Ash

by D.J. Krimmer

And don’t let anyone suck on them for… I’d say a minimum of four weeks, but if you could push it longer, that would be better.” “Oh, trust me,” Sunday says while grabbing the bag. “No one is sucking on my tits.”

“Shannon!” I force out with as much fake excitement as I can muster, even though I feel myself shrinking. “To what do I owe this, pleasure?” I see the look of confusion written all over Sunday’s face, and it's now I realize Sunday doesn’t know my ex’s name. “Yeah, Ashy, look, Hud and I are going to be at the wedding this weekend. Are you going to be able to act like a real man about it, or will that be too much to ask of you, given your sensitive nature?”

gaze. “That is the correct term, right? I wouldn’t want to be unsympathetic or something and make you have to go cry to your therapist about me again.”

“Yep,” I say softly, feeling the familiar humiliating sting of her verbal beatdown. “Honestly, I hadn’t given it much thought.” “Oh my god,”

“This is so like you! I’m trying to have a conversation to make sure everything will run smoothly for your mother, and you’re shutting down like a child. It’s disrespectful, and this is just one of the many reasons no woman in their right mind would ever suffer through a relationship with you. My god, the fact I stayed with you as long as I did after the shit you brought to the table, I deserve a freaking medal.” “Excuse me?”

“Who in the fuck do you think you are to talk to...

“Ashy? Who's ...

“This is his girlfriend. So why don’t you explain to me why it is that you’re calling and talking to my ma...

“Because I’m telling you right now, I wouldn’t allow you to talk to a hog like that,...

“Listen, sweetheart. I’m Shannon; I’m sure you heard of me.” “It's cute that you think your presence is so impactful that he would have a conversation about you.”

“I was his freaking girlfriend!”

“Okay, and?

I AM his girl...

Not everyone feels the need to discuss trash. Sometimes, you take it to th...

it.” Holy shit… I listen as Shannon disconnects the call, but my eyes never leave Sunday’s face. “I don’t like her. Don’t you le...

it. I pull her to me and capture her lips. I wait for her to shove me off and slap me, but it doesn’t happen. Instead, she captures my bottom lip in between hers and kisses me back. God, her lips are so fucking soft, and fuck me; if she bites my lip like that one more time, my cock is going to punch through my jeans. Sunday slips over the console, straddling my lap, and it...

She moves from my lips to my neck, licking and sucking up to my ear. Her hot breath brushes over the shell, and it’s all I can do not to let a very unmasculine whimper out as she nips on my ear lobe. “Don’t ever,” she whispers as she sucks on m...

I had been in her place when the girls were drunk, but I didn’t see it last night, so I didn’t think about it. Wait. Black Chicken?

“Holy shit, it was you!”

“I saw you that night. I saw you running with an all-black chicken. But I didn’t know it was you beca...

“Yep, that stupid bird is Wade’s baby. Apparently, the thing is some kind of rare breed. Josh researched it, and when he found out, he wanted to breed her. But Josh didn’t understand how to, and I had no desire to be a chicken dealer, so I said no. Josh then bought a rooster, which he thought was the same breed as Alice, with a lot of my money. It wasn’t the same breed, and the rooster was a dick and tried to kill Alice. When we broke up the last time, it was because I realized he was willing to commit more ...

You want me to get you four packs of orange Starbursts–which is the grossest candy known to man—to

Up for the challenge?

Game on.

“Unless your mama is going to be in here watching us sleep, I think you can take the floor.” I watch as his face falls. “But sunshine… it’s hardwood, and I have a bad back!” he whines, and I raise my brow. “Really? Because before we left, you were doing backflips with Wade.”

“Sporadic pain?” I flick him on the forehead before removing the blanket and lying on the bed.

“My head feels like it might explode.” I moan, pri...

“What’s w...

“Shit,” I grit out as I stand up. Ash looks at me, panic in his eyes, and I feel his arms on my biceps, and then everything goes black.

“Wade!” Is that Ash? “She’s coming to!” Coming to what? Groaning, I try to open my eyes, but fuck, my head hurts.

“Hey, sunshine,”

Oh god, everyone is here. Wade, Indy, and I’m guessing Ash and Indy’s mom, Celeste, and her fiancé, Neil. I feel my cheeks heating and a burning sensation in my eyes. Goddamn it, I didn’t even get to introduce myself first.

“Sunday,” I hear Indy’s soft voice as she walks closer. “Babe, I’m going to help clean you up, okay? Wade, why don’t yo...

Why do I need cle...

“Oh, no…” I cry out, knowing I must’ve lost control of my bladder. Mortification consumes me, and the tears fall freely as I cover my face. I had a seizure,...

“...

“Hey, sunshine, it’s okay. Oh, sweetheart, I promise. Look at me.”

“I’m so embarrassed,” I manage to get out. Ash nods and places a gentle kiss on my forehead, which only makes me cry harder because it’s so damn sweet. “I know, and if I could take that from you, I would. But I promise, it’s okay; nobody cares.”

“Would you feel better if I pee too? Because I’ll do it right...

“No, but I appreciate the...

“Sunday, I know what it’s like to be embarrassed like this, and I’m sorry it’s happening to you. But I promise, no one is thinking about the fact you lost control. We’re just happy you’re okay. That seizure was really intense. I was barely able to help you to the floor.”

“I’m sorry,”

“Usually, I have more notice. Like early warnings so I can prepare. Not lately, though. With them tweaking my medication, I can’t always predict them. And I highly doubt you've ever...

“I mean, not without them signing...

“No, I’ve never peed myself in front of strangers. But I do remember this one time I was getting ready to have sex with this...

“Completely out of my league, but for whatever reason, she liked me, and I was at her place, and the second I got my pants down, I finished.” I jerk my head off him and stare up in shock....

“Y...

“I was so mortified that I ran out and spent years pretending I didn’t know her while also having relations with any woman I could just to prove I wasn’t broken. So,...

“I’m going to have Ash help get you in there, but after that, we...

“You don’t have to do this,”