[ Hi. So, I have not seen most of 6B yet, only the last 4 episodes so I'm sorry if this isn't very detailed or Ieave some info or whatever out. I just super love Ashley and enjoy making her gay. :) That being said I hope you enjoy this fanfic and feel free to leave reviews. xoxo. ]

Ashley sipped on her wine as she stared at the night sky through the kitchen window of the Hastings house. She was three...four glasses in? She honestly wasn't sure, they had been too deep in conversation to keep track. Pam and Veronica were still outside on the porch steps talking about everything the four girls had gone through, Ashley need to take a breather from the subject. She found it overwhelming. It broke her heart knowing everything Hanna and her friends had faced and that she wasn't able to protect them.

"Ashley?"

Hearing her name being said pulled here from her thoughts. The redhead turned to face to the voice that was behind her. It was Ella, holding an unopened bottle of red wine in her hand. Ashley smiled at her, realizing the whole reason she was in the kitchen to bring them more wine.

"Sorry, I got distracted."

Ella shrugged. "Its fine. You okay?" She asked as she placed the bottle on the counter and walked over to her friend. Ashley just replied with a nod.

"What were you thinking about?"

"Just everything that has happened this year."

"Thats quite a loaded thought."

Both let out a sigh and took a sip of their wine.

"It wasn't all bad for you though. Aria told me Ted proposed. Why didn't you tell me Ashley?!"

"Because it didn't work out,"

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to-"

"Don't be sorry. We were too different of people, it wouldn't have worked out."

"You sure? He seemed really nice."

"He is. But i'm sure. I think I'm gonna take a break for men for awhile."

Ella laughed. "You and me both." She said with she tapped her wine glass against Ashleys before they both took another sip. They stood silently for a moment, staring out the window lost in their own thoughts.

"Maybe Emily has the right idea." Ella said randomly.

Ashley nearly choked on her wine. "Excuse me?"

The brunette laughed. "It could just be the several glasses wine talking but being with a girl doesn't seem so bad after dating all these frogs."

Ashley was quiet for a moment, unsure how to reply with the sudden turn of conversation subject. She couldn't lie, she had thought about it couple times. She had moments of admiring the looks of another woman and caught herself fantasizing. But she hadn't really admitted to anyone, or thought anything of it really. She just wrote it off as being lonely and wishing she was younger.

"Didn't you ever experiment in high school or college?" Ashley asked with a smirk.

"I did. And those experimenting moments might be the best relationships i've had so far." She said with a laugh.

The redhead laughed as well. "Come to think about it, you could be right."

Ella chugged the rest of her wine and placed the empty glass on the counter before she took a step closer to Ashley. "Ella..." She said softly, barely a whisper. "What are you doing...?" She asked, glancing back and forth from the brunettes eyes to her lips. It was just the wine. Thats all. It was the wine causing Ella to act like this, and it was the wine causing Ashley to want this.

"Trying something new." She said before closing the gap between them. The kiss was soft at first, clear that they were just testing the waters. They pulled away slowly, just staring at each other. Not sure what to do next, or if it was even real. Then Ashley leaned in for more. The second kiss had more passion, and heat. She moaned against Ella's lips. Maybe it was the taste of wine on her lips and the alcohol running through her system but Ashley couldn't remember any other kiss being this intoxicating. She placed her hands against the brunettes checks as the other woman pushed her against the counter. They stayed like that until they had no choice but to break apart for air.

Ashley smiled as she ran her fingers through her hair and wiped away any smeared lipstck from her lips.

"Wow..." Ella breathed out.

"Well, thats definitely something I could get used to."

"We should probably get back out there. Pam and Veronica are probably wondering where we are."

"Or where the wine is." Ashley said as she picked up the unopened bottle from the counter as she headed back outside to the porch. Ella grabbed her arm and stopped her right before she opened the door and gave her one last kiss. "Just in case I don't get another chance tonight."