Chap 4
Reid watched Ashling smile at Tyler as he walked up to her and dance with her. How could she have said yes to Tyler and no to him? Girls always chose Reid and never even glanced at Tyler. Why would Ashling want to dance with Tyler and not Reid? Ashling had liked Reid not Tyler, so why had she rejected him?
Reid growled as Ashling moved closer to Tyler, growing bolder as the song went on.
"Hey, Reid, look. Your ex-stalker's dancing with Babyboy," Pogue said standing beside Reid.
He smirked. "I know, how do you like my matchmaking skills?"
Pogue raised a brow. " You did this?"
Reid shrugged and grinned. Hell, might as well take the credit. "I made a bet with Babyboy that she wouldn't dance with him if he asked... Wait! Damnit!I just lost the bet!" Reid cursed realizing what he'd have to do now.
Pogue smiled. "What were the conditions? You can't fuck a girl for a week?"
Reid glared at him. "A month," he said curtly.
Pogue's smile grew. "Are you kidding me? I was just joking!" he laughed.
Reid curled his hand into a fist, getting ready to pop Pogue in the mouth, but stopped when he finally noticed that the music had switched to a slow song. He turned and searched the dance floor, quickly finding Tyler and Ashling dancing to the slow song.
Something inside Reid bristled at how close they were. Tyler had his hands on her hips while Ashling had her arms wrapped around his neck and was staring up at him with a very unhostile expression, unlike the expressions she was always giving Reid that pretty much told him she wanted to hurt him.
Pogue looked at the two and grinned. "Looks like they got close...you have good matchmaking skills."
Reid merely stood there unable to move. A strange pang of...of something...something that I couldn't explain shot through him. Tyler shouldn't be the one dancing with her! She wouldn't be with him... He didn't dare finish that thought. He shook his head and turned back around, facing the pool tables, "come one, let's play pool," he grunted, walking towards the tables.
Ash walked back over to her table, Tyler having gone back to his friends. Blush warmed her cheeks as she thought of how close she and Tyler had been. She never did that; but then again she'd never danced with someone as nice and sweet as Tyler. Plus, he was bestfriends with Reid and he'd been watching the whole time! Not that she cared.
She sat down at her table then realized she was thirsty. A glance at the bar showed that the only spot open was the spot that all girls in skirts avoided. She sighed and got up. Oh, well.
All the girls avoided the spot right in front of the pool tables because air drafts were constantly going through there. One thing that other people didn't know was that the Sons of Ipswich always made bets on what kind of underwear the girls in skirts were wearing, all that is but Caleb, he was too sweet for that.
Ashling walked over to the bar and ordered a drink and some more French fries. While she waited, she turned and saw Reid talking to Tyler and Pogue, a grin on his face, and his eyes flickering to her for a moment. So, they were gonna play now. Fine. It merely gave Ashling another way to get back at Reid. Use and manipulate his friends.
When Tyler had gotten back to Reid and Pogue they had been playing pool. Pogue was winning but Reid kept trying to cheat by Using though Pogue was able to counter all his moves. As soon as Reid saw Ashling go to the bar he knew he had to do it. He had to make the bet.
Tyler shook his head when he heard the bet. "No, I don't feel like playing."
Reid didn't listen and just put down a ten. "Blue cotton with teddy bears on 'em," he said in a mocking tone.
Pogue gave Tyler an apologetic grin then put his ten on the table. "Pink with hearts."
Tyler opened his mouth to protest but stopped when he heard his name being called. He looked over in the direction that he'd heard his name and saw Ashling at the bar motioning for him to go over to her.
He strode over to her with Pogue making a comment about him being whipped early in their relationship.
Ashling smiled when he stood in front of her.
"Black lace thong," she said simply, a slight grin on her face.
Tyler blinked. "What?"
She grabbed her drink and took a sip then said; "I'm wearing a black lace thong. I know about your little game and think it's about time that you won."
Tyler stared at her in shock.
"By the way, what did they bet for me?" she asked taking another sip.
Having recovered somewhat from his initial shock Tyler said, "Reid said blue with teddy bears and Pogue said pink with hearts."
She frowned. "What? Do they think I'm eight? Whatever. Black lace thong okay? Now, go. Make up an excuse to why you came over here," she turned away back to the bar and ate a fry.
Tyler opened his mouth to say something still startled, but just decided to go and win his money back.
When he got back to the guys Pogue had changed his answer to pink with flowers.
"So, what'd Stalker want?" Reid asked a sardonic smile on his face.
Tyler shrugged, "oh, nothing she just wanted to know if I wanted to go out Saturday." Hey, she'd said he'd get to choose the excuse. "Anyway, I've decided black lace thong."
Reid looked at him blankly for a moment. "She wants to go out with you?"
Tyler didn't answer for he was watching as Pogue's eyes flashed black and Ashling's skirt flew up revealing a black lace thong.
Ashling tensed and turned around feigning the same actions that the other girls who's skirts fly up in that spot did. She pretended to be embarrassed and hold down her skirt against the 'draft of air'.
"Whoa, Ty. You got it right…" Pogue said sounding surprised and looked at him appalled.
Tyler blinked in surprise at the fact that he had done as she had said and she had actually told him the truth. "I know…"
"How'd you know?" Pogue asked seeming to have gotten over the surprising event and setting up the pool table for another game.
"I don't know…I just guessed…" Tyler shrugged and glanced over at the spot at the bar that Ash had been at but was now vacant.
"Some lucky guess…" Reid grumbled then turned away and challenged Pogue yet again.
Something about the way that Reid was off to Tyler but he was pulled from his thoughts when he felt someone's gaze burning into his back. He turned around to the dark section of Nicky's and saw Ashling sitting at the same table that she had been at before; looking at him with kind green eyes, her grin back.
She mouthed the words "you're welcome," then gave him a smile and turned around, facing away from him.
Sudden heat rushed to his cheeks and he stood there for a moment, not able to figure out why he was blushing at a simple smile. Plenty of girls had smiled at him before, what made Ashling's smile different?
Sorry 'bout the ending to this chapter. I don't really like it and I wasn't about to post it but did anyway so that I could go ahead and start getting to the better part of the story. In my opinion for this fanfic the beginning is really slow and crappy but I think it'll get better and more interesting as it goes along. Hope you like. Reviews would be nice.
