Chapter 10.

1 year later.

Yes! Yes! Yes!

Ashley's POV

I bet you didn't see it coming because I sure in the hell didn't. It's been a year since that night on the beach. It's been another year to our relationship. Honestly I didn't think that it would all last this long. I'm not one for relationships but with Spencer it's different its like I want to be with her. Even though she doesn't deserve me and deserves ten times better than me she still wants to be with me and she loves me and I have no idea why. In the last year a lot has happened for the both of us, actually more than a lot.

At the beginning of last year is I think where we left off in this little story, its about then that I found my heart opening up to Spencer and never closing again, I haven't cheated on her once I don't even look at other people. I learned more in the last year than I thought I would learn in a long time. I mean I knew I hurt Spencer but I never knew how much it tore her a part everyday on the inside. She was always waiting for me and she was always by my side I guess I was just to stupid to see it. I love Spencer and I don't want to be with anyone else.

So that was a little update about the feelings I still have for this girl in my life. Furthermore, you are probably wondering what has really happened hmm? We haven't been fighting anymore and we haven't actually had time to fight since we are both working now. We both work the same hours just different jobs. I work at a loading dock putting boxes on the trucks for them to carry out and she works at the airport for about 12 hours a day. We both get up around 3:30am and get ready before leaving at 4am and me picking her up around 4:15pm about 15 minutes after I get off for the day.

There are nights when we just come home and crash were so tired. Other night we end up taking a nice warm bath together to relax our pain driven muscles and to just let each other know how much we miss this and how much we love the other. I'm not one to complain when it comes to that. We've been working about 8 months bringing in really good money, she makes around 2,000 every two weeks and I make almost 1,500 so we're doing pretty good. We do have nights off and those are like our sleep all day and party all night, nights that when we gather up our friends that we still have contact with and we head over to the club and we just cool down and drink a little before heading home around ten and showering off.

We're of so careful about getting drunk and stuff we only have a few beers before we head out but nothing to strong that is going to have major affects on our brains the next day. We both asked for a raise and the weekends off and I'm still waiting for my boss to agree with it though Spencer's already did and I think its because he has a mad crush on her, but whatever he tries anything and I'll kick his ass.

Besides work and play everything is going great actually everything seems so right, and I don't feel smothered or like I need room to breath I like knowing that I have Spencer to come home to and that she sleeps with me at night and I like being with her all the time and I don't want to loose that. I just really don't. Look at me I'm 23 years old and I didn't think I'd fall in love again but I didn't fall in love again I've been in love with this girl for over 5 years and I'm just now admitting it to myself.

"Whatcha' thinking about." Her voice is soft when she breaks my thoughts taking her place in my lap. I'm sitting on the couch gazing out the window I guess otherwise it wouldn't have been noticeable. It's a Saturday and I called in sick just so that we could have the whole day to our selves. They'll understand. A smile peaks the corner of my lips as I turn to meet her gaze.

"You…Us…. This past year." I keep my voice soft as my arms come up and wrap around her small waist. She's still as skinny as she was five years ago and more beautiful than ever before. I can't even begin to explain how lucky I am to be with her, to have her in my life and on my lap right now. She smiles one of those smiles that I love so much and I just can't help but smile a bit bigger. Her hand comes to my face and removes a piece of hair from where it shouldn't be and smoothes it behind my ear. I smile softly. "Oh really and what about us?" She asked and I give her a goof smile just so I can hear her giggle and she does just that.

Before I even attempt to answer her I slowly start to caress her hip she's starting to like when I do that so now its like when ever I can get her close to me I do it. Even if it's for the slightest second I still do it. She purrs and sucks in a deep breath. I smile and look through her lashes finding the secrets hidden deep within her eyes before I answer. "How much I love you and how lucky I am to have you in my life and I'm going to do whatever it takes to keep you in my life." Her smile gets bigger and I can't help but slightly blush. She leans in and kisses me, It lingers for about a minute before she pulls away without even deepening it. I look into her eyes and bite my lip. "Are you ready for tonight baby?" I ask and she knows exactly what im talking about.

