The days after the engagement day, transformed into weeks and eventually into months, needless to say Spencer and Ashley were completely absorbed by everything surrounding their near future. The wedding date, wedding party, where to live, the house to buy, the furniture, even the pets and most of all…the honeymoon, of course.

Spencer: "Oh c-mon Ashley, we need to decide it already…"

Ashley: "Oh relax…we already select Europe!"

Spencer: "Oh that´s right, I was just forgetting that Europe is a continent and by it self owns more than 40 countries…" she pushes her hand against her forehead, joking "I´m such a silly girl"

Ashley (laughing): "You can bet you are!"

Spencer pulls her tong off to Ashley that returns with the same gesture. They smile and hold hands on the top of the table, from this cute chill out coffee that they use to frequent. But soon the atmosphere becomes more serious.

Ashley (in an apprehensive look, arching her eyebrows): "Spence, I hate to remind you but…we´re only two months away from the wedding day and you still didn´t even tell your family you´re engaged…to me. You can´t hide your ring forever, you know?"

Spencer: "Yeah, I know… And I didn´t forget it. Actually I was thinking about this weekend to tell them, in my family reunion dinner at my place. Glen is going to be there with his pop-star plastic boobs girlfriend, and so is Clay with Chelse. So I think it would be a good opportunity for us to tell them."

Ashley (Choked): "Us?"

Spencer (Frowning her face): "Yeah…Us! What is the "oh my God I just reminded that I´m going to belong to the whole Carlin family" look for?"

Ashley: "Well…I thought that you were going to make that announcement alone, since I was expecting that you would like to actually have a not dead ´lés- bi – an´ fiancé, to marry with".

Spencer (laughing): "Oh don´t be such a moron, they know we´re dating, and not exactly for a few months, so I guess they know it´s only a matter of time until we take a step forward in our relationship"

Ashley: "Suuure, except for the fact that it´s a gay step."

Spencer (giving Spencer a "give me a rest" look): "Ashley…"

Ashley: "Well it´s true! I mean your dad maybe, Clay maybe, but your mom and Glen! Don´t think so. Or did you forget of the last year encounter that you and the gorgeous Patrick had at your grammas place in Ohio, and to where you´re entire family coincidently couldn´t make it"

Spencer: "How could I forget…what a waste of a weekend? But oh well, to bad for them then, you´re my girlfriend, my future wife, and the woman I love, so you´re going to be at that dinner table, next to me, and we´re going to announce our weeding…together, as normal couple would do!"

Ashley (Shaking her head, smiling): "Girl, you´re such a Shakespeare drama lover!"

Spencer: "You know I am. So…where were we? What about Paris?"

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Saturday arrived, and so did the nerves. The phone of both girls didn´t stop ringing, this time was Ashley.

Ashley: "Bunny…"

Spencer: "Yes baby"

Ashley (Holding some shirts, and with a baby voice): "I don´t know what to wear!"

Spencer (softly laughing): "Ash, it´s just a dinner…at my place, with the people who already know you from back forward, what´s the big deal? Dress…I don´t know, your normal clothes, I guess."

Ashley (still with a baby voice): "ohh…nooo, this isn´t a regular dinner. I want them to be impressed, so they can, maybe for just a second, consider that I wouldn´t be such a bad member of the family".

Spencer: "Owww sweetie, you´re perfect no matter what you dress. Besides, you know my dad loves you already, and so does Clay. My mom eventually will get use to the idea, and I know she will love you too, when she really gets to know you."

Ashley: "Pleeeaaseee baby, help me!"

Spencer (laughing): "Ok, ok…so what are the options?"

Ashley: "Well…"

Spencer: "Ok … I better sit down."

