Petty {75}

"Ashley, please!!" Sighing tiredly, I pushed Ashley's head away from my phone.

"C'mon! Just tell me, I promise I won't tell the others. Pretty please?"

"I swear to the goddess, I'll dump my drink on your head if you don't stop bugging me!" I was seriously considering the choices I've made for the past two years. From letting Ashley stick to me like glue to picking him at the night of the Death games up to my latest decision, making him my personal assistant.

"You're no fun! As your personal assistant, I need to know every single detail about you to the very second your eye twitches or your scalp itches, if you curl your lashes or sleep naked, even when your cute butt itches"

"You're just interested in anything relating to my body, Ashley. What next? You want me to tell you how many times I change my boxer briefs in a day? Or how often I shave my pits and balls? Or if I ever pick my nose? Will that get you off my back?"

"Nothing will get me off your back if I ever climb on, and that's a promise! But seriously, I don't think I've ever seen you picking your nose. Don't you have a few webs in there? You can't tell me your nose is ALWAYS clean! That's impossible"

"If I sleep naked, pick my nose, wax my balls, shave my pits or iron my briefs is none of your business. As a PA you're supposed to just be there around to clock for when I need you to ASSIST me, not to stick your perverted nose up my ass to see if I've ever been knotted or not! When we're outside of work, which by the way, we haven't even started yet!, then you can try and pry into my business like you ALWAYS do. I swear you're going to give me grey balls befor I even hit 25"

"I could give you grey balls right now you know. As long as it's your pretty ass then I don't mind it your balls droop and hangs in the air past your knees, I would still suc..."

"If you finish that sentence then you can forget about the plans I've made for tomorrow"

"Hey! No need to get all serious, I was partially joking. And you still haven't answered me, are you into h..."

"Hey Vasili, sorry for being late. We got caught up in a little...situation on the way here. I hope we didn't make you wait too long" A voice said directly behind me, with an apologetic tone, directly cutting off Ashley's rambling. Which, I'm very grateful for.

'Is she the one we've been waiting for? So she's the reason you got all dressed up? You don't ever dress up for me' I heard Ashley's voice in my head before I could reply to the newcomer.

Turning my attention back to Ashley, and staring at the idiot for a few seconds, I only chuckled at his cute pout but didn't reply him.

"It's fine, we haven't been here for long, hope everything is good, you know...with the 'situation'?"

"It's been partially resolved so I can just toss it to the back of my mind and enjoy my time with two pretty boys"

"This is my friend and also my PA, Ashley. Ashley this is Maryann, I met her at the gym the other day, on Saturday, if I'm not mistaken"I introduced, ignoring her comment on Ashley and myself.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you, how are you?" Maryann greeted cheerfully.

"Are you talking to me?"

"Ash, don't be rude. Please forgive him, he gets like that with strangers."

"It's Fine. I totally understand, no hard feelings"

"Thanks."

'Ashley you better not start with your petty mood swings right now!'

'Don't talk to me! You got dressed up for a girl but won't even spare me an hour out of your time to go sightseeing, focus on your 'guest' and let me be!' He cut the link off right after that. I could get through to him if I wanted to but that wouldn't be a nice thing to do. Besides, I think I really upset him, I'll just make it up to him later.

"So, have you ordered yet?"

"No, we were waiting for you guys to get here first, since your sisters aren't here I assume they're still busy with the trouble from earlier?"

"Yeah. Thanks for waiting. What are you drinking?"

"It's coffee with cream and rosemary"

"That's an...interesting drink you got there, mind if I take a sip? I won't use the straw, I'll just air it?"

"Sorry but I don..." I was about to refuse her but I didn't even get half my sentence out my lips when Ashley picked my cup off the table and took a huge mouthful of it.

One-third of the coffee is clearly gone after that mouthful.

"You were saying?" She asked me, clearly, she knew I wanted to say something.

"Oh, ugh...I was just letting you know that I don't like sharing my drink with anyone"

"But he just drank from your cup, and also used the straw" I heard her mumble to herself

"Do you have a problem with that?" Ashley snapped at her. What the hell is wrong with him?

"N..no I..ugh...I just...sorry, I didn't mean to say that out loud"

"Do you also have a problem with people drinking their coffee with a straw?"

"Ashley! You're making her uncomfortable"

"Okay, and?"

"Please, be nice"

"Why should I be nice to her when I clearly don't mean it? You of all people should know I hate PRETENDING to be what I'm not! Do you even know her? Aside from her name, I don't trust her and her other two sisters. Not after what happened that day" huh? Two sisters?

"Ashley, do you...know her? Outside of this restaurant?"

"No, I don't!" He said firmly, too quickly to not be suspicious.

"You don't know her yet you know she has two other sisters that aren't here and I know for sure that neither one of us mentioned it. Yes, I mentioned her sisters but I never said how many she had. So how do you know that? And what happened on what day? Why was he acting weird?

He didn't reply me immediately. Only stared at me for a minute or two without breaking eye contact before sighing and shaking his head.

"I don't know her and I don't like her but, I'll try to at least be civil with her if it would make you happy"

"Thank you, how bout you take me to go get ice cream later? I'll even let you...carry me"

"Seriously? Why didn't you say that earlier? It's a date!"

"It's not a date ash. We're just going to get ice cream, nothing more"

"Let me live in my delusion!"

"Waiter, we're ready to order now" I said as I beckoned him over.

"I'd like a bowl of Thai beef noodle soup, two servings of kimchi and a small sized full cooked stake, he'll also have the same thing, you can just ask her what she want"

"I haven't eaten here before so could you order for me?"

"Sure, just give her the Chicken, leek & brown rice stir-fry, one serving of kimchi and a serving of drumsticks"

"Alright, and for your drinks?"

"I'll have a coconut and pineapple smoothie with a blend of rosemary, he'll have the same, and for the lady you can just get a vanilla and coconut smoothie. That'll be all. Thank you"

"Two chocolate cream cakes" Ashley added and the waiter left to go get our food.

"Hey, have you guys ordered yet?"

"Yeah, we just did, what took you guys so long? And where's Mary?"

"She chased a dog and caught it outside, probably still arguing with the owner"

"Hey Vas, what's up?"

"When did you guys get to nicknames?" Ashley asked with his head facing the window, it was a nice view

"Oh, I didn't think you'd mind"

"Well he does, only friends can call him 'Vas', it's Vasili to you, got it?"

"And you are?"

"His boyfriend" and unfortunately for me, it was at that moment Martha took a sip of the Sprite she came in with, which as you might have guessed, ended up on my face.

"Shit! Sorry, I didn't mean to do that, I'm so sorry"

"It's fine, excuse me, I'll head to the bathroom now"