Here it is my lovelies, the final instalment of this fic. Thank you all so very much for all the reviews!
MrsMusgraveTNG – Thanks rock star! I always read fics that have Ashley proposing and I thought I'd be different and make Spencer do it, plus I felt that it worked for the journey they'd been on. Glad you loved this fic!
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You Have To Go There To Come Back
Epilogue
Almost Seven Years Later – No POV
"Happy 5th anniversary my love," Spencer whispered as she leaned down over her wife as she slept. Ashley groaned and reached out to pull Spencer back into bed with her. Spencer giggled and let her adorably sleepy wife drag her into a warm embrace. "I love you Spence," Ashley murmured sweetly as she planted soft kisses along her wife's throat. They lay intertwined in the warm cocoon of their blankets until the patter of little feet on their hard wood floors alerted them to the fact that they were not alone.
The women grinned at each other before each sprung up from beneath the covers and pulled a squealing child into their bed. Spencer held their son and tickled his ribs as he squirmed around on the bed covers. Ashley giggled and cuddled their small daughter in her arms.
"Momma, Momma stop please stop," The little boy giggled. Spencer ceased her tickle attack and gently stroked his unruly brown curls with her finger. He beamed up at his Moms, his big baby blue eyes twinkling with laughter. Spencer couldn't help but remember the screaming baby with the mop of brown hair she had clutched in her arms after almost a full day of labour. Lachlan Arthur Davies was one of the kindest and most loving four year olds she had ever met. It surprised her every day how a child who shared no DNA with her wife could be so like Ashley.
Both children were biologically Spencer's and fathered by anonymous donors from the best sperm bank in Lala land. Ashley had been adamant that she was not getting pregnant!
"Mommy breakfast?" Their little girl asked as she snuggled into Ashley's arms. She flashed Ashley the famous Carlin puppy dog pout, her big blue eyes and silky blonde hair making her a mini version of Spencer. Ashley had always been powerless to resist the older blonde's pouts and it was even worse with their daughter.
"Ok Ally breakfast time, what about you mister Lachlan you want some breakfast?" Ashley asked beaming at their kids. Lachlan nodded and scrambled of the bed as fast as his four year old legs could carry him. Two and a half year old, Ally followed after her big brother, she would follow him anywhere. Spencer watched her children fondly, unaware that she was being observed herself.
Ashley sat still watching her wife. She felt so much love for the woman in front of her. The woman who could give her more love, devotion and joy in a single moment than anyone else could in an entire life time. Spencer turned to face her wife and titled her head as she smiled, "What is it Baby?"
"I was just thinking about how much I love you and how lucky I am to have spent the last five years as your wife," Ashley leaned over and gently kissed her wife on her full lips. Spencer smiled into the kiss and buried her fingers in her wife's sleep mussed curls. They kissed deeply for a few moments until Spencer pulled away and bit her lip.
"I think we had better get those two fed," She sprung gracefully from the bed and slipped on her champagne coloured silk robe. Tying the sash she turned to face Ashley, "God I love you so much. Every day I am blown away by the depth of what I feel for you. I am so glad I was able to sucker you into being my wife." Spencer gave Ashley an adoring smile and a wink before she headed off to get the troops fed.
Ashley lay back against the pillows and wrapped her arms around herself, life had truly blessed her. She had a wonderful family and she had a beautiful wife who stimulated her heart, body and soul every single day of her life. Ashley leaned over and looked at the photo sitting on Spencer's bedside table. It was a family photo taken about three days after Spencer gave birth to Ally. They had just brought Spencer and baby Alice Gabrielle Davies, known to everyone as Ally or little Ally, home. Spencer was sitting on the sofa with baby Ally in her arms. Lachlan was sitting beside her leaning over to look at his baby sister and Ashley was sitting with an arm wrapped around Spencer, running her finger's through her wife's hair while Spencer rested her head on her wife's shoulder. Paula had taken the photo, and straight after hogged the baby so that no one else could get cuddles. Paula loved being a grandmother.
Ashley got slowly out of bed and pulled on her black silk robe before heading off to find her family. She sung softly under her breath, unable to contain her happiness. She walked into the kitchen to find Spencer with an adorable 'help me' look on her face. Ashley chuckled and moved to help her wife. Ally had managed to spill her cereal all over herself, the table, Spencer and their golden retriever, Oliver, who was happily licking the toddler clean while Spencer madly tried to stop the milk dripping off the table and on to the floor.
Ashley shooed Oliver away and grabbed a cloth to start mopping up the mess while Spencer swept a giggling Ally into her arms and trudged upstairs to clean her up. Ashley caught Lachlan's eye and they both burst out laughing. "Eat your breakfast mister, Nanna will be here soon to pick you and your sister up," Ashley said with a huge smile at her son.
Lachlan nodded and dug into his cereal. Ashley smiled fondly and finished cleaning up the mess that Ally had made. Spencer came back down the stairs with a beaming Ally on her hip, both of them now free from milk and cereal.
