Previously;
"I'm pregnant"
Chapter 2;
Oh great, Rachel thought, now there was 5 passed out guys on the floor. Definitely something I wasn't expecting, "Sammi! I need your help" It was a few moments until Rachel heard footsteps coming towards her, "What happened?" Sammi's eyes looked down at the 5 guys who were lying across one another, passed out. "You told them didn't you?" Rachel nodded and ran a hand through her hair, "I told Ashley first…Even showed him my small bump and then he passed out. When the guys heard the thump well they came to see what was wrong and I told them. So now they passed out" Rachel couldn't help but giggle, now that she thought about it. It was quite funny.
Sammi joined in with the laughter and after a few moments the two girls were now laughing hysterically which just happened to wake the boys up, Ashley was first, a loud groan stopped the girls laughing. "Oh! Ashley!" Rachel gasped and helped Ashley up off the floor, "What happened?" Rachel smiled softly, "You passed out". "I passed out? Why? What happened?" Rachel rolled her eyes, "Promise you won't pass out this time" he nodded and looked at his girlfriend curiously. "I told you I was pregnant" she patted her now small bump that you could notice. Ashley's face fell into open surprise as he lifted his hand to stroke the small but hard bump.
It took a few minutes but suddenly Ashley's face broke out into 250 megawatt smile, "I'm going to be a Dad! I'm going to be a Dad!" He pulled Rachel into a tight embrace and laughed happily into her shoulder, "Oh. This is the happiest thing to happen to me." He grinned and put his hands on Rachel's cheeks, looking her in the eyes. "I love you so much Rach" he grinned and kissed her lips softly but then the kiss grew intensity, they only broke apart when groans were heard. They turned to see Andy, Jake, Jinxx and CC standing there with annoyed but amused expressions on their faces. "Leave us alone! This is something to celebrate" Ashley chuckled and kissed Rachel again which ended up with a pillow being thrown against his head.
"Congratulations Ash" Andy grinned and hugged one of his best friends, he couldn't be happier for Ashley. He was going to have a family. "Congratulations Rachel!" The band yelled happily and enveloped her in a group hug, she laughed loudly. "Thanks guys! Okay! Now you are all squishing me!" she laughed again as they all pulled apart quickly. "How far along are you" Sammi smiled brightly, her best friend looked positively glowing. "3 months" they gaped at her, "What? I only found out 2 days ago." She shrugged softly and took a sip of her water.
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Ashley and the band were in the dressing room, getting ready for the show. They had already applied their war paint and were now casually sitting around; Sammi came running into the room with a grin on her face. "Ashley! I got an answer" she grinned and Ashley jumped up, "Really? What is it?" ever since Rachel told him she was pregnant, he hadn't felt happier. His life was hitting a peak and now he was going to be a father. What more could he ask for. "They said yes! They want you in London on Thursday for the interview and photoshoot. You and Rachel have the cover" Sammi grinned and showed him the message the magazine sent them.
"Really? We're getting the cover page for Kerrang magazine" Ashley let out a whoop which caused Andy and Jinxx to jump, "Crap! Ashley calm down will you" Jinxx chuckled, "You scared me and Andy" Ashley just laughed, "How can I calm down when my life has just gotten better. I'm going to be Dad! A son or daughter to look after. This is just amazing" he grinned and ran a hand through his hair, suddenly the ring in his pocket made him grin even more if that was possible. "Ashley? What are you thinking about?" Andy got up cautiously from his chair, checked around to see if anything had been booby trapped.
"Right everyone in this room you must not tell Rachel about this?" Ashley grinned and reached into his pocket, pulling out a black velvet box, Sammi let out a scream of delight when she saw the box and Ashley glanced at Jinxx who then covered Sammi's mouth, trying to get her to calm down. "I was going to propose before she told me she was pregnant. This just makes it a double celebration" he chuckled and opened the case, inside was a black sapphire stone, surrounding it was small diamonds, Sammi grinned. "Ashley, it's beautiful. She's going to love it" Sammi gave him a hug which was followed by the others. "Congratulations Ash, you two make a great couple…and probably beautiful babies" Jinxx laughed which earned him a slap across the head from both Sammi and Ashley. "Hey! I wasn't being sarcastic. I meant it" Jinxx pouted and walked away rubbing his head.
Andy chuckled and pulled Ashley into a great big hug, "Congratulations Ash, you two will have a great life together" He grinned and patted him on the back, finally his best friend was settling down to be with the girl he loved and their child. Never would have Andy saw this coming. Suddenly the door opened and Ashley shut the box and put it in his pocket again when he saw Rachel coming through the door, "Hey" she grinned and kissed Ashley's cheek, "Hey babe" he hugged her by her waist and then moved behind her to softly stroke her stomach, "Ash!" Rachel laughed and turned her head to look at him, "That tickles" she grinned and Ashley just responded by kissing her neck, "I love you" he grinned.
Their moment was interrupted by the stage manager who was now pulling the guys onto the stage, "See you after the concert babe!" Ashley grinned and let the guys pull him away, he grabbed his bass, and he finally felt as if he was on cloud nine. Nothing could get better. Just as he walked onstage to the 10,000 crowd in Wembley, it hit him. He knew how he was going to propose to Rachel. Andy was talking away to Jake and CC when he felt himself being dragged back, "AHHHH! HELP" Ashley burst out laughing and grinned at Andy, "It's just me idiot" Andy rolled his eyes, a pink tinge appearing on his cheeks. "What can I do for you Mr. Happy-go-lucky" Ashley rolled his eyes.
