Saving Ma

Summary: After Frank proposed to Natalia, Rafe Ave and Emma team up to help their moms.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters and I do not make any profit from this.

Chapter 41

Doris was holding Blake close during the dance enjoying the feel of her in her arms. She looked over just as Ava leaned in and kissed her daughter. Her breath caught and held as she watched waiting. She let it out in a whoosh as Ashley finally reacted and melted into Ava.

Blake looked up at her. "What is it?" she asked having felt the drastic breathing change.

Doris smile and nodded toward them. "Look."

Blake turned and smiled as she watched them kiss. "Awe, they are so cute. When did they get together?"

Doris smirked, "Just now I think."

Blake looked at her shocked. "Are you serious? They act like they've been together as long as Olivia and Natalia."

Doris smiles softly. "I know, I just didn't see it until tonight. It was just natural to see them together. Kind of like Olivia and Natalia. They were friends first and things evolved and you didn't even notice until it just was. I knew for sure when I saw their faces when Ash came down the staircase tonight."

Blake sighed. "Just look at them," they watched as they broke apart resting their heads together and Ava pulled her close. Then they locked eyes with each other.

Doris pulled Blake close and kissed her softly during the last strands of the song. As she pulled back she nipped Blake's lip. "Couldn't miss my last song kiss."

Blake leaned in and kissed her again. "No, we wouldn't want to miss that."

Doris pulled her to her side once the song was over and led her to where Ava and Ashley were talking to the man from the foundation.
"I want to thank you and your mothers for helping us have such a wonderful event. This was the best year yet and I want to book the ball room for next year." He was saying as they walked up.

Ava smiled brightly. "It was entirely our pleasure. Call me on Monday and we can set up a tentative booking for next year. Once Ma is back she and Greg can get with you and set it in writing."

He clapped his hands. "Excellent." He looked to Ashley. "I wanted to thank you also. You were such an amazing help to us in getting this all set and looking so beautiful. Your decoration ideas were inspired."

Ashley blushed. "Thank you, I'm glad I could help."

He turned back to Ava. "I must say, you and your mother have impeccable taste. This one is as invaluable as Natalia. Keep her." He said with a wink.

Ashley blushed harder and Ava beamed wrapping an arm around her waist. "I think I'll do just that."

He shook their hands and walked away. Doris started chuckling, "my, my Ashley. I think you're as red as Ava's dress."

Ava burst out laughing as Ashley buried her head in neck. "Stop it Doris. I think she's going to explode if you don't."

Ashley swat her stomach and looked back to her mother. "Good night mother. We need to be at the doors seeing the guests out." She grabbed Ava's hand and pulled her still laughing toward the door. Doris and Blake howling with laughter behind them.

Ava pulled her to the side behind a pillar before they made it to the exit. She grabbed her by the waist and pulled her in to a searing kiss that Ashley responded to immediately. Once they came up for air Ava pecked her nose. "Sorry, but it's going to be a while before we can leave and I needed that."

Ashley smiled kissing her chin. "Never apologize for kissing me. Now let's go get this done so we can go to our room and talk a bit."

Ava looked weary. "A good talk I hope?"

Ashley kissed her lips softly. "I promise it's a good talk. Let's go."

They went to the doors and saw their guest out. Shaking hands and chatting shortly with a lot of them as they left. Once the guests had gone they found Greg.

He squealed as the approached. "I say that was a rousing success. Don't you?"

Ava smile, "absolutely. Charles from the Harding Foundation is calling me Monday to set up a tentative booking for next year and will be talking with you and Ma to set it in writing after Ma gets back."

He squealed again jumping up and down clapping then pulled them into a hug. "Oh god this is great. The boss ladies will be thrilled."

Ava laughed and Ashley yawned. "What can we do to help get this cleaned up?" Ash asked him.

Greg just smiled sweetly. "Nothing, it's all being taken care of. Why don't you to head off, you look exhausted." It was well after 2:00 in the morning now.

Ava smiled rubbing Ashley's back. "If you're sure. Just call if you need anything, you know where we are."

