Ashley POV
Ashley POV
I woke up the next morning to the smell of bacon and eggs. Getting up and walking down the stairs to my surprise I found the whole family sitting together. Oh oh, we never eat all together unless something happened.
"Hey Ash how you feeling" Maria asked me shyly I walked over to the table and sat in my seat between Maria and Kendrick. "I'm fine" I replied
"I'm sorry" she confessed "Don't be, it's my fault for not telling you about the lizard." She smiled at me and gave me a hug. We sat back down and ate our food. I looked over at the adults and noticed something was wrong, everyone was being to quiet.
"Alright what's up?" Kendrick asked for me
"Yeah you're never this quiet Uncle Jason what happened" I asked
"Nothing wrong" they all said together
I shrugged it off. Who know what happened, it's too early in the morning to bother.
"How would you feel about your moms going for a week" blurred out my dad, my eyes widened, so that's what's wrong with them.
"What" I chocked he caught me off guard. I turned to Kendrick to see his reaction, he was chocking on his eggs
"What, when, where?" asked Maria
"Yeah your uncles and I thing that they need a break, their a little stressed out, and Connect 3 might be going on tour for a couple of weeks, and we don't want to leave them here to go crazy, so we're going to send them to Hawaii for a week." Maria looked terrified, Kendrick looked dumbstruck, Joey was looking at all of them as if they were crazy, I think even the baby's understood because Mia, and Amanda both stayed in their seats quiet listening to everything they said, as if they were understanding what they were said
"So what do you thing?" asked my aunt Mitchie.
Now that I think about it, it won't be that bad. I mean 7 kids and three pop-stars that don't have a clue on how to take care of kids. I could have some fun with this.
"That's great" I said to everyone's surprise
"Good because we're leaving Monday" Aunt Stas announced "And we would love it if you guys would help with the babies" she smiled as me and Maria exchanged looks, maybe this wont be to fun after all.
Other then breakfast the day went along as usual, Joey and Maria got in a fight again, and so far I'm the only Gray child allowed to leave the house. That's right Kendrick, Maria, and Joey are grounded.
I sat in my room playing my guitar when my phone startled me, looking at the flashing screen I smiled to myself
"Hey Matt" I answered
"Hey Beautiful" he replied causing me to blush a light shade of pink
"What's up?"
"Nothing, hey I was thinking, you want to umm go out to um a movie or something tonight" he asked me
"Um sure sounds fun, let me ask and call you back in a minute" I said
"Alright bye Ash" he said before hanging up, and as soon as he did I let out an ear shattering scream "Ahh Yes, yes, yes" I shouted apparently scaring my mom and
My aunts because as soon as the third yes left my lips all three of them were in my room asking what was wrong
"Ashley what happened, are you ok" ask my mom
"Nothing's wrong, everything is fantastic, incredible, awesome, and unbelievable amazing" I said falling back onto my bed with a dreamy look in my face
"Oh so… who's this guy" asked my Aunt Stas
"What guy" I turned on my side and looked at the window bushing
"Ashley, please when your dad asked your mom on their first date, she said the something when I asked her what was wrong" said Aunt Mitchie I looked over at my mom surprised and saw her rolling her eyes
"Hey, at least I didn't start to get ready for my date 9 hours before the actual date" my mom replied looking over at Aunt Mitchie, and seconds later they were bickering about when they were younger. Being married and with kids all of our parents still act like teenagers, my dad and his brothers still fight all the time, and my mom and aunts are still the same best friends they used to be.
"Alright back to topic" said Aunt Stas getting between her two best friends
"C'mon Ash tell me, who is he" she asked me sitting next to me on my bed
"Who's who?" I ask smiling innocently
"Maybe Maria knows" said my mom, their not going to find out anything from Maria I haven't talk to her about what happened with Matt.
"Maria" they all shouted together
"I didn't do it, it was Joey" Maria said running into my room causing me to laugh so hard I fell of my bed
Aunt Mitchie looked worried "What did Joey do"
"Um, why was I called here" Maria asked sitting on my bed and helping me up "And why on earth are you laughing"
"Who's this boy Ashley's all gaga for now?" said my mom
"What boy?" asked Maria mostly at me then them?
