Picture Perfect?

ASHLEY'S POV :

"This might be a little different than what you're used to , Ash ." , Rob informs me as he drives down the highway . "It's a pretty small town , y'know ."
"I grew up in a place that barely has two hundred people , and I go back there at least once a year , so it can't be all that much different ." , I reply , and Dev giggles .
"Yeah , Dad , it's actually kind of similar ." , she says . "The only real difference is that there are more horses there ."
"Well , I guess that's good . Maybe you won't be terribly bored , then ." , Joanne says .
"I've just spent the biggest part of the last nine months on the road , surrounded by ridiculous numbers of people , so I'm good with a few days of quiet ." , I tell them .
We wind up stopping in the larger town that's about thirty miles from where Rob and Joanne live , to give Joanne a chance to stop and pick up a couple of things from where she works , and to go by the Wal - Mart and Aldi's to stock up on groceries , and grab a few things to keep ourselves entertained . After the ultrasound , when I went back out to finish the tour , Dev's receptionist decided to teach her how to crochet , and she's in the process of making Liam a blanket . So she picks up more yarn , and I go over to the bookstore next door to pick up something to read before bed , along with a book I find for Dev , with a bunch of patterns for baby clothes .Which , of course , makes it necessary to buy more yarn .
When we finish shopping , we get back on the road , and make our way to the house where Dev and her siblings grew up . When we reach the intersection that turns off the highway into the town , Rob says , "So , Dev , should I take the 'scenic route' and show Ash the sights ?"
She starts laughing , and says , "Yeah , sure , pile all the excitement on at once !" So he passes the turn and keeps driving down the highway for another mile or so , passing a couple of gas station / convenience stores , a feed store , a bar , and he finally turns just after we pass a small drive - in type restaurant . We drive down a bumpy gravel road , with only a couple of houses , until it connects back up to the main road into the town itself .
As we drive through , I see that it's pretty similar to the place I grew up . There's a post office , a couple of churches , the school , a liquor store , and a tiny park , along with the houses . We pass through , and drive on for another couple of miles , then Rob turns into the driveway of a two - story house , with lots of exposed wooden beams and large windows .
"Here we are !" , Joanne says . "Dev can show you around while we put away the groceries ."
"No , I'll help too , then I can look around ." , I tell her , and grab a few of the grocery bags , while Dev wrangles her yarn . As I turn toward the house , the door opens , and Paul comes out .
"You weren't supposed to be here until tomorrow !" , Joanne exclaims , abandoning her bags to hug him .
"Yeah , I got one of the guys to swap shifts with me last night , so we decided to head on out . " , he says . "Darcy's inside , so lets get all this stuff inside so we can catch up ."
We get everything inside and put it away , then everybody sits down to converse for awhile , and Paul tells us that Holli called , and she'll be coming out tomorrow , as is Tony . She apparently has a friend who's trying to accumulate flight time who will be bringing her into the little municipal airport in the town where we stopped to shop , and Tony is driving in , and says he's bringing a surprise .
"I wonder what he's up to , anyway ." , Dev says .
"I guess we'll find out tomorrow ." , Paul answers . "Who knows , maybe he's switching jobs ,or got a wild hair and decided to open up his own bakery or something ."
After I get our bags out of the van , Paul and I help Rob set everything up to grill out on the back deck , and we grill some chicken and a couple of brats for Rob and Paul , while the ladies put together some salad and rolls to go with it . After dinner , we sit and talk , and I wind up playing some poker with Rob , Paul , and Joanne , who beats the crap out of all three of us , while Dev works on the blanket , and tries to teach Darcy to crochet . Finally , we give up on trying to beat Joanne , and everyone heads for bed . The four of us have been put in the downstairs bedrooms since , as Paul tells me , "Mom and Dad know there's at least a chance that someone's gonna have sex while they're here , but that doesn't mean they wanna hear it ."
That was probably a pretty good idea , since Dev and I are pretty much taking advantage of every chance we have right now , since her doctor told us that'll be basically off - limits for six weeks or so after Liam is born , so we're pulling clothes off of each other almost before we get the door closed . Turns out that having to try to keep ourselves quiet makes things a bit more intense , we might have to try this again sometime .
I wonder ... maybe somewhere in a public place , trying not to get noticed ... ?

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DEVLIN'S POV :

