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Chapter Three-Hundred-Forty-Nine



“Sean, PLEASE reconsider” Trevor begged as he followed his lover around the house.


“Trev…you are really trying my patience.”


“Well guess what buddy, I’M sick of being in the fucking middle here so if I’m annoying you, well then that’s too damn bad!”


“Stuck in the middle of what?” Sean asked confused and he whirled around to face Trevor for the first time. Trevor paused. Did I say that out loud? Shit! . “How can you be stuck in the middle of anything when it’s just you and me now?”


“I…don’t know…” Trevor replied. “But THAT is besides the point!” Sean raised his eyebrow and he stared at Trevor for a moment as if worried about his sanity. He reached out and placed his hand to his forehead.


“Trev I think you should go lie down.” Trevor scowled and swatted his hand away.


“I’m FINE. You are NOT getting rid of me that easy sir!”


“If you are fine then why are you so tense?” Sean wanted to know.


“I…THAT doesn’t matter right now! Quit trying to change the subject damnit!” Sean heaved a sigh of frustration.


“I am through with discussing anything else so we might as well talk about you.”


“I don’t think so. We aren’t through until you agree that we aren’t going through with your life threatening plan!”


“Well then I guess you will be talking to yourself,” Sean told him simply before turning around and walking away. Trevor rolled his eyes.


“We’re not going through with your plan Sean.”


“Name one time when you’ve been able to stop me?” Trevor arched his eyebrow and Sean smirked. “You’ve been with me since Kindergarten and not once have you been able to keep me from doing what I want.”


“Yeah well, I didn’t have the advantages that I have now did I?”


“What advantages?” Sean scoffed and Trevor walked up behind him, slid his arms around his waist and kissed the back of his neck. Sean stiffened.


“Don’t you dare.”


“Try and stop me,” Trevor challenged.


“Don’t forget that I can” Sean threatened and Trevor laughed.


“I find it humorous when you threaten me because you and I both know it’s all talk. I am the last person on this earth you would harm.”


“I’m not in the mood Trevor,” Sean insisted.


“Well that’s just too bad because I am. I’ve taken your orders all day long and now it’s your turn to do as I say damnit.”


“What do you hope to accomplish by seducing me, huh? I’m not going to change my mind” Sean questioned while rolling his eyes.


“Maybe not and I’ll deal with that when the moment comes I guess, but there are other goals I need to take care of and I think you know what those goals are.”


“You barely touch me for three weeks and now I can’t get you away from me. What the fuck is that all about?”


“Its just safe to do so now.”


“And it wasn’t before?”


“Nope, but it is now so quit wasting time” Trevor demanded.


“Trevor you make absolutely no sense…”


“It doesn’t matter!” Trevor insisted irritably and he grabbed Sean’s hand and turned him around. “Goddamnit Sean I haven’t had sex in three weeks! Shut up and fucking kiss me!” he shouted before grabbing hold of his chin and bringing his lips down on his for a forceful kiss. Unable to comprehend long enough to come up with an argument for that, Sean slid his arms around him and kissed him back as Trevor pushed him backward toward the stairs.


~*~*~*~*~



“I can’t believe you knew about this party all day long and managed to keep it secret from me,” Nick told Ashley as the couple sat intertwined in the lazy boy chair with the leg rest up and Bella lying back against Ashley’s legs comfortably.


“Well it was hard since I tell you everything and I knew you were slightly upset that the boys kind of shoved you out the door earlier but I managed. I just had to keep telling myself that the surprised look on your face would be worth seeing later.”


“What did you two do? Or do I even want to know?” Kevin questioned as he sat on the floor with Elenore lounging between his opened legs. She and Dakota are playing cars and quietly making ‘vroom vroom’ noises amongst themselves while the rest of the kids sort of ran wild around the house and constantly asked if it was time for cake yet.


“We streaked across the beach naked – you should probably see that in the newspaper tomorrow,” Nick teased and Brian spit out the soda he was drinking in surprise. Everybody else around them laughed except for AJ and Ashley giggled at the daggers she was receiving from him.


“Oh come on Alex, are you that gullible? Do you think we’re that stupid?”


“And should it really surprise you that much if it were true?” Kori wanted to know.


“You are not eighteen years old yet Ashley McLean.”


“I will be in a week,” Ashley pointed out.


