NEVER BEEN IN LOVE LIKE THIS

CHAPTER FIVE

Ashley became numb and shaky as his head lowers to her neck. Gawd, what am I doing? She thought. He sticks out his tongue and lick the skin on her neck. He glide his tongue higher to her ear lobe, nibbling at it gently. Ashley's hands unconsciously comes up to his shoulders and she could hear him growl low. Immediately, her instincts kicked in and she pulls away from his hold.

"I'm so sorry. I was distracted" Bryan apologised immediately when she pulled away.

"No, it's alright. We both were"she said and turned away from him chewing on her lower lip.

"What about our-"

"I wanna go drink" she cut him off and walked away, towards the other end of the hall. He watched her go and he felt like hitting himself. This wasn't supposed to end this way. He had planned on taking everything slowly with her but guess his stupid libido didn't. It had ruined all his chances of ever getting to know her. He took the steps up to the building's rooftop after collecting a bottle of brandy from the bartender....

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Ashley returns to the bar and orders for a bottle of whisky. It's been too long she had alcohol and now she badly needed it to calm her nerves. She sat in a stool at the bar table and took a sip, relishing the feeling in her mouth. And just as she about to take another, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned slowly to be greeted to the sight of her smiling ex-boyfriend. Wait, did I just see Robin?

She blinked hard and severally to make sure but it was still him, smiling all teeth.

"Robin? Is that you or is it the whisky?" she muttered to herself, brows furrowed.

"It's me, Ash. Longest time. Wow you look ravishing" he replied, joining her in a stool right beside hers. She turned away from him, taking a long sip of her alcohol. It was gonna help her not act like a fool and show him she's not moved on.

"Why you here, in town? I thought you left, what brought you back?" she asked, feeling light-headed.

"You" he said. Ashley for a moment got confused and everything went blurry.

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"I'm so sorry, Ash. I've always loved her more. I don't wanna play your feelings for me"

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"ohhh, that's so straightforward, Rob. Did she leave you for another? Did she tell you same words as you did me?" she burst out into laughter. She could feel eyes boring into her from all corners of the room but wasn't nervous because the alcohol had taken a little bit hold, boosting her ego.

"I was wrong about you, Ashley. I thought I was in love with her but it's just pure lust. You were the best all of them all"

"Yh, Rob. You were really wrong 'bout me and ya know what, I'm best for someone else. You didn't know the value of what you had until you lost it" she spat in his face, taking another long gulp.

"Ashley, just -"

"I don't want to hear any goddam thing you have to say, you told me it was over and read my lips, Rob, it forever is!" She jumped right out of her seat in annoyance, hollering on top of her voice. The bartender clears his throat and she stutters an apology. She staggers out of the bar room with Robin trailing right behind her.

"Don't you dare touch me! I don't need your help!" she barks at him when he tried to help her up the step seeing her losing her balance. She makes it up with her bottle of whiskey in hand.

"Ashley, please listen to me. I need to tell you something about us." He pleaded, grabbing her hand when they get to the rooftop. She shoves him off but he still grabs her, the two going into a push and pull fight.

"Lemme go, you bastard! I'll kill you for touching me!" Bryan could hear the screams coming from the other end of the rooftop. He was a bit drunk himself and had a bottle in hand but this didn't blur his hearing. The screams came again and again and this time a male's voice was heard and it was menacing. Looks like a girl was in danger and needs my help. He thought. He walked over to the other side bottle in hand.

"Hey, you. What d'f**k ya doing to her?"

He asked as he got closer. The man backed away from girl and her face revealed to be Ashley. Holy f**k!

The shattered of the bottle was all Ashley heard before he pounced on Robin, punching him hard in the gut. It was a bad mess as he knocked him off his feet, punching him uncontrollably. Ashley stood there screaming out her lungs for Bryan to stop but he didn't until she punched him in the shoulder.

"What the f**k is wrong with you? Do you wanna kill him?!" she barked at him, slapping him hard across the face. Bryan was shell-shocked at her attitude. f**k, what kind of a person was she? He had come here to save her and she dared to slap him? This was a scar to his f*****g pride. Robin was groaning on the floor, holding his tummy. His face was badly messed up and blood was visible on his lips and temple.

Bryan's eyes thinned as he grabbed Ashley's arm and yanked her to himself, crushing her lips with his in a kiss so fierce. He moved them backwards until they were leaning against a pillar in the rooftop. He pressed her hard against himself, his hands moving up and down her body. He didn't know what was wrong with him or why he was this hungry tonight but all he wanted to do was have her. She did strange things to him and he wanted to touch her so bad he couldn't help it. Ashley was moaning against his lips as he kissed her, straddling what lay below his belt.

"How about we go somewhere more private and finish this?" he slurred, kissing her nose. Ashley was speechless, she just nodded and followed him as they went back to the club, going to the lodge and searching for a room. Ashley trailed behind him as he opened doors after doors and even the ones with couples making out in them.

"I don't think there's anything available here, let's -"

"Here." he cut her off, opening the door wide enough for her to have a view. She smiled and walked past him into the room and to the bed watching as he locked the door.