Spencer pecked Ashley on the lips before sitting Ally down and handing her a piece of toast, which would hopefully not go the same way as the cereal. Spencer ruffled Lachlan's hair as she poured herself a much needed cup of coffee. She loved her kids but they certainly took a lot out of her.
After breakfast they got the kids dressed and ready for a day with Spencer's parents. Ashley had planned their anniversary, keeping it simple as per her wife's request, and wanted everything to be perfect, hence the banishment of the littlies to Nanna and Pop's.
After Paula had picked up the kids Ashley and Spencer got ready. Ashley came downstairs and led Spencer by the hand out to the beach, to the exact spot Spencer had proposed to her all those years ago. Ashley spread out a blanket and they sat down in each other's arms. They spent the day laughing, exchanging kisses and caresses and talking about their crazy and wonderful life.
It had been one hell of a journey for these women to get to this point but if they were honest neither woman would change a damn thing, not the fights or the heartaches, none of it. Every single moment, word and touch brought them here to this moment and it was a moment neither would ever forget.
It just made everything that had happened completely worth it.
As the sun set over the ocean Ashley disappeared into their house to quickly return with a basked and her guitar. She set up a few lanterns around them to give them light as twilight enveloped them.
Spencer smiled adoringly at her wife as Ashley pulled out the picnic she had prepared (or had her father-in-law prepare and drop off at the house while they were down at the beach). They shared a feast of all of Spencer's favourite foods, much like they had the night under the pier when Ashley had asked Spencer to move into the beach house with her.
After dinner Ashley took Spencer's hand in hers and tenderly kissed each of her wife's knuckles. "Spencer Davies I love you so much. I don't have the words to properly tell you how I feel so in typical Ashley Davies fashion I wrote you a song, it's called It's Love and I'm in It. Happy anniversary Baby." Ashley pulled her guitar onto her lap and began to strum the introduction to the song.
Spencer smiled softly and sat mesmerised by her girl as Ashley began to sing,
'Every second of every day
You are all that's on my mind
Every moment of my life
I want to spend it only with you
First thing in the morning
And last thing at night
I am thinking only of you
You are all I want, for always
I hold you in my arms
And to me that is heaven
Baby this is it
It's love and I'm in it
Love and I'm in it here with you
It's quite simple really
You have completely stolen my heart
And that is more than ok with me
I give you all I am willingly
It's beyond me and I can't understand
How I existed before there was us
I crave you with a need
Like that for the most addictive drug
It's love and I'm in it
I hold you in my arms
And to me that is heaven
Baby this is it
It's love and I'm in it
Love and I'm in it here with you
Baby this is it
It's love and I'm in it
Love and I'm in it here with you.'
Ashley strummed the last note and grinned at her wife. Spencer leaned forward and crushed her lips against Ashley's as tears fell from her eyes. "I hope those tears aren't because you hated it," Ashley quipped. Spencer shook her head.
Ashley laid aside her guitar and pulled Spencer into her arms. "Baby that was beautiful, I can't believe you wrote that for me. Ash, I love you. I love you more and more with every second I share with you. I love you for all that you are and all that I am when I am with you. You are my all, my everything. Happy 5th anniversary my Darling," Spencer murmured against Ashley neck.
Ashley smiled down at her wife, "Do you remember the first awards you won for the very first documentary you made in college?"
"Yeah?" Spencer said, a tad confused.
"Do you remember the speech you gave that night?" Ashley asked as she ran her fingers through her wife's silky, sun-kissed blonde hair.
"Vaguely, why?"
"You said something and that was what inspired that song. You said, and I quote, 'Baby, this is love and I'm in it, not matter what anyone thinks.' Those words touched me so deeply and I have always carried them with me. Spencer this is love and I am in it with you." Ashley gently tilted Spencer's chin so they were face to face and kissed her with all the love she felt. They sunk into each other's arms, the world couldn't touch them, everything else fell away. All that mattered in that moment was the two of them, together.
They had found something truly special together. The love between Spencer and Ashley was by no means perfect. They could get under each other's skin like no other. They fought and made up and then fought again. It had been a rollercoaster ride of epic proportion, but they wouldn't have it any other way. Like I said their love was not perfect, it was something much better…it was real.
"Spence?" Ashley whispered.
"Yeah Baby?" Spencer murmured softly.
"We went through so much to get here. I remember when we broke up…"
"Which time?" Spencer cut in with a sweet smile.
Ashley chuckled, "Touché Babe. The last time. We went through so much and made our way back." Ashley said with a grin.
"Made our way back to what my love?"
"Back to us."
Spencer smiled adoringly at her wife and brought her lips to Ashley's. keeping the faintest contact Spencer whispered, "You know the Stereophonics have a song that says, you have to go there to come back…"
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Well that's it. This Fic is done. I'm actually kind of sad, I really enjoyed writing this. I hope you all liked it.
Thank you all so much for the kind reviews and encouragement along the way. This is one of the first fics I ever posted so it meant a hell of a lot to get such positive reviews.
Much love to you all!
The song in this chapter is called 'It's Love and I'm In It' and was written by me so sorry if it is no good.