"The reason everything is fantastic, amazing, awesome, and incredible" replied Aunt Stas
"Oh that" she smiled at me "It's Matt" she finished running out my door
"MARIA" I shouted running after her, but to my surprise I ran right into my dad, my eyes widened I thing he heard the whole conversation
"Hi daddy" I said with in a sweet little voice
"Who's Matt?" he said crossing his arms across his chest, my dad's always been over protective of me. Last year at mine and Kendrick's birthday party my best friend Michael gave me a hug and my dad chased him out of the house. I don't know what's wrong with him.
"Matt, you know Matt, Lola's son" I said
Thank god right before he could say another word my mom walked out and put her arms around him giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"What happened" she asked him
"Who's Matt?" he asked her
"Matt, oh Lola's son" she repeated walking away with him. Not even giving me a chance to ask her about tonight to I decided to turn to my Aunt's
"Hey Auntie Stas, do you think I could go out tonight with Matt?" I said batting my eye lashes
"Don't count on it honey" she said walking into Maria's room
"Auntie Mitchie" I tried
She just shrugged and walked away. Every adult in this house ignores me; I'm going to give my Uncle's a try
I walked to the recording studio where I found my Uncle Jason foiling around with his guitar. "Hi" I said walking in; as soon as he saw me he put his guitar down. I was always Uncle Jason's little girl, he treated me like his daughter. I walked over to him and sat on his lap and stared playing around with the computer
"What's wrong kiddo" he asked me
"Well you know Matt," he simply nodded "Well yesterday he told me he likes me, and he called me a couple minutes asking me out. You think daddy's going let me go" I asked
"I don't know," he said
"Would you let me go" I asked
"No" he simply said
"Thanks Uncle J" I said sarcastically I got up
"I'm going to try Uncle Shane" I said walking to the door "bye"
Great no one is helping. I walked up and down the stairs three times looking for Uncle Shane. As I made my way to the third floor I heard my parents talking
"Nate, honey you have to let her grow up"
"I, don't think I can Caity"
"What I still don't understand is why?"
"I guess I don't want her to get hurt, she's my little girl, and I don't want her to grow up"
"Baby we can't protect her from everything; sooner or later she's going to get hurt. I wish we could stop all 3 of them from ever getting hurt or growing up. I want them to be my babies for ever but we all know that's not going to happen-"she paused toke a deep breath "And no matter what she's always going to be your little girl"
"I guess your right-" way to go mom "but I'm still not letting her go"
"Ok, I know it going to take some time, but as long as you realize that your being over protective of the kids I'll let it go, for now"
I heard foot steps. So I ran and I to the first door I found. Joey's room and what I saw surprised me but interest me. Joey half way through his window
I approached the window "Joseph, what are you doing" he immediately jumped back into the house
"Um nothing I was just," he looked around "looking out the window" he said
"Joe I'm not stupid," I sat on his bed "You were trying to sneak out" I said
"N-no-no absolutely-"
"Joseph"
"Ok fine, so maybe I was" he sat next to me "please, please don't tell my parents"
"Are you crazy" I stared "You're only 10 years old…" "So" he asked "and your on the third floor" I finished he eyed me weirdly "Oh" he said
"Yea, maybe next time you'll think a little" I said getting up
"Wait" he called "Your not going to tell are you" I simply shrugged my shoulders and walked down to the second floor.
I opened the door to my room and jumped on my bed face first, when I saw something vibrating under me. I pulled my self up on my elbow and saw my phone screen flashing. Crap, I forgot about Matt.
I flipped open my sidekick and saw: 4 missed calls, 2 text message, and a voicemail. 3 of the four missed calls were from Matt, the other from my friend Katie. Both text messages from Matt asking me to call him back. And the voicemail was from Katie telling me to pick up my dang phone. Completely ignoring Katie I called Matt.
"Hey Matt."
"Hey Ash, did you ask?"
"Yea, I um, Matt I can't go?" I said sadly
"Oh well I understand, I guess I'll talk to you later then?" he sounded disappointed. An idea popped up in my head, Sneak out. Maybe I could I mean everyone's so busy they'll never notice.
"Wait, I'll be able to make it." I said
"Really, are you sure?"
"Yea, just um meet me at the food court at the mall"
"Ok, um what time?"
"Is 8:00 ok?" I asked its 10 minutes to seven, between having to get ready and sneaking off I'm going to need some time.
