Bad Influence

25.

"You can't just bust into there and kill Juliano Ash. You know how many men you"ll have to go through just to get to his front door," Sebastian tried to reason with the irrational Ash with no avail.

Ash's curls bounced as he shook his head frantically, "I don't care. I will kill him if it kills me trying to do that. I swear to you I will put a bullet through his head."

"Asher do you know who we are dealing with? We're talking about Juliano Armati. This isn't some school playground bully we can go beat up. And how do we even know he killed Marcella ?"

It took Sebastian and Rino to restrain Ash from fully attacking Stephen, " What the fuck do you mean how do we know?! Did you want him to leave a fucking note?! There is only one man that would have the skill and even a motive to kill her Stephen. You fucking idiot! "

"Well what is his motive then Asher ?" the older man looked almost as exhausted as his brother who had just lost his wife.

"I'm his son. A mistake that wants nothing to do with him. I am a reminder of my mother's rejection," Ash released a sharp breath, "You've known this all along. I just don't understand why you never accepted it."

"Because no matter what your mother's choices were, you were always my son. You aren't the devil like him and I refused to accept that he took part in your making. You're better than that Ash. You're better than his wicked ways. You don't have to be like him."

"There shouldn't have been a 'him' anymore after he killed my mother. You should have been a man and ended it then, but instead you felt you should let him make it to the day he decided he wanted another woman close to you dead as well," Ash chuckled darkly before grabbing one of the whiskey glasses from the table and taking a sip.

"I am no killer Ash. That is not how you solve things."

"No you just move on and begin fucking her bestfriend also known as your brother's wife," Stephen smashed a glass against one of the near by walls.

"Father," Sebastian tried to interfere in the dispute happening, but his attempt helped nothing.

"Asher you have no right!"

Rino stayed seated at the table drinking his own whiskey as if this conversation didn't even bein to phase him, "It was obvious brother. Do not throw a tantrum now like you give a fuck about what I feel. She may be dead, but it does not delete her infidelity." My family which consisted of Danny, Ollip, and Jesse, sat quiet and still just as I did while the Carter family unraveled completely.

"I had her first Rino and you know I did."

"AND SHE CHOSE ME!" Rino's roar shocked everyone except for Ash, who only continued to find humor in it all.

"But persisted to find herself in my bed."

Rino gave a dry laugh before taking yet another gulp of alcohol, "Right. You just could never stick to what was yours and what was mine could you? Emilia chose you for structure and foundation. Marcella let you go and picked me because I actually loved her. Who have you ever loved other than yourself Stephen."

"Yeah father dear. Who do you love?" Ash shook his 'father's' shoulder roughly before Stephen jerked away."

"This isn't the time to gain up on one or the other. This is what he wants us to do."

Ash's green stare fell onto Sebastian in the most unkind way. I personally felt bad for the lad once Ash let his burn of words out onto his older brother, "Shut up you oblivious cow. You've need completely dumbfounded since the day you came into this world. You act if you see none of the fucked up shit that this family if that's what you call it have gone through over these years."