Liberation [completed]

Loyalty- Asher

"What do you want?" I ask Avery getting annoyed by her surprise visits. 

Mia tries to slide out of my hand but I hold her firmly next to me. We have had a great night, I took Mia out for dinner- this was quickly becoming a tradition for us, Friday night was sort of like date night for us- and we talked and walked through New York City. We had both decided to come home and watch Beauty and the Beast, well she decided and I merely agreed because I'm that much in love with her. Then I hoped she wouldn't be too tired to maybe have sex. 

A guy could hope. 

Avery being here just ruined that completely- I wasn't in the mood for her now. 

"I need to stay here," She says firmly and looking really determined. 

I snort, and push past her pulling Mia into the apartment with me, "You can leave the same way you came" I tell her as an answer. 

"Asher," Avery calls from behind me. 

Fuck this woman, and fuck my soft spot for family. I don't know if she's always been this way or if I'm just starting to become tougher against my family and their stupid requests, but it felt like she's been overly clingy this trip. Usually, she comes in, books herself a hotel with her kids and only visits once or twice the whole trip. Now, she's practically moved in here- her suitcase was already in my living room. 

"Get your things out of here," I tell her nodding at her suitcase. 

"Asher! You can't be serious, it's late and I don't have a hotel!" Avery cries in frustration, it sounded very similar to a tantrum she used to put up when we were kids. 

"You have a damn hotel! You left it on your own! That's not my fault" I snarl at her, "Don't make me drag you out Avery I will do it" I threaten. Next to me, I feel Mia cringe at the harshness in my tone. I check on her and she looked really uncomfortable and worried.

"But I have nowhere to go," Avery says softly and almost like a whimper. She actually sounded helpless. 

"Go back to your hotel, I'm sure they still have your room." 

"I can't go back there," Avery says adamantly and angrily. 

"What? Is it not up to your standards? Well, news flash sis, I don't give a fuck" I tell her smugly. 

"NO! Why do you have to be so mean! I have been nothing but tried to be civil with you since I came here and I have taken your crap the whole trip. The least you could do was respect me as your sister. Did you learn nothing from mother's lessons?" Avery asks and her voice shakes uncontrollably. I don't look at her, I refused to give her the satisfaction of knowing I still cared. This was all an act from her. She always did this. 

"Asher....." Mia calls out to me nervously, speaking for the first time that night. 

Obviously she fell for the old Avery tears. That girl could cry her way into anything. You know how there were thousands of women out there trying to fight for equal rights, Avery would be that one woman who would actually want the difference in standards so she could play the woman card as she pleases. I turn to Mia to tell her to not get fooled by her when Avery speaks again. 

"Sean's at the hotel," Avery says properly crying now, "He cheated on me. I left him to come here after I found out" She wails. 

My first emotion was anger, my second emotion was glee- little Miss Perfect wasn't perfect anymore. "You just found out?" I jab at her unable to resist. 

Avery sucks in a sharp breathe at my response and I hear Mia gasp "Asher!" She was shocked by my response.

 I knew I was being heartless, vengeance felt too good in my chest at the moment. I didn't have anything to do with this but it felt good to know that she felt betrayal on some level. With that, I leave them both in the living room.