Chapter 13

Heart to Heart

I pick my phone up and dial the number "Hi Aunt Kate I hope I haven't disturbed you, have you got five minuets?"

Kate – "no you didn't disturb me sweetheart, of course I always have time for you, what's the matter darling" "Oh Aunt Kate" I sniffle

Kate – "Asia, com'on sweetheart spit it out"

Asia - "am I selfish and a tramp?"

Kate –"Whoa sweetheart, where is this coming from" I continue to sniffle and say "Rose say's I should had made Samuel wait till after we get married" Aunt Kate bursts out laughing before snorting "sorry, do you want to get married?"

Asia – "not yet"

Kate – "do you think Samuel wants to get married?"

Asia – "in time"

Kate – "so lets say you got married now, who would you be doing it for, you and Samuel or?"

Asia - "Rose and Ted as well as Samuel's parents"

Kate – "Then you can't marry him yet, it wouldn't be fair to either of you, you would be doing it for all the wrong reasons, to keep other people happy and that eventually would make you two, both, very unhappy"

Asia – "so what do I do, I won't give him up"

Kate – "have you talked to Ana, your mom about this sweetie?"

Asia – "I asked if Samuel and I could stay over at daddy's house here together on his birthday and now I don't think her and Rose are talking" and then I am crying Aunt Kate says "darling I am going to phone your mom Ana now, but I am sure your wrong, your mom's won't have fallen out, I'm booking a flight and I will be there soon"

Asia – "oh no Aunt Kate, I really didn't mean to drag you into this, I really am so selfish" and then I am sobbing while I hear Aunt Kate doing something on her computer, tapping on her keyboard and she replies "no you are not and never, never allow anyone to tell you that, OK sweetie, I'm going now, I have a flight organised, I will be landing at Boise at 1.45pm can you collect me or should I arrange a taxi"

Asia – "no Aunt Kate don't arrange a taxi, I'll pick you up, love you Aunt Kate"

Kate "Love you too sweetheart, see you soon"

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I hang up on Aunt Kate and I start to play with my ring, I slide it off then put it back on five, ten maybe twenty times before I decide it's staying on and I am never removing it again, I love him with all that I am and he loves me and everyone can just get used to it and deal with it, I am not hiding any more.

I pull up at the national arrivals door just in time to see Aunt Kate come bounding through the doors as she jumps in the car she takes my right hand in hers and say's "its beautiful darling, you will have to tell me all about it later, I'm going to stay over tonight"

We pull into the compound and I let Rose know Aunt Kate is here and she is staying the night so I will be staying with her, Rose hugs me and says "sorry. I should have handled that better, but baby you're going against everything Ted and I believe in"

I just kinda mumble "K" before going to daddy's house to join Aunt Kate.

I get Aunt Kate settled in, not that she really needs much settling in, Mrs Peters always keep's a couple of the guest suites ready for anyone just to drop by at a moment's notice, she even has a few of the latest magazines on the bedside table and fresh flower arrangement dotted through out the suite.

Aunt Kate and I decide to go out for a meal tonight and just talk about everything, school, Samuel, all four of my parents and how I am feeling about everything. We start with my ring I tell her about the holiday we had with Samuel's family and it was our 1st anniversary and how romantic it was and how much I really do love him but how can I be a wife and a mother as well as having a fulfilling career and I am scared I will just end up boring, not the girl he fell in love with, will Iget lost under everything?

Aunt Kate pulls me into her arms saying "sweetheart you are an amazing person, be proud of who you are, and when you are ready, you will know and all your fears will just melt away, can you remember when you were little and Uncle Elliot and I got married"

Asia -"yes"

Kate - "we had been engaged for almost nine years and living together, I wanted your mom to be my maid of honour so for a long time it just didn't feel right to get married without her, and then I woke up one morning and I just knew the time was right, we both wanted to be parents and we had a wonderful holiday and wedding and then we had Ava and as much as she is my world, I still run Kavanagh Media and find time to be Uncle Elliot's 'girlfriend' I won't kid you it's easy, because it's not, combining all your roles and still finding time for yourself but it will be easier for you than some girls, as if you want to, you can have a housekeeper, nanny's whatever you feel you need to help you to be who you want to be"

Asia - "thank you Aunt Kate"

Kate - "your welcome sweetie"

Asia - "Aunt Kate?"

Kate - "yes sweetie"

Asia -"am I a tramp for sleeping with him now, when I don't want to get married yet?" and I feel the tears start then I am in Aunt Kate's arms again and she is wiping my tears away saying "no darling, you are a young woman very much in love and it's perfectly natural and normal that you want to make love to him"

Asia – "so why is mom Rose making my feel cheap and dirty"

Kate – "oh baby girl I don't know, she believes in different things to me, but to me and your mom Ana it's perfectly normal that you would want to sleep with the man you love, how are things with your dad's?"

Asia – "Ted doesn't say much but I feel as if he is disappointed in me, and daddy is trying to pretend I'm still five, I think he likes Samuel but I know he's not really happy about things"

Kate – "don't go all ykk on me but your parents are very sensual people and I think he is just having a really hard time thinking about you been like that" I giggle and say "ykk" Aunt Kate shakes her head at me and says "very mature, Summers, very mature" she then asks "do you think you will ever use Grey as your surname?"

Asia -"Probably not, I have been Asia Grey-Summers for all my life and if anything it's the Grey bit I don't use and as Mom and Daddy say, it helps to keep my anonymity, and that's another thing, the press" and then I remember who Aunt Kate is and I take off in fits of giggles trying to say "sorry you're not 'press" she giggles with me and says "I'll have you know I have broke quite a few exposés in my time" I just look at her and she picks up on my change of mood saying "sweetheart never something like your story, no, corrupt politicians, businesses things like that, I would never expose a innocent girl to a media storm like that, sweetie please believe me"

Asia -"I do Aunt Kate, I really do, it's just sometimes I get scared especially when I think about the pictures of mom and daddy on holiday, what the hell will happen if an unscrupulous member of the press ever did find out about me?"

Kate – "your family will protect you, your daddy will probably put a PR statement out with the bare facts in it and you and I may have to do an interview at some stage, but believe me sweetheart your family will protect you from the worst"