-Ashley's POV-
"…Something wrong?" Shay finished my sentence when I wasn't able to finish my sentence. "Well I bet something is" Shay walked a few steps before fake coughing to get the attention of Sean and Sasha who were both too occupied with each other's mouth. The two of them were startled and jumped apart when they saw us.
"Uhh…welcome home. I thought you're coming home tomorrow." Sean spoke up and stood to hug his sister and me.
"No. We're coming home today." Shay said grimly. By the looks of Shay he surely was in trouble. Oh boy! The tension inside the room could be cut by a knife. Shay eyed them carefully while Sean was trying to avoid his big sister's gaze and Sasha seemed to fine interest on the floor.
"Shay let me explain" Sasha said demurely. Shay looked at her with unpleasing looks.
"Baby girl why don't you help me with our bags" I gave Sasha a look so she would get the message. She nodded and stood up.
-Shay's POV-
I waited until Ashley and Sasha were already upstairs before talking to Sean. I am more than shock and mad right now.
"Seriously? I thought you were home? What do you think you're doing?" I furiously said to him
"Shay it's not what you think it is." He says defensively
"Yeah right. I come home from my honeymoon and the first thing I see when I get back is my brother shoving his tongue down on my best friend's throat. Now tell me it's not what I think it is. Please!" I roll my eyes at him.
"As if I didn't catch you in the same way at our kitchen back when." He pointed out to me. Then I remembered that morning after Ashley showed up in Van and indeed he caught us making out.
"Don't you dare point the finger on me. Sean I know how you work your ways on your relationships…" he cut me off before I could continue
"This is different!" he sighs and remains silent for a few seconds "I really like her" he confesses with a little blush. My mood changes at the sight of him.
"Does she know? I mean are you together like…in a relationship?" I asked him. I walked near him and motioned for us to sit down.
"I haven't told her yet. Every time I attempt to say the words to her I chicken out. I know what you think, that I'm playing around again and sooner or later I'll get bored and poof the end. I'm telling you Shay it's different this time." He had been in different relationships and none of which really lasted long. It's the first time for a long time that he confided to me about his love life.
"How long?" I don't really know how to handle the situation. He's my brother and she's my best friend.
"Since your wedding. I asked for a dance with her and we got along. I asked her out the day after and when mom, dad and I went home I told myself that I'm going back to LA to ask her out again. We communicated while I was still in Canada. Mom was worried that she was all alone here so I volunteered to check on her, that's why I'm here. I've only been here for almost a week if you're going to ask. We went out for a date last night and we shared our first kiss. You might not believe me but it felt so magical. You know! Butterflies?! So when we were watching a movie a while ago I tried my luck again for another kiss that's when you caught us" I got speechless for a while. It would have been that sweet if it wasn't my brother and my best friend. Not that I had a problem with it but it was complicated.
"You must really like her but Sean she just got her heart broken. She was a mess when her relationship ended, I don't think she's up for another as of now. Besides you're my brother and she's my best friend if things turn sour between you I don't want to take sides." I told him my worries
"I know and I'm not rushing things. Promise you won't tell anyone? Fine I know you'll share to Ashley but can you two keep it to yourselves? I madly like her." I nodded and gave him a hug. He hugged me back tightly.
"Just a warning though. If one day you'll really get together and you break her heart I'm the first one of the many that would kick your ass" I gave him a pre-headed warning. He laughed nervously and pulled away from the hug.
-Ashley's POV-
Shay enters our room silently just right after Sasha and I finished talking. She doesn't look furious anymore so I'm assuming the talk with her brother went fine.
"How was it babe?" She lay beside me and my arms automatically wrapped around her. She took a deep breath before answering
"He likes her or he claims so." She sighed "and it makes me worried"
"Oh you're always worried babe" I joked to lighten up the mood. "They're both grownups Shan if they get together and worst comes to worst we'll both be there for them to soften the blow." She snuggles closer to me and I kissed her temples.
"What if Sasha still loves Hudson? I don't want to see him get his heart broken. He's my baby brother and she's like my baby sister too I don't want to see either of them getting hurt." I see where all of her worries are coming from. I too am worried. Whether we like it or not we're caught in the middle.
"Now we know how our friends felt like when we got together. Maybe we could talk to them, ask for advice or something. Sasha had been there, she was pretty much supportive of us, I think we could repay her by being as supportive as she was too. If you come to think of it there are still lots of Emison fans out there maybe they could settle with the other Mitchell for Sasha…because all hell break loose I'm not sharing mine." She giggled at my humor and we shared a loving kiss before falling asleep, tired of our trip.
We woke up just in time to prepare for dinner. Shay wanted to cook since we basically lived with restaurant food for our whole honeymoon trip. I let her do her thing at the kitchen while I set up the table. I peek at Sasha and Sean talking on the poolside. When Shay finished cooking, the four of us gathered around the table for a semi-awkward silent dinner.
"So…how was your honeymoon?" Sasha trailed off nervously
"It was good right Shannon?" I kicked Shay's feet under the table. I don't want her to give Sasha an awkward treatment
"Yeah. It was romantic and loving and heated" Shay blurted out and I turned red when she mentioned heated
"I think we didn't have to know the last part sis" Sean says laughing causing us all to laugh. The tension from this morning disappeared by the end of our dinner. Shay and I hit the bed early since we had somewhere to be the next day.
Shay and I were both anxious and nervous on our way to the clinic. I mean who wouldn't be, right?
"You ready?" I ask the tensed Shay sitting on the passenger side. I have just parked the car.
"Why wouldn't I be? It's just a consultation and checkup and…" Shay rumbles with her words and she looked so adorable
"Shannon calm down" I placed my hand on top of hers and leaned in for a sweet kiss before going out of the car.
Since we came in early there were not a lot of people on the clinic which was good since we don't want to attract attention with the paparazzi. We had to wait for 10 minutes before we got inside and talked with the doctor. He explained to us the procedure and how it's going to happen. He gave us an option if we're going to use Shay's or my egg. He also told us that he cannot guarantee us a 100% success rate but the success rate data he showed us wasn't bad either. He enumerated the possible complications that could also occur. After he was able to tell us everything we should know and learn we signed the medical contract for Shay's insemination and had it scheduled the following week. The doctor also prescribed her with necessary vitamins and tips that would lead to a successful procedure. Shay pouted when she learned that she had to lessen her caffeine intake.
-Shay's POV-
I was more anxious than I was on our first trip to the clinic. I have no idea what to actually feel right now. If this actually works I'll be pregnant in a few weeks and in month's time I would have a baby bump to show off to the world and in no time I will feel the pain of labor and child birth. Oh what are you thinking Shay! You and Ashley want this. Do you? I took a deep breath to calm my nerves. This is a moment I should be marking as a milestone. I'm about to start a family with the love of my life.
"Mrs. Shannon and Ashley Benson? The doctor will see you now" I could feel my heart about to escape my chest when the nurse called us out. This is it.
The procedure went fine as planned; to be honest it was quite anticlimactic. The doctor gave me another set of prescription and scheduled us for another visit to know if the procedure actually worked. Ashley and I went home stopping by for a drive thru on a fast-food chain. We decided to keep it a secret for a while. Sasha and Sean were all loveydovey when we arrived clueless of where we were from. The four of us settled on the couch enjoying the food when I felt a light pain on the pit of my stomach. Ashley shot me a worried look but I nodded to her signaling that I was okay. I rubbed the spot to where I felt the pain gently thinking of the possibility that there might be a growing child inside of me.