Greg waved them off and flitted off to oversee the clean-up. Ava took Ashley's hand and led her out of the room and to the elevators. They didn't speak on the way up to their room, just held hands and Ashley leaned her head on Ava's shoulder.

Ava had reserved their old two room suite and once they made it there they went off to separate bathrooms to shower and change into bed clothes. When Ava came out of her room she found Ashley sitting on the couch in the common room. "Hey, what are you doing out here?"

Ashley smiled shyly. "I was waiting for you. I wasn't sure where you wanted me to sleep tonight."

Ava sat knelt in front of her taking her hands. "We have shared a room and a bed for months off and on. Why would that change now? I only got the two room suite so we both had a bathroom."

Ashley looked down. "Things are different now."

Ava frowned. "Do you not want to sleep in the same bed with me?" She asked a little hurt.

It showed on her face and Ashley was quick to take her face in her hands. "I want nothing more than to sleep next to you. I just wasn't sure if it was a good idea."

Ava's face softened. "Why? Do you think I can't control myself?" she asked playfully.

Ashley sighed and pulled her closer taking her lips in a passion filled kiss that curled Ava's toes. "No, I wasn't sure I could" she breathed out.

Ava groaned and leaned back in kissing her breathless. "Is that a bad thing angel?"

Ashley shook her head. "No. I'm just not sure were ready for that yet."

Ava stood and pulled her into her arms. "We will be ready when we are. Whether it's tonight or a year from now. We will know when it is right. I want to hold you while I sleep tonight now that I can do it before we fall asleep." She kissed her gently.

Ashley sighed into the kiss then rested her head on Ava shoulder, "Ok, I want that too."

Ava smiled and led her into the bedroom and they slide under the covers. Ava lay on her back and Ashley curled into her laying a hand on her stomach, her face in her neck breathing her in.

Ava wrapped her arms around her and gently rubbed her back while Ashley rubbed circles on her stomach. They lay there for a while and despite their exhaustion didn't sleep. Ava's shirt had ridden up and Ash was now rubbing circles on her bare skin. Normally the action would have soothed her but tonight it was not having that effect at all.

Ava lay a hand on top of Ashley's stopping her movements. "Ash… I don't think…"

Ashley looked up into her eyes concerned. "What is it? What's wrong sweetie?"

Ava groaned and leaned down capturing her lips. Ashley responded, opening to her kisses and kissed back with fever. Ava rolled them over and half lay on her kissing her senseless. She ran her tongue along her lips then trailed down to along her jaw to her ear. She nipped her earlobe and Ashley turned her head on a moan to give better access. Ava trailed down to her pulse point and bit down gently, causing Ash to moan and arch into her.

Ava licked and suckled there for a moment then leaned up and took her lips again. Ashley's hands began to wander, rubbing up and down her back and coming to settle on her ass and squeezing firmly pulling her closer, their centers brushing each other's thighs.

Ava ripped her mouth away on a moan from the intense feeling of it all. "Oh god Ash. I want you, but if you're not ready tell me now and we will just go to sleep. But I need you to tell me right now before I lose all of my senses in you. Just say stop baby." She panted out trying to regain some semblance of control.

Ashley squeezed and pulled her closer again, fully on top of her. "Please don't stop." She said nipping at her chin and trailing kisses to her ear. "Lose yourself in me Ava. Please, I need you too." She breathed into her ear desperately.

Ava groaned at her words and took her mouth again. It was all she needed to hear. She shifted her hip between Ashley's legs and rotated them into her.

Ashley arched into her moaning into her mouth. She started pulling at Ava's shirt. Ava detached her lips long enough to allow her to remove the shirt, grabbing Ashley's to do the same. Once they were removed Ashley pulled her down again and they fit their chest together on a moan from both.

Ashley arch up. "Oh god, you feel so good against me."

Ava buried her face in her neck and breathed her in. "I love you," she whispered softly into her ear before leaning back up and taking her mouth in a slow deep kiss that Ashley felt right to the very center of her soul.

Ava gently broke the kiss and leaned up kneeling in between her legs running her hands from Ashley's throat, down over her breasts coming to rest on her stomach gently kneading there. Her breath caught at the look of utter love and trust in Ashley's eyes. "You are breathtaking." She said as she retraced her path back up gently cupping and squeezing her breasts on the way to her neck. "So gorgeous."

