Broken Lungs

A week had gone by already. Me and Ashley only had a few more days till we head back to boston and continue with tour. I've noticed we had gotten even closer during the time of us being here. Daniel has so far came to visit mom everyday since last week. We had hannah put him down as family so he could. We were in my moms room watching Warm Bodies with daniel lying next to her and Ashley sitting on the window seat. I was sitting on the floor in front of Ashley while he was gently brushing my hair. It felt, nice. I always had this fuzzy feeling when it came to people doing something with my hair. Whether it be them running their fingers through it, brushing it, playing with it or even just braiding it for fun.

As the days had passed by, I began to feel myself falling more and more for Ashley. I started to also grow clingy of him and never want to leave his side. Although he didn't seem too bothered by it or annoyed like the others were. He actually seemed to, like it and would even try to pull me closer to him. Even though I'll never forget that he admitted to liking and wanting to be with me, a small part of me still had doubts. I mean, he could have any girl in the world. A perfect, charming, gorgeous heartthrob like him has almost every lady swooning over him. But he chooses to spend his time with me. My mom was right, I do love him, but what if he doesn't love me back? He said he liked me, there's a huge difference between the two. Which is why I tried not to get my hopes up. Even after all I went through with Alex and I started to think true love didn't really exist, Ashley seemed to be breaking down that brick wall. I started to feel like R the zombie from the movie, I felt like my heart was starting to beat again. For once, I felt happy and alive.

"Hey mouse, do you have any nail polish? I want to paint mommas' nails" Daniel said breaking my trance sitting up in the bed. I smiled and nodded.

"Yes, I actually do" I said grabbing my duffelbag and opening a small side pocket pulling out the little glass bottles.

"Which color? I brought red, purple, teal and black" I said holding them in my hands.

"Red!" He said excitedly leaning forward grabbing it from me. He seemed to not be doing the greatest job at painting her nails, but he was trying and that alone made me and my mom smile. Once Ashley finished brushing my hair he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me up into his lap being careful with my bambi dress to make sure the bottom hemline wouldn't slide up.

"Want me to paint yours too?" I asked jokingly looking at him causing him to chuckle.

"Sure Melly" he said giving a toothy grin that displayed his perfect white teeth. I raised a brow at him, "really?" I asked somewhat shocked and he nodded.

"Paint them whatever color you'd like too, sweetheart" he said winking at me which sent my heart rate soaring.

"Okay" I muttered.

"Can you pull that small table closer?" I asked him gesturing towards the table at the end of the seat. He nodded and pulled it to where it was within arms reach of me. I set the 3 little glass bottles on the table except for black. I pulled my legs up to where I was sitting cross legged in Ashleys' lap with my back against his chest.

"Give me your hand, Ashes" I said holding out mine with the polish in the other. He wrapped his left arm around my waist as he gently grazed his right hand into the palm of mine causing me to blush. I put the palm of his hand on my knee while I held his fingers with one hand and painted his nails carefully with the other. I had decided to paint all of them black except for his middle fingers. I screwed the top back on the little glass bottle for the black putting it back on the small table. I grabbed the red once daniel was done making sure Ashley didn't move his hands from my knees and mess them up. I carefully painted his middle fingers red and brought his hands up one at a time gently blowing on his nails. Once they were dry he grabbed the same colors starting with the black.

"My turn to do yours, Melly. Want me to match them like mine?" He asked smiling at me and I nodded returning the smile.

Monicas' P.O.V

I watched as Ashley cautiously painted Mellys' fingernails like how she did his. When he was done he rested his chin on her shoulder glancing up at her with a loving smile while she wasn't looking. I could see the love in his eyes glistening like the brightest star in the sky. I could tell from the look in his eyes how much he wanted to tell her how he felt. That he wanted to be with her but he was scared she didn't want the same.

'Maybe if I talk to him, convince him how much she likes him, he'll finally take a shot at asking her to be his' I thought to myself as I watched his smile slowly fading once she got off his lap and went into the bathroom. I decided to take this as an opportunity and get daniel to drag her out of the room so I can talk to Ashley.

"Hey dandan, could you do me a favor? I want to talk to Ashley for a bit about my little melly" I said whispering to him lightly. I saw his eyes light up and him grow a cheek splitting smile.

"You're gonna try and get them together, huh momma?" He whispered back.

