A/N: I know, I know, I'm horrible at updating, but I'm here now!!! :D That's what counts, right?

Disclaimer: I own Ashley, myself,........nothing else........sadly, it's a sad life to live :'(

Ashley POV

I can't believe that Mommy is here!! I thought, excitedly.

I can't believe she gave you THE talk!" Brain added, making my excitement blend into a new heat of embarrassment. Yes, Mommy had given me the talk. When Seth had left, leaving me alone with a woman I feared at times...I knew something bad would happen.

"Ashley, we need to talk." she said, patting down on the space next to her on the couch. I felt my stomach drop. With her perceptiveness and her...her all knowing Mommy knowledge...I hesistantly sat down next to her. She knew something! She knew something i didn't want her to know, and it's not really hard to guess what she wanted to talk about.

Gee, I wonder...Brain said sarcastically, but I knew that even he was scared. And that's definetely saying something.

" Yes, Mommy?" I asked her, trying to play off as innocent, hoping that I could sway any ideas from her mind. But, alas, her eyes narrowed slightly, calling me on my act, and she sighed.

"You and Seth seem to be...becoming pretty serious..." she started, looking at me directly in the eye. This is one thing I hate about Ashlyn being Mommy...being my age-cough, younger, cough- and by not ACTUALLY being my Mom..."...I'm just going to come out and say it..."she doesn't have the same insecurities any other parent would have when talking about these things with their kids. Mommy isn't afraid to look me in the eye and blantantly ask me- " Are you being safe?"

Not what I was going for but- I felt my face go red, and opened my mouth to answer her, but she cut me off.

"Even if you guys aren't having sex-but by your face, I'd say you were- I just need to know if you're being safe. The last thing we need is for you to get sick, or pregnant, or...something."

" So, you wouldn't try to tell me to not do it or to stop like a normal parent-" I started, trying to get clarification on this strange situation. "-you would just ask me to be safe." She laughed a little and nodded.

" Not like I could stop you anyway. 1)I live many many miles away" I growled. I STILL didn't like that! Hmmm, I wonder if we had room for her to live here with us...."and 2) you're stronger than me, and, as you proved when you answered the door, you can pin me in a heartbeat" (:D) I laughed at that. It was so TRUE!!!!! " so, there really wouldn't be any point for me to try and stop you from doing something you want to do." My laughing subsided as I thought of how to phrase my next concern.

" So...would you be disappointed if I did it?" I asked her, hesitantly, watching her facial expression. Really, one of the things I hated most in life, was disappointing Mommy. I mean, sure, it's not like I can take back what happened last night, but...She sighed, and looked at me, her head cocked at an angle.

" Were you safe?" she asked, watching me intently, looking for a hint of a lie. I blushed and looked down at my legs. Hmmm...I never realized how extremely nubby they were until just now. (:D) You never realize what you may discover when you're avoiding Mommy's ice blue gaze.

It was silent for a moment, me not looking at her, analyzing every fiber in my jeans as if I may find the cure for cancer within them, and she not moving or speaking, waiting for me to answer her question. I heard her sigh, and then felt her arms wrap around me. I didn't look away from my focused point, but I was surprised.

Why wasn't she yelling at me? Shouldn't she be giving me a motherly scolding? Threatening to kill him? She'd do it! She makes very detailed plans on how to kill anyone who could ever hurt me (this could very easily be counted in the "hurting Ashley" department)! Why wasn't she telling me how she was going to push him down the stairs repeatedly? (:D) Why wasn't she threatening to pull out the metaphorical gun she carries around with her? (:D)

Who was the woman and what did she do with Mommy's dangerous ice pick?!?!?! (:D)

" If you do it again," she started, "be safe. You know what they say....It only takes on time. So, just...be safe." her arms tightened around me for a second before she pulled away and smirked at me. " Or else I'll show him exactly how the Roman empire fell...." I waited, knowing the punch line, but wanting to hear it anyway.

" Down the stairs." (:D) God, I love her.

"This is it." I told her as we pulled up to the house. And now....she gets to meet the rest of his family.

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