Hazel and Ash didn't get out of bed for the next couple of hours, enjoying their time together after so long apart. Ash groaned when he started hearing Stormfly whine outside their door. Stormfly and Toothless slept in their utility room which had been half converted into a pet room. It had a large sink on the floor with a shower head and a shelf next to it, full of dog shampoo and conditioner. Stormfly both loved and hated mud. She loved rolling around in it but she hated it when it got stuck to her fur. Toothless was a weird cat. He loved water and was missing half of his tail. He was essentially Hazel's cat and Stormfly was Ash's dog. Toothless could spend hours rolling around on their balcony. Hazel felt bad that Toothless couldn't run around in a garden but he did have a huge apartment that he could run around in with a lot hideaway holes. "I guess this mean we need to get up." Hazel muttered, starting to sit up, careful that the covers didn't fall down, not that Ash hadn't seen anything before. "No." Ash replied, pinning Hazel back to the bed and starting to kiss her neck. "We can stay like this forever." Stormfly started to bark. "Maybe not." Ash gave Hazel one last kiss before walking over to their walk in wardrobe and then coming back wearing a pair of boxers. He tossed Hazel matching underwear and picked up their clothes off the floor. He was probably putting them in the wash basket in their wardrobe. Hazel walked into the wardrobe after slipping on the underwear and started rifling through the clothes for something comfy to wear. Hazel selected a lose mint green jumper that fell off her right shoulder when she slipped it on, showing off her black dragon tattoo that was there. It wasn't the only tattoo she had. She and Ash had matching infinity time's infinity tattoos on their wrists. She also put on some grey skinny jeans and left her feet bare. She would grab some shoes before they went to go see Heather and the twins. Hazel pulled her long chestnut hair into a high pony tail. Hazel rarely wore stuff like this. Being a CEO of a popular fashion magazine, she had to keep up appearances. That meant tailored blazer and trousers, smart dresses and cute accessorizes.
Ash gave Hazel a quick kiss before taking Stormfly out for a run. Hazel walked through the apartment, her feet padding on both carpet and hard wood floors, and down into the kitchen. She needed coffee. As it brewed, Hazel picked up the phone and called Heather. "Hello?" Heather's voice came through. She sounded exhausted. "Hey, Heather." Hazel replied. "You sound tired."
"Yeah. Not only do the twins have chicken pox, they also have a fever. They are really clingy when they're sick."
"Ash and I were thinking of coming over later, make sure everything is okay. Help out a little, give you a break."
"Yeah sure, wait. Ash is home? I thought he wasn't coming back until Wednesday?"
"So did I. I woke up this morning and he was in bed with me. Scared me out of my skin for a minute but then I was so happy he was home."
"I bet. Please don't do what I did and forget to use protection."
"Heather!"
"What. I'm being realistic. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids but sometimes I need a break. And at least one of us need to be somewhat traditional. I mean, I'm a single mom, Cami's bi and you and Ash are a fairy-tale couple. So can we wait until after a wedding until little feet start running around your apartment please?"
"Possibly. Maybe Ash won't propose."
"That is highly unlikely as we have both seen that sparkly ring that he keeps in your bathroom cabinet, which is a really weird place to keep it, by the way."
"Mommy! There's a Monster under the bed." The twins screamed. Hazel laughed.
"I need to go."
"I can tell."
"Bye Hazel."
"Bye Heather, see you in a bit." Hazel smiled as she put the phone down. It was no secret that they were in love and it was by accident that she, Heather and Cami found the ring.