"Possibly, I just want him to try and go for it. I want him to know I'm fine with it and want him to as well. So make up something to smelly just to get her out of the room for a little bit" I whispered lowly and he nodded. I saw in the corner of my eye how Ashley smiled again once Melissa came back out and went to sit next to him resting her head on his shoulder. I looked over to Daniel and nodded lightly.

"Hey mouse, why don't you uh come with me to get us some food from the cafeteria real quick?" He asked getting off the bed and putting his shoes back on.

"Uh sure, yeah, okay. I'll be back, Ashes" she said gently squeezing his hand before standing up and slipping on her black vans. She shrugged on his hustler hoodie and walked out with Daniel leaving me and Ashley alone with the movie still playing. It was at the part where R and Julie are trying to escape from the bonies.

I glanced over at Ashley who was getting into the movie until I cleared my throat.

"So, Ashley.." I trailed off looking over at him.

"Yes ma'am?" He asked giving me his full attention.

"I want to talk to you about something. Come" I said patting the the seat of the chair by my bed. He nodded and got up walking over and sat down in it. I saw him fidgeting with his fingers nervously and swallow hard.

"Uh, Ms. Revillas-" I chuckled cutting him off.

"Please, Ashley, call me Monica or even mom if you'd like" I said smiling at him and he nodded.

"Uh, o-okay, monica" he stuttered nervously.

"Is this about me being too close with your daughter? I-I'm sorry if that makes you uncomfortable, I can give her more space if you'd like" he blurted out and I noticed his breathing became rapid. I shook my head and rubbed a reassuring hand on his shoulder.

"Ashley, calm down, breathe. It's not about that- well, sort of, but not in a bad way" I said sighing.

"Look, do you love her?" I asked straightforward. I saw his eyes grow wide and he nervously laughed shaking his head. I looked at him with all seriousness and raised my brows. He stopped shaking his head and shyly nodded as a small blush bloomed on his cheeks. I couldn't help but smile.

"Good" I said and smiled more when I saw him look at me shocked.

"What?" He asked.

"Ashley, I already knew you loved her. I can see it in your eyes when you look at her. And, I know in my heart with the way she acts towards you that, she loves you as well. I've never seen her so happy before. Her eyes are now so full of joy and love and hope. That's all because of you, Ashley. I've never seen her so comfortable or trusting with another boy. I gave her the idea that eventually it would happen, that that one guy would come into her life and sweep her off her feet and always make her happy. You did that. The color in her eyes are so much brighter now than they ever have been. I see everytime she looks at you, that you practically make her heart skip a beat or quicken its pace. I'm more grateful than you could ever imagine, for you coming into her life and mending her broken heart" I said seeing his eyes welling up slightly.

"S-she does? I-I did?" He stuttered in shock and I nodded.

"Yes she does and yes you did. So, I think, you should try asking her to be yours" I said and smiled when I saw his eyes practically pop out of his head.

"You-you're giving me permission to ask her out?" He asked surprised and I chuckled and nodded.

"I'm encouraging you to. I would've thought that you two would have been together already by now though" I said causing him to smile.

"But what if she's still not ready yet or still needs time?" He asked worriedly.

"Then she'll tell you and that's just what you'll have to do. If she needs time then let her know you respect her decision and you'll continue to wait for her. It won't be her exactly saying no, almost yes, just with a time limit. Trust me, you two will be together either way. But you'll never know what she says unless you take a risk, go for it. That's what life is about, taking risks. I have faith though that she'll make the decision you'll both be happy with" I said reassuringly.

"Okay then, I'll talk to her when they get back" he said smiling widely and stood up hugging me gently. I hugged him back and rubbed his back.

"Thank you for the encouragement, mom" he said causing me to chuckle.

"Anytime honey" I said as he let go and sat back down on the small chair.

"Now go sit back down on the wall seat, I think I hear them coming back" I whispered to him and he nodded getting up and swiftly moving back to the wall. We both looked at each confused then back to Daniel who came back alone.

"Daniel, sweetie, where's Melissa?" I asked him nervously as he set the food down on the rolling tray by my bed.

"Oh yeah, she's outside in that small little garden in the middle of the first floor. Officer Hopkins, the guy, is looking out for her inside right by the door. She wanted me to ask Ashley to have him meet her down there. Said something about needing to talk to you about something important" he said shrugging. I looked over to Ashley and nodded.

'Go for it' I thought as he stood up and walked out of the room.

"So you talked to him momma?" Daniel asked hopeful and I nodded.

"Yeah and now all we can do is wait and hope they come back even happier than they usually are" I said looking at him as he nodded.

