They Stitched My Wounds

About an hour into spending time with Jinxx, Ashley came in and picked me up. I laughed as he slung me over his shoulder. Jinxx stood there and smiled at me. Ashley chuckled and began walking off. He looked back at me with a smile as he slipped on his shades.

"You wanna go shopping?"

I grabbed his cowboy hat and put it on. He smirked and put me down.

"That suits you. Now, c'mon, let's go."

I looked over at Jinxx and he nodded. I walked over to him and hugged him tightly.

"Thanks for the lessons, Jinxx."

"Sure thing. We can continue later on, if you want."

"Yes!"

They all laughed as I jumped around. Ashley wrapped an arm around my shoulder and led me out of the room. We got into his car and he put the top down. He blasted music as we drove along. I looked around with glee and looked over at him. He smiled and looked at the road.

"What?"

"Would you mind if I put in a CD?" I asked.

"Sure thing. Pop it in."

I grabbed the CD out of my bag and slipped it in the CD player. The first song that started playing was Can't Get Away by Stolen Hearts. Or, should I say, Ashley's old band. He gasped and began singing along with me. He got so hyped and began pounding on his steering wheel. When we finally got to the store, we were singing along to Nothing Left To Lose. We finished the song and got out of the car. He hugged me tightly and ruffled my hair.

"That was quiet the trip down memory lane, Tessa."

"I figured you'd appreciate my music taste."

He laughed and led me over to a shopping center. I looked around at all the stores and finally looked at him.

"So, umm, Ashley, what are we doing here?"

"I figured you might want some new clothes. Not that yours are bad or anything, it's just, your suitcase was a little small, so I thought you didn't have that many clothes."

"Oh, Ashley, I'm fine with what I have. I wouldn't want you guys spending money on me..."

Ashley stopped and looked at me. He smiled softly as he rubbed my back.

"Tessa, you're our kid. As our kid, we don't mind buying you stuff. So, don't worry about it."

I smiled a lot as I felt tears prick my eyes. Ashley pulled me into a bear hug and laughed.

"Aww, I don't like being all mushy and lovey dovey."

I started laughing into his chest and hugged him tighter. He chuckled and pulled away from me. I smiled brightly at him and gently tugged his hand.

"Since we're going shopping, can we go Hot Topic?"

He looked at me with a serious gaze.

"No."

"O-Oh..."

"Ha ha, just kidding! Let's go!"

I smiled brightly at him and we ran over to the store. Ashley and I spent at least three hours walking around town, visiting shops. He even took me to a store that sold his own fashion line to show me. I loved every minute I spent with him. Eventually, CC met up with us in the parking lot. He ran over and picked me up, throwing me into the car. I was giggling a lot as he was taking to Ashley. When they finished, CC jumped into the drivers seat and Ashley came up to my window.

"I'll take the stuff back to the house and see ya later, okay?"

"Alright. Thank you, Ashley!"

He reached in and ruffled my hair before waking away. I buckled in and looked at CC. He smiled back at me.

"CC, where are we going?"

"You'll see."

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