What Is Left Unsaid : An Ashley Purdy Love Story

Stapling Jello To A Brick (smut)

TIANA'S POV :

       "What do you think of this one ?" , Ash inquires , handing me a drawing he's been working on , which is a rough draft of new character in the sequel I'm working on .

       "I love the general concept , the features are perfect , but the coloring is off ." , I tell him .

       "But you said he was black !" 

        "Not black as in African - American , babe , he's actually black . Like your car . Pitch black ." , I say , pulling a book off of one of the shelves . "He's the same race as the guy on this book , only with a white crescent - moon birthmark on his cheek ."

        He takes the book and inspects the front cover , then says , "Okay , then . Same features , black skin , white hair , big - ass ears . Got it ."

        As he goes back to his sketchbook , there's a knock at the door , and Scott peeks in . "Hey , is it cool if I come in ?"

        "Since when do you need to ask , dude ?" , Ash calls out .

        "Since I don't want to traumatize myself by walking in on you two doing ... whatever ." , he replies , entering the house and closing the door .

        "If we were gonna do ... 'whatever' , out here , we'd lock the door , bro !" , I tell him .

       He sits down on the couch , looking slightly uneasy , and finally says , "T , I'm pretty sure I wasn't intended to hear what I heard last week , but don't worry . Nobody else will hear it from me , or from Brian , either ."

       "Don't be too sure of that !" , I snort . "He seemed pretty determined the other day . I figured I would've already heard from Mom and Gavin ."

       "Yeah , but he decided that he wasn't interested in being single again , so he gave up on that idea pretty quick ." , he says , and Ash almost drops his phone .

       "Excuse the fuck out of me , did I really just hear that !?" , he shouts .

       "Yeah , I told him that it wasn't up to him to make that decision , and that if he did it , you wouldn't be the only one moving out ." , he says , looking in my direction . "He got pissed off and slept in the guest room for a couple of nights , but he gave up when he figured out I wasn't gonna change my mind ."

        "Sorry , man . Causing drama between you and my cousin wasn't my goal here ." , Ash says .

        "I know that , he's just got some weird idea in his head that this is going to turn into some big flaming ball of disaster , and I can't get him to change his mind . But I do know that he's pretty bummed out that you won't talk to him , T . I don't suppose that there's any chance I might get you to change your mind , is there ?"

        "Nope . None whatsoever ." , I say . "Until he gets it through that hunk of granite he calls a skull that he's not in charge of my life , he's invisible , as far as I'm concerned ."

        "I kinda figured you'd say that , but I had to give it a shot ." , he sighs . "He won't budge either . I swear , trying to get either one of you to do something is like stapling Jello to a brick ."

        I walk over to the couch , give him a hug , and say , "Scott , I'm sorry you're stuck in the middle of this . I don't mean to make your life difficult , but I have absolutely no intention of putting up with anybody thinking that they're going to tell me what I can or can't do ."

      "Yeah , she's already informed me that I don't even get to do that ." , Ash tells him .

       He hangs out and talks for another half hour or so , then Brian calls to see if he's coming home for lunch . He leaves , and Ash and I go back to work on our book projects . His next drawing is spot - on , and I actually manage to get three chapters finished , and introduce Tevyk , the dark - elf cleric Ash just finished drawing .