Chapter 6: Confessions
A few days passed and they were still trying to fix the ship. They had quite a few supplies left to last them a few months. They were having a difficult time getting along while trying to repair the ship.
Well, one evening after they finished dinner and Ashley cleaned the dishes, they started to work on the ship again.
As Ashley started testing some of the computers the ship rocked. She fell back, but when she thought she was going to hit the ground, she landed in the arms of her ex-husband. "Let go," she whispered. Andros hushed her until the ship stopped rocking. "Please let me go," she insisted. Andros let her go and walked over towards another computer to check the rest of the damage. Ashley rolled her eyes and walked over to one of the thrusters that needed fixing. She started pulling out the tools then she had a hard time trying to remove one of the caps. Andros walked over to help her when she shoved him away.
"I was just trying to help," he assured.
"I don't need your help," she snapped.
As Andros insisted on helping her, they didn't have anything else to do, but talk. "Ashley, what happened between us?" He asked. Ashley sighed as she started to get the cap off at last.
"Andros, we were so young when we got married. We did some stupid things. Not only that, we lost our baby," she replied.
She yelped when she pinched her hand and held onto her hand. Andros grabbed her hand to look at it. "If we didn't lose the baby, do you think it would've worked?" He asked. They looked at each other after he asked her. She pulled her hand away and stood up. She walked over to the computers again with a sigh. "Ashley?" He asked. She didn't look at him. He walked over and stood in front of her. He lifted her chin up to see the tears. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked," he apologized.
"No, you have every right to ask. I'm sure it would have," she confessed.
Andros then grabbed her shoulders firmly but gently so he wouldn't hurt her. "Ashley, do you still love me?" He asked. She then stepped back with the tears falling down her face. "Ashley, do you still love me?" He asked again. She mumbled it, so he couldn't hear her. "What?" He asked.
"Yes, Andros, I do still love you," she admitted.
He walked over and wrapped his arms around her. "I still love you too," he whispered. She buried her head in his shoulder and cried.
"I have missed you everyday since you left," she added.
"I missed you too."
He lifted her head up and pulled her into a passionate kiss. When they pulled away, Andros pressed his forehead against hers and held onto her hands. "I love you, I have always loved since the day I saw you," he whispered. She let go of his hands and wrapped them around his neck.
"I love you too, I have never stopped loving you," she whispered back.
They pulled out of the loving embrace when the computer beeped. "We should get back to work," he stated. Ashley nodded and she was able to fix the thrusters after the huge weight was lifted off her shoulders. She was having trouble fixing the thrusters and this time she let him help her. However, as they fixed the damage, Ashley couldn't help but feel like she wasn't sure that she was really still in love with him. She ignored the feeling and continued fixing the damage.