“Don’t remind me,” AJ scowled and he threw Nick a disapproving look. He was fine when the talk of Nick and Ashley having sex on her birthday was just talk and months away, but now that its approaching them rather fast his invisible protective brother alarm is going off frantically. Ashley rolled her eyes when she caught the look.


“Down, Alex.”


“Yeah Alex, quit it. This is not the time for that,” Brooke added while handing Nick a daiquiri that she had just made before moving onto the next person as she walked around with a tray of them. Ashley looked up at him as she watched him take a drink and when he was done she leaned up and took a small sip from his straw and he raised his eyebrow and she looked at him innocently.


“Don’t let Grumpy over there catch you doing that or he’ll kick my ass, whether its my birthday or not.” Dakota watched Brooke as she finished up on passing the drinks around.


“That’s a really pretty drink,” she announced. “Can I haves one?” Nick laughed.


“I think not.”


“Why nots?”


“Cause it’s a grownup drink sweetie.” Elenore scowled.


“Well why do the grownups get to have all the fun?” she asked and Brooke laughed.


“We’re making you kiddies a fun drink too just be patient okay?”


“Ohhh…what are you making us?” Dakota asked eagerly.


“You’ll see,” Brooke answered with a small smile and she walked off to the kitchen after handing out the last drink.


“Brookie your not going to just give us feminine drinks all night are ya?” Nick asked teasingly.


“No,” Brooke replied while rolling her eyes playfully. “I’m just getting started. Kev went out and bought a whole bunch of stuff that will keep everybody happy.”


“That’s good,” Nick replied and Ashley rested the back of her head against his shoulder.


“But you gotta keep drinking the feminine drinks, so I can sneak sips – that’s the way it works Nicky,” She whispered and he chuckled.


“I’ll alternate, how’s that?” he whispered back, tightening his arms around her waist affectionately.


“That works,” Ashley told him satisfied and he bent down and brushed his lips lightly over hers just as Kevin’s phone beeped. He pulled back and looked at him curiously.


“Who is texting you when we’re all here?” Kevin looked down at Elenore who was looking up at him with narrowed eyes.


“I’ll be right back,” was all he said and he bent down, kissed the top of her head, got up and headed for the front room to go outside. Nick watched Elenore throw her toy car down in frustration and he looked at Brian arching his eyebrow.


“He invited Summer to the party,” Brian told him in a somewhat tight tone and Nick felt Ashley stiffen in his arms making Nick even more curious.


“And this is a bad thing because...” Brian motioned toward Elenore as an answer and Nick looked back over at her to see her now hugging her legs close to her chest with her chin rested on her knee and she is sadly playing with her cars.


“Oh,” Nick replied softly, suddenly comprehending. Ashley sat there quietly in Nick’s arms waiting for Kevin to bring his new girlfriend in for official introductions.


~*~*~*~*~


Just as Kevin walked outside he grinned as Summer’s car pulled in behind Nick’s. He jogged out to meet her at her door just as she got out and he slid his arms around her before lightly pressing her back up against her car before she could even close her door. Summer yelped in surprise, giggled and wrapped her arm around him in return just as he claimed her lips for his own.


“Hey gorgeous, I missed you,” he told her when he pulled his lips from hers. He rested his forehead against hers and lightly pressed his hands to the window as he gazed into her hazel eyes and she smirked at him in return.


“Not as much as I missed you,” She insisted.


“Lets go inside – everybody is waiting to officially meet you.” Summer slid her arms around Kevin’s neck possessively.


“And I’m dying to meet them,” She told him before leaning up and capturing his lips with hers momentarily blinding Kevin as he kissed her back hungrily.



~*~*~*~*~



Ashley waited patiently for ten minutes, ignoring the fact that Brian was watching her. After waiting for that long which was a hard thing to do all by itself, she crawled out of Nick’s lap and got up from the chair with Bella.


“Where are you going baby?” Nick asked curiously.


“No where,” Ashley answered innocently before kissing Bella’s forehead softly and handing her over to him. “Be right back,” She added and she turned and went over to Elenore, gently gathered her in her arms so she was rested on her right hip and she headed for the front door.


“No where huh?” Nick chuckled and Brian shook his head smiling. He knew she wouldn’t be able to last. Ashley went to open the door when Marcus poked his head over the stairs.


“Where do you think you’re going young lady?”


“No where,” Ashley repeated.


“Leave Kevin alone,” Marcus chuckled. Ashley shook her head.


“I don’t think so,” she told him and then opened the door and walked out. Marcus shook his head and looked at Laney.


