Chapter 2
Ashley's POV
Have you ever realized how everything changes if you close your eyes? It might be completely dark but yet you can use colors.. You can be anywhere you want.. And most of all you can be either with yourself or with someone you want.. I used to do that when I wanted to escape from everyone and everything.. When I didn't want to listen to what my mom was telling me.. When I just wanted to go to a happy place..
It was the dinner day and the day I would meet my future husband.. Aiden Dennison.. He was coming from a family with a name like ours.. His father was the Governor of New York and my father was the Senator.. His family was rich and snobby like every other family of his class.. But surprisingly he wasn't like that.. I met him one or two times before, when we had those business dinners for my dad..
Aiden was seven years older than I was.. I was twenty one and he was twenty eight.. Already graduated from Yale and working to a big lawyer company.. He had indeed a promising future.. I knew he liked me because I could see the way he was looking at me every time we would be at the same place.. I am not going to lie.. He was beautiful, clever, with money, good family.. Pretty much he had everything.. All girls were drooling at him.. But not me.. Why? Sometimes I was asking myself the same.. What was it that couldn't make me feel that way? But it wasn't him only.. I didn't feel anything when I was meeting a guy.. And let me tell you that my mom brought home a lot of future husbands.. All of them were nice, educated, and they had the package.. But not any of them did something to me..
"Ashley he is here.. Go open the door"
"Yes mother"
When I opened the door Aiden was there waiting. When he saw me he gave me that smile that would make a girl lose her balance and kissed my hand like a gentleman he was.. He was holding two bouquets.. One with beautiful lilies that was my favorite flower and the other one had roses.. He offered me the lilies and I suppose the other one was for my mother..
"Hello.."
"Hi Aiden.. Lets get inside"
Before I say anything else my mother practically run to where he was standing.. If I didn't know any better I would say she was in love with him.. Aiden offered her the roses and then my dad came.. They shacked hands and we all went to the living room..
"It is so nice to see you again Aiden.. How is your mother and father?"
"They are doing good Mrs Davies.. Dad is always at his office though. That's the price of being the Governor"
"If you excuse me I have to finish my speech for tomorrow.. When dinner is ready tell me" my dad said and stood from where he was sitting.. He wasn't with us not even ten minutes..
My dad was a stern, difficult man and being in politics didn't make it easier.. I do believe that my parents marriage was a mistake.. They didn't love each other and they were more like two people living in the same house than a wife and husband.. And what makes me sad was that my mom wanted the same for me too.. She wanted me to marry someone even if I didn't love him..
An hour passed with my mother talking about anything you could imagine and while this dinner was supposed to be about me and Aiden at the end it was about how a wife must be, how she is suppose to treat her husband and have kids as soon as possible.. This whole conversation was making me sick..
"If you excuse me.." I stood up and went anywhere but close to where my mom and her irritating voice was.. I took my coat and went outside to breathe.. I felt like I was suffocating inside there..
"Your mother is something else.." I didn't hear him coming.. But I wasn't scared either.. His voice was calm and relaxing..
"Tell me about it.."
"Are you ok?"
"Want the truth?"
"I would appreciate it"
"No. All this is, I can't even find the words.."
"Surreal?"
I smiled "Yeah.. Surreal.."
"You are a beautiful woman Ashley.. Clever, and very very interesting"
"Aiden, I like you and because I like you I am going to tell you that all this is.." before I continue he put his finger on my lips and hushed me..
"I know.. I like you too Ashley.. Very much if I might say.. I know what our families want.. They want us to get married.. I would like that.. But I feel that is not what you want.. Yet though its your choice.. I can be your husband and maybe one day I hope you can love me.. Or I can be your friend and.." in my mind I had nothing but air force.. I told my mom that if I would marry Aiden she should let me go.. Air force was what I could think of..
"We can try.."
"So.. What do you think? Should we go inside now?"
"I think we should"
After dinner Aiden stayed for a drink.. Dad asked him to.. Like he said 'Let's go to my office to talk'
"Ladies.." Aiden said and followed my father..
"I can't believe you Ashley.. You left while we had our guest here.."
"I wanted to breathe"
"You wanted to breathe? Really? Why? You act like someone is trying to kill you.. Aiden is an amazing young man.. Like all the others.. And yet you are sitting there being twenty one not married yet because everyone you see it's not up to your standards.."
"I will marry him.. That's what you want right? To be unhappy like you are with your husband that happens to be my father.. But I will marry Aiden.. So now you can relax.. And tell all your friends about being the mother in law of Aiden Dennison.. And you know what? I won't even ask you about going to air force because now I will be legally bonded to Aiden.. So I will ask my husband"
I didn't stay to listen to anything she had to say.. Instead I went to my room crying for I don't know how long till someone knocked at my door.. It was my maid, Sofia..
"Ms Ashley.. Your father wants you to come downstairs"
I really didn't want to see anyone but I knew that when my father would say something he wouldn't say the same thing again.. So I washed my face and went downstairs to see Aiden, my mother and father sitting in the living room waiting for me..
"Ashley come over here please.. Aiden and I had a talk between men.. He told me about asking you to marry him and you said yes. Is that true?"
"Yes, father"
"Aiden you are more than welcome to our family. Please tell your parents to come tomorrow for a dinner so we can discuss about the wedding"
"Of course sir.. Thank you for accepting me to your family"
Before Aiden leaves he took me aside so it could be only the two of us.. Today I was engaged.. It felt weird..
"Are you ok? You know.. with everything"
"Why shouldn't I be? We are getting married right?"
"Ashley, I promise you that I will try to make you happy every day.. The only thing you need to do is to let me keep that promise to you.."
"Thanks Aiden.. So.. See you tomorrow.. Goodnight"
"Goodnight Ashley.. Till tomorrow" he said and leaned close so he could kiss my cheek..
When he left I tried to go to my room but my parents had other plans for me.. Like it wasn't enough the fact that I would marry..
"Ashley, come here and sit with us.." my father said.. "Your mother told me for your insane want to become a woman pilot and go to war.. You do understand that you are the daughter of Raife Davies, the Senator of New York and you will marry Aiden who is the son of the Governor.. So flying planes and go to war is not what a woman should do"
"But father.. I told mom that if you would let me I.."
"My answer is final. You will marry Aiden as you agreed you would and this is it.. Forget all about this.. Now go to your room"
I couldn't believe what was happening.. They tricked me.. My mother tricked me.. I said that I would marry Aiden and then I could be what I wanted.. But I wouldn't let them hold me down as they did all these years.. They wanted me to get marry? I would.. But I would take on my side Aiden.. He would be my husband after all and I said to my mom I wouldn't ask them anything again.. Aiden would be my family from now on and I would be closer to my dream..
TBC
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