It was an eight hour plane ride for California to Philadelphia but it felt like days I just couldn't wait to see Drake in the flesh. Finally we landed I looked franticly for Drake but I was met with a driver waving a sign for me and a dozen roses. I didn't take I personally I knew coming down here wasn't going to mean we were joined at the hip he was working and that met always being busy. I sat in the back of the taxi not saying a word just looking out the window. Everything was so familiar to me I had been to downtown Philadelphia many times it a he place to be when I was in high school. We finally pulled in front of the hotel I got out and the driver handed me a key. I lumped my bags up myself not wanting the bell boys help.

I opened the door candles were lit from one of the room to the other. Drake was walking in from the other room. He didn't even notice that I had walked in.

"Hey baby." He said as he rushed towards me. "I missed you so much."

"I missed you too."

"I guess your plane came early I was tring to get this perfect."

"What can be more perfect then me and you together."

We embraced and didn't let go. I started kissing him uncontrollably Drake slowed me down stroking my hair and my face.

"I want to make this last." He whispered into my ear.

It was like the first time we were together everything was sweet and slow, awkward but beautiful. His eyes never left mine my lips touched his body every chance I could get. This was like candy to my soul I felt great body and soul.

We lay next to each other not wanting to move not wanting to ever leave this point in time. But I knew it all had to end soon I had made dinner plans with my whole family. I didn't have to ask Drake to dress up because he always did most of the time he outshined me but it never bothered me. He wasn't a jeans and tee shirt kinda guy.

We pulled up to my parent's row home I forgot how small it was with all 6 of us in it. I knocked on the front door not comfortable enough to just walk in. Drake could see the anxiety on my face and he put his hand on my back rubbing it to make me calm down. After a few tense moments waiting for someone to answer the door, my sister opened it and fully embracing me sweeping me into the house. Everyone was sitting in the living room with the radio playing low.

Everyone rushed me saying Hi and how much they missed me. I tried not to be bitter thinking if they missed me so much why not call me? Why didn't they congratulate me when I got engaged? I could think of being so bitter so I just said hi and that I had missed them too. Drake stood by my side the whole time.

"Everyone this is Drake Parker my fiancé." I announced to the room.

"Hi, its nice to finally meet all of you." Drake said shaking some hands.

My younger cousins swarmed around Drake knowing exactly who he was. Asking him questions and giving him googly eyes. I thought it was cute and I know he loved it. I left Drake in the living room with my dad and brothers my dad's a good guy he always called and asked if I needed any money that how they showed that they loved me, with money.

I went in the kitchen were all the women were getting dinner ready.

"Wow that's the ring?" My aunt asked.

"Yeah… it was really cute how he asked me too."

"That must have cost a pretty penny." My mom butted in.

She always made me feel like I wasn't good enough for things like when I wanted to go to school to become a physiatrist she thought I would never make it through medical school so she told me I should just become a teacher girls like me were teacher. Didn't she care how he asked me? I just stayed quite looking down at the ring. It meant so much to me emotionally that I never even asked how much he did spend on it. I didn't care it really meant I had a home, I had someone who truly cared about me.

"How did he ask you Ash?" my sister butted in.

"He was in this really bad car accident and had to get his mouth wired shut and could hardly talk for 3 months so the day I took him to get the wires off he didn't say one word to me all day and we had this big get well party planed for him. And when we got home he walked up the drive way and everyone was sitting outside and he asked me in front of everyone. It was the first thing he said to me when he got it off."

All the girls awed at me. I felt good I did deserve this I was a great girlfriend and a great person.

"So what does he do Ash?" My mom asked.

"He's a singer."

"He had a hit CD right now Aunt Lisa." One of the younger ones added.

"No I mean in real life?"

"He sings and tours he's trying to get into a little bit of acting."

"Is he going to school?"

"Are you kidding. Mom he's accomplished we have an amazing beautiful house and he's putting me through school. What else do you need."

"He needs something else to fall back on."

