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The Viewing Part Deux

Ashley's POV

Everyone looks in the direction of the pool. Arden covers her mouth in shock and probably trying not to burst out laughing. A very drenched Cooper is currently sputtering in the pool, from the looks of it Arden pushed her in during their heated argument.

"F-f-fuck that's cold. D-d-amn it, Ard-den." Her teeth look like they're chattering.

"Yeah, the heater's been broken for a bit." Bridget states and tries to hide her smirk while Wiles makes no effort in holding in her laughter and almost falls out of the deck chair she's sitting in. One by one everyone begins to lose their composure, causing an uproar of laughter. I can't hold back a chuckle as rest my chin on Spencer's shoulder from her position in my lap.

"Y-yeah. L-laugh it up, b-b-itches." Cooper shouts out and removes herself from the pool, shivering in the cold night air.

Bridget, being the one with the most sympathy and motherly instincts at the moment, heads over to Al with a towel. I can feel Spencer fidget and hesitate to go and help in my lap. I grab her hand and give it a gentle squeeze, "Bridge's got it covered, babe. I don't think Al hurt herself, well, physically, plus Bridget's co-hostess of this shindig, it kind of comes with the territory." I press a kiss to the side of her face and she turns with a smile as I plant more kisses on her lips.

"Lucinda Reed! Put my sister down!" I hear Kyla shout, followed by another splash. Looks like Arden took a swim and Lucy definitely put her down, in the pool. But, I'm currently kissing my girlfriend so, I'm kind of not paying so much attention to that as I am my girlfriend's soft lips on my own.

I wrap my arms around Spencer and start to deepen the kiss, trailing my finger tips under her shirt, before I get a seat cushion to the head, "Bad puppies, we have guests." Wiley calls and I flip her off before giving a smile to Eric and Demetri who aren't quite as familiar with me or Spence. Ath's no problem, especially since my character on screen spent some quality time with her. But, we haven't watched that part yet.

"Please, Wiles, you're just mad that you can't make out with Bridge right now." Carmen smirks with Brooke huddled in her lap. "You two never let up for air unless someone's injured or there's good drama."

"Pft, like there's any other reason, and don't patronize the homeowner, I could toss your ass out. Your sister already injured me today."

"Stop being such a baby." Bridget rolls her eyes as she walks back out onto the deck from the house. "And mind telling me why Lucy and Arden are wrestling in your pool? Not the best pre-wedding impression." We all turn our heads and sure enough both of them are in the pool trying to drown the other.

Kyla looks pretty bored and makes no effort to intervene. "I gave up a long time ago," she calls out to us, chin on her palm supported by her elbow.

I can hear Lucy spitting out something in Spanish, "Uh, Carm. I don't know what she's saying, but Lucy plus Spanish is never good."

Carmen's head jerks up from whispering to Brooke, in alarm, "Shit. Uh, I'll be back." She gives Brooke a kiss before getting up from her chair and walking quickly to the fight.

"What's going on?" Spencer asks me quizzically. Her head is nestled underneath my chin. "I mean I get why Arden was mad, I mean that whole Alex and Nikki thing was like their life for everyone to see and she had no idea it was being written. So I mean, I might be a little upset that my issues were called out in a tv show. But, now she's fighting Luce…" Spencer trails off when we hear Carmen and Lucy shouting at each other in Spanish.

"Lucy and Arden have always been at each other's throats." I explain thinking about our time together growing up, "Arden was the little sister Lucy got to pick on when Carmen was done picking on her. Lucy's always teased her and the tension of the wedding and…tv show has only added to the tension." I really hope Spencer didn't catch that pause, I almost gave away Arden's announcement. I look down at Spencer who's looking at me with her brows furrowed in a puzzled expression. She obviously noticed.

"Drinks! Seriously guys, we're gonna need them." God bless you, Nikki. I think I have bromantic feelings right now for you. "Fully stocked bar by the pool, guys. Come on, now. Like I'd pass that up." She gives Wiley a smirk before ducking under the bar to check on drink options.

"Help yourselves, guys." Wiley shouts out from underneath a certain blonde. They move quickly.

