Enjoying the Chase (SAMPLE ONLY. PUBLISHING SPRING 2014)

Enjoying the chase - Chapter 4

I grinned and slapped him on the shoulder as I walked past him into his apartment like I owned the place. Anna was leaning against the wall grinning, she was wearing a pair of grey sweats and a black tank top and looked hot even though she'd had a baby less than a week ago.

I turned my nose up jokingly as I looked her over slowly, "I thought Ashton was gonna tell you to wear something sexy for me?"

She gasped faking hurt and did a little twirl, "My sweats don't get your approval? They're designer!" she cried with mock horror.

"Designer trash?" I teased.

She stuck her tongue out at me and rolled her eyes, "Whatever, I'm not going anywhere anyway so I'm not squeezing my fat postnatal ass into my jeans to sit around on the sofa."

Ashton walked past me and wrapped his arm around her waist pulling her closer to him, bending in close and whispering something in her ear that made her giggle and bite her lip.

I cleared my throat loudly, "Cut that crap out! Can you at least wait for a time when I'm not here? You know seeing that kind of thing makes me sick." I coughed dramatically pretending to gag.

Anna laughed and pushed Ashton away from her, "Don't make him sick on the carpet." she joked. She looked at me and nodded towards Ashton discretely and I groaned internally. Great, I had to tell him he was going out? Fun!

Ok so how do I drop this bomb on him? Direct approach would be best I think! "Ashton, get your shit together your woman wants the apartment to herself for the night." I stated shrugging.

He looked at me a little confused, "What's that mean bud?" he looked from me to Anna and I saw understanding cross his face. His shoulders stiffened and he shook his head. "I'm not going out tonight." he said sternly.

"Come on Taylor, it's Seth's birthday you can't punk out of that. Just for a couple of hours, Anna's arranged for a guard to replace you and everything." I looked at him hopefully, we hadn't been out for a long time and still needed to wet the baby's head too.

Ashton looked at Anna accusingly, "You arranged for me to go out tonight?" he asked obviously not impressed about it.

She sighed and gave him the puppy dog face and I knew he was done for, I'd never seen her not get her own way, he was putty in her hands and they both knew it. She stepped closer to him and gripped the front of his t-shirt playing with the neck of it teasingly with her finger. Wow she was good!

"You should go out with your boys, me and Cam will be fine and you need to have some fun. Bradley can look after us until you get back. Please pretty boy? Just go and have some fun with your friends." she said in her sexy voice and I resisted the urge to laugh, she knew exactly how to work him.

"I don't want to go out baby girl. I'll go next time." he bent his head brushing her hair away from her face smiling.

"Ashton Taylor, you're going out with Nate tonight, everything's arranged. Go have some fun for me." She moved closer to him pressing her body against his, "I promise I'll welcome you home properly when you get back." she flirted.