Brandon frustrates Ashley

The comfort his smile had given her had all but dissipated as Ashley sat there, watching Brandon and Heather busy themselves with dinner. Joking, smiling and completely ignoring her. She had sat on a stool at the bar to put her as far away from Kurt, who was leaning on the counter kitty-corner from her, as possible. If coming into the room earlier had been surreal, this was a whole other level. Each laugh, smile, touch Brandon and Heather shared was eating away at her. She clenched her teeth, squeezed her hands into fists. It almost felt like they were mocking her. He hadn't even turned to acknowledge her. Another laugh, another touch, she could take no more and suddenly blurted out.

"HEY!"

"Hey guys, I'm here, please talk to me," was what she had been thinking, but only the one word came out. And the tone of her voice, almost angry had shocked her. It had also shocked the others as they stopped and looked at her. She knew had to say something quickly.

"I- I- I was just wondering if I could do something to help."

"Oh yeah," Heather responded. "Could you go down to the cellar and grab a couple bottles of wine. Something red to go with the spaghetti."

"Sure... yeah," Ashley sputtered.

"Kurt, why don't you grab the key and help her out."

"Sure thing, boss," Kurt said as he turned and smirked at Ashley.

"Thanks, Babe," Brandon said, smiling. "Hurry back," he added thinking about her being alone with Kurt.

"Yeah." Ashley said absent-mindedly, following Kurt to the wine cellar.

Kurt pulled the string hanging from the ceiling to turn on the light, releasing a small cloud of dust as he did so. Ashley waved her hand in front of her face to clear it away while Kurt shook his head at her. She followed him to the back of the cellar and hopped up on a barrel while Kurt began looking through the wines.

"I'm really sorry about what's going on." Kurt broke the silence.

"Whatever, Kurt." Ashley looked at her finger nails.

Kurt stopped looking at the wine and looked at Ashley.

"Look, I know she's your friend and you think you know everything about her, but I've known her longer. She's a really good person and I love her. But something happens when she comes to the cabin. I don't know if it's because she lost her virginity here or what, but every time we are here she sets her sights on a guy and doesn't care who she hurts. She broke up one of our other cousin's engagement," Kurt lied.

"You're full of shit." Ashley rolled her eyes and looked back to her fingernails. But her mind wasn't dismissing his words so easily.

Suddenly she felt Kurt's hands on her bare thighs, sliding up under the edge of her shorts, his face just inches from hers. Ashley wanted to run, but couldn't move.

"All I'm saying is that if you want to get some ****," he slid his hands up further, "I'd be glad," his lips moving closer to hers he whispered, "to help."

Kurt then leaned his head down and kissed Ashley's neck, soft at first.