time up. ¡°Grandpa, you can¡¯t leave us here.¡± Samuel cries. He was Bailey¡¯s son. ¡°Yeah granddad you can¡¯t leave us.¡± Christine cries. She was Bash¡¯s daughter. I smiled sadly. ¡°What did your grandmother say?¡± She sniffles. ¡°Forever. No matter what, we will always be together forever.¡± I gasp feeling my insides turn numb and my breathing growing shallow. ¡°Exactly, so even though you won¡¯t be able to see me anymore I will still watch over all of you forever. Just like your grandma and aunty have been doing.¡± I gasp. ¡°Grandpa.¡± All my grandkids cried as they see my eyes slowly close shut. I smiled not able to answer them as I faded from the earth. ¡°Forever.¡± I promise them as my soul leaves my body. Everything is dark at first until a bright light emerges up ahead. I squint seeing a figureing forward. My heart leaps as the figurees into view. ¡°What took you so long?¡± She asked, smiling cheekily. I shrugged while walking towards her.¡± Don¡¯t know, I wanted to spend a few more minutes with our family.¡± When we are a breath apart I can¡¯t help but hug her. ¡°We meet again bambina.¡± I teased. Sheughs, pulling away and clutches my hand. ¡°Well let¡¯s go see our family on the other side.¡± She says and guides me towards the white light. I turn to her before we enter the blinding light.¡± Forever.¡± I whispered, squeezing her hand. She turns to me and smiles.¡±Forever.¡± Always.¡± We both whispered simultaneously as we walked into the light. Our story may have ended here but what awaits us in the other life will never end, for we will always be together, forever. 106 *Author¡¯s Note: New book ¡®Touch Me While I Taste You¡¯ is now avable to read (daily updates) Demiah13 Author Ashley and ke wanted me to end their story this way to let all their readers know that even after death they will always be together forever ? Thank you everyone who supported me and loved this book just as much as I loved writing it. My characters are my life, my family and I really do hope that you treat them as family too. I usually cry when I end my books (because I¡¯m a pussy) But this one really tore me apart man shit. #Ashleyandke Forever The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!