Chapter 20
Disclaimer: I don't own anything but the kids.
Gaby POV
Mom and I are sitting on the hood of Ashton's car while our girls get everything together. Our girls….that's going to be hard to get used to. We would be helping them but they are to stubborn and told us to stay pull while they get everything by their lonesome.
"So who asked who?" Mom asks while turning her body to face me. I smile everything I think of the flowers.
"Ashton asked and she was so sweet and romantic about it." I say as I watch Ashton chase Grease around the yard trying to get her shoe back. I hear my mom giggle beside me.
"She seems like she could be a sweet heart." She tells me watching the chase for the sneaker.
"She is." I whisper mostly to myself. I'm so lucky I found her first.
"Are we set?" Ashley asks as she takes a seat between my mother and me.
"When Ash gets her shoe back." I say, sliding off the car and walking further into the huge garage.
"What are doing?" Ashley asks me while I grab a Frisbee off the work bench.
"Getting Ashton's shoe back." I answer, walking back in front of the mustang.
"Grease! Get the Frisbee!" I yell to the running dog who freezes at the word. He drops the shoe and sprints up to me and sits at my feet waiting for me to throw the toy. Instead of throwing it Ashton walks up to me, kisses my on the cheek in thanks as she puts are sneaker on before taking the disk from me.
"Looky what I got Greasy- boy. I have my shoe and your toy. What are you going to do now big guy?" Ashton taunts, panting from her run. The dog just looks up at her and whines heartbrokenly.
"Awww Ash let him have the disk." I say patting the whining puppies head.
"What? No I will not. He stole my shoe and wouldn't let me have it back. He can live without the toy." Ashton rants, glaring at the pit-bull. I just sigh and look at the whining dog again before a pull Ashton in for a kiss and sneakily stealing the Frisbee from her and throwing it out into the yard.
"Hey! That wasn't fair." Ashton exclaims breaking the kiss to glare at me. I just smile sweetly before giving her a kiss on the nose and heading to the passenger door of her car.
"All is fair in love and war." I inform my pouting girlfriend. Our parents just burst out laughing and get off the hood.
"She's right kiddo." Ms. Davies say while ruffling up her daughter's hair before climbing in the back seat.
As we drive it gets awkwardly quiet. The only making any noise is the radio and Ashton and Ashley's humming.
"Hey what beach I'm I going to anyway?"
"Just keep driving. I'll direct you." Ashley says and abruptly slaps Ash on the back of her head.
"OW! What was that for?" She asks, holding the back of her head while glaring at her mother through the rearview mirror.
"Turn up the radio, I love this song." Ashley says giving Ash another head slap.
"Ashley stop abusing your child." Mom says, a smile in her voice
"Fine but she needs it."
"I'm the one driving you know. Your fate is in my hands." Ashton says, smirking.
"And so is mine. So you're going to drive this car right." I say giving her a half joking look.
"Yes Gabs." Ashton says giving me a smile.
"You are whipped." Ashley exclaims. Well I see her mood has improved enormously. Ashton just sticks her tongue out and lets out a huff of annoyance
"So are you Ash and you know it to." Mom giggles at a pouting Ms. Davies.
"Whatever. They didn't know that but you had to tell them didn't you." Ashley complains. I just hear my giggle and her giving Ashley a kiss.
"Turn here Ash." Mom says pointing at the desired road. Ashton takes it and we drive for a about five minutes before we pull up to a secluded beach and pier.
"Here we are." Ashley says as Ashton parks the car at the edge of the sand. As we get out of the car I stop and look out at ocean, the white sand, and the blue sky.
"Beautiful isn't it." A voice say behind me and I turn to find Ms. D standing beside me and looking out into the rolling waves.
"It really is." I say and look over at Ashley who just smiles and starts helping her daughter unload everything. After we get everything set up under the pier we all flop down on the beach blanket next to our partners and sit in silence, not knowing where to start.
"This is the first place I took Spencer went we first met." Ashley speaks up, looking over at us.
"How did you meet?" I asked
"At King High. I was new and looking for one of my classes when I came across Ashley here trying to get her books out of her locker." Mom said, glaring slightly at the other woman.
"She came up to me to direct her to her next class and when she did she startled me and caused my book to fall out everywhere." I giggle at the look they shared.
"Being the sweet girl I was, I try and help the angry brunette but when I do I end up making her spill her coffee everywhere on the floor and… well herself."
"I was so pissed off already that when that happened I just snapped at her and basically told her to piss off." Ashton just starts chuckling beside me
"What happened then?" Ash asks the couple.
"I felt bad about the way I treated her so I tracked her down after school to apologize to the blonde beautiful."
"She found me in the gym and convinced me to go with her and allow her show me the town."
