Ari & Ash | After Ash's dance with Cian | COMPLETE
“My -- oh.” Far from being offended, she laughed. “Aspel’s around,” she said. “I am certain we will cross paths again before the end of the night. I don’t think Drake knows Aud well enough to merit an invitation.” And the idea of asking him as her plus one (and then begging and pleading and most likely bribing) hadn’t even occurred.
“I’m here to provide moral support for the bride, of course -- seeing as ladies in statement dresses faint at the sight of her intended husband.” She was still smiling -- a joke, not an accusation. She had found it hilarious.
“Well,” Ash said with a grin, “he’s just so dreamy. However can I resist such a man?” Plenty of ways, really; one of them was standing on the other side of the room, talking with the bride to be. “Figured it would be an early wedding present - he likes the attention and Aud has a reason to kick his face in. Everyone wins.”
“What a thoughtful gift,” Ari said, covering her mouth for a giggle. “You forgot the part where the rest of us are quietly amused.”
“A bonus,” she assured the bard. From the corner of her eye, she saw Phillip making his way back towards her. “Fuck me,” she muttered. “I’ll see you around. Got a suitor of my own to run from.” She vanished into the crowd just Phillip stepped through it.