"Mom he's twenty there will always be time for school in the future." I didn't want to fight so I walked out of the kitchen and into the living room.

"Hey baby I'm going to say hi to some of the neighbors."

"You want me to go with you?"

"If you want to."

Drake took my hand and walked me out the door. I looked down the row of homes there was really no one I wanted to say hi to I just made it up to get out of the house. I sat with Drake at the bottom of the steps breathing in the chilly air I almost forgot that it was winter because it was so warm in California. Drake just put his arms around me pulling me in tight.

"I'm so sorry baby I didn't know they made you feel like that. I mean in my eyes you're a ten. You're beautiful, smart, hardworking and the most kind hearted person I have ever met."

I went to kiss Drake until I noticed someone looking over at me.

"Ashlee?"

"Quentin? Oh my gosh how are you?"

Now me and Quentin have some history I went out with him in high school he would drive across the bridge to see me on weekend and we would go on camping trips in the summer. We knew each other since we were in diapers everyone thought we would grow up and fall in love. But I met Johnny and fell for him instead. Quentin was not like Drake at all he was tall and very muscular; he was also in the marines.

"Good, I haven't seen you in like a year."

"Yeah I've been living out in California. I'm sorry this is my fiancé Drake Parker. Drake this is Quentin Grace we grew up together."

"Hey how are you." Quentin said as if he was talking to a sergeant, he reached out his hand to meet Drakes.

"I didn't think I would see you at your parents?" he said giving me a funny look.

"Yeah that's why I'm out here." I laughed Quentin knew everything I used to spend night over his house when I couldn't take it anymore or call him crying in the middle of the night to hear some one tell me it would all be alright. He was such a big part of my life when I was 16 how could he have just disappeared?

"Drake Parker? I think my sister has a picture of you on her wall."

I laughed knowing it was probably true she was probably 13 now.

"She probably does not may teenage girls don't."

"Ash." Drake exclaimed to shut me up.

"Don't be embarrassed, it's cute."

"Well Ash it was nice seeing you. I want to give you my number so you can keep in touch."

He handed me a piece of paper and started down the block.

"Okay Ash maybe we should go in."

He said putting his arm around me as if I could use it as some sort of shield.

"You know I love you right?"

"I know."

The rest of the night went as I expected my mom ignored me unless to tell me how I wasn't doing something right, my brothers left as soon as they could, my sister made an excuse to leave early and my dad said very little. It was awkward and I hope I don't have to do that again until I get married. We went back to the hotel and I was completely drained emotional from the whole dinner I just flopped down on the bed Drake came over and started rubbing my beck trying to make me feel better.

"Ash listen I want to talk to you about something really important to me."

I sat up bracing myself for something bad a stone developed in my stomach and made me nauseas.

"Okay… what is it?"

"I really do want to have a baby."

Wow this was something I wasn't expecting.

"Drake a baby isn't the answer I mean it's a lot of work and your never home. It would only be a temporary fix. We can work this out the right way lets get the kinks out and see how we do on your own first."

"No not like that I mean I want a baby I don't want to be old like my parents and not want to play ball or enjoy the same things I do."

"Are you serious?" I didn't know how I felt I mean girls always want to be presidents or models I wanted to be a mommy. Drake makes enough that I wouldn't have to work I could stay home full time and we could travel and see the world. It was all very confusing to me but most of what Drake asks is. I knew him for two days he asks me to move in with him, 3 months asks me to marry him and 5 months he wants to have a baby?

"Yeah, I mean I think me and you would make great parents."

" Okay baby I understand it takes two and it suchs that you want to and I don't know but maybe this will help. I love you and because I do I'm going to take it seriously but I don't want to do anything until after the tours over. That sounds good right?"

"That's sounds perfect baby."

Drake sat next to me I laid my head on his lap letting him stroke my hair I loved being near him. I loved that everything that happened tonight bounced right off of me he was like my super man. I closed my eyes and let myself fall asleep I felt so protected in his arms.