“You know how she is. Its absolutely impossible for her to stay out of something when she doesn’t approve.”


“Kevyyyy…did you get lost?” She called out, looking around for him. Kevin peered over the car at her through the dark causing her to suddenly see him.


“No sweetie I’m here. We just…sort of got involved in a deep conversation is all.”


“Weeell, you should bring the conversation inside – everybody is wondering where you are at and you’re missing out on the fun” Ashley told him while casually walking around the car with Elenore so she was standing right next to Kevin. Ashley looked her over as she stood there wearing a black halter-top that revealed her stomach, blue jeans and a belt and black sandals. Her brown straight hair that goes just a little past her shoulders was left down and she is wearing just a little too much eye makeup.


“Besides,” Ashley added while wrapping an arm around him. “I never got a chance to officially meet the woman that’s been making my big brother Kev so happy these past three weeks” She told him while looking at Summer with the best friendly smile she could muster.


“I thought AJ was your brother,” Summer was the one who replied and she gave Ashley a look like she does not approve of her standing that close to Kevin in the least bit. Ashley returned the look, her dislike for the woman intensifying.


“Oh yeah, Alex is my brother but Kevin might as well be one also.” Kevin slid his arms around her in return and kissed her forehead softly.


“Summer this is Ashley the little sister I never had – Ashley, this is Summer” he introduced.


“Nice to officially meet you,” Ashley told her sweetly and she held out her hand.


“You too,” Summer replied and she took her hand allowing her to shake it.


“And of course you’ve met Ellie,” Ashley added while looking down at Elenore and smiling at her some. “Kevin’s little Princess.”


“Of course…hi there Ellie, how are you?” Elenore looked up at Ashley with disgust clearly written all over her face and Ashley gently combed her fingers through her hair and winked at her. Elenore looked back at Summer then.


“Oh I’m great,” Ellie's tone was bright but almost too sugary-sweet. And her smile was almost too bright but Kevin didn’t seem to notice, as he was just happy to finally be introducing his girlfriend to the family and most importantly, to Elenore. He really wants the two of them to bond. He grinned and gently took her from Ashley and he cuddled her close and kissed the top of her head.


“Well come on Summer, lets go inside. I would really like you to meet the rest of my family” he insisted. Seeing as how Summer couldn’t kiss him to distract him this time, she allowed him to take her hand and with Ashley wrapped in his arm on one side and Summer holding his hand on the other he led the three girls into the house. Just as he was walking in the door, Marcus was on his way out.


“I was just coming out there.”


“Don’t worry Marcus, like I told Ash, I didn’t get lost.” Marcus chuckled.


“Well, as much as that is a relief and all, I was more worried about Ashley getting lost.”


“Nope, we can only be so lucky that she wasn’t” Summer replied mocking Elenore’s sugary-sweet tone from earlier, and just like earlier, Kevin was completely oblivious. Ashley flashed her a fake smile and Summer threw one right back before Ashley looked at Marcus extremely annoyed.


“Sooo, you must be Summer” he said, and while Kevin got right to introducing her, Ashley walked off to the living room. When she saw that everybody was outside playing with the air hockey and pool tables that Aaron had set up and standing around drinking and socializing, she went out there.


“I cannot believe I am letting that woman in my house!” She vented quietly to the first person she saw – Kori.


“You kind of don’t have much of a choice seeing as how she is with Kevin and all.”


“Yes well…that’s gotta change – immediately. Stupid possessive no good ho—HI Summer, would you like something to drink?” Ashley smiled, turning to look at her new guest when she walked out with Kevin and Marcus.


“Sure, what do you have?”


“Ask Brooke, she sort of made herself incharge of the drinks” Ashley insisted pointing toward Brooke.


“Hi Summer, I’m Brooke it’s nice to finally really meet you” Brooke told her politely.


“You too,” Summer replied in that same fake sweet tone that she used with Marcus earlier.


“If you just come with me I will show you what we have,” Brooke announced and she went inside and Summer followed. Ashley looked back at Kori with utmost disgust. Kori gently grabbed Ashley’s hand and pulled her aside so Kevin who was just getting into a game of air hockey wouldn’t be able to hear.


“I know your Fake-Dar is going crazy right now hon, but this woman seems to make Kevin really happy.”


“Nevermind that she is fake, is only using him for his money, and looks at Ellie like she is a bug needed to be squashed right?” Kori opened her mouth to argue but couldn’t come up with a good enough one.