"I know how I'm going to propose to Rachel" he grinned happily, excitement bubbling inside of him. "Do tell, do tell" Andy crossed his arms, a lop-sided grin appearing. "Well, when I was walking on stage I just remembered that we are playing on front of 10,000 crowd. I want to do it tonight, on stage" he grinned. "On front of our fans" Andy thought about it and chuckled, "Okay, I'll see what we can do. Want anything romantic?" he wiggled his eyebrows. Ashley actually paused to think about this answer, "We could try." Andy grinned and looked at Ashley; he had definitely changed from the playboy after meeting Rachel.
"How could we make it romantic" Andy smirked at Ashley," Leave that to me." And with that Andy turned and quickly left to discuss his plans with the band. Ashley chewed his lips, suddenly feeling nervous. He shook it off and walked on stage with the band, the 10,000 crowd cheering loudly for them. He smirked and waved brightly, already girls start chucking bras on stage. He dodged them easily and this time, he didn't pick them up.
"Helllloooooo! Wembley!" Andy grinned and stood on the ego-risers, "It's nice to see a sold out show in such a big arena like this! We appreciate you coming out" His eyes landed on Ashley and gave him a wink. That made Ashley nervous again. Just what was Andy planning? "We're going to start of with a song we like to call Rebel Love Song" Ashley stood up on his ego riser and got ready to play when suddenly someone pulled his bass from him, he frowned and looked round to see stage crew readjusting his bass, a tap on his shoulder brought him back to reality, Andy was standing beside him, holding out the microphone for him. "You take my place and I take yours. Rachel is coming on stage now" Ashley grinned at Andy, ahhhh so this was his big plan. Good thing Andy actually knew how to play bass or this wouldn't have worked out at all. Ashley nodded and took the microphone, the crowd going even more wild as they realise that Ashley was about to sing.
Ashley had just stepped onto the ego-riser when wolf whistles began to be called out, but they were from men. He turned to see Sammi bringing Rachel on stage with a blindfold, Ashley's mouth literally dropped at the sight of her. Sammi had dressed Rachel in a pair of tight, leather trousers with splits at the side, showing of her long legs. Matching it was a pair of black and silver studded heels and a matching cut off top. He was so lucky. Andy nudged him and whispered, "Stop staring you're drooling" his loud booming laugh making Andy glare at him.
The guitars suddenly kicked in followed by CC's drumming, Ashley took a look out at the crowd before walking over to Rachel to unfold her blindfold, and started to sing.
"I cannot hide what's on my mind
I feel it burning deep inside
A passion crime to take what's mine
Let us start living for today
Never gonna' change my mind
We can leave it all behind
Nothing's gonna' stop us
No not this time
So take your hand in mine
It's ours tonight
This is a rebel love song
Hearts will sacrifice
It's do or die
This is a rebel love song"
Rachel grinned as Ashley took her hand in his, singing to her. She glanced around at the band that shot her grins before going back to their usual routines. It looked weird with Andy on an ego-riser playing bass and not singing. But it was nice. She looked back at Ashley and grinned happily, beginning to sing along.
"My outlaw eyes have seen their lies
I choke on all they had to say
When worlds collide what's left inside
I hold on tight and hear you pray
Never gonna' change my mind
We can leave it all behind
Nothing's gonna' stop us
No not this time
So take your hand in mine
It's ours tonight
This is a rebel love song
Hearts will sacrifice
It's do or die
This is a rebel love song
Wild and running for one reason
They can't stop us from our freedom
(Wild and running for one reason
They can't stop us from our freedom)
Never gonna' change my mind
We can leave it all behind
Nothing's gonna' stop us
No not this time
So take your hand in mine
It's ours tonight
This is a rebel love song
Hearts will sacrifice
It's do or die
This is a rebel love song
At the second last chorus, Ashley dropped to his knee, the crowd cheering mentally as they saw him pulling out a ring box.
So take your hand in mine
It's ours tonight
This is a rebel love song
Hearts will sacrifice
It's do or die
This is a rebel love song"
He sang the final chorus to Rachel, looking her dead in the eye with passion and love. As the music stopped Ashley began to speak, "Rachel, I love you with all my heart. We've been together for almost 3 years now. And it has been the best 3 years of my life" he chuckled softly and opened the box, Rachel's expression changing from surprise to delight. The black sapphire shining brightly as the light hit it. "You're my soul mate Rachel and you always will be. I never want to lose you" Tears started to fall from Rachel's eyes, but Ashley continued grinning. "And I wanted to ask…Will you marry me?"
Rachel could hear the crowd chanting yes, she looked down at Ashley and grinned, "Yes!" he chuckled as he slid the ring onto her finger and kissed it before standing up and kissing her passionately. Never wanting to let her go. "I love you so much babe" Rachel grinned and looked into Ashley's eyes, her life was finally complete. Suddenly she felt herself being pulled into a tight hug by none other than Andy, then Jinxx and Jake, then finally CC. She laughed, "Thanks guys" she looked out at the crowd as camera's flashed all around her, they were cheering so loud.
"Let's wish big congratulations to Ashley and my future sister-in-law Rachel!" Andy grinned and they started the concert.