"I just don't see why you have to encourage Gracie to play hockey" John said.
By this time Ashley wasn't listening anymore. He had been saying the same God damn thing for the past 20 minutes now.
"Are you even listening to me?" John asked.
"No I'm not" Ashley said "and I'm not going to because you are being an idiot"
"How am I being an idiot?" he asked.
"If Gracie wants to play hockey let her, she is really good at it and it makes her happy" Ashley said.
"My daughter will not be playing hockey" he stated.
Ashley who was feeding Frankie turned around to face him.
"First off she is OUR daughter and yes she will be playing hockey and the only way she won't is if she comes up to me and tells me she doesn't want to anymore, and don't you dare go in that room and try to talk her out of playing because you will find your ass sleeping on your parents couch" Ashley said plain and simple.
"See Frankie this is why you have to stay mommy's little baby forever" Ashley said.
"I heard that" John yelled.
"I wanted you to" she yelled back.
He walked into his office muttering to himself.
'Me 1, John 0' she thought.
John walked back out of his office to try one last argument.
"Honestly do you know of any famous female hockey players?" asked John.
"Yeah Emily Wahl" Ashley replied.
"Who the hell is Emily Wahl" John asked.
"A good friend of mine who I went to high school with and she got a scholarship to BC playing hockey and now she is on a professional team in Canada" Ashley said with a smirk.
John who was pacing the room stopped and thought about what she had just said and then began to glare at her.
"Somehow I feel like you set this whole thing up to make me look stupid" he said.
"Now honey why would I want to do that?" Ashley asked in a sarcastic tone.
"Sometimes I really hate you" John said. Ashley could tell John was really getting irritated because his face was starting to turn red from anger. Ashley thought it was best to get out of doge for a while.
"Well Gracie and I are off to pick out her equipment and you get to stay home and watch the boys" she said handing Frankie to John.
"You are evil woman" he said.
"Hey you married me" she retorted.
"I'm starting to regret that" he commented.
"Divorce me anytime but I get half of everything" she replied "plus you are forgetting I am your boss"
"Frankie never get married because they turn into her" he said waving a hand in Ashley's direction.
Frankie gurgled happily and chewed at his hand. John sighed and walked into the living room. He was going to brood the only way he knew how, in front of the tv with football on.
"Mom, dad doesn't seem happy with me playing hockey" Gracie commented.
"He just doesn't want you to get hurt" Ashley said.
"He thinks hockey is a boy's sport" she said.
"Well we're going to show him otherwise" Ashley replied. "I am so proud of you for wanting to play hockey"
"Brooklyn play and she likes it and she is my best friend" Gracie said.
"I had a friend who played hockey all through high school in fact my school had a girl's team" Ashley said.
"What happened to her?" Gracie asked.
"She plays on a pro female team in Canada, her name is Emily Wahl and if you ever meet her tell her you are Ashley Harris' daughter and she'll take care of ya"
"I'll remember that" Gracie said.
They arrived at the mall and went into the sports store. 3 hours later they had been to every store in the mall and spent and obscene amount of money.
"I'm so happy I have a daughter to go shopping with" Ashley said.
"I like going shopping with you too mom" Gracie said.
"So are you excited about Grandpa and Lilian?" Gracie asked.
"Yeah I guess I am" Ashley replied.
"It's ok if you aren't" Gracie said. "you were an only child for a long time" she added.
"So where you but you love your brothers" Ashley said.
"But it is different I'm 7 you are an adult" she said.
"Yeah I guess but this baby is family so we will love it" Ashley said.
"Yep" Gracie replied. "although I wouldn't mind a baby sister"
"Are you trying to kill me!" Ashley exclaimed "your 3 brothers aren't enough for you"
"Nope" Gracie said grinning.
"You sound like your father" Ashley said.
"Great minds think alike" Gracie replied.
Ashley laughed for a moment but then got serious again.
"Maybe" she said.
"Will you think about it?" Gracie asked.
Ashley was uncertain how to handle this. Could she and John really have another baby. Ashley had been this thought a lot for about a week now.
"I'll talk about it with your dad" Ashley replied biting her lip.
Gracie sensed her mother's distress and gave up on the subject. But she knew deep down that she had won the discussion because John could never say no to his only daughter. Did Gracie feel bad for using her parents like that? Yes, of course but when you are the only girl with 3 brothers you get desperate.
"Frankie is gonna be 1 soon right?" Gracie asked.
"In a few months he is only 7 and a half months now" Ashley said.
"Well if you do have another baby right now they would be like a year apart" Gracie said.
'1 year, 2 months and 2 weeks to be exact' Ashley thought.
A/N: Yay another chapter done and now I'm going to bring back "The Ex- Boy friend from Hell" and no I don't mean Bam ... Review