Bad Influence

21.

"Happy Birthday to you ," everyone sang looking to Ash who stood in front of a large cake. A smile played at his lips. I gave his hand a squeeze and he released the full smile in my direction before sending a gush of air to extinguish the big '2' and '0' candles. Clapping filled our ears but I could only see Ash as he pulled me to him firmly. He scooped a finger of icing and met it with my nose.

"Ash," I giggled. He put the finger to my lips and I playfully scraped it off with my teeth. Ash sucked the sweet topping from the tip of my nose. The guest all watched our actions laughing and whistling. My cheeks reddened remembering they were in fact still focused on us.

"Aren't they a beautiful couple," Stephen bellowed. The cake was cut and Ash and I stood with Ollip enjoying the fluffy treat.

"Got your eye on any of the guys yet?" I nudged her arm.

"No not yet," she smiled. A natural tanned cutie turned to Ollip's voice and smiled, his brown eyes scanning up her body.

He flashed a set of pearly whites,"Can I change that?" He was hot. His lean body fit in the suit he was wearing perfectly and his brown hair looked like bed head perfection. Ash pinched my side. He must have noticed me drooling.

"You won't be needing to change anything actually," Sebastian's armed snaked around Ollip's waist and the cutie respectfully walked off.

"Now what'd you do that for you big cow!" her blue eyes glared into Sebastian's grey.

"I don't appreciate you prancing around here, catching attention like you're a fucking UFO. I don't like it."

Ollip was still held tightly to his side,"Uhm, excuse the hell out of me that I get attention. Who the hell are you to have a problem with it?"

Sebastian stayed quiet and took a sip of his cup of bourbon. Ollip looked at him like he was crazy. "What?" he shot cooly.

"What the fuck is you problem?!" I could have sworn I could see Sebastian's last bit of patience evaporate into the air. Ollip was thrown over his shoulder in a matter of second. "Sebastian !" she squeaked. He calmly slipped out of a door into the nearest hallway.

"Kidnapping must run in your family."

Ash shook his head at my comment and chuckled. "Let's go sit with Marce." He led me to their table and we sat with the bubbly couple.

"I love seeing you two," Marcella looked at the both of us lovingly.

"I love seeing you out Marcella, you look fantastic as always."

She blushed, "Oh stop it."

Uncle Rino seemed to have had too much to drink, "I'd take you on this very table at this very moment." Marcella's eyes shot open looking at him lost for words.

Stephen stood at our table grabbing all of our attention except Marcella,who rolled her eyes looking the opposite direction. "Brother, Sister-in-Law, you look magnificent," he smiled at them brightly.

"Thank you brother. I was always the more handsome twin." Twin? I looked at Ash confused and he nodded.

Stephen pretended to be hurt, "Why couldn't we be identical?" Rino held his abdomen as he chuckled. "You look ravishing Marcella. How are you?"

She looked down at her cup, swirling it around uninterested, " Fine. Having a great time raising your son," her eyes challenging looked to Stephen's blank face.

He reached his hand out to her, "May I have this dance?" Rino shot him a questioning stare but Stephen ignored it. Marcella shockingly took the offer, her periwinkle dress flowing around her feet as she followed him.