Melissas' P.O.V

I sat on the polished concrete bench in the small garden that had an opening going through every floor upwards showing the night sky. There were a few different flowers going around and a small koi pond. I saw officer hopkins take a seat in a chair by the door to make sure no one would bother me. I told him I was expecting Ashley though.

'So are you finally going to tell him about the baby?' Voiced Ashley asked me in my mind.

'Yeah, I guess so. I'm so nervous though, what if it causes him to leave and never speak to me again?' I asked back worriedly.

'Sweetie don't worry, I'm positive he'll do the right thing' he said back reassuringly.

'Yeah he'll do the right thing and LEAVE' the evil voice spoke.

'No one asked for your input, so do us all a favor and keep your mouth shut' Voiced Ashley spat back at him.

'Don't worry sweetheart, everything will be fine' he reassured me again. I nodded to myself and tapped my foot nervously. I stood up fixing my dress once I heard the glass door click open and looked over seeing Ashley walking in closing it behind him.

"Hey Melly, what's going on? Is everything okay?" He asked worriedly.

"Yeah, things are fine, Ashes. I need to tell you something though. I'm just not exactly how to say it" I said nervously feeling my heart starting to pound heavily in my chest.

"Oh okay, well I actually have something to tell you as well" he said laughing nervously and scratching the back of his neck.

"Um, did you want to go first then?" I asked him and he shook his head.

"No it's fine Melly, go ahead" he said looking me in the eyes.

"O-okay" I stuttered nervously and sighed.

"Ashley.." I trailed off feeling the tears starting to threaten. I sighed heavily and sat back on the concrete bench.

"Shit" I muttered to myself as I buried my face in my hands.

"Melly, what's wrong? Please tell me" Ashley said sitting next to me and pulling me into a hug. I cried quietly into his shoulder as he held me and stroked my hair gently.

"There there, sweetie, everything will be fine" he cooed causing me to relax more. I sighed and decided to tell him.

"Ashley, honestly I just don't know what to do anymore. I already feel like a burden on you guys but now I feel like this will just make matters even worse. Especially since it's my responsibility and I shouldn't be putting it on you" I said crying again. He pulled me back and wiped the tears that spilled showing the sadness in his eyes.

"What is it, Melly? I want to help, I want to be here for you but the only way I can do that is if you tell me what's going on" he said sadly.

"I'm pregnant, Ashley. With his baby. At first I didn't believe it till the doctor told me after she ran some blood tests" I said looking down as I started to feel fresh tears well up again.

'Well this is it, he's going to come up with something to say and then le-' my thoughts were interrupted when I felt myself being engulfed in a tight comforting hug.

"I'm so sorry Melly. You're already going through so much but I know this probably took a big toll on you when you found out. Don't worry, okay?" He said kissing the top of my head.

"I'm going to be here for you the entire time, I promise. For you and the baby, okay? I don't want you facing this alone" he said giving a sad smile once he pulled back. I looked at him confused and shocked.

'He-he wants to help? He doesn't want to leave?' I thought to myself.

'Of course he doesn't want to leave sweetie, I told you' voiced Ashley said in my head. I sighed in relief and nodded.

"Are you sure you want to go through with this Ashley?" I asked him.

"More than anything, Melly" he said taking a hold of my hand.

"I want you to know that I'm going to always be here for you. I want you to be able to rely on me and trust me. I'll always be the hand that picks you up when you're down, that's if you want me to be" he said sheepishly and blushing slightly looking down. I smiled feeling happy that he wants to help out and be there for me, always. I placed my hand on his face brushing his cheek with my thumb and had him look back up at me as I smiled at him.

"I would love nothing more than that, Ashley. I'm very grateful to have you in my life and it means the world to me knowing you want to be by my side. I trust you more than anyone else, Ashes" I admitted to him. It was true though, right now I trusted him with everything over anyone.

"You do?" He asked growing the biggest smile on his gorgeous face. I giggled and nodded.

"Didn't you need to tell me something too Ash?" I asked remembering.

"Oh, r-right" he stuttered nervously. "Um.." he said trailing off closing his eyes thinking.

"Come here, sweetheart" he said picking me up bridal style and sitting me in his lap. He wrapped one arm around my waist placing his hand on my hip and rested his other hand on my knee. Our faces were only just a few inches from each other.

"Okay, well- see the thing is- um.." he stumbled on his words trying to figure out how to say it.

"How do I say this without freaking you out" he mumbled.