"Sure that's fine, see you there beautiful" he said before I hung up. I ran to the bathroom and toke a shower. What to wear was the problem, it toke me half the time to figure out what to put on. I decided on a pair of white short and a black v-neck t-shirt with the words 'I don't ask for much, just my own way', a white jacket, and black and white flats. I put on a little bit of eyeliner and some lip-gloss. Once I was done I went over to Maria. She's going to help me, I hope. I ran down the hall being careful of not being seen, and flew open Maria's door.
"Maria, I need your help" I said running over to her
"Why are you all dressed up?" she asked me
I picked up her silver hoop earring and put them on. "I'm going to meet up with Matt."
"I thought you weren't allowed" she asked with a confused look on his face.
"I'm not, I'm sneaking out" She stared at me as if I had completely lost it "And I need your help" I finished with a smile on my face.
"Oh no, sorry Ash, I can't get in anymore trouble." She stared
"Please Maria" Insert puppy dog pout here "Please I wont ask you for anything else, I'm begging, please" Maria let out a an extremely huge breath.
Convincing Maria was the easy part, now what I have to work on is getting out with out being seen.
I send Maria down the stairs to distract the adults. She took them to the recording studio with the lie that she had a new song, and as soon as I heard them all go up the stairs I quietly ran out the stairs and threw open the door, and ran out. Once I was far away I toke out my phone and called Matt, told him I was on my way. Next I texted Maria.
"Maria I'm out. Cover for me. Thanks a ton, I so owe you. -Ash"
I continued walking, well more like running when my phone started buzzing.
"Heck yea you do, don't worry I'll cover. If anything happens I'll call you, have fun"
I smiled to myself I really do own Maria a lot.
I finally arrived at the mall at 8:45, running into and going straight to the food court where I found Matt sitting at a table all by him self sipping on a smoothie.
I snuck up behind him and covered his eyes, scaring him.
"Guess who" I whispered in his ear
"Umm, Maria" he joked
I put my hands down "Ha-ha funny" I said sarcastically
"Come on let's go" he said taking my hand
We walked around the mall for about 15 minutes when we decided to go across the street and watch a movie. We watched Mamma Mia, really stupid movie, but it was funny.
He walked me to the street of my house, I told him I had snuck out because I wanted to see him, and that I couldn't just walk in.
"Well I'll call you tomorrow" he stared fiddling with his fingers
"Yea, and thanks I had fun." I assured him
"Me too" he said looking at his feet
"Well I guess... I should get" I was interrupted by Matt's soft lips being pressed against mine. It was a short little kiss, but it was the sweetest.
"Bye" he said letting go of my hand.
"Bye, I'll talk to you tomorrow" I finished before running to my house.
I really should of called Maria when I got to the front door, but my phone ran out f battery. So with out thinking I slowly opened the door to the house and stepped in quietly. The lights were off in the living room, the only light was coming from underneath the door of the babies' bedroom.
"Clear" I thought to myself.
Quietly I made my way up the stairs; I walked over to Maria's door and knocked lightly.
"Maria it's me" I said stepping in.
"Ashley, oh my god where've you been, I called like 3 times and you never answer." She replied
I sat on her bed next to her "You covered for me right"
"Yea don't worry I don't thing anyone found out" she stared sitting up "I told them you went to sleep that you had a mayngrain"
"Thanks, well I'm tired I'm gonna go to bed. I'll tell you how everything went tomorrow" I said heading for the door.
"Night Ash"
"Night Mari"
I walked into my room and when. My heart jumped in my mouth when I turned on my light. There sitting on my bed sat my mother furriest as ever.
"ASHELY ANA GRAY" she shouted "Where have you been its 11:00 o' clock."
I couldn't say a word I was to scared to.
"Ashley answer me"
"I... I-I'm sorry" I stuttered
"Ashley I can't believe you snuck out and you had Maria help you"
"I- mom" she interrupted me
"I'm very disappointed in you," she said getting up "Your grounded" she finished leaving my room but not before saying "Goodnight, you better be in that bed tomorrow morning"
I threw myself on my bed and fell asleep thinking of Matt.
Everything went great up to the ending and finding my mom in my room. But who known's what could happen when their gone.
I don't know what happend; but chapter 3 to Mad House was deleted and i had to post it back up.