"We sorta became friends after that." Mom said smiling at the older Davies.
"Yep and I slowly got her to fall for me." Ashley said with a huge smile, nose crinkle and all.
"How did you manage that one?" Ashton asked in a teasing tone.
"My charm and good looks." I laughed while Mom gave Ashley a playfully annoyed look.
"After many hardships and screw ups for me we finally got together."
"One of those hardships being that Miss Innocent didn't want to come out to herself or anyone else." Ashley said while giving Mom a dirty look.
"Sorry but it's not like you didn't have your problems of commitment." Mom shot back. Ashley just winced.
"Sorry Ashley." Mom said giving her a kiss for good measure.
"It's okay you right. I screwed up a lot when we together the first time which caused us to break up. Then I was able- after weeks and weeks mind you- to get her to be with me again." Ashley said a slight look of remorse on her face.
"Good things did come of that you know." Mom said with a smirk.
"Oh yes. They did didn't they." Ashley purred.
"Okay stop. I'm share neither of us want to know any of that." Ashton say with a look of horror. I just nod my head rapidly in agreement. Them laugh at our reactions. After their laughing stops I ask the main question of the day.
"What happen this last time you guys split?"
Ashley POV
I bow my head in shame at the young girl's question. I feel Spencer rub her hand up and down my back.
"Ashley and I were living together for about a year before we started have little problems. I was in college at the time so I really didn't have much time at home for anything other than studying, sleeping and eating. Me and Ashley spent little time together between my schooling and her job as Madison Duarte's lyricist."
"You were Madison's song writer?" Gaby asked looking shocked.
"Yep and I was pretty damn good to." I say bragging slightly. I see Ashton roll her eyes at me.
"Well anyways… While I was working she was at home and when I was at home she was either at school, doing homework, or studying with Courtney Weston." I grit the girls name through my teeth. Spencer catches this and turns my head so I was facing her and then gave me a soft reassuring kiss.
"I was jealous of Weston; she got to see my girl more than I did. She was the reason for most of our fights."
"But I didn't see the problem. We were just friends and she was a good study partner." Spence says squeezing my hand.
"Soon we stared going on little trips here and there to get a better look at our career choice. Trips that I would go on with Courtney." Spence continues and I see the understanding light up in our children's eyes.
"I was getting insecure and paranoid because every time I was with Spencer she would kind of push me away saying she was busy or with had to get this done. I thought she didn't want me. I try to touch her and even in the most innocent of ways she would shy from my touch." I look at Spencer to see her brow furrowed in thought.
"I did?" She asked slightly shocked at herself. I just nod my head.
"You broke up because of this?" Ashton asked, grabbing Gaby's hand and kissing it.
"No." Spencer whispers, " Courtney planed a two week trip to Canada and wanted me to come with her."
"When she told me about it I begged her not to go but when she tried to convince me to let her go I blow up on her. I was so hurt and upset I left and drove to the nearest bar and got wasted….." I trail off not wanting to continue.
"Do you want me to tell them?" Spencer asked. I a shake my head 'no'. I needed to say this. I was silent for a few minutes working myself up to what I was about to say. The two teen sat and watched me patiently.
"There was this bartender – she was blonde with blue eyes- who was hitting on me all night at first I told her to go away and leave me allow but away about two hours of drinks and her flirting I let her drag me outside and too my car to drive her back to my house." I look up at the kids and I can tell they know where this is headed.
"While she was gone I had decided to stay home and wait for her- to make this right but when she got back….."
"I walked through the door basically fucking her right there in front of Spence. But even when I saw that Spencer didn't leave like I thought she would, I didn't even stop what I was doing and just told her to uncancel her trip and leave." I look away from the two children in front of me, not wanting to see their expressions.
"When I left I never came back. I even had my brother go and get my stuff so I didn't have to see her face again and I didn't." I didn't realize I was crying until Spencer pulled me into her arms and started whispering in my ear how' she understood' and that 'it's okay'. I pull back and give her a heartfelt kiss before turning to our kids. They had looks of deep thought on their faces before Gaby looked up at me; I couldn't meet her eyes, not after I told her what I did to her mother. I was shocked when I felt another pair of arms slip around me.
"If Mom can forgive you then so can I." Gaby whispered in my ear. I return her hug. The Carlins are so understanding. I look up at Ash who is giving me a disapproving look but starts to smile softly.
"I understand why you did it Ma. But uh, I would suggest not to do it again because this time it won'y be just you two that will be affected." She gives me a teasing smile before standing and reaching her hand out to us.
"I'm hungry. Oh let's go to Randy's and have some burgers. I'm buying." She taunts us.
I just laugh and stand up being both blondes with me.
"Sure. Why not?"
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Author's Note: I may not be able to update for a while but I'll try my hardest. Sorry.