Sorry it took so long to update, my laptop was broken. Thanks for sticking with me guys.
Chapter Four
Mary-Lynette's POV:
I wake up slowly, warm and happy for the first time in a year. Ash's arms are wrapped tightly around me, his face burried in the side of my neck. I turn in his arms, careful not to wake him.
I kiss his cheek and stroke his hair for a second before I slide out of his arms and walk to the bathroom down the hall. When I come back, Ash is leaning up on his elbow in the bed. I slide back in, curling against his chest. He smiles down at me.
"I have two questions for you," he says, pulling me closer and then turning on his back so I'm draped over his chest. I smile down at him.
"Okay. So your questions?" I ask, laying my head at the base of his throat. His throat rumbles when he speaks.
"Will you go on a proper date with me?" he asks, turning my face towards his to gauge my reaction. I smile.
"I would love to," I say, leaning down and kissing his cheek," Your other question?"
"Would you leave with me? I know that you want to go to college but I have it all figured out. I have a permit residence with Circle Daybreak, a group of everyone who is against the bad people of my world basically, including humans. They can protect you and there's a college near-by that you can go to. Please?" he pulls the puupydog face. I close my eyes.
"Why do I need to be protected?" I ask.
"Because, Josh is not the only one that has a grudge against me. For every good deed we do, there is someone we are making angry. I can't leave you here alone because you could be hurt or killed. Josh was just the beginning," he says, his eyes sad.
"I want to go, I really do but are you sure it's a good idea. What if they don't like me?" I ask, hiding my face in his neck.
"They'll love you. You'll fit right in with the rest of them. Even my annoying cousin James and his girlfriend, Poppy," he says. I laugh.
"I don't know if I can...