Ashley ran her hands from Ava's hips up her torso to her breasts and reverently caressed them causing Ava to arch and moan her name softly. "I love the way you feel. Oh god Ava you are so beautiful." She ran her hands up to Ava's throat and pulled her back down to kiss her lovingly.

Ava settle atop her again gently but firmly rotating and pressing into Ashley's center causing her to shiver at the contact. She ran a hand to her waist band. "Can I please take these off? God baby I need them off."

Ashley nodded and Ava sat back and slowly pealed them away giving herself a wonderful view. Her clit protruding from its hood glistening with her essence. "Oh baby you're so beautiful."

Ashley blushed and pulled on Ava's shorts. Ava taking the hint moved back to remove them and crawled back up to rest her body on top of Ashley again. Their centers slid together and they moaned in ecstasy.

Ashley caressed her face, "I love you," then pulled her down to kiss her slowly but passionately. They started to move together, their kiss quickly turning heated as their sweat glistening bodies moved as one. They pulled back when the need for air was too great. "Touch me Ava. Please I need you to touch me."

Not needing to be told again Ava shifted, straddling one of Ashley's legs ran a finger through the wetness that awaited her. Ashley moaned loudly. Ava's breath caught. "Sweet Jesus you feel soooo good Ash."

She ran two fingers from opening to clit and back again circling there, Ashley writhing beneath her. She moved back up and circled her clit then moved her head and took one of her nipples into her mouth and sucked deeply.

Ashley arched off the bed at the dual sensations. "Oh Shit! AVA!"

Ava pressed into her clit and matched the rhythm of tongue and nipple to fingers and clit. Ashley's hips started to piston into Ava's hand. She lifted her thigh and connected it to Ava's center. Ava ripped her mouth away and threw her head back on a moan. "Ashley" she cried out.

Her hips started moving on Ashley's thigh and she leaned down and took her lips again never stopping the movements of her fingers.

Ashley was loving the feel of Ava against her leg but needed more so she slid her hand down between them and ran her fingers through Ava's wetness causing a shutter in her lover and Ava moaned into her mouth.

They detached from their kiss resting their foreheads together looking into one another's eyes matching the rhythm of their fingers. They were panting and their hips were becoming erratic. Ashley didn't think she could take anymore. "Ava… Ava please…" was all she could get out.

Ava moved her fingers and slid two of them into her velvety warmth. "OH God!" They said in unison at the feel of it. Ashley quickly shifted her hand and arm and entered Ava as well, curling her fingers into her.

They shuttered at the feel of being filled and filling the other. Ava started thrusting her fingers and moving her hips. "Oh Ash." She panted out.

Ashley was beyond words and thrust deeper, curling on every down stroke. Ava mimicked her movements and they set a pace together, moving in sync.

Ava could feel Ashley's walls fluttering and the build in her own body knowing they were close. "Ash… baby…I'm gonna…"

"Yes," Ashley cried as she pushed in hard curling her fingers firmly into her and Ava flew over the edge. The tightening around her fingers sent Ashley over with her.

"Oh fuck ASHLEY," and "AVAAAAA!" were yelled simultaneously as the rode out their orgasms together.

Once they started to come down Ava collapsed on top of her and Ashley hugged her close. "Jesus. That was…" Ava panted out.

Ashley smiled. "Yes it was." She pulled Ava up and kissed her so lovingly it brought a tear to Ava's eyes. Ashley brushed them away. "What is it baby?"

Ava kissed her again. "I have never felt like this before. It just overwhelms me," At the look of fear in Ashley's eye she kissed her again. "That's a good thing baby."

Ashley sighed in relief and pulled her back down for a kiss. Ava shifted, rolling to bring Ashley over to lay on her chest. She resumed her previous rubbing of Ava stomach. "I think I could get used to this." She said on a sigh.

Ava smiled hugging her close. "Me too. I love you."

Ash lay a kiss on her chest. "I love you too."

They settled, wrapped in each other and fell into a deep sated sleep.