“I’m glad he is dating again really I am but he deserves to find someone who loves him back.”


“So what are you going to do about it?” Kori wanted to know. “Go up to him and tell him his girlfriend is a bitch and she needs to go? I don’t think he’ll take that too well.”


“No, I’m not going to do anything,” Ashley insisted and Kori raised her eyebrow. “I’m going to smile and be polite for Kevin but I can’t promise you that Ellie is going to as well” she added while crossing her arms over her chest and looking past Kori amusedly. Kori turned to look where she was and saw Elenore standing next to the patio table watching Kevin and Summer talk with everybody resentfully. As she was watching her she also suddenly noticed her holding the chocolate syrup bottle that was used for the chocolate covered Strawberries that Denise had made.


“What is she doing with that? Between the drinks Brooke promised the kids they would soon be getting, the cake and the ice cream, I think that child doesn’t need anymore sugar.” Kori started to walk over there and get it from her but Ashley reached out and gently grabbed her by the arm stopping her as she sees something her sister didn’t. They watched as Elenore peered down at a cup with daiquiris in it – the drink that Ashley had seen Summer take a sip from earlier and sit down. She snuck a peek at Kevin and Summer making sure neither of them were watching, and then looked back down at the syrup in her hands. She opened the bottle, held it over the cup, and began pouring. Kori’s jaw dropped and she once again started to go to the sneaky five-year-old when Ashley once again stopped her.


“You didn’t see anything.”


“But—“


“—Kori let her be.”


“Ash I really don’t see anything wrong with her I don’t understand your hatred toward her” Kori insisted as she watched Summer wrap her arms around Kevin and rest her head against his shoulder. Kevin wrapped her in his arms in return and kissed the top of her head.


“You haven’t met her yet. Go spend sometime with her you’ll see.”


“Fine I will, but she seems like a really nice person. I think this situation is the exact same thing as the Wiley situation. You don’t like him because there is one other person in this place that I love besides you.”


“That is not true,” Ashley insisted. “I like Wiley just fine and he is nothing like Summer.”


“Oh yeah?”


“Yeah.”


“Then how come you never talk to him or spend time with him the way you do with Scott?”


“Because I don’t know him.”


“Then get to know him.”


“How did this all of the sudden turn from a conversation about Summer to Wiley?”


“Because I think you are rejecting Summer the way you’ve been rejecting Wiley that’s why. You’re afraid she is taking yours and Kevin’s special bond away from you just like you are worried Wiley is taking me from you.”


“Well he is taking you away from me isn’t he?” Ashley snapped, the words coming out of her mouth before she could stop herself and her eyes watered up some.


“No he’s not. If you would open your eyes you would see how important it is to him that I fix things between you and me!”


“Oh yeah? Is that why as soon as Sean is arrested you’re moving back to Jersey with him?”


“Please tell me we’re not going to have this argument again.”


“You are the one who brought it up Kori, now you have to deal with it.”


“Wiley has nothing to do with me moving back to Jersey Ashley, I’m moving back there because I want to.”


“Well I’m sorry that I don’t believe that.”


“Well if you ever want a relationship with me again little sis you are going to have to start liking my boyfriend. Because he is not going anywhere.”


“Is that right?” Ashley asked, crossing her arms over her chest.


“Yes its 100 percent right.”


“Then how come everytime you look at Scott you have stars in your eyes?” Kori opened her mouth to reply, closed it again, and then spoke up.


“I do NOT have stars in my eyes!” she snapped and then turned around and stormed off in the direction of Wiley. She paused when she saw him suspiciously playing pool with Scott. Why are they playing pool together? It doesn’t matter! Ashley is watching! Scowling, she continued to storm across the yard to her boyfriend. When she got to him, she grabbed his arm, whirled him around to face her, lightly pressed his back up against the pool table and she grabbed his face and brought his lips down onto hers for the most passionate kiss Ashley has ever seen Kori give. And she has witnessed her give a lot of kisses during their short childhood together. Scott dropped his pool stick and gaped, several eyes turned their way in amusement, and Wiley stiffened in surprise for a short moment before sliding his arms around her and kissing her back. Ashley scowled at the sight and hearing her baby cry she turned and stormed off into the house to go get her in hopes that her cuteness will cheer her up. Nick who had watched her go in there raised his eyebrow at the sight of tears and he turned and went after her. Eventually everybody went back to what they were doing and Summer walked over to the coffee table, picked up her daiquiri and took a drink.