I wake up shortly after daylight , curled up next to Ashley in my parents downstairs bedroom , and when I shift my leg , I can feel that standard morning erection that guys seem to wake up with , and I decide that I'm going to utilize it to my advantage . So I ease myself out of his grasp and shift around to straddle him , sinking down onto his gorgeous cock . His eyes instantly snap open , and he gives me a slow smile , as his hands start sliding up my thighs .
"Careful there , darlin' !" , he says in a low voice , and I nod to let him know that I hear him , and continue to rotate my hips , as he lifts his up to meet me .
"Oh , fuck ! " , he groans . " God , Dev , that feels so good !"
"Ohhh , yes !" , I say . "You feel so damn good inside me , Ash ! "
We both have to force ourselves to not make too much noise , which seems to sort of intensify things , because it only takes a few minutes before I can feel myself going over the edge .
"Oh my God , Ash , I'm gonna cum !" , I whimper .
"Me , too , darlin' !" , he whispers , and I feel him release just a few seconds before I do .
I collapse onto his chest , and after a minute or so , he rolls over so that we're both on our sides , kissing the top of my head , while I nibble on his neck and jaw .
We lay there for a few minutes , then there's a tap on the door , and we hear my mom ask if we're awake .
"Yeah , Mom , we're awake ." , I answer .
"I'm going to start breakfast now , so if anyone wants to get a shower , you should just about have time ." , she says .
"Thanks , Joanne !" , Ash calls out to her . "We'll be out soon ."
We get out of bed , and fortunately , since they figured I'd need it more because of Liam , they gave us the room with it's own bathroom , and the shower is big enough to fit both of us . After we shower and brush our teeth , Ash brushes my hair for me , then we get dressed and head for the kitchen .
Ash grabs the dishes that Mom has set out on the counter and starts setting the table as Mom and Darcy fix breakfast . I look around , but I don't see Dad around , so I ask Mom where he is .
"He and Paul went to pick up Holli , she called about an hour ago , that's why we're up so early ." , she says , as she takes some bacon out of the pan and puts it on a rack to drain off the grease . "They should be back any minute now."
As the words leave her mouth , the van rolls into the driveway , and Holli jumps out and dashes to the house , with Dad and Paul trailing behind .
She hugs Mom and Darcy , comes around the table and hauls me up out of my chair for a hug , then she steps back to look me over .
"Lookin' good , sis !" , she tells me . "Not too skinny , not too heavy , your color is good . How do you actually feel ?"
"A bit more tired than usual , but pretty good otherwise ." , I tell her , not bothering to mention the other possible explaination for my "good color" .
"Yeah , all we need to do is convince the little guy to develop some better eating habits ." , Ash mumbles . "Peanut butter and marshmallow fluff , bleah !"
"Trust me , bro , I've heard of worse ." , she says , as she walks over to hug him .
"Yeah , me , too . And I don't want to again ." , he informs her .
Just as we start to sit back down , we hear the sound of a car outside . Paul looks out the window and says , "It's Tony , and it looks like there's somebody with him ."
A couple of minutes later , he walks through the door , along with a very pretty Asian girl , holding onto her hand . He moves around the kitchen , giving everyone a hug , then he moves back over to the girl , and says . "Everybody , this is my girlfriend , Emma Tran . Emma , this is everybody ."
He makes the individual introductions as we all sit down to eat , and simply by the fact that he's brought her home , we all know that things are serious . Tony never talks much about the girls he goes out with unless it gets to that point , we've only ever met one other girl since we left high school , and he was with her for over two years .
Emma is sort of quiet at first , but she finally relaxes a bit , and we find out that she's an interior designer , and they met when she was working on a house that belonged to one of his friends and Tony stopped to visit the guy . We also learn that her father's family emigrated here from Vietnam , her mom is Malaysian , and that she's an only child , which gives her and Ashley some common ground .
After a bit , I have to get up and make a run for the bathroom , and when I come out , Tony is waiting for me at the end of the hall , looking sort of nervous .
"So , what do you think , Dev ?" , he asks me .
"She seems nice , but the real question is , what do YOU think ?" , I reply .
He grins and says , "I think this is it . She's the one , Dev . Oh , crap , you're not going to start telling me it's too soon , or something like that , are you ?"
I snort and gesture toward my stomach ."Have we met ?" , I ask . "That'd be like the pot calling the kettle black , now wouldn't it ?"
He relaxes a bit at that , and we head back to the kitchen , to find that only Ash and Emma are still in there . As we get to the doorway , we hear her tell Ash , "Tony is the greatest guy I've ever met in my life , I just don't want to cause any trouble with his family if they don't like me ."
"Trust me , you have nothing to worry about ." , Ash tells her . "I met these people about a year and a half ago , Dev and I were just friends then , but they made me feel like I was part of the family even then . And when we started dating , all they cared about was that she was happy , they couldn't care less about where I was from , or how I looked , or crap I'd done in the past , as long as I KEPT making her happy . So if you really care about Tony , and you let them see that , it'll be like you've always belonged . That's just how they are , and I'm sure that Darcy will tell you the same thing , if you ask her ."
"I knew there was a reason liked him ." , Tony whispers to me before we go back into the room .
Emma has visibly relaxed when we get back to the table , and Tony decides to show her around the house a little . When they leave the room , I grab Ashley's face and give him a kiss . "Have you ever thought about becoming a therapist ?" , I ask him .
"No , can't say that I have ." , he laughs . "I was just being honest with the girl , she was kind of freaking out , so I thought it might help . I didn't say anything to her that I didn't mean . Your family has always been great to me ."
"Nope , that's not right !" , I say .
"Huh ?"
"This is not MY family , Ash , this is OUR family ! You belong here as much as any of the rest of us do ! Don't you ever forget that again , even for a second !"
"Don't worry , I won't . You can be sure of that ."

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