Ash didn't return until twenty minutes later. Stormfly was panting and went straight for her water bowel. She was tired out by the run they had gone on. Ash chuckled. He was tired to. He still had Jetlag but knew exactly how to deal with it. The quicker he adjusted back to the time difference, the quicker the jetlag would go away. The apartment seemed to be empty. Ash knew exactly where to find his girlfriend. He walked over to the kitchen and turned on the coffee machine. Hazel probably already made herself a cup but she had most likely already finished it. Once the coffee was done and poured into two mugs, Ash carried them up the stairs and into the room next to theirs. It was one of the smaller rooms of the apartment, only slightly bigger than the utility room. It was Hazel's design and sewing room, Ash thought that is supposed to be a home office, but Hazel needed a design room and he didn't need an office. The door was slightly open which meant she was in there, otherwise the door remained shut. Ash pushed the door opened more with his shoulder. Hazel was by her big table in the middle of the room, examining designs that where spread all over it. There was an empty mug on her desk near to her computer. Ash placed the mugs on the set of draws next to the door before walking further into the room. He wrapped his arms around his girlfriend's waist from behind her. "How's it going?" He asked into her ear. Hazel melted back into his chest and let out a small groan. "That good, huh?"

"I can't decide between the designs." She muttered. "They're all good but I can only choose two, out of five." Ash looked at the designs.

"What's the theme?" He asked her.

"Summer heatwave." Hazel told him as he unwound himself from her. She watched as he closely examined each design. One of the many things that Hazel loved about Ash is that he knew a thing or two about fashion himself. When she wasn't sure about a design, he would be her second opinion. "These two." Ash said, picking up the two sheets of paper. Hazel looked them over. One was a flowy dress with wedges and simple drop earrings with a colour pallet that reminded her of fire and the other was shorts, vest top and lose cardigan with combat boots and a colour pallet that reminded her of the ocean. They were good pieces. Hazel bit her lip. Hazel took them out of Ash's hands and put them into her folder. They were perfect. Though everyone else would need a bit of convincing. Ash grabbed the coffee and gave it to Hazel, along with a kiss on the temple before he walked out the room so he could go have a shower. Hazel was tempted to join him but she really wanted to get this work done so they had tomorrow all to themselves.

Hazel finished quickly and was in the middle of attempting to sum up the two designs that they had chosen earlier that morning when Ash came in. He was out of the shower dressed in converses, a blue button up shirt with short sleeves and jeans. A pair of mint green, studded slip-ons were dangling from his hands. "Ready to go see the twins?" Ash asked, handing her the shoes that she quickly slipped on. Hazel nodded, quickly typing a couple of things on her computer before saving and shutting it down. "Which car are we taking?" Hazel asked. "Your or mine?" Both Ash and Hazel had convertible sports cars. Hazel's was black and Ash's was blue. They were a little show-off but they were fast which is why they were brought. Hazel loved speed. They took a trip once that took them out into the suburbs. Once they were out on empty roads, Hazel let loose and sped all the way down each road, barely breaking to turn each corner. Racing was big in Hazel's home town. Hazel herself had been trained by one of the best coaches. Her godfather, Gobber. He taught her everything she needed to know about a car and how to drive one. Her own father, Stoic Haddock, never really gave a dam about her unless it was to tell her off for doing something she shouldn't have. "Let's take your car." Hazel told Ash. "If I drive, I probably won't last if there's any traffic." Ash grinned and took Hazel's hand, pulling her out the apartment. Grabbing his keys and her bag on the way out the door.

They made it to Heather's apartment within twenty minutes, with traffic. Usually it would have taken them about ten, without traffic. Heather's apartment wasn't as big as Hazel and Ash's but it was still big. It was a ten-minute walk for the office and a ten-minute drive to Peter and Riley's day care, which happened to be in the opposite direction of the office. Hazel reached the door before Ash and knocked on the door three times. Heather just opened the door by the time Ash got there, looking a little out of breath. "She raced you again, didn't she?" Heather asked, letting them both in. Hazel stuck her tongue out at her best friend and ventured into the apartment in search for the twins. Heather cringed a little when she heard the two unanimous high pitched squeals. Hazel had found the twins and they were beyond happy to see her. Heather put on the kettle, knowing that Ash would want a hot drink. Hazel would be happier playing with the twins. "Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I'm the youngest out of our friend group." Heather told Ash, "Considering the way that Hazel behaves."

"Hazel just loves kids." Ash replied. "You know that. She'll make an amazing mother someday." Heather's lips turned into a sly smile.

"So when are you going to propose to her?" Heather asked as casually as possible. Ash's eyes widened.

"How did you know…" Ash trailed off. "Please tell me Hazel doesn't know."

"She doesn't." Heather lied. "But she wants you too. So hurry up already. The twins are two and asking when you guys are going to get married." Ash sighed. They wouldn't be waiting long. Ash had been planning to propose to his girlfriend for ages now. He wanted everything to be perfect.