A drink or two later and Coop finally comes out of the house, dressed in Wiley's sweats, still resembling a bit of a drowned rat. She stops to look at the still going on Spanish shouting match combined with Arden shoving Lucy every two seconds, before grabbing Kyla and pulling her into the house. Hm, strange.

Spencer looks at me with the same puzzled look as before but this time directed at Coop pulling my other not as short sister into the house.

"This drink…I like it! Another!" Eric is obviously trying to be funny, and it works to keep the attention away from the fighting going on, with a random Thor impression. Nikki rolls her eyes before playing bartender again and putting drinks in front of people.

Spencer's currently sitting on my lap, being social. Not that I mind, but we don't spend a ton of time together with my album starting to wrap up in the studio and her photography taking off. I look at my girlfriend, memorizing the smile on her face as she jokes with Ath. She seems to notice my leering and meets my eyes, her smile growing even bigger, "Like what you see Ash?"

"Definitely." I purr out in amusement, planting a small kiss on her cheek.

Spencer giggles and turns back to her conversation. "Since Ashley seems to be feeling a little left out and needy," I huff at the last statement and roll my eyes. I am so not needy. I just want my Spencer time. " Ath, how was on-screen kissing my girlfriend?" Athena's face flushes at her teasing question. Blunt Spencer is blunt.

"Uh, fine?" Ath jokes nervously.

"Pft, please, kissing a Davies is like the best gift you could ever get." I boast and Spencer rolls her eyes and chuckles.

"Hardly, the gift was given away so many times in the past that its face value has significantly dropped. Even I'm a proud holder of two separate givers." I hear Coop's voice shout out across the pool. Obviously alluding to our kiss the first time we met at Spencer's photoshoot. Wow, that was a long time ago. Everything now seems to strange back then. No Spencer, Alex and Bridget, Arden and many others, one thing kind of has stayed the same and that's Lucy and Kyla. They're lucky they have each other. And Lucy's lucky she hasn't hurt my sister in the past 7 or so years or she'd be dead. She even had to ask my permission to date Ky and believe me, it took some convincing from several people. But now I'm glad they're finally getting married. Baby sis is growing up.

I glance over at the pool and Arden and Lucy have finally gotten out and are toweling off as best they can.

"I'm surprised you remember anything past your Arden's kisses." Lucy snorts, "It's like you two never come up for air." Arden rolls her eyes and gives her a push sending Lucy back into the pool. "God damnit. Kyla, you're going to have find another maid of honor because this one is dead." Lucy picks herself up out of the pool and Arden squeals and makes a run for it. But before Lucy can get a grip on Arden, she's tackled into the grass.

"Breathe Luce, breathe." Coop says while sitting on top of Lucy and restraining her, pinning her arms down.

Lucy says some sort of incoherent Spanish, probably words that most innocent ears should hear, as Coop attempts to calm Lucy.

"Well, since tonight probably couldn't get any worse," Arden says as she mixes a particularly strong drink and downs it in one gulp. No, Ard, not now, you idiot. "I'm leaving the day after the wedding to film a movie in Toronto." I look over to Coop who has stopped trying to calm down Lucy and has all but frozen.

"Um, I'm sorry, repeat that?" Coop says a hint of anger in her voice. I can feel everyone around me inwardly cringe. This will not end well.

"Me. Go. Toronto. After wedding. Two Months." Arden spells it out, "Hopefully that'll give you enough writing inspiration."

Coop jumps up and walks into Arden's space, "Oh, don't you fucking throw this back at me, you didn't even bother asking my opinion on this."

"Why should I? It's my career Al, not yours that's so helplessly hanging by a threat that you need to put our personal details in it." Arden spits out, sometimes I wish Coop had the decency to smack her, but Al would never touch her like that, she's too damn nice.

I see Alex bite back a reply and slap on a sarcastic smile, "Whatever, I'm done with this. I'm going upstairs and you all can see the damn episode. I've already seen it because I fucking put the thing together and saw a preview. Wiles, you know where I'll be." Coop storms into the house.

"Sure, Coop. Go ahead." Wiley calls out to the retreating form. "Anyways might as well finish the episode, party seems to be over."