The Right Side

Chapter 36

Avery's POV

Ash is sitting on the couch reading while I clean up the room a little. She is deep in her own mind reading. I walk around to the couch and look at the book she is reading.

"Why do you have a book about poisons?" I ask the taller woman and she looks up at me.

"I'm sorry, darlin', what did you say?" She asks me and I just look down at her book.

"Why are you reading a book about poisons?" She looks down at her book then up at me.

"Because... I am an evil... heartless... cruel... demon." She gives me a light smirk at I take the book out of her hands. I bookmark it and then close it. I place the book on the coffee table then turn to look at the 'heartless' demon, who is laying on my couch.

"You're also a little spoon." I say and her jaw drops.

"What does that mean?" Her accent asks me and I just laugh. She is adorable.

"Is it like..." She looks at the wall across from her thinking, "is it like... no that doesn't make sense." I kiss her head and walk over to my bed grabbing the sketchbook that Ash got me and the pencils. I go and sit on the chair across from her and start sketching.

"You'll get it." I say looking down at my paper.

"Oh!" I look up at her startled at the sudden exclamation, "is it like... like when you sit on top of me and kiss me?" She asks me and I snort.

"Nope that's a different thing." I'm trying to hold back my laughter.

"Wait what's that called? What there are more terms?" She turns and looks at me all curled up on the seat and I and giggling while sketching.

"Yup... a lot of terms." I stick my tongue out a little to try and concentrate.

She sighs and lays her head on the arm rest of the couch, "Relationships are confusing." My head shoots up at the word, 'Relationship,' "Not that we are in-- I didn't mean-- I just, you know, that's-- I... um it-" Her eyes has a cute panic in them. She is saved by a knock at the door, "Come in." Ash says quickly while trying to get a grip again.

I see my mother walk in and I smile at her. She looks at Ash, who has sat up from laying on the couch, and back to me. She gives me a light smile.

"Good afternoon, Ladies." She goes and sits on the couch. Ash gets uncomfortable and stands up. She walks to a wall, any wall she could get to, and leans on it. I know what she is doing. She does this when she doesn't want to be seen. It's like she feels like she can hide in the wall... like the wall will absorb her and she wont have to deal with anything around her.

"Hey, Mom." I look back down at my sketch and continue working on it, "Are you alright?" I ask while looking down.

"Oh, yes, I am perfectly fine." I can feel her smile lightly, "I just came to check on you... ask you how you feel about all this."

"Honestly I hate it... I just want it to be over and I don't care what we have to do to make it stop." I look up at my mother to see her perk up and look at Ash, "What is going on?" I ask looking at Ash. She simply shrugs and I look back at my mother.

"Oh nothing, honey." The older woman gives me a sweet smile and I nod. I'm not stupid. I can't see through my mother, she's good, but I can see right through my girlf- not my- no I can see right through Ash.

Claire looks down at the book Ash was reading, "Looks like an interesting book, mind if I borrow it when your done?" She looks up at Ash and Ash nods.

"Oh, um, ya I'm already done with it so, you can take it." Ash waves her hand motioning to the book on the coffee table. Claire gives her a light smile and picks up the book as she stands up. When my mother leaves I turn to Ash who lets out a sigh of relief while walking away from the wall a little.