soon, but until then, he'd have to wait.
"It's so unfair. Why is it my fault that no one likes Brittany? She brings it on herself. I'm only trying to help him, but yet he sees it as me against him. I can just imagine what she said to him to get him so mad at me."
"Anything I said to him obviously didn't work. But don't worry, one way or another, we'll get rid of Brittany," Ashton promised. "Until then, we'll just get through it together."
Kaylee looked at him and smiled. "I want to know what you did with the old Ashton...the one who was always so mean to me."
"He's locked in the basement. Said he doesn't want to come out ever again," he joked, and kissed her nose. "How about dinner tonight. We'll get dressed up and everything."
"I guess you twisted my arm. I'll go get ready," Kaylee said, her voice an edge of excitement. It was amazing, the effect that Ashton had on her.
"But we're not leaving for at least two hours!" Ashton laughed.
"Well, a woman needs to look nice for her man. Sometimes that takes time," She teased. "Besides, I need to figure out how to get rid of this red nose..
Ashton laughed as she walked out of the room. He thought back to how miserable he was before Kaylee, and how now he was always in such a good mood. She was incredibly good for him; he just hoped he was always as good for her.
The restaurant was beautiful, and Kaylee was really impressed. It was fairly dark, lit mostly by candles to increase the romantic atmosphere. The tablecloths and window treatments were a deep red shade, with a single Fire and Ice rose at each table.
Kaylee stared in wonder. "Wow, this place is beautiful. I feel so underdressed."
Ashton looked at the woman on his arm. She was wearing a long, black strapless dress, the bottom reaching mid-calf and slightly flaring. "I think you look gorgeous," Ashton whispered and kissed her cheek. "How am I going to keep my hands to myself all night?"
"I guess you'll just have to try," she told him as the hostess led them to their table.
The food was exquisite, and the evening was perfect. Ashton made Kaylee forget all about the fight that she had with her brother, and for a time, they were the only two people on earth.
It all changed once dessert came, though. Everything came crumbling down over a shared piece of 'Death By Chocolate'. One of the tables near theirs had a group of six women, obviously having an expensive 'Girl's Night Out'. When dessert was delivered, the whole table looked over to see what delicious concoction had been ordered. Not only did they see the delicious dessert, but they also saw the delicious lead singer of Miles of Pleasure.
A couple of the girls shrieked when they recognized Ashton, and immediately left their table to ask for autographs and flirt with him, completely ignoring Kaylee. Ashton being Ashton, he didn't tell the girls to leave him alone, or that he was out on a date with his girlfriend. Even worse, he went beyond being polite to the girls, and started flirting himself.
Kaylee couldn't believe how rude the girls were, and she couldn't believe how Ashton had fallen for every bit of it. He was acting just like his old self, enjoying the flirting and not even noticing that the women were after only one thing. She was appalled that these women would simply look as though they were ready to jump him the moment they met him, simply because he happened to be famous.
Kaylee sat at the other side of the table, completely forgotten and fuming. Sure the girls were beautiful, but she didn't think that Ashton would forget all about her, just because a couple of pretty girls flaunted themselves at him.
Or would he? She pushed the cake aside and looked at him over the table. He didn't once glance over at her.
After a few minutes, Kaylee had had enough. Watching one of the girls whisper into her boyfriend's ear was finally more than she could handle. He looked a little uncomfortable at that point, but he had gotten himself into the mess, so he could get out of it.
She grabbed her clutch purse and walked away from the table and out the door, not even pausing when she heard Ashton call her name. At that point, she was surprised he even remembered what it was.
Fortunately, when