together we will be unbroken

"Ready?" Ashley asks. I stare at him with huge anime eyes. "Oh come on you'll be fine."He smiles and tucks a piece of hair behind my ear. I shake my head with the same terrified look on my face. "Oh my gosh, stop worrying yourself like that." He chuckles. "They'll love you." That doesn't help me at all. "They probably aren't up anyway." He adds. I sigh and give him a please don't make me do this look. "You're cute, now come on." He wraps his arm around my waist, and opens the door.

"I'm not cute." I mumble.

"Ashley!" A woman that appears to be in her fifties runs up and hugs Ashley. I take a giant step to the side because this is a reunion moment for her and new people scare me.

"Hi Grandma." He drawls. God I love his accent so much.

"I missed you so much." She holds his face in both of her hands and beams up at him.

"I've missed you too." He pulls her into a hug again.

"Your grandfather wanted to stay up, but he fell asleep on the recliner." She laughs.

"Now why doesn't that surprise me." He chuckles. She looks at me, and then back at Ashley. "Oh," He takes my hand, and brings me over to her. "This is Laci, my girlfriend." The air leaves my body. Girlfriend? We never really talked about this. Is he serious?

"It's a pleasure to meet you Laci." She smiles. I really like her accent. "You're going to have your hands full with this one, but something tells me that you can handle it." I laugh it this.

"I think you tamed the beast darlin." He smiles and kisses my forehead.

"Oh there's no taming you love." I grin.

"She's a keeper." His grandma chuckles. "Oh I'm Lyn by the way. You are the cutest couple ever, well except for me and Jarod." She gets a childish grin on her face, and it's adorable.

"Is that the delinquent I hear?" I look up and see a man with grey hair, and a care worn face.

"Yes it is." Ashley smiles, and walks over to the man.

"Come here you big trouble maker." He pulls Ashley into a bear hug. They are both laughing, and it makes me happy. "And who's this lovely lady?" He breaks away and walk over to me.

"That's Laci."

"Oh well it's a pleasure to meet you Laci." He grabs my hand and kisses it.

"I see where he gets it from." I chuckle.

"Are you Irish?" Jarod asks.

"Yupp." i sigh.

"Ooh Ash, you've got yourself a wild Irish rose." He chuckles. I burst out laughung.

"Yes I do." Ashley comes over, wraps an arm around my waist, and kisses my head. "Now let go of her hand."

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