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Spencer POV

Everyone had already arrived, and the atmosphere was so happy because some of them didn´t saw each other for a while. Glen was a professional basketball player now, and he didn´t spend much time with the family anymore, besides he was living at New York now, which make it even harder. Clay married 4 months ago, and even though he was still living in LA, the just married life didn´t give him to much opportunities to visit family as well. So, all the chances for them to visit us are always cheerful. Or at least, at the beginning.

After a few minutes of hugs, and kisses, the ring belt sounded again, it was Ashley. She was so beautiful that I felt my legs shake, it´s incredible how after all this years, she still has that effect on me. Anyway, when I opened the door I saw one Ashley I don´t see very often either. Not from the way she dressed, but for the way she looked, scared and anxious. But that made her appear, even more adorable. And I couldn´t help but kiss her gently in the lips.

Spencer (in a hug): "Baby, finally, I was beginning to think that you weren´t coming"

Ashley: "I wasn´t going to leave you alone in this, but, I must admit that thought crossed my mind"

Spencer: "I´m happy it just crossed. Oh and btw, you look…HOT!"

Ashley: "Well…I girl do what she´s got to do."

Spencer (laughing): "Oh Shut up! I´m the one who picked the outfit"

Ashley: "Yeah it´s true, besides, you look great yourself too"

Clay was close to the door, and saw Ashley and so he went to the door and interrupted the enthusiastic scene of the girls.

Clay: "Ashley…so good to see you, you look…" With is eyes wide opened "Wooow…like a real goddess!"

Ashley a little bit embarrassed, approached clay and give him a hug

Ashley: "oh, don´t exaggerated, but it´s good to see that you never change."

After getting apart from the hug, Ashley asked

Ashley: "So…how was it there?"

Clay: "Oh, Praga it´s wonderful, and so the honeymoon was, perfect!"

Chelsea appeared from behind and hold him, putting her arms around his neck

Chelsea: "That was because I was there!"

Clay: "Of course baby"

With that, Spencer approached Ashley, and holds her hand, revealing her engagement ring, that Chelsea couldn´t help to noticed.

Chelsea: "So…this is going to be a rough night, hum?"

Ashley: "Yes…it will!"

Clay: "And why is that?"

Spencer lifted her hand to show the ring.

Clay: "Oh my God, congratulations you guys! I didn´t know that you were engaged…"

Spencer: "Shhh…be quiet, don´t rush things, mom and dad don´t know either"

Clay (lowering his voice): "Ow, I´m sorry. So you´re going to make the announcement today?"

Spencer (Smiling): "Yes we are."

Chelsea: "Good luck girls"

Ashley: "Thanks. We´re soo going to need it!"

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Everyone was sitting and having dinner, talking about the new things happening in their life, and Spencer felt this was the perfect moment for them to make the announcement. She holded Ashley´s hand, that was cold as a rock.

Spencer (whispering): "Are you ready?"

Ashley nodded, and so, Spencer started to talk

Spencer: "Err, guys guys, I would like to get your attention now please."

All the sudden the eyes were all focused in the girls, except for Clay and Chelsea that knowing what was going to happen, holded hands, and smiled to them after that, trying to send some good vibes.

Spencer: "Well…even though some of you never really approved (she said, looking at her mom), Ashley and I are together for more then seven years now. And after everything we went in the past few years, we realized that our feelings we´re not vanished, not even colder, but stronger than ever."

Both Spencer and Ashley hearts we´re beginning to beat harder, and spencer stopped talking for a few seconds, to breathe. Ashley, feeling her girlfriend was tense, caressed her leg, and holds her hands, that were tauten to each other, under the table. Spencer looked at Ashley, smiling at her, and she felt relaxed, and strong enough to do what she had planned to do.

Spencer: "So, whether you like it or not, and since we´re both adults, graduated, and working, we decided to take one step forward in our relationship, and 5 months ago Ashley asked me to marry her, and I accepted. So we´re going to get married to each other in about two months from today"

Paula´s orbits almost jumped from her eyes, and for a second, she coudn´t believe in what she heard.

Paula: "You what?"

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