"Okay, I'll start out simple. I love your eyes. The way you laugh. Your sense of humor. Your smile and every other physical feature about you. I love how sweet you are and how shy you get. I love the way you blush whenever I do the littlest thing to you. I love how cute you are and how I can joke around with you because you do the exact same thing. Honestly, I love everything about you. You're so incredible and wonderful and just, perfect to me" he said and the butterflies in my stomach started going crazy.

'He thinks I'm, perfect?' I thought to myself.

"I like you melly. I really really really really really really like you" he said blushing.

"God, shit. I really don't know if I should say this or not. I- see- what I'm trying to say is- christ" he said groaning.

'Holy shit, Mel, he's trying to confess his deep feelings for you' voiced Ashley spoke in my mind.

'What?!' I thought back as Ashley still stumbled over his words.

'Mel I think he's trying to ask you out but he's a babbling mess because you make him nervous' he spoke happily. 'He is?' I asked back surprised.

'Yes! Kiss that nervous idiot so it'll come out already!' He said.

'Just do it! What do you have to lose? You need to take a risk at least once in your life. Why not make this it? Go for it' he encouraged me.

'I-I don't know..' I thought back still unsure.

'Oh for the love of god! Just kiss that babbling moron so he'll finally shut up!' the evil voice surprisingly encouraged as well.

'Ah HA! See! I knew you would come around! Awww so sweet, mister grumpy has a soft side! Yay!' Voiced Ashley exclaimed excitedly.

'Yeah go fuck yourself buddy' the evil voice said back casually.

'Oh fuck it' I thought to myself as I glanced at his perfect full pink lips.

"Well Melly, I guess what I'm really trying to-"

'Thatta girl' voiced Ashley said happily.

Ashleys' P.O.V

I was cut off as Mel took a hold of my face gently and I felt a pair of lips crash onto mine. I didn't hesitate to kiss her back though, I was just surprised she did. I wrapped both my arms around her waist pulling her as close as possible as our lips moved in sync with each other. She wrapped one arm around my neck and tangled her fingers in my hair with the other. The kiss wasn't heated, it was passionate and loving. It was just like my dream, only better, it was actually happening, it was real.

My head was spinning and I felt the fireworks, it was nothing I had ever felt before. I am in love and I've never been happier.

Once she broke the kiss we both pulled away slightly to look at each other. My heart was pounding in my chest and my cheeks felt like they were on fire I was blushing so damn bad.

"Whoa" I breathed out in a pant.

"Did that help you find your words again?" She asked giggling and blushing.

"Uh I guess you can say that, yeah," I said chuckling. "But you know, I'm not really sure if I still believe that it happened. Maybe we should do it again? You know, just so I know for sure I'm not asleep and dreaming again" I said as innocent as possible and shrugging.

She giggled and rolled her eyes, "come here you goof," she said pulling me into another deep passionate kiss that sent a chill down my spine.

"What made you decide to kiss me all of a sudden though Melly?" I asked in between kisses. She pulled away and shrugged while smiling.

"Something in my head told me to take a risk to see what would happen. So I did" she said as her cheeks reddened.

'You'll never know what she says unless you take a risk, go for it' Monicas' words rung in my head repeatedly.

"Looks like I'm about to do the same then" I said and saw her look at me confused.

"Melly, I want to be the one you always depend on. The one you'll always turn to when you're stuck and need a shoulder to cry on. The one to always put a smile on that beautiful face of yours no matter what you're going through. The one you can possibly see spending the rest of your life with. Melissa," I paused hesitantly.

"Yes, Ashley?" She asked eyes gleaming with curiosity.

"Will you make me even more happier than you already do, by being my girlfriend?" I asked hopeful as I took a hold of her hand lacing our fingers together.

Notes

Yayyy! Well here's that little moment we've all been waiting for babies! Unfortunately I won't put Mels' answer till the next chapter, sorry c:
Here you go though! I decided to make it cute and sweet again and obviously long too hehe
Here's Mels' outfit by the way: http://www.polyvore.com/untitled_25/set?id=108941908
I just spend the past almost hour editing this to the way I typed it originally in a draft email(christ it sucks only being able to do this through my phone now) but now it's all done and yayayay they finally kissed! :D
I hope you guys liked it, leave a comment letting me know what you guys think so far, your feedback really brings joy to me
Happy late new years by the way! I hope it's off to a good start for you lovelies so far!
I love you all and I'll see you guys on the next update!
Boob squeeze!♥

-MellyJelly