You guys are too nice...my story sucks! This is a chapter to redeem myself after that pitiful thing.
Love Lift Me from Amanda Marshall
Disclaimer: Do not own Degrassi.
He walked out of the studio, still smelling like the used instruments and Leo's coffee. He picked up his cellphone and listened to Ashley's message again as he drove to The Dot.
"Hi Craig. It's me Ashley, unless you already knew that. Umm...yeah. Anyway, are we still on for Batôn Rouge today? I'm sort of waiting for school to end so I can leave, being a music teacher can be soooo stressful...what was I talking about? Oh yeah. Please just be there and don't let me look like a loner all by myself. Love you."
Ashley and him had been seriously dating for a while now. Ever since they went on tour together for the first time to be exact. He was still a singer and Ash was a music teacher at a prestigious school. They lived in an apartment together for about a few years now. Everything should be perfect right? Wrong. Two people caused a lot of problems in their relationship:
Jimmy and Manny
Jimmy was very spiteful, very out of character of him. He would snicker behind their backs at stores and tell clever jokes that had no comeback.
Manny was the opposite. She was never mean, or rude, but she was always there. It got to a point when Ashley told her to get out of her apartment one day. She knew Craig was hers, but she never left them alone.
"Hey Craig!" she smiled. He kissed her and sat down at the restaurant.
"So..."
"Craig, you're the one who invited me here. There must have been a reason..." she said exaggerating the word 'reason'.
"Uhh...yeah...I think we should talk..." she threw a napkin at his head.
"About what?"
"Are you trying to get me to admit something?"
"No...is that a box in your pocket?" she asked, practically pouncing on his jacket pocket. He knew why.
Ashley wanted him to propose. He knew he should do it soon because they've been in love forever, but he wanted to surprise her. Catch her off guard and what not.
He pulled her off of his jacket and sat her down.
"Ash, I know what you want, but can you please be patient? Your mom just got used to me being your boyfriend and-"
"Yeah, okay Craig. I'll wait forever for you!" She calmed down and flipped through her menu.
"What are you getting?" Craig snatched her menu from her and flipped through. "Hey!"
"I'll have gravy and steak. What do you want babe?" he said handing her the menu back. She stuck her tongue out at him and flipped through the pages.
"Wow, there is so much to choose from! There's lobster and steak and vegetarian hotdogs!"
"Don't tell me you are turning into Emma!" he laughed. She tossed the menu at him and smiled cheekily.
"I'll have steak too. No gravy." The waiter came.
"What will you two be getting?" Craig ordered their food and turned to Ashley.
"What's your favourite colour?"
"Craig, isn't that an immature question?" He took her hand, rubbing a velvet box in his other hand.
"Just tell me." She rubbed her other hand on his.
"Okay. It's green," she replied. He pulled something out of his pocket.
"Then I got it right than," he pulled out a box flashing a beautiful green pear-shaped ring.
"Ash, we've been like, togther for a while now. I was wondering if you would like to spend the rest of your life with me?" Tears poured out of Ashley's eyes.
"Will you marry me?" He slipped the ring onto her hand and smiled.
"Will you?" She fiercefully wiped tears off her face.
"Ash, answer me!" he said, fighting back tears.
"Craig, of course I will. Yes!" They got up from the table and kissed eachother. He rubbed her hand and grinned like a child.
"So, fiancé, what do we do now?" he asked.
"We could start by eating the food we ordered!" she said as Craig realized as saw the food.
"Okay, fiancé!" He said excitedly sitting down.
"Craig, stop calling me that," she said playfully.
"Sorry, I'm just amazed you said yes!" he said.
"You really tricked me, Craig!" she said leaning over the table to kiss him, "I thought you would never propose!"
"Ugh! What do you take me for? I love you too much to not!" Craig replied rubbing her hand again.
"Sorry, but you pulled the Mom card and-"
"Do you really think I wouldn't propose to you because your mom?" he asked eating his steak.
"Well, I guess not," she responded. She turned down to her plate, still smiling at Craig.
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"Why do we have to tell Ellie first? Aren't parents supposed to be first?" Craig said outside of Ellie's condo three days after the engagement, holding Ashley's hand.
"Do you really want to face my mom right now?" He knocked on Ellie's door and Sean opened it.
"After you my darling!" he said.
"Hey guys!"
"Hey Sean!" The three of them walked over to the living room and sat on the sofas.
"So what are you doing in Ellie's condo?" Ashley asked nervily.
"Don't be saucy Kerwin! She invited me over," he defended.
"Then where is she?" Craig yelled.
"She's at Chapters buying a cook book. She said she wants to learn how to make lasagne.," he said. Craig and Ashley laughed.
"Wait, you are serious?"
"Serious about what?" Ellie said walking into the condo. She indeed had a Chapters bag.
"Are you making lasagne?" Craig asked.
"How did you know?" she asked incredulously.
"Sean may have hinted..." Ashley said hugging her. Ellie took off her plaid pea coat and threw it on the couch.
"Am I feeding 4 today?" Sean, Ashley, and Craig nodded.
"Okay then." Ellie hugged her plastic bag to her chest and walked into the kitchen. Sean turned on the tv to Fashion Television.
"I've always been interested in fashion, every since middle school," Paige said. "I've always been picky about what I wear and never wanted anyone wearing anything remotely close to it!"
"Is that Paige Paige?" Sean asked.
"It's kind of obvious. Have you ever seen anyone else that looks like her?"
"Well..." Sean replied sarcastically. Ashley through a pillow at him and he laughed.
"Why do you have fashion television? Don't you get to choose the channels for satellite?"
"Well," Ellie called from the kitchen, "My friend Shannon from the paper was here and is obsessed with fashion!" Sean, Ashley, and Craig turned their attention back to the television.
"I have to thank my colleagues from Fashion television for inspiring me, my fiancé Spinner for always supporting me even when I had to leave, and Ellie and Marco for convincing me not to go back to university! Thanks guys!" Ashley looked down.
"What?" Craig asked hugging her.
"She didn't-"
"And my other bestest friends Ashley and Hazel for being there during the hard times. Thanks!"
"My problem is gone!" she said smiling. Sean turned off the tv.
"So, why did you guys come here?" Ashley and Craig grinned at each other.
"Well, we have some news..." Ashley started.
"We're getting married!" Craig cried out. Ellie ran from the kitchen and hugged Ashley.
"Oh my gosh Ashley! Congratulations! Can I see the ring?" Ashley flashed her ring in front of her.
"Aww! It's so cute! Sean, why don't you get me one?" Sean looked at her surprised.
"Uhh...Ellie," the fire alarm rang.
'Ahh!" she screamed, "My lasagne!" she screamed again. She sprinted into the kitchen and was engulfed by smoke.
"Ellie!" Sean yelled. He pulled here out of smoke and placed her on the couch.
"Get the fire extinguisher from the hall way!" Craig jumped up and brought it to Sean. After a lot of fighting, the fire was gone.
"Wow, I'm neever making lasagne again!" Ellie yelled, fanning herself.
"How about we order pizza?" Everyone agreed. After a few hours of eating, watching tv, and laughing about old times, Craig and Ashley left at around 11 o'clock.
"Craig, how about we go home?" she said climbing into his car.
"No, we have to tell your mom tonight," he said proudly.
"Craig, can't we do it tomorrow?" she whined.
"No. I can't wait," he said turning on the ignition.
"Craig..."
"Ashley, we have to do this. Like now, or I will seriously go mental!" Ashley slumped in her seat and stared out the window.
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