Bestfriends Shouldn't Know How You Taste novel Chapter 24

Chapter 24 - Bestfriends Shouldn’t Know How You Taste 
Dad’s back stiffen before he swiftly turns around to  face me. His brows almost to his hairline as he  regards me in shock. I couldn’t blame him, I never  got into trouble, never caused it either. 
But now hearing that his well mannered daughter  was the cause of a fight that involved her brother  was definitely not something he heard everyday.  Mom leaves the boys and walks over to me. Her  eyes portray worry as she brings me to her side. 

The tears I blinked away a second ago now flowed  freely, coating my cheeks with moisture. I sniffled  as mom pulled me more into her embrace. “I’m so  sorry daddy, I’m so sorry.” I cried as mom shushed me, brushing her hand down my lengthy  tresses. “It’s all my fault, I did something stupid at the  party and I’m now paying for it. It’s not Arden’s  fault, it’s mine, he was just protecting me like he  usually does.” I said hoarsely. Dad’s eyes soften  drastically before walking over to me. 
“Mind telling us what you did Ashley?” Dad asked  gauging for a reaction from his question. Arden groans loudly, gaining everyone’s attention.  “Dad leave her be, it’s not like she murdered  anyone.” He rolled his eyes, crossing his arms and  leaned back on the wall. 
“Yeah like you almost had done?!” Dad retorts, not  at all pleased. He then brings his attention back to  me. “What did you do to cause a fight between  Arden and his cla*smate?” 
Arden snorts, yet again disturbing the conversation  with his blunt indifference.
“Dad you really need to  relax the guy’s not dead.” He says boredly blowing  out a fake yawn. 
“Arden enough of your nonsense, you need to  understand that what you did was wrong, stop acting like you did a good thing!” Dad hissed  turning to glare at him. 
eyes glared into  Dad’s. “So I think of fear, fear from hearing  what Arden was 
what he  meant. He thought someone tried to sexually  a*sault me.I could already see swear!” I rushed  out to 
the while mom is  silent beside me, rubbing my back soothingly. I  sighed and got ready to tell him exactly why I was  the reason for the 

kiss me and went through their faces made me know that  they Mom gasped pulling away to  stare 
from them and  stared at the wall. Too afraid to see the judgement  in their eyes. “Everyone got to know about it and  there are now rumors circulating the entire school  that I’m a whore for kissing my best friend that is  taken. The boy was saying nasty things to me and  Arden went to fight him to 
all knew this would happen sooner or later.  Though I never bargained for it to be this soon. I  would’ve really liked it if you were at least thirty.”  Dad says in thirty when we  had Ashley, I say she should’ve for kissing a boy, even though it was  Blake? And shouldn’t mom be on his did was wrong? Why are they  so calm 
 out my thoughts. Dad brows furrowed and mom  looks utterly confused, like my question didn’t  make sense says softly and  turns to an exception.” Dad smirks. Arden’s smile  falters, he rolls this bickering tomorrow, right  now I’m going to sleep. I’m tired .” Arden says their patato.” Arden waves off disappearing said baby, he takes after you.” Mom giggles  as she we try for  another that 
I cringe knowing where the conversation would  lead up to. And that would be with me in  mortification at their flirting while they took it up a  notch and start to make use of dad’s words. 
“So you guys aren’t mad?” I mumble softly. 

“Why would we be mad? Ryn and I have been  planning y’all wedding for years. Your dad’s paying  by the way.” Mom says in honesty. 
Dad’s eyes widen. “When did I agree to that? I  don’t think Ace would even let me have the chance  to anyway. The brute is too proud to let me do it  alone. I think he’ll either agree to split it in half.  He’ll definitely want to contribute-“ “Are you guys seriously planning my wedding right  now? Blake and I aren’t even together! Like I said  it was just a dare and I don’t think it’ll lead up to  anything serious.” My voice grew soft at the end of  my sentence. 
“Wait what, y’all aren’t together yet?” Mom  whispers sadly. I shake my head and stared at the  floor. I couldn’t believe how this conversation 
turned from bickering about the fight to my  relationship with Blake. Relationship? 
“No we aren’t.” I breathed out on a shaky voice. “I  told him we should not pursue anything-” My voice  cracked at the end, not being able to finish from  the emotion logged up in my throat, preventing me  to. 
“But isn’t this what you wanted baby? You’ve loved  him for years. And I’ve seen the way that boy  looks at you Ashley and he definitely loves you. ”  Mom says softly, running her fingers through my  loose inky black tresses. 
Love me? Yeah right. If that were true he would’ve  been with me a long time ago, instead he slept  around with different girls until Stacy. The only  reason he’s now interested was because we kissed.  What would’ve happened if we hadn’t? 
“It’s just that I’m scared.” I told her. It was partly  true. I was scared but not what they think. I was  scared that I’d lose him. What if we failed to make  it work? What if it ruins our friendship? I rather  have Blake as a friend and not have him at all. 
“If it’s about those rumors, I’ve already planned to  come to your school tomorrow to put an end to it.  I’ll talk to the principal-” Dad says. 
My eyes widen as I cut him off. “Please no dad,  leave it be. They are just words, I can handle it. ” I  rushed out. 

“There’s no going around this Ashley, I’m speaking  to that principal one way or the other.” He stated.