I made plans about a week ago to have dinner with her tonight, I just want to have some alone time with her instead of going out with the friends and I definitely am not in the mood for the club. Then if my plans are set up right maybe we'll come back here and take a hot bath together. Because I might have to work in the morning depending on what happens tonight. She smiled one of those smiles again and it gives me tingles as she purrs to my light caressing. "So ready baby, Just you and me." I nod my head and smile leaning up I kiss her lips deeply letting it linger for a few minutes until air becomes a need. I slowly pull away and she almost follows my lips but we can't do anything tonight because of the plans I've made.

She hops off me and smiles I look at her smiling back. "I'm going to head upstairs to get ready." She says and she has this smile on her face I can't even begin to imagine all I know is that I feel the slight feeling of my heart melting to it. I'm so in love with this girl. "don't forget to look nice baby." She nods and heads upstairs to our bedroom and starts getting ready I know its going to take her a couple hours and I have to run out real quick anyways so I write a note and tell her to be ready by 8 and I'll pick her up then. I leave it on her dress and head out the door.

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Spencer's POV

I can't believe its been a year, another year on our relationship and without the few years we lost in between then I'd have to say that in a total we've been together almost 5 years. Yep five years tonight well technically its our one year but who the heck cares we've been together a long time. I don't know if Ashley remembered or not, See she's been acting kind of weird and im not making it a big deal because I don't think I have to. I don't think she remembered she told me that were just going out to be together since we haven't been alone together or out on a date since we both started working you know.

I just want this day to be with her and I want to be able to enjoy myself tonight. She told me to wear something really nice so I'm going to I mean I picked out this really nice dress and the jewelry and everything just so that I can look as beautiful as she makes me feel you know? Its been a long time since I've felt like this, like I can be beautiful to someone and that when I look in the mirror I know I'm beautiful and its all because of her. She makes me want to live and breath and be strong and to stand up for what I believe in and I'm glad I've given her the second chance she deserves.

In the beginning of our relationship she tried so hard to prove herself to me, to show me that she's not just the same person she used to be and I didn't know how to believe it all I knew was that I wanted to be with her and I wanted to spend my life with her and I'm finally getting her back and she's finally opening up to me and telling me what going on if and when something does go on she does tell me and she confides in me and tells me the truth and for that I am happy you know.

My thoughts are broken when a note appears on the dress I will be wearing tonight. My heart freezes and as I read it and wonder a moment where she could be. I smile knowing she just wants it all to be so relaxed and special for me. She said she'd be back around 8 and its 6:30 now so I guess that means that I need to finish getting ready for my girl. I can't wait to just spend the whole night with her. Our sex life hasn't been rocking lately because we're already so exausted after work we don't even try and sometimes i get her off in the bath tub but thats not very often but it happens every now and then. And you'd think that we were all about sex. Wrong we haven't actually had that much sex lately and we just like to spend time together and to know each other is there. To feel the light caresses of her fingers against my skin that covers my hip bone makes me feel so loved like its un explainable.

My dress is finally on and the jewelry as well im just doing my make up now, im trying to make it look as good as i can, its been so long since we been out on a date i just want to look so good for her. A smile flashes my white teeth in the mirror as i step back and look at myself. My heart pounds against my throat its like im going on my first date with her again and im getting all excited and im happier than ever before. My life feels so complete you know?

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The door bell rings at exactly 8pm shocking I thought she might be just a little late or something but the second it turned 8 she was standing right on the other side waiting for me to get the door. As I slowly swung the door open the sight before me was so unbelievable so amazing, my eyes gazed upon her apparel she looked so beautiful I have no idea how to explain exactly how she looked because just…. Wow that was it I couldn't come up with anything else.

Her black dress, long with small glitters that twinkled every time the light hit her. It really brought out her eyes in the best way possible. She had her make up done and her long black hair down in a way I couldn't explain at all she was holding a rose in which she handed to me her sweet voice ringing in my ears. "For you m'lady."

I took the flower, still not able to speak very speechless. I grabbed my scarf and slipped it over my arms and to my elbows and around my back to the other arm and the same thing. I held the rose between my fingers and smiled softly to her actions. She had just reached out extended her long tanned fingers to me a bigger smile peaked my lips just taking her hand as she led the way back down to the stairs and down the side walk we stopped just outside the fence on the side walk.

Her face turned to meet mine a smile worth 1000 words peaked her lips as she spoke oh so softly. "I'm going to have to blind fold you." My eyes went wide but seconds later they fell to the same way they were before she smiled and I spoke softly. "I trust you.." Were the three words that had left my lips as she turned me around taking out a blindfold the fabric touching just above my eyes before all went dark.

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Ashley's POV

This is really happening I get to take my girl to dinner and just have a night together alone without any interruptions or at least I hope you know. She's so amazing and looked absolutely I don't even know how to put it into words beautiful when the door swung open and she appeared before my eyes. At that moment I knew exactly just how much I love her. It was like a not even second guess kind of love.

My heart pounding slipping the blindfold over her eyes and leading her to the limo, It was only a five minute drive and she almost jumped when I leaned in and kissed her deeply on the lips for those five minutes, in fact after her jump it was like she melted into my arms I knew she was content knowing I was the one kissing her. Smiling when the limo stopped into front of the restaurant making me bite my lip as I pulled away from the kiss that was still being continued a smile peaked her lips as I took her hand in my own and I led her inside.

Sitting down at the table I let her down first before I took off the blindfold and her eyes I'll never forget they went wide and then settled in like she was going to cry, It was the first place I had ever really taken her on a date. The first place we went on our first date and were officially a couple. The first place I kissed her and the first place I had told her that I loved her. Not all at the same time but it was all our first in a spread out amount of time. I always had a smile on my face when I was with her.

A light background music had started to play my palms getting sweaty in a way that I couldn't even fix. A smile came to my lips as she spoke in that lovely tone, Just hearing her speak makes my muscles tense on edge. "This is beautiful Ash." Ah she called me 'Ash' I love it when she calls me that. I just really do. "You know you didn't have to do all this baby we could have stayed home and watched movie's." She's so considerate of how I feel I really love that about her too. "I know I didn't Spence but its our one year and I wanted it to be special not just for me but for you too." Yep I bet she thought I forgot huh. Its our one year tonight and I want it to be special. Maybe she'll give me an even bigger present tonight. I smile looking deeply into her eyes.

"I love you." She says breaking my thoughts as I look at her I decide that I don't even want dinner right now. I don't want anything anymore than I want her at this moment. I smile softly looking into those beautiful eyes that she has, they melt the hardness I try to show, they melt my very existence to this world just one look makes my heart swell into a pounding piece of blood.

"I love you too baby." Just as im saying that our food is brought to us I had the best meal I could possible think of made and sent to us all the way from butt fuck England. Fucking crazy I know but I love this girl with all my heart body and soul. I just have fallen head over heels and fuck this just can't wait any longer if I don't do this now then I won't get it out later and it'll ruin everything. I need to just do it.

I rise from the table looking into her eyes the look she has changes into a more confusing one as I kneel to one knee she continues to look more confused at the second past. Fuck my palms are sweating like fucking crazy. As I take out the ring out of my purse that is by the leg of her side of the table and I trail back up to meet her eyes with mine and my heart is so just pounding. I went out that day to buy the ring its not like I waited to last minute I just finally got enough money to by the perfect one. To see the one that would be on her finger for the rest of our live I just thought that it needed to be perfect.

Her eyes are watering because she knows what is happening now. I'm clenching or almost clenching the box in my hands trying so hard not to like chicken out because I know I can do this. I just know I can because its what I want to do It what I really really want to do with my life.

"Ash.." Her voice is soft and tears roll down her cheeks smearing her make up I guess she didn't wear the water proof kind because it's smearing bad because she is continuing to cry and I know it's a happy cry unless it is a sad cry and I'm not seeing past the smile on her face I just don't know.

"We tried the first time and I fucked up horribly and I never thought I'd get this amazing second chance with you I never saw it coming I was so blinded from the start. But I would never mess up what we have again because I love you, Im seriously in love with you and I have been from the second I saw you in high school. You're my spencer you're my light in my life and what keeps me going and what makes me want to wake up in the morning knowing that your going to be laying right there next me. Knowing that every night when I fall to sleep I'm safe in your arms, safer than I've felt in all my life."

Fuck she's got tears and I got tears and now were both crying and my heart is reaching out to her for always its like she always had my heart im just now giving her the rest of me the whole rest of me for the rest of our entire lives.

"I love you Spencer I love you with all of me and I always will baby." My voice is soft and I smile a little softer looking into her eyes opening the box with my other hand and taking the ring out I take her left hand and look deeply into her eyes. I slip the ring along her slender finger and voice the words that have wanted to feed out for weeks now.

